JP2014062684A - Humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a humidifier in which a water storage tank is arranged forming a clearance from a division wall having a flow hole for flowing air to a blower thereby achieving the downsizing and preventing backlash and the occurrence of noise.SOLUTION: A humidifier includes: a housing including an air suction port, a flow passage, and an air outlet port; a division wall which divides the interior of the housing into the air suction port side and the air outlet port side and has a flow hole through which the air flows; a blower which is disposed at the air outlet port side of the housing and flows the air into the flow passage; a water storage tank 2 having a facing wall 22d which faces the division wall forming a clearance therebetween and storing water for humidifying the air; and a humidification filter which is disposed so that a part is immersed in the water at the water storage tank 2 and the other part is positioned in the flow passage. The water storage tank 2 includes an inclined wall part 22e which contacts with the division wall.

Description

  The present invention relates to a humidifier that performs humidification by passing air through a humidifying filter partially immersed in a water storage tank.

  There has been proposed a small humidifier that is placed on a desk and humidifies the user's surroundings (for example, Patent Document 1). The humidifier according to Patent Document 1 includes a housing having a blower outlet on the top surface and having a unit insertion opening formed from the lower side to the rear side. A humidification unit is detachably inserted into the unit insertion port of the housing. The bottom plate part of the housing extends rearward from the unit insertion port. The bottom plate part has a groove-shaped guide part that guides the insertion of the humidifying unit, and a claw-like shape that holds the inserted humidifying unit in a normal position. A holding part is provided. The humidifying unit closes the unit insertion port of the housing and forms a suction port for the humidifier. The humidification unit includes a water storage tank having an upper opening, a water supply tank that supplies water to the water storage tank, and a humidification filter that is submerged in water and is held so that air passes through the upper part. The water supply tank is a water storage tank. It is attached to the top. A blower is provided inside the housing, and is configured to blow in air that has been sucked in from the suction port of the humidification unit and passed through the humidification filter from the blowout port of the housing.

On the other hand, the inside of the housing is formed by a partition wall formed with a flow hole for allowing air to flow into the blower.
A humidifier has been put to practical use in which a water storage tank is disposed with a gap provided between the space for housing the blower and the space for humidification. If the vertical dimension of the small humidifier is made small, the flow hole to the blower and the water storage tank cannot be provided at different heights. However, if the water storage wall of the water storage tank is brought into surface contact with the flow hole, a part of the flow hole is blocked and the flow rate of air is reduced. For this reason, a gap is provided between the flow hole and the water storage wall of the water storage tank.

JP 2012-13361 A

  However, although the water storage tank is held by a holding portion provided on the bottom plate portion of the housing, since the partition wall having the flow holes and the water storage tank have a gap, rattling easily occurs. There was a possibility that noise would be generated by driving.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the size of the partition wall having a through hole to the blower by providing a gap and arranging a water storage tank. An object of the present invention is to provide a humidifier capable of suppressing the occurrence of sticking and noise.

  The humidifier according to the present invention has a housing having an air inlet, a passage, and an outlet, and the interior of the housing is separated into the inlet and the outlet, and allows air to flow therethrough. A partition wall having a flow hole, a blower that is arranged on the outlet side of the housing and allows air to flow through the flow path, and an opposing wall that faces the partition wall with a gap. A humidifier comprising: a water storage tank for storing water for humidifying air; and a humidification filter disposed so that a part of the water storage tank is submerged and the other part is positioned in the passage. The water storage tank includes an abutting portion that abuts against the partition wall.

In the present invention, the opposing wall of the water storage tank is opposed to the partition wall having a flow hole to the blower with a gap. Therefore, the flow hole is not blocked by the water storage tank.
Further, by bringing the abutment portion of the water storage tank into contact with the partition wall, it is possible to fix the water storage tank to the housing so as not to cause backlash. Therefore, noise due to rattling is also unlikely to occur.

