JP2018028413A - Water supply unit and vaporizing humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water supply unit and a vaporizing humidifier in which a direction of a water supply port can cope with multiple directions and the direction of the water supply port of the vaporizing humidifier can be changed with less work.SOLUTION: A unit body 5 includes a water supply pipe 8 having a water feed port on one end and a water supply port on the other end, and a valve 16 provided in the water supply pipe. A fixing member 7 is fixed with the unit body 5, and fixes the unit body 5 in an installation location of a water supply unit 1. A turning pipe 6 includes a water feed port coaxially provided with the water supply port of the water supply pipe 8, and a water supply port provided in a direction orthogonal to the water supply port of the water supply pipe 8. The water feed port of the turning pipe 6 is connected to the water supply port of the water supply pipe 8 turnably around its axis.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a water supply unit and a vaporizing humidifier equipped with a water supply unit.

  The vaporizing humidifier humidifies the air by bringing it into contact with a humidifying module containing humidifying water. The humidification module is a panel-like member arranged at right angles to the flow direction of the air to be treated, and is fixed to a humidifier frame having a square frame shape. A pipe-shaped water supply header extending substantially the full width of the humidification module is provided on the upper portion of the humidification module in the frame. A water supply unit including a solenoid valve and a joint for piping is connected to the water supply header, and water for humidification is supplied from the outside through the water supply unit. The water for humidification supplied to the water supply header drops from the water supply port provided in the water supply header to the upper part of the humidification module and permeates the entire humidification module.

  Various components for supplying and stopping water to the humidification module, such as a solenoid valve, a strainer, and a pressure relief valve, are integrated in the water supply unit. There are various types of parts incorporated in the water supply unit according to the function required for the humidification module, but at least a water supply port connected to the water source side pipe and a water supply port connected to the water supply header side pipe are provided. .

As this type of humidifier, for example, the invention of Patent Document 1 is disclosed. In the invention of Patent Document 1, the water supply unit is fixed to either the left or right vertical frame of the vaporizing humidifier fixing the humidifying module. The reason is,
(1) Since there is a water supply header at the top of the humidification module, there is no room to install a water supply unit.
(2) To supply water from one end of the water supply header provided in the full width of the humidification module, providing a supply unit in either the left or right frame becomes a reasonable piping path.
Etc.

  Further, the water supply port is provided upward toward the water supply header at the top, that is, in parallel with the vertical frame of the humidifier, while the water supply port is arranged in the vertical frame of the humidifier according to the direction of the water supply pipe from the outside. Are provided in the horizontal direction, that is, in the horizontal direction, or in the same direction as the vertical frame, that is, in the vertical direction. And when a water supply port is provided in a horizontal direction, the water supply port and water supply port of a water supply unit become the positional relationship bent in L shape.

JP 2013-036721 A

  The water supply unit that has a water supply port and a water supply port bent in a conventional L shape can be used freely with water supply pipes already installed at the installation location of the vaporizing humidifier because the position of the water supply port is fixed in one direction. There is a drawback that you can not. That is, when connecting a pipe from the front, rear, left, and right in the horizontal direction to the water supply unit, it is necessary to remove the water supply unit or to add piping to the pipe after processing.

  In general, the vaporizing humidifier is often installed in a limited space such as a machine room of a building, the back of a ceiling, or in an air conditioner, and an operator is forced to work in a narrow place or a dark place. Therefore, it is necessary to save as much as possible the piping work for the vaporizing humidifier. In conventional vaporizing humidifiers, the water supply port is provided in only one direction. Therefore, when connecting horizontal pipes, it is necessary to extend the building piping to the water supply port or to process the water supply unit. It was said.

  Such problems exist not only in vaporizing humidifiers but also in all other devices that require water supply.

  The present invention relates to a water supply unit that can connect a water supply pipe and a water supply port with a simple operation regardless of the position of the water supply pipe to be connected, using one type of unit, and a vaporizer equipped with such a water supply unit. It aims at providing a type humidifier.

