KR101817095B1 - Humidification apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a humidifying device, and more particularly, to a humidifying device in which an apparatus housing having a vertically separable structure is stably immersed. An apparatus housing having an upper body and a lower body according to an embodiment of the present invention and having a vertically-separated structure; And a locking portion provided between the upper body and the lower body and provided so that the upper body and the lower body are not separated from each other.

Description

HUMIDIFICATION APPARATUS

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a humidifying device, and more particularly, to a humidifying device for stably locking an apparatus housing having a vertically separable structure.

Generally, a humidifier, which artificially generates and emits moisture to raise the humidity of the room, includes a heating type humidifier in which water vapor generated by heating water stored in a water tank to a predetermined temperature is spontaneously sprayed into the room, An ultrasonic humidifier that emits micronized water particles into the room by ultrasonic vibration of the stored water, and a combined humidifier that simultaneously includes a heating humidification system and an ultrasonic humidification system.

As described above, the type of the humidifier varies according to the variety of the humidifier. However, when the shape of the humidifier is the upper and lower separation type, there is a problem that it is difficult to assemble the upper and lower portions of the humidifier housing by using the hook and the magnet.

In addition, when the shape of the humidifier is vertically separated, it is unclear whether the upper and lower portions of the humidifier housing are properly engaged from the user's point of view. Thus, in a state in which the upper and lower portions of the humidifier housing are not properly tightened, A part of the humidifier housing is dropped, which may cause injury to the user.

In addition, since the air cleaner has a rotating fan, there is a problem that the user is exposed to a dangerous factor when the air cleaner is not completely fastened. Therefore, there is a need for a function capable of forcibly stopping the operation in the case where the complete fastening of the mechanism is not performed.

Registration Utility Model No. 20-0263133 (Feb. 2, 2002) Registration Utility Model Bulletin No. 20-0360076 (Aug. 25, 2004)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a humidifying device for combining an upper body and a lower body of a device having a vertically-separated structure.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a humidifying device operable to perform a humidifying function or a cleaning function only when the upper body of the apparatus is placed on a lower body.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a humidifying apparatus comprising: an apparatus housing having an upper body and a lower body and having a vertically-separated structure; And a locking portion provided between the upper body and the lower body so that the upper body and the lower body are not separated from each other.

In one embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the upper body has a shape having a circular cross section with an opening at the top and a circular cross section with an opening at the bottom, and the lower body has a shape having a circular cross section with an opening at the bottom and an open top .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the locking portion is provided on the upper edge of the lower body and includes a locking frame having a frame receiving groove formed along the upper circumferential direction; A lock guiding unit which is seated in the frame seating groove and is provided in the lock frame; And a lock cover provided on a lower edge of the upper body and having a lock induction unit and a detachable structure according to the movement of the lock induction unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the lock guiding unit includes a hook frame which is seated in the frame seating groove and is provided with a guide bar and a hook formed at the upper end so as to be hookable to the hook hole formed in the lock cover; And an operating member which is provided on the lock frame so as to be able to contact the guide bar of the hook frame, and in which the hook of the hook frame is detachably attached to the hook hole of the lock cover.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the hook frame includes a first hook frame provided with a first guide bar at one end thereof in contact with the operating member, and installed to move clockwise in the frame seating groove; And a second hook frame provided at one end thereof with a second guide bar in contact with the operating member and provided so as to move counterclockwise in the frame seating groove, so that when the operating member is rotated, the first hook frame and the second hook frame, As shown in FIG.