  In the humidifier according to the present invention, the housing includes a bottom plate portion on which the water storage tank is placed, and a locking portion that locks the bottom portion of the water tank placed on the bottom plate portion. Features.

  In the present invention, the water storage tank is locked by a locking portion provided at the bottom of the casing, and the abutting portion of the water storage tank is fixed to the casing by abutting against a partition wall having a through hole. Is done.

  The humidifier according to the present invention is characterized in that the water storage tank has an inclined wall portion diagonally opposed to the partition wall in plan view, and a part of the inclined wall portion is in contact with the partition wall. And

  In this invention, a part of inclined wall part with which a water storage tank is provided contact | abuts to a partition, and the water storage tank is being fixed to the housing | casing.

  In the humidifier according to the present invention, the facing wall has a stepped portion, and the stepped portion has a stepped portion on the downstream side in the air flow direction and a stepped portion on the upstream side in the flow direction. Features.

  In the present invention, since the facing wall has a stepped portion on the side of the flow hole, the air flowing above the water storage tank rises up the stepped portion and flows into the flow hole. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the air flow resistance as compared with a flat opposed wall having no stepped portion.

  The humidifier according to the present invention includes a charged particle generation unit that is arranged in the middle of the flow path and generates charged particles, and blows out air including the charged particles generated by the charged particle generation unit from the outlet. It is characterized by the above.

  In the present invention, humidified air containing charged particles is blown out from the outlet.

  In the present invention, it is possible to reduce the size of the partition wall having a flow hole to the blower by disposing a water storage tank with a gap, and to suppress rattling and noise.

It is a perspective view which shows the example of 1 structure of the humidification blower which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the example of 1 structure of a humidification air blower. It is a sectional side view which shows the example of 1 structure of a humidification air blower. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view of the humidification air blower which removed the water supply tank. It is a perspective view of the humidification air blower which removed the water supply tank and the 2nd housing | casing part. It is a perspective view of the humidification air blower which removed the water supply tank thru | or the dust collection filter. It is a perspective view of the humidification air blower which removed the water supply tank thru | or the cover. It is a perspective view which shows one structural example of a water storage tank. It is a top view which shows the example of 1 structure of a water storage tank. It is the XI-XI sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the perspective view which showed one structural example of the cover. It is the perspective view which showed one structural example of the dust collection filter. It is the front view which showed the example of 1 structure of the dust collection filter. It is a circuit diagram of a charged particle generation unit.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a humidifying blower according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing a configuration example of the humidifying blower. The humidifying blower according to the present embodiment has an elliptic columnar shape as a whole, and increases the amount of moisture on the skin surface and improves skin elasticity by blowing humidified air containing positively charged particles and negatively charged particles. A beauty instrument that can. The humidifying blower includes a semi-elliptical columnar casing 1 having an elliptical shape in plan view lacking one end portion in the major axis direction. The housing 1 has an air inlet 12a and an air outlet 11a on both side surfaces and the other end in the major axis direction of the top surface, respectively. A water supply tank 3 and a water storage tank 2 are arranged above and below one end of the casing 1 in the major axis direction, respectively, and the casing 1, the water storage tank 2 and the water supply tank 3 as a whole have an elliptical column shape.
Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, directions are determined as follows. That is, with the humidifying blower installed on a stand (not shown), the grounding surface side is directed downward, the air outlet 11a side is directed upward, the major axis direction one end side is the rear side, the major axis direction other end side is the front side, and the humidification blower is directed to the front side of the humidification fan. The left and right sides are defined as the left direction and the right direction. The left-right direction is referred to as the horizontal direction.

  3 is a side sectional view showing a configuration example of the humidifying blower, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the humidifying blower with the water supply tank 3 removed, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the humidifying blower from which the water supply tank 3 and the second housing portion 12 are removed, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the humidifying blower from which the water supply tank 3 or the dust collecting filter 5 is removed, and FIG. It is a perspective view of the humidification air blower from which 4 was removed. In FIG. 3, arrows indicated by broken lines indicate the flow of air flowing through the flow path 10 formed inside the housing 1.

