KR101170599B1 - Apparatus for air purifying and humidifying - Google Patents

Abstract

An air purifying and humidifying apparatus is disclosed which purifies and simultaneously humidifies the air through a method of directly contacting air and water without requiring a separate configuration for purifying and humidifying the air. To this end, there is provided an air cleaning and humidifying device including a case, an air inlet, a cylinder, a pump, a water discharge passage, a motor fan, an operation unit, and an air outlet. The use of the air cleaning and humidifying device according to the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to simultaneously purify and humidify the air, and to maintain a more comfortable environment than the method using the electric and electronic methods. In addition, it is possible to obtain a lot of economic benefits because the power consumption or the cost of maintenance replacement, etc. generated by adopting a cooler, a humidifier, and a filter are not generated.

Description

Air Purifier and Humidifier {APPARATUS FOR AIR PURIFYING AND HUMIDIFYING}

The present invention relates to an air purifier and a humidifier, and more particularly, to an air purifier and a humidifier to purify the air at the same time through the method of contacting the air and water.

In general, there is an air purifier as an apparatus for indoor air purification, and in the case of currently used air cleaners, the main ones are to purify the air to be cleaned by electric or electronic functions.

However, air purifiers widely used in the prior art can be expected to have the effect of air purification by cleaning the air by removing dust in the air by the electrical or electronic characteristics, but this air purification method is a natural because of the artificial purification of air There is a problem in that the indoor air does not maintain a comfortable state compared to normal air purification.

And for indoor humidification there are devices that can achieve humidification with cooling function.

For example, Korean Patent Application Publication No. 20-0322453 (registered on July 28, 2003) discloses a "humidifier with a cooling function".

This is related to a humidifier that has a cooling function. More specifically, the steam generated by the humidifier is discharged together with the purged air from the outside to ventilate the indoor air together with a high humidifying effect to remove the bacteria generated by moisture. It is about a humidifier that can prevent breeding as much as possible.

However, this technology adopts many configurations such as humidifier, air conditioner, outdoor unit, and air purifier for cooling and humidification, and it is not only complicated to configure the humidifier with cooling function but also requires a lot of power consumption for driving. There is a problem that the burden of phosphorus occurs. For this reason, in the case of driving for cooling and humidification, there is a problem in that it is difficult to continuously maintain the actual cooling and humidification of indoor air due to inevitably driving in consideration of cost.

As mentioned above, in the case of the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus, which are widely used in the related art, not only it is difficult to maintain a pleasant environment due to the artificial air cleaning method, but also there is a problem that economic burden occurs.

In addition, devices have been developed that simultaneously purify and humidify air in ways other than electrical and electronic methods.

For example, "Air Purification Humidifier" is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0492825 (registered May 24, 2005), and Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-1998-074443 (November 05, 1998). Discloses an "air purification humidifier".

In the case of these technologies, the air purifying humidifier is designed to simultaneously perform air purification and humidification by using the capillary principle of water, and thus, there is an advantage in that both air purification and humidification can be achieved. However, since a separate filter is adopted as a configuration for air purification and humidification, there is a problem in that a cumbersome cost and a separate cost due to replacement and repair are required due to the regular replacement and repair of the filter.

This not only enables natural, non-artificial cleansing and humidifying to overcome the problems arising from the conventional air cleaning and humidifying devices mentioned above, but also eliminates the need for a separate configuration for cleansing and humidifying. There is a need for the development of a device capable of air cleaning and humidification that does not incur additional costs.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an air cleaning and humidifying apparatus for purifying the air and at the same time purifying the air through a method of directly contacting the air and water without the need for a separate configuration for cleaning and humidifying the air. have.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, the present invention provides a case that serves as an appearance frame; An air inlet formed at one side of the case lower side such that air is introduced into the case; A cylindrical cylinder having an upper and lower openings located inside the case in which water flows down the inner wall to allow the air to be cleaned and humidified by contact with the air introduced through the air inlet; A pump located inside the case for driving water to be supplied to the cylinder through a water inflow passage connected to the lower portion of the cylinder for cleaning and humidifying the air; A water discharge passage connected to the lower portion of the cylinder to discharge water flowing along the inner wall of the cylinder; A motor fan positioned between the air inlet and the cylinder which rotates to allow the air outside the case to be introduced through the air inlet, and to allow the air introduced through the air inlet to be introduced into the cylinder; And an air outlet formed in an upper portion of the case so that clean and humidified air passing through the cylinder is discharged to the outside of the case.

The use of the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to the present invention has the advantage that the air can be cleaned and humidified at the same time. In addition, since the air can be naturally cleaned and humidified without using the electric and electronic methods, there is an advantage that a more comfortable environment can be maintained than the electric and electronic methods.

