JP2016050686A - Ultrasonic type humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form an ultrasonic type humidifier so as to facilitate atomization action of the ultrasonic type humidifier by ultrasonic waves.SOLUTION: An ultrasonic type humidifier 1 atomizes water in a feed water tank 32 with ultrasonic vibrators 54 and guides and discharges mist to an exterior part. The ultrasonic type humidifier 1 has the ultrasonic vibrators 54, and mist guide cylinders 62 are provided corresponding to the ultrasonic vibrators. Mist jet nozzles 64 which jet the mist in an upper direction are respectively attached to upper parts of the mist guide cylinders 62. The ultrasonic type humidifier 1 further includes a circulator 40 that diffuses the jetted mist into a room.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an ultrasonic humidifier that atomizes water supplied from a water supply tank by ultrasonic vibration and discharges the water into a room to humidify the room.

Ultrasonic humidifiers transmit high-frequency vibration energy generated by applying a high-frequency voltage to an ultrasonic transducer to generate fine mist, making the operation sound quieter and more comfortable than other methods. Yes, in recent years (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

The ultrasonic humidifier according to Patent Document 1 includes two air outlets 15 corresponding to the two ultrasonic vibrators 7, and electrical components are arranged outside these components in the housing, so It is provided with a drainage channel that prevents high air from touching electrical components and causing condensation. However, in this humidifier, since the mist is blown out only upward, it is difficult to spray the mist throughout the room, and the mist concentrates on a specific location, resulting in large water droplets and wet floors.

Moreover, the ultrasonic humidifier by patent document 2 provides the ventilation fan for blowing off so that a micro water droplet may be spread | diffused indoors in the exit vicinity of the duct upper part. However, with this humidifier, the floor surface is rarely wetted, but the direction in which fine water droplets are blown off is limited. Further, since there is one ultrasonic transducer (vibrator), there is a drawback that the humidification performance is low.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-124420 Special table 2011-513697

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic humidifier capable of increasing the amount of humidification and effectively diffusing mist into the room.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a water supply unit, an ultrasonic atomization unit that receives water in the water supply unit and atomizes the water by an ultrasonic vibrator, and a mist generated in the ultrasonic atomization unit. An ultrasonic humidifier comprising a mist guiding unit for guiding the outside to the outside, and a humidifier housing equipped with the water supply unit, the ultrasonic atomizing unit, and the mist guiding unit inside, the ultrasonic atomizing The unit includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, the fog guiding unit includes a plurality of fog guiding cylinders corresponding to the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, and the humidifier housing is disposed above the plurality of fog guiding cylinders. Fog jet nozzles that discharge mist obliquely upward from the lid on the upper surface are respectively attached, and inside the humidifier housing, a circulator that circulates indoor air makes an air outlet close to the fog jet nozzle. It is characterized by being equipped.

Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the plurality of fog guiding cylinders are integrally formed with an elliptical cylindrical cylinder holding portion.

Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the plurality of fog jet nozzles are connected by a connecting portion.

Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the humidifier housing has a partition plate provided with a storage portion, and the connecting portion is in contact with a wall surface of the storage portion.

Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the storage portion is provided with a switch means.

Furthermore, the present invention is characterized by comprising a cleaning brush for cleaning the plurality of ultrasonic transducers.

According to the present invention, by providing a plurality of mist guide cylinders corresponding to a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, the water mist generated by the individual ultrasonic transducers is maximized in the corresponding mist guide cylinders. Therefore, the amount of water atomization can be promoted, that is, the amount of humidification can be increased.

In addition, the air outlet of the circulator is provided close to the fog spray nozzle provided to discharge obliquely upward from the lid, and the fog is diffused in all directions in the room. It can be humidified and floor wetting can be prevented.

1 is an overall perspective view of a humidifier according to the present invention. It is a perspective view of the state which removed the lid | cover of the humidifier of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a state where a front cover and a circulator lid are removed from the state of FIG. 2. It is a top view of the state which removed the fog guide pipe | tube and the water supply tank from the state of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which removed the fog guide pipe | tube and the water supply tank from the state of FIG. 2 from the back side. It is a perspective view from the left side direction of FIG. It is a perspective view of the fog guidance pipe | tube of the humidifier which concerns on this invention. It is the perspective view which attached the mist ejection nozzle to the mist guide cylinder of FIG. It is a perspective view of the cleaning brush of the humidifier which concerns on this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1-6, the ultrasonic humidifier 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is largely the humidifier housing 20, the water supply part 30, the circulator 40, the ultrasonic atomization part 50, The mist guiding unit 60 is configured to guide and discharge the generated mist to the outside of the room. The water supply unit 30, the circulator 40, the ultrasonic atomizing unit 50, and the mist guiding unit 60 are provided in the humidifier housing 20. Yes.