<Case and its internal configuration>
The housing 1 is composed of a first housing portion 11 constituting the front half of the humidifying blower and a second housing portion 12 constituting the rear portion. The first housing portion 11 is substantially semi-elliptical in plan view, and has a partition wall 11 b that separates the internal space of the first housing portion 11 from the space formed by the second housing portion 12. In the internal space of the first housing part 11 separated by the partition wall 11b, electrical system components for generating and blowing charged particles are housed, and the interior of the second housing part 12 separated by the partition wall 11b. The space accommodates non-electrical components that perform humidification.

  The partition wall 11b has a rectangular recess having a vertically long rectangular shape in which a humidifying filter 6 and a part of the water storage tank 2 described later are accommodated. The rectangular recess is formed from the substantially vertical center of the partition wall 11b to the bottom plate. A flow hole 11 c for allowing air to flow from the second housing portion 12 to the first housing portion 11 is formed in a substantially central portion of the inner surface of the rectangular recess. The flow hole 11c is constituted by, for example, a plurality of concentric arc slits.

  A substantially rectangular parallelepiped fan accommodating portion 11d is formed in front of the flow hole 11c, that is, inside the first housing portion 11, and the fan 7 is accommodated in the fan accommodating portion 11d. The blower 7 is a sirocco fan, for example. The sirocco fan is constituted by a cylindrical member having blades arranged around, a motor for rotating the cylindrical member, and a rectifier. The air inlet of the blower 7 faces the flow hole 11c, the blower 7 sucks air through the flow hole 11c, the flow direction of the sucked air is rectified upward by the rectifier, and the air is blown upward. The The upper portion of the fan accommodating portion 11d is open and communicates with the charged particle generating chamber 11f having a rectangular cylindrical shape through the branch channel 11e. In the branch flow path 11e, the flow of air blown from the blower 7 is passed through a first path that leads to a location where positively charged particles are generated and a second path that leads to a location where negatively charged particles are generated. A diversion plate 13 for diversion is provided. Specifically, the diversion plate 13 is a plate member that horizontally separates the diversion channel 11e, and diverts the air blown from the blower 7 to a path on the left side of the diversion channel 11e and a path on the right side of the diversion channel 11e. To do.

  A unit holding portion 11h that holds the charged particle generating unit 8 that generates charged particles is provided behind the charged particle generating chamber 11f. The unit holding part 11h has a substantially rectangular tube shape with both front and rear ends opened. The rear opening of the unit holding part 11h is formed above the rectangular recess of the partition wall 11b, and functions as an insertion port into which the charged particle generating unit 8 is inserted so as to be detachable from the rear. The opening in front of the unit holding part 11h is formed in the rear surface of the charged particle generation chamber 11f, and the front part of the charged particle generation unit 8 held in the unit holding part 11h is exposed to the charged particle generation chamber 11f. . As shown in FIG. 4, a positive electrode needle 86 that generates positively charged particles and a negative electrode needle 87 that generates negatively charged particles are provided in the front portion of the charged particle generating unit 8 in a lateral direction. . That is, the positive electrode needle 86 and the negative electrode needle 87 of the charged particle generation unit 8 are exposed to the charged particle generation chamber 11f side, and the positively charged particles and the negatively charged particles generated by the positive electrode needle 86 and the negative electrode needle 87 are charged particles, respectively. It is configured to be discharged into the generation chamber 11f. The charged particle generation unit 8 held in the unit holding unit 11h is connected to a control circuit board or a power supply circuit (not shown) and is supplied with power. Details of the circuit configuration of the charged particle generation unit 8 will be described later. In FIG. 4, the positive electrode needle 86 and the negative electrode needle 87 do not appear as cross sections, but the positions of the positive electrode needle 86 and the negative electrode needle 87 are virtually drawn to help understanding of the invention.

