KR101916886B1 - Humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

A humidifier capable of effectively using the moisture absorbed in the humidifying filter for humidification and capable of discharging humidified air in various directions.
The disclosed humidifier includes a housing having an air inlet formed therein; A water tank mounted inside the housing; A humidification filter in which a lower portion is immersed in the water tank; A pressure applying space at least partially enclosed by the humidifying filter; And a blowing means provided above the humidifying filter for blowing air sucked through the air inlet into the pressure applying space, wherein the air discharged by the blowing means flows into the pressure applying space, And is humidified through the humidifying filter by pressure and discharged to the outer surface of the humidifying filter.
According to such a humidifier, it is possible to obtain the effect that the water adsorbed on the upper and lower portions of the humidifying filter can be uniformly used for humidification by using the pressure imparting space surrounded at least part by the humidifying filter.

Description

Humidifier {HUMIDIFIER}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a humidifier, and more particularly, to a humidifier capable of effectively using humidified water absorbed in a humidifying filter and discharging humidified air in various directions.

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.

In recent years, the water adhering to the surface of the disk is blown by blowing water that has moved to the upper side of the moisture absorbing member after immersing the moisture absorbing member in the water tank, or by rotating part of a large number of disks in a water bath A natural humidifier using a vaporizing method is also used.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a humidifying operation of a conventional humidifier. The conventional humidifier includes a humidifier housing 10 having an air inlet 12 and an air outlet 14, and a humidifier housing 10 having an air inlet 12 A blower 20 capable of discharging the air sucked into the air outlet 14, a water tank 30 containing water used for humidification, a humidifying filter 30 having a lower end immersed in the water tank 30 40).

Here, the blower 20 sucks air in the lateral direction and can discharge the sucked air in the circumferential direction. The air is guided to the air outlet (not shown) provided at the upper end of the housing 10 by the scroll casing guiding the direction of the air to be discharged 14).

Air can be introduced into the housing 10 through the air inlet 12 while the air blower 20 is operated and the humidifying filter 40 is inserted into the air movement path from the air inlet 12 to the blower 20, Can be disposed.

At this time, the water absorbed in the water tank 30 is adsorbed to the upper end portion of the humidifying filter 40, and the air flowing by the blower 20 passes through the humidifying filter 40 and is adsorbed to the humidifying filter 40 It is humidified through moisture.

The humidified air is discharged to the air outlet 14 by the blower 20 to humidify the room.

However, in such a conventional humidifier, since the air passes through the humidifying filter 40 and is configured to move upward, the flow of air is reduced as compared with the side closer to the blower 20.

1, the portion of the humidifying filter 40 far from the blower 20 (that is, the lower portion of the humidifying filter) is located near the blower 20 (that is, the upper portion of the humidifying filter 20) ) Is not actively used in humidification.

As a result, in the conventional humidifier, the humidifying filter 40 can not be used in a balanced and efficient manner.

Therefore, there is a need for a structure of the air passage of the humidifier in which the humidifying filter 40 can be used in a balanced and efficient manner.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0625490

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a humidifier capable of uniformly humidifying water adsorbed on upper and lower portions of a humidifying filter as one aspect of the present invention.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a humidifier capable of discharging humidified air in a wide direction.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a humidifier in which a humidifying function and an air purifying function can be selectively or collectively performed according to a user's selection.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner comprising: a housing having an air inlet formed therein; a water tank mounted inside the housing; a water tank installed at one side of the housing to supply water to the water tank; A humidification filter which is at least partially surrounded by the humidifying filter and which is provided above the humidification filter and constitutes an inner space of the humidifying filter, And a blowing means for blowing air introduced into the air inlet through the humidifying filter to be humidified and discharged to an outer surface of the humidifying filter, An air outlet portion is formed in a side portion, and the humidifying filter is formed in a shape of the housing And the side openings are closed and tightly coupled to each other to form a humidified air over the entire surface of the humidifying filter, And the humidified air is uniformly discharged to the air outlet portion around the housing.

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In such a humidifier, the humidifying filter may be composed of a breathable filter.

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Preferably, the blowing means includes a centrifugal blower blowing air in the circumferential direction by sucking air from the side; And a scroll casing in which the centrifugal blower fan is accommodated and in which a tuyer is formed in the water tank direction.

Further, in one embodiment, an air purifying filter may be provided inside the air inlet.

The humidifier includes an air purifying filter disposed inside the air inlet unit. And air purifying blowing means installed on the upper side of the blowing means and discharging the air sucked through the air inflow portion to the upper end of the housing.

