JPH083379B2 - Humidifier - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a humidifying device for humidifying a room.

(B) Conventional Technology As a conventional humidifier, for example, one shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-25941 (F24F 6/1) is known. However, the external shape of the humidifier shown in this publication etc. is generally not a shape that matches the interior of the room, and there is a drawback that the aesthetics of the room is impaired.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention The present invention has been made in view of the above-described drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a humidifying device having a shape that can match the interior of a room.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention includes a flowerpot-shaped main body, a humidifying means housed in the main body, a water tank housed in the main body and supplying water to the humidifying means, A water-permeable member covering the upper opening of the water tank, a decorative object such as a stone placed on the water-permeable member, and a decorative body whose lower portion is supported in the main body. It is characterized by

(E) Action The main body is shaped like a flower pot, so it matches the interior of the room and does not impair the aesthetics of the room.
In addition, water can be supplied through the grid by pouring water into the water tank that supplies water to the humidifying means in a manner that waters the plants.
Water supply work is simplified.

(F) Embodiment One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a flowerpot-shaped main body made of synthetic resin, which has an intake port 2 formed on its bottom surface, and a filter 3 for preventing dust and the like from entering the main body 1 is disposed in the intake port 2. There is.

Reference numeral 4 is a water tank mounted in the main body 1, and an ultrasonic transducer 5 is mounted on the bottom surface. Reference numeral 6 denotes a fan casing mounted on the bottom surface of the water tank 4, to which a motor 7 is mounted, and a fan 8 mounted on the output shaft of the motor 7 is arranged in a space surrounded by the fan casing 6. A blower 9 is formed by the motor 7 and the fan 8,
The air blown from the intake port 2 by the drive of the blower 9 is sucked through the communication hole 10 of the fan casing 6, and is blown upright from the water tank 4 through the air passage 11 communicated with the fan casing 6. It is designed to be guided above the water tank 4 via the tube 12.

Reference numeral 13 is a partition plate placed above the water tank 4 and includes a hanging cylinder 14 covering the ultrasonic vibrator 5 and the blower cylinder 12.
There is a communication cylinder 15 formed in this hanging cylinder and communicating the upper space and the lower space of the partition plate 13. 16 is the partition plate 13
Is a spray cylinder that is fixed to the communication cylinder 15 and covers the outer periphery of the communication cylinder 15. The spray port 17 is exposed from the upper surface of the main body 1 to the outside, and the water atomized by the ultrasonic transducer 5 is suspended from the blower cylinder 12 The air sent to the inside of the main body 14 sprays the air through the spray cylinder 16 to the outside of the main body 1.

18 is a decorative plate that is detachably placed on the partition plate 13,
Reference numeral 19 is a water tank composed of the above-mentioned and bottom-opened container 20 integrally formed with the decorative plate 18 and a cap 21 detachably attached to the lower-surface opening of the container, and the cap 21 side is a partition plate 13 Insert into the water tank 4 through the formed opening,
It is designed to be mounted by placing 20 on the partition plate 13. A valve 22 is formed on the cap 21, and the valve 22 is controlled to open and close by an electromagnetic solenoid 23.

Reference numeral 24 is a drainage safety switch provided at the bottom of the water tank 4, which is a hollow shaft 25 standing upward from the bottom of the water tank 4.
A float 26 movably supported on the float and a reed switch controlled to open and close by a magnet 27 provided on the float 26.
When the water tank 4 is sufficiently supplied with water, the float 26 moves upward to close the reed switch 28, actuate the ultrasonic transducer 5, and activate the ultrasonic tank 5. When the water in the inside is exhausted, the float 26 moves downward, opens the reed switch 28, and stops the operation of the ultrasonic transducer 5.

Reference numeral 29 is a water supply switch formed at the lower part of the water tank 4, and comprises a float 31 movably supported up and down by a hollow shaft 30 standing upright from the bottom of the water tank 4 and a magnet 32 provided on the float 31. When the water tank 4 is sufficiently supplied with water, the float 31 moves upward to open the reed switch 33 and energize the electromagnetic solenoid 23. When stopped, the valve 22 of the water tank 19 is closed, and when the water in the water tank 4 is exhausted, the float 31 moves downward to close the reed switch 33, and the electromagnetic solenoid 23 is energized to energize the water tank. 19
The valve 22 is opened to supply the water in the water tank 19 to the water tank 4.

