JP6006160B2 - Mist generator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mist generator that generates nano mist and negative ions.

  Conventionally, in this type, the mist motor that pivotally supports the rotating body is driven, the water in the reservoir is pumped up and collided with the porous portion that is the colliding body, nano mist and negative ions are generated, and the blower motor is driven. There is a sauna device that performs mist operation that blows nano mist and negative ions indoors, and the heater is turned on before the mist operation starts and after the mist operation ends, and the water in the water storage chamber is heated at a temperature that can be sterilized for a predetermined time. After heating, when the predetermined time has elapsed, the heater is turned off, and then the sterilization operation is performed to drain the water in the water storage chamber, thereby sterilizing the water storage chamber.

JP 2011-160919 A

  However, in this conventional system, the temperature of the water in the water storage chamber is detected based on the detected temperature by contacting the water temperature in the water storage chamber with the outer wall surface of the water storage chamber and detecting the water temperature. Since the temperature thermistor that constitutes the water storage temperature detection section is substantially cylindrical, the temperature detection may be unstable because the temperature detection is performed in a state of being in a line contact with the outer wall surface of the water storage chamber. It was.

  Furthermore, a blower motor is provided at the lower part of the appliance main body, and the indoor air sucked from the lower part of the appliance main body is blown out toward the water storage chamber and the air supply passage provided at the upper part of the air supply motor to pass through the water storage chamber and the air supply passage. In the case of supplying humidified air containing nano mist and negative ions generated in the water storage chamber to the room by blowing air from the air outlet, the blown air is installed on the outer wall of the water storage chamber and the water storage temperature is adjusted. There is a problem that the stored water temperature detecting unit cannot accurately detect the stored water temperature due to the impact on the detected stored water temperature detecting unit.

In order to solve the above problems, in this onset bright, and the instrument body, disposed on the instrument body, a water storage chamber for holding water, a heater for heating the water in the water storage chamber, the reservoir of the reservoir chamber A water storage temperature detection unit that detects temperature, a cylindrical rotating body that submerses the lower end of the water in the water storage chamber, pumps up and scatters water by rotation, a mist motor that rotationally drives the rotating body, and the rotating body A porous portion where water scattered by the rotation of the air collides, a blower motor that supplies nano mist and negative ions generated by crushing water in the porous portion, and the mist motor and the blower motor are driven. It is, in the mist generator equipped with said control unit for a rotating body Nanomisuto and negative ions generated by driving and rotating the air blowing port for controlling the mist operation supplied to the indoor, the water temperature detection unit, cylindrical A storage portion comprising a thermistor, a sensor storage portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section, a locking portion formed at the tip of the sensor storage portion, and attachment portions formed at both ends of the sensor storage portion; It consists of a leaf spring formed in a shape, and an urging part formed with an engaging part that abuts the storage part at one end, and the attachment part of the storage part is fixed to the corner of the recess formed on the side surface of the water storage chamber Then, the thermistor is inserted into the sensor storage portion of the storage portion, the substantially V-shaped portion of the urging portion is inserted into the gap above the inserted thermistor, and the thermistor is pressed against the corner portion of the recess by the urging portion. It is a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the water storage temperature detection part is constituted by a thermistor, a storage part that stores the thermistor, and a biasing part that is inserted into the storage part and biases the thermistor, and the water storage chamber Since the water storage temperature detection unit is provided so that the thermistor is in contact with two or more points in the recess, the thermistor of the water storage temperature detection unit is always in contact at two locations, thereby The temperature can be detected stably, and the temperature of the water in the water storage chamber can be detected accurately.

  In addition, since the thermistor of the water storage temperature detector is pressed against the recess on the side of the water storage chamber and attached, the air blown from the bottom to the top is less likely to hit the part where the thermistor is located in the storage unit. Since the thermistor is housed in the housing part, the air blown by the blower motor does not directly hit the thermistor, and the water in the water storage chamber can be accurately It can detect temperature.

Further , the water storage temperature detection part is formed at both ends of the cylindrical thermistor, the sensor storage part having a substantially U-shaped cross section, the locking part formed at the tip of the sensor storage part, and the sensor storage part. The storage portion is composed of a mounting portion and a leaf spring formed in a substantially V-shape, and is composed of an urging portion formed with an engagement portion in contact with the storage portion at one end, and formed on the side surface of the water storage chamber. Fix the mounting part of the storage part to the corner of the recess, insert the thermistor into the sensor storage part of the storage part, insert the approximately V-shaped part of the biasing part into the gap above the inserted thermistor, and attach the thermistor Since the urging unit presses against the corner of the recess, the thermistor of the stored water temperature detection unit makes contact with the two points a and b of the corner of the recess and stably detects the temperature. That can accurately detect the temperature of water in the reservoir. That.