In addition, since there is no need for a separate cooler, a humidifier, a filter, etc. necessary for the clean and humidification of air, there is an advantage in that economic benefits can be obtained. More specifically, it is possible to obtain a lot of economic benefits because there is no power consumption or the cost of maintenance replacement that is generated by adopting a cooler, a humidifier, and a filter.

1 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cylindrical cross-sectional view for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of air and water for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a schematic block diagram for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a case 100, an air inlet 150, and an air outlet 200.

The case 100 serves as an outer frame of the air cleaning and humidifier.

In addition, the air inlet 150 serves as an air passage through which air is introduced into the case 100. To this end, the air inlet 200 is preferably formed at one side of the lower case 100. More specifically, the air inlet 150 may be formed at the front lower part of the case 100, but may be formed at the lower front and lower left and right sides according to the initial design purpose.

The reason why the air inlets 150 are formed at the lower left and right sides of the case 100 is to allow the air to flow through the air inlets 150 even where the air cleaning and humidifying apparatuses of the present invention are located. . Furthermore, when the air inlet 150 is formed in plural, the air inlet 150 may be opened and closed to open only the air inlet 150 formed in a direction in which air is required, and to close the remaining air inlet 150. Air inlet opening and closing means (not shown) may be further formed.

The air inlet opening and closing means may be used as long as it can block the inflow of air. For example, it may be possible to use the opening and closing means for blocking the wind from the air conditioning ducts that are currently widely used in vehicles.

The air outlet 200 serves as an air passage for discharging the air introduced through the air inlet 150 into the case 100 to clean and humidify and then discharge it to the outside of the case 100. To this end, the air outlet 200 is preferably formed above the case 100.

More specifically, the air outlet 200 is formed inside the housing 210 serving as a frame of the air outlet 200, the housing 210 is preferably located on a vertical line of the cylinder to be described later, Air outlet 200 is formed in the housing (210) inside (center), it is preferable to be formed at a position perpendicular to the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder to match the shape and diameter of the cylindrical inner peripheral surface.

And the housing 210 including the air outlet 200 is located on the upper end of the cylinder, it is preferable to be positioned adjacent to the upper end of the cylinder.

The housing 210 is positioned adjacent to the upper end of the cylinder, and the reason for forming the shape and size of the air outlet 200 formed therein to match the shape and size of the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder is from the upper surface of the cylinder which will be described later. This is to prevent the water from going out through the outside of the cylinder or the air outlet 200 if the water pressure of the water coming out is large.

And the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cylinder 300, the pump 400, the water discharge passage 450 and the motor fan 500.

The pump 400 is driven to supply water to the cylinder 300. More specifically, the pump 400 is driven so that the external water is introduced into the cylinder 300 through the water inflow passage 350 connected to the lower portion of the cylinder 300. To this end, the pump 400 is preferably formed on one side of the water inflow passage 350. One side of the water inflow passage 350 is connected to the lower portion of the cylinder 300, the other side is preferably formed to pass through the inside of the side wall of the case 100 to the outer wall of the case 100. Accordingly, water is introduced into the cylinder 300 through the water inflow passage 350 formed on the outer wall of the case 100.

The water discharge passage 450 serves to discharge the water flowing along the inner wall of the cylinder 300. To this end, the water discharge passage 450 is preferably connected to the lower portion of the cylinder (300). More specifically, it is preferable that one side of the water discharge passage 450 is connected to the lower portion of the cylinder 300 and the other side is positioned to discharge water.

The motor fan 500 serves to allow the air outside the case 100 to flow through the air inlet 150 through a rotational drive, and to allow the introduced air to flow into the cylinder 300. do. To this end, the motor fan 500 is preferably positioned between the air inlet 150 and the cylinder 300.

The cylinder 300 serves to enable cleaning and humidification of air introduced into the air through the air inlet 150. To this end, the cylinder 300 is preferably formed in a cylindrical shape of the upper and lower open so that the air can be introduced into the inside.

In addition, the cylinder 300 allows water to flow along the inner wall for cleaning and humidifying the air introduced into the cylinder 300. That is, by allowing the water to flow down the inner wall of the cylinder 300, the air introduced into the cylinder 300 is in contact with the water to be clean and at the same time humidification is possible. Furthermore, in the case of air that is not in direct contact with water, humidification is achieved by evaporation of the flowing water.

As described above, the cylinder 300 is configured such that water flows along the inner wall to enable clean and humidification of the air introduced into the cylinder. The configuration of the cylinder 300 will be described in detail as follows.

3 is a cylindrical cross-sectional view for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 3, the cylinder 300 of the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a flow path (310).