The water supply unit of the present invention has the following configuration.
(1) A unit body having a water supply pipe having a water supply port at one end and a water supply port at the other end, and a valve provided in the water supply pipe.
(2) A fixing member that is fixed to the unit main body and fixes the unit main body to an installation location of the water supply unit.
(3) A water supply port provided coaxially with the water supply port of the water supply tube, and a water supply port provided in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the water supply port of the water supply tube, wherein the water supply port is provided on the water supply tube. A rotating tube connected to a water supply port so as to be rotatable about its axis.
(4) A guide plate fixed to the unit main body or the fixing member and disposed at a right angle to the axis of the water supply port of the water supply pipe.
(5) A guide hole formed in the guide plate in an arc shape centering on the axis of the water supply port of the water supply pipe.
(6) A fastening member for fixing the rotating pipe rotated with respect to the water supply port of the water supply pipe at an arbitrary angle of the arc of the guide hole.

  The vaporization type humidifier provided with the water supply unit as described above is also one aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a water supply port provided in a direction perpendicular to the water supply port of the water supply pipe, and the water supply port is connected to the water supply port of the water supply pipe so as to be rotatable about its axis. To provide a water supply unit and a vaporization type humidifier that can change the direction of the water supply port of the vaporizing humidifier with a small amount of work because the direction of the water supply port can accommodate multiple directions. Can do.

The perspective view which shows the whole structure of the vaporization type humidifier of 1st Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the water supply unit in 1st Embodiment. Side view of the water supply unit in the first embodiment The enlarged side view of the rotation pipe part in a 1st embodiment The perspective view and top view which show the structure of the fixing member in 1st Embodiment The perspective view which shows the fixed state of the rotation tube in 1st Embodiment, a unit main body, and a fixing member.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Constitution]
The humidifier according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

(1) Whole structure As shown in FIG. 1, the humidifier of this embodiment has the water supply unit 1, the water supply header 2, and the humidification module 3. As shown in FIG. The water supply unit 1 is fixed vertically to the vertical frame 4 a portion of the frame 4 of the humidifier that supports the humidification module 3. The water supply header 2 has a plurality of small holes for water discharge on the bottom surface, is disposed in the upper frame portion of the humidifier frame 4, and supplies the water supplied from the water supply unit 1 to the humidification module 3. The humidification module 3 is constructed by assembling a water supply material such as paper or nonwoven fabric that can be supplied with water into a panel shape, and is incorporated inside a rectangular frame 4 of the humidifier. The humidification module 3 humidifies the processing air by bringing the water held in the water supply material into contact with the air.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the water supply unit 1 includes a unit main body 5 that controls supply and stop of water to the water supply header 2, a rotary pipe 6 provided with a water supply port for taking water from the outside into the water supply unit 1, and a unit. It comprises a fixing member 7 for fixing the main body 5 and the rotating tube 6 to the vertical frame 4a of the humidifier.

(2) Unit body 5
The unit body 5 includes a water supply pipe 8 serving as a water supply flow path, and an electromagnetic valve 9 and a pressure reducing valve 18 provided in the middle thereof.

  The water supply pipe 8 has a water supply port connected to an external water supply pipe at one end and a water supply port connected to the water supply header 2 at the other end. A one-touch joint 11 for connecting a hose 10 connected to the water supply header 2 is connected to the water supply port of the water supply pipe 8. The one-touch joint 11 is connected to the water supply pipe 8 so as to be rotatable about the axis of the water supply pipe 8 by an O-ring (not shown) and a locking member 12. Note that the one-touch joint 11 is not indispensable in the present invention, and the hose 10 or the like may be directly connected to the water supply port of the water supply pipe 8.

