JPH07139771A - Humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily perform replacement, etc., of medicinal plants or aromatic plants for imparting drug action ingredient or aromatic ingredient to humidified steam and to bring about more effective drug action effect or aromatic effect. CONSTITUTION:A humidifier is so composed as to externally dissipate steam S generated by a boiler 17 of steam generating means through a steam discharge passage 18, and comprises a medicinal or aromatic plant container 22 for containing medicinal or aromatic plants removably from an exterior.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steam generating type humidifier.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of humidifiers have been developed as humidifiers used to humidify indoor air, but the steam obtained by the steam generating means is discharged to the room (or living space). A steam-generating humidifier that humidifies air is often used.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In a steam generating humidifier having the above-described structure, indoor air can be obtained by adding some medicinal component or an aroma component to steam released to the room (or living space). Attempts have been made to achieve a medicinal effect or an aroma effect on the residents at the same time as the humidification, but in the conventional method, a medicinal herb or a herb is directly put into a boiler which is a steam generating means. Therefore, the water vapor generating means is contaminated, and the water vapor generating means needs to be cleaned. In addition, there is also a problem that the steam generating means must be cleaned when the kind of herb or herb is to be replaced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and makes it possible to easily replace a herb or a herb which imparts a medicinal component or an aromatic component to humidified steam, and is more effective. The purpose is to achieve various medicinal or aroma effects.

[0005]

In the present invention, as means for solving the above problems, the water vapor S generated by the water vapor generating means 17 is discharged to the outside through the water vapor outlet passage 18. In the humidifier,
The water vapor outlet passage 18 is provided with a medicinal herb containing section 22 for accommodating the medicinal herb or the herb X in a freely removable state from the outside.

Further, in the present invention, the steam generating means 17
The steam S generated by
In the humidifier configured to be discharged to the outside via the water vapor discharge passage 18, a herb or herb accommodating portion 22 for accommodating the herb or herb X is detachably provided.

In some cases, the water purification system 12 may be attached to the water supply system A for the water vapor generation means 17.

[0008]

In the present invention, the following actions can be obtained by the above means.

That is, the water vapor S generated by the water vapor generating means 17 and discharged to the outside through the water vapor outlet passage 18 is brought into contact with the herb or the herb X contained in the herb herb accommodating portion 22, and the medicinal component. Alternatively, an aromatic component is added, and a medicinal effect or an aromatic effect can be expected together with humidification. Moreover, the medicinal herbs or herbs X can be easily exchanged by externally exchanging the medicinal herbs or herbs X, or by exchanging the medicinal herbs or herbs X after removing the medicinal herbs storage section 22.

In addition, when the water purification system 12 is attached to the water supply system A to the steam generating means 17, most of harmful and offensive odor substances such as trihalomethane are removed even when tap water is used for steam generation. The water vapor S in the treated state is obtained, and the medicinal effect or the aroma effect is further improved.

[0011]

According to the present invention, the water vapor generating means 17
It is possible to impart a medicinal component or an aroma component to the water vapor S which is generated by the above and is released to the outside through the water vapor derivation passage 18 by contact with the medicinal herb or the herb X contained in the medicinal herb containing section 22. Therefore, a medicinal effect or an aroma effect can be expected together with humidification, and when the medicinal herb or herb X is exchanged, the medicinal herb or herb X itself is externally exchanged or the medicinal herb accommodating section 22 is removed. It has an excellent effect that it can be easily performed by exchanging it.

When the water purification system 12 is attached to the water supply system A to the steam generating means 17, most of harmful or offensive odor substances such as trihalomethane are removed even when tap water is used for steam generation. As a result, the water vapor S in the treated state is obtained, and the excellent effect that the medicinal effect or the aroma effect is further improved is obtained.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Some preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows a humidifier according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

The humidifier of this embodiment is constructed by providing a water supply section 2 and a steam generation section 3 in a main body casing 1.

The water supply section 2 comprises a removable water supply tank 4 and a storage container 5 for temporarily storing the water W supplied from the water supply tank 4.

The water supply tank 4 comprises a tank body 6 and a cap 7 which can be screwed into and removed from the water supply opening 6a of the tank body 6, and the cap 7 includes: A water supply nozzle 8 provided with an opening / closing valve 9 is provided. The opening / closing valve 9 is supported so as to be vertically slidable with respect to a bearing 10 installed in the water supply nozzle 8, and is biased by a spring 11 in the valve closing direction.

Inside the cap 7, water purification means 12 for adsorbing and removing trihalomethane, organic matter, etc. in the water.
Is detachably attached. The water purification means 12 is
Case 1 with a large number of water passage holes 15, 15 ...
3 and a cylindrical fibrous activated carbon 14 arranged in the case 13, and the case 13 can be screwed to and removed from a screwing portion 7a protruding from the inner surface of the cap 7. .

The storage container 5 has a cylindrical protrusion 1 at the center.
6 has, and when setting the water supply tank 4,
The water supply nozzle 8 of the water supply tank 4 is externally inserted to the protrusion 16, and the opening / closing valve 9 is pushed up by the protrusion 16 to be in the open state. In this state,
The water level will be maintained slightly above the tip of the water supply nozzle 8.

