JP4069915B2 - humidifier - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure of a humidifier having a negative ion generation function.

  Recently, a negative ion generator is combined with a humidifier so that negative ions can be added simultaneously with humidification.

  As a humidifier having such a negative ion generation function, from the viewpoint of avoiding humidification of the negative ion generator provided in the air passage, a humidification passage that blows out humidified air, and a negative that blows out air added with negative ions The ion passage and the two passage structures are arranged in parallel and separated from each other, and supply air from one blower, which is a common blower source, to each of them, while supplying each of the main bodies By providing the air outlets from the inside to the outside in close proximity to each other, the humidified air and the negative ion-added air are mixed outside the main body to neutralize and eliminate the positive ions in the humidified air ( Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-98371 A (page 3, FIGS. 1 and 2)

  However, in the case of such a configuration, as is clear from the description of the publication and the drawings, the air flow from the blower first reaches the negative ion passage (inlet part) and then detours up and down. It reaches the humidification passage (inlet part).

  Therefore, while the flow rate of the air flow supplied to the negative ion passage side is high, the flow rate on the humidification passage side is reduced by the flow rate and flow rate as much as it flows to the negative ion passage side.

  As a result, the amount of steam blowing air is insufficient, and the humidification performance is reduced. On the other hand, when trying to increase the amount of steam blown air, the blowing sound becomes high. In addition, the power consumption of the fan motor increases.

  Comparing the required air volume in the negative ion passage and the humidifying passage, the necessary air volume in the humidifying passage is necessarily larger than the original function of the humidifier.

  Therefore, if the amount of air supplied to the humidifying passage becomes small as described above, the blowout power is further insufficient.

  In the case of the conventional example, all of the air blown from the one end side blower is supplied to the negative ion passage and the humidification passage above the other end side through the lower space of the humidifier body that is not particularly configured as an air passage. By doing so, an ultrasonic vibrator or a high-voltage transformer that supplies high-voltage power to the discharge electrode of the negative ion generator arranged in the lower space of the main body is cooled.

  Therefore, the pressure loss and leakage are inevitably large, and not all of the blown air blown from the blower effectively acts on the humidifying passage and the negative ion passage. For this reason, the air volume is likely to be insufficient.

  Of course, due to such circumstances, there is also a fan provided with a dedicated fan (impeller) corresponding to the required air volume in each of the humidifying passage and the negative ion passage (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-138354).

  However, according to such a configuration, a plurality of fans are required, the structure is complicated, and the cost is greatly increased.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. First, the blown air from one blower fan is first supplied to the humidifying passage side and then supplied to the negative ion passage side. An object of the present invention is to provide a high-performance humidifier that solves this problem by configuring.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured with the following problem solving means.

(1) First problem solving means The first problem solving means of the present invention is a heating type humidifying means for humidifying air by heating and evaporating water, and a humidifying passage for blowing out air humidified by the humidifying means. And negative ion generating means for generating negative ions, a negative ion passage for blowing out negative ions generated by the negative ion generation means, and a single blower fan for supplying air to the humidification passage and the negative ion passage. A humidifier in which the humidifying passage and the negative ion passage are formed independently of each other, from an air outlet of the blower fan, through an inlet portion of the humidifying passage, and an inlet portion of the negative ion passage And the air supply path is disposed along the outer periphery of the humidifying means.

  According to such a configuration, the air supply path from which the air blown from the air blower outlet of the blower fan reaches the inlet part of the negative ion passage from the air blower outlet of the blower fan through the inlet part of the humidifying passage. Then, the air is first supplied from the inlet portion of the humidifying passage to the humidifying passage, and then supplied to the inlet portion of the negative ion passage through the vicinity of the inlet portion of the humidifying passage.

  Therefore, the flow velocity of the air flow supplied to the humidifying passage side is high and the air volume is sufficient, and effective humidifying performance can be ensured.

  On the other hand, the flow rate of the air supplied to the negative ion passage side is reduced by the flow rate and flow rate corresponding to the flow amount to the humidification passage side.

  However, when the required air volumes of the negative ion passage and the humidification passage are compared, the required air volume of the humidification passage is necessarily larger, and it is sufficient that the negative ion passage is smaller.

  Therefore, even if the amount of air flow toward the humidifying passage is increased as described above, effective negative ion addition performance can be exhibited with almost no problem.

In the above configuration, the air supply path from the air blower outlet of the blower fan, through the inlet portion of the humidifying passage to the inlet portion of the negative ion passage is outside the heating-type humidifying means for heating and evaporating water. It is arranged along the periphery.