Further, a charged particle sensor 9 for detecting the concentration of the charged particles is provided above the positive electrode needle 86 and the negative electrode needle 87 of the charged particle generation unit 8 and in the front part of the charged particle generation chamber 11f. . The charged particle sensor 9 is connected to a control circuit board (not shown), and the control circuit manages the operating state of the charged particle generation unit 8 and the replacement time of the charged particle generation unit 8. Further, the charged particle generation chamber 11 f is disposed between the charged particle sensor 9 and the charged particle generation unit 8, and a suppression plate 91 that suppresses the diffusion of the charged particles from the charged particle generation unit 8 to the charged particle sensor 9. Is arranged. The suppression plate 91 includes an upper suppression plate 91a and a lower suppression plate 91b that are positioned above and below the charged particle generation chamber 11f, respectively.
The upper restraining plate 91a has a horizontally long rectangular shape and is positioned closer to the lateral positive electrode needle 86. More specifically, the lateral width of the upper restraining plate 91a is substantially half of the lateral width of the charged particle generation chamber 11f, and the lateral position of one short side substantially coincides with the lateral position of the upper end portion of the flow dividing plate 13. The air flow path on the positive electrode needle 86 side is separated forward and backward. The upper restraining plate 91a has rectangular cutout portions 91c at both ends of the lower long side.
The lower restraining plate 91b has a horizontally long rectangle, and is arranged so that the upper side substantially contacts the lower side of the upper restraining plate 91a. More specifically, the lateral width of the upper restraining plate 91a is substantially the same as the lateral width of the charged particle generation chamber 11f, and the lower side is located at the upper end portion of the flow dividing plate 13 and faces the positive electrode needle 86 and the negative electrode needle 87. . Moreover, a downward concave cutout is provided at the lower portion of the substantially central portion in the horizontal direction of the lower restraining plate 91b. The position of the upper end of the notch is substantially the same as the vertical position of the positive electrode needle 86 and the negative electrode needle 87, and the lateral width of the notch is approximately one third of the distance between the positive electrode needle 86 and the negative electrode needle 87. The notch is in a lateral position at a substantially central portion between the positive electrode needle 86 and the negative electrode needle 87, one lateral end is located at the upper end portion of the flow dividing plate 13, and the other end is the positive electrode needle of the charged particle generating chamber 11f. Located near 86.

  The charged particle sensor 9 is located near the lateral positive electrode needle 86 and in front of the upper suppression plate 91a. Further, the charged particle sensor 9 has a positively charged particle sensor unit 9 a corresponding to a sensing part that captures positively charged particles above the positive electrode needle 86.

  The charged particle generation chamber 11f is open at the top and communicates with the air outlet 11a. A plurality of rectifying plates 11g are juxtaposed in the lateral direction at the opening above the charged particle generation chamber 11f. Further, a disc-shaped wind direction plate 14 is provided at the air outlet 11a so as to be able to be lifted and lowered. By raising the wind direction plate 14, the wind direction blown out from the air outlet 11a can be changed.

  Furthermore, the 1st housing | casing part 11 protrudes back from a lower end part, and has the baseplate part 11i in which the water storage tank 2 is mounted. The bottom plate portion 11i is provided with a water tank locking claw 11j that locks the bottom of the water tank 2 placed on the bottom plate portion 11i.

  The second housing part 12 covers the rear part of the first housing part 11 so as to take in the front part of the water storage tank 2 placed on the bottom plate part 11i of the first housing part 11, thereby providing a humidified space. Is configured. Specifically, the 2nd housing | casing part 12 is comprised by the vertical side wall 12b which has the blower outlet 11a, the housing | casing top surface 12c, and the housing | casing rear surface wall 12d which covers a rear side. The blower outlet 11 a has a single slit shape formed over the upper and lower portions of the side wall 12 b, and is formed at a joint portion between the first housing portion 11 and the second housing portion 12. Specifically, the air outlet 11 a is curved inward in the lateral direction so that a gap is formed between the front end portion of the side wall 12 b constituting the second housing portion 12 and the first housing portion 11. It is constituted by a curved plate.