Preferably, the air cleaning blowing means includes a centrifugal blowing fan for sucking air from the side and discharging the air in a circumferential direction; And a scroll casing in which the centrifugal blower fan is accommodated and in which a fan is formed in an upper direction of the housing.

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Preferably, the air outlet portion may be formed at the lower end side and the upper end of the housing, and the humidified air or purified and humidified air may be discharged to the air outlet portion formed at the lower end side face of the housing, The purified air can be discharged to the air outlet portion formed in the air outlet portion.

Preferably, the air inlet portion on the air blowing means side and the air inlet portion on the air blowing means side for air cleaning may be provided with an air cleaning filter which can be independently detachable from each other.

According to the embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration, it is possible to obtain the effect that the water adsorbed on the upper and lower portions of the humidifying filter can be uniformly used for humidification by using the pressure imparting space surrounded at least in part by the humidifying filter.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the humidified air can be discharged to the various surfaces of the housing.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide the air purifying dedicated blowing means and the humidifying blowing means separately from each other, so that the humidifying function and the air purifying function can be performed selectively or collectively Can be obtained.

1 is a schematic view showing a humidifying operation of a conventional humidifier;
2 is an exploded perspective view of a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a side cross-sectional view of the humidifier shown in Fig.
Fig. 4 is a front sectional view of the humidifier shown in Fig. 2; Fig.
5 is a plan view of a pressure applying space formed in the humidifier shown in Fig. 2;
6 is an exploded perspective view of a humidifier according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a side cross-sectional view of the humidifier shown in Fig.
8 is a front sectional view of the humidifier shown in Fig.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Furthermore, the singular forms "a", "an," and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this specification, terms such as " comprise ", " comprise ", and " have "mean that there exist features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts, And should not be construed to preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5. FIG. Here, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view, FIG. 4 is a front sectional view, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of a pressure space portion.

2 to 5, a humidifier 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 110, a water tank 120, a humidifying filter 130, a pressure applying space 600, A water tank 150 capable of supplying water to the water tub 120 and an air purifying filter 160 capable of purifying the air can be further included.

The housing 110 constitutes an external shape of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The housing 110 has an air inlet 112 through which external air can flow into the housing 110, And an air outlet 114 through which the air inside the housing 110 can be discharged to the outside.

In an embodiment, the housing 110 may be cylindrical as shown in FIG. 2, and the air inlet 112 and the air outlet 114 may be provided at the sides of the cylindrical housing 110 have.

Meanwhile, the water tank 120 is installed inside the housing 110, and water used for humidifying is contained in the water tank 120. In one embodiment, the water tub 120 may be mounted at the lower end of the housing 110 and may be configured in a cylindrical shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the housing 110. However, it is apparent that the shape of the water tank 120 is not limited to this, and it can be variously shaped to accommodate water and be mountable on the housing 110.

Meanwhile, the humidifying filter 130 may be installed so that the lower part is immersed in the water tank 120, and the water contained in the water tank 120 can be absorbed in the immersed state. In one embodiment, the humidifying filter 130 may be comprised of a breathable filter through which the adsorbed water can be vaporized as the air passes through.

Meanwhile, the pressure applying space 600 may be formed at least partially surrounded by the humidifying filter 130. In other words, at least a part of the side wall constituting the pressure applying space 600 may be composed of the humidifying filter 130.

At this time, in the humidifier 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the amount of water that can be vaporized is larger as the side wall constituting the pressure applying space 600 is composed of the humidifying filter 130, May be high.

Accordingly, the humidifying filter 130 may have a tubular shape or a tubular shape with one side opened. In one embodiment, the humidifying filter 130 may have an open tubular shape (for example, a horseshoe shape ).

At this time, the inner space of the humidifying filter 130 can constitute the pressure providing space 600.

Here, all the remaining side portions of the pressure applying space 600 except for the side openings can be composed of the humidifying filter 130. The side opening of the pressure applying space 600 may be configured to be closed by an independent member such as the housing 110, the water tray 120, or the water tray 150. [

Meanwhile, the shape of the humidifying filter 130 is not limited to a shape in which one side is open as described above, but may be a cylindrical shape. Here, when the humidifying filter 130 is formed in a cylindrical shape, it is also possible to discharge the humidified air over the entire circumference of the humidifying filter 130.

The air blowing means 140 may be installed above the humidifying filter 130 and may be configured to discharge the air sucked through the air inflow portion 112 into the pressure applying space 600.

Since the air blowing means 140 can be applied to the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention as long as it can perform the operation of discharging the sucked air into the pressure applying space 600, But may be constructed of various air blowing devices which are not limited and known.

