JP4532530B2 - Air conditioning equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an air conditioner that evaporates a liquid composition and floats its active ingredient in room air.

  Conventionally, an fragrance device is known as an air conditioner that evaporates a liquid composition and floats its active ingredient in room air. In this type of device, a device in which the liquid composition is prevented from leaking to the outside when the device falls (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, the liquid composition may gradually leak out even in a device that has taken such measures against falling. In particular, in a device suitable for a user to use at bedtime, for example, an air conditioning device that evaporates a liquid composition containing an appetite suppressant as an active ingredient, the device is placed as much as possible in the bedside of the sleeping person, etc. However, in this case, there is a problem that the user easily moves the body during sleep and unintentionally repeats the device. In addition, the equipment is designed so that its center of gravity is low and it is difficult for it to fall down.When a power cord is connected to the equipment, the rigidity of the power cord restricts the movement of the equipment and prevents the equipment from falling over. It will not function properly. Therefore, a thin and highly flexible power cord is used, but in the case of a device having a heater or the like, there is a limit to improving the flexibility of the power cord due to the current capacity and the like.

  As for the power cord, a so-called magnet plug is known in which a power cord is disconnected from the device when the power cord is pulled in a device such as an electric pot (for example, see Patent Document 2).

  However, when the magnetic plug is applied to this type of air conditioning equipment, the magnet plug will come off when the power cord is pulled, and the equipment tilted by pulling the power cord will function to prevent the device from falling and return to a normal posture. However, there is a problem that the magnet plug remains detached even after the return, and the energization does not recover.

In addition, if the bottom surface of the device is enlarged to prevent the device from overturning, it becomes difficult to make the device size and shape easy to handle for human hands. Is inconvenient.
JP 2001-149458 A JP-A-5-54932

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. When a device is placed on a user's bedside or the like, the device does not fall down even if it hits the body, and the liquid composition is easy to handle. An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that prevents leakage of air.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a medicinal container for filling a liquid composition in an air conditioner that evaporates the liquid composition and floats its active ingredient in room air. A main body including a heater for heating the liquid composition and a fan for sending the active component of the evaporated liquid composition into room air; and a mounting portion on which the main body is mounted. And a plate-like base on which a power cord for supplying power from an external power source is derived, and the mounting portion of the base is formed in a convex curved surface shape, and is described above A power supply electrode for supplying power from the external power source to the main body is provided at the bottom of the concave groove formed in the mounting portion, and the main body has an egg or spherical shape, and the center of gravity is the lower part. Concave curve that is configured and whose bottom corresponds to the convex curved surface shape The power receiving electrode protrudes from the concave curved surface and is formed in a shape, and receives the power for the heater and the fan in contact with the power feeding electrode in a state where the main body is placed on the base. The main body and the base are provided with magnetic bodies that are magnetically coupled to each other in a state where the main body is placed on the base.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the air conditioning apparatus according to the first aspect, the power receiving electrode includes a ring-shaped electrode and an electrode located near the center thereof, and the power feeding electrode is the power receiving electrode. It consists of an electrode having a shape corresponding to the electrode.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the air conditioning apparatus according to the first aspect, the step-down unit that steps down the power source voltage supplied from the external power source and supplies the stepped down voltage to the power feeding electrode is provided on the base. It is prepared for.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the air conditioning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the medicinal container is filled with a liquid composition containing an appetite suppressant as an active ingredient. It is.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the main body of the air conditioning device is mounted on the plate-like base, the air conditioning device as a whole does not fall over while having a size and shape that allows easy handling. Since the main body is held on the base by the attractive force due to the magnetic coupling of the magnetic body, the air conditioning device can be prevented from falling. When an excessive force is applied to the main body, the main body is inclined in the direction of the force, and damage to the air conditioning device can be prevented. When the main body is tilted, the power receiving electrode of the main body is separated from the power supply electrode of the base, and the current to the load such as the heater of the air conditioner is instantaneously cut off, so that electrical safety can be ensured. Since the main body is configured such that the outer shape is an egg or a sphere and the center of gravity is the lower part, it can automatically return to a normal posture by gravity. In addition, since the main body has no power cord, it is possible to prevent the posture of the main body from being restored due to the rigidity of the power cord. Therefore, even if the user's body hits the device when the device is used, the device is prevented from falling, and the liquid composition does not leak. In addition, since the bottom of the concave curved surface main body is aligned with the convex curved surface mounting portion, displacement of the mounting position when the main body returns from the inclination is prevented, and the power receiving electrode of the main body is the power supply electrode of the base The power supply can be automatically recovered upon contact with Further, when the user moves the main body away from the mounting portion of the base, the power feeding electrode and the power receiving electrode are separated from each other, and the whole main body is in an electrically non-pressurized state. When replacing the medicinal container, the fan and heater of the main body are automatically turned off, making handling easier.

