KR102381724B1 - apparatus for both humidification and air cleaning - Google Patents

Abstract

A humidification cleaning device according to the present invention includes a base body; an outer visual body coupled to the upper side of the base body, formed of a material that can be seen through the inside from the outside, and formed by opening the upper side; a water tank having water stored therein, detachable from the base body, inserted from the upper side of the outer visual body to the inside, and mounted on the base body; a visual body coupled to the water tank, disposed on the upper side of the water tank, formed of a material that can be seen through the inside from the outside, and positioned inside the outer visual body when the water tank is mounted on the base body; a visual space formed between the outside of the visual body and the inside of the outer visual body when the water tank is mounted on the base body; and a display module installed on the base body and positioned in the visual space.
The humidification cleaning device according to the present invention has the advantage of being able to block the influence of water because the display module is disposed in a visual space sealed with the outside.

Description

Humidification cleaning device {apparatus for both humidification and air cleaning}

The present invention relates to a humidification cleaning device.

Air conditioners include an air conditioner that controls the temperature of the air, an air purifier that removes foreign substances from the air to maintain cleanliness, a humidifier that provides moisture to the air, and a dehumidifier that removes moisture from the air.

Conventional humidifiers are divided into a vibrating type in which water is atomized by a diaphragm and discharged into the air, and a natural evaporation type in which water is naturally evaporated by a humidifying filter.

The natural evaporative humidifier consists of a disk-type humidifier in which a disk is rotated using a driving force and water is naturally evaporated from the surface of the disk in the air, and a humidification filter-type humidifier that is naturally evaporated by air flowing in a humidifying medium moistened with water. are separated

In the conventional humidifier, some of the air flowing during the humidification process was filtered by the filter. However, the conventional humidifier has a problem in that the function of purifying the air is weak because the humidification function is the main.

In addition, since the conventional humidifier has a structure in which a filtering function is added during the humidification process, there is a problem that it cannot be operated only for air filtering.

Therefore, conventional humidifiers have a problem in that humidification is performed when a user wants to purify the air even in a high humidity situation.

An object of the present invention is to provide a humidification cleaning device capable of independently operating a humidifying function and an air cleaning function.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a humidification cleaning device in which a user can intuitively check whether humidification is being performed through his or her eyes.

An object of the present invention is to provide a humidification cleaning device capable of blocking a display module from coming into contact with water.

A humidification cleaning device according to the present invention includes a base body; an outer visual body coupled to the upper side of the base body, formed of a material that can be seen through the inside from the outside, and formed by opening the upper side; a water tank having water stored therein, detachable from the base body, inserted from the upper side of the outer visual body to the inside, and mounted on the base body; a visual body coupled to the water tank, disposed on the upper side of the water tank, formed of a material that can be seen through the inside from the outside, and positioned inside the outer visual body when the water tank is mounted on the base body; a visual space formed between the outside of the visual body and the inside of the outer visual body when the water tank is mounted on the base body; and a display module installed on the base body and positioned in the visual space.
The inside of the visual body is formed in a shape with a wide upper side and a narrow lower side, and when viewed from a top view, the display module is covered by the visual body and may be located below the visual body.
When the water tank is mounted on the base body, the display module may be disposed in close contact with the outer surface of the water tank.
The display module is formed in a ring shape with a space formed therein, the water tank is inserted into the display module, and when the water tank is mounted on the base body, the display module is placed in close contact with the outer surface of the water tank can be
The base body may include: a lower body having a suction passage formed on a lower side thereof; and a mounting body coupled to an upper side of the lower body and into which the water tank is inserted, wherein the display module may be disposed on an upper end of the mounting body.
When the water tank is mounted on the base body, the visual body may be mounted on the outer visual body.
When the water tank is mounted on the base body, the upper end of the visual body is mounted on the upper end of the outer visual body, and the inside of the visual body is formed in a shape with a wide upper side and a narrow lower side, and when viewed from a top view, the The display module may be covered by the visual body, and may be covered by an upper side of the visual body.
The visual body may be formed in a circular plane, and the display module may be formed in a curved shape along an outer circumferential surface of the visual body.
The surface of the display module may be coated with a material capable of reflecting light.
The water droplets formed on the inner surface of the visual body may be disposed to be reflected by being reflected on the surface of the display module.
The base body may include: a lower body having a suction passage formed on a lower side thereof; and a mounting body coupled to an upper side of the lower body and into which the water tank is inserted. a connection passage formed on the mounting body in the vertical direction and guiding the air sucked through the suction passage to the water tank; It further includes a water tank inlet for introducing the inside, and the display module may be located below the water tank inlet.

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The present invention has the following advantages.

First, since the visual body coupled with the water tank is detachably installed on the upper side of the base body, there is an advantage in that only the water tank and the humidification module in contact with water can be separated and cleaned.

Second, since the water turbine unit pulls up the water inside the water tank and sprays it to the visual body, there is an advantage that the user can intuitively confirm that the humidification is in progress by looking at the water hitting the visual body.

Third, since the display module is installed outside the visual body that does not come into contact with water, there is an advantage in that it is possible to minimize the effect of electric leakage and humidity.

Fourth, since the display module is disposed in a visual space enclosed with the outside, there is an advantage in that it is possible to block the influence of water.

Fifth, the display module is installed on the outer surface of the visual body, when viewed from the top, because it is covered by the visual body, there is an advantage that can prevent water from falling to the display module during water supply.

Sixth, there is an advantage that the water tank is inserted into the display module formed in a ring shape, and the display module can shield the outer surface of the water tank.

Seventh, since water droplets formed on the inner surface of the visual body are reflected from the surface of the display module, there is an advantage that the user can confirm that humidification is being performed through the water droplets.

