JP4098111B2 - Chemical volatilizer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a chemical volatilizer that volatilizes chemicals such as fragrances.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when volatilizing a drug, a drug volatilizer has been used (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
This chemical volatilizer includes a transpiration member to which an extraction component liquid in a container is supplied, and a heater provided at a lower portion of the transpiration member, and the extraction component supplied to the transpiration member is heated by the heat of the heater. It is configured to evaporate.
[0004]
In addition, an ion beam is provided in front of the discharge hole for discharging the vaporized extraction component to the outside, so that the discharged air can be negatively ionized.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-56802 ("Example" column and FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a chemical volatilization device, the air in which the chemical has been evaporated is negatively ionized, so that the evaporated chemical component is altered.
[0007]
Thereby, in the case of an aromatic liquid, a fragrance may change, and in the case of a deodorizer, the scheduled deodorizing effect may not be acquired.
[0008]
In addition, since the air from which the medicine is evaporated is negatively ionized, the evaporated chemical component adheres to the ionization electrode and becomes dirty, so that appropriate discharge is not performed according to use, and negative ions are not generated stably. It had a problem such as.
[0009]
This invention is made | formed in view of such a conventional subject, It aims at providing the chemical | medical agent volatilizer which can generate | occur | produce a negative ion stably while maintaining the effect by a chemical | medical agent. is there.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the chemical volatilizer according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a transpiration unit for heating and vaporizing the chemical, and a negative ion generator for negatively ionizing air in the casing. in chemical volatilization device, wherein the space of the top surface side of the from the evaporation unit casing, the drug in the first space and the evaporation portion minus ionized air flowing in the negative ion generator is vaporized even without least A partition wall partitioned into a second space through which air flows, and a discharge provided in the upper part of the casing and communicating with the first space through which the air flowing into the casing flows out to the outside through the first space and holes provided in an upper portion of the casing, and a transpiration hole communicating with the second space to flow out air that has flowed into the said casing to the outside through the second space, the provided pre-Symbol While the Inasuion generator placed on the current path to the air flowing out of the discharge hole, and arranging the evaporation portion on the current path to the air flowing out of the transpiration holes, the evaporation unit, is transmitted A conductor that evaporates by heating the medicine with heat, and a heat generating unit that transmits the generated heat to the conductor and also transmits the air in the first space to generate an air flow in the first space. It consisted of a heater .
[0011]
That is, in the casing, there are provided a transpiration unit that heats and transcribes the liquid drug with a conductor to which heat is transmitted, and a negative ion generator that negatively ionizes the air. A space above the transpiration unit is partitioned by a partition into a first space on the negative ion generator side and a second space on the transpiration unit side. The casing is provided with a discharge port communicating with the first space and a transpiration port communicating with the second space.
[0012]
For this reason, the air that has been negatively ionized by the negative ion generator is discharged to the outside from the discharge port by the rising airflow generated by the heat generated in the heat generating portion, while the liquid drug evaporated by the conductor is It is supplied to the outside through the mouth.
[0013]
In the chemical volatilizer according to claim 2, the negative ion generator is disposed on the heat generating portion.
[0014]
As a result, the air that has been negatively ionized by the negative ion generator is discharged to the outside from the discharge port by the rising airflow of heat generated in the heat generating portion.
[0015]
Furthermore, in the chemical volatilization device according to claim 3, the negative ion generator is disposed on the heat generating portion and forms an air passage surface, and is disposed opposite to the plate member to apply a voltage. Occasionally, it was constituted by an electrode for negatively ionizing the air on the passage surface.
[0016]
In other words, the negative ion generator includes a plate-like member disposed on the heat generating portion, and the plate-like member forms an air passage surface. In addition, electrodes to which a voltage is applied are arranged opposite to each other on the plate member, and the air on the passage surface can be negatively ionized.
[0017]
Thereby, the heat of the heat generating portion is transmitted to the plate-like member, and the air on the passage surface negatively ionized by the electrode is heated. As a result, the air rises toward the upper discharge port.
[0018]
In addition, in the chemical volatilizer according to claim 4, a hole penetrating downward is formed in a portion between the electrodes on the passage surface.
[0019]
Thereby, the air heated and raised by the heat generating part under the plate-like member passes between the electrodes through the holes formed in the passage surface, and is negatively ionized by the electrodes.
[0020]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a drug volatilizer 1 according to the present embodiment, which is an apparatus for volatilizing a liquid drug 3 accommodated in a refill bottle 2.