Therefore, according to such a configuration, the air flow from the blower fan flows along the outer periphery of the heating-type humidifying means that heats and evaporates the water to humidify, and appropriately cools the outer peripheral portion. Therefore, the humidifier body does not become hot, and the safety of the humidifying means itself is improved.

  In addition, the air supplied to the humidifying passage is warmed and warmed, and the rate of condensing steam in the humidifying passage is reduced. As a result, the amount of condensation is also reduced, the atomization performance is improved, and the humidification performance is improved.

  Similarly, the air supplied to the negative ion passage is also warmed and warmed, and the molecular activity becomes active, so that the generation effect of negative ions is improved.

  As a result, according to the present invention, the above-mentioned conventional problems can be effectively and appropriately solved, and a high-performance humidifier with high humidification performance and negative ion addition effect can be provided at low cost. become.

  FIGS. 1-10 has shown the structure of the humidifier provided with the negative ion generator which concerns on the best embodiment of this invention.

  The humidifier has, as its structure, a humidifier main body 21 that is a central casing, a cover member 31 that is detachably engaged with the humidifier main body 21, and the humidifier main body 21 and the cover member 31. It comprises a water tank 1 that is detachably set at a corner portion between.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front surface portion 40 of the humidifier body 21 has a power (ON / OFF) switch 47, a negative ion generation (ON / OFF) switch 48, and a humidification amount (strong / weak). ) Changeover switch, water supply indicator lamp, etc. are provided.

  And this humidifier consists of the boiler type thing which heats and evaporates the water in a heating container as an example, and demonstrates the function in the state which integrated the cover member 31 and the water tank 1 in the said humidifier main body 21. As a basic constituent element, a water supply mechanism (a water supply valve, a water supply valve opening member, a water receiving groove 1a) provided to the water tank 1 side bottom wall portion 21b of the humidifier body 21 supplies water from the water tank 1. Etc.) and the water supply passage 2, and a cylindrical heating container 3 provided with a water heater that generates steam for humidification by heating and boiling, and air blown from the blower fan 7 are introduced, A humidifying passage that blows out the steam generated in the heating container 3 toward the upper side on the indoor side, a negative ion passage that blows off air added with negative ions toward the upper side on the indoor side, and One blower fan 7 for supplying air to each of the wet passage and the negative ion passage, and the blown air from the air outlet 7e of the blower fan 7 through the side of the heating vessel 3 below the humidifying passage And an air supply path 8 that is separated and supplied to two places below the negative ion path.

  The humidifying passage includes a rectangular tube-shaped first passage portion 41 that opens upward from the first downstream position of the air supply passage 8 and a lower side from the upper wall portion side of the cover member 31. Extending from the second passage portion 42 surrounding the outer periphery of the first passage portion 41, and extending downward from the upper wall portion side steam outlet 4A portion of the cover member 31 and opening the heating vessel 3 and a third passage portion 43 covering the upper portion of the third passage portion, and is formed through a vertically long cutout 44 formed in the lower portion of the partition wall 9 that partitions the second passage portion 42 and the third passage portion 43. The second passage portion 42 is in communication with the third passage portion 43.

  Further, the negative ion passage extends upward from the second downstream position of the air supply passage 8 higher than the first passage portion 41 on the humidification passage side, and has an upper end surface opened upward. A first passage portion 61 having a rectangular cross section and a second passage that extends downward from the upper wall portion side negative ion outlet 6A of the cover member 31 and opens and surrounds the outer periphery of the first passage portion 61 Part 62. A mica type (creeping discharge type) negative ion generator (negative ion generating means) 11 is provided in the middle of the first air passage portion 61.

  Of the first to third passage portions 41 to 43 of the humidification passage, the first passage portion 41 is on the humidifier body 21 side and is upward from the lower side of the heating vessel 3 side bottom wall portion 21b. A cross section erected at a predetermined height on the side is formed by a rectangular tube-shaped cylindrical body portion, and an upper end side opening portion 41a is opened toward the left side.

  Further, the second and third passage portions 42 and 43 of the humidification passage are formed by being partitioned by the partition walls 9 inside the cover member 31. The second passage portion 42 is located at the front end of the side surface of the cover member 31 and has a substantially sectional rectangular passage shape, while the third passage portion 43 is located at the center of the cover member 31 and has a substantially sectional shape. It has a circular passage shape.

