KR100470710B1 - Separable vaporizer installed in an ultrasonic humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a detachable evaporation apparatus installed in an ultrasonic humidifier, and more particularly, to a high temperature of water discharged in an atomized state by ultrasonic vibration by being detachably press-installed in a nozzle case of an ultrasonic humidifier used in the related art. By applying heat to vaporize and discharging it instantaneously, the sterilization of bacteria contained in the water discharged into the indoor space by the ultrasonic humidifier is completely sterilized to further improve hygiene and at the same time the discharged water is atomized. The present invention relates to a removable evaporation apparatus installed in an ultrasonic humidifier that allows fluidity to be smoother than a state and diffuses more widely into a room to control humidity.

According to the present invention, conductors 15a and 15b to which electric cords 7 provided with power plugs 8 are connected at both ends of the heating element guides 12 in which the heating element 11 generating heat by electricity are connected. Each of the electrode plates 13 and 14 attached thereto is installed, and an insulating tape 16 is attached to the entire outer surface of the electrode plates 13 and 14 to form the heat generating unit 17. On both sides of the portion 17, a lower end slope portion 20a is formed on one side via a spring plate 18 having an elastic portion 18a and a packing body 19 having a through hole 19a formed at both end portions thereof. A plurality of heat dissipation fins 20 are formed, and heat dissipation covers 21 and 22 having integrally formed coupling parts 23a and 23b through which bolt fastening holes 24 penetrate at both ends thereof are fastened by bolts. It is provided with a steam generator 10 is formed, the steam generator 10 is installed so that the upper and lower portions are penetrated, the engaging piece 6a is formed on the lower inner peripheral surface Insert inside the tube (6) The installation tube 6 is formed so as to penetrate the upper and lower portions and is inserted into an inner portion of the body 4 in which a tapered indentation portion 5 is formed at an outer lower portion thereof, and one side at an upper end of the body 4. It characterized in that the nozzle (2) is formed in the discharge port 3 is coupled to the humidity sensor (27) for detecting the humidity of the inside of the installation tube (6) on one side of the installation tube (6) Is installed, the control unit 26 connected to the humidity sensor 27 is installed on one outside of the body 4 receives the input signal from the humidity sensor 27 to supply to the steam generator (10) It is characterized in that the power is automatically turned on and off.

Description

Separable vaporizer installed in an ultrasonic humidifier

The present invention relates to a detachable evaporation apparatus installed in an ultrasonic humidifier, and more particularly, to a high temperature of water discharged in an atomized state by ultrasonic vibration by being detachably press-installed in a nozzle case of an ultrasonic humidifier used in the related art. By applying heat to vaporize and discharging it instantaneously, the sterilization of bacteria contained in the water discharged into the indoor space by the ultrasonic humidifier is completely sterilized to further improve hygiene and at the same time the discharged water is atomized. The present invention relates to a removable evaporation apparatus installed in an ultrasonic humidifier that allows fluidity to be smoother than a state and diffuses more widely into a room to control humidity.

Conventional ultrasonic humidifiers generate an electrical signal of a specific frequency in an electric circuit to ultrasonically vibrate the ultrasonic oscillator installed in the lower part of the tank, so that no water is stored in the tank. It is made into a state of being formed into fine water droplets such as mist and discharged into the room, supplying moisture to dry air in home or office and maintaining proper humidity (about 60%) to prevent respiratory disorders and bronchial diseases. It was widely used to prevent and comfort the indoor environment.

However, such a conventional ultrasonic humidifier atomizes liquid water in a low temperature state lower than the room temperature and discharges it into the room, thereby not only lowering the temperature of the indoor air but also completely suppressing bacteria contained in the discharged water. And there was a problem that seriously affects the health of the elderly.

In order to solve the above problems, the complex ultrasonic humidifier is known to be heated by heating the water stored in the tank to a certain temperature by a heater such as a heating wire and then atomizing and discharging the ultrasonic wave by the ultrasonic oscillator. There was a bar.