 In one embodiment of the present invention, the frame is seated in the frame seating groove between the end of the first hook frame and the end of the second hook frame such that when the end of the first hook frame contacts the end of the second hook frame, And a locking detection sensor for detecting that the locking member is locked to the lower body.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the locking frame includes a seating groove formed to receive a guide bar of the operating member and the hook frame; A latching jaw provided on an inner circumferential surface of the seating groove to prevent the operating member from being separated from the seating groove; And an elastic member provided in the seating groove so as to be connected to the operating member, and the operating member is preferably operated to be rotated while pressing the elastic member.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the seat sensor further includes a seat detection sensor installed on the lock frame adjacent to the operation member, for detecting whether the operation member is rotated and sensing the state where the upper body is seated on the lower body.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the lock induction unit includes a first hook frame provided at one end thereof with a first guide bar in contact with the operating member, the first hook frame being installed to move clockwise in the frame seating groove; A second hook frame provided at one end with a second guide bar in contact with the operating member, the second hook frame being provided to move counterclockwise in the frame seating groove; And an operating member installed on the lock frame so as to be able to contact with the guide bars of the first and second hook frames, the hook of the hook frame being detachably attached to the hook hole of the lock cover; Wherein the first hook frame and the second hook frame are operated to engage or disengage from the lock cover when the operating member rotates, and the humidifying device is operable to move the end portions of the first hook frame and the second hook frame A locking detection sensor which is seated in the frame receiving groove between the end portions and detects that the upper body is locked to the lower body when the end of the first hook frame and the end of the second hook frame come into contact with each other, And a seat detection sensor installed on the lock frame adjacent to the lower body for detecting whether the upper body is seated on the lower body by sensing whether the operation member is rotating or not, It is preferable that the humidifier is operable only when a detection signal is output.

Preferably, the humidifying device indicates that the upper body is not immersed in the lower body when a sensing signal is output only from the seating detection sensor.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a humidifying apparatus comprising: an apparatus housing having an upper body and a lower body and having a vertically-separated structure; A locking unit installed between the upper body and the lower body to prevent the upper body and the lower body from being separated from each other; A coupling sensor for sensing contact between the upper body and the lower body; A fastening sensor for detecting whether the upper body and the lower body are fastened by the locking portion; And a control unit for allowing the humidifying device to operate only when the detection signals of the coupling sensor and the engagement sensor are transmitted.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit may indicate that the upper body is not immersed in the lower body when a sensing signal is output only from the coupling sensor.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the coupling sensor includes a first sensor and a second sensor respectively installed on a surface of the upper body and the lower body which contact the locking portion, And a signal output unit for outputting a sensing signal when the first sensor and the second sensor approach within a preset range.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the coupling sensor includes a first reed switch installed on a surface of the upper body that contacts the locking portion, and detects a change in magnetic force generated when the locking portion contacts the locking portion. And a second reed switch installed on a surface of the lower body that contacts the lock portion and sensing a change in magnetic force generated upon contact with the lock portion, wherein the control unit controls the first reed switch and the second reed switch It is preferable that the detection signal of the coupling sensor is determined to be a detection signal.

In another embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the fastening sensor detects a state of engagement of the locking part when the locking part fastens the upper body and the lower body.

According to the present invention, the upper body and the lower body of the device having the detachable structure can be coupled through the locking part, so that the upper body can be prevented from being arbitrarily separated from the lower body without releasing the engagement of the locking part.

Further, the present invention can be operated so that the humidifying function or the cleaning function is performed only when the upper body of the apparatus is seated on the lower body through the seat detection sensor and the locking detection sensor.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a combined perspective view of a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a locking part according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a state in which a locking frame of the locking part and a locking guide unit are engaged.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the lock portion in the unlocked state in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows an operational state of the lock portion in the locked state.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and like parts are denoted by similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

Also, when a part is referred to as "including " an element, it is to be understood that it may include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 and 2, a humidifying apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an apparatus housing 110, a filter unit 120, a humidifying unit 130, a blowing unit 140, (160).

The upper and lower detachable device housing 110 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a member provided to protect the components installed therein. In this specification, an example of the device housing 110 includes a suction port 112 at the lower end, The position, the type, and the like of components included in the apparatus housing 110 are not limited as long as the apparatus housing 110 is vertically separated.

Hereinafter, the humidifying device illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the device housing 110 has a curved outer surface and a shape with a circular cross-section. In addition, the apparatus housing 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a vertically separable structure.

Hereinafter, a lower portion of the apparatus housing 110 will be referred to as a lower body 111, and an upper portion of the apparatus housing 110 will be referred to as an upper body 115 .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lower body 111 and the upper body 115 of the device housing 110 are fixed to each other by the locking portions 160. The lock portion 160 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, a suction port 112 through which external air flows is formed on the lower surface of the lower body 111. The suction port 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of vent holes formed in the lower surface of the lower body 111.

