JP2500797Y2 - humidifier - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a humidifier using a heat storage body as a heating source.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Humidifiers are used for the purpose of giving moisture to the air in a room to prevent them from being dried in a room where they are being heated, or to prevent the inside of a room in which items that are difficult to dry are placed. As a conventional humidifier, there is a type in which an electric heater is provided below the water tank as a heating source, and the electric heater directly heats the water tank to heat the water contained in the water tank to obtain steam.

[0003]

However, in the humidifier using the electric heater as the heating source, it is necessary to energize the electric heater to heat the water in the aquarium during use. . For this reason, there is a problem in that the electricity bill for driving the humidifier is bulky and the economy is poor. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a humidifier with improved heating efficiency and improved economy.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, a humidifier according to the present invention comprises a heat retaining case, a heat storage body provided inside the heat retaining case, an electric heater for heating the heat storage body, and A heat radiation passage having a lower opening portion formed in a portion located above the heat storage body inside the heat retention case and opening on the upper side of the heat storage body and an upper opening portion opened on the upper surface of the heat storage case; A door for opening and closing, and a water tank for steam generation provided above the upper opening of the heat dissipation passage are provided.

[0005]

In the above structure, the electric heater is used to heat the heat storage body by using the electric power at midnight at night, and the heat stored in the heat storage body is used in the daytime to heat the water in the water tank. Get steam. The cost of obtaining steam is very economical because the price of late-night power is much lower than that of daytime.

The temperature for heating the water in the water tank can be easily adjusted by adjusting the opening / closing amount of the door provided in the heat dissipation passage of the heat insulating case to adjust the amount of heat released from the heat storage body and reaching the water tank. .

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. An embodiment of the humidifier of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the figure, 1 is a heat-insulating case in the shape of a rectangular box.
A heat insulating panel 2 formed of a heat insulating material such as rock wool is provided on the bottom surface and the peripheral surface surrounding the four sides of the bottom surface, respectively. A refractory brick 3 is arranged inside the heat insulating panel 2 on the bottom surface of the heat insulating case 1, and an outer plate 4 made of a metal plate is provided on the outer surface of the heat insulating panel 2 on the peripheral surface. A space 5 having an open upper surface is formed inside the heat insulating case 1.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a heat storage body, which is a heat storage material such as magnesia formed in a square block shape. Grooves 7 extending in the vertical direction are formed on both side surfaces of each heat storage body 6, and an air passage is formed between the groove 7 and the heat retaining panel 2 on the peripheral surface portion. A plurality of heat storage bodies 6 are horizontally arranged inside the space portion 5 of the heat insulating case 1 to form one stage, and a plurality of heat storage bodies 6 are stacked. In the internal space portion 5 of the heat insulating case 1, the upper portion of the stacked heat storage bodies 6 is used as a heat radiation passage described later.

Reference numeral 8 is an electric heater, which is composed of a sheathed heater. The electric heater 8 is horizontally provided between the upper heat storage body 6 and the lower heat storage body 6 which are stacked.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a water tank containing water W for steam generation, which is a square having a bottom surface corresponding to the plane size of the space portion 5 of the heat insulating case 1, and an upper opening portion thereof is a steam outlet 11
It is covered with a lid 10. The water tank 9 is located directly above the internal space 5 on the upper surface of the heat insulating case 1 and covers the upper opening of the space 5.

A heat radiation passage 12 is formed in the space 5 of the heat insulating case 1 between the uppermost heat storage body 6 and the water tank 9. The heat dissipation passage 12 extends in the vertical direction.
A lower opening opening on the upper side of the heat storage body and
It has an upper opening that opens on the upper surface of the warm case. A damper 13 which is an example of a door that opens and closes the heat radiation path 12
And the shaft 1 provided at both ends of this damper 13
4 is rotatably supported by the heat insulation panel 2. A shaft 14 provided at one end of the damper 13 is supported by a bearing 15 attached to the outer plate 4, and a shaft 14 provided at the other end is connected by a rotary drive device 16 attached to the outer plate 4. It The width of the damper 13 is larger than that of the space portion 5, and the damper 1 is provided on the opposite side surface portions of the space portion 5 facing both edges of the damper 13.
A recess 17 is formed into which both side edges of the damper 13 are inserted when the heat dissipation passage 3 is closed by 3.

In the figure, 18 is a thermostat and 19 is a high limiter, which is connected to the power supply circuit of the electric heater 8 and controls the heating temperature of the heat storage body 6 by controlling the energization of the electric heater 8. 20 is a water supply pipe connecting the water tank 9 and the water supply, 21 is a water supply valve connected to the water supply pipe 19,
22 is a water level detection electrode. A heat insulating material 23 surrounds the water tank 9.