1 is a perspective view of a humidification cleaning device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a rear side perspective view of FIG. 1 ;
3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a cut-away perspective view of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 5 is a front cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 .
6 is a perspective view of the clean module shown in FIG.
7 is a perspective view of the humidification module shown in FIG.
8 is a perspective view of the top cover assembly shown in FIG.
9 is a perspective view of the lower body from which the mounting body is removed in FIG. 6 .
10 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 9 ;
11 is a perspective view showing the mounting body in FIG. 6 .
12 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 11 ;
13 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 6 .
14 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 8 .
15 is a bottom view of FIG. 8 ;
16 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 8 .
17 is a perspective view of the filter assembly shown in FIG. 1 .
18 is a cross-sectional view of the water tank and the water wheel unit shown in FIG. 5 .
19 is an exploded view of FIG. 18 .
FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the water wheel unit shown in FIG. 3 .
21 is a cut-away perspective view of FIG. 20 .
22 is an enlarged view of the power transmission housing shown in FIG.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains It is provided to fully inform those who have the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

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

A humidification cleaning device will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 .

The humidification management apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a clean module 100 and a humidification module 200 mounted on an upper side of the clean module 100 .

The clean module 100 sucks in the outside air and then filters it, and provides the filtered air to the humidification module 200 .

The humidification module 200 receives the filtered air, performs humidification to provide moisture, and discharges the humidified air to the outside.

The humidification module 200 is mounted on the clean module 100 . The humidification module 200 is detachable from the clean module 100 .

The user can clean the humidification module 200 after separating it from the cleaning module 100 . The user can supply water to the water tank 30 disposed inside after separating the humidification module 200 from the clean module 100 . The user may supply water while the humidification module 200 is stacked on the clean module 100 .

When the humidification module 200 and the clean module 100 are stacked, a connection flow path 103 is formed to receive filtered air. A connection flow path formed in the clean module 100 is defined as a clean connection flow path 104 , and a connection flow path formed in the humidification module 200 is defined as a humidification connection flow path 105 .

The clean connection passage 104 or the humidification connection passage 105 may be manufactured to have a separate space. In this embodiment, when the humidification module 200 is mounted on the clean module 100 instead of the clean connection passage 104 or the humidification connection passage 105 having a separate space, the humidification module 200 and the clean module A connection flow path 103 is formed between (100).

In the clean module 100, a suction flow path 101 through which external air is sucked is formed, and a filtration flow path 102 for filtering the suction air is formed.

The clean module 100 has a suction flow path 101 through which external air is sucked, and a base body 110 that guides the outside air sucked through the suction flow path 101 to the humidification module 200; A filter assembly (10) that is detachably installed with respect to the base body (110) and provided with a filtration flow path (102) for filtering the sucked outside air is disposed inside the base body (110), and a blowing unit 20 that provides pressure to the flowing air.

A display module 160 for displaying the operating state of the humidification cleaning device to the user may be installed on the base body 110 .

The clean module 100 is installed on the base 112 , and the clean module 100 is spaced apart from the base 112 to form the suction flow path 101 .

Since the clean module 100 is installed to be spaced apart from the base 112, external air can be sucked through the entire wide lower surface. The clean module 100 moves the external air sucked from the lower side upward in the vertical direction, and minimizes air resistance generated in this process.

When the flow direction of the sucked outside air is bent or switched, air resistance is greatly generated. In this embodiment, since the suction flow path 101 is formed from the lower side of the clean module 100 to the upper side, air resistance is minimized. can do.

The humidification module 200 is provided with a humidification flow path 106 for humidifying the filtered air that has passed through the clean module 100 . The filtered air is humidified by receiving moisture while passing through the humidification passage 106 .

The humidification module 200 is detachably stacked on the clean module 100, and a visual body 210 formed of a material that a user can see through, is coupled to the visual body 210, and water is stored. and a water tank 30 to be used, and a humidification passage 106 formed in at least one of the visual body 210 and the water tank 30 .

The humidification module 200 may include a top cover assembly 230 that is detachably coupled from the visual body 210 . In this embodiment, a discharge passage 107 is formed between the top cover assembly 230 and the visual body 210 . The discharge passage 107 is connected to the humidification passage 106 .

In this embodiment, the humidification module 200 is detachably stacked on the base body 110 .

In this embodiment, the humidification flow path 106 is formed in the water tank 30 . Unlike the present embodiment, the humidification passage 106 may be formed in the visual body 210 . Also, unlike the present embodiment, the humidification flow path 106 may be formed in the visual body 210 and the water tank 30, respectively.

In the humidification module 200 , the filtered air supplied to the humidification module 200 through the connection passage 103 is humidified by receiving moisture from the water tank 30 .

In this embodiment, the filtered air is humidified by naturally evaporated water.

In this embodiment, the humidifying medium 50 is installed so that natural evaporation of water occurs effectively. The humidifying medium 50 is wetted with water, and the wetted water is naturally evaporated. In this embodiment, the humidifying medium 50 is wetted with water, but is not submerged in the water tank 30 .

The water sufficiently wetted with the humidifying medium 50 flows down into the water tank 30 and is stored.

In this embodiment, a structure in which the water inside the water tank 30 is pumped upward and then sprayed to wet the humidification medium 50 is adopted. A nozzle (not shown) may be used to wet the humidifying medium 50 through the water stored in the water tank 30 .

The humidification module 200 is disposed inside the water tank 30, sucks the water inside the water tank, pumps the sucked water upward, and sprays the pumped water to the outside. It includes a humidifying medium 50 wetted with water sprayed from the water turbine unit 40 , and a humidifying medium housing 220 in which the humidifying medium 50 is installed.

In this embodiment, the water wheel unit 40 sprays water from the inside of the water tank 30 to the outside. Unlike this embodiment, the water wheel unit 40 may be configured to spray water from the outside to the inside of the water tank 30 .

In this embodiment, the water wheel unit 40 sprays water toward the visual body 210 . Unlike the present embodiment, the water turbine unit 40 may spray water toward the humidifying medium 50 . The injection port (45, also referred to as 'high-speed injection port') to be described later may be located at a height between the lower end and the upper end of the visual body 210, as can be seen through FIGS. 4 and 18, and is located above the air inlet 31. can be located

In this embodiment, the humidifying medium housing 220 is assembled to the visual body 210 . Unlike this embodiment, the humidifying medium housing 220 may be assembled in the water tank 30 . The installation position of the humidifying medium housing 220 may be changed according to the design.