  Of the first and second passage portions 61 and 62 of the negative ion passage, the first passage portion 61 is on the humidifier body 21 side and below the heating vessel 3 side bottom wall portion 21b. A cross section erected at a predetermined height from the side to the upper side is formed by a rectangular tube-shaped cylindrical body portion, and an upper end side opening 61a is opened upward.

  Each of the first to third passage portions 41 to 43 of the humidifying passage and the first and second passage portions 61 and 62 of the negative ion passage are, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 (and FIG. 2). 7 to 10 communicate in the communication relationship with the air supply path 8 as described above in a state where the cover member 31 is appropriately fitted and mounted on the humidifier body 21.

  In the humidifier body 21, a pair of vertical wall portions 23, 23 that face each other on both the front and rear sides of the side portion of the heating container 3 are erected in order to appropriately realize such a communication relationship between the passage portions. Inside the vertical wall portions 23, 23, the cover member 31 shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 is guided from the upper side to the lower side when fitted, and is mounted and fixed at an accurate position after the fitting. Convex guide walls 22a and 23a are provided. Further, on both outer surfaces of the cover member 31, there are provided corresponding recessed groove portions 22b and 23b.

  Further, in this embodiment, air from the air outlet 7e of the blower fan 7 to the inlet portion of the first passage portion 41 of the humidifying passage and the inlet portion of the first passage portion 61 of the negative ion passage. The supply path 8 is formed in a substantially single passage structure. In addition, in the downstream area 8c of the air supply passage 8 having substantially the same passage structure, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, the inlet portion of the first passage portion 41 of the humidifying passage and the first passage portion of the negative ion passage. A diverting rib 10 is provided to partition the inlet portion 61.

  In addition, the air supply path 8 having substantially one passage structure includes the bottom wall portion 21a of the humidifier body 21, the vertical wall portion 14 provided so as to surround the outer periphery of the heating container 3, and the humidifier. The side wall 13 on the outer periphery of the bottom on the main body 21 side and the bottom cover 16 are formed in a closed state as much as possible.

  Further, the blower fan 7 is constituted by a sirocco fan including a multi-blade impeller 7a, a fan casing 7b having a scroll passage, a rotation drive shaft 7c, a fan motor 7d, an air outlet 7e at the end of the fan casing 7b, and the like. A compact and high air blowing performance is adopted. Reference numeral 12 denotes an attachment portion of the blower fan 7.

  The air A blown out from the air outlet 7e at the end of the blowing passage of the blower fan 7 passes through the rear portion 8b of the heating container 3 from the upstream portion 8a of the air supply passage 8 and is downstream in the side portion. 8c part is reached. The downstream region 8c is formed to be longer by a predetermined length in the front-rear direction of the humidifier body 21, and the first passage of the humidification passage is located at the rear end side (upstream side) of the downstream region 8c. While the inlet portion of the portion 41 is open, the second position on the front end side (downstream side) of the downstream region 8c portion that is spaced forward by a predetermined distance from the inlet of the first passage portion 41 has a negative ion passage. The entrance portion of the first passage portion 61 is open.

  Between them, a diverting rib 10 is provided to partition the inlet portion of the humidifying passage and the inlet portion of the negative ion passage.

  Therefore, the air supplied to the downstream area 8c portion of the air supply path 8 is first supplied preferentially to the inlet portion of the first passage portion 41 of the humidifying passage, and from the upper end side of the first passage portion 41. It is supplied to the upper part of the large-capacity second passage portion 42 surrounding the outer periphery of the first passage portion 41. The air then travels downward through the second passage portion 42 and enters the third passage portion 43 through a notch 44 that is long in the vertical direction at the lower end of the third passage portion 43 that is a steam outlet passage. The steam generated in the lower heating container 3 is drawn in, and is effectively blown out upward from the steam outlet 4A formed in the upper wall portion of the cover member 31 at a flow rate equal to or higher than a predetermined value. .

On the other hand, the air A _{2 that} has not entered the inlet portion of the first passage portion 41 through the vicinity of the inlet portion of the first passage portion 41 of the humidifying passage is further reduced to the first passage portion of the negative ion passage on the downstream side. 61 is supplied through the diverting rib 10 to a second position where there is an inlet portion, supplied into the inlet portion of the first passage portion 61 of the negative ion passage, and blown out from the upper end side outlet 61a. The negative ion generator 11 is provided on the downstream side (upper end side) of the first passage portion 61 as described above (see FIG. 4), and negative ions are added to the air passing through the same portion. Therefore, the air blown out from the air outlet 61a at the upper end of the first passage portion 61 becomes air containing a sufficient amount of negative ions, and the air containing the negative ions is on the outer peripheral side thereof. Negative ion blowing out In a through the second passage portion 62, will be blown out into the room side upward from the negative ion outlet 6A formed in the upper wall of the cover member 31.