  According to the invention of claim 2, even if the direction of the main body rotates with respect to the direction of the base, it is possible to ensure contact between the power receiving electrode and the power feeding electrode. Therefore, the user can freely set the horizontal direction of the air outlet when the main body is placed on the base while keeping the direction of the base as it is.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, even if the user contacts the power supply electrode of the base, the voltage supplied to the power supply electrode is stepped down, so that it is further safer.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the air conditioner that evaporates the liquid composition containing the appetite suppressant as an active ingredient has no problem even if the device is placed on the bedside of the user and used. An effective ingredient can be given to a user efficiently and an appetite suppression effect can be heightened.

  Hereinafter, an air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, an air conditioner 1 evaporates a liquid composition and floats its active ingredient in room air. An egg-shaped or spherical body 20 is placed on a plate-shaped base 10. The The active ingredient of the liquid composition is discharged from the air discharge port 22 a of the main body 20. The remaining amount of the liquid composition can be visually recognized from the long hole-like window 23a formed in the main body.

  The base 10 will be described with reference to FIG. On the upper surface of the plate-like base 10, a mounting surface 11 having a convex curved surface shape is formed. The convex curved surface shape is a rotationally symmetric shape with respect to an axis of symmetry perpendicular to the base 10, and is, for example, a part of a sphere, an ellipsoid, or a paraboloid. The mounting portion 11 has a pair of power supply electrodes 14 on the surface, and one electrode 14a is disposed on the symmetrical axis of the convex curved surface, and on the other hand, a ring-shaped electrode 14b is spaced around the periphery. Be placed. The power feeding electrode 14 is disposed at the bottom of the concave groove formed in the mounting portion 11. This prevents the user from contacting the power supply electrode. A magnetic body 13 is disposed on the base 10. The magnetic body 13 is, for example, a permanent magnet, and is arranged with one permanent magnet 13N of the two permanent magnets with the N pole facing up and the other permanent magnet 13S with the S pole facing up. The magnetic body 13 may be disposed so as to be exposed on the surface of the mounting portion 11 or may be disposed inside the mounting portion 11. A power cord 12 is led out from the base 10 and connected to an external power outlet through a plug 121 at the end of the power cord 12. The power cord 12 is electrically connected to the power feeding electrode 14. It is preferable to provide the base 10 with the step-down unit 15 and output the stepped-down voltage to the power supply electrode 14. The step-down unit 15 can be, for example, a transformer, a switching regulator, or the like. Further, the step-down unit 15 is preferably disposed inside the base 10. This is because the weight of the step-down unit 15 contributes to preventing the air conditioning device 1 from falling. The planar shape of the base 10 is not limited to a square, and may be a circle, an ellipse, or the like.

  The main body 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The main body 20 is placed on the placement portion 11 of the base 10. The main body 20 includes an egg-shaped or spherical outer case 21 and is configured to have a low center of gravity to prevent falling. The outer case 21 includes an upper lid body 22 and a lower body 23 that are fitted and locked to each other. The inner surface of the lower body 23 has a bowl shape, and the medicated container 24 is exchangeably loaded in the bowl shape. The medicinal container 24 is made of a transparent or translucent material and filled with a liquid composition. The lower body 23 is formed with a long hole-like window 23a for visually confirming the remaining amount of the liquid composition in the medicinal container 24 from the outside. A heater 25 that heats the liquid composition and a fan 26 that sends the active components of the evaporated liquid composition into the indoor air are provided inside the upper lid 22. The air sucked from the air suction port 22b is discharged from the air discharge port 22a by the fan 26 together with the active ingredient. The medicinal container 24 has a shape corresponding to the bowl shape of the lower body 23 and is built in the lower body 23. The medicinal container 24 has an opening on the upper surface, and a core 27 for evaporating the liquid composition by capillary action is provided in the opening. The heater 25 may be disposed on the upper lid 22 so as to face the vicinity of the opening of the medicinal container 24 from which the core 27 is led out, and may heat the liquid composition to about 50 to 60 ° C. The fan 26 is a motor drive type, and is fixed to the upper lid body 22 by an appropriate fixing member. In order to balance the center of gravity, a control circuit for the motor and heater 25 may be disposed on the opposite side of the fan 26 with the core 27 interposed therebetween. The bottom portion 30 of the lower body 23 is formed in a concave curved surface shape corresponding to the convex curved surface shape of the mounting portion 11, and the magnetic body 31 of the main body is disposed on the inner surface, and a pair of power receiving electrodes 32 are disposed on the surface. Yes. The power receiving electrode 32 includes an electrode 32a disposed at the center of the bottom 30 and a ring-shaped electrode 32b disposed around the electrode 32a. The power receiving electrode 32 is electrically connected to the heater 25 and the fan 26. The magnetic body of the main body is made of ring-shaped iron or iron alloy, and contributes to lowering the center of gravity of the main body 20.