(3) Rotating tube 6
A rotation pipe 6 connected to an external water supply pipe is connected to the water supply port of the water supply pipe 8. The rotating pipe 6 is an L-shaped member as a whole provided with a water supply opening provided coaxially with the water supply opening of the water supply pipe 8 and a water supply opening provided in a direction perpendicular to the water supply opening of the water supply pipe 8. . The water supply port of the rotating tube 6 is connected to the water supply port of the water supply tube 8 so as to be rotatable about its axis. That is, the water supply port of the rotating pipe 6 is connected to the water supply pipe 8 so as to be rotatable and coaxial with the water supply pipe 8 by an O-ring (not shown) and the locking member 12.

  An L-shaped pipe 14 called a street elbow is connected to the water supply port of the rotating pipe 6 through a bushing 13. That is, the bushing 13 is rotated around the axis of the rotating tube 6 by a locking member 12 called an O-ring (not shown) and a joint clip with respect to a water supply port of the rotating tube 6 extending in the horizontal direction. Connected freely. On the water supply port side of the bushing 13, a female screw is provided on the inner periphery, and the water supply port of the L-shaped pipe 14 is screwed into this female screw and fixed. The water supply port of the L-shaped pipe 14 is connected to a water supply pipe connected to a water tank such as a water storage tank, a cistern, and an elevated tank outside the vaporizing humidifier.

  The rotating pipe 6 includes a flushing valve 15a, a flushing opening 15b, a strainer cap 16a having a strainer for filtering water inside the pipe, and a strainer opening 16b into which the strainer cap 16a is screwed. Is provided.

  The flushing valve 15 a is a circular opening provided so as to protrude from the side surface of the vertical portion of the rotating tube 6. The flushing valve 15a discharges cleaning water when maintaining the water supply pipe connected to the water supply unit 1 and the humidifier.

  The flushing port 15 b protrudes immediately below the flushing valve 15 a in the rotating tube 6 and is provided in parallel with the vertical portion of the rotating tube 6. The flushing port 15b has a circular opening having a diameter smaller than that of the flushing valve 15a. The flushing port 15b opens the valve plug of the flushing valve 15a when the water supply unit 1 is washed to drain the washing water.

  The strainer port 16 b is an opening provided at an end portion on the opposite side to the water supply port of the rotating tube 6. During the humidifying operation of the vaporizing humidifier, the strainer port 16b is sealed by screwing the strainer cap 16a. The strainer cap 16a has a mesh-shaped filter member inside, and filters the water taken from the water supply port.

(4) Fixing member 7
The fixing member 7 is made by bending a metal plate into an L shape, and the unit main body 5 is fixed to the bent vertical portion 7a by means such as screwing. The vertical dividing part 7d of the fixing member 7 is arranged in parallel with the vertical frame 4a of the humidifier. A cutout hole for fixing to the vertical frame 4a is provided in the vertical dividing portion 7d.

  The bent horizontal portion of the fixing member 7 is the guide plate 7c of the present invention. The guide plate 7 c is disposed at right angles to the axis of the water supply port of the water supply pipe 8. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the guide plate 7 c has an arcuate guide hole 17 that is concentric with the water supply port of the water supply pipe 8, and an insertion hole through which a vertical portion of the rotating pipe 6 is inserted. have.

  A rotating plate 19 is provided below the guide plate 7c. The rotating plate 19 is made by bending a metal plate into an L shape at a substantially right angle, and its horizontal portion is superimposed on the lower surface of the guide plate 7c. An insertion hole having the same diameter as the insertion hole of the guide plate 7 c is provided in the horizontal portion of the rotation plate 19, and the vertical portion of the rotation tube 6 is inserted into the insertion hole.

  A pair of male screws 20 are inserted into the horizontal portion of the rotating plate 19 so that the heads are located on the lower surface of the rotating plate 19. The shaft portions of the pair of male screws 20 pass through the guide hole 17 and protrude from the upper surface of the horizontal portion of the fixing member 7. A fastening plate 21 provided with a pair of female screws is superimposed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion of the fixing member 7, and the male screw 20 is screwed into the female screw of the fastening plate 21. The fastening plate 21 and the male screw 20 correspond to the fastening member of the present invention.