A bottom of the lower body 111 is formed with a space between the lower surface of the lower body 111 and the bottom surface of the lower body 111 so that the air can be easily introduced into the air inlet 112. In addition, a filter unit mounting groove 114 on which the filter unit 120 is mounted is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end of the lower body 111.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, the upper body 115 is positioned on the upper part of the lower body 111. [ A discharge port 116 through which air cleaned and humidified is discharged through the filter unit 120 and / or the humidifying unit 130 is formed on the upper surface of the upper body 115. At this time, the discharge port 116 may be formed along the circumferential direction of the upper body 115, as shown in FIG.

The upper body 115 is provided with a control unit 150 for controlling the blowing unit 140 and the blowing unit 140, which will be described later. The upper body 115 is provided with a device such as a mood light 117 to facilitate the appearance of the humidifier 100.

At this time, the mood light 117 is connected to the control unit 150 so that the operation of the mood light 117 can be adjusted. In an embodiment of the present invention, an upper deck 118 for protecting the mood light 117 is installed on the upper end of the upper body 115.

Also, the display unit 119 is connected to the control unit 150 to warn the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 when they are not properly fastened. The display unit 119 can be implemented as an LED lamp or the like.

2, the filter unit 120, the humidifying unit 130, the blowing unit 140, and the control unit 150 provided in the apparatus housing 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention Will be described.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the filter unit 120 is installed in the lower body 111, as described above. At this time, the filter unit 120 is installed adjacent to the air inlet 112 so as to clean the outside air introduced into the apparatus housing 110 by the air blowing unit 140.

The filter unit 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an air cleaning filter 123, a filter frame 121 for fixing the air cleaning filter 123, and a filter frame 121 for fixing the filter frame 121 to the lower body 111 And a filter unit fixing member 125 for coupling.

 As shown in FIG. 2, the filter frame 121 preferably has an annular shape corresponding to the shape of the lower body 111 and has an air cleaning filter 123 fixed therein. The air cleaning filter 123 according to an embodiment of the present invention preferably has a circular shape so as to be fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the filter frame 121. At this time, the air cleaning filter 123 is positioned such that the lower surface faces the air inlet 112 and the rear surface faces the air blowing unit 140.

The air cleaning filter 123 can filter the pollutants contained in the outside air sucked from the outside by the air blowing unit 140 in a stepwise manner according to the characteristics of the pollutant and the size of the particles when the air blowing unit 140 operates In order to facilitate the formation of a multi-layered structure.

For example, since various types of filters such as a pre-filter, a pre-filter and a HEPA filter can be used as the air purifying filter 123, in an embodiment of the present invention, if the outside air can be cleaned, Is not specifically limited.

On the other hand, on the upper part of the filter frame 121, the filter unit fixing member 125 is positioned so as not to interfere with the air cleaning filter 123. At this time, the filter unit fixing member 125 is fitted to the filter unit mounting groove 114 while fixing the outer peripheral surface of the filter frame 121, and is fixed to the lower body 111. On the other hand, a humidifying unit 130 is installed on the upper end of the filter unit fixing member 125.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the humidification unit 130 is a member that humidifies the air cleaned by the filter unit 120. The humidifying unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a humidifying filter frame 121 having a water bottle 132 and a humidifying filter 133 fixed to the humidifying filter frame 121. At this time, it is preferable that the water container 132 is detachably connected to the humidifying filter frame 121.

Here, the humidifying filter frame 121 is positioned on the filter unit fixing member 125 and is coupled to the filter unit fixing member 125. [ At this time, the humidifying filter frame 121 may have a substantially hollow cylindrical shape having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the filter frame 121, or smaller than the inner diameter of the lower body 111.

Specifically, the humidifying filter frame 121 forms a space between the outer circumferential surface of the humidifying filter frame 121 and the inner circumferential surface of the lower body 111 to form an air flow path through which the clean air discharged from the filter unit 120 flows To the lower body 111, as shown in Fig.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the humidifying filter 133 is installed in the humidifying filter frame 121 to receive water contained in the water container 132. Here, the humidifying filter 133 is positioned below the blowing unit 140.

The humidifying filter 133 is a member that supplies moisture to the filtered air when the air filtered by the air cleaning filter 123 passes. Accordingly, it is preferable that the humidifying filter 133 is made of a material which can easily absorb water and is excellent in air permeability.

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, the blowing unit 140 is located at the top of the humidifying unit 130. Here, unlike the filter unit 120 and the humidification unit 130, the air blowing unit 140 is connected to the upper body 115. At this time, the air blowing unit 140 is installed in the upper body 115 to form an air flow path in a space between the air blowing unit 140 and the inner surface of the upper body 115.