The humidifier housing 20 is made of, for example, a resin container 22 such as ABS, has an elliptical shape in a top view, and includes a lid 24 that detachably covers an upper opening. The lid 24 has a semicircular cutout 24 </ b> H for concealing the upper surface of the water supply tank 32 and exposing the air outlet 46 of the circulator 40.

Further, the humidifier housing 20 includes an operation panel 25 having various operation switching, buttons such as a timer, a display unit for prompting a water absorption operation, and the like.

The water supply unit 30 includes a substantially H-shaped water supply tank 32 that is detachably loaded in one half of the humidifier housing 20 and a portion immediately below the water supply tank 32 when the water supply tank 32 is loaded in the humidifier housing 20. The filter cartridge 34 is filled with the ion exchange resin positioned. The water supply tank 32 is provided with a water supply tank handle 32A so that it can be taken in and out with one hand.

Further, the water supply tank 32 has a structure that surrounds the atomized water tank 52 and the mist guide cylinder 62 while avoiding the positions of the atomized water tank 52 and the mist guide cylinder 62, and therefore can store a large amount of water supply. Further, a water level window 23 is provided in the container 22 so that the amount of water in the water supply tank 32 can be visually confirmed.

The circulator 40 circulates indoor air and diffuses fog into the room. The circulator 40 is mainly composed of a propeller fan 42 disposed in the other half portion of the humidifier housing 20, and the propeller fan 42 is disposed in a cylindrical fan frame 44. It is covered with a circulator lid 48 having an air blowing port 46 of a radial opening that approaches the mist jet nozzle 64 of the gasifying unit 50 and blows air upward (see FIGS. 2 and 3). The semicircular cutout 24H of the lid 24 of the humidifier housing 20 corresponds to the edge of one half of the circulator lid 48 so that the circulator lid 48 is completely exposed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ultrasonic atomizing unit 50 includes an atomized water tank 52 that receives water to be atomized at a predetermined water level through a water supply passage (not shown) provided at the bottom of the humidifier housing 20, and the atomized water tank. And a plurality of ultrasonic transducers 54 attached to the bottom plate 52. In the illustrated example, the ultrasonic transducer 54 includes two ultrasonic transducers 54A and 54B, and it is preferable that the ultrasonic transducers 54 are arranged at intervals so that vibrations do not interfere with each other.

The mist guiding section 60 includes two mist guiding tubes 62 that rise from the center of the atomizing water tank 52, a mist ejection nozzle 64 that discharges mist obliquely upward at the upper end of the mist guiding tube 62, and an atomizing water tank. And a mist guide fan 66 for generating an air flow that causes the mist generated at 52 to be transported upward in the mist guide cylinder 62.

The mist induction fan 66 is disposed below the propeller fan 42 of the circulator 40, and the air flow from the mist induction fan 66 passes through a notch portion (not shown) of the partition plate 70 and the atomized water tank 52 and the mist induction cylinder. 62.

Here, the mist guide tube 62 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the two mist guide tubes 62 are configured integrally with an elliptic cylindrical tube holding portion 63. In this way, the mist guide tube 62 can be attached to the atomized water tank 52 by a single operation. Further, the cylinder holding part 63 has an elliptical flat part 63F in order to minimize the leakage of fog from the periphery of the atomizing water tank 52, and further has a notch 63H into which the air flow from the fog induction fan 66 enters.

The mist ejection nozzle 64 has an ejection port 64 </ b> O whose tip is directed obliquely upward, and is fitted to the upper portion of the mist guiding cylinder 62. As shown in FIG. 8, since the two mist ejection nozzles 64 are connected by the connecting portion 65, the mounting operation of the plurality of mist ejection nozzles 64 on the plurality of mist guide pipes 62 is simplified and lost. Things will also be less.