However, the humidifying medium 50 is disposed between the connection passage 103 and the discharge passage 107 . In this embodiment, since humidification is performed using the natural evaporation of the humidifying medium 50 , the humidifying passage 106 is formed by the humidifying medium 50 .

In this embodiment, the filtered air supplied through the connection passage 103 passes through the humidifying medium 50 . Unlike this embodiment, the filtered air may flow along the surface without passing through the humidifying medium 50 .

It is advantageous for humidification that filtered air passes through the humidifying medium 50 .

The humidification passage 106 is formed from the humidifying medium 50 . In this embodiment, the humidification flow path 106 may be set from the humidifying medium 50 to the top cover assembly 230 to be described later.

The humidification module 200 is installed on the visual body 210 and includes a top cover assembly 230 that is detachably assembled with the visual body 210 .

The top cover assembly 230 is located inside the visual body 210 . A discharge passage 107 is formed between the top cover assembly 230 and the visual body 210 . A user's manipulation signal may be input through the top cover assembly 230 .

The base body 110 forms the outer shape of the clean module 100 . The humidification module 200 is mounted on the base body 110 . The humidification module 200 is detachable from the base body 110 .

The base body 110 is an assembly of a housing.

The base body 110 has an external shape and includes a lower body 130 having a suction port 111 formed on the lower side thereof, and a mounting body 120 having an external shape and coupled to the upper side of the lower body 130 . do.

The lower body 130 and the mounting body 120 are formed in a circular flat cross-section.

The lower body 130 is formed in a conical column shape.

A handle 129 is formed on the mounting body 120 .

The humidification module 200 is detachably mounted on the upper side of the mounting body 120 .

A filter assembly is detachably coupled to the base body 110 .

A filter housing 140 is installed in the base body 110 so that the filter assembly 10 is detachably accommodated.

The filter housing 140 is disposed inside the base body 110 and is coupled to the base body 110 . A filter passage 102 is formed in the filter housing 140 .

A filter installation opening 133 is formed on one side of the base body 110 .

The filter assembly 10 is inserted into the filter housing 140 through the filter installation opening 133 . The filter assembly 10 includes a filter cover 13 that shields the filter installation opening 133 .

A blower housing 150 for guiding the air discharged from the blower unit 20 to the humidification module 200 is installed inside the base body 110 .

The blower housing 150 is located above the filter housing 140 . The blower housing 150 is fastened to the filter housing 140 .

A blower unit 20 is installed between the filter housing 140 and the blower housing 150 .

The blowing unit 20 provides a pressure for flowing air.

External air is sucked in 360 degrees in all directions through the suction passage 101 .

In order to space the base 112 and the base body 110 apart, a bridge frame 115 is installed between the base body 110 and the base 112 . The bridge frame 115 connects the base 112 and the base body 110 and supports the base body 110 .

Outside air flows through the bridge frame 115 to the suction port 111 .

A plurality of bridges 114 are formed vertically on the bridge frame 115 . The number of the bridges 114 is preferably densely arranged so that the user's finger does not enter the suction port 111 . Considering only the air resistance aspect, it is preferable to minimize the number of the bridges 114 .

In this embodiment, the filter assembly 10 is installed on the lower body 130 of the base body 110 and can be detached from the lower body 130 . The filter assembly 10 may be horizontally separated from the lower body 130 . The filter assembly 10 is disposed perpendicular to the flow of air.

The filter assembly 10 is detachably coupled to the filter housing 140 . The filter assembly 10 is installed to cross the filter passage 102 .

The filter passage 102 is formed in an up-down direction, and the filter assembly 10 is installed in a horizontal direction. When the filter assembly 10 is installed to cross the filter passage 102, it sufficiently functions.

The filtration passage 102 is formed from the lower side to the upper side against the direction of gravity. The flow direction is not changed, and it is formed as straight as possible.

In the filter assembly 10, a plurality of filters are installed horizontally, and a plurality of filters are stacked in a vertical direction.

The air sucked in through the suction passage 101 flows to the blowing unit 20 through the inside of the filter housing 140 .

The blower unit 20 is disposed on the upper side of the filter housing 140 , sucks air from the filter passage 102 and discharges it to the humidification module 200 .

The blowing unit 20 includes a blowing motor 22 and a blowing fan 24 .

In this embodiment, both the blowing motor 22 and the blowing fan 24 are disposed between the blowing housing 150 and the filter housing 140 . And the blower motor 22 is disposed on the upper side, the blowing fan 24 is disposed on the lower side.

The blower motor 22 is installed in the blower housing 150 , and is supported by the blower housing 150 . The blowing fan 24 is assembled with the blowing motor 22 , and is rotated by receiving the driving force of the blowing motor 22 . The blowing fan 24 is disposed on the filter housing 140 side.

In order to minimize the installation space, at least a part of the blower motor 22 may be inserted into the blower housing 150 , and at least a part of the blower fan 24 may be inserted into the filter housing 140 . .

The blowing fan 24 sucks in the filtered air to the center, and then discharges the filtered air in the circumferential direction.

In this embodiment, the blowing motor 22 is located above the blowing fan 24 so as not to generate air and resistance. The blower motor 22 is installed outside the air flow path.

The air discharged from the blowing fan 24 flows upward along the filter housing 140 and the blowing housing 150 . It flows to the mounting body 120 discharged from the blowing fan 24 .

The mounting body 120 is disposed above the blower housing 150 . In addition, the mounting body 120 is located above the lower body 130 . The mounting body 120 is coupled to the lower body 130 and is integrated with the lower body 130 . According to the shape of the base body 110, the mounting body 120 and the lower body 130 may be integrally manufactured.

The humidification module 200 is mounted on the mounting body 120 . The mounting body 120 has a concave shape inside so that the water tank 30 can be inserted.

The mounting body 120 is coupled to the mounting inner body 122 in which the water tank 30 is inserted, the humidification passage inlet 123 is formed, and the mounting inner body 122, and the mounting inner body 122. A mounting outer body 128 positioned outside of and coupled to the lower body 130, and disposed between the mounting inner body 122 and the mounting outer body 128, air is supplied to the humidification passage inlet 123. Includes a mounting guide 124 for guiding to.

