JP2012002391A - Humidification device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a humidification device, capable of regularly providing satisfactory humidification with quietness.SOLUTION: The device includes: a treatment chamber 7 through which air is passed by driving a blower 4; a water storage chamber 8 which is provided at a lower portion of the treatment chamber 7 to store water supplied from a water supply tank 9 in a fixed water level; a cylindrical rotator 15, the lower end of which is submerged in the water stored in the water storage chamber 8; and a cylindrical porous body 18 located on the outer periphery of the rotator 15, which is rotated together with the rotator 15 by driving a drive motor 12, and onto which water centrifugally pushed up by this rotation is scattered and collided. The device releases nano-mist and negative ions generated by pulverizing water on the porous body 18 and an air blowing cylinder 6. The device further includes a disk-like water flow arresting structure 22 provided to cover the upper surface of the water storage chamber 8 in opposition to the porous body 18 and the air blowing cylinder 6, the structure having an insert hole 23 at the center, through which the lower end of the rotator 15 is inserted, and a plurality of support pieces 24 extended radially from the insert hole 23 to the outer periphery to partition the water level into a plurality of areas. Accordingly, quiet and satisfactory humidification can be performed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a humidifying device that can push up water by utilizing centrifugal force due to rotation of a rotating body and always release nanomist and negative ions well.

  Conventionally, in this type of humidifier, the water in the water storage chamber pushes up the peripheral surface of the rotating body by centrifugal force due to the rotation of the rotating body, and is scattered and crushed around the rotating body. Humidification was performed by generating negative ions and releasing them into the room. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1.)

JP 2003-74923 A

  By the way, in this conventional one, when the large water droplets remaining at the time of crushing are returned to the water storage chamber, it is very annoying with a water noise called basha or bashha, and in particular when the water storage chamber is circular, the rotating body Since the rotation of the water also rotates the water in the reservoir in the same direction, the centrifugal force does not act, the water does not push up the peripheral surface of the rotating body, it is not scattered, no nano mist or negative ions are generated, and the room itself cannot be humidified It has a fatal problem.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has, in particular, a configuration in which a processing chamber through which air passes by driving a blower, a water storage chamber that is provided at a lower portion of the processing chamber and stores water at a constant water level from a water supply tank, A cylindrical rotating body whose lower end is submerged in the water storage of this water storage chamber, and a water which is positioned on the outer periphery of the rotating body, is rotated by the driving motor together with the rotating body, and is pushed up by the centrifugal force generated by the rotation. A cylindrical porous body that is struck by splashing, a blower cylinder that is located on the outer periphery of the porous body and that collides with water scattered from the porous body, and is generated by crushing water in the porous body and the blower cylinder In which the nano mist and negative ions are released into the room, covering the upper surface of the water storage chamber so as to face the porous body and the blower cylinder, and having an insertion hole through which the lower end of the rotating body passes, Radially extended from this insertion hole to the outer periphery That the water by a plurality of supporting pieces are those having a dish-shaped water flow blocking means for partitioning a plurality.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the water flow blocking means is gently inclined downward from the outer peripheral side toward the insertion hole.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the rotating body rotates in the insertion hole in the center of the water flow blocking means, and the water around the rotating body tries to rotate in the same direction as the rotation rotates. Is blocked by a plurality of support pieces extending radially from the insertion hole to the outer periphery, so that centrifugal force does not stop working and water pushes up the rotating body peripheral wall vigorously and is scattered from the upper end of the rotating body. By crushing, nano mist and negative ions are generated and released into the room, and a good humidification operation can always be performed.

  According to claim 2, large water droplets that could not become nano mist drop from the lower end of the porous body or the blower tube to the water flow blocking means, and then from the central insertion hole through a gentle slope, the water surface of the water storage chamber Since it is returned to the shape, it does not fall directly on the water surface from a high place, it is returned gently through the water flow prevention means, and a quiet driving sound can be obtained without generating an irritating bash or bash sound. .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The schematic block diagram of the humidification apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of the water flow prevention means.

Next, a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a humidifier body, and a cylindrical guide tube 5 is provided at the center for guiding indoor air, which is fixed to the lid 2 and sucked from the suction port 3, to a blower 4 composed of a sirocco fan that is driven to rotate at the center. The guide cylinder 5 is provided with a blower cylinder 6 that covers the blower 4 and hangs down to the lower side of the blower 4.

  Reference numeral 7 denotes a processing chamber covering the guide cylinder 5, and a circular bowl-shaped water storage chamber 8 is provided in the lower portion of the processing chamber 7. The water storage chamber 8 has a constant water level chamber in which a water supply tank 9 is set. Reference numeral 10 communicates through the water passage 11, and the water supplied from the water supply tank 9 is supplied by a drop method, and water at a predetermined water level is always stored.