  In addition, since the thermistor of the water storage temperature detector is pressed against the corner of the recess on the side of the water storage chamber, it is difficult for the air blown upward from below to hit the part where the thermistor is located in the storage. The temperature detection can be made less susceptible to the influence of air blowing, and since the thermistor is housed in the housing part, the air blown by the air blowing motor does not directly hit the thermistor, and the water storage chamber can be accurately It can detect the temperature of water.

  In addition, since a biasing portion made of a leaf spring formed in a substantially V shape in the gap at the top of the thermistor inserted into the sensor storage portion is inserted into the gap at the top of the sensor storage portion in which the thermistor is stored, With the structure, the thermistor can be reliably pressed against the corner of the recess formed on the side surface of the water storage chamber.

  Further, when the urging portion is inserted into the gap at the top of the thermistor inserted into the sensor housing portion of the housing portion, the urging portion is accommodated by the contact of the engaging portion formed at one end of the urging portion with the housing portion. It is possible to prevent the portion from entering too much and becoming impossible to remove.

The perspective view explaining the external appearance of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. The control block diagram. The side view of the water reservoir. The exploded perspective view of the water storage temperature detection part. The principal part sectional drawing.

Next, a mist generator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 is an instrument main body, 2 is the ventilation opening formed in the upper part of the instrument main body 1, and the some louver 3 was installed, 4 is an upper surface panel which comprises the front upper part of the instrument main body 1, and 5 comprises the lower front part of the instrument main body 1 A bottom panel 6 is provided with a plurality of switches and an operation unit for giving various operation commands, and 7 is a breaker cover for hiding a breaker (not shown).

  Reference numeral 8 denotes a water storage chamber that is installed in the upper panel 4 and stores a predetermined amount of water. In the water storage chamber 8, a cylindrical rotating body 10 that is supported by the drive shaft 9 with its lower end submerged in water. Is provided.

  The rotating body 10 has a hollow inverted conical shape and gradually increases in diameter upward, and is driven by a mist motor 11 that is connected to the drive shaft 9 and rotationally drives the rotating body 10 to rotate the rotating body 10. The water in the water storage chamber 8 is pumped up by the centrifugal force of rotation by pushing the water along the outer wall and the inner wall of the rotating body 10 and the water pushed up along the outer wall of the rotating body 10 is scattered around. Then, the water pushed up along the inner wall of the rotator 10 is scattered from a plurality of scattering ports (not shown) formed at the upper end of the rotator 10 to the surroundings.

  Reference numeral 12 denotes a cylindrical porous body that is located on the outer periphery of the rotating body 10 at a predetermined interval and rotates together with the rotating body 10. The porous body 12 includes a plurality of slits, a metal mesh, and punching metal on the entire peripheral wall. A porous part 13 is installed as a colliding body made of the like, and the water in the water storage chamber 8 is pumped up by the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the rotating body 10 and air is scattered, so that the water droplets passing through the porous part 13 are crushed. As a result, water particles are refined to generate nanometer (nm) mist, and negative ions are generated by the Leonard effect of water particles.

  Reference numeral 14 denotes a blower motor installed in the lower panel 5 and driven at a predetermined rotational speed. The blower blows indoor air sucked from the lower part of the instrument body 1 and passes through the water storage chamber 8 and the blower passage 15 to blow the blower port 2. The humidified air containing nano mist and negative ions generated in the water storage chamber 8 is supplied into the room.

  Reference numeral 16 denotes a heater that is installed in the water storage chamber 8 and heats the water storage. The heater 16 is installed on the outer wall of the water storage chamber 8 and is turned on / off so that the temperature detected by the water storage temperature detection unit 17 that detects the water storage temperature becomes a predetermined temperature. Switch the OFF state appropriately.

  18 is a water level sensor that is installed in the water storage chamber 8 and detects the water level when the float moves up and down. When the water level in the water storage chamber 8 decreases and falls below a predetermined water level, an OFF signal is output and the water level increases. When the water level exceeds a predetermined level, an ON signal is output, and when the water level further rises and the water storage chamber 8 is full, a full signal is output.