[0021]
The casing 11 of the chemical volatilizer 1 is formed by a container-shaped front member 12 and a rear member 13. The front member 12 is provided with a viewing window 14 for checking the remaining amount of the liquid medicine 3 in the attached refill bottle 2, and a light emitting diode 15 is provided on the top of the viewing window 14. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, a plug 16 to be inserted into a household outlet extends from the lower part of the rear member 13, and both side surfaces of the rear member 13 and the front member 12 are internally provided. The slits 17 are connected to each other.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 3, an attachment member 21 for detachably attaching the refill bottle 2 is fixed to the inner side surface of the front member 12, and the attachment member 21 and the front member 12 is provided with a bottle opening 22 having a lower opening shape, and is configured so that the refill bottle 2 can be held between the attachment member 21 and the front member 12. Yes. A guide hole 24 through which a suction core 23 for sucking up the liquid medicine 3 is inserted is provided in the upper part of the mounting member 21 so that the suction core 23 can be guided. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the heater 25 is screwed to the front member 12, and a transpiration unit 26 that heats and evaporates the liquid medicine 3 sucked up by the suction core 23. Is configured.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 5, the heater 25 includes a rectangular heat generating portion 31 and a conductor 32 that transmits heat generated in the heat generating portion 31. The heat generating portion 31 includes a container body 33 and a lid body 34 that closes an upper opening of the container body 33, and the container body 33 accommodates a rectangular cylindrical block 35. The block 35 accommodates a heating element 36 that generates heat when supplied with power, and terminals 37 and 37 that supply power to the heating element 36, and the terminals 37 and 37 are connected to the container body 33. It is configured to extend outside.
[0024]
Extending pieces 38, 38 of the conductor 32 are arranged in close contact with the side portion of the container body 33 so that heat generated in the heat generating portion 31 can be transmitted. A cylindrical portion 39 that is curved in a cylindrical shape is formed at the distal ends of the sandwiching pieces 38, 38, and as shown in FIG. 3, the portion surrounding the cylindrical portion 39 is the mounting member 21. It is fixed to. The cylindrical portion 39 extends directly above the guide hole 24, and is configured such that the suction core 23 guided in the guide hole 24 is loosely fitted and heated from the outer peripheral portion. Yes.
[0025]
In addition, a partition wall 41 is fixed to the attachment member 21 at a location outside the figure, and at least an area above the transpiration portion 26 inside the casing 11 of the chemical volatilizer 1 is defined. Thereby, in the casing 11, the 1st space 43 of the rear side which the small hole 42 opened to the lower end of the said attachment member 21 communicates, and the 1st side of the front side which is the transpiration | evaporation part 26 side which the said slit 17, ... communicates. Two spaces 44 are formed.
[0026]
The first and second spaces 43, 44 may communicate with the lower side of the transpiration unit 26, and in this case, communicate with the small space 42 communicating with the first space 43 and the second space 44. The slits 17,... May be configured with a single hole.
[0027]
A shelf 45 extending on the heat generating portion 31 of the heater 25 is formed at the upper end of the partition wall 41, and the tip of the shelf 45 is bent toward the upper portion of the casing 11. . On the shelf 45, a negative ion generator 46 for negatively ionizing air is disposed. In the first space 43 defined by the partition wall 41, the negative ion generator 46 causes the ion generator to 47 is configured.
[0028]
Here, the case where the negative ion generator 46 is disposed on the heat generating portion 31 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the heat generating portion 31 includes air in the first space 43. May be arranged so as to generate an updraft by heating.
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 4, the negative ion generator 46 includes a plate-like member 51 disposed on the shelf 45, a negative electrode 52 provided on the plate-like member 51, and a negative electrode 52. It is comprised by the plus electrode 53 provided facing each other. The positive electrode 53 is formed of a plate material having an L-shaped cross section, and is configured to face the negative electrode 52. The negative electrode 52 has a tapered tip fixed toward the positive electrode 53, and discharges between the positive electrode 53 and the negative electrode 52 when a voltage is applied, thereby forming the upper surface of the plate-like member 51. The air on the passage surface 54 is configured to be negatively ionized.
[0030]
A high voltage generator 61 is provided on the back surface of the partition wall 41, and an output from the high voltage generator 61 is supplied to the electrodes 52 and 53 via a harness 62.
