JPH05272787A - Air humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry out humidification, deodorization and sterilization of room air by mixing humidified ozone containing air and introduced outdoor air and releasing the mixture thus obtained. CONSTITUTION:Ozone containing air released from an ozone containing air releasing nozzle 28 is humidified by water in a water accumulating part 21 and introduced into a mixing part 23. A water jet nozzle 29 humidifies directly air introduced from outdoor and sends it to the mixing part 23. A fan 14 releases the humidified ozone containing air and the air humidified by the water jet nozzle 29, which are mixed in the mixing part 23, into a room out of a mixture releasing pipe 13. As the outdoor air is humidified by moisture which naturally vaporizes from the water released out of the water jet nozzle 29, so that the humidity does not exceed saturation. In addition, humidified air of substantially constant humidity irrespective of the value of the outdoor temperature and humidified ozone containing air can be mixed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air humidifier used for conditioning indoor air.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional small independent air humidifier is inexpensive because it does not require facility costs such as duct arrangement and water supply piping, is easy to move, and allows fine adjustments at each installation location. It has the advantage of being easy to perform. However, even if there are various evaporation methods such as heating and ultrasonic waves, the stored water is simply released into the air little by little, so that water above the saturated state is given to the air.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a small independent air humidifier capable of humidifying and purifying (including sterilizing) indoor air that does not give moisture above the saturated state to the air. To do.

[0004]

As an air humidifying device, the following mechanism having vertically arranged cylinders is provided.

The inside of a vertically arranged cylinder is set as a lower water storage section, an upper air introduction section and a middle mixing section. A discharge nozzle for ozone-containing air, which is connected to an ozone generator, is arranged in the water of the water storage section. A fountain nozzle is arranged between the air introduction part and the mixing part. Connect the air-fuel mixture discharge pipe to the mixing section. An air blower for urging the gas from the inlet to the outlet is arranged in the middle of the gas path from the inlet of the air introduction unit to the outlet of the mixing unit and the mixture discharge pipe.

[0006]

The ozone-containing air discharged from the ozone-containing air discharge nozzle is humidified by the water in the water storage section and introduced into the mixing section. The fountain nozzle directly humidifies the air introduced from the outside and sends the humidified air to the mixing section. The air blower discharges the humidified ozone-containing air mixed in the mixing section and the air humidified by the fountain nozzle from the mixed gas discharge pipe.

[0007]

2 and 3 show an external appearance and an internal structure of an air humidifying device 1, and a case 2 has an air humidifying mechanism 3 housed therein.

The case 2 is a rectangular parallelepiped as a whole and comprises a main body 4 and a door 5 hinged to the main body 4, and a damper 6 which can adjust the degree of opening and closing by rotating operation is attached to the top of the main body 4. In addition, on the front side of the door 5, the discharge port 7 is
A window hole 8 is formed in the lower portion, and a start switch 9, an adjuster 10 and an operation indicator lamp 11 are arranged. The adjuster 10 is provided with two knobs for adjusting the amounts of humidification and ozone addition, and the operation indicator lamp 11 is adapted to indicate each of humidification operation and ozone addition operation.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air humidifying mechanism 3 includes a vertically arranged cylinder 12, a mixture discharge pipe 13, a blower 14 as a blower attached to the tip thereof, a pump 15, an air pump 16, and an ozone generator. The pump 15 is provided with a control box 17 and a control box 18, and the suction port is connected to the lower part of the vertically arranged tube 12 via a water hose 19a, and the pump 15 is connected to the upper part of the tube 12 via a water hose 19b. The discharge port is connected, the discharge port of the air pump 16 is connected to the ozone generator 17 via the air hose 20a, and the ozone generator 17 is further connected to the vertically arranged cylinder 12 via the air hose 20b. It is connected to the bottom.
Although there are various types of ozone generators 17, those having a structure in which corona discharge is applied to the circulating air by an electrode plate are adopted here.

The control box 18 has a transformer,
A relay, an abnormality detection circuit, and the like are housed, and the start switch 9, the regulator 10, the motor of the air pump 16, the electrode of the ozone generator 17, the motor of the blower 14, the pump 15
Is connected to a motor or the like to control the air humidification mechanism 3 when it is driven or adjusted.

The vertically arranged cylinder 12 of the air humidifying mechanism 3 is made of synthetic resin and is fixed to the bottom of the case 2, and the inside is a water storage part 21 at the bottom, an air introduction part 22 at the top, and a mixing part 2 at the middle part.
It is set to 3. The upper air introduction part 22 and the middle mixing part 23 can be integrally separated from the lower water storage part 21. In addition, the water storage unit 21 includes a base 24 and a transparent tube 2.
5 and these are connected to each other via a packing 26 by screwing. The transparent cylinder 25 is in a position where it can be seen from the outside through the window hole 8 of the case 2.

The mixture discharge pipe 13 is connected to the mixing section 23, and the water storage section 21 has a water supply port 27. Further, at the underwater position of the water storage unit 21, the ozone-containing air discharge nozzle 2
8 is arranged, and a fountain nozzle 29 is arranged between the air introduction part 22 and the mixing part 23. In addition, the nets 30 and 31 having an upward convex shape are arranged at the lower part of the fountain nozzle 29 and the upper part of the water storage part 21, and the mixing part 23 is substantially partitioned by these. The damper 6 is located above the fountain nozzle 6.