The blowing unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a blowing fan guide 141 installed at an upper portion of the humidifying unit 130, a blowing fan motor 143 fixed to the blowing fan guide 141, And a blowing fan 144 connected to the blowing fan guide 141 in association with the blowing fan 143.

Here, the blowing fan guide 141 has a cylindrical shape with an open top. A guide opening 142 through which air introduced into the apparatus housing 110 flows when the blowing fan 144 is operated is formed on the lower surface of the blowing fan guide 141 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The air that has flowed upward through the guide opening 142 is sucked into the blowing fan 144.

A ventilation motor 143 is installed in the center of the ventilation fan guide 141. The blowing fan 144 is connected to the rotating shaft of the blowing motive motor 143 and installed in the blowing fan guide 141. The blowing fan 144 is a member provided to suck outside air while being rotated upon operation of the blowing motive motor 143.

On the other hand, a control unit 150 for controlling the air blowing unit 140 is installed on the upper part of the air blowing unit 140. The control unit 150 includes a control frame 151 having a closed cylindrical shape and a control frame 151 having a closed bottom so as not to be influenced by air introduced into the apparatus housing 110 by the air blowing unit 140, And a circuit board 152 fixed on the circuit board 152. However, since the circuit board 152 of the humidifier 100 uses a well-known structure, a description thereof will be omitted in an embodiment of the present invention.

The control frame 151 is installed in the upper body 115 to form a space between the inner circumferential surface of the upper body 115 and the outer circumferential surface of the control frame 151 in the embodiment of the present invention. Accordingly, the air discharged from the air blowing unit 140 can flow upward through the air flow path formed between the upper body 115 and the control frame 151.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, a description will be given of a configuration and an operation method of the lock portion 160 provided between the lower body 111 and the upper body 115 of the device housing 110 Will be described.

Here, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a locking part according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a combined state of a locking frame of the locking part and a lock guiding unit. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the lock portion in the unlocked state in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows an operational state of the lock portion in the locked state.

The locking part 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided between the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 so that the lower body 111 and the upper body 115 are not separated from each other .

The lock portion 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lock frame 170, a lock induction unit 180, and a lock cover 190. Here, the lock guiding unit 180 includes a hook frame 181 and an operating member 187. [

The locking frame 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed at the upper edge of the lower body 111. The locking frame 170 may be installed on the lower body 111 by various methods such as bolting or fitting. Accordingly, in one embodiment of the present invention, the coupling method of the locking frame 170 and the lower body 111 is not particularly limited.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the locking frame 170 is formed with a frame seating groove 171 in which the hook frame 181 is seated along the circumferential direction of the locking frame 170. The locking frame 170 is provided with a seating groove on which the operating member 187 is seated.

Here, it is preferable that the seat groove has a shape that does not interfere with the operating member 187 when the operating member 187 rotates. The seating groove is provided with a latching protrusion 177 for preventing the operation member 187 from disengaging.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the seating groove provided in the locking frame 170 is referred to as a lower seating groove 172, and the seating groove provided in the locking cover 190 is referred to as an upper seating groove (191).

In one embodiment of the present invention, the lower seating groove 172 is provided with an elastic member 173 therein. In one embodiment of the present invention, one end of the elastic member 173 is fixed to the lower seating groove 172, and the other end is fixed to the operation member 187. Here, as the elastic member 173, a spring can be used.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lock frame 170 is provided with a seat detection sensor 174 for sensing the operation of the operating member 187. [ The seating detection sensor 174 senses the position of the magnet provided on the operation member 187 according to the degree of rotation of the operation member 187 and determines whether the upper body 115 is stably and normally seated on the lower body 111 .

That is, the seat detection sensor 174 detects that the upper body 115 is not completely engaged with the lower body 111 when the operation member 187 is positioned as shown in Fig. 5, It is detected whether or not the upper body 115 is stably and normally seated in the lower body 111 by sensing that the upper body 115 is completely engaged with the lower body 111 when the operating member 187 is positioned as shown in FIG. can do.

