JPH055144U - humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Precipitated impurities, dust, etc. are allowed to deposit on the bottom of a water container in a precipitating state to prevent deposition of deposited impurities, dust, etc. on a hollow tube. [Structure] A large number of hollow tubes 1 made of a porous material that is permeable to water vapor and impermeable to water.
In the humidifier in which 1, 11, ... Are arranged in parallel in the water container 12, and the inside of the hollow pipes 11, 11, ... Are used as air passages, the hollow pipes 11, 11 ,. There are provided a humidifying section 12a in which 11 ... Are arranged, and a water storage section 12b below the humidifying section 12a for accumulating the precipitate X separated and deposited from water.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

  The present invention relates to a humidifier that applies moisture to circulating air.

[0002]

[Prior art]

  A well-known humidifier has a humidifying element made of a water-absorbing material and Moisture that evaporates from the humidification element can be removed from the air by directly contacting with the air There is one that humidifies by taking in.

[0003]   However, in the case of the humidifier configured as described above, water is absorbed by the humidifying element. As a result, various components contained in water accumulate in the humidification element. Therefore, there is a problem that clogging is likely to occur.

[0004]   Therefore, as a material that has been developed in recent years, it has permeability to water vapor. However, it has become known that it is impermeable to water. Humidifiers using various materials are being developed.

[0005]   Such a humidifier is disclosed in JP-A-2-111377. Porous material that is permeable to water vapor and impermeable to water A large number of hollow tubes configured by As a passage, water vapor is allowed to permeate from the water side to the air side through a hollow tube. There is something.

[0006]   By the way, steam is introduced into the air through the hollow tube made of porous material as described above. When a humidifier with a permeation structure is used for humidifying indoor air, the temperature of the water in the water container Since the temperature of the air flowing through the hollow tube is usually higher than that of the The water temperature will gradually rise.

[0007]   Generally, impurities (e.g. calcium) dissolved in water (e.g. tap water) Since the solubility of (etc.) decreases with increasing water temperature, use a humidifier. The impurities will be deposited in the water container as the temperature of the water increases. In addition, there is a possibility that some dust may be mixed in the tap water.

[0008]   The above-mentioned precipitated impurities, dust, etc. are present around the hollow tube used for humidification. If so, these precipitated impurities, dust, etc. will adhere to the outer peripheral surface of the hollow tube, Humidification performance may be reduced.

[0009]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. , Depositing impurities, dust, etc. on the bottom of the water container The purpose is to prevent adherence of deposited impurities and dust to the hollow tube. To do.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

  In the invention of claim 1, as means for solving the above problems, as shown in the drawings, In addition, a porous material that is permeable to water vapor and impermeable to water .. are arranged in parallel in the water container 12, In the humidifier in which the pipes 11, 11, ... , And the humidifying part 12a in which the hollow tubes 11, 11, ... Are disposed, and below the humidifying part 12a. And a water storage section 12b for depositing the sediment X separated and deposited from the water. ing.

[0011]   In the invention of claim 2, as means for solving the above problems, as shown in the drawings, In the humidifier according to claim 1, the boundary between the humidifying section 12a and the water storage section 12b. A partition member 14 having a large number of holes through which the precipitate X can pass is provided at the boundary. I'm sick.

[0012]   In the invention of claim 3, as means for solving the above problems, as shown in the drawings, In the humidifier according to claim 1 or 2, there is a drainage in the water storage section 12b. The discharge pipe 15 for discharging the gas is connected.

[0013]

[Action]

  According to the invention of claim 1, 2 or 3, the following actions can be obtained by the above means. Be done.

[0014]   That is, the temperature of the air F flowing through the hollow tubes 11, 11, ... When the temperature of the water W rises due to the temperature difference from the temperature of the water W of In the case of dust or the like mixed in water or in water, these precipitated impurities, dust, etc. Is deposited as precipitate X in the water storage portion 12b at the bottom of the water container 12, .. will be separated from the humidifying section 12a in which the empty tubes 11, 11 ,. Servant Therefore, it is possible to prevent adherence of precipitated impurities, dust, etc. to the hollow tubes 11, 11. It will be.

[0015]   According to the second aspect of the invention, the following effects can be obtained by the above means.