The flow passage 310 is formed inside the sidewall of the cylinder 300 so that water flowing through the water inflow flow passage 350 may flow along the inner wall of the cylinder 300 by the driving of the pump 400.

To this end, the flow passage 310 is connected to the water inflow passage 350 and includes a cylinder 300 including a water inflow hole 312 formed at one side thereof so that water may be introduced into the interior by the driving of the pump 400. The first flow path 314 is formed on the lower portion of the cylinder while having a shape that matches the shape of the lower surface.

In addition, the flow passage 310 may flow down the inner wall of the cylinder 300 by vertically moving the water introduced through the water inlet hole 312 of the first flow passage 314 to the upper surface of the cylinder 300. The plurality of second flow paths 316 vertically formed in the sidewall from the top of the first flow path 314 to the upper end of the cylinder 300 is included. The number of the second flow paths 316 may be designed differently according to the initial design purpose.

In addition, it is preferable that the upper end of the cylinder 300 is designed to have an inclined surface by forming an outer height higher than an inner height. The reason is to prevent the water flowing out through the second flow path 316 from flowing down to the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder 300.

And the cylinder 300 of the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a drip tray 320 and a water outlet 330.

The trough 320 serves to receive (collect) water flowing along the inner wall of the cylinder 300. To this end, the drip tray 320 may be formed in any shape as long as it can receive the flowing water.

In addition, the water outlet 330 is connected to the water discharge passage 450 serves to discharge the water flowing down the water receiving part 320 to the outside. As the water outlet 330 is formed to be connected to the water discharge passage 450, water flowing into the water receiver 320 is discharged to the outside through the water discharge passage 450.

Looking at the flow of water through the configuration of the cylinder 300 is as follows.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of air and water for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, water is introduced through the water inflow hole 312 of the first flow path 314 formed under the cylinder 300 by driving the pump 400. The introduced water is vertically moved to the upper portion of the cylinder 300 through the second flow passage 316 formed in the vertical direction from the upper portion of the first flow passage 314, the water vertically moved to the upper portion of the cylinder 300 The upper inclined surface flows down to the inner wall of the cylinder 300.

Water flowing into the inner wall of the cylinder 300 is in contact with the air introduced through the air inlet 150 by the rotational drive of the motor fan 500, and thus the air introduced into the cylinder 300 Clean and humidification is done. The clean and humidified air is discharged to the outside through the air outlet 200 formed in the upper portion of the cylinder (300).

In addition, the water flowing down the inner wall while making contact with the air flows to the drip tray 320 formed in the lower portion of the cylinder 300, the water flowing into the drip tray 320 is the water through the water outlet 330 Inflow to the discharge passage 450 is discharged to the outside.

Figure 5 is a schematic block diagram for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 5, the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an operation unit 550. More specifically, the operation unit 550 serves to control the rotational driving of the pump 400 and the motor fan 500. To this end, the operation unit 550 preferably includes a button unit 552 and a control unit 554.

The button unit 552 serves to manipulate the driving of the pump 400 and the motor fan 500. To this end, the button unit 552 is preferably formed on one side of the case 100.

The controller 554 controls the rotational driving of the pump 400 and the motor fan 500 by the manipulation of the button unit 552.

In addition, the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a valve (650).

The valve 650 controls the opening and closing of the water inflow passage 350 to control the flow of water introduced into the cylinder 300. To this end, the valve 650 is preferably formed on one side of the water inflow passage 350. More specifically, the valve 650 may be formed at one side of the water inflow passage 350 and may be formed at the left and right sides of the pump 400 formed at the water inflow passage 350.

The control operation of the valve 650 is operated by the control of the control unit 554 by the operation of the button unit 552.

In addition, the valve 650 may adjust the flow rate flowing into the water inflow passage 350 under the control of the controller 554. To this end, the valve 650 preferably employs a flow control valve.

In addition, referring to Figure 2, the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes an air flow path (600).

The air flow path 600 serves as a passage so that air introduced through the air inlet 150 is introduced into the cylindrical cylinder 300. To this end, the air passage 600 is preferably formed to connect the air inlet 150 and the lower portion of the cylinder 300.

The air cleaning and humidifying device of the present invention configured as described above may receive water from the outside through the water inlet flow path 350, and may be adopted to discharge water to the outside through the water discharge flow path 450. In addition, the case 100 may be designed to be capable of supplying and discharging water.

Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6, the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention further comprises a water storage tank 700 and the water collection tank 750.

The water storage tank 700 is connected to the water inflow passage 350 to serve to store the water supplied to the cylinder (300).

In addition, the water collection tank 750 is connected to the water discharge passage 450 to collect water flowing along the inner wall of the cylinder 300.

