JPH116640A - Humidifying device of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To add a given adjusted amount of humidity to air blown off from an air conditioner as necessary. SOLUTION: A humidifying device 1 of an air conditioner is disposed below an air outlet 6 of the air conditioner and comprises a tank 3 which can store water, suction means 4 which is disposed such that it closes an opening 7 formed at the upper surface of the tank 3 and has the lower portion thereof immersed in water in the tank, and an adjusting plate 5 which can open or close the opening 7 or adjust the open area of the opening 7. The tank 3 is a container having a rectilinear shape which has an upper front surface thereof opened and may preferably has a width which aligns with the length of an air outlet 6 of an indoor machine 2. The suction means 4 is made of a sponge having continuous pores or a cloth and is immersed in water in the tank. Water is sucked by a capillarity phenomenon and is vaporized from the upper surface of the suction means 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a humidifier capable of imparting a required humidity to air blown from an air conditioner used at home.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an air conditioner used at home is usually provided with a dehumidifying function in addition to a cooling or heating function. The air conditioner sucks indoor air to cool or heat, and also removes moisture from the sucked air. The air is blown into the room again after being removed and dried. For this reason, the inside of the room where the air conditioner is used is dried up, which has a considerable adverse effect on the human body and the plants and the like that are decorated in the room.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide air blown from an air conditioner to a desired humidity adjusted as needed.

[0004]

Means taken by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems are provided in a tank which is disposed below an air outlet (6) of an air conditioner and can store water.
(3), wicking means (4) arranged so as to close the opening (7) on the upper surface of the tank (3) and immersing the lower part in water in the tank, and opening and closing or opening area of the opening (7) Adjustable plate that can adjust
(5).

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below. With reference to the drawings, (1) shows a humidifier according to the present invention, which is disposed below an indoor unit (2) of an air conditioner, and comes into contact with air blown out from the indoor unit (2), and To the required humidity. The humidifying device (1) comprises a tank (3) for storing water, a suction means (4) for sucking water from the tank and evaporating the water, and a lid-shaped member capable of opening and closing or adjusting the evaporation surface of the suction means (4). An adjusting plate (5) is provided.

[0006] The tank (3) is a rectangular box-shaped container having an upper front opening, and preferably has a width matching the length of the outlet (6) of the indoor unit (2). The wicking means (4) is made of a sponge or cloth having continuous pores, and its lower part is immersed in water in a tank, and can suck up water by capillary action and evaporate from the upper surface. The suction means (4) is a tank (3)
The air blown from the outlet (6) of the indoor unit (2) comes into contact with the upper surface of the suction means (4) and is blown out. Moisture can be given to air. Adjustment plate (5)
Can slide back and forth along the upper surface of the tank (1) to open and close the opening (7) or adjust the opening area.

The air blown out from the air outlet (6) of the indoor unit (2) comes into contact with the upper surface of the suction means (4) and is humidified by the moisture evaporated from the upper surface. Slide the adjustment plate (5) to open
By closing (7), the supply of the moisture of the blown air can be stopped. Further, by adjusting the opening area of the opening (7), the amount of supplied water can be adjusted to an arbitrary amount.

[0008]

According to the present invention, it is possible to supply and humidify a desired amount of water to the air blown out from the air conditioner, and it is possible to arbitrarily adjust the amount of water to be supplied.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a humidifier and an indoor unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a humidifier.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Humidifier (2) Indoor unit (3) Tank (4) Suction means (5) Adjustment plate (6) Air outlet (7) Opening

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A tank (3) arranged below an air outlet (6) of an air conditioner and capable of storing water, and an opening (7) on the upper surface of the tank (3) arranged so as to be closed. A humidifier for an air conditioner, comprising: a wicking means (4) immersed in water in a tank; and an adjusting plate (5) capable of opening and closing the opening (7) or adjusting the opening area.