JP2012061966A - Simple humidifier for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple humidifier for a vehicles which is easily arranged at an air conditioner blast outlet.SOLUTION: The simple humidifier 10 for the vehicle which humidifies a vehicle cabin includes: a container 70 for storing water; an evaporating part 30 for sucking and evaporating water in the container 70; and a hook 60 which is engaged with a blast louver 2 of the air conditioner outlet 1. The evaporating part 30 is hung near the air conditioner blast outlet 1 through the hook 60.

Description

  The present invention relates to a simple humidifier for a vehicle that is installed in a passenger compartment and performs humidification.

  In recent years, in the passenger compartment of automobiles, as the airtightness is improved and the heating and cooling capabilities of the air conditioner device are increased, there is an increasing demand for humidifying the passenger compartment in order to prevent the passenger compartment from drying.

  However, when a humidifier equipped with an electric fan or the like is installed in a vehicle compartment, there is a problem that it is difficult to secure an installation space and it takes time and effort to arrange electric wiring.

  A simple humidifier for a vehicle disclosed in Patent Document 1 is installed in the vicinity of an air conditioner outlet using a cup holder on which a plastic bottle or the like is placed, and is a container for blowing air from the air conditioner outlet. The vehicle compartment is humidified by evaporating the water.

JP 2000-272336 A

  However, since such a conventional simple humidifier for a vehicle is placed on a cup holder, depending on the shape of the instrument panel of the vehicle and the like, a portion for evaporating water is disposed in the vicinity of the air conditioner outlet. There was a problem that it was difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a simple humidifier for a vehicle that can be easily arranged with respect to an air conditioner outlet.

  The present invention is a simple humidifier for a vehicle that humidifies a passenger compartment, a container for storing water, an evaporation unit that sucks and evaporates the water in the container, and a hook that engages with a blower louver of an air conditioner outlet. The evaporating part is suspended in the vicinity of the air conditioner outlet through a hook.

  According to the present invention, the vehicular simple humidifier can be easily placed in the vicinity of the air conditioner outlet by being suspended from the air blower louver of the air conditioner outlet via the hook.

  In the vehicular simple humidifier, the evaporation unit emits water in response to the air blown from the air-conditioner outlet, and humidification of the passenger compartment is performed more efficiently than natural transpiration.

The perspective view of the simple humidifier for vehicles which shows embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which similarly shows the installation state of the simple humidifier for vehicles. The front view of an evaporation part similarly.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an exploded state of the vehicular simple humidifier 10. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicular simple humidifier 10 is installed in the vicinity of the air conditioner outlet 1 of the passenger compartment.

  The vehicle is provided with an air conditioner (not shown), and an air flow sent from the air conditioner blows out from the air conditioner outlet 1. The air conditioner outlet 1 is opened to an instrument panel 3 provided in the front part of the passenger compartment.

  The air conditioner outlet 1 is provided with a plurality of blade-shaped air blow louvers 2 arranged in the vertical direction. Each blower louver 2 extends substantially in the horizontal direction, and rotates around the horizontal axis to change its angle, whereby the direction of the blown air blown out from the air conditioner outlet 1 is adjusted in the vertical direction.

  The simple humidifier 10 for vehicles diffuses water with respect to the air blown from the air-conditioner outlet 1 to humidify the passenger compartment.

  The simple humidifier 10 for a vehicle includes a container 70 for storing water, a mounting part 50 to which the container 70 is connected, an evaporation part 30 for sucking up and evaporating water in the container 70, and the evaporation part 30 for the air conditioner outlet 1. And a hook 60 arranged in the vicinity.

  The container 70 is, for example, a plastic bottle containing drinking water, and is screwed into a bottle-shaped tank portion 71 in which a predetermined amount of water is stored and a mounting portion 50 formed at the upper end portion of the tank portion 71. It has a screw part 72 and an opening 73 that opens to the upper end of the screw part 72.

