JP2012026604A - Small humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small humidifier the ventilation of which is not blocked at an air blowing opening and an air sucking opening even if it is placed on such a narrow place, as on a desk in an office, and as apt to be surrounded with objects.SOLUTION: A water supply container 7 is attached to the rear side surface, along vertical direction, of a body case 3 of which an air blowing opening 1 is formed on its sealing surface, with the outer peripheral side face of the container protruding rearward. An air sucking opening 2 is formed on the side face near the water supply container 7 of the body case 3. With this configuration, the air sucking opening 2 is not blocked even if a document or the like is placed by the side or behind it, or even if the rear part of it abuts to a wall or the like.

Description

  The present invention is a vaporizing type humidifier that humidifies by passing air through a humidifying filter that is partially immersed in the water stored in the water tank in which the supplied water is stored. The present invention relates to a small humidifier suitable for personal use.

  Conventionally, in large spaces such as offices, multiple large humidifiers were placed in the dry season when the humidity was low to moderately humidify, but because of operational management such as installation space and water supply However, there were limits to the number of installations, and there were cases where the humidity level did not reach a comfortable level.

  Also, in a place where a resident is sitting in one place for a long time, such as a study room, the objective is achieved if a very limited space around the resident is in a comfortable humidity state.

  For this reason, there has been proposed a small humidifier that efficiently humidifies the user's surroundings to bring the user's surroundings into a comfortable humidity state (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The humidifier described in Patent Document 1 uses a blower fan provided inside the casing that forms the outer shell to draw the air in the vicinity from the suction port provided in the center of one side surface that is the front surface of the casing. After sucking and humidifying the sucked air with the built-in humidification unit, it was sent to the annular channel formed between the inner case and the case concentrically inside the case, and passed through this channel The humidified air is blown out forward (in the direction in which the user is present) from an annular opening formed on the outer peripheral side (the shape surrounding the suction port) of the one side surface of the casing.

  With this configuration, humidified air is blown out from the annular opening formed on the outer peripheral side of one side surface of the housing, forming a so-called air curtain-like flow, and further, the humidifier at the suction port in the center By sucking forward air, the air curtain flow is curved so as to be drawn toward the center. As a result, the inside of the air curtain-like flow is a higher humidity region than the outside.

  In this way, the limited space in front of the humidifier can be intensively humidified.

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  In such a humidifier described in Patent Document 1, a flow of air blown from an annular opening formed on the outer peripheral side of one side surface serving as the front surface of the housing is formed on the center side of the one side surface. Since the air curtain-like flow that circulates between the humidifier and its vicinity is formed by curving and drawing to the suction port, both the air outlet and the air inlet are provided on the front of the housing. Is.

  Therefore, if the humidifier is placed on a desk in an office or study room and documents are stood or stacked in front of a low front surface, the ventilation from the air outlet to the air inlet is blocked. Therefore, there was a problem that humid air did not reach the user.

  Therefore, the present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and even if the object is placed in a narrow place such as an office or a desk in a study room where objects are easily placed, It aims at providing the small humidifier which can perform predetermined humidification without the ventilation of a mouth being interrupted.

  And in order to achieve this object, the small humidifier of the present invention includes a suction port on the top surface and a suction port on the rear side, and the suction port via a blower and humidification means. A small humidifier is provided with a water supply container that forms a ventilation path connecting the air outlets and supplies water to the humidifying means, wherein the humidifying means stores a water storage container for storing water at a constant water level, and A humidifying filter whose lower part is immersed in water, wherein the water supply container is cylindrical, is attached to the rear side surface of the main body case in the vertical direction, and its outer peripheral side surface is protruded rearward, and the suction The mouth is formed on the side surface of the main body case near the water supply container, thereby achieving the intended purpose.

  According to the present invention, the suction port is not clogged even if a document or the like is placed on the side or rear of the suction port or the rear part of the device is in contact with a wall or the like. An exit is also provided in the top | upper surface and the effect that it is not obstruct | occluded in the front and the side can be acquired.