A drive motor 12 supports the water storage chamber 8 below the water storage chamber 8 and is fixed to a substrate 14 that is covered with a cover body 13 and that forms the bottom of the humidifier body 1.
Reference numeral 15 denotes a cylindrical rotating body that is supported by a drive shaft 16 that rotates the blower 4 through the water storage chamber 8 by submerging the lower portion of the water in the water storage chamber 8. The diameter of the rotating body 15 gradually increases toward the surface, and the rotating body 15 rotates to push up the water by the centrifugal force of the rotation and to scatter the water to the outer periphery from a plurality of scattering ports 17 formed at the upper end.

  18 is a cylindrical porous body that is positioned on the outer periphery of the rotating body 15 at a predetermined interval and rotates together with the rotating body 15. Water and air are scattered by centrifugal force generated by this rotation, By making the porous portion 19 made of a large number of slits, wire mesh, punching metal, etc. formed or passing and collapsing, the water particles are refined to generate nano mist, and the water particles are refined. The negative ions are generated by the Leonard effect, and the water particles that have passed through the porous part 19 further collide with the inner wall of the outer peripheral blower cylinder 6 to be refined.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes a heater that is submerged in the water stored in the water storage chamber 8 so that the water does not feel cold. Here, the heater 8 heats and holds the water to about 40 ° C. In order to heat the entire water storage to the predetermined temperature in a short time, the water storage chamber 8 When the water storage temperature reaches 40 ° C., the heater 20 is turned off via the control circuit or the energization wattage is reduced by the water temperature sensor 21 attached to the outer wall of the water storage chamber 8. However, it is turned off for the first time when the temperature rises, and then turned on again when the water storage temperature drops to 39 ° C, so that the water storage temperature is kept at 40 ° C.

  22 is a dish-shaped water flow blocking means that covers the upper surface of the water storage chamber 8 so as to face the lower ends of the blower cylinder 6 and the porous body 18, and an insertion hole 23 of the rotating body 15 is formed at the center. The water surface is partitioned into a plurality of portions by the tip portions 24 a of the plurality of support pieces 24 extending radially from the outer periphery to the outer periphery, thereby preventing a water flow to rotate due to the rotation of the rotating body 15. The water flow can easily rise on the inner and outer peripheries of the rotating body 15 by force, and the water flow blocking means 22 is a relatively large water droplet that has not been refined by hitting the upper blower cylinder 6 or the porous body 18. By receiving this, it is possible to prevent the falling sound of bashers and bashers that are generated when these water drops fall directly on the water surface of the water storage chamber 8, and for that purpose, from the outer periphery to the insertion hole 23 in the central part. Gently descending toward And it is, those that can be returned to reliably reservoir chamber 8 drops of water.

  Reference numeral 25 denotes a flow passage for discharging nanomist and negative ions generated by the rotational drive of the rotary body 15 and the porous body 18 from the blower outlet 26 at the top of the processing chamber 7 by driving the blower 4. And a flow path that rises between the processing chamber 7, the guide tube 5, and the blower tube 6 from the gap between the water flow blocking means 22 and toward the blowout port 26.

  27 is a drain tray that receives drainage from a drain pipe 28 that communicates with the bottom of the water storage chamber 8, and is provided so as to be freely inserted into and removed from the humidifier body 1. Drainage is performed.

A water supply cap 30 of the water supply tank 9 is formed by pushing up an internal valve mechanism (not shown) by a fixed support 31 to form a drop-type constant water level chamber 10.
Reference numeral 32 denotes a tank lid for taking in and out the water supply tank 9, and 33 denotes a handle for attaching and detaching the lid body 2.

Next, the operation of the humidifier showing this embodiment will be described.
When the operation switch (not shown) is turned on, the heater 20 is turned on to directly heat the water stored at a constant water level in the water storage chamber 8, and the water stored in the water storage chamber 8 has a predetermined temperature of 40 here. The temperature sensor 21 detects that the temperature has reached 0 ° C., turns off the energization of the heater 20 via the control circuit, and starts driving the drive motor 12.

  When the drive motor 12 starts driving, the blower 4 and the rotating body 15 that are coaxially fixed to the drive shaft 16 are rotated, and the rotation of the blower 4 sucks indoor air sucked from the suction port 3 using the guide cylinder 5 as a guide. After that, it is discharged below the processing chamber 7.

  On the other hand, in the rotation of the rotating body 15, the water stored in the water storage chamber 8 heated to a predetermined temperature rises by being pushed up along the outer and inner walls of the rotating body 15 by the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the lower end of the rotating body 15. Water stored in the outer periphery of the plurality of spray ports 17, which is scattered toward the outer periphery, is located at a predetermined interval on the upper outer periphery of the rotating body 15 and rotates with the rotating body 15. What collides with the porous part 19 of the body 18 and is crushed or passes through the porous part 19 collides with the inner wall of the blower cylinder 6 on the outer periphery and is refined.

