JP2012021677A - Air cleaning humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air cleaning humidifier with which draining of remaining water is surely performed.SOLUTION: In a configuration of the air cleaning humidifier, which includes: a cylindrical porous body 19 rotated by driving a drive motor 12 together with a rotor 16 and scattering water pushed up with centrifugal force generated with the rotation and making the water collide against it; a blast tube 6 which is located on the outer circumference of the porous body 19 and to which the water scattered from the porous body 19 collides; and a draining tray 28 temporarily holding the remaining water in a water storage chamber 8 and draining it, which is equipped on the lower side of the water storage chamber 8, in order to discharge nano mist and negative ions generated by crushing of the water on the porous body 19 and the blast tube 6 within a chamber. The draining tray 28 is locked into a lock body 34 to be immovable unless a water supply tank 9 is taken out from the apparatus body 1, and a drain plug 36 is provided in the middle of a moving locus of the draining tray 28, consequently draining is surely performed without performing a mistaken operation.

Description

  The present invention relates to an air cleaning humidifier that can safely discharge residual water remaining in a water storage chamber.

  Conventionally, in this type of humidifier, when nano mist and negative ions are generated, the indoor air passes through the scattered water, so that dust and germs floating in the air are mixed in the water. In addition, since calcium and chlorine in tap water coexist in the water, it is necessary to periodically discard the remaining water in the reservoir, and a drainage tank dedicated to drainage is prepared. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1.)

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-168546

  By the way, in this conventional system, when the float switch malfunctions and the drain valve is opened with water still in the water supply tank, the drain tank has only the volume of residual moisture in the water storage chamber, so the increment is the drain tank. In order to prevent this, the water supply tank should be removed when draining to the drainage tank.

  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 the water storage chamber, and a space around the outer periphery of the rotating body. The rotating body is rotated by a drive motor together with the rotating body, and centrifugal force is generated by the rotation. A cylindrical porous body that is struck by splashing the pushed-up water, 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 water is crushed by the porous body and the blower cylinder The nano mist and negative ions generated in the chamber are discharged into the room, and a drain tray is provided below the water storage chamber to drain water after temporarily storing the remaining water in the water storage chamber. Pull out the water tank from the instrument body Is locked to the lock body so that it can not move and do not take, drain plug are those provided in the middle movement locus of the drainage tray.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the drainage tray cannot be drained unless the water supply tank is removed from the apparatus main body, so there is no fear that the drainage tray will be filled with water and the floor surface will not be soiled. It can be used with peace of mind, and since the drain plug is provided in the middle of the movement path of the drain tray, the drain plug cannot be opened unless the drain tray is moved, and drainage work can be performed without mistakes. Is something that can be done.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an air cleaning humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention. The top view of the cover body which cut | disconnected the drive shaft on the way. The perspective view of the water flow prevention means. The schematic block diagram which shows the waste_water | drain preparation state of the air purifying humidifier. The schematic block diagram which shows the waste_water | drain state of the air clean humidifier.

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

  Reference numeral 12 denotes a drive motor that supports the water storage chamber 8 below the water storage chamber 8, and is fixed to a substrate 14 that is covered with the cover body 13 and forms the bottom of the instrument body 1. Is formed with a bowl-shaped running water groove 15 projecting outward.

  Reference numeral 16 denotes a cylindrical rotating body that is supported by a drive shaft 17 that submerses the lower portion of the water storage chamber 8 and rotates the blower 4 through the water storage chamber 8. The diameter of the rotating body 16 gradually increases toward the surface, and the rotating body 16 rotates to push up the water by the centrifugal force of the rotation, and to scatter it from the plurality of scattering ports 18 formed at the upper end to the outer periphery. .

  19 is a cylindrical porous body that is positioned on the outer periphery of the rotating body 16 at a predetermined interval and rotates together with the rotating body 16. Water and air are scattered by centrifugal force generated by the rotation, and the entire peripheral wall is formed. By making the porous portion 20 made of a large number of slits, wire mesh, punching metal, etc. formed or passing and collapsing, the water particles are refined to produce 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 portion 20 further collide with the inner wall of the blower cylinder 6 on the outer periphery to be refined.

  Reference numeral 21 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 around 40 ° C. In order to heat the entire water storage in a short time, the water storage chamber 8 When the water storage temperature reaches 40 ° C., the heater 21 is turned off via a control circuit (not shown) or the energization wattage is made by a water storage temperature sensor 22 attached to the outer wall of the water storage chamber 8. Even when the temperature rises, the power 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.