The seating detection sensor 174 is preferably installed on the lock frame 170 adjacent to the lower seating groove 172 so as to easily recognize whether the operation member 187 is operated. On the other hand, the operation member 187 will be described later.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, a locking detection sensor 175 is provided in the frame seating groove 171 at a position opposite to the lower seating groove 172. Specifically, the locking detection sensor 175 is mounted on the lock frame 170 by being seated in the frame seating groove 171 between the end portion 182a of the first hook frame and the end portion 183a of the second hook frame.

Here, the locking detection sensor 175 is in contact with the hook frame 181 when the hook frame 182 is pushed to the lock cover 190 when the operation member 187 is operated, Is immersed in the lower body (111).

The humidification apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention does not perform the cleaning function and / or the humidification function when the seating detection sensor 174 and the locking detection sensor 175 are not operated. Thus, in one embodiment of the present invention, the seating detection sensor 174 and the locking detection sensor 175 serve as double safety devices.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the hook frame 181, which is one component of the lock guiding unit 180, is installed in the frame seating groove 171 so as to be movable in conjunction with the operating member 187.

The hook frame 181 according to the embodiment of the present invention is operated to vary the position in accordance with the degree of rotation of the operating member 187 so that the hook frame 181 is separated from the lock cover 190 as shown in Fig. Is a member that is coupled to the lock cover 190 to couple or detach the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 as shown in FIG.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of hooks 186 are provided at the upper end of the hook frame 181, spaced apart from one another along the circumferential direction. Here, the hook 186 is inserted into the hook hole 193 of the lock cover 190, which will be described later, so that it can be engaged with the lock cover 190.

The hook frame 181 which moves in the clockwise direction when the operating member 187 rotates is referred to as a first hook frame 182 and the operating member 187 is a hook frame, The hook frame 181 moving in the counterclockwise direction is referred to as a second hook frame 183.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first hook frame 182 and the second hook frame 183 are provided with guide bars for guiding the rotation of the operating member 187 at positions facing each other. The guide bar provided on the first hook frame 182 may be referred to as a first guide bar 184 and the guide bar provided on the second hook frame 183 may be referred to as a second guide bar 184, Bar 185 "

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 5, before the operating member 187 is operated, i.e., when the upper body 115 is not fully engaged with the lower body 111, The bar 184 and the second guide bar 185 are positioned to abut both sides of the operating member projection 188.

6, when the operating member 187 is operated, the first guide bar 184 and the second guide bar 185 are rotated by the rotation of the operating member protruding portion 188, so that the first guide bar 184 Pushes the first hook frame 182 clockwise and the second guide bar 185 is actuated to push the first hook frame 183 counterclockwise.

The first hook frame 182 and the second hook frame 183 can be attached to the locking detection sensor 175 with the end portion 182a of the first hook frame and the end portion 183a of the second hook frame .

The locking sensing sensor 175 positioned between the end 182a of the first hook frame and the end 183a of the second hook frame is positioned between the end 182a of the first hook frame and the end 183a of the second hook frame, And can be operated upon contact to detect whether or not the upper body 115 is locked to the lower body 111. The hooks 186 provided on the first hook frame 182 and the second hook frame 183 are positioned to engage with the lock cover 190 through the hook hole 193 of the lock cover 190.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the operating member 187 is installed between the lower seating groove 172 and the upper seating groove 191. At this time, the operating member 187 is preferably installed between the lock frame 170 and the lock cover 190 in a state where the operating member 187 is caught by the latching jaw 177 formed in the lower seating groove 172 and the upper seating groove 191 Do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the operating member 187 preferably includes an operating member protruding portion 188 having a shape protruding linearly on the rear surface. The operating member protruding portion 188 is in contact with the first guide bar 184 and the second guide bar 185 in the lower seating groove 172 and the upper seating groove 191, 2 hook frame 183, respectively.

The operating member protruding portion 188 is rotationally operated while pressing the elastic member 173 provided in the mounting groove. This is because the rotation operation of the operating member 187 is restricted in a state in which the operating member 187 is engaged with the engaging step 177 and the operating member projecting portion 188 does not press the elastic member 173 Because.

The operating member projecting portion 188 urges the first hook frame 182 and the second hook frame 183 to move in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction with respect to the operating member 187 when the operating member 187 rotates, 1 hook frame 182 and the second hook frame 183, respectively.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, the lock cover 190 is installed on the lower edge of the upper body 115. The locking cover 190 may be installed in the upper body 115 by various methods such as bolting or fitting. Thus, in an embodiment of the present invention, the locking cover 190 and the upper body 115 And the like.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lock cover 190 preferably has a shape that covers the lock frame 170 and the lock induction unit 180 when the upper body 115 is placed on the lower body 111 Do.