  An insertion hole corresponding to the outer diameter of the bushing 13 is provided in a vertical portion of the rotating plate 19. The shaft portion of the bushing 13 is inserted into the insertion hole, and the vertical portion of the rotating plate 19 is sandwiched between the nut portion of the bushing 13, the bushing 13, and the locking member 12 of the rotating tube 6. 6 and the rotating plate 19 are connected.

[1-2. Action]
When performing piping work on the vaporizing humidifier, the operator first determines whether the water supply unit 1 is attached to the left or right vertical frame 4a of the humidifier frame 4 in accordance with the position of the water supply pipe from the building. select. After the vertical frame 4a to which the water supply unit 1 is mounted is determined, the direction in which the water supply pipe extends from the vertical frame 4a, that is, the vertical frame from which direction the water supply pipe enters or discharges the processing air. It is checked whether the pipe is directed toward 4a, the rotary pipe 6 is rotated with respect to the unit body 5, and the water supply port is directed to the water supply pipe side.

  In this case, since the water supply port is rotatably connected to the water supply pipe 8 of the unit main body 5 by the O-ring and the locking member 12, the rotary pipe 6 has a horizontal water supply port with the vertical portion as an axis. Rotate in the direction. Since the vertical part of the rotating plate 19 is sandwiched between the water supply port and the bushing 13, when the water supply port rotates in the horizontal direction, the rotating plate 19 pivots on an insertion hole provided in the horizontal part. As shown in FIG.

  When the rotating plate 19 rotates, the horizontal portion rotates while sliding along the lower surface of the guide plate 7c. Accordingly, the pair of male screws 20 provided on the horizontal portion of the rotating plate 19 It moves along the guide hole 17 of 7c. After the rotating pipe 6 and the rotating plate 19 are rotated and the water supply port is directed in the direction of the water supply pipe, the tip of the male screw 20 is screwed into the female screw of the fastening plate 21 on the upper surface of the guide plate 7c. 7c and the rotating plate 19 are fixed. As a result, the rotating plate 19 and the rotating tube 6 do not rotate with respect to the unit body 5, and the water supply port of the rotating tube 6 is fixed in the direction of the water supply pipe.

  The operation of turning the water supply port of the rotating pipe 6 toward the water supply pipe may be performed after the water supply unit 1 is fixed to the vertical frame 4a, or when the mounting position of the water supply unit 1 is determined in advance. The water supply unit 1 may be performed in a state before being attached to the vertical frame 4a. When the water supply unit 1 is fixed to the vertical frame 4a, the water supply unit 1 is temporarily fixed by hooking the hook portion 7d on the back surface of the fixing bracket 7 to a screw or the like provided on the vertical frame 4a, and then screwed to the vertical frame 4a.

  When the water supply pipe from the outside extends in the horizontal direction coaxially with the water supply opening, it is possible to connect the water supply pipe directly to the water supply opening fixed toward the water supply pipe as described above. In this embodiment, the bushing 13 and the L-shaped tube 14 are connected to the water supply port of the rotating tube 6 so as to be able to rotate 360 °. Therefore, when the water supply pipe extends to the water supply unit 1 from a direction perpendicular to the axis of the water supply port, for example, the vertical frame 4a, or the left and right directions, the bushing 13 and the L-shape are matched to the position of the water supply pipe. The pipe 14 is rotated, and an external water supply pipe is connected to the water supply port of the L-shaped pipe 14.

  When maintaining the water supply pipe connected to the water supply unit 1 and the humidifier, the valve plug of the flushing valve 15a is opened, the cleaning water is taken in from the flushing valve 15a, and is discharged from the flushing port 11. After maintenance, the valve plug is screwed into the flushing valve 15a and closed.