  23 is a dish-shaped water flow blocking means which 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 19. An insertion hole 24 of the rotating body 16 is formed at the center, and this insertion hole The water surface is divided into a plurality of portions by the tip portions 25 a of the plurality of support pieces 25 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 16, and centrifugal separation due to the rotation of the rotating body 16. The water flow can easily rise on the inner and outer circumferences of the rotating body 16 by the action of force, and the water flow blocking means 23 is a relatively large particle that has not been refined by colliding with the upper blowing cylinder 6 or the porous body 19. In response to the water droplets, it is possible to prevent bashing and bashing noises generated by the water droplets falling directly on the water surface of the water storage chamber 8. Gently toward 24 Ri is inclined, in which can be water droplets in a reliable natural form returned to the water storage chamber 8.

  Reference numeral 26 denotes a flow passage that discharges nanomist and negative ions generated by the rotational drive of the rotary body 16 and the porous body 19 from the blower outlet 27 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 cylinder 5, and the blower cylinder 6 and goes to the outlet 27 through a gap between the water flow blocking means 23 and the water flow blocking means 23.

  28 is a drain tray with an open top surface that receives drainage from a drain pipe 29 that communicates with the bottom of the water storage chamber 8 and can be freely inserted into and removed from the instrument body 1. A handle 30 is formed on the surface, and the operation is completed. The residual water in the water storage chamber 8 is discharged every time, and the volume of the drainage tray 28 is large enough to accommodate the residual water in the water storage chamber 8, but the water supply in the water supply tank 9 is also accommodated. The capacity of the water supply tank 9 is constantly reduced by the force of a spring 32 to a pipe-like engaging portion 31 erected from the substantially central portion of the drainage tray 28. The lower end of the locking rod 33 that is pushed down by being set in the constant water level chamber 10 is inserted and locked, so that the drain tray 28 is locked when the water supply tank 9 is set by the locking portion 31 and the locking rod 33. , Water tank The lock body 34 for releasing the lock is constructed by extracting the water from the instrument body 1, and the water flow groove 15 of the cover body 13 facing the upper opening of the drainage tray 28 penetrates the water storage chamber 8. An outflow port 35 is provided to guide the leaked water collected in the water flow groove 15 into the drain tray 28 due to water leak from the drive shaft 17 portion.

  Reference numeral 36 denotes a screw-type drain plug that opens and closes the drain pipe 29. When the drain tray 28 is housed in the instrument main body 1 in the middle of the movement path of the drain tray 28, it protrudes into the drain tray 28. In the state where the drain tray 28 is pulled out from the appliance body 1, the drain plug 36 is removed, the drain pipe 29 is opened, and the remaining residual water in the water storage chamber 8 is transferred to the drain tray 28 and discarded. When the drain tray 28 is accommodated in the half instrument body 1 and then the drain plug 36 is attached to the drain pipe 29 and the drain tray 28 is pushed to the end, drainage is completed. When the lock body 34 is locked, that is, when the water supply tank 9 is set in the instrument body 1, the drain tray 28 cannot be moved, so that the drain plug 36 cannot be operated without permission. It is intended that can be reliably prevented the overflow of waste water that has been generated by draining without disconnecting the water supply tank 9.

  37 is an umbrella-shaped shielding plate provided in the middle of the drive shaft 17 between the water storage chamber 8 through which the drive shaft 17 penetrates and the cover body 13. Water leaking from the water storage chamber 8 is transmitted to the drive shaft 17 portion. In addition to preventing the drive motor 12 from entering the drive motor 12, the leaked water is guided to the water flow groove 15.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a water supply port cap of the water supply tank 9, which forms a drop-type constant water level chamber 10 by pushing up an internal valve mechanism (not shown) by a fixed support 39.
Reference numeral 40 denotes a tank lid for taking in and out the water supply tank 9, and 41 denotes a handle for attaching and detaching the lid 2.