  A state where the main body 20 is placed on the base 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The mounting portion 11 and the main body bottom portion 30 have corresponding curved shapes, and the main body 20 is mounted on the base 10 in a state where the main body bottom portion 30 is aligned with the mounting portion 11. In this state, the power supply electrode 14a is in contact with the power reception electrode 32a and the power supply electrode 14b is in contact with the power reception electrode 32b, and power is supplied from the base 10 to the main body 20. The magnetic bodies 13N and 13S of the base are magnetically coupled to the magnetic body 31 of the main body, and the main body 20 is held on the base 10 by an attractive force.

  The air conditioning apparatus 1 configured as described above is installed on the floor surface during use, energizes the heater 25, and drives the fan 26 with a motor. As a result, the liquid composition in the medicinal container 24 evaporates, and the active ingredient of the evaporated liquid composition is discharged by the fan 26 to the outside of the device through the air discharge port 22a of the upper lid 22. Even if the main body 20 tilts like 20 'due to an external force such as the user's body hitting the main body 20, the main body 20 returns to a normal posture due to the outer shape and low center of gravity of the main body 20, and the device falls down. Doing so is prevented. For this reason, a liquid composition does not leak.

  Further, when an appetite suppressant is contained as an active ingredient of the liquid composition to be evaporated, even if the device 1 is placed on the user's bedside or the like and used, the device 1 does not fall down, and thus evaporates during the user's sleep. Thus, the active ingredient of the liquid composition can be efficiently inhaled, and the appetite suppressing effect can be enhanced. As such a liquid composition, for example, the one shown in Japanese Patent No. 3839832 may be used.

  The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made without changing the gist of the invention. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, by arranging the power supply electrode 16b that is not ring-shaped corresponding to the position of the ring-shaped power reception electrode 32b, it is possible to supply power even when the body 20 is rotated. Good. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, contrary to the above embodiment, the main body magnetic body may be permanent magnets 34N and 34S, and the base magnetic body may be a ring-shaped magnetic body 17 made of iron or an iron alloy. Moreover, you may use a fragrance | flavor and a pest repellent as an active ingredient of a liquid composition.

The perspective view of the air conditioning apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is sectional drawing of the base of an air conditioning apparatus, (b) is a top view of the base. (A) is sectional drawing of the main body of an air conditioning apparatus, (b) is a bottom view of the main body. Sectional drawing explaining the state by which the main body was mounted in the base. (A) is sectional drawing of the base which concerns on one modification of this invention, (b) is a top view of the base. (A) is a bottom view of the main body which concerns on another modification of this invention, (b) is a top view of the base.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioning apparatus 10 Base 11 Mounting part 12 Power cord 13 Base magnetic body 14 Power supply electrode 15 Voltage drop part 20 Main body 24 Medicinal container 25 Heater 26 Fan 30 Bottom of main body 31 Magnetic body 32 of main body Power receiving electrode 32a Power receiving electrode 32b Ring-shaped power receiving electrode

Claims (4)

In an air conditioner that evaporates the liquid composition and floats its active ingredient in room air,
A main body equipped with a medicinal container for filling the liquid composition, a heater for heating the liquid composition, and a fan for sending the active ingredient of the evaporated liquid composition into room air; ,
A plate-like base having a mounting portion on which the main body is mounted on the upper surface and from which a power cord for supplying power from an external power source is derived;
The mounting portion of the base is formed in a convex curved shape, and has a power supply electrode for supplying power from the external power source to the main body at the bottom of the concave groove formed in the mounting portion. ,
The main body is configured to have an egg or a spherical shape, and the center of gravity is a lower part, the bottom is formed in a concave curved surface shape corresponding to the convex curved surface shape, and the main body is placed on a base In the state, a power receiving electrode for receiving the power for the heater and the fan in contact with the power feeding electrode is provided protruding from the concave curved surface,
An air conditioning apparatus, wherein the main body and the base are provided with magnetic bodies that are magnetically coupled to each other in a state where the main body is placed on the base.   2. The power receiving electrode includes a ring-shaped electrode and an electrode located near the center thereof, and the power feeding electrode includes an electrode having a shape corresponding to the power receiving electrode. Air conditioning equipment.   The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the base includes a step-down unit that steps down a power supply voltage supplied from the external power source and supplies the stepped-down voltage to the power feeding electrode.   The air conditioning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the medicinal container is filled with a liquid composition containing an appetite suppressant as an active ingredient.

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