  The mounting portion 50 is formed in the shape of a cap of a plastic bottle, and is screwed into the screw portion 72 when the container 70 is rotated as indicated by an arrow in the figure. As a result, the container 70 is attached to the mounting portion 50, and the opening 73 is blocked by the mounting portion 50, thereby preventing the water in the container 70 from leaking out.

  The evaporation part 30 is provided above the mounting part 50, and is arrange | positioned so that the ventilation blown out from the air-conditioner blower outlet 1 may hit.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the evaporation unit 30 includes a column part 31 that penetrates the mounting part 50 and sucks up water, and a plurality of (for example, five) diverging parts 32 that spread from the column part 31 in a bowl shape.

  Each diverging portion 32 is formed in a thin plate shape and is stacked with a gap 33. In the present embodiment, each diverging portion 32 is formed in a disc shape, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed in another shape.

  The column part 31 penetrates the center part of each diverging part 32, and connects each diverging part 32. A gap 33 is defined between the adjacent diverging portions 32.

  The evaporation unit 30 is formed of, for example, a hard resin cloth or glass fiber cloth having water absorption.

  The water supply cloth 20 is connected to the column part 31 of the evaporation part 30. This water supply cloth 20 is immersed in the water in the container 70, sucks up water by a capillary phenomenon, and supplies it to the evaporation unit 30.

  With the vehicular simple humidifier 10 installed in the vicinity of the air conditioner outlet 1 in the passenger compartment, as shown by the dashed arrows in FIG. The water evaporating from the evaporating unit 30 diverges water with respect to the air flow, and humidifies the passenger compartment.

  The vehicular simple humidifier 10 includes an evaporation prevention cover 40 that covers the evaporation unit 30. The evaporation prevention cover 40 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, and is placed on the mounting portion 50 so as to cover the evaporation portion 30.

  The evaporation prevention cover 40 is connected to the mounting portion 50 via a cable (string) 41. With the evaporation prevention cover 40 removed from the evaporation unit 30, the evaporation prevention cover 40 is suspended from the mounting unit 50 via the cable 41.

  The hook plate 62 has an engaging portion 62b that is folded back into a hook shape. As shown in FIG. 2, the engaging portion 62 b engages with the blower louver 2 of the air conditioner outlet 1, so that the hook plate 62 hangs the vehicular simple humidifier 10 on the blower louver 2. It is supported in the vicinity of the mouth 1. More specifically, the vehicular simple humidifier 10 is configured such that the engaging portion 62b of the hook 60 engages with the blower louver 2 of the air conditioner outlet 1 and the side portion 70a of the container 70 contacts the instrument panel 3 of the vehicle. It is supported at two places in contact with each other.

  The hook 60 serves as a mounting position adjusting means for changing the length of the hook 60, a base plate 61 coupled to the mounting portion 50, a hook plate 62 that engages with the air conditioner outlet 1, and an adjustment bolt that fastens the base plate 61 and the hook plate 62. 63.

  The hook plate 62 has an engaging portion 62b folded back in a hook shape, and a slit 62a extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in the middle thereof. The adjusting bolt 63 is inserted through the slit 62 a and fastens the base plate 61 and the hook plate 62. As a result, the length of the overlap between the base plate 61 and the hook plate 62 is changed within the range in which the adjustment bolt 63 is inserted through the slit 62a, and the distance between the air conditioner outlet 1 and the vehicle simple humidifier 10 is adjusted. Is done.

  The base plate 61 is formed in a flat plate shape that protrudes from the side portion of the mounting portion 50. The base plate 61 may be integrally formed with the mounting portion 50.

  The base plate 61 has an upper surface 61 a that extends continuously with respect to the upper surface 50 a of the mounting portion 50. Thus, the air blown from the air conditioner outlet 1 flows from the upper surface 61 a of the base plate 61 along the upper surface 50 a of the mounting unit 50 and is guided to the evaporation unit 30.