2, the air inlet 112 may be formed on the side surface of the housing 110, so that the air blowing unit 140 preferably sucks air from the side surface of the housing 110, And a scroll casing 144 in which the centrifugal blowing fan 142 is housed and a tuyere is formed in the direction of the water tub 120. The centrifugal blowing fan 142 discharges the centrifugal blowing fan 142,

In the humidifier 100 'according to another embodiment of the present invention, which will be described later with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8, two blowing means 140.170 are provided at the top and bottom, and each of the two blowing means 140, The centrifugal blowing fan 142 and the scroll casing 144 (not shown) are provided to blow air from the sides of the housing 110, as described above, ). ≪ / RTI >

Meanwhile, in the humidifier 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the air discharged by the blowing means 140 can be introduced into the pressure applying space 600.

Thus, the air introduced into the pressure applying space 600 can be temporarily accommodated in the pressure applying space 600, and the air blowing means 140 continuously discharges air into the pressure applying space 600.

Accordingly, the air pressure in the pressure applying space 600 can rise, and the air contained in the pressure applying space 600 is continuously supplied to the pressure applying space 600 by the blowing means 140, Through the humidifying filter (130).

At this time, substantially the same pressure can be applied to the entire humidifying filter 130.

Further, the moving air can be humidified through the humidifying filter 130 and then discharged to the outer surface of the humidifying filter 130. In addition, the discharged air can be discharged to the outside through the air outlet 114 formed in the housing 110.

The air outlet 114 formed in the housing 110 may be formed to correspond to the shape of the outer surface of the humidifying filter 130. The shape of the outer surface of the humidifying filter 130 may be a height of the humidifying filter 130 The air outlet 114 corresponds to the height of the humidifying filter 130 at the lower end of the housing 110 so that the air passing through the humidifying filter 130 can be moved in the horizontal direction and discharged. As shown in Fig.

According to the humidifier 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, air discharged by the blowing means 140 is received in the pressure applying space 600 and then passes through the humidifying filter 130 by the inflow pressure, It is possible to uniformly flow air from the upper end to the lower end of the humidifying filter 130. Water adsorbed on the lower end of the humidifying filter 130 as well as the upper end of the humidifying filter 130 can be effectively used for humidification.

5, since humidified air can be exhausted over the entire surface of the humidifier filter 130, the humidifier 100 can be easily cleaned along the periphery of the humidifier 100 The humidified air can be uniformly discharged in various directions.

In one embodiment, a water tank 150 capable of supplying water to the water tank 120 may be mounted on one side of the housing 110. The water tank 150 may include a water tank mounting portion 116 and may be coupled to the water bottle coupling part 122 provided at the front end of the water tub 120. [

The pressure application space 600 may be formed in a manner that the pressure application space 150 is in contact with the side surface of the humidifying filter 130. In this case, And can be formed to be surrounded by the side surface.

Since the mounting structure of the water bottle 150 is such that the water bottle 150 is mounted on the humidifying filter 130 as described above, It is apparent that the present invention is not limited to being configured to closely contact and can have various structures. For example, one side of the humidifying filter 130 may be closed by the housing 110 or the water tub 120 to form the pressure applying space 600.

The air purifying filter 160 may be disposed inside the air inlet 112 so that the air introduced into the air inlet 112 can be purified by the operation of the blower 140. In other words, the humidifier 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention is a humidifying air purifier capable of purifying the air through the air purifying filter 160 and humidifying the purified air through the humidifying filter 130 .

Next, a humidifier according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG. Here, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a humidifier according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a side sectional view, and FIG. 8 is a front sectional view.

6 to 8, the humidifier 100 'according to another embodiment of the present invention includes the humidifier 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5, The filter 160 and the blower means 170 for air cleaning may be additionally included.

That is, the water tank 120, the humidifying filter 130, the pressure applying space 600, the blowing means 140, and the water tank 150 included in the humidifier 100 'according to another embodiment of the present invention, 5 and 5, the configuration of the humidifier 100 is substantially the same as that of the humidifier 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above.

Therefore, the description of the water tank 120, the humidifying filter 130, the pressure applying space 600, the blowing means 140, and the water tank 150 will be omitted.

The air purifying filter 160 is disposed inside the air inlet 112 formed in the housing 110 to purify the air.

6 to 8, the air blowing unit 170 for air cleaning may be installed above the blowing unit 140, and the air sucked through the air inflow unit 112 may be introduced into the housing (not shown) 110). ≪ / RTI >

In order to install the blowing means 140 and the blowing means 170 for air cleaning up and down as described above, the housing 110 in another embodiment may be provided in the housing 110 ). ≪ / RTI >

The air inlet 112 is formed on the side surface of the housing 110 in the same manner as the air inlet 112 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and includes a blowing unit 140 and a blowing unit (Not shown).

