JPH058330U - Humidifier using hollow braid - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A humidifier that can prevent the generation of scale, bacteria, mold, etc., and can forcibly remove it even if it occurs, that is, a humidifier that meets all the requirements of a humidifier. Provide a vessel. [Structure] The humidifying element 2 of the humidifier 1 is composed of a hollow braid. In addition, the braid 2 or the thread 21 forming the braid 2
Alternatively, the fibers 22 may be metal-plated, and at least a part or all of the threads 21 or the fibers 22 forming the string 2 may be used as the electric resistors 21R and 22R. The heater 4 may be provided on the upstream side of the braid 2.
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Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

  The present invention relates to a humidifier using a hollow braid, and is particularly required as a humidifier. High humidification ability, prevention of condensation and white powder generation, low running cost, high durability, low price, The present invention relates to a humidifier capable of satisfying all conditions such as hygiene and low maintenance frequency.

[0002]

[Prior art]

  Humidifiers have recently been used in general households and computers for the purpose of promoting health and maintaining OA equipment. It is being installed permanently in rooms, clean rooms, and ordinary offices. Such a humidifier Forced humidification that humidifies air using ultrasonic waves, high-pressure jet or heating, and water and air It is roughly classified into a natural evaporation type that humidifies air by utilizing the vapor pressure difference. However, the individual Each has merits and demerits, high humidification capacity required as a humidifier, prevention of dew formation, white Powder (calcium carbonate dissolved in water is diffused together with humidified steam, White phenomenon on objects) Prevention of occurrence, low running cost, high durability, low price, protection There is no humidifier that can meet all conditions such as raw and low maintenance frequency Is the reality.

[0003]   The humidifier according to the present invention belongs to the natural evaporation type in terms of the main configuration. This kind of humidifier As a method, cast water on the surface of a humidifying element made of cloth or paper, and The air contacting the surface is humidified by the use of water or the action of water permeation. This natural steam Compared with the forced humidification humidifier, the steam humidifier has self-controlling ability, , The price and running cost are generally low, and the germs, fungi, and algae that occur are There is an advantage that it is hygienic because it does not spray humidified steam and the like indoors. However This natural evaporative humidifier is basically inferior in humidification capacity, in addition to water stains, bacteria, mold, Algae are generated and easily proliferate, so the humidifying ability is further reduced, and a strange odor is emitted. There is a harmful effect of. Therefore, it is necessary to replace the humidifying element every season. In other words, this natural evaporative humidifier has insufficient humidification capacity, lack of durability, reduced humidification capacity and maintenance. There are disadvantages such as increased frequency of protection.

[0004]   By the way, as a conventional technique of a natural evaporation type humidifier similar to the humidifier according to the present invention, There is a humidifier using a moisture permeable hollow fiber. This is polyethylene, polypropylene Of polymer materials such as polysulfone, polysulfone, and polyethersulfone on the wall By molding into a hollow fiber with holes, the wall surface is fluid permeable (if water is Property, moisture permeability, etc.) and by allowing water to flow into the hollow, And humidifies the air contacting the wall surface. In addition, such as tetrafluoroethylene A flat plate-shaped moisture-permeable film with the same properties is molded from a polymer material, and the moisture-permeable film is bent to It is also known that the hollow plate is re-molded and water is flowed into the hollow. These similar technologies In addition to the advantages of the above natural evaporative humidifier, it is difficult for bacteria, mold, algae, etc. to reproduce. Increased humidification capacity due to larger evaporation surface than the conventional natural evaporation type humidifier Has the advantages of.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

  As mentioned above, conventional natural evaporation type humidifiers have self-controlling ability, condensation, white powder, and price. It has advantages such as running cost and hygiene, but lacks humidification ability and durability. There are disadvantages such as reduced humidification capacity and increased maintenance frequency. On the other hand, a humidifier that uses hollow fibers , The moisturizing capacity is increased, but in the long term, bacteria, mold, Algae, etc. propagate, and due to the clogging of the water inside the hollow fibers, the moisturizing ability is reduced. There is a convenience. If you try to push out the scale in the hollow fiber by high water pressure or high temperature steam, However, even if you try to burn out the bacteria, mold, algae, etc. inside and outside the hollow fiber by heating , Due to the lack of heat resistance due to the material of the hollow fiber, the scale, bacteria, fungus, It is difficult to suppress or eliminate the generation of algae. In other words, the above conventional If the humidifying capacity of the hollow fiber decreases, replace the humidifying element made of the hollow fiber. The disadvantage is that the humidifying capacity cannot be restored unless replaced. In other words It can be said that the lack of longevity.