In the case of the water storage tank 700 is preferably formed on the upper side of the case (100). The reason is that the water stored in the water storage tank 700 is forced to be introduced into the cylinder 300 by the driving of the pump 400, the location of the water storage tank 700 may be located anywhere. something to do.

However, since the water collection tank 750 collects water flowing along the inner wall of the cylinder 300 without a separate configuration, the water collection tank 750 should be located at a lower position than the cylinder 300. The water collection tank 750 is located at the top of the case 100 and the water collection tank is preferably located at the bottom thereof.

In addition, the air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes an air filter (800). The air filter 800 serves to purify the air introduced through the air inlet 150 to primary or secondary. More specifically, the air filter 800 may be located between the motor fan 500 and the lower portion of the cylinder 300 to purify the air introduced through the air inlet 150 primarily, or the cylinder ( 300 may be located between the upper and the air outlet 200 to purify the purified and humidified air through the cylinder 300 to the secondary.

While the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to variously modify and change the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated.

100: case 150: air inlet
200: air outlet 300: cylinder
310: Euro 312: water inlet hole
314: first flow path 316: second flow path
320: drip tray 330: water outlet
350: water inflow path 400: pump
450: water discharge euro 500: motor fan
550: operation unit 552: button unit
554: control unit 600: air flow path
650: Valve

Claims (10)

A case serving as an appearance frame;
An air inlet formed at one side of the case lower side such that air is introduced into the case;
A cylindrical cylinder having an upper and lower openings located inside the case in which water flows down the inner wall to allow the air to be cleaned and humidified by contact with the air introduced through the air inlet;
A pump located inside the case for driving water to be supplied to the cylinder through a water inflow passage connected to the lower portion of the cylinder for cleaning and humidifying the air;
A water discharge passage connected to the lower portion of the cylinder to discharge water flowing along the inner wall of the cylinder;
A motor fan positioned between the air inlet and the cylinder which rotates to allow the air outside the case to be introduced through the air inlet, as well as the air introduced through the air inlet to be introduced into the cylinder;
An operation unit formed at one side of the case for controlling driving of the pump and the motor fan; And
The air outlet is formed on the vertical line of the cylinder and formed in the upper portion of the case so that clean and humidified air passing through the cylinder is discharged to the outside of the case, and is formed to match the shape and size of the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder. It is formed in, and comprises a housing positioned adjacent to the upper end of the cylinder,
And a flow path formed inside the side wall of the cylinder so that water flowing through the water inflow flow path by the driving of the pump moves to the upper surface of the cylinder and flows down the inner wall of the cylinder.
delete The method of claim 1,
An air flow path that serves as a passage so that air introduced through the air inlet is introduced into the cylindrical cylinder; And
And a valve formed at one side of the water inflow passage to control the opening and closing of the water inflow passage to control the water flowing into the cylinder.
The upper end of the cylinder according to claim 1
Air cleaning and humidifying apparatus, characterized in that formed to have an inclined surface by forming a height of the outer side higher than the inner height.
The method of claim 3, wherein the operation unit
A button unit for operation; And
And a controller for controlling the opening and closing of the valve as well as rotation of the pump and the motor fan by operating the button unit.
The method of claim 5, wherein the control unit
The air cleaning and humidifying apparatus, characterized in that for controlling the valve by controlling the valve by operating the button unit flow rate flowing inside the water inflow passage.
5. The cylinder of claim 4 wherein the cylinder is
A drip tray receiving water flowing along the inner wall of the cylinder; And
And a water outlet formed at one side of the bottom of the drip tray so that water flowing into the drip tray can be discharged in connection with the water discharge passage.
According to claim 1, wherein the flow path formed inside the side wall
A first formed at a lower portion of the cylinder while being connected to the water inflow passage and having a shape that matches the shape of the lower surface of the cylinder including a water inflow hole formed at one side to allow water to flow into the inside by driving the pump; Euro; And
A plurality of vertically formed in the side wall from the upper portion of the first flow path to the upper end of the cylinder so that the water flowing through the water inlet hole of the first flow path is vertically moved to the upper surface of the cylinder to flow down the inner wall of the cylinder An air cleaning and humidifying device comprising a second flow path.
The method of claim 1,
A water storage tank connected to the water inflow passage and formed at a side of the case to store water supplied to the cylinder; And
And a water collection tank connected to the water discharge passage and formed below the water storage tank for collecting water flowing along the inner wall of the cylinder.
The method of claim 1,
And an air filter formed between the motor fan and the lower part of the cylinder or the upper part of the cylinder and the air outlet to purify the air to the primary or secondary.

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