<Water tank and water supply tank>
9 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the water storage tank 2, FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a configuration example of the water storage tank 2, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG. The water reservoir 2 is open at the top and stores water for humidifying the air. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, the water storage tank 2 is configured by a rectangular front portion taken into the housing 1 and a rear semicircular arc shape protruding rearward from the housing 1. ing. The water storage tank 2 includes a bottom portion 21 having such a planar shape, and a water storage wall 22 surrounding the periphery of the bottom portion 21.

  The bottom portion 21 has a bottom surface 21a having a rectangular shape in plan view in which a water receiving portion 21b and a water flow groove 21e described later are formed. The bottom surface 21 a is formed in a substantially central portion in the lateral direction from the rear end portion to the middle of the front portion, and has a lateral width that is appropriately separated from the water storage wall 22. In front of the bottom surface 21 a, that is, at the front end of the water storage tank 2, a filter fitting recess 21 f having a rectangular shape in plan view is formed in which the lower portion of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped humidifying filter 6 is fitted. The filter fitting recess 21f is formed across the lateral ends and is deeper than the bottom surface 21a. Moreover, the upper stage bottom face part 21g higher than the bottom face 21a is formed over the inner periphery of the water storage wall 22. The upper bottom portion 21g is a structure for supporting the cover 4 described later and preventing water from overflowing when the humidifying blower is tilted.

A water receiving portion 21 b that receives water supplied from the water supply tank 3 is formed on the rear portion of the bottom surface 21 a of the water storage tank 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the water supply tank 3 includes a tank body 31 having a semi-cylindrical shape that is substantially the same as the water tank 2 in plan view, and a water supply port 32 that protrudes downward from the tank body 31. The water supply port 32 is screwed into the tank body 31, and an open / close bar 33 for opening and closing the water supply port 32 is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat. The opening / closing bar 33 is biased in a closing direction by a biasing means (not shown), and the water supply port 32 is configured to open by pushing the opening / closing bar 33 against the biasing force. The water receiving portion 21 b is a circular recess formed along the edge of the water supply port 32 of the water supply tank 3. That is, the water receiving portion 21 b is a circular recess that is slightly larger than the water supply port 32. The center of the water receiving portion 21b is located at a substantially central portion in the lateral direction of the water storage tank 2, and a water receiving rod 21c for opening the water supply port 32 protrudes upward at the center of the water receiving portion 21b. When the water supply tank 3 is mounted on the upper part of the water storage tank 2, the open / close bar 33 of the water supply port 32 is pushed in the opening direction by the water receiving rod 21c, and the water supply port 32 is opened.
Further, a water passage groove 21e is formed in the bottom surface 21a of the water storage tank 2 so that the water receiving portion 21b and the filter fitting recess 21f communicate with each other and the water received by the water receiving portion 21b flows into the filter fitting recess 21f. ing. More specifically, the water flow groove 21 e is a straight line that is long in the front-rear direction, and is formed at the substantially central portion in the lateral direction of the water tank 2. Moreover, the water flow groove 21e is inclined so that the filter fitting recess 21f side is deeper than the water receiving part 21b side.
Furthermore, a plurality of air introduction recesses 21 d for introducing air from the water supply port 32 to the water supply tank 3 at the time of water supply are provided at the periphery of the water receiving portion 21 b. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, three air introduction recesses 21d and a water flow groove 21e are equally arranged on the periphery of the water receiving portion 21b. That is, the water flow groove 21e is located on the front side of the water receiving portion 21b, and the three air introduction recesses 21d are located on both lateral sides and the rear side of the water receiving portion 21b. The air introduction recess 21d has an inclined bottom formed so that the outer side in the radial direction is shallower than the center of the water receiving portion 21b. The width of the air introduction recess 21d in the circumferential direction and the radial direction of the water receiving portion 21b is approximately the same as that of the water flow groove 21e. The dimensions of the air introduction recess 21d are not particularly limited as long as the air can be introduced into the water supply tank 3 even when the humidifying blower is tilted. However, in order to reduce the amount of water that overflows from the water storage tank 2 when the humidifying blower falls, it is desirable that the air introduction recess 21d be configured with a minimum dimension capable of introducing air.