[0006]   In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention generates scales, bacteria, fungi, algae, etc. inside and outside the hollow. A humidifier that can easily prevent the above, and can be easily removed even if these occur, that is, To provide a humidifier capable of satisfying all the requirements of a humidifier. With the goal.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

  In order to achieve the above object, the humidifier using the hollow braid according to the present invention is shown in FIG. Explaining with reference, the humidifying element 2 of the humidifier 1 is composed of a hollow braid ( Claim 1). Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the braid 2 or the yarn 21 forming the braid 2 Alternatively, the fibers 22 may be metal-plated (claim 2). Also, as shown in FIG. At least a part or all of the thread 21 or the fiber 22 forming the string 2 is formed into the electric resistor 21. It may be R or 22R (claim 3). As shown in FIG. 4, between the braids 2 and 2. The heater 3 may be additionally provided (claim 4). Further, as shown in FIG. 5, upstream of the braid 2. A heater 4 may be additionally provided on the side (Claim 5).

[0008]

[Action]

  Braiding is a technique in which a plurality of threads, wire rods or fiber bundles are twisted together to form a single cord. It is a well-known technique for hobby production at home and production in factories. As well A technique for twisting the braid into a macaroni-shaped hollow braid is also well known. further Braids have innumerable types and properties of raw materials such as thread, wire or fiber, and knitting method. It is also well known that they are present in the By combining them, it is possible to make braids of various properties). Furthermore, A hollow braid, like a hollow fiber, has a high It is also explained that it will be equipped with efficient fluid permeability (water, water permeability, moisture permeability, etc.). It is a fact that does not need to be revealed. In addition, braids are used to "twist" fibers, wires, threads, etc. Therefore, it is also explained that the strength inevitably increases than the strength of the raw material itself. Does not need For example, even if the same material was used, it was molded as a hollow fiber according to the prior art. Depending on the case and the case where it is formed as a hollow braid according to the present invention, the molecular weight, its arrangement, etc. The hollow braid has a higher strength than the hollow fiber. This can be understood by pulling the hollow fiber and the hollow braid by hand).

[0009]   That is, according to the configuration of claim 1, the hollow braid is used for the humidifying element of the humidifier. The water that flows into the hollows is used as a The same applies to the outer surface of the braid. Get damp.

[0010]   Although the structure of claim 2 is a structure completely included in the structure of claim 1, It is shown in. That is, according to the constitution of claim 1, the material of the braid, the method of knitting, etc. Therefore, scale may be easily generated, and bacteria, fungi, algae, etc. may easily propagate. Take In this case, according to the configuration of claim 2, the inner wall surface and / or the outer wall surface of the braid itself is Materials that are difficult to generate and / or bacteria, fungi, algae, etc. are difficult to reproduce (generally metal, Plating). If the plated metal is used as an electric resistor, Even if generated, the hollow braid is heated by energizing, and the same as in claim 3 below. It comes to work. In addition to plating on the braid itself, It is possible to plate even the thread, wire or fiber to be formed, and obtain a more suitable hollow braid. You can

[0011]   The structure of claim 3 is also completely included in the structure of claim 1. 3 and claim 5 uses the structure of claim 1 or claim 2 or claim Although it can be used in combination with the structure of No. 3, the hollow set has high strength and heat resistance. When scale is generated in the hollow of the string or bacteria, mold, algae, etc. propagate inside and outside the hollow. When the temperature of the air to be humidified is low or the vapor pressure difference between water and air is low, etc. At this time, the hollow braid is heated and forced by energizing the electric resistor or heater. These are burned out, the humidifying capacity is restored, and the humidifying speed is increased.

[0012]

【Example】

  A most preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 (a) is hollow It is a principal part external view of the humidifier which used the braid. The figure (a) shows a so-called humidifier. Therefore, omit all of the blower, water flow controller, power supply, control panel, etc. that are normally equipped. It is emphasized in advance that only the ment portion is emphasized (FIGS. 4 and 5). The same about).

[0013]   As shown in FIG. 1A, the humidifiers 1 are innumerable in parallel with each other (in this example, The humidifying element 2 is a hollow braid of 30 × 290 pieces. It is constructed by being planted between the gallery 11 and the lower water receiving gallery 12. In this The empty braid is made by twisting 48 polyester fibers together as shown in Fig. 2 (b). One thread, 24 threads are twisted together and outer diameter 1.6mm, inner diameter 1.0mm It is a hollow braid. In the figure (a), reference numeral 111 indicates the introduction of water. The pipe 121 is a water discharge pipe.