On the other hand, in the steam generating section 3, a boiler 17 acting as a steam generating means, and the boiler 17
A steam outlet passage 18 for leading out the water vapor S obtained by the above is provided. The boiler 17 is a water container 20 that is in communication with the storage container 5 via a communication pipe 19, and an electric heater 2 that heats water W in the water container 20.
It consists of 1. In the case of this embodiment, the water level of the water container 20 and the water level of the storage container 5 are the same, and the water container 2
When the water level decreases due to the generation of water vapor from 0 and becomes lower than the lower end of the water supply nozzle 8 of the water supply tank 4 in the storage container 5, the water is supplied from the water supply tank 4.

In the above structure, the water supply tank 4, the storage container 5 and the connecting pipe 19 constitute a water supply system A to the boiler 17 which is a steam generating means.

In the case of this embodiment, however, the water vapor outlet passage 18 has a cylindrical shape, and the upper end portion thereof has a detachable structure, and the herb or herb accommodating portion for accommodating the herb or the herb X. It becomes the accommodation box 22 which becomes.
That is, the engagement step portion 22 is provided at the lower end portion of the accommodation box 22.
a is formed, and the housing box 22 is attachable to and detachable from the water vapor derivation passage 18 by engaging the engagement step portion 22a with the upper end opening edge 18a of the water vapor derivation passage 18. The bottom of the storage box 22 is provided with a plate 23 for placing herbs or herbs X, and a cap 25 having a water vapor outlet 24 at the upper end.
With this configuration, all of the water vapor S rising in the water vapor derivation passage 18 can be guided into the storage box 22 and brought into contact with the medicinal herb or the herb X. The herbs or herbs X are
It is stored in the storage box 22 as it is or in the state of being stored in a water vapor permeable bag or the like. Reference numeral 26 is a handle for attaching and detaching the storage box 22, and 27 is a water supply tank 4.
It is a cover that is removed when attaching and detaching.

The humidifier constructed as described above operates as follows.

The steam S generated by the boiler 17 and discharged into the room through the steam derivation passage 18 comes into contact with the herb or herb X contained in the container box 22 which is the herb container, and the medicinal component. Alternatively, an aroma component is added, so that a medicinal effect or an aroma effect can be expected together with humidification in the room. Moreover, the medicinal herbs or herbs X can be easily replaced by removing the cap 25 and exchanging the herbs or herbs X from the outside, or by removing the storage box 22 and then exchanging them.

Further, since the water purification means 12 is provided in the water supply tank 4 which is the water supply system A for the boiler 17, even when tap water is used for steam generation, harmful or offensive odors such as trihalomethane are generated. Steam is obtained in the state where most of the substance is removed, and the medicinal effect or the aroma effect is further improved.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 2 shows a humidifier according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

In the case of the present embodiment, the storage box 22 which serves as a herb storage unit is attached to the cap 25 in a freely attachable and detachable manner. That is, the threaded portion 22b formed on the upper end of the housing box 22 can be screwed into and removed from the threaded portion 25a formed on the cap 25. Therefore, when exchanging the medicinal herbs or the herbs X, it can be easily performed by removing the cap 25 together with the storage box 22 and then separating the storage box 22 from the cap 25.

Other configurations, functions and effects are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted to avoid duplication.

Embodiment 3 FIG. 3 shows a humidifier according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

In the case of the present embodiment, the storage box 22 which serves as a medicine and flavor storage section is provided in the middle of the water vapor outlet passage 18 so as to be horizontally drawn out. That is, the water vapor outlet passage 1
The housing box 22 is inserted horizontally into the opening 18b formed in the middle of the box 8.
Reference numeral 28 is a handle for pulling out the accommodation box 22.

Other configurations, functions and effects are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted to avoid duplication.

In each of the above embodiments, the case where the water purification means is provided in the water supply tank has been described, but the water purification means may be provided in a water supply system other than the water supply tank.

The invention of the present application is not limited to the configuration of each of the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that the design can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a humidifier according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a humidifier according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 is a water supply tank, 5 is a storage container, 12 is water purification means, 17
Is a steam generating means (boiler), 18 is a steam outlet passage,
22 is a herbicide container (housing box), A is a water supply system, S is water vapor, and X is a herb (or herb).

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A humidifier configured to discharge the steam (S) generated by the steam generating means (17) to the outside through a steam derivation passage (18), wherein the steam derivation passage (18) The humidifier is characterized in that a medicinal herb or herb (X) is provided at 18) with a medicinal herb accommodating portion (22) for accommodating the herb or herb (X) in a freely removable state. 2. A humidifier configured to discharge the water vapor (S) generated by the water vapor generating means (17) into a room through a water vapor derivation passage (18), wherein the water vapor derivation passage (18) The humidifier is characterized in that a medicinal herb accommodating portion (22) accommodating a medicinal herb or herb (X) is detachably provided in 18). 3. A water supply system for the water vapor generating means (17)
The humidifier according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a water purification means (12) is attached to (A).