The mounting inner body 122 is formed with an upper side opening, and the water tank 30 is inserted thereinto. The mounting inner body 122 is formed with a humidification passage inlet 123 through which filtered air is introduced. In this embodiment, the humidification passage inlet 123 is formed on the side wall of the mounting inner body 122 . The air passing through the humidification passage inlet 123 flows into the water tank 30 .

The mounting inner body 122 has a basket shape as a whole. The mounting inner body 122 has a circular flat cross-section, and the humidification passage inlet 123 is formed with respect to the entire 360-degree direction.

The mounting guide 124 is configured to guide the filtered air to the humidification passage inlet 123, and may not be included in some embodiments. The mounting guide 124 may be fixed to the mounting inner body 122 or the mounting outer body 128 .

In this embodiment, the mounting guide 124 is formed to surround the mounting inner body (122). Therefore, the upper end of the mounting guide 124 is in close contact with the upper end of the mounting inner body (122).

The area of the upper side of the opened mounting guide 124 coincides with the area of the upper side of the opened mounting inner body 122 .

In this embodiment, a mounting inner body ring 126 on which the mounting guide 124 is supported is formed on the upper end of the mounting inner body 122 .

The diameter of the mounting inner body ring 126 and the diameter of the upper end of the mounting guide 124 are identical or similar. The mounting guide 124 and the mounting inner body ring 126 are in close contact to prevent leakage of filtered air. The mounting inner body ring 126 is disposed inside the mounting guide 124 .

The mounting guide 124 is positioned between the mounting inner body 122 and the mounting outer body 128 . The mounting guide 124 collects the filtered air introduced between the mounting inner body 122 and the mounting outer body 128 and guides it to the humidification passage inlet 123 .

A handle 129 may be formed on the mounting outer body 128 . Through the handle 129, the entire humidification cleaning device can be lifted.

The holding inner body 122 has a water tank insertion space 125 formed therein so that the water tank 30 can be inserted therein.

The humidification passage inlet 123 communicates with the inside of the water tank 30 . In this embodiment, the humidification medium 50 is disposed inside the humidification passage inlet 123 .

A water wheel motor 42 of a water wheel unit 40 to be described later is installed on the mounting body 120 . The water wheel motor 42 is physically separated from the blower motor 22 .

The water wheel motor 42 is fixed to the outside of the mounting inner body 122 through the water wheel bracket 126 . In this embodiment, the water wheel motor 42 is fixed to the lower surface of the mounting inner body 122 . In this embodiment, the driving force of the water wheel motor 42 is transmitted to the inside of the water wheel 30 through the mounting inner body 122 .

In this embodiment, the water wheel motor 42 and the blower motor 22 are separately installed in different structures, thereby blocking the influence of vibration. In this embodiment, the water wheel motor 42 is installed on the mounting body 120 , and the blower motor 22 is installed on the blower housing 150 . Through this, when the two motors 22 and 42 are simultaneously operated, it is possible to minimize the problem of resonance or vibration.

The blower motor 22 and the water wheel motor 42 may be independently controlled.

On the other hand, the outer visual body 214 is coupled to the upper side of the mounting body (120).

The outer visual body 214 is a configuration of the visual body 210 , but is fixed to the mounting body 120 in this embodiment. Unlike this embodiment, the outer visual body 214 may be fixed to the humidification module 200 . Unlike the present embodiment, the outer visual body 214 has a configuration that can be deleted.

The outer visual body 214 is fixed to the mounting body 120 . In this embodiment, the outer visual body 214 is coupled to the mounting outer body 128 .

The outer visual body 214 and the mounted outer body 128 form a continuous surface. The outer visual body 214 is formed of a material that can see through the inside. The outer visual body 214 may be formed of a transparent or translucent material.

The humidification module 200 may be separated from the clean module 100 . The user can lift the humidification module 200 and separate it from the clean module 100 . When cleaning the water tank 30 or replacing the humidifying medium 50 , the user can easily separate it from the clean module 100 by lifting the humidifying module 200 .

In this embodiment, the humidification module 200 includes a water tank 30 , a visual body 210 , and a top cover assembly 230 , when largely divided.

The water tank 30 and the visual body 210 constituting the humidification module 200 are coupled to each other. In this embodiment, the water tank 30 is inserted into the clean module 100 and is not exposed to the outside. The user can see the inside of the water tank 30 through the visual body 210 .

The water tank 30 is inserted into the water tank insertion space 125 of the mounting body 120 . The water tank 30 is formed with an upper side opening. The water tank 30 is formed with a water tank inlet 31 communicating with the humidification passage inlet 123 . The number of the humidification passage inlet 123 and the number of the water tank inlet 31 correspond to each other. The water tank inlet 31 is disposed inside the humidification channel inlet 123 .

The water tank 30 includes a water tank body 32, a water tank inlet 31 formed on a side surface of the water tank body 32, and a column 35 disposed inside the water tank body 32 and protruding upward. ) and a water tank water supply guide 38 formed on the water tank body 32, dividing the water tank inlet 31, and guiding the water flowing down from the humidifying medium 50 into the water tank body 32, and the It includes a water tank rib 33 formed to protrude from the inner surface of the water tank body 32 .

In this embodiment, the water tank body 32 is formed in a cylindrical shape. Unlike this embodiment, the tank body 32 may be formed in various shapes.

In this embodiment, the water tank 30 includes a water tank base 34 .

A column 35 is formed in the water tank body 32 , and a power transmission module 60 to be described later is disposed inside the column 35 . The column 35 blocks the contact between the water stored in the water tank body 32 and the power transmission module 60 .

The water tank base 34 is coupled to the outer bottom surface of the water tank body 32 .

A water level sensor 37 for detecting the water level stored in the water tank body 32 is disposed. A plurality of the water level sensor 37 may be installed.

The water tank inlet 31 is formed on the side of the water tank body (32). The water tank inlet 31 is disposed so that air is introduced in all directions 360 degrees with respect to the water tank body 32 .