[0014]   As another embodiment, although not shown, the humidifying element 2 is hollow in the above embodiment. The braid was supported at both ends between the water supply and reception galleries 11 and 12, but a corrugated sheet was prepared separately. A structure in which the hollow braids are arranged between corrugated plates or a spy between the corrugated plates and the hollow braid Due to the configuration of winding in a rural shape or the like, the air is sent to the hollow braid between the corrugated plates to humidify the air. Various configurations such as can be prepared. The material of the hollow braid is Polyester fiber was used, but acrylic, polyester, aromatic polyester, polyester Polypropylene, polyethylene, polyamide, aromatic polyamide, polyimide Other polymeric materials, silk, wool, cotton, hemp and other animal and plant materials, copper, nickel, tan Gusten, chrome, silver and other metallic materials, carbon fiber, glass fiber and other inorganic materials Fibers, threads and wires with high strength, high heat resistance and various other characteristics It can be selected and configured locally. The fibers and threads are made of organic material, for example. If there is metal plating on this, or if it is a metal material, for example Coating with organic substances or combining fibers or threads of different materials Various arrangements are possible. Of course, the size of the hollow braid (outer diameter is 5.0 ~ 0.5mm, inner diameter is 4. 5 to 0.4 mm is desirable) (Note that these arrangements are the same in the following embodiments).

[0015]   FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of claim 2. The figure (a) is a hollow made of polyester fiber. The inner and outer walls of the braid 2 are electroless plated M with silver. Figure (b) shows Poles After the electroless plating M of the tellur thread with silver, it is twisted together to form a hollow braid 2. . The same figure (c) shows that the polyester fiber is electrolessly plated with silver and then twisted together to form a thread. And further twisted together to form the hollow braid 2. The plating method is It is not necessary to limit to electroless plating, as in You may The plating material may be appropriately selected from chromium, nickel, phosphorus and the like. However, materials that are less prone to accumulation of scales, bacteria, mold, etc. In particular, it is desirable to select materials such as copper and silver that have sterilizing power.

[0016]   In another embodiment, an electrically resistant material such as nickel-phosphorus copolymer is used for the hollow braid, Can be plated on any thread or wire or fiber. In such a configuration, scale, fine When bacteria, mold, algae, etc. are generated, the temperature of the air to be humidified is low, or water and air When the difference in vapor pressure between To heat the hollow braids to burn them out or restore their humidifying ability, You will be able to increase the humidification speed.

[0017]   FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of claim 3. FIG. 1A shows a part 21R of the glass fiber 21. Is replaced with a tungsten wire which is an electric resistor. The same figure (b) Is configured by replacing a part 21R of the glass fiber 21 with a tungsten wire. is there. As another example, the hollow braid itself may be made of tungsten wire. Well The electric resistor does not have to be a tungsten wire, but a nichrome wire or a tantalum wire. The other may be selected appropriately. The purpose of the electric resistor is to turn on the power The hollow braid is appropriately heated by providing a data function, and water stains, bacteria, fungi, algae inside and outside the hollow Etc. are removed and the humidifying ability is restored or enhanced.

[0018]   FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of claim 4. Quartz tube type infrared heater 3 between the hollow braids 2 and 2 3 were added. This quartz tube type infrared heater 3 is a so-called halogen lamp High heat is achieved by enclosing halogen gas and tungsten filament in a quartz tube. Emit. This heater also aims to heat the hollow braid as appropriate by energizing it appropriately. However, it removes water stains, bacteria, fungi, algae, etc. inside and outside the hollow, and restores or enhances the humidifying ability. There is such a point.

[0019]   FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of claim 5. The water introducing pipe 111 was heated by the fluid heater 4. It is a composition. The fluid heater 4 is installed in the water introducing pipe 111 as in the above embodiment. There is no need to select it as appropriate if it is on the side where water flows into the hollow braid, such as inside or outside the water supply gallery 11. You can choose. The aim of this is to heat the water to make the scale inside and outside the hollow, bacteria, It is to remove mold, algae, etc., and restore or enhance the humidifying ability. In addition, scale removal The remover is generally harmless, but by using this descaling agent and this composition together It can be expected that the reaction of the scale remover is accelerated.