  When the strainer is maintained, the strainer cap 16a screwed into the opening of the strainer port 16b is removed, and the mesh-shaped filter member of the strainer cap 16a is washed. After the maintenance is completed, the strainer cap 16a is screwed into the strainer port 16b and fixed.

[1-3. effect]
The effects of this embodiment are as follows.

(1) The water supply unit 1 includes a rotating pipe 6 to which water from the outside is supplied, a unit main body 5 connected to a water supply header, and a circle that is concentric with the pipe of the unit main body 5 to which the unit main body 5 is fixed. A guide plate 7c having an arcuate guide hole 17 is provided, and the rotating tube 6 is fixed by a fastening member through the guide hole 17 of the guide plate 7c. Therefore, the operator can rotate the rotating pipe 6 with respect to the unit body 5 along the guide hole 17 of the guide plate 7c by loosening the screw of the fastening member, and the horizontal direction of the water supply port Can be directed in multiple directions.

(2) The rotating tube 6 is fixed not only by the water supply port but also by a fastening member that penetrates the guide hole 17 of the guide plate 7c, so that the rotating tube is inadvertently used during use of the humidifier. 6 does not move and the water supply unit 1 and the water supply pipe are securely connected.

(3) Since the fastening member for fixing the rotating pipe 6 is composed of the male screw 20 and the fastening plate 21 into which the tip is screwed, when changing the position of the water supply port of the rotating pipe 6, It is possible to work without loosening the male screw 20 without completely removing it from the fastening plate 21, and it is possible to prevent the screw from being lost even when working in a dark place.

(4) The water supply port of the rotating tube 6 can be rotated in the horizontal direction, and the water supply port of the rotating tube 6 has an L-shaped tube 14 connected to the water supply port so as to be able to rotate 360 °. Therefore, the position of the water supply port of the rotating tube 6 can be adjusted to an arbitrary angle both on the left and right and top and bottom.

(5) Since the fixing member 7 is composed of one L-shaped plate-like member, the fixing member that fixes the water supply unit 1 to the vertical frame 4a, the rotary tube 6 and the rotary plate 19 are fixed. The member to be used can be shared by one member, and manufacturing is also easy.

(6) The rotating tube 6 includes a flushing valve, a flushing port for draining cleaning water by opening the valve plug of the flushing valve, and a valve plug for sealing the flushing valve and the flushing port. Since the rotating tube 6 can be rotated with respect to the unit body 5 along the guide hole 17 of the guide plate 7c, the direction of the flushing valve can be easily changed even during maintenance using the flushing valve. .

(7) Since the rotating tube 6 includes a strainer port into which a strainer cap having a strainer is screwed, the strainer can be easily cleaned or replaced during maintenance.

[2. Other Embodiments]
While several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof as well as included in the scope and gist of the invention.

(1) Although the L-shaped pipe 14 is provided in the rotating pipe 6, the L-shaped pipe 14 is not necessarily provided when the water supply pipe is connected only in the horizontal direction. Although the one-touch joint 11 is provided on the water supply header 2 side of the unit main body 5, the unit main body 5 may be connected to the water supply header 2 directly or via the hose 10.

(2) When the rotating tube 6 is fixed to the guide plate 7c, the rotating plate 19 that moves together with the rotating tube 6 is used. A flange may be provided integrally with the moving tube 6, and the flange and the guide plate 7c may be fixed by a fastening member. Conversely, a female screw may be provided integrally with the rotating tube 6, and the tip of the screw inserted from the information on the guide plate 7 c may be fastened to the female screw of the rotating tube 6. A protrusion that moves in the guide hole 17 may be integrally provided on the rotating tube 6, and a nut may be screwed into a male screw cut on the outer periphery of the protrusion.

(3) Although the vertical portion 7d of the fixing member 7 is the mounting portion of the water supply unit 1 that fixes the vertical frame 4a and the horizontal portion is the guide plate 7c, the member that fixes the water supply unit 1 to the vertical frame 4a and the rotation The guide plate 7c that guides and fixes the tube 6 may be formed of a separate member.