  According to the above configuration, the air blown out from the air outlet 7e of the blower fan 7 is minus from the air outlet 7e of the blower fan 7 through the inlet portion of the first passage portion 41 of the humidifying passage. First, air is supplied from the inlet portion of the humidifying passage into the humidifying passage through the air supply passage 8 leading to the inlet portion of the first passage portion 61 of the ion passage, and then the air that has not entered the humidifying passage is supplied to the humidifying passage. After passing through the vicinity of the inlet portion (passing through the vicinity of the inlet portion), it is supplied to the inlet portion of the negative ion passage provided at a predetermined distance downstream from the inlet portion of the humidifying passage.

  Therefore, the flow velocity of the air flow supplied to the humidifying passage side downstream of the air supply passage 8 is high and the air volume is sufficient, and effective humidifying performance can be ensured.

  On the other hand, the flow rate of the air supplied to the negative ion passage side is reduced by the flow rate and flow rate corresponding to the flow amount to the humidification passage side.

  However, as mentioned earlier, when comparing the required air volume of the negative ion passage and the humidification passage, the required air volume of the humidification passage is inevitably larger, and it is sufficient that the negative ion passage is smaller. is there.

  Therefore, even if the amount of air flow toward the humidifying passage is increased as described above, effective negative ion addition performance can be exhibited with almost no problem.

  In the drawing, the cross-sectional diameter of the first passage portion 61 on the negative ion passage side is larger than the cross-sectional diameter of the first passage portion 41 on the humidification passage side. This is the negative ion generator. However, the relation of the cross-sectional diameters is not limited to this.

  In the above configuration, the air supply path 8 from the air outlet 7e of the blower fan 7 through the inlet of the humidifying passage to the inlet of the negative ion passage is formed in a substantially single passage structure. It is characterized by being.

  As described above, when the air supply path from the air outlet 7e of the blower fan 7 to the inlet portion of the humidifying passage and the inlet portion of the negative ion passage is formed in a substantially single passage structure, the blower fan The amount of air blown from 7 is effectively and smoothly supplied to the humidification passage and the negative ion passage without causing pressure loss or leakage.

  Therefore, almost all of the amount of air blown from the blower fan 7 effectively acts on the humidification passage and the negative ion passage.

  In addition, in the downstream area 8c of the air supply path 8 having substantially the same passage structure, an inlet portion of the humidifying passage and an inlet portion of the negative ion passage are provided apart from each other by a predetermined distance. The diversion rib 10 is provided to partition the inlet portion of the negative ion passage and the inlet portion of the negative ion passage.

  According to such a configuration, in the downstream area 8c of the air supply path 8 formed in a substantially single passage structure, the air flow supplied from the blower fan 7 is supplied to the humidifying passage side inlet portion and the negative ion passage side inlet portion. In this case, the current can be divided more effectively.

  In the above configuration, the humidifying means is of a boiler type that humidifies the air by heating and evaporating the water in the heating container 3, and the air supply path 8 of the substantially one passage structure is the same as the heating container. 3 is formed by a vertical wall portion 14 provided so as to surround the outer periphery of 3, a side wall portion 13 on the outer periphery of the bottom of the humidifier body 21, and a bottom cover 16, and is disposed along the outer periphery of the heating container 3. Yes.

  According to such a configuration, the air flow from the blower fan 7 flows along the outer periphery of the heating container 3 and cools the outer peripheral part appropriately. Therefore, the side wall part 13 at the bottom of the humidifier body 21 is It does not become hot, and the safety of the heating container 3 is also improved.

  In addition, the air supplied to the humidifying passage is warmed and warmed, and the rate of condensing steam in the humidifying passage is reduced. As a result, the amount of condensation is also reduced, the atomization performance is improved, and the humidification performance is improved. Similarly, the air supplied to the negative ion passage is also warmed and warmed, and the molecular activity becomes active, so that the generation effect of negative ions is improved.