The water tank inlet 31 is connected to the humidification passage inlet 123 of the mounting body 120 . The water tank inlet 31 is disposed inside the humidification passage inlet 123 . The water tank inlet 31 and the humidification passage inlet 123 are opposite to each other. The water tank inlet 31 may be used as a humidification connection passage 105 . The humidifying medium 50 is disposed inside the water tank inlet 31 .

The water tank rib 33 is formed on the inner surface of the water tank body 32, and is formed in the vertical direction. The water tank rib 33 acts as a resistance to water rotating along the inner surface of the water tank body 32 .

The water tank rib 33 suppresses rotation of stored water inside the water tank body 32 when the water turbine unit 40 is operated. When the water wheel unit 40 is operated to rotate the stored water, the water level rises. The water tank rib 33 minimizes the water level rise.

In this embodiment, three water tank water supply guides 38 are arranged, and three water tank inlet 31 are arranged.

A water tank upper ring 36 is formed on the upper end of the water tank 30 . The water tank water supply guide 38 and the water tank inlet 31 are located under the water tank upper ring 36 . The water tank upper 36 is fixed to the visual body 210 .

The column 35 is formed to protrude upward from the inner bottom surface of the water tank body 32 . A space is formed inside the column 35 . A power transmission module 60 to be described later is installed inside the column 35 .

The visual body 210 is fixed to the water tank 30 and integrated. In this embodiment, the visual body 210 is fixed to the water tank upper ring 36 . The air introduced into the water tank 30 through the water tank inlet 31 flows upward along the visual body 210 .

The visual body 210 forms a continuous surface with the water tank 30 and minimizes air resistance.

The above-described outer visual body 214 is disposed outside the visual body 210 in the radial direction. Unlike the present embodiment, the outer visual body 214 may be omitted. In this embodiment, the visual body 210 is used as an inner visual body. The visual body 210 is formed of a transparent material or a translucent material.

The visual body 210 is formed by opening the upper and lower sides. In this embodiment, the visual body 210 has an upper opening surface wider than a lower opening surface.

The visual body 210 is formed in a hopper shape. The visual body 210 is inserted into the outer visual body 214 . The upper end of the visual body 210 is in close contact with the upper end of the outer visual body 214 .

The visual body 210 has an upper guide groove 215 formed on the inner surface, a lower guide groove 217 formed on the inner surface, and an upper outlet groove formed in the upper guide groove 215 and opened to the inside ( 216), a lower outlet groove 218 formed in the lower guide groove 217 and opened to the inside, and a connect opening 213 formed by opening in the vertical direction.

The upper guide groove 215 is formed on the inner surface of the visual body 210, and is formed along the inner surface. In this embodiment, the upper guide groove 215 is formed in a circular shape in a plan view. The upper guide groove 215 is formed as a concave groove.

A lift 250 used to lift the humidification module 200 is installed in the upper guide groove 215 . The lift 250 is inserted into the upper guide groove 215, the lift frame 252 fastened to the visual body 210, and the lift frame 252 are pin-coupled to a rotatably installed lift bar. (254).

After the lift frame 252 is inserted into the upper guide groove 215 , a fastening member fastens and fixes the lift frame 252 and the visual body 210 .

The lift bar 254 is formed in a 180 degree arc shape, and is pin-coupled to the lift frame 252 . The lift bar 254 may rotate in a vertical direction.

The lift bar 254 is accommodated in the upper guide groove 215 when not in use. In order to prevent the lift bar 254 from protruding out of the upper guide groove 215 , a surface continuous with the lift frame 252 is formed during storage.

The leaf frame 252 has a low height on the side where the lift bar 254 is accommodated in order to form a continuous surface with the accommodated lift bar 254 .

The upper guide groove 215 and the lower guide groove 217 guide water in the horizontal direction. The upper outlet groove 216 is formed in the upper guide groove 215 and is opened inwardly. The upper outlet groove 216 guides the water falling into the upper guide groove 215 to the inner surface of the visual body 210 . A plurality of the upper outlet grooves 216 may be disposed.

The lower guide groove 217 is formed to be concave downward like the upper guide groove 215 . A plurality of lower outlet grooves 218 for discharging water may also be formed in the lower guide groove 217 .

In this embodiment, the humidifying medium housing 220 is mounted in the lower guide groove 217 . The humidifying medium housing 220 is inserted into the visual body 210 , and the upper end is mounted on the lower guide groove 217 .

On the other hand, the connect opening 213 penetrates the visual body 210 in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, the connect opening 213 is formed on the same plane as the upper guide groove 215 . A connector 260 electrically connected to the top cover assembly 230 is inserted into the connect opening 213 .

In this embodiment, the water discharged from the water wheel unit 40 may collide with the inner surface of the visual body 210 . More precisely, it may collide between the upper guide groove 215 and the lower guide groove 217 and flow downward.

So, water flowing down along the inner surface of the visual body 210 may be stored in the lower guide groove 217 . The water stored in the lower guide groove 217 may flow down to the water tank 30 or the humidifying medium housing 220 through the lower outlet 218 .

In order to prevent the water flowing down from the lower outlet 218 from dripping into the water tank 30 , the lower outlet 218 and the water tank water supply guide 38 of the water tank 30 are connected to each other.

The lower outlet 218 and the water tank water supply guide 38 form a water fall prevention flow path.

That is, the water tank water supply guide 38 is disposed below the lower outlet 218 , and water is stored inside the water tank 30 along the inner surface of the water tank 30 . When the lower outlet 218 and the water tank water supply guide 38 are not formed, the water overflowing from the lower guide groove 217 falls into the water tank 30, and the dripping water goes to the stored water surface of the water tank 30. It may fall and cause dripping noise.

Water flowing down the dripping prevention passage may wet the humidifying medium 50 installed in the humidifying medium housing 220 . According to the operation of the water wheel unit 40 , the water sprayed from the water wheel unit 40 may directly wet the humidification medium 50 .

In this embodiment, a visual space 211 is formed between the outer visual body 214 and the visual body 210 .

When the humidification module 200 is mounted on the clean module 100 , the visual space 211 is sealed. When the humidification module 200 is separated from the clean module 100 , the visual space 211 may be opened.