The lock cover 190 according to the embodiment of the present invention is associated with the hook frame 181 which is the lock guiding unit 180 and the operating member 187 and has a structure detachable with respect to the lock guiding unit 180. [ The locking cover 190 is provided with a hook hole 193 for hooking the hook 186 provided on the first hook frame 182 and the second hook frame 183.

At this time, the hook hole 193 is positioned through the hook 186, and the hook 186 is engaged with the lock cover 190 according to the moving direction of the first hook frame 182 and the second hook frame 183 Or have a detachable size and shape.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the lock cover 190 is provided with an upper seating groove 191. The upper seating groove 191 is formed at a position corresponding to the lower seating groove 172 of the lock frame 170 and is formed such that the remaining portion of the operating member 187 seated in the lower seating groove 172 is seated, But is provided with a latching jaw for preventing the operation member 187 from being released as in the lower seating groove 172 on the inner circumferential surface.

The shape and structure of the upper seating groove 191 corresponds to the shape and structure of the lower seating groove 191 described above. In an embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the upper seating groove 191 and / The description of the structure will be omitted.

Although not shown in the following, a forced operation stop function using the seating detection sensor 174 and the locking detection sensor 175 for user's safety will be described.

The operating member 187 can not be accurately seated in the seating groove in a state where the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 are not in contact with the locking portion 160 precisely so that the seating detection sensor detects the seating of the operating member 187 If you do not, Accordingly, whether or not the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 are coupled can be confirmed by detecting whether the seat detection sensor 174 is detected.

In addition, if the first hook frame and the second hook frame are not properly engaged, the ends of the first hook frame and the second hook frame do not contact each other, so that the locking detection sensor 175 can not detect the locking. Therefore, it can be confirmed whether or not the locking part 160 has correctly fastened the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 using the detection of the locking detection sensor 175.

When the detection signals of the seating detection sensor 174 and the locking detection sensor 175 are used, it is checked whether the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 are coupled and tightened and whether or not the forced operation stop function is performed The unit 150 can determine that the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 are not correctly fastened.

Table 1 is a table for judging whether or not the control unit 150 performs an operation stop function or the like by using the detection signals of the seating detection sensor 174 and the locking detection sensor 175.

Seat detection sensor Detection Missing detection Detection Missing detection Locking detection sensor Detection Detection Missing detection Missing detection Control unit determination Normal operation Forced stop of operation Display of tightening error Forced stop of operation

Hereinafter, a structure for a user's safety in a humidifying device in which the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 are separated from each other and a forced operation stop function using the structure will be described.

1 to 6, a humidifier according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a device housing, a lock 160, a coupling sensor, and a fastening sensor, though not shown.

The apparatus housing has an upper body 115 and a lower body 111 so as to have a vertically separable structure and a locking portion 160 is provided between the upper body 115 and the lower body 111, 115 and the lower body 111 can be prevented from being separated from each other. A coupling sensor for sensing the contact between the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 to check whether the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 are coupled or tightened, And a fastening sensor for detecting whether or not the body 115 and the lower body 111 are fastened.

The control unit 150 can implement the forced operation stop function by allowing the humidifier to operate only when the detection signals of the coupling sensor and the tightening sensor are transmitted using the coupling sensor and the coupling sensor. In addition, when the sensing signal is output only from the coupling sensor, the control unit 150 may display through the display unit 119 that the upper body is not locked to the lower body.

The coupling sensor includes a first sensor and a second sensor respectively installed on a surface of the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 which is in contact with the locking portion 160; And a signal output unit for outputting a sensing signal when the first sensor and the second sensor approach within a preset range.

As an example of such a coupling sensor, a coupling sensor implemented using a reed switch will be described.

The first reed switch may be installed on a surface of the upper body 115 that contacts the locking portion 160 to sense contact between the upper body 115 and the locking portion 160. When the upper body 115 is in contact with the lock portion 160 at a predetermined position, the first reed switch detects the change of the magnetic force by the upper body 115.