[0031]
That is, FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing the high-voltage generator 61, and the high-voltage generator 61 is configured to receive commercial power from the plug 16 via a resistor 71. The high pressure generator 61 is provided with the heater 25 in parallel so that the heater 25 can generate heat. The light emitting diode 15 is connected in series to the power source, and is configured to emit light and display an energized state. At the tip of the light emitting diode 15, a high voltage generating circuit 74 for generating a high voltage on the secondary side of the transformer 73 by a chopper current interrupted by the thyristor 72 is configured, and this high voltage is applied to the electrodes 52 and 53. Is configured to do.
[0032]
As shown in FIG. 1, the casing 11 is provided with a discharge port 81, which is a discharge hole communicating with the first space 43, on the rear member 13 side, as shown in FIG. 46 is disposed on the flow path of the air flowing out from the discharge hole 81 through the first space 43 after flowing into the casing 11 from the small hole 42. Further, a transpiration port 82 as a transpiration hole communicating with the second space 44 is provided on the front member 12 side in the upper portion of the casing 11, and the transpiration portion 26 is provided with the slits 17,. After the air flows into the casing 11 from the rear, it is disposed on the flow path of the air flowing out from the transpiration port 82 through the second space 44.
[0033]
The transpiration port 82 is provided directly above the guide hole 24, and is configured to be able to supply the liquid medicine 3 evaporated by the suction core 23 to the outside. The discharge port 81 is located above the electrodes 52 and 53 of the negative ion generator 46, and is provided at an upper portion between the electrodes 52 and 53. It can be discharged to
[0034]
A rod-shaped bridging portion 83 is provided at the center of the discharge port 81, so that even if a rod-shaped member is inserted into the discharge port 83, the rod-shaped member cannot be tilted obliquely. ing.
[0035]
In the present embodiment according to the above configuration, the liquid medicine 3 sucked up by heating the suction core 23 from the outer peripheral portion by the conductor 32 to which heat is transferred is transpired in the casing 11 of the medicine volatilizer 1. And a negative ion generator 46 for negatively ionizing the air. A first space 43 on the negative ion generator 46 side inside the casing 11 and a second space on the transpiration unit 26 side. A space 44 is partitioned by a partition wall 41. An upper portion of the casing 11 is provided with a discharge port 81 that communicates with the first space 43 and a transpiration port 82 that communicates with the second space 44.
[0036]
Further, since the evaporated drug component does not adhere to the ionization electrode and become dirty, negative ions can be stably generated even after long-term use.
[0037]
Furthermore, since the heat for evaporating the drug can be effectively used to cause the upward air flow inside the casing 11 and efficiently diffuse the negative ions, there is no need for another diffusion means such as a fan, and the size of the apparatus is reduced. The product cost can be kept low.
[0038]
For this reason, the air that has been negatively ionized by the negative ion generator 46 is discharged to the outside from the discharge port 81 by the rising air flow generated by the heat generating portion 31 of the heater, while the air is discharged by the conductor 32 of the heater 25. The evaporated liquid medicine 3 is supplied to the outside from the evaporation port 82.
[0039]
In this manner, the liquid medicine 3 can be heated and convected without mixing the vaporized air and the negative ionized air, and can be supplied to the outside from different discharge ports 81 and vaporization ports 82.
[0040]
Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the problem that the evaporated chemical component is denatured as in the conventional case where the air in which the liquid chemical is evaporated is negatively ionized. Thereby, when the said liquid chemical | medical agent 3 is an aromatic liquid, while being able to prevent a change of fragrance, in the case of a deodorizing agent, the scheduled deodorizing effect can be exhibited.
[0041]
The negative ion generator 46 includes a plate-like member 51 disposed on the heat generating portion 31, and the plate-like member 51 forms an air passage surface 54. The plate-like member 51 is provided with positive and negative electrodes 52 and 53 to which a voltage is applied so as to face each other, so that the air on the passage surface 54 can be negatively ionized.
[0042]
As a result, the air on the passage surface 54 that has been negatively ionized between the electrodes 52 and 53 can be heated by the heat transmitted from the heat generating portion 31 and rise toward the upper discharge port 81.
[0043]
[0044]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another embodiment, and only different portions from the above-described embodiment will be described.
[0045]
That is, the plate-like member 51 of the negative ion generator 46 is provided slightly apart from the heat generating portion 31. The plate-like member 51 is provided with a circular hole 101 penetrating downward in a portion between the electrodes 52 and 53 on the passage surface 54.