The effects of the above-described embodiment will be described below with reference to the test results in FIG. 6 while comparing with the prior art. The test conditions were that tap water with a water temperature of 24 ° C. was supplied at 200 cc / MIN, the air volume of the humidified air was 10 NM ³ / MIN, the air temperature at that time was 27 ° C., and the air relative humidity was 15%. The data in FIG. 6 is data for 6 months from the start of the test. (1) The line in the figure shows the relative humidity of the treated air before humidification. (2) The line in the figure shows the test results of the humidifier using the conventional cloth as the humidifying element (however, only in this case, the treated air volume is 33.3 NM ³ / MIN). At about the second month, water stains, molds, algae, etc. became noticeable on the surface of the cloth, and the humidifying ability began to decrease. It started to give off a strange odor in the 6th month. However, the decrease in humidification efficiency during the second to sixth months is not so great. The decrease in humidification capacity during 6 months is 31% (initial 68% to 6th month 37%). (3) The line in the figure shows the test results of the embodiment of claim 1. Although the initial moisturizing ability is superior to the other examples (lines) of the present invention, dust and mold were thinly recognized on the outer surface of the hollow braid from about the third month. However, it did not give off a strange odor. From around the second month, the humidification efficiency was lower than that of the other examples (lines) of the present invention. Even so, compared to the conventional cloth humidifier (wire), the humidifying capacity is extremely large. The decrease in humidifying capacity for 6 months is 20% (initial 72% to 6th month 52%). (4) The line in the figure shows the test results of the embodiment of claim 2. Silver plating prevents bacteria, mold, algae, etc. from adhering. The decrease in humidifying capacity for 6 months is 8% (70% in the initial stage to 62% in the 6th month). (5) The line in the figure shows the test results of the embodiment of claim 2 (however, the nickel-phosphorus copolymer plating on the hollow braid made of glass fiber) and the test result of energizing the plating at the 6th month. . The decrease in the humidifying capacity for 6 months was 9% (initial 69% to 60% in the 6th month), and the humidifying capacity was restored to 68% after energization. However, this energization is for removing scales, bacteria, fungi, algae, etc., and is not continuous energization for forced humidification. It cannot be waited for explanation that the humidifying ability is greatly improved by continuous energization.

[0021]   The above-mentioned examples are the advantages of the natural evaporation type humidifier, that is, self-controlling ability, dew condensation, white powder, and price. Naturally, it has the advantages in terms of quality, running cost, and hygiene. Due to the increase in the surface area, the humidifying capacity is improving. Also, according to the above experimental results, Since the heat-resistant material etc. is selected freely, the durability can be improved, and the humidifying capacity is reduced and maintenance is possible. All the disadvantages such as increased frequency could be solved. That is, water stains, bacteria, fungi, algae inside and outside the hollow It is possible to suppress the occurrence of, and even if they occur, these can be forcibly excluded. I.e. However, according to the above-mentioned embodiment, even if the humidifier which has advantages and disadvantages in the conventional technology, It became a humidifier that satisfied the requirements.

[0022]

[Effect of device]

  As described above, according to the humidifier using the hollow braid of the present invention, the humidifier Since the element is composed of a hollow braid, a hollow braid with high strength and heat resistance can be used. Can be configured. A humidifier using such a hollow braid is specifically Prevents the generation of scales, bacteria, molds, algae, etc., and enforces these even if they occur. Humidifier that can be eliminated, that is, a humidifier that meets all the requirements as a humidifier can do. Depending on the material of the hollow braid, it may simply have high strength and heat resistance. It is self-evident that other effects will come to play.

[0023]   In addition, such braids or the threads or fibers forming the braids may be metal-plated or braided. At least a part or all of the thread or fiber forming the string is used as an electric resistance body, or a braid By adding a heater between them or by adding a heater on the upstream side of the braid, It is possible to further bring out the above effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are views of an embodiment of claim 1, wherein FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a humidifier, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of a hollow braid thereof.

2 (a) is a perspective view of an embodiment of a hollow braid, FIG. 2 (b) is a perspective view of another embodiment, and FIG. 8A is also a perspective view of another embodiment.

3A and 3B are views of an embodiment of claim 3, wherein FIG. 3A is a perspective view of an embodiment of a hollow braid, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view of another embodiment.

4A and 4B are diagrams of an embodiment of claim 4, wherein FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a humidifier and FIG. 4B is a side sectional view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the hollow braid according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a characteristic graph of a humidification degree (relative humidity) and an elapsed time of use in an embodiment of the present invention and a conventional humidifier.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 humidifier 2 Humidification element 21 thread 22 fibers 21R, 22R Electric resistor 3,4 heater

Claims (5)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A humidifier using a hollow braid, characterized in that the humidifying element 2 of the humidifier is composed of a hollow braid. 2. The humidifier using a hollow braid according to claim 1, wherein the braid 2 or the thread 21 or the fiber 22 forming the braid 2 is plated with metal. 3. Humidification using a hollow braid according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least a part or all of the yarn 21 or the fiber 22 forming the braid 2 is composed of electric resistors 21R and 22R. vessel. 4. A humidifier using a hollow braid according to claim 1, wherein the heater 3 is additionally provided between the braids 2, 2. 5. A humidifier using a hollow braid according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 or claim 4, wherein a heater 4 is additionally provided on the upstream side of the braid 2.