However, such a complex ultrasonic humidifier is generally only heated to 10 ~ 20 ℃ higher than the room temperature of the water stored in the tank is not enough to completely remove the bacteria contained in the water hygiene in terms of hygiene aspects, as well as the heated humidifier In the same way as the disadvantages of the fall, if the main body falls by inadvertently, the hot water stored in the tank pour out, there was a risk of burning the body of the elderly and infants.

In addition, even in the case of a complex ultrasonic humidifier, the water discharged into the room is still a fine liquid droplet, such as mist atomized in the ultrasonic vibration, so the fluidity is significantly lowered compared to water vapor, which is a gaseous state. There was a problem in that it is not supplied and limited to the humidifier surroundings not only to exhibit the overall humidifying effect of the indoor space, but also the many waters of the atomized state soaked only in the vicinity of the humidifier, and the surroundings such as a blanket or a carpet were wet.

In order to solve the various problems described above, the present invention detachably press-fits the nozzle case of a conventional ultrasonic humidifier, and vaporizes the water discharged in an atomized state by ultrasonic vibration by applying high temperature heat. By discharging by discharging, the sterilization of bacteria contained in the water discharged into the indoor space by the ultrasonic humidifier is fully sterilized to further improve hygiene and at the same time, the discharged water is more fluid than the atomized state. It is to be a technical problem to be able to diffuse more widely into the room to control the humidity to be made.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention is provided with electrode plates on each side of each of the heating element guides in which a heating element for generating heat by electricity is attached, each of which is connected with an electric cord having an electrical cord installed at one end thereof. Insulating tape is attached to the entire outer surface of the plate to form a heat generating portion, and both sides of the heat generating portion are provided with a spring plate formed with an elastic portion and a packing body having holes formed at both ends thereof, and a plurality of lower slope portions are formed on one side thereof. The heat dissipation fin is formed and the heat dissipation cover having a coupling portion formed integrally formed through the bolt fastening hole at both ends is provided with a steam generator each of which is fastened by a bolt, the steam generator is formed so as to penetrate the upper and lower parts and the engaging piece on the lower inner peripheral surface It is inserted into the installation of the installation tube is formed, the The installation tube is formed so as to penetrate the upper and lower parts and is inserted into the inside of the body is formed in the tapered-shaped indentation portion on the outer lower portion, characterized in that the nozzle is provided with a discharge port formed on one side of the upper body is coupled, A humidity sensor for sensing humidity inside the installation tube is installed at one inner side of the installation tube, and a control unit connected to the humidity sensor is installed at one outer side of the body to receive an input signal from the humidity sensor to generate the steam generator. It is characterized in that the power supplied to automatically turn on and off.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 to achieve the above object.

1 is a perspective view showing a removable evaporation apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the assembled state of the removable evaporation apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3a is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the steam generator which is the main part of the present invention. 3B is a cross-sectional view showing an assembled state of a steam generator, which is a main part of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a use state of a removable evaporation apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a control unit provided in another embodiment of the present invention.

Detachable evaporator installed in the ultrasonic humidifier according to the present invention is the upper and lower portions as shown in Figure 1 and 2 through the body 4 and the tapered indentation portion 5 is formed in the lower and upper and lower parts Is formed through and the engaging piece 6a is formed at the lower inner circumference. The installation tube 6 inserted into the body 4 and installed inside the installation tube 6 and inserted into the installation tube 6 and connected to a steam generator 10 and a lower end of the steam generator 10. An electric cord 7 provided with a power plug 8 drawn out to penetrate the upper one side of the body 4, and a discharge port 3 formed on one side thereof, and a nozzle detachably installed on the upper portion of the body 4 It consists of 2).