[0046]
Thereby, in addition to the above-described effect, the air heated and raised by the heat generating portion 31 below the plate-like member 51 is passed between the electrodes 52 and 53 through the hole 101, Negative ionization can be efficiently performed.
[0047]
In the present embodiment, the negative ion generator 46 has been described with respect to a so-called corona discharge method in which a negative ion is generated by discharging between the negative electrode 52 and the positive electrode 53. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to use other negative ion generators such as a pulse discharge type that emits electrons directly into the air.
[0048]
In the present embodiment, the liquid medicine is sucked up by the suction core 23 and evaporated from the upper portion of the conductor 32. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Other methods such as a method of disposing and evaporating a solid drug can also be adopted.
[0049]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the drug volatilizer according to claim 1 of the present invention, the liquid drug is heated and raised without mixing the vaporized air and the negative ionized air. It can be supplied to the outside from the evaporation port.
[0050]
Therefore, it is possible to surely prevent the problem that the evaporated drug component is denatured as in the conventional case where the air evaporated from the liquid drug is negatively ionized. Thereby, in the case of an aromatic liquid, a change in fragrance can be prevented, and in the case of a deodorant, a planned deodorizing effect can be exhibited.
[0051]
Further, since the evaporated chemical component does not adhere to the ionization electrode and become dirty, negative ions can be stably generated even after long-term use. In addition, the heat for evaporating the drug can be used effectively to create an upward air flow inside the casing and efficiently diffuse negative ions, eliminating the need for another diffusion means such as a fan, and reducing the size of the device. The product cost can be kept low.
[0052]
Moreover, in the chemical volatilizer according to claim 2, the air negatively ionized by the negative ion generator can be discharged to the outside from the discharge port by the rising air flow of the heat generated in the heat generating portion.
[0053]
Furthermore, in the chemical volatilizer according to the third aspect, the air on the passage surface that has been negatively ionized by the electrode can be heated by the heat transmitted from the heat generating portion and can be raised toward the upper discharge port.
[0054]
In addition, in the chemical volatilizer according to claim 4, holes are opened in the portion between the electrodes on the passage surface, and the air heated and raised by the heat generating portion at the lower part of the plate-like member is passed through the holes. It can be passed between the electrodes and negatively ionized by this electrode.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1A and 1B are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a front view and FIG. 1B is a plan view;
2A is a side view of the embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a rear view.
3A is a transverse sectional view of the embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a longitudinal sectional view.
FIG. 4 is a horizontal sectional view showing the main part of the same embodiment.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the heater of the same embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing the high-voltage generator of the same embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a horizontal sectional view showing a main part of another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drug volatilizer 3 Liquid chemical | medical agent 11 Casing 26 Evaporation part 31 Heat generating part 32 Conductor 41 Partition 43 1st space 44 2nd space 46 Negative ion generator 47 Ion generation part 51 Plate-shaped member 52 Positive electrode 53 Negative electrode 54 Path surface 101 holes

Claims (4)

In a chemical volatilizer in which a transpiration unit that heats and vaporizes a chemical and a negative ion generator that negatively ionizes air is provided in the casing ,
The space of the top surface side of the casing from the evaporation unit even without low, the negative ion generator in the first space and the air flowing to the drug has been vaporized in the evaporation section minus ionized air flowing A partition partitioning into a second space to be
A discharge hole provided in an upper portion of the casing and communicating with the first space through which the air flowing into the casing flows out to the outside through the first space ;
A transpiration hole provided in an upper portion of the casing and communicating with the second space through which the air flowing into the casing flows out to the outside through the second space ;
While the provided, pre SL negative ion generator is arranged on the current path to the air flowing out of the discharge hole, and arranging the evaporation portion on the current path to the air flowing out from the transpiration holes,
A conductor that heats the chemical with the transmitted heat to evaporate the transpiration portion, and transmits the generated heat to the conductor and also to the air in the first space to enter the first space. A chemical volatilizer comprising a heater comprising a heat generating part for generating an air flow .   2. The chemical volatilizer according to claim 1, wherein the negative ion generator is disposed on the heat generating portion.   The negative ion generator includes a plate-like member disposed on the heat generating portion and forming an air passage surface, and an electrode arranged opposite to the plate-like member to negatively ionize the air on the passage surface when a voltage is applied. The chemical volatilizer according to claim 2, wherein   The drug volatilizer according to claim 3, wherein a hole penetrating downward is formed in a portion between the electrodes on the passage surface.

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