  At this time, the water stored in the water storage chamber 8 which is circular and has no resistance due to the rotation of the rotating body 15 tries to form a water flow rotating in the same direction as the rotating body 15, but the radial support piece 24 of the water flow blocking means 22. Since each tip portion 24a is submerged in the water surface and becomes a resistance, and the formation of a rotating water flow is prevented, the centrifugal force acts sufficiently and the water is pushed up on the peripheral wall of the rotating body 15, as described above. Are crushed well.

  And by crushing and refinement | miniaturization of this heated storage water, while producing | generating a nano mist, a negative ion is generated by the Leonard effect, and this generated nano mist and a negative ion are blown toward the process chamber 7 lower side of the above-mentioned blower 4. After hitting the water flow blocking means 22 and removing the large and heavy mist by dropping it onto the water flow blocking means 22, only fine nanomist and negative ions are discharged from the upper outlet 26 through the flow passage 25. The room is humidified.

  Further, the water flow blocking means 22 receives a drop of a relatively large water droplet that has not been refined by colliding with the upper blowing cylinder 6 or the porous body 18, so that the water droplet directly falls on the water surface of the water storage chamber 8. It is possible to prevent the generated bash, a falling sound called bash, and the water flow blocking means 22 is gently down-tilted from the outer periphery toward the insertion hole 23 in the center, so that it has dropped. The water droplet is surely returned to the water storage chamber 8 from the insertion hole 23, and the sound when returning is quiet.

  Furthermore, since the released nanomist was originally produced from heated water storage, it was possible to obtain a warm and non-chilled nanomist and negative ion release, which can be directly touched by the skin and used regardless of the winter season. In addition, the supplied nano mist is a good intermediate temperature that is neither high temperature nor low temperature around 40 ° C, so there is no risk of burns caused by precipitation of calcite or tipping over, and it can be used safely and with peace of mind. .

  Negative ions aspirated from the lungs enter the blood, and their reduction action prevents blood oxidation and makes the blood smooth. At the same time, circulation is improved and blood is distributed to the peripheral blood vessels, causing pain and discipline. It is thought that can be eased.

  In addition, negative ions have fatigue recovery effect, mental stability effect, blood purification effect, resistance enhancement effect, autonomic nerve adjustment effect, etc., and nano mist spreads to every corner of the air and suppresses dirty air and bacteria However, it still decomposes and has a deodorizing effect, dust removing effect, disinfecting effect, and of course a humidifying effect. This humidification is smooth and moist air with no stickiness, and it penetrates through the pores. It has the effect of keeping the hair moisturized, and the release of a large amount of negative ions and nanomist capable of obtaining these effects increases these effects.

  Next, when the heated water in the water storage chamber 8 is released and reduced as nano mist one after another by the rotating body 15 and the porous body 18, the water level in the water storage chamber 8 is lowered, and the water corresponding to the lowered water level is supplied to the water supply tank. When the water storage temperature is lowered by this water replenishment, the heater 20 is turned on and the water storage temperature is always kept at a predetermined temperature. Nanomist can be supplied continuously.

  Furthermore, when the water supply in the water supply tank 9 becomes empty, the tank lid 33 is opened, the water supply tank 9 is taken out from the humidifier main body 1, replenished with tap water from the kitchen faucet, and returned to its original state. It can be used in the same way and is very convenient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Humidifier main body 4 Blower 6 Blower cylinder 7 Processing chamber 8 Water storage chamber 9 Water supply tank 12 Drive motor 15 Rotating body 18 Porous body 22 Water flow prevention means 23 Insertion hole 24 Support piece 24a Tip

Claims (2)

  A processing chamber through which air passes by driving a blower, a water storage chamber that is provided at the lower portion of the processing chamber and stores water at a constant water level, and a cylindrical rotation in which the lower end is submerged in the water storage of this water storage chamber A cylindrical porous body that is located on the outer periphery of the rotating body, is rotated by driving of the drive motor together with the rotating body, and is sputtered by splashing the pushed-up water by centrifugal force generated by the rotation, and the porous body A blower cylinder which is located on the outer periphery of the porous body and hits water scattered from the porous body, and discharges nano mist and negative ions generated by crushing water in the porous body and the blower cylinder into the room, The upper surface of the water storage chamber is covered so as to face the porous body and the blower cylinder, and the center portion has an insertion hole through which the lower end of the rotating body passes, and the water surface is provided by a plurality of support pieces extending radially from the insertion hole to the outer periphery. Plural dish-shaped water Humidifier, characterized in that with a blocking means.   2. The humidifier according to claim 1, wherein the water flow blocking means is gently inclined downward from the outer peripheral side toward the insertion hole.

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