The lid 24 of the ultrasonic humidifier 1 has an opening 24RH (see FIG. 1) provided at the raised portion 24R and directed toward the air blowing hole 46 of the circulator 40. Since the plurality of jet outlets 64O of the connected mist jet nozzle 64 are positioned so as to coincide with the opening 24RH, the mist generated in the atomized water tank 52 efficiently rises up the mist guide cylinder 62 and mist jets. It is ejected from the ejection port 64O of the nozzle 64 and discharged into the room.

The connecting portion 65 is provided with a locking portion 67, and a magnet 69 is provided at the tip thereof, and comes into contact with the wall surface of the storage portion 74 provided on the partition plate 70. In addition, the storage unit 74 is provided with switch means, a reed switch, a hall element, and the like (not shown), and is used for a safety switch and humidification control by reacting to the magnet 69 provided in the connection unit 65. Yes. The storage chamber 74 has a structure isolated from the ultrasonic atomizing unit 50 and the fog guiding unit 60.

As described above, the ultrasonic humidifier 1 according to the above-described embodiment generates a large amount of mist by the vibration of the plurality of ultrasonic vibrators 54, and the mist rises in the plurality of mist guide cylinders 62. The mist is ejected into the room by the mist jet nozzle 64, and the air is blown upward from the air outlet 46 of the circulator 40, so that the mist can be diffused in all directions and the room can be effectively humidified.

In the present invention, in order to generate a lot of fog, it is necessary to vibrate the ultrasonic vibrator 54 efficiently. However, the ultrasonic vibrator 54 is easily contaminated by underwater dust or microorganisms. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, a cleaning brush 80 (see FIG. 9) is provided in the cleaning brush mounting hole 70 </ b> H, and the surface of the ultrasonic vibrator 54 is periodically cleaned using this cleaning brush 80. Thus, the atomization effect can be maintained over a long period of time.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the number of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers 54 may be three or more, and the humidifier of the present invention can be applied to an air cleaner, an air conditioner, or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ultrasonic humidifier 20 Humidifier housing 21 Handle part 22 Resin container 23 Water level window 24 Lid 24H Semi-circular notch 24R Raised part 24RH Open 25 Operation panel 30 Water supply part 32 Water supply tank 32A Water supply tank handle 34 Filter cartridge 40 Circulator 42 Propeller fan 44 Fan frame 46 Air outlet 48 Circulator lid 50 Ultrasonic atomizing section 52 Atomizing water tank 54, 54A, 54B Ultrasonic vibrator 60 Fog guiding section 62 Fog guiding cylinder 63 Cylinder holding section 63F Cylinder holding section Flat portion 63H Notch 64 in cylinder holding portion 64 Mist jet nozzle 64O Jet port 65 Connecting portion 66 Fog guide fan 67 Locking portion 69 Magnet 70 Partition plate 70H Cleaning brush mounting hole 74 Magnet 80 Cleaning brush

Claims (6)

A water supply unit, an ultrasonic atomization unit that receives the water in the water supply unit and atomizes it by an ultrasonic vibrator, a mist guide unit that guides the fog generated in the ultrasonic atomization unit to the outside, and the water supply unit And an ultrasonic humidifier equipped with a humidifier housing equipped with an ultrasonic atomizing section and a fog guiding section inside,
The ultrasonic atomizing unit includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, the fog guiding unit includes a plurality of fog guiding cylinders corresponding to the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, and above the plurality of fog guiding cylinders. Fog ejection nozzles that discharge mist obliquely upward from the lid on the upper surface of the humidifier housing are each attached,
An ultrasonic humidifier characterized in that a circulator for circulating indoor air is installed inside the humidifier housing with an air outlet close to the mist outlet nozzle. 3. The ultrasonic humidifier according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of mist guide tubes are configured integrally with an elliptical cylindrical tube holding portion. 4. The ultrasonic humidifier according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of mist ejection nozzles are connected by a connecting portion. Having a partition plate provided with a storage section in the humidifier housing;
The ultrasonic humidifier according to claim 3, wherein the connecting portion is in contact with a wall surface of the storage portion. The ultrasonic humidifier according to claim 4, further comprising a switch unit in the storage unit. The ultrasonic humidifier according to claim 1, further comprising a cleaning brush that cleans the plurality of ultrasonic transducers.