The perspective view from the front which shows the small humidifier of Embodiment 1 of this invention Perspective view from the rear of the small humidifier Cross section of the main part of the small humidifier

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a small humidifier in a main body case in which a blower outlet is formed on a top surface and a suction port is formed on a rear side surface, and a ventilation port that connects the suction port and the blower outlet through a blower and humidification means. A small humidifier having a water supply container that forms a path and supplies water to the humidifying means, wherein the humidifying means stores a water reservoir for storing water at a constant water level, and a lower part is immersed in the water of the water storage container The water supply container is cylindrical, is attached to the rear side surface of the main body case in the vertical direction, and its outer peripheral side surface is protruded rearward, and the suction port is connected to the main body It is formed on the side surface of the case near the water supply container, and the suction port is placed in a state where documents or the like are placed on the side or rear, or the rear part of the device is in contact with a wall or the like. It is possible to secure the space necessary for suction without being blocked. That, there is an effect that.

  The small humidifier according to claim 2 is the small humidifier according to claim 1, wherein the suction port is formed on both sides of the water supply container, and the suction port is formed on both sides. Can secure the space required for suction without being blocked, and even if the opening area of the suction port is increased, the suction port may be blocked regardless of where the equipment is placed. Disappear.

  The small humidifier according to claim 3 is the small humidifier according to claim 2, wherein the humidifying filter is arranged in a state where both side portions thereof are opposed to suction ports formed on both sides of the water supply container. Air that is sucked into the main body case without blocking the suction ports formed on both sides can be efficiently ventilated through the humidification filter. The air that is sucked in can be efficiently ventilated to improve the humidification performance.

  Moreover, the small humidifier of Claim 4 is a small humidifier in any one of Claims 1-3. WHEREIN: The said main body case is a thing of a substantially cylindrical shape, and either the side of an apparatus, or back. Even if an object is placed or a wall or the like comes into contact, the space that can be secured around the suction port increases, and the influence on the suction port can be reduced regardless of the place where the device is placed.

  The small humidifier according to claim 5 is the small humidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the main body case has a top surface area smaller than a bottom surface area. Since the side surface is an inclined surface that inclines inward as it goes upward, the space that can be secured around the suction port is increased on the upper side, and the influence on the suction port can be further reduced.

  Moreover, the small humidifier of Claim 6 is a small humidifier in any one of Claims 1-5. WHEREIN: The said water supply container is a substantially cylindrical shape, The space which can be ensured around a suction inlet, While increasing at the rear side, the air flow sucked into the suction port from this space flows smoothly along the cylindrical surface of the water supply container, and the influence on the suction port can be further reduced, and the ventilation property to the suction port Can be improved.

  Further, the small humidifier according to claim 7 is the small humidifier according to claim 6, wherein the water supply container has a vertically projecting side end when attached to the main body case. Yes, it is possible to place the equipment by bringing the rear protruding side end of the water supply container into contact with a vertical wall etc. over the entire vertical direction, so the space necessary for suction into the suction port is secured on the rear side of the equipment In addition, the device can be placed in a stable state that is difficult to collapse.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the small humidifier according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention has a substantially cylindrical main body case 3 provided with a blower outlet 1 on the top surface and a suction port 2 at the lower part of the rear side surface. A blower 5 and a humidifying means 6 disposed in a ventilation path 4 in which the suction port 2 and the blower outlet 1 are connected to each other inside the main body case 3, and a water supply container 7 for supplying water to the humidifying means 6. Consists of.

  The humidifying means 6 is disposed in the lower part of the main body case 3 and has an upper surface opened, a water storage container 8 for storing water at a constant water level, and a lower part immersed in the water storage container inserted from the upper surface opening. And a humidifying filter 9.

  The water supply container 7 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and the horizontal dimension of the water supply container 7 is smaller than the horizontal dimension of the main body case 3. The portion bites into the side surface of the main body case 3 and fits in the vertical direction, and the other side surface portion is held in a state of protruding backward.