  Reference numeral 19 denotes a water supply pipe connected to the water storage chamber 8 for supplying tap water into the water storage chamber 8. During the piping of the water supply pipe 19, an electromagnetic valve is opened and closed to control water supply into the water storage chamber 8. A water supply valve 20 and a pressure reducing valve 21 for reducing the water supply pressure to a predetermined value are provided.

  A drain pipe 22 is connected to the bottom of the water storage chamber 8 and is composed of a hard polyvinyl chloride pipe for draining the water in the water storage chamber 8 to the outside of the instrument body 1. A drain valve 23 that opens and closes and controls drainage of water in the water storage chamber 8 is provided.

  A ventilation temperature sensor 24 is installed on the wall surface of the ventilation port 2 and detects the temperature of humidified air blown from the ventilation port 2 toward the room. A room 25 is installed in the vicinity of the ventilation motor 14 and is sucked by the ventilation motor 14. An intake air temperature sensor 26 that detects the temperature of air is a humidity sensor that is installed in the vicinity of the intake air temperature sensor 25 and detects the humidity in the room where the appliance body 1 is installed. The temperature and humidity detected by each sensor Based on the above, the rotational speeds of the mist motor 11 and the blower motor 14 are changed, and the ON / OFF state of the heater 16 is switched.

  Reference numeral 27 denotes a control unit composed of a microcomputer for controlling the operation content and the opening / closing of the valve based on the detection value detected by each sensor and the setting content of each switch provided on the operation unit 6. The mist motor control means 28 for driving the motor at a predetermined rotational speed, the blower motor control means 29 for driving the blower motor 14 at the predetermined rotational speed, and the ON / OFF state of the heater 16 are changed to change the inside of the water storage chamber 8. A heater control means 30 for controlling the water temperature and a time measuring means 31 for counting the time elapsed since the start of a specific operation are provided.

  The water storage temperature detection unit 17 includes a cylindrical thermistor 32, a sensor storage part 33 having a substantially U-shaped cross section, a locking part 34 formed at the tip of the sensor storage part 33, and both ends of the sensor storage part 33. And a biasing portion 38 formed of a leaf spring formed in a substantially V shape and having an engaging portion 37 that contacts the storage portion 36 at one end. The mounting portion 35 of the storage portion 36 is fixed to the corner portion 40 of the recess 39 formed on the side surface of the water storage chamber 8, the thermistor 32 is inserted into the sensor storage portion 33 of the storage portion 36, and the upper portion of the inserted thermistor 32 is By inserting the substantially V-shaped portion of the urging portion 38 into the gap, the thermistor 32 is pressed against the corner portion 40 of the concave portion 39 by the urging portion 38.

At this time, the inserted thermistor 32 is pressed against the corner 40 of the recess 39 by the urging portion 38 so that the circumferential portion of the thermistor 32 has a point a of the corner 40 of the recess 39 formed on the side surface of the water storage chamber 8. It touches two points of b point.
Further, when the substantially V-shaped portion of the urging portion 38 is inserted into the gap above the thermistor 32 inserted into the sensor housing portion 33, the engaging portion 37 of the urging portion 38 comes into contact with the housing portion 36 and urges. The part 38 is fixed.

Next, the operation from the start to the end of operation in this embodiment will be described.
First, when the operation switch 27 of the operation unit 6 is operated or when the operation start time set by the timer switch 30 is reached, the control unit 27 opens the drain valve 23 to drain the water in the water storage chamber 8. When the water level sensor 18 detects an OFF signal, the water supply valve 20 is opened and a cleaning operation for washing the water storage chamber 8 with water is performed. When a predetermined time has elapsed, the drain valve 23 is closed to enter the water supply valve 20. When the water level sensor 18 detects an ON signal, the water replacement mode is performed to close the water supply valve 20 assuming that a predetermined amount of water has been supplied into the water storage chamber 8.

  When the water replacement mode ends, the control unit 27 drives the heater 16 based on the detected value in the stored water temperature detecting unit 17 so that the stored water temperature is within a predetermined temperature range (for example, between 63 ° C. and 65 ° C.). ) Is controlled by the heater control means 30, and the start-up mode controlled by the mist motor control means 28 and the blower motor control means 29 is performed so that the mist motor 11 and the blower motor 14 have predetermined rotation speeds.