Since the flat cross-sections of the visual body 210 and the outer visual body 214 are circular, the visual space 211 is formed in a ring shape. When the flat cross-sections of the visual body 210 and the outer visual body 214 are changed, the shape of the visual space 211 is also changed.

In this embodiment, the display 160 is disposed in the visual space 211 . The information displayed on the display 160 is transmitted to the user through the outer visual body 214 . When the outer visual body 214 is omitted, the display 160 is located outside the visual body 210 .

The display 160 is disposed in the visual space 211 and is fixed to the outer visual body 214 . When the humidification module 200 is separated, the visual body 210 is separated from the display 160 .

The display 160 disposed in the visual space 211 blocks contact with water and air. When the humidification module 200 is mounted, since the visual space 211 is sealed by the visual body 210, the display 160 can prevent short circuit and minimize the influence of humidity to prevent corrosion. can be suppressed

In particular, when water is supplied from the outside through the top cover assembly 230 to be described later, the supplied water does not come into contact with the display 160 . The supplied water flows down to the inside of the visual body 210 or to the outside of the outer visual body 214 .

In this embodiment, the display 160 is formed in a ring shape. Unlike the present embodiment, the display 160 may be formed in an arc shape.

The display 160 includes a display PCB 162 (PCB) and a display cover 164 . The display cover 164 is coated with a material capable of reflecting light. So, when water is formed on the visual body 210 , the water formed on the visual body 210 is also projected on the display cover 164 . When the water condensed on the visual body 210 flows down, the same effect is projected on the display cover 164 .

This effect gives a visual stimulus to the user, and can intuitively recognize the operation of the aberration unit 40, which will be described later, through the flowing of water. That is, through a change in the image projected on the display cover 164, the user can intuitively know that humidification is being performed.

A humidifying medium 50 is disposed inside the humidifying module 200 to naturally evaporate water by being wetted with water. The humidifying medium 50 is installed in the humidifying medium housing 220, and the humidifying medium housing 220 is detachably installed in the visual body 210 in this embodiment.

The upper end of the humidifying medium housing 220 is installed across the inside of the visual body 210 . The humidifying medium housing 220 spans the lower end of the visual body 210 and is inserted into the water tank 30 . In this embodiment, the humidifying medium housing 220 is separably hung over the lower guide groove 217 and is inserted into the water tank 30 . The humidifying medium housing 220 is inserted into the water tank 30 but is not submerged in the water surface of the water tank 30 .

The humidifying medium housing 220 is a structure for fixing the humidifying medium 50 . The humidifying medium housing 220 is formed in a frame shape to maximize the contact area with air.

The humidifying medium 50 is in contact with the filtered air while being fixed to the humidifying medium housing 220 . In this embodiment, filtered air passes through the humidifying medium (50). The filtered air flows from the outside to the inside of the humidifying medium 50 and flows from the outside to the inside of the water tank 30 .

The humidifying medium 50 naturally evaporates water while it is wetted with water. Filtered air passing through the humidifying medium 50 promotes natural evaporation of water. The humidifying medium 50 may be woven and manufactured. The humidifying medium 50 may have a plurality of pores through which air passes.

The humidifying medium 50 is located inside the water tank inlet 31 . The humidifying medium 50 and the water tank inlet 31 are disposed to face each other. The humidifying medium 50 may be formed in a ring shape.

The humidifying medium housing 220 is mounted on the visual body 210 . In this embodiment, the humidifying medium housing 220 may be mounted inside the visual body 210 and separated from the visual body 210 . The humidifying medium housing 220 is mounted on the visual body 210 and inserted into the water tank 30 .

The humidifying medium housing 220 is positioned inside the water tank 30 over the lower end of the visual body 210 . In this embodiment, the humidifying medium housing 220 minimizes external exposure.

The humidifying medium housing 220 is not submerged in the water stored in the water tank. Even if the water stored in the water tank 30 is at full water level, the humidifying medium housing 220 is not submerged.

Since the humidifying medium housing 220 is disposed in an unlocked position, the humidifying medium 50 may be dried. That is, in some cases, the humidifying medium 50 may maintain a dried state. When the humidifying module 200 is not operated, since the humidifying medium 50 is dried, it is possible to suppress the growth of mold or harmful bacteria.

The humidifying medium housing 220 includes an inner medium frame 222 and an outer medium frame 224 . In this embodiment, the humidifying medium 50 is installed between the inner medium frame 222 and the outer medium frame 224 .

The outer medium frame 224 is formed to have a larger diameter than the inner medium frame 222 , and the humidifying medium is fixed by being sandwiched between the outer medium frame 224 and the inner medium frame 222 .

An inner medium inlet 221 through which air passes is formed in the inner medium frame 222 . An outer medium inlet 223 through which air passes is formed in the outer medium frame 224 .

The inner medium inlet 221 and the outer medium inlet 223 are formed to suck air in 360 degrees.

The inner medium inlet 221 and the outer medium inlet 223 are disposed to face each other.

The filtered air supplied through the connection passage 103 sequentially passes through the water tank inlet 31, the outer medium inlet 223, the humidifying medium 50, and the inner medium inlet 221 and flows into the water tank 30. .

The water tank inlet 31, the outer medium inlet 223, the humidifying medium 50, and the inner medium inlet 221 are arranged from the outside, and each component is stacked in the horizontal direction.

Meanwhile, the top cover assembly 230 is detachably installed on the visual body 210 . The user can clean the inside of the visual body 210 after removing the top cover assembly 230 from the visual body 210 .

When the top cover assembly 230 is mounted on the visual body 210 , it is coupled to the connector 260 , and is electrically connected to the connector 260 to receive power.

In this embodiment, the top cover assembly 230 is located inside the visual body 210, is mounted on the upper guide groove 215, and forms a discharge passage 107 between the visual body 210 and the .

In this embodiment, the operation module 240 is installed in the top cover assembly 230 . The manipulation module 240 may receive a manipulation signal through a touch operation. Power of the manipulation module 240 is supplied through a connector 260 . When the top cover assembly 230 is separated, the power applied to the operation module 240 is cut off.

The user's manipulation signal input to the manipulation module 240 may be transmitted to a control unit (not shown) by wire or wirelessly.