A blower 14 is attached to the tip of the air discharge pipe 13, and an ozone-containing air discharge nozzle 28 is attached.
An air hose 20b is connected to the fountain nozzle 2
9 is a water hose 19b connected from the discharge port of the pump 15.
Are connected.

When the air humidifying mechanism 3 is housed in the case 1, the inlet of the air introducing portion 22 of the vertically arranged cylinder 12 is connected to the damper 6 at the upper part of the case, while the discharge port of the blower 14 is exposed at the front of the case. Connected to the outlet 7.

When water is supplied to the water storage section 21 and the damper 6 is appropriately opened, and then the start switch 9 is turned on, the air pump 16 and the ozone generator 17 are operated, and a large amount of ozone is discharged from the discharge nozzle 28. The contained air is the water storage part 21.
Released into the water. The bubbles of ozone-containing air are humidified while ascending in water, the excess water is prevented from being discharged by the net 31, and introduced into the mixing section 23. Further, the water in the water storage section 21 is sent to the air introduction section 22 by the pump 15, is sprayed downward from the fountain nozzle 29 toward the net body 30, is subdivided by the net body 30, and is well mixed with air. Humidify.

On the other hand, when the blower 14 is moved, a gas path (arrows A, B, from the inlet of the air introduction portion 22 to the admixture portion 23 and further to the outlet of the air-fuel mixture discharge pipe 13).
C) is formed. Therefore, the air in the room taken into the air introduction part 22 is humidified and dust-removed by passing through the spray area by the fountain nozzle 29 and the net 30, and the mixing part 2
In step 3, the humidified ozone is mixed.

Then, the mixed gas is discharged into the room through the mixed gas discharge pipe 13 and the discharge port 7. Net 30
The water that has dropped from 31 and 31 passes through the vertically arranged cylinder 12 and returns to the water storage section 21 again. During this time, the amount of water in the water storage unit 21 is reduced by the amount of humidified water released into the room. Therefore, the air-fuel mixture discharged into the room is appropriately humidified, dust-removed, and ozone-sterilized to become clean.

If the air blow (suction) capacity of the blower 14 is changed by the adjuster 10 while the opening degree of the damper 6 is adjusted, the degree of negative pressure in the mixing section 23 changes, so that the degree of humidification can be adjusted. it can.

The amount of ozone supplied is adjusted by the regulator 10 so that the ozone content in the air-fuel mixture discharged into the room is harmless to the body. In this case, in this embodiment, the water storage portion 21 is the transparent cylinder 25, and this portion can be seen through the window hole 8 provided in the case 2. Therefore, the water is discharged from the discharge nozzle 28 and rises as bubbles in the water. From the amount and state of bubbles in the ozone-containing air, the approximate amount of ozone supplied can be set.

This structure also reduces the amount of water used for humidification,
It is also effective for observing the degree of dirt due to dust removal, and also has the effect of visually giving a sense of security that the device is operating.

The above is one embodiment of the present invention, in which the air blower (blower 14) is provided with the air introduction part 22 in the above gas path.
It suffices that the gas is urged from the inlet to the outlet, and the arrangement is not limited to the tip of the air-fuel mixture discharge pipe.

It is also possible to selectively stop the operation of the ozone generator so that the air released into the room is only humidified and dedusted.

Further, the function of the control box 18 is improved, and detectors such as humidity, temperature, and ozone concentration of indoor air are provided. Based on the detection values from these detectors, the ozone supply amount, It is also possible to adjust the damper opening degree, the air flow rate, and the like.

[0024]

As described above, the independent humidifier can not only humidify the indoor air, but can also perform deodorizing and sterilizing action by ozone. Since the outside air is humidified by the water that spontaneously evaporates from the water discharged from the fountain nozzle, it is not humidified beyond the saturation state, and it contains ozone that humidifies humidified air with a substantially constant humidity regardless of the humidity of the outside air. It can be mixed with air.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention that schematically shows an air humidification mechanism.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment of the present invention showing the overall appearance.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention showing an internal structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air humidifier 2 Case 3 Air humidifier 8 Window 12 Vertically arranged cylinder 13 Mixture discharge pipe 14 Blower (blower) 21 Water storage part 22 Air introduction part 23 Mixing part 25 Transparent cylinder 28 Ozone-containing air discharge nozzle 29 fountain nozzle

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A water storage section at the bottom of the vertically arranged cylinder,
It is set in the upper air introduction part and the mixing part in the middle part, and the discharge nozzle of the ozone-containing air connected to the ozone generator is placed in the water of the water storage part, and the fountain nozzle is installed between the air introduction part and the mixing part. Arranged, connecting the air-fuel mixture discharge pipe to the mixing unit, and blowing air to urge the gas from the inlet to the outlet in the middle of the gas path from the inlet of the air introduction unit to the outlet of the air-mixing unit and the mixture gas discharge pipe. An air humidifier characterized by arranging the device.