The water storage wall 22 includes a rear surface wall 22a having a circular arc shape in plan view that configures the rear portion, side walls 22b and 22c that configure the front portion, and an opposing wall 22d that faces the partition wall 11b of the first housing portion 11. The opposing wall 22d is a leakage portion that leaks stored water to the outside from the portion of the opposing wall 22d that does not face the flow hole 11c when the water storage tank 2 is tilted toward the flow hole 11c of the partition wall 11b. Have Specifically, a stepped portion 22f is formed on the upper portion of the opposing wall 22d and protrudes forward, and an inclined wall portion 22e that obliquely faces the partition wall 11b in a plan view is provided on the opposing wall 22d. Yes. The stepped portion 22f is configured such that the front side is higher than the rear side. One end in the horizontal direction of the inclined wall portion 22e is in contact with the partition wall 11b. The one end portion is in contact with the partition wall 11b and functions as a contact portion for suppressing the play of the water storage tank 2. Moreover, when the humidification blower inclines, the one end part of the inclined wall part 22e is formed with a leakage recess 22g for transferring the stored water to the outside of the water storage tank 2 and effectively leaking it. . The structure for transmitting the water in the water storage tank 2 to the outside of the water storage tank 2 is not limited to the concave shape, and may be a convex portion.
In the present embodiment, an example in which the inclined wall portion 22e is formed by the stepped portion 22f has been described. However, only the stepped portion 22f may be provided on the opposing wall 22d without providing the inclined wall portion 22e. .

<Cover>
FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the cover 4. The humidification blower includes a cover 4 that covers the opening of the water storage tank 2 and holds the humidification filter 6 and the dust collection filter 5. The cover 4 includes a cover plate 41 formed following the opening of the water storage tank 2. Specifically, the cover plate 41 has a rectangular shape in plan view at the front and a semicircular shape in plan view at the rear as in the water tank 2. The cover plate 41 includes a peripheral wall 41 a that protrudes downward from the peripheral edge, and the peripheral wall 41 a is supported by the upper bottom surface portion 21 g of the water storage tank 2. In addition, a flange 41b protruding outward from the peripheral wall 41a is formed at the peripheral edge of the cover plate 41 to prevent leakage of water from the water storage tank 2.

  A water supply port insertion hole 42 into which the water supply port 32 of the water storage tank is inserted is formed in the rear portion of the cover plate 41. Further, a filter insertion hole 43 into which the lower part of the humidifying filter 6 is inserted is formed in the front part of the cover plate 41. The filter insertion hole 43 has a horizontally long rectangular shape in plan view, and a rib 44 protruding upward is formed at the edge of the long side. Further, a filter holding wall 45 that holds the humidifying filter 6 inserted into the filter insertion hole 43 is erected on both short sides of the filter insertion hole 43. The upper ends of the filter holding walls 45 erected on each short side are connected by a horizontally long upper plate 46. A filter locking projection 46 a for fixing the dust collection filter 5 is provided at a substantially central portion in the horizontal direction of the rear long side of the upper plate 46. Further, a filter locking hole 47 for fixing the dust collecting filter 5 is formed in the cover plate 41 behind the filter insertion hole 43. Further, a holding portion 48 that holds the lower end portion of the housing rear surface wall 12 d of the second housing portion 12 is provided at a boundary portion between the front portion and the rear portion of the cover plate 41.