The second reed switch is installed on a surface of the lower body 111 which contacts the locking portion 160 to sense contact between the lower body 111 and the locking portion 160. When the lower body 111 is in contact with the locking part 160 at a predetermined position, when the upper body is placed on the upper body 115, the second reed switch senses a change in the magnetic force by the weight of the upper body 115.

When the first and second reed switches are configured as coupled sensors as described above, the control unit 150 determines that the sensing signal is transmitted to the first reed switch and the second reed switch, .

The tightening sensor detects an engagement state of the lock portion when the lock portion 160 fastens the upper body 115 and the lower body 111 to thereby separate the upper body 115 and the lower body 111, Can be confirmed.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventions. To those skilled in the art.

100: Humidifying device 110: Device housing
111: lower body 115: upper body
120: Filter unit 130: Humidification unit
140: blowing unit 150: control unit
160: locking part 170: locking frame
171: frame seat groove 172: bottom seat groove
174: Seat detection sensor 175: Locking detection sensor
180: lock induction unit 181: hook frame
182: first hook frame 183: second hook frame
184: first guide bar 185: second guide bar
186: hook 187: operating member
188: Operation member projection 190: Lock cover
191: upper seating groove 193: hook hole

Claims (15)

delete delete delete An apparatus housing having an upper body and a lower body and having a vertically separable structure; And
A locking unit installed between the upper body and the lower body to prevent the upper body and the lower body from being separated from each other;
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The locking portion
A locking frame provided on an upper rim of the lower body and having a frame receiving groove formed along an upper circumferential direction;
A lock guiding unit that is seated in the frame seating groove and is provided in the lock frame; And
A lock cover installed at a lower edge of the upper body and having a structure detachable from the lock induction unit according to movement of the lock induction unit;
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The lock induction unit
A hook frame which is seated in the frame receiving groove and is provided with a hook formed at an upper end thereof so as to be hookable to a hook hole formed in the lock cover and a guide bar; And
An operating member installed on the lock frame so as to be able to contact the guide bar of the hook frame and operated so that the hook of the hook frame can be detached from the hook hole of the lock cover;
And a humidifying device for humidifying the humidifier.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the hook frame
A first hook frame provided at one end with a first guide bar in contact with the operating member and installed to move clockwise in the frame seating groove; And
A second hook frame provided at one end with a second guide bar in contact with the operating member, the second hook frame being provided to move counterclockwise in the frame seating groove;
Wherein the first hook frame and the second hook frame are operated to engage or disengage from the lock cover upon rotation of the operating member.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the upper body is seated in the frame seating groove between an end of the first hook frame and an end of the second hook frame such that when the end of the first hook frame contacts the end of the second hook frame, Further comprising a locking detection sensor for detecting that the locking member is locked to the body.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the locking frame
A seating groove formed to receive a guide bar of the operating member and the hook frame;
A latching jaw provided on an inner circumferential surface of the seating groove to prevent the operating member from being separated from the seating groove; And
An elastic member provided in the seating groove to be connected to the operating member;
Wherein the operating member is operated to be rotated while pressing the elastic member.
5. The method of claim 4,
Further comprising a seat detection sensor installed on the lock frame adjacent to the operating member and sensing a state of the upper body being seated on the lower body by sensing whether the operating member is rotating.
5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the lock induction unit
A first hook frame provided at one end with a first guide bar in contact with the operating member and installed to move clockwise in the frame seating groove;
A second hook frame provided at one end with a second guide bar in contact with the operating member, the second hook frame being provided to move counterclockwise in the frame seating groove; And
An operating member installed on the lock frame so as to be able to contact with the guide bars of the first and second hook frames and operated so that the hook of the hook frame is detachably attached to the hook hole of the lock cover;
Wherein when the operating member is rotated, the first hook frame and the second hook frame are operated to be engaged or disengaged from the lock cover,
The humidifying device
Wherein the upper body is seated in the frame seating groove between an end of the first hook frame and an end of the second hook frame such that when the end of the first hook frame contacts the end of the second hook frame, Locking detection sensor to detect lock in body
A seat cushion sensor installed on the lock frame adjacent to the operating member for sensing whether the upper body is seated on the lower body by sensing whether the operating member is rotating,
Wherein the humidifying device is operable only when a detection signal is output from both the locking detection sensor and the seating detection sensor.
The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the humidifying device
Wherein when the detection signal is output only from the seating detection sensor, it indicates that the upper body is not locked to the lower body.
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