In the case of a wired connection, an electrical signal may be transmitted through a physical connection between the manipulation module 240 and the connector 260 .

In the case of wireless, the wireless signal of the operation module 240 may be transmitted to the control unit. As the wireless signal, various radio waves such as WIFI, Bluetooth, and IR signal may be used.

In this embodiment, a transmitter (not shown) is disposed on the manipulation module 240 , a receiver (not shown) is disposed on the connector 260 , and the manipulation signal input to the manipulation module 240 generates an IR frequency. It is transmitted to the receiving unit of the connector 260 through the.

When the wireless signal receiver is disposed in the connector 260, the transmission distance can be minimized and the power used can also be minimized.

The top cover assembly 230 is formed with a water supply passage 109 capable of supplying water from the outside.

The top cover assembly 230 includes a discharge grill 232 having a grill discharge port 231 forming at least a portion of the discharge passage 107 and a grill water supply port 233 forming at least a portion of the water supply passage 109, and , stacked on the upper side of the discharge grill 232, communicating with the grill water supply port 233, forming at least a part of the water supply passage 109, and guiding the water supplied from the outside to the water tank 30 A water supply port 239 is formed, an operation module 240 to which a user's operation signal is input, a water purification filter 70 coupled to the discharge grill 232 to purify water supplied from the outside, and the connector and a top connector 270 electrically connecting the 260 and the operation module 240 .

In this embodiment, the water supply passage 109 is formed in the top cover assembly 230 . The water filter 70 is installed on the water supply passage 109 .

A plurality of grill outlets 231 opened in the vertical direction are formed in the discharge grill 232 . A grill water supply port 233 opened in the vertical direction is formed in the discharge grill 232 .

In this embodiment, the grill water supply port 233 is disposed at the center of the discharge grill 232 , and the grill discharge port 231 is disposed around the grill water supply port 233 .

The grill outlet 231 is radially disposed with respect to the grill water inlet 233 . The discharge grill 232 is formed in a circular plane, and a plurality of the grill discharge ports 231 are disposed along the circumferential direction.

A humidifying medium 55 may be additionally installed under the top cover assembly 230 . In this embodiment, the humidifying medium 50 installed inside the water tank 30 is defined as the first humidifying medium 50 , and the humidifying medium 55 installed in the top cover assembly 230 is used as the second humidifying medium 55 . define.

In this embodiment, the second humidifying medium 55 is disposed below the discharge grill 232 .

The second humidifying medium 55 covers the grill outlet 231 of the outlet grill 232 . The second humidifying medium 55 may additionally humidify the air passing through the grill outlet 231 . Unlike the present embodiment, the second humidifying medium 55 may be installed inside the top cover assembly 230 .

In this embodiment, the second humidifying medium 55 covers the entire grill outlet 231 except for the grill water inlet 233 . The second humidifying medium 55 may be formed in a donut shape.

The second humidifying medium 55 may be wetted by water droplets colliding with the visual body 210 . Unlike the present embodiment, the water turbine unit 40 may be configured to spray water toward the second humidifying medium 55 .

Meanwhile, the water filter 70 may be installed in the grill water supply port 233 . The water filter 70 purifies the supplied water. The water filter 70 may purify hard water into soft water. The water filter 70 may filter foreign substances from water supplied from the outside.

The water filter 70 includes a filter housing 72 and a filter medium 74 disposed inside the filter housing 72 . The filter housing 72 is fitted and fixed to the grill water supply port 233 . The filter housing 72 may be separated from the top cover assembly 230 .

In this embodiment, the filter housing 72 is formed in a cylindrical shape corresponding to the flat cross-sectional shape of the grill water inlet 233 .

When the top connector 270 is mounted on the upper side of the connector 260 , it is electrically connected to the connector 260 . The top connector 270 may be disposed on the operation module 240 , and may be manufactured integrally with the operation module 240 . In the present embodiment, the top connector 270 is disposed on the discharge grill 232 .

The top connector 270 is connected to the connector 260 protruding through the connector opening 213 when the top cover assembly 230 is mounted on the visual body 210 . The top connector 270 may provide power to the manipulation module 240 and transmit a manipulation signal input to the manipulation module 240 to the control unit.

A water supply passage 109 is formed in the operation module 240 . A portion of the water supply passage 109 is formed in the vertical direction at the center of the operation module 240 . An operation water supply port 241 is formed in the center of the operation module 240 in the vertical direction.

The operation module 240 is assembled to the discharge grill 232, the lower operation housing 244 in which a part of the operation water supply port 241 is formed inside, and the lower operation housing 244 is assembled on top of the inside An operation space 243 is formed in the upper operation housing 242 in which the remainder of the operation water supply port 241 is formed, and an input unit disposed in the upper operation housing 242 and receiving operation signals from a user and a manipulation signal processing unit 246 disposed in the manipulation space 243 and processing the signal of the input unit 245 .

In this embodiment, the middle operation housing 248 is disposed between the upper operation housing 242 and the lower operation housing 244 . The middle operation housing 248 has an operation water supply port 241 formed therein.

An upper water supply opening 241a connected to the operation water supply port 241 is formed in the upper operation housing 242, and a lower water supply opening 241b connected to the operation water supply port 241 is formed in the lower operation housing 244. is formed

The operation water supply port 241 communicates with the upper water supply opening 241a and the lower water supply opening 241b.

An operation water supply port 241 elongated in the vertical direction is formed inside the middle operation housing 248 . A water filter 70 is assembled to the operation water supply port 241 .

At least a portion of the upper operation housing 242 is formed as an external water supply guide 236 . The external water supply guide 236 collects externally supplied water to the upper water supply opening 241a.

An upper water supply opening 241a is formed inside the external water supply guide 236 . The area of the upper water supply opening 241a is smaller than the area of the operation water supply opening 241 . So, the water guided along the external water supply guide 236 is completely guided inside the operation water supply port 241 .

The middle operation housing 248 prevents the supplied water from penetrating into the operation space 243 .

In this embodiment, the operation space 243 is formed between the upper operation housing 242 , the lower operation housing 244 , and the middle operation housing 248 .