<Dust collection filter>
FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration example of the dust collection filter 5, and FIG. 14 is a front view illustrating a configuration example of the dust collection filter 5. A dust collection filter 5 is disposed on the upper surface side of the cover plate 41. The dust collection filter 5 includes a filter member 52 that captures dust in the air, and a frame 51 that holds the filter member 52 and surrounds both side surfaces and the upper surface side of the humidifying filter 6. The frame body 51 includes a frame body side surface portion 51a that covers the filter holding wall 45 from the outside in the lateral direction, a frame body top surface portion 51b that covers the upper side of the upper plate 46, and a rear side of the frame body side surface portion 51a and the frame body top surface portion 51b. It is comprised with the lattice frame 51c provided in the edge continuously. The lattice frame 51 c is provided with a filter member 52, and the rear surface side of the humidifying filter 6 is covered with the filter member 52. A locking projection fitting hole 51d into which the filter locking projection 46a is fitted is formed at a substantially central portion in the horizontal direction of the frame body top surface portion 51b. In addition, a filter locking claw 51e that is locked to the filter locking hole 47 is provided at a lower portion of the lattice frame 51c and at a substantially central portion in the horizontal direction. The dust retaining filter 5 is put on the filter holding wall 45 and the upper plate 46, the filter locking projection 46a of the upper plate 46 is fitted into the locking projection fitting hole 51d, and the filter locking claw 51e is fitted into the filter locking hole 47. The dust collection filter 5 can be installed on the cover plate 41 by being inserted into and locked. Since the frame side surface portion 51a and the frame body top surface portion 51b of the dust collection filter 5 erected on the cover plate 41 are in contact with the housing rear wall 12d, and the lower side of the lattice frame 51c is also in contact with the cover plate 41. Dust can be prevented from flowing into the housing 1 through the humidifying filter 6.

<Charged particle generation unit>
FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram of the charged particle generation unit 8. The charged particle generation unit 8 has a connection end 81 for connection to a control circuit board (not shown). The connection end 81 of the charged particle generation unit 8 is connected to a DC / AC conversion circuit 82 that converts a DC voltage input to the connection end 81 into an AC voltage. A primary coil of the high voltage transformer 83 is connected to the output end of the DC / AC conversion circuit 82, and an AC voltage is applied to the primary coil. A rectifier diode 84 is connected in sequence to one end of the secondary coil of the high-voltage transformer 83, and a positive electrode needle 86 is connected to the cathode of the rectifier diode 84. A rectifier diode 85 is reversely connected to the other end of the secondary coil of the high-voltage transformer 83, and a negative electrode needle 87 is connected to the cathode of the rectifier diode 85. The charged particle generation unit 8 has a ground plate 88 that is grounded by being connected to the circuit board. The ground plate 88 has holes that are appropriately spaced apart from each other, and the ground plate 88, the positive electrode needle 86, and the negative electrode needle 87 are positioned so that the tips of the positive electrode needle 86 and the negative electrode needle 87 are located at the center of each hole. It is fixed.

According to the humidifying blower configured as described above, the blower 7 is arranged on the front side of the casing 1 through the partition wall 11b of the first casing portion 11, and the same height as the blower 7 is provided on the rear side of the casing 1. Now, by arranging the water storage tank 2, it is possible to reduce the size of the apparatus.
Further, by providing a gap between the opposing wall 22d of the water storage tank 2 and the partition wall 11b so as not to block the flow hole 11c provided in the partition wall 11b, it is possible to prevent the air flow rate from decreasing. it can.
Further, the water tank 2 is attached to the casing 1 by locking the bottom 21 of the water tank 2 with the water tank locking claw 11j and bringing one end of the inclined wall portion 22e of the water tank 2 into contact with the partition wall 11b. It can be securely fixed, and play and noise can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, since the inclined wall portion 22e is provided with a stepped portion 22f that becomes higher toward the upstream side in the flow direction, the air flowing above the water storage tank 2 ascends the stepped portion 22f, and the flow hole 11c. Flow into. Therefore, air flow resistance can be reduced as compared with a vertical surface having no stepped portion 22f, and humidified air containing charged particles can be efficiently blown out.