3A and 3B, the steam generator 10 may be connected to the heating element 11 on both sides of the heating element guide 12 in which the plurality of heating elements 11 that generate heat by electricity are accommodated. In order to supply electricity, electrode plates 13 and 14 are respectively provided with conductor wires 15a and 15b to which electric cords 7 having power plugs 8 installed are connected at one end thereof. An insulating tape 16 is attached to the outer side surface of the 14 to surround the whole of the electrode plates 13 and 14 to form the heat generating portion 17, and both sides of the heat generating portion 17 have elastic portions ( A plurality of heat dissipation fins 20 having a lower slope portion 20a formed on one side are formed through a spring plate 18 having a bent portion 18a and a packing body 19 having holes 19a formed at both end portions thereof, and having both end portions. The heat dissipation covers 21 and 22 having integrally formed coupling portions 23a and 23b formed to penetrate the bolt fastening holes 24 to each other are fastened by bolts, respectively. It is configured to be.

Referring to the assembly process of the removable evaporator according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, in order to assemble the steam generator 10, which is a main part of the removable evaporation apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of heating elements 11 that generate heat by electricity are inserted into the heating element guides 12, and then the heating element guides 12 Before supplying electricity to the heating element 11 on both sides After contacting the electrode plates 13 and 14 to which the conductive wires 15a and 15b respectively connected to the cord 7 are attached, the entire outer surface of the electrode plates 13 and 14 is insulated. It is attached so as to wrap tightly to form a heat generating portion (17).

Then, on both sides of the heat generating portion 17 formed as described above, a spring plate 18 having the elastic portion 18a bent and a packing body 19 made of a heat resistant silicone material having holes 19a formed at both end portions thereof. In one state, a plurality of heat dissipation fins 20 are formed on one side, and the heat dissipation cover 21 made of aluminum formed integrally with the coupling parts 23a and 23b formed to penetrate the bolt fastening holes 24 at both ends. 22) are tightly coupled to each other so as to be tightly sealed by the fastening bolt 25, the steam generator 10 is assembled.

Thus, the assembled steam generator 10 is inserted into the installation tube 6 and installed so that the lower ends of the coupling portions 23a and 23b of the heat dissipation covers 21 and 22 are lower inner periphery of the installation tube 6. At the same time, the mounting tube 6 is inserted into the body 4 so as to be engaged with the body 4 by the locking protrusion 6b, and then the body 4 Inserting the nozzle 2 in the upper portion of the engaging projection (2a) is coupled to the upper portion of the body 4 when the assembly of the evaporator (1) is completed. At this time, the electric cord (7) connected to the lower end of the steam generator 10 is to form a through-hole provided with packing on each side of the installation tube (6) and the body (4) to be drawn out of the body (4) desirable.

The heating element 11 is a kind of resistance element based on barium titanate. The heating element 11 generates heat when a current is connected and leads to heat generation. When the heating element 11 exceeds a specific sudden change temperature, the resistance is increased so that the flow of current decreases and the heat is no longer generated. Has characteristics For example, it is preferable to use a finite (PTC = positive temperature coefficient) which is widely used as a heating element installed in a conventional heating device.

The heating element guide 12 in which the heating element 11 is stored is formed of a heat resistant special resin bakelite or PPS (PPS = Polyphenylene Sulfide) in order to fix the heating element 11 so that the heating element 11 does not melt even at a high temperature. desirable.

The electrode plates 13 and 14 which are installed on both sides of the heating element 11 are entirely wrapped so that electricity does not pass between the electrode plates 13 and 14 and the spring plate 18 and the heat dissipation cover 21 and 22. The insulating tape 16 to be attached is a one-sided tape on which a silicone adhesive is placed on a polyamide film. Kapton, which is commonly used for PCB substrates, aircraft parts insulation, and electronics insulation, is excellent in heat resistance and voltage resistance. Preference is given to using tapes.

The installation tube 6 is preferably formed of a PBT (Polybutyrene Terephthalate) material, which is a heat-resistant resin, so that it is not deformed or melted by the high heat generated by the steam generator 10.

Referring to the state of use and the working relationship of the removable evaporation apparatus according to the present invention assembled as follows.

