JPH0216201Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] "Industrial application field" This invention stretches a belt-shaped filter between a pair of rollers placed above and below inside the container, supplies water to the filter, and blows air to it. The present invention relates to a humidifier that performs humidification, and particularly includes a cleaning mechanism for easily cleaning a filter.

``Prior art'' A conventional humidifier is equipped with a driving roller and a driven roller on the upper and lower sides in the container, a mounting member with a belt-shaped filter stretched between the rollers, and a filter attached below the mounting member. A water container was provided to supply water to the filter, and a blower was provided opposite the filter to blow air to the filter.

"Problems to be Solved by the Invention" However, according to the above-mentioned conventional structure, when cleaning the filter, the filter cannot be removed unless the driving roller and driven roller installed above and below between the mounting members are respectively removed. Because it is not possible,
Its operation was extremely complicated and extremely inconvenient to use.

"Means for Solving the Problems" The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and includes rotatably supporting one end of a holding member provided with a cleaning member at the lower end of the mounting member. In addition, the other end of the holding member is connected to an operating lever via a connecting rod, and the cleaning member can be moved toward and away from the filter by operating the operating lever.

``Embodiment'' The present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in the figure below. Reference numeral 11 denotes a humidifier body, and inside the body 11, a driving roller 13 and a driven roller 14 are provided on the upper and lower sides.
A belt-shaped filter 15 made of a water-absorbing material is stretched between the driving roller 13 and the driven roller 14, and the driving roller 13 is further equipped with a mounting member 12 connected to a drive device such as a geared motor.
A water container 16 for supplying water to the filter 15 is disposed below the filter 2 . In addition, necessary ventilation holes 17 and 18 are formed on the front and rear surfaces of the vessel body 11, and the ventilation holes 17 and 18 are passed through the filter 15 from these ventilation holes 18.
A blower 19 for blowing air to the filter 15 is disposed in the air flow path leading to the filter 15 .

One end of the holding member 1 has a shaft 2, which has a cleaning member 2 made of rubber or the like protruding from the lower end of the mounting member 12 located inside the water container 16.
A bearing part 3 is provided on one side wall of the vessel body 11 above it, and an operating lever 4 whose one end is led out to the outside is rotatable up and down. The other end of the operating lever 4 and the other end of the holding member 1 are connected to each other by a connecting rod 7, and the other end of the operating lever 4 is provided with a lever for biasing it downward. A spring 6 is mounted.

“Function” To explain the operation of the above configuration, in normal operating conditions, the operation lever 4
is biased by a spring 6, so that the holding member 1 connected thereto via the connecting rod 7 is located downward, and the cleaning member 2 is located away from the filter 15. Therefore, when the operating lever 4 is pressed downward against the elasticity of the spring 6, the holding member 1 linked to this via the connecting rod 7 is pulled upward, and the cleaning member 2
contacts the rotating filter 15, and due to this contact of the cleaning member 2, the filter 15 is cleaned in the water container 16.

"Effect of the invention" As described above, in the present invention, one end of the holding member provided with the cleaning member is rotatably supported at the lower end of the mounting member, and the other end of the holding member is supported by the connecting rod. The cleaning member is linked to the operating lever via the lever, and the cleaning member can be moved toward and away from the filter by operating the operating lever, eliminating the need for the conventional method of removing the rollers one by one when cleaning the filter. No operation is required; just by operating the operating lever, the cleaning member can be brought into contact with the filter and the filter can be automatically cleaned in the water container. Compared to conventional methods, the operation is extremely simple and extremely user-friendly. It will be good.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a cutaway side view of a main part of a humidifier showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cutaway side view of a main part showing the structure of the humidifier. In the figure, 1 is a holding member, 2 is a cleaning member, 4 is an operating lever, 7 is a link, 6 is a spring, 11 is a container body, 13 is a driving roller, 14 is a driven roller, 15 is a filter, and 16 is a water bottle. It is a container.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The container is equipped with a driving roller and a driven roller at the top and bottom, a mounting member with a belt-shaped filter stretched between the rollers, and a water container below the mounting member for supplying water to the filter. In a humidifier in which a blower for blowing air to the filter is disposed facing the filter, one end of a holding member having a cleaning member is rotatably supported at the lower end of the mounting member, and A humidifier characterized in that the other end of the holding member is linked to an operating lever via a connecting rod, and the cleaning member can be moved toward and away from the filter by operating the operating lever.