(4) The guide plate 7c, which is the horizontal part of the fixing member 7, is provided with a circular insertion hole through which the vertical part of the rotating tube 6 is inserted. Instead of the insertion hole, the horizontal part of the fixing member 7 is replaced with a notch. It may be U-shaped, and the vertical portion of the rotating tube may be inserted into the cutout portion.

(5) As a fastening member, a clip-type fixing mechanism or a latch-type fixing mechanism that sandwiches the rotating plate 19 and the guide plate 7c may be used in addition to the fastening by the fastening plate 21 and the male screw 20.

(6) Although the water supply pipe 8 and the rotary pipe 6 of the unit body 5 are connected by the O-ring and the locking member 12, other members can be used as long as they are members that prevent water leakage and are rotatable. good. The connection of the water supply pipe 8 and the one-touch joint 11 or the rotation pipe 6 and the bushing 13 is the same.

(7) Although the flushing valve 15a and the flushing port 15b are provided in the rotating tube 6, these may not be provided. Moreover, although the strainer cap 16a and the strainer cap 16a are provided on the rotating tube 6, these may not be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Water supply unit 2 ... Water supply header 3 ... Humidification module 4 ... Frame 4a ... Vertical frame 5 ... Unit main body 6 ... Rotating pipe 7 ... Fixed member 7c ... Guide plate 8 ... Water supply pipe 9 ... Solenoid valve 10 ... Hose 11 ... One touch Joint 12 ... Locking member 13 ... Bushing 14 ... L-shaped tube 15a ... Flushing valve 15b ... Flushing port 16a ... Strainer cap 16b ... Strainer port 17 ... Guide hole 18 ... Pressure reducing valve 19 ... Rotary plate 20 ... Male screw 21 ... Fastening plate

Claims (7)

A water supply pipe having a water supply port at one end and a water supply port at the other end, and a unit body having a valve provided in the water supply pipe;
A fixing member that is fixed to the unit body, and that fixes the unit body to the installation location of the water supply unit;
A water supply port provided coaxially with the water supply port of the water supply pipe, and a water supply port provided in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the water supply port of the water supply pipe, the water supply port with respect to the water supply port of the water supply pipe A pivot tube that is pivotally connected about its axis,
A guide plate fixed to the unit main body or the fixing member and disposed at right angles to the axis of the water supply port of the water supply pipe;
A guide hole formed in an arc shape around the axis of the water supply port of the water supply pipe in the guide plate;
The water supply unit provided with the fastening member which fixes the said rotation pipe rotated with respect to the water supply port of the said water supply pipe to the arbitrary angles of the circular arc of the said guide hole.   3. The water supply unit according to claim 1, wherein an L-shaped pipe that is rotatable by 360 ° about the axis of the water supply port of the rotating tube is connected to the water supply port of the rotating tube. The fixing member is a plate-like member bent into a substantially L shape,
The unit body is fixed to an L-shaped vertical portion of the plate-like member,
The guide hole is formed in an L-shaped horizontal portion of the plate-like member;
The water supply unit of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3. The rotating pipe includes a flushing valve provided in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the water supply port of the water supply pipe, a flushing port for draining wash water by opening a valve plug of the flushing valve, the flushing valve, and the A valve plug for sealing the flushing port;
The water supply unit of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3 provided with these.   5. The strain tube according to claim 1, wherein the rotating pipe includes a strainer port in which a strainer cap having a strainer is screwed at the other end opposite to a water supply port of the water supply tube connected to the water supply tube. Water supply unit.   The vaporization type humidifier provided with the water supply unit of any one of Claims 1-5. The vaporizing humidifier according to claim 6, wherein the water supply unit is installed in a vertical direction on a frame that holds the periphery of a humidifying module that humidifies the air of the vaporizing humidifier.

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