When using the removable evaporator according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 4 after removing the discharge direction control nozzle installed on the top of the nozzle case 37 formed in the conventional ultrasonic humidifier 30, evaporation according to the present invention Under the body (4) of the device (1) The press-fitted part 5 is installed to be press-fitted into the upper inner side of the nozzle case 37, and then the power plug is connected to a separate outlet for use.

As described above, when the ultrasonic humidifier 30 having the removable evaporation apparatus 1 according to the present invention is used, the water stored in the water tank 32 of the ultrasonic humidifier 30 passes through the flow path tube 34. The water stored in the water tank 35 is ultrasonically vibrated by the ultrasonic oscillator 36 mounted under the water tank 35 to be suspended in fine droplets in the atomized state in the nozzle case 37 and at the same time ultrasonic waves. The upper part of the nozzle case 37 is moved by the wind blown from the blower 33 installed below the main body 31 of the humidifier 30.

The atomized state of water moving to the upper portion of the nozzle case 37 passes through the inside of the evaporator 1 press-fitted to the upper end of the nozzle case 37, wherein the water of the atomized state is evaporated from the evaporation apparatus 1 While passing through a plurality of heat dissipation fins 20 formed on the heat dissipation cover 21, 22 made of aluminum constituting the steam generator 10 installed inside the body (4) of the built-in steam generator 10 The heating element 11 is instantaneously heated by the high temperature heat emitted by the heating element 11 and rapidly vaporized from the water in the atomized liquid state to the water in the vapor state, and the vaporized gaseous water is vaporized in the nozzle 2 of the evaporator 1. It is to be discharged to the outside through the discharge port 3 formed in the.

As described above, the detachable evaporation apparatus according to the present invention allows the atomized water discharged from the conventional ultrasonic humidifier to pass between the heat dissipation fins 20 of the steam generator 10 installed inside the body 4 of the evaporator 1. By heating with heat, it is possible to completely sterilize the bacteria contained in the atomized water and at the same time, By changing to gaseous vapor water, the fluidity is further improved, so that it can be widely spread throughout the room to be humidified.

In addition, the inclined portion 20a formed at the bottom of the heat dissipation fin 20 of the steam generator 10 has a drop of water even though atomized water particles are aggregated between the heat dissipation fins 20 to form water droplets. At the bottom of the inclined portion 20a along the inclined portion 20a formed at the lower end, the water droplets are collected at the same time, so that the water droplets are combined to form a large droplet. These large droplets are no longer attached to the bottom of the heat dissipation fin 20 by their own weight. By being removed by spontaneously falling into the water tank 35, by preventing the blockage of the passage between the radiating fins 49 generated by the aggregated water particles it is possible to maintain a constant amount of humidification at all times.

Another embodiment of the removable evaporation apparatus according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 5 on the inner side of the installation tube 6 to detect the humidity of the inside of the installation tube 6 to detect the presence or absence of the operation of the ultrasonic humidifier Humidity sensor 27 is installed, the control unit 26 connected to the humidity sensor 27 is integrally installed on the outer side of the body 4 to receive an input signal from the humidity sensor 27 It is configured to automatically turn on or off the power supplied to the steam generator 10 in accordance with the operation of the ultrasonic humidifier.

Control unit 26 integrally installed in the removable evaporator according to the present invention is connected to the output terminal of the humidity sensor 27 as shown in Figure 6 an amplifier for amplifying a voltage proportional to humidity to a predetermined level ( 41) and a controller connected to the output terminal of the amplifier 41 converts the input voltage into humidity and outputs a control signal according to the converted result. And a switching unit 43 connected to the output terminal of the control unit 42 and controlling the switches SW1 and SW2 for supplying and cutting off the driving power of the heat generating unit 17.

The control unit 26 configured as described above senses the humidity inside the installation tube 6 of the evaporator 1 by the humidity sensor 27, and the humidity sensor 27 outputs a voltage proportional to the humidity. do.