[0016]   That is, after the precipitate X is separated and deposited in the water storage section 12b, Even if the water W in the water container 12 rocks at the time of water supply or the like, the sediment X is transferred to the humidifying section 12a. That is, the levitation is prevented by the partition member 14.

[0017]   In the device of the third aspect, the following actions can be obtained by the above means.

[0018]   That is, due to long-term use, the amount of sediment X deposited in the water storage portion 12b is close to the limit. If it becomes, the precipitate X can be easily discharged through the discharge pipe 15. Become.

[0019]

[Effect of device]   According to the invention of claim 1, 2 or 3, it is permeable to water vapor and A large number of hollow tubes 11, 11, ... Made of porous material that is impermeable to .. are arranged in parallel in the water container 12, and the insides of the hollow tubes 11, 11 ... serve as air passages. In a humidifier, it is permeable to water vapor and impermeable to water. , Which are made of porous material, are arranged in parallel in the water container 12. However, in the humidifier in which the hollow tubes 11, 11 ... A humidifying section 12a in which the hollow tubes 11, 11, ... Are arranged, and the humidifying section 1 A water storage part 12b which is below 2a and accumulates the precipitate X separated and deposited from the water. , The temperature of the air F flowing through the hollow tubes 11, 11, ... The temperature of the water W increased due to the temperature difference between the water W and the temperature of the water W of 2, and impurities in the water were precipitated. In this case, or when dust is mixed in the water, these precipitated impurities and dust Etc. so that they can be separated and deposited as the precipitate X in the water storage portion 12b at the bottom of the water container 12. As a result, it is possible to prevent deposition of impurities and dust on the hollow tubes 11, 11. Therefore, there is a practical effect that the humidifying performance can be secured for a long period of time.

[0020]   According to the invention of claim 2, in the humidifier according to claim 1, in the water container 12, At the boundary between the humidifying section 12a and the water storage section 12b, a large amount of the sediment X can pass through. By providing a partition member 14 having a number of holes, the sediment X is separated and accumulated in the water storage portion 12b. After that, it is assumed that the water W in the water container 12 sways when water is supplied to the water container 12. Also, the partition member 14 may prevent the sediment X from floating on the humidifying part 12a. As a result, the deposition of impurities, dust, etc. on the hollow tubes 11, 11 ... Is more effective. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the humidification performance for a longer period of time. Has a positive effect.

[0021]   According to the invention of claim 3, in the humidifier according to claim 1 or 2, a water container The drain pipe 12 for drain discharge is connected to the water storage part 12b of 12 for a long time. When the amount of sediment X deposited on the water storage portion 12b becomes close to the limit due to use during Since the precipitate X can be easily discharged through the discharge pipe 15, There is a practical effect that maintenance of the humidifier is easy.

[0022]

【Example】

  Hereinafter, some preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023]   Example 1   1 to 3 show a humidifier according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Book The embodiment corresponds to the inventions of claims 1 and 2.

[0024]   As shown in FIG. 3, the humidifier A according to the present embodiment is installed in a ceiling-embedded air conditioner B. It is used to humidify the blown air F.

[0025]   The air conditioner B has a casing 1 having an air inlet 2 and an air outlet 3. And a turbo fan installed in the casing 1 so as to correspond to the air suction port 2. Fan 4 and a heat exchanger 5 arranged on the outlet side of the turbofan 4. A humidifier A, which is the object of the present invention, is arranged downstream of the heat exchanger 5. And this air conditioner B does not make the air inlet 2 and the air outlet 3 face down. And is embedded in the opening 6 formed in the ceiling C. Reference numeral 7 is a drainer It is

[0026]   During the heating operation of the air conditioner B, the air intake port is driven by the turbofan 4. The air F sucked from 2 is heated when passing through the heat exchanger 5 and then heated. Be humidified in the process of passing through A and be blown out from the air outlet 3 into the room. Has become.

[0027]   Thus, the humidifier A is transparent to water vapor as shown in FIGS. A porous material that has permeability and is impermeable to water W (for example, polytetrahydrofuran). A large number of hollow tubes 11 made of hydrophobic materials such as fluoroethylene and polysulfone) , 11 ... are arranged in a rectangular parallelepiped water container 12 in parallel and horizontally. The insides of the hollow tubes 11, 11 ... Are used as air passages. Reference numeral 13 is in the water container 12 It is a water supply pipe for replenishing the water W with the water level of the water container 12 in the middle thereof. A control valve (not shown) is provided for keeping the valve in a predetermined position.