  Further, in the above configuration, the humidifier is composed of the humidifier body 21 and the cover member 31 that is detachably engaged with the upper portion of the humidifier body 21, and the humidification passage is formed from the lower side of the humidifier body 21. A first passage portion 41 that extends upward and opens, and a second passage portion 42 that opens downward from the upper wall portion side of the cover member 31 and surrounds the outer periphery of the first passage portion 41. And a third passage portion 43 that extends downward from the upper wall portion side steam blowout portion 4A of the cover member 31 and covers the upper portion of the heating container 3, and includes the second passage portion 42 and the second passage portion 42. The second passage portion 42 communicates with the third passage portion 43 through a vertically long cutout 44 formed in the lower portion of the partition wall 9 that partitions the three passage portions 43.

  Therefore, according to such a configuration, the high-velocity air supplied above the second passage portion 42 via the first passage portion 41 is diffused in the second passage portion 42 having a large volume, and The first passage portion 41 spreads from the upper side to the lower side with a uniform flow velocity distribution so as to spread around the outer periphery.

  Then, the air flows into the lower part of the third passage part 43 where the steam is rising at the lower part of the second passage part 42 through the notch 44 long in the vertical direction. Then, the gas flows upward in the passage 43 together with the steam at a sufficient predetermined flow velocity, and finally is efficiently blown out from the steam outlet 4A on the upper wall portion of the cover member 31.

  As a result, there is no backflow of steam from the third passage portion 43 side to the first passage portion 41 side, and no condensation occurs in the second and third passage portions 42 and 43.

  Further, the negative ion passage extends from the lower side to the upper side of the humidifier body 21 and opens, and the first passage portion 61 having the negative ion generator 11 and the negative ion blower on the upper wall side of the cover member 31 are opened. The second passage portion 62 extends downward from the outlet 6 </ b> A and opens and surrounds the outer periphery of the first passage portion 61.

  According to such a configuration, the first passage portion 61 having the negative ion generator 11 is completely separated from the humidifying passage side and is covered by the cover member side second passage portion 62. Therefore, the negative ion generator It cannot happen that 11 is exposed to steam and performance is impaired.

  The air to which negative ions are added is supplied from the upper end side opening of the first passage portion 61 into the second passage portion 62 that surrounds the outer periphery thereof, and passes through the second passage portion having the same volume. Then, the air is smoothly blown out from the negative ion outlet 6A of the upper wall portion of the cover member 31.

  In the above-described configuration, from the viewpoint of avoiding humidification of the negative ion generator 11 provided in the blower passage, the humidification passage that blows out the humidified air and the negative ion passage that blows out the air added with negative ions are mutually connected. The two passage structures are arranged in parallel in a separate and independent state, and the air from one blower fan 7 which is a common blower source is supplied to each of them in a divided flow, For example, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the air outlets 4A and 6A from the inside to the outside are provided close to each other, and the humidifier air and the negative ion-added air are effectively supplied outside the humidifier body 21. So as to neutralize and eliminate the positive ions in the humidified air.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole structure of the humidifier which concerns on the best embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view of the state which removed the bottom cover of the humidifier. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view of the humidifier main-body part of the humidifier. It is a top view of the humidifier main-body part of the humidifier. It is a left view of the humidifier main-body part of the humidifier. It is sectional drawing (AA of FIG. 2) of the humidifier main-body part of the humidifier. It is a perspective view of the cover member part of the humidifier. It is a bottom view of the cover member part of the humidifier. It is a left view of the cover member part of the humidifier. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cover member part of the humidifier.

Explanation of symbols

  1 is a water tank, 2 is a water supply passage, 3 is a heating container, 8 is an air supply passage, 11 is a negative ion generator, 21 is a humidifier body, 31 is a cover member, 41 is a first passage portion of the humidification passage, 42 is a second passage portion of the humidification passage, 43 is a third passage portion of the humidification passage, 61 is a first passage portion of the negative ion passage, and 62 is a second passage portion of the negative ion passage. .

Claims (1)

Humidification means of a heating type that humidifies the air by causing water to the heating evaporation, a humidifying passage for blowing humidified air by humidification means, and negative ion generating means for generating negative ions, generated in the negative ion generator means A negative ion passage that blows out the negative ions, and the humidification passage and one blower fan that supplies air to the negative ion passage. The humidification passage and the negative ion passage are formed independently of each other. A humidifier, which forms an air supply path from the air outlet of the blower fan to the inlet of the negative ion path through the inlet of the humidifying passage, and the humidifying means A humidifier characterized by being arranged along the outer periphery of the.

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