Next, the operation of the air cleaning humidifier showing this embodiment will be described.
When the operation switch (not shown) is turned on, the heater 21 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 22 detects that the temperature has reached 0 ° C., turns off the energization of the heater 21 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 16 that are coaxially fixed to the drive shaft 17 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 16, 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 16 by the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the lower end of the rotating body 16. The water stored in the outer periphery of the plurality of spray holes 18 is scattered to the outer periphery, and the water stored in the outer periphery is located at a predetermined interval on the upper outer periphery of the rotator 16 and rotates with the rotator 16. What collides with the porous part 20 of the body 19 and crushed or passes through the porous part 20 collides with the inner wall of the blower cylinder 6 on the outer periphery to be 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 16 tries to form a water flow rotating in the same direction as the rotating body 16, but the radial support piece 25 of the water flow blocking means 23. Since each tip portion 25a is immersed in the water surface to become 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 16 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 23 and dropping a large and heavy mist onto the water flow blocking means 23, only fine nano mist and negative ions are discharged from the upper outlet 27 through the flow passage 26. The room is humidified.

  Further, the water flow blocking means 23 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 19, so that the water droplet directly falls on the water surface of the water storage chamber 8. The generated bash and bash can be prevented from falling sound, and the water flow blocking means 23 is gently inclined downward from the outer periphery toward the insertion hole 24 at the center, so that it has dropped. The water droplet is surely returned to the water storage chamber 8 from the insertion hole 24, 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 stored in the water storage chamber 8 is released and reduced as nano mist one after another by the rotating body 16 and the porous body 19, the water level in the water storage chamber 8 decreases, and the water corresponding to the decreased water level is supplied to the water supply tank. When the water storage temperature is lowered by this water replenishment, the heater 21 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 40 is opened, the water supply tank 9 is taken out from the appliance main body 1, the tap water is replenished from the kitchen faucet, and then the same again. It can be used as described above, and is very convenient to use.

  Also, in order to release nano mist and negative ions into the room, the indoor air sucked from the suction port 3 by driving the blower 4 intersects with the water stored in the processing chamber 7, so that dust and germs in the air are finally obtained. Therefore, it is necessary to drain the remaining water of the stored water every time the humidifying operation is completed, and it is attempted to pull out the drain tray 28 about half by holding the handle 30. Since the water supply tank 9 is set in the locking portion 31, the locking rod 33 is inserted and locked, and the drain tray 28 cannot be moved, so that the drain plug 36 cannot be operated and is safe. It is.

  Therefore, by first removing the water supply tank 9 from the instrument body 1, the locking rod 33 is pushed upward by the repulsive force of the spring 32, and the lower end of the locking rod 33 is removed from the locking portion 31 of the drain tray 28 and locked. Since the body 34 is unlocked, the drainage tray 28 can be opened by holding the drainage tray 28 halfway with the handle 30 and putting the hand into the drainage tray 28 and turning the drainage plug 36 to remove it. Then, since the remaining water in the water storage chamber 8 is drained into the drain tray 28, it is only necessary to go to the sink with only the drain tray 28 containing the remaining water and to throw away the remaining water. In a state where the drain tray 28 is housed about half in the storage portion of the instrument main body 1, the drain plug 36 is returned to the original position, the drain pipe 29 is closed, the drain tray 28 is completely stored, and then the water supply tank 9 is set. Drainage It is intended to end.

  As described above, since the operation of the drain plug 36 cannot be performed unless the water supply tank 9 is removed from the instrument main body 1, the water supply tank 9 is surely removed during drainage, and the water supply tank 9 is placed in the drain tray 28. It is possible to prevent the problem of soiling the floor surface due to overflow of drainage, which is caused by draining up to the water supply, and it is possible to perform reliable drainage work without always performing an incorrect operation.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument body 4 Blower 6 Blower 7 Processing chamber 8 Reservoir 9 Water tank 12 Drive motor 16 Rotating body 19 Porous body 28 Drain tray 34 Lock body 36 Drain plug

Claims (1)

  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 positioned with an interval on the outer periphery of the body, and is rotated by driving of a driving motor together with the rotating body, and the pushed-up water is scattered by the centrifugal force caused by the rotation. And a blower cylinder located on the outer periphery of the porous body where water splashed from the porous body collides, and nano mist and negative ions generated by crushing water in the porous body and the blower cylinder are released into the room In this case, a drainage tray is provided below the water storage chamber to drain water after temporarily storing the remaining water in the water storage chamber, and the drainage tray is a lock body so that the water supply tank cannot be moved unless the water supply tank is removed from the apparatus body. Locked to Air cleaning humidifier faucet is characterized in that provided in the middle movement locus of the drainage tray.

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