The humidifier energizes the electric heater 8 at night to heat the heat storage body 6 to a predetermined temperature to store heat. The damper 13 is made horizontal and the heat dissipation passage 12 of the heat insulating case 1 is closed. As a result, the heat released from the heat storage body 6 does not reach the water tank 9 through the heat dissipation passage 12 and wasteful consumption is suppressed.

When the humidifier is used, the damper 13 is rotated by a predetermined angle from the passage closed position to the vertical passage opened position. As a result, the heat dissipation passage 12 is opened, and the heat of the heat storage body 6 can be transferred to the water tank 9. The heat stored and released in the heat storage body 6 located at the uppermost stage reaches the water tank 9 directly through the heat dissipation passage 12. The heat stored and released in the lower heat storage body 6 located on the lower side of the uppermost stage travels through each groove 7 of each heat storage body 6 and then reaches the water tank 9 through the heat dissipation passage 12. That is, it is released from the heat storage body 6.
Heat is taken in through the lower opening of the heat dissipation passage 12,
12 rises inside and is taken out at the upper opening,
The water tank 9 provided above the mouth is heated. Then, the water tank 9 is heated, and further the water in the water tank 9 is heated to become steam, which is discharged from the steam outlet 11 to the outside.

Further, the opening area of the heat dissipation passage 12 can be adjusted by changing the rotation angle of the damper 13 provided in the heat dissipation passage 12 of the heat insulation case 1, and as a result, the water is discharged from the heat storage body 6 and passes through the heat dissipation passage 12 and the water tank 9 You can adjust the amount of heat that reaches. Therefore, the temperature of heating the water in the water tank can be easily adjusted by adjusting the opening amount of the heat dissipation passage 12 by the damper 13 and adjusting the amount of heat released from the heat storage body 6 and reaching the water tank.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment. In this embodiment, a pair of slide type doors 24 are used as the doors provided in the heat dissipation passage 12 of the heat insulating case 1. The pair of slide doors 24 are slidably provided in a door storage portion 25 formed on the heat insulation panel 2 of the heat insulation case 1 in the width direction of the heat dissipation passage 12, and are opened and closed by a drive device (not shown).

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified in various ways. For example, a door for opening and closing the heat dissipation passage is provided by stacking a fixed door having a large number of heat dissipation holes and a slide door having a large number of heat dissipation holes, and sliding the slide door to dissipate the heat of the slide door to the heat dissipation holes of the fixed door. It may be of a type that adjusts the degree of overlap of the holes.

[0019]

As described above, according to the humidifier of the present invention, since the heat storage body is used as the heating source, the heat storage body is heated by the electric heater by using inexpensive late-night power at night. Steam can be obtained economically by heating the water stored in the water tank by using the heat stored in the heat storage body during daytime use, and also released from the heat storage body by the door provided in the heat dissipation passage of the heat insulation case. Thus, the temperature of heating the water can be easily adjusted by adjusting the amount of heat reaching the water tank. Furthermore, the book
The humidifier of the invention is provided with a heat storage body and an upper side of the heat storage body.
Lower opening and heat insulation case that open on the upper side of the stored heat storage body
The heat dissipation passage having an upper opening that opens on the upper surface of the
Water tank for steam generation above the upper opening of the heat passage
A simple structure is created by stacking and on top and bottom.
Although it is composed, the heat released from the heat storage body is efficiently used for the water tank.
To effectively utilize the heat released from the heat storage body
Then, the water put in the water tank can be efficiently heated.
That is, in this configuration, the heat released from the heat storage body is
The heat is released from the upper side of the
Enter the inside of the heat dissipation passage in the most efficient form. Then
This heat is most efficient inside the heat dissipation passage up to the upper opening.
It moves in good shape and comes out through the top opening of the heat dissipation passage,
Heat the aquarium in an efficient manner. Thus, the present invention
The humidifier has a heat storage body, a heat dissipation passage, and a water tank that are vertically stacked in three stages.
By providing the water tank, the heat of the regenerator is most effective for the water tank.
Can be heated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Sectional drawing which follows the XX line.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line Y-Y in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line ZZ of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a humidifier of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Thermal insulation case, 6 ... Heat storage body, 7 ... Electric heater, 9 ... Water tank, 12 ... Heat radiation, 13 ... Damper.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A heat insulating case and a heat insulating case inside the heat insulating case.
The heat storage body provided and an electric heater for heating the heat storage body.
And the upper side of the heat storage body inside the heat insulation case
Is formed in a portion located on the upper side of the heat storage body and opens on the upper side of the heat storage body.
Lower opening and upper opening that opens on the upper surface of the heat insulation case
A heat radiation passage having a portion, a door for opening and closing the heat radiation passage,
For steam generation provided above the upper opening of the heat dissipation passage
A humidifier characterized in that it is provided with a water tank.