The air inflow portion 112 on the side of the air blowing means 140 and the air inflow portion 112 on the air purifying blowing means 170 side of the air inflow portions 112 formed in the vertical direction A detachable lower air cleaning filter 160a and an upper air cleaning filter 160b may be provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an integrated air purifying filter 160 may be provided on the entire air inlet 112.

In another embodiment, the air cleaning blowing means 170 includes a centrifugal blowing fan 172 and a centrifugal blowing fan 172 for sucking air from the side in the circumferential direction like the blowing means 140, And a scroll casing 174 accommodated therein.

Unlike the scroll casing 144 of the blowing means 140, the scroll casing 174 of the blowing means 170 for air cleaning is arranged so that the air discharged by the centrifugal blowing fan 172 flows upward in the direction of the housing 110 The blowing port may be formed upward.

A lower air outlet 114a through which the air having passed through the humidifying filter 130 may be formed may be formed on a lower end side surface of the housing 110. An air blowing means An upper air outlet 114b through which the air to be discharged from the housing 110 can be discharged to the outside of the housing 110 may be additionally formed.

As a result, humidified air or purified and humidified air can be discharged to the lower air outflow portion 114a, and purified air can be discharged to the upper air outflow portion 114b.

In order to discharge the humidified air to the lower air outlet 114a, it is necessary to remove the lower air clean filter 160a. In order to discharge the purified and humidified air, It is possible to install the air cleaning filter 160a.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the humidifier 100 integrally includes the air purifying means and the humidifying means, so that the purified air can be discharged to the upper portion and the humidified air can be discharged to the lower portion .

In addition, the lower air cleaning filter 160a can be selectively installed as required, and the humidified and purified air can be discharged to the lower portion of the housing 110. [

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to particular embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following claims I would like to make it clear.

100, 100 ': humidifier
110: housing 112: air inlet
114: air outlet part 120: water tank
130: Humidification filter 140: Ventilation means
142, 172: centrifugal blower fan 144, 174: scroll casing
150: Water bottle 160: Air cleaning filter
170: air cleaning blowing means 600: pressure applying space

Claims (13)

A housing having an air inlet;
A water tank mounted inside the housing;
A water bottle mounted on one side of the housing and supplying water to the water tank;
A humidification filter in which a lower portion is immersed in the water tank;
A pressure applying space at least partially surrounded by the humidifying filter and constituting an inner space of the humidifying filter; And
The air introduced into the air introducing portion by the inflow pressure flowing into the pressure applying space passes through the humidifying filter, and the air introduced into the air introducing portion passes through the humidifying filter And a blowing means which is humidified and discharged to an outer surface of the humidifying filter,
The housing has a cylindrical shape, an air outlet is formed in a side portion,
The humidifying filter is formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the housing and is formed into a tubular shape having a side opening portion opened at one side thereof to form a horseshoe shape and the side opening portion is in close contact with the water container,
Wherein the humidifying air is discharged through the entire surface of the humidifying filter, and the humidified air is uniformly discharged to the air outlet portion around the housing. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the humidifying filter comprises a breathable filter. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The blowing means,
A centrifugal air blowing fan for sucking air from the side and discharging the air in a circumferential direction; And
And a scroll casing in which the centrifugal blower fan is accommodated and in which a blowing port is formed in the direction of the water tub. The method according to any one of claims 1, 4, and 7,
And an air cleaning filter is provided inside the air inlet. The method according to any one of claims 1, 4, and 7,
An air purifying filter provided inside the air inlet; And
Further comprising air blowing means for blowing air sucked through the air inflow portion to an upper end of the housing, the air blowing means being disposed above the blowing means. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the air cleaning blowing means comprises:
A centrifugal air blowing fan for sucking air from the side and discharging the air in a circumferential direction; And
And a scroll casing in which the centrifugal blower fan is housed and in which a blowing port is formed in an upper direction of the housing. delete 11. The method of claim 10,
An air outflow portion is formed on a lower end side surface and an upper end of the housing,
Wherein humidified air or purified and humidified air is discharged through an air outlet formed in a lower end side surface of the housing, and purified air is discharged through an air outlet formed at an upper end of the housing. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein an air inflow portion on the air blowing means side and an air inflow portion on the air blowing air blowing means side are provided with an air cleaning filter which can be independently separated from each other.

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