As mentioned above, in this embodiment, it is the vehicle simple humidifier 10 which humidifies a vehicle interior, Comprising: The container 70 which accumulates water, the evaporation part 30 which sucks up and evaporates the water of this container 70, and an air-conditioner blowing A simple humidifier 10 for a vehicle based on the above-described configuration, wherein the evaporating unit 30 is suspended in the vicinity of the air conditioner outlet 1 via the hook 60. Can be easily placed in the vicinity of the air conditioner outlet 1 by being hung on the blower louver 2 via the hook 60.

  In the vehicular simple humidifier 10, the evaporation unit 30 emits water in response to the air blown from the air conditioner outlet 1, and humidification of the passenger compartment is performed more efficiently than natural transpiration.

  At the time of heating in which the air blown from the air conditioner outlet 1 is blown out, the amount of water evaporated from the evaporation unit 30 increases as the temperature of the air blows up, and the humidification of the passenger compartment increases depending on the degree of heating. Done.

  The simple humidifier 10 for a vehicle does not need to be provided with an electric fan that blows air to the evaporation unit 30 and its wiring, and thus is reduced in size and installed in a limited space around the instrument panel 3 provided in the front part of the passenger compartment. It becomes possible to do.

  In the present embodiment, it is configured to include an attachment position adjusting means for changing the length of the hook 60.

  Based on the above configuration, the distance between the air conditioner outlet 1 and the vehicular simple humidifier 10 is adjusted by changing the length of the hook 60 corresponding to the shape of the instrument panel 3 of the vehicle. It becomes possible to arrange in the vicinity of the outlet 1.

  In the present embodiment, the mounting portion 50 to which the hook 60 is connected is provided, and the container 70 is detachably attached to the mounting portion 50.

  Based on the above configuration, the container 70 can be removed from the mounting portion 50 and the container 70 can be replenished with water. Moreover, it becomes possible to attach a commercially available plastic bottle to the mounting part 50 as it is.

  In addition, when the cup holder which can put a PET bottle etc. in the instrument panel 3 is attached, you may place the simple humidifier 10 for vehicles in a cup holder.

  In the present embodiment, the evaporating unit 30 has a thin plate-like diverging unit 32 having water absorption, and a plurality of diverging units 32 are stacked with gaps 33 interposed therebetween.

  Based on the above configuration, the air blown from the air conditioner outlet 1 passes through the gap 33 and the water is promoted to evaporate from the diverging part 32, so that the vehicle compartment is efficiently humidified.

  In the present embodiment, an evaporation prevention cover 40 that covers the evaporation unit 30 is provided.

  Based on the above configuration, when it is not necessary to perform humidification, humidification can be stopped by covering the evaporation portion 30 with the evaporation prevention cover 40.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is obvious that various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea.

1 Air conditioner outlet 2 Blower louver
Reference Signs List 3 Instrument panel 10 Simple humidifier for vehicle 20 Water supply cloth 30 Evaporating part 31 Column part 32 Diverging part 33 Gap 40 Evaporation prevention cover 41 Cable 50 Mounting part 60 Hook 63 Adjusting bolt 70 Container

Claims (5)

A simple humidifier for a vehicle that humidifies a passenger compartment,
A container for storing water;
An evaporating part that sucks and evaporates the water in the container;
A hook that engages with the blower louver of the air conditioner outlet,
A simple humidifier for a vehicle, wherein the evaporating section is suspended in the vicinity of the air conditioner outlet through the hook.   The simple humidifier for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising attachment position adjusting means for changing the length of the hook. A mounting portion to which the hook is connected;
The vehicular simple humidifier according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the container is detachably attached to the mounting portion. The evaporation section is
It has a thin plate-like divergence part with water absorption,
The simple humidifier for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of the diverging portions are stacked via a gap.   The simple humidifier for vehicles according to any one of claims 1 to 4 provided with the evaporation prevention cover which covers said evaporation part.