The drainage safety switch 24 operates at a water level lower than the water level at which the water supply switch 29 operates.

Reference numeral 34 is a water-permeable member that covers the opening of the upper surface of the container 20 of the water tank 19, and in this embodiment is a grid-like member. On the upper surface of the decorative plate 18 and the water-permeable member 34, an ornament 35 imitating ornamental stones, ornamental moss, etc. is placed.

Reference numeral 36 is a display cylinder made of a float that is vertically movably mounted on a rib 37 formed upward from the bottom of the water chest 19 and has an upper end that penetrates the water-permeable member 34 when the water tank 19 has sufficient water. When the water tank 19 runs out of water and then protrudes above the main body 1, the water tank 19 is buried in the water tank 19.
The presence or absence of water in 19 is displayed.

Reference numeral 38 denotes the support portion of the partition plate 13 which penetrates the decorative plate 18 and has the lower portion thereof
A plant-shaped ornament that is detachably supported by 39.

 40 is a transformer of the ultrasonic transducer 5.

When the ultrasonic vibrator 5 and the motor 7 are energized,
The water supplied from the water tank 19 into the water tank 4 is atomized by the ultrasonic transducer 5. On the other hand, the air sucked from the intake port 2 by the blower 9 passes through the blower tube 12 and the water tank 4 and the partition plate 13
The water atomized by the ultrasonic transducer 5 is sprayed to the outside of the main body 1 while being guided to the space surrounded by.

When there is sufficient water in the water tank 4, the water shortage safety switch 24 operates the ultrasonic transducer 5, and the water supply switch 29 closes the valve 22 of the water tank 19, so that the water in the water tank 4 is low. Then, the water supply switch 29 opens the valve 22 of the water tank 19 to supply the water in the water tank 19 into the water tank 4.

When the water in the water tank 19 becomes low, the display cylinder 36 is gradually buried in the water tank 4 to prompt the user to replenish the water. Water is replenished by pouring water from above the main body 1 through the water-permeable member 34 as shown in FIG.

Since the main body 1 is formed into a flowerpot shape, it matches the interior of the room and does not spoil the aesthetics of the room.

In this embodiment, the amount of water in the water tank 19 is discriminated by the display cylinder 36, but as shown in FIG.
A float 42 having a magnet 41 is vertically movably supported by a rib 43 standing from the bottom surface of the container 20 of the water tank 19, and when the water in the water tank 19 becomes low, a reed switch 44 is closed and a buzzer 45. May be sounded.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the present invention in which the container 20 of the water tank 19 is formed integrally with the partition plate 13.

FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the present invention in which the valve 22 of the water tank 19 is replaced with a ball-shaped float 46.

With this structure, the electromagnetic solenoid 23 and the water supply switch 29 of the first and second embodiments can be eliminated, and the structure can be simplified.

FIG. 8 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the container 20 of the water tank 19 of the third embodiment is constructed integrally with the partition plate 13.

(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, since the main body is formed in a flowerpot shape, it matches the interior of the room and does not spoil the aesthetics of the room. Further, it is possible to easily supply water to the water tank for supplying water to the humidifying means in the same manner as watering the plants, and it is possible to simplify the water supply work.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a top view of the same, FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views of relevant parts, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of another embodiment. FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the second embodiment, FIG.
FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the third embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the fourth embodiment. 1 ... Main body, 5 ... Ultrasonic transducer, 9 ... Blower, 19 ...
… Water tank, 34 …… Water-permeable member, 35 …… Ornament, 38 ……
Ornamental body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A flowerpot-shaped main body, a humidifying means housed in the main body, a water tank housed in the main body for supplying water to the humidifying means, and a top opening of the water tank. A humidifying device comprising: a water-permeable member, a decorative object such as a stone placed on the water-permeable member, and a decorative body whose lower portion is supported in the main body.