The voltage output from the humidity sensor 27 is amplified to a predetermined level by the amplifier 41 and transmitted to the controller 42, and the controller 42 controls the voltage output from the amplifier 41 to humidity. If it is determined that the converted humidity is less than 80%, the ultrasonic humidifier recognizes that the abnormal state is controlled by controlling the switching unit 43 to switch off the switch (SW1) (SW2) to the heat generating unit 17 Will stop the operation.

Therefore, when the ultrasonic humidifier is in a non-operating state or an abnormal state, a safety device for preventing overheating of the heating unit 17 is operated to increase safety.

As described above, the detachable evaporator installed in the ultrasonic humidifier according to the present invention is detachably press-installed in the nozzle case of the ultrasonic humidifier used in the prior art, and the water discharged in the atomized state by the ultrasonic vibration generates high temperature heat. By vaporizing and discharging at a moment, the germs contained in the water discharged into the indoor space by the ultrasonic humidifier are completely sterilized to further improve hygiene and discharge. The effect of water is to make the fluidity of the smooth vapor state rather than the atomization state to diffuse more widely into the room to control the humidity.

1 is a perspective view showing a removable evaporation apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the assembled state of the removable evaporator according to the present invention.

Figure 3a is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a steam generator which is the main part of the present invention.

Figure 3b is a cross-sectional view showing the assembled state of the steam generator which is the main part of the present invention.

4 is an explanatory view showing a state of use of the removable evaporation apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a control unit provided in another embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1 evaporator 2 nozzle 2a jamming projection

3: discharge port 4: body 5: press-fitting part

6: mounting tube 6a: hook 6b: hook projection

7: Electric cord 8: Power plug 10: Steam generator

11 heating element 12 heating element guide 13, 14 electrode plate

15a, 15b: Conductor wire 16: Insulating tape 17: Heating part

18 spring plate 18a elastic portion 19 packing body

19a: through hole 20: heat dissipation fin 20a: lower slope

21, 22: heat dissipation cover 23a, 23b: coupling portion 24: fastening hole

25: fastening bolt 26: control unit 27: humidity sensor

30: ultrasonic humidifier 31: main body 32: water tank

33: blower 34: euro tube 35: water tank

36: ultrasonic generator 37: nozzle case

Claims (2)

On both sides of the heating element guide 12 in which the heating element 11 that generates heat by electricity is attached, conductors 15a and 15b to which electric cords 7 provided with power plugs 8 are connected are respectively attached. Electrode plates 13 and 14 are installed, and the insulating tape 16 is attached to the entire outer surface of the electrode plates 13 and 14 to form the heat generating unit 17. On both sides of the heat generating portion 17, a spring plate 18 having an elastic portion 18a and a packing body 19 having a through hole 19a formed at both end portions thereof, and having a lower slope portion 20a on one side thereof. A plurality of heat dissipation fins 20 having a plurality of heat dissipation covers 21 and 22 having integrally formed coupling parts 23 a and 23 b through which bolt fastening holes 24 penetrate at both ends are formed as bolts, respectively. It is provided with a steam generator 10 is fastened, The steam generator 10 is formed so as to penetrate the upper and lower portions and is inserted into the installation tube (6) having a locking piece (6a) formed on the lower inner peripheral surface, The installation tube (6) is formed so as to penetrate the upper and lower parts and inserted into the body (4) having a tapered indentation (5) formed on the outer lower portion, Removable evaporator is installed on the ultrasonic humidifier, characterized in that the nozzle (2) having a discharge port (3) formed on one side is coupled to the upper end of the body (4). The humidity sensor 27 of claim 1, wherein a humidity sensor 27 is installed at one side of the installation tube 6 to detect humidity inside the installation tube 6. The control unit 26 connected to the humidity sensor 27 is integrally installed on the outer side of the body 4 and supplied to the steam generator 10 according to the humidity level detected from the humidity sensor 27. Removable evaporator installed in the ultrasonic humidifier, characterized in that the power is automatically turned on and off.