  Furthermore, even if the humidifying blower tilts forward and the water in the water storage tank 2 overflows to the partition wall 11b side of the first housing part 11, the water leaks out to avoid the flow hole 11c. It is possible to effectively prevent water from entering the electric system parts such as the blower 7.

  Furthermore, since the water storage wall 22 has the same height and has an inclined wall portion 22e that is inclined in plan view with respect to the partition wall 11b, the water storage wall 22 is low in height, so that water tends to overflow. When the humidifying blower is tilted forward while avoiding problems, water can be leaked to the outside by avoiding the flow holes 11c of the partition wall 11b.

  Furthermore, since one end portion of the inclined wall portion 22e that is in contact with or close to the partition wall 11b is formed with a leakage concave portion 22g that leaks the water in the water storage tank 2 to the outside, the humidifying blower is When inclined forward, the water can be leaked out of the water storage tank 2 more reliably while avoiding the flow hole 11c.

  Furthermore, since the opening at the top of the water storage tank 2 is covered with the cover plate 41, even if the humidifying fan is large or suddenly tilts forward, the water from the water storage tank 2 toward the flow hole 11c Can be prevented, and a small amount of water leaking onto the cover plate 41 can also be leaked to the outside from the inclined wall portion 22e and the leakage concave portion 22g, so that water enters the flow hole 11c. Can be prevented more effectively.

  The embodiment disclosed this time is to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the meanings described above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 2 Water storage tank 3 Water supply tank 4 Cover 5 Dust collection filter 6 Humidification filter 7 Air blower 8 Charged particle generation unit 9 Charged particle sensor 9a Positive charged particle sensor part 10 Flow path 11 1st case part 11a Outlet 11b Partition wall 11c Flow hole 11i Bottom plate portion 11j Water tank catching claw 12 Second housing portion 12a Suction port 13 Flow plate 21 Bottom portion 21a Bottom surface 21b Water receiving portion 21d Air introduction recessed portion 21e Water passage groove 21f Filter fitting recessed portion 21g Upper bottom surface Part 22 Water storage wall 22d Opposite wall 22e Inclined wall part 22f Stepped part 22g Leakage concave part 31 Tank body 32 Water supply port 41 Cover plate 42 Water supply port insertion hole 43 Filter insertion hole 44 Rib 51 Frame body 52 Filter member 86 Positive electrode needle 87 Negative electrode needle 91 restraining plate 91a upper restraining plate 91b lower restraining plate 91c notch

Claims (5)

A housing having an air inlet, a passage and an outlet, a partition having an inside through which is separated into the inlet and the outlet, and a through hole through which air flows; Water for humidifying the air, which is disposed on the outlet side of the housing, has a blower for allowing air to flow through the flow path, and an opposing wall having a gap and facing the partition wall. In a humidifier comprising: a water storage tank that stores water; and a humidification filter that is partly submerged in the water storage tank and the other part is positioned so as to be positioned in the flow path.
The water tank is
A humidifier comprising a contact portion that contacts the partition wall. The housing is
A bottom plate portion on which the water tank is placed;
The humidifier according to claim 1, further comprising: a locking portion that locks a bottom portion of the water tank placed on the bottom plate portion. The water tank is
3. The humidification according to claim 1, further comprising an inclined wall portion that is obliquely opposed to the partition when viewed from above, and a part of the inclined wall portion is in contact with the partition. vessel. The opposing wall is
The stepped portion has a stepped portion on the downstream side in the air flow direction, and the stepped portion on the upstream side in the flow direction is low. A humidifier according to one. A charged particle generator that is arranged in the middle of the flow path and generates charged particles,
The humidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the air containing the charged particles generated by the charged particle generator is blown out from the outlet.

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