  And as shown in FIG. 2, the suction inlet 2 is provided in the both-sides vicinity of the water supply container 7 in the rear side surface of the main body case 3, and also, as shown in FIG. A humidifying filter 9 is stretched with a width facing the suction port 2.

  Further, the main body case 3 has an inclined surface that has an area of the top surface smaller than that of the bottom surface and is inclined inwardly as the outer peripheral side surface goes upward.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the water supply container 7 is attached to the main body case 3 with the rear projecting side end being vertical.

  Next, a description will be given of a situation where the small humidifier configured as described above is used on a desk such as an office or a study room.

  If documents are placed upright or stacked around the equipment, if the place is placed in front of the main body case 3, the outlet 1 is on the top, so it blows upward to blow out humidified air. There is no hindrance, and when placed from the side to the rear, the main body case 3 is cylindrical and the water supply container 7 protrudes from the outer peripheral side surface of the main body case 3, so that documents etc. are close to each other Even so, a space serving as an air passage is secured around the suction port 2, and the outer peripheral side surface of the main body case 3 is inclined with the upper side inclined inward. The space formed on the side will increase.

  Further, when the water supply container 7 at the rear part of the main body case 3 is placed in contact with the wall of the office in contact with the desk or a partition plate with the adjacent seat, the water supply container 7 is cylindrical. A space is formed around the suction port 2 by the cylindrical surface, and a space serving as an air path to the suction port 2 is formed. And even if the suction inlet 2 is formed in the both sides of the water supply container 7 and the opening area is large, both the suction inlets 2 and 2 can secure a space as an air passage, and the suction inlets 2 and 2 can be secured. The suction flow becomes smooth along the arcuate surface of the water supply container 7 and air permeability is improved.

  Further, when the projecting side end at the rear of the water supply container 7 is brought into contact with a wall surface or the like, the projecting side end portion is in a vertical shape, and therefore is placed along the entire vertical direction on the wall surface or the like in the vertical direction. The device can be placed in a stable state that is difficult to fall over.

  In this way, regardless of where the device is placed, such as how documents are present around the device, the suction air volume into the main body case 3 is always secured without the suction port 2 being blocked. .

  And as shown in FIG. 3, since the air sucked into the main body case 3 is stretched so that the humidifying filter 9 is opposed to the suction ports 2 and 2 formed on both sides of the water supply container 7, The air passes through the humidification filter 9 efficiently and is ventilated.

  The small humidifier according to the present invention has a suction port even when a document or the like is placed on the side or rear of the device, or the rear part of the device is in contact with a wall surface or the like, particularly in the suction port. It has the effect of not being blocked, and is useful for a humidifier used in a place where an installation space is narrow and objects are easily placed around it.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air outlet 2 Air inlet 3 Main body case 4 Ventilation path 5 Blower 6 Humidification means 7 Water supply container 8 Water storage container 9 Humidification filter

Claims (7)

An air passage connecting the air inlet and the air outlet is formed through a blower and a humidifying means inside the main body case having an air outlet on the top surface and an air inlet on the rear side surface, and water is supplied to the air humidifying means. A small humidifier provided with a water supply container, wherein the humidifying means comprises a water storage container for storing water at a constant water level, and a humidification filter in which a lower part is immersed in the water of the water storage container. It is cylindrical, is attached to the rear side surface of the main body case in the vertical direction, and its outer peripheral side surface protrudes rearward, and the suction port is formed on the side surface of the main body case near the water supply container. A small humidifier characterized by The small humidifier according to claim 1, wherein the suction port is formed on both sides of the water supply container. The small humidifier according to claim 2, wherein the humidifying filter is disposed in a state where both side portions thereof are opposed to suction ports formed on both sides of the water supply container. The small humidifier according to claim 1, wherein the main body case has a substantially cylindrical shape. The small humidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the main body case has a top surface area smaller than a bottom surface area. The small water humidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the water supply container has a substantially cylindrical shape. The small humidifier according to claim 6, wherein the water supply container has a vertically protruding end on the rear side when attached to the main body case.

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