  At this time, the thermistor 32 of the water storage temperature detection unit 17 pressed against and attached to the corner 40 of the recess 39 on the side surface of the water storage chamber 8 has a circumferential portion at points a and b of the corner 40 of the recess 39. Therefore, the temperature can be detected stably, and the temperature of the water in the water storage chamber can be accurately detected.

  Further, the thermistor 32 of the water storage temperature detection unit 17 is attached by being pressed against the corner 40 of the recess 39 on the side surface of the water storage chamber 8, so that the air blown upward from the bottom of the thermistor 32 in the storage unit 36. This makes it difficult to hit the position where the temperature is detected, thereby making the temperature detection less susceptible to the influence of air blowing. Further, since the thermistor 32 is housed in the housing portion 36, the air blown by the air blowing motor 14 is reduced. Without directly hitting the thermistor 32, the temperature of the water in the water storage chamber can be accurately detected.

  In addition, a biasing portion 38 made of a leaf spring formed in a substantially V shape in a gap above the thermistor 32 inserted into the sensor storage portion 33 is inserted into a gap above the sensor storage portion 33 in which the thermistor 32 is stored. By doing so, the thermistor 32 can be reliably pressed against the corner 40 of the recess 39 formed on the side surface of the water storage chamber 8 with a simple structure.

  Further, when the biasing portion 38 is inserted into the gap above the thermistor 32 inserted into the sensor storage portion 33 of the storage portion 36, the engaging portion 37 formed at one end of the biasing portion 38 comes into contact with the storage portion 36. Thus, it is possible to prevent the biasing portion 38 from entering the storage portion 36 and being removed.

  When the start-up mode ends, the control unit 27 determines whether the mist motor 11 and the blower motor 14 are based on the humidification level and the airflow level set by the humidification switch (not shown) and the airflow switch (not shown). The mist motor control means 28 and the blower motor control means 29 control the rotation speed so as to drive at a predetermined rotation speed, and the heater control means 30 determines the ON / OFF state of the heater 16 based on the detected value of the temperature sensor 17. The normal operation mode is executed in which the mist operation is performed so that the water storage temperature in the water storage chamber falls within a predetermined temperature range that matches the humidification level and the air volume level.

  Here, the normal operation mode will be described in detail. The mist motor control means 28 changes the number of revolutions of the mist motor 11 within the range of 800 to 1400 rpm, and the blower motor control means 29 changes the speed of the blower motor 14 to the range of 400 to 800 rpm. In the water storage chamber 8, the mist operation is performed at a rotational speed that matches the air flow level, and the temperature detected by the blast temperature sensor 24 is a value that matches the humidification level. The heater temperature is controlled by changing the ON / OFF state of the heater 16 using the heater control means 30 so that the temperature of the stored water is changed and the temperature detected by the stored water temperature detector 17 changes within the range of about 30-40 ° C. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument main body 8 Water storage chamber 10 Rotating body 11 Mist motor 13 Porous part 14 Blower motor 16 Heating heater 17 Water storage temperature detection part 27 Control part 32 Thermistor 36 Storage part 38 Energizing part 39 Recessed part

Claims (1)

An instrument body, a water storage chamber for storing water, a heater for heating the water in the water storage chamber, a water storage temperature detecting unit for detecting the water storage temperature in the water storage chamber, and a water storage chamber in the water storage chamber. A cylindrical rotating body that submerses the lower end in water, pumps up and disperses the water by rotation, a mist motor that rotationally drives the rotating body, a porous portion that collides with water scattered by the rotation of the rotating body, Nano mist generated by crushing water in the perforated portion and a blower motor for supplying negative ions into the room, driving the mist motor and the blow motor, and rotating the rotating body sensor and the mist generating apparatus having a control unit for controlling the mist operation supplied to the chamber from the air blowing port negative ions, wherein the water temperature detection unit, a cylindrical thermistor, the substantially U-shaped cross section of the A storage portion comprising a storage portion, a locking portion formed at the tip of the sensor storage portion, and attachment portions formed at both ends of the sensor storage portion, and a leaf spring formed in a substantially V shape, And a biasing portion formed with an engaging portion that abuts the storage portion, and a mounting portion of the storage portion is fixed to a corner portion of a recess formed on a side surface of the water storage chamber, and a thermistor is attached to the sensor storage portion of the storage portion. A mist generating device comprising: inserting a substantially V-shaped portion of an urging portion into a gap at an upper portion of the inserted thermistor and pressing the thermistor against a corner portion of the recess by the urging portion .

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