[0028]   The hollow tubes 11, 11, ... Are arranged in the water container 12. Humidifying section 12a and a precipitate X separated from water and deposited under the humidifying section 12a And a water storage portion 12b for accumulating water.

[0029]   The precipitate X passes through the boundary between the humidifying section 12a and the water storage section 12b. A partition member 14 having a large number of holes of the size to be obtained is provided. The partition member 14 Examples include nets made of plastic and metal, punching plates, and Pand metal or the like is used. The wire diameter of the partition member 14 is about 0.5 to 1.0 mm. The opening ratio is preferably 50% or more.

[0030]   The humidifier A configured as described above operates as follows.

[0031]   When the air F flows through the hollow tubes 11, 11, ..., The wall of the hollow tubes 11, 11 ,. The water vapor permeates through to humidify the air F.

[0032]   By the way, the temperature of the air F flowing in the hollow tubes 11, 11, ... The temperature of the water W rises due to the temperature difference between the temperature of the water W in the water container 12 and impurities in the water If it is deposited or if dust is mixed in the water, these impurities Substances, dust, etc. are separated and deposited as a precipitate X in the water storage section 12b at the bottom of the water container 12. The Rukoto. Therefore, the deposition of impurities, dust, etc. on the hollow tubes 11, 11 ... It will be effectively prevented and the humidifying performance will be secured for a long period of time. .

[0033]   In the case of this embodiment, after the sediment is separated and accumulated in the water storage portion 12b, Even if the water in the water container 12 sways when water is supplied to the water container 12, the precipitation X is added. The partition member 14 prevents the floating to the wet part 12a. Therefore, the hollow tubes 11,1 Adhesion of precipitated impurities, dust, etc. to 1 ... Wet performance is ensured over a longer period of time.

[0034]   Example 2   FIG. 4 shows a humidifier according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this example, The invention corresponds to the inventions of claims 1, 2 and 3.

[0035]   In the case of the present embodiment, the drain portion is provided at the bottom of the water storage portion 12b of the water container 12. Is connected to the discharge pipe 15. Reference numeral 16 indicates a drive attached to the discharge pipe 15. This is Rencock. The other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

[0036]   With the above configuration, the water storage section 12b is not Even when the deposit amount of the deposit X is close to the limit, the deposit is discharged through the discharge pipe 15. The X can be easily discharged, and the maintenance of the humidifier can be facilitated. That Other functions and effects are similar to those of the first embodiment.

[0037]   The invention of the present application is not limited to the configuration of each of the above-described embodiments, and the gist of the invention is omitted. It goes without saying that the design can be changed as appropriate within the range where it is not removed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a humidifier according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the humidifier according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a usage state of the humidifier according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a humidifier according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference numeral 11 is a hollow tube, 12 is a water container, 12a is a humidifying section, 12b is a water storage section, 14 is a partition member, 15 is a discharge pipe, and X is a precipitate.

Continued front page    (72) Creator Yoshihide Ito             1 Da, 700 Ichitsuya, Settsu, Osaka Prefecture             Ikin Industry Co., Ltd. Yodogawa Factory (72) Creator Kazuo Imagawa             1 Da, 700 Ichitsuya, Settsu, Osaka Prefecture             Ikin Industry Co., Ltd. Yodogawa Factory (72) Creator Yasushi Ueda             1304 Kanaoka-cho, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture Daikin Industries             Sakai Plant Kanaoka Factory (72) Creator Kazukazu Asahina             1304 Kanaoka-cho, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture Daikin Industries             Sakai Plant Kanaoka Factory

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A large number of hollow tubes (11), (11) ··· made of a porous material that is permeable to water vapor and impermeable to water and is made of a water container (12). ) In parallel, and the inside of the hollow pipes (11), (11) ... serves as an air passage, and the inside of the water container (12) has the hollow pipe ( 11), (11) ... are arranged, and a water storage section (12b) below the humidification section (12a) for accumulating a precipitate (X) separated and deposited from water. A humidifier characterized by having and. 2. A partition member (14) having a large number of holes through which the precipitate (X) can pass is provided at the boundary between the humidifying section (12a) and the water storage section (12b). The humidifier according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The humidifier according to claim 1, wherein a drain pipe (15) for drain drain is connected to the water storage section (12b).