The operation space 243 is sealed so that water does not penetrate. To this end, a gasket 249 is installed between the upper operation housing 242 and the lower operation housing 244 .

A connector connection hole 244b for connection to the top connector 270 is formed in the lower operation housing 244 . A connector connection hole 270b corresponding to the connector connection hole 244b is also formed in the top connector 270 .

The top connector 270 includes a top connector housing 272 and a top connector cover 274 . In this embodiment, the top connector housing 272 is manufactured integrally with the discharge grill 232 . The top connector housing 272 is formed by opening the lower side thereof. The top connector cover 274 is assembled to the opened top connector housing 272 .

The water wheel unit 40 raises the water in the water tank 30 and then sprays it onto the visual body 210 . In this embodiment, the water sprayed from the water wheel unit 40 flows down along the visual body 210 to wet the humidification medium 50 . Water sprayed from the water wheel unit 40 may be disposed to directly wet the humidification medium 50 . After wetting the humidifying medium 50 , the remaining water flows to the water tank 30 along the drip prevention flow path.

The water turbine unit 40 is disposed inside the water tank 30, rotates to suck the water in the water tank 30 inside, pump the sucked water upward, and discharge the pumped water to the outside. 80), a water wheel motor 42 for providing rotational force to the water wheel housing 80, and a power transmission module 60 for transmitting the rotational force of the water wheel motor 42 to the water wheel housing 80.

A water wheel rib 81 is formed on the inner surface of the water wheel housing 80 . The water wheel rib 81 improves pumping efficiency. The water wheel rib 81 is formed to protrude from the inner surface of the water wheel housing 80 . The aberration rib 81 is formed to extend long in the vertical direction. The water wheel rib 81 is radially disposed with respect to the water wheel motor shaft 43 . 19 and 21 , the water wheel rib 81 may extend along the longitudinal direction of the water wheel housing 80 . In addition, the water wheel rib 81 may extend in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the water wheel housing 80 .

In this embodiment, the water wheel housing 80 and the water wheel motor 42 are separable. The water wheel housing 80 is installed inside the humidification module 200 , and the water wheel motor 42 is installed inside the clean module 100 . When the humidification module 200 is separated, the water wheel housing 80 is separated from the clean module 100 together with the water tank 30 .

For the separation structure of the water wheel housing 80 and the water wheel motor 42 , in this embodiment, the power transmission module 60 is designed to have a detachable structure. The power transmission module 60 transmits power, and includes detachable couplers 61 and 62 .

A coupler coupled to the water wheel motor 42 is defined as a first coupler 61, and a coupler disposed in the humidification module 200 and transmitting a rotational force to the water wheel housing 80 is a second coupler 62. to be defined as

The water wheel motor 42 is installed on the lower surface of the mounting body 120 . The water wheel motor 42 is positioned above the blower motor 22 and is spaced apart from the blower motor 22 .

The water wheel motor shaft 43 of the water wheel motor 42 is installed to pass through the mounting body 120 . In this embodiment, the water wheel motor shaft 43 passes through the mounting inner body 122 in the vertical direction.

A first coupler 61 is installed on the upper end of the water wheel motor shaft 43 . As a result, the first coupler 61 is disposed on the upper side of the mounting inner body (122). The water wheel motor 42 is disposed on the lower side of the mounted inner body 122 , the first coupler 61 is disposed on the upper side, and the water wheel motor shaft 43 passes through the mounted inner body 122 .

The first coupler 61 is disposed to protrude upward from the inner bottom surface of the mounting inner body 122 . The first coupler 61 is formed to have a narrower cross section toward the upper side. The first coupler 61 may be formed in a conical shape. A tooth is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the first coupler 61 . The teeth of the first coupler 61 are radially arranged around the water wheel motor shaft 43 .

The lower side of the second coupler 62 is opened, and the first coupler 61 is inserted. The first and second couplers 62 are formed in shapes corresponding to each other, and are formed when coupled.

The second coupler 62 is formed with a conical coupling groove 62a into which the first coupler 61 is inserted. A tooth is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the coupling groove 62a. The teeth of the first coupler 61 and the second coupler 62 are engaged with each other, and transmit a rotational force.

Since the first and second couplers 61 and 62 are coupled in a cone shape, coupling and separation are easy. Since the first and second couplers 61 and 62 are coupled in a conical shape, the power transmission shaft 64 and the water wheel motor shaft 43 are precisely aligned when coupled.

When the water tank 30 is mounted, even if the first and second couplers 61 and 62 are not precisely meshed, the second coupler 62 is engaged while the second coupler 62 is moved by the load when the first coupler 61 is rotated. This has the advantage of being sorted.

The water turbine housing 80 is spaced apart from the bottom surface of the water tank 30 by a predetermined interval to form a suction interval. The water turbine housing 80 may suck the water of the water tank 30 through the suction interval.

The water wheel housing 80 is formed to have an open lower side. The water turbine housing 80 has a cup shape. The water wheel housing 80 has a shape in which a cup is placed upside down.

A column 35 of the water tank 30 is positioned inside the water turbine housing 80 . The water turbine housing 80 is installed to surround the column 35 .

The water wheel housing 80 is formed to expand toward the upper side in a flat cross-section. The column 35 is formed such that its flat cross-section is reduced toward the upper side. The shape of the water turbine housing 80 and the column 35 is a shape for effectively pumping water.

When the water turbine housing 80 is rotated, the water sucked into the water is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the water turbine housing 80 by centrifugal force. The water wheel rib 81 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the water wheel housing 80 provides rotational force to the water sucked into it.

The water turbine housing 80 is formed with a spray hole 41 for discharging the sucked water to the outside. In this embodiment, the injection hole 41 is formed in the horizontal direction. The water pumped through the injection hole 41 is discharged to the outside.

The number of the injection holes 41 may be adjusted according to design conditions. In this embodiment, a plurality of the injection holes 41 are disposed with a height difference in the water turbine housing 80 . The injection hole disposed on the upper side of the water turbine housing 80 is defined as a high-speed injection hole, and the injection hole disposed in the middle of the water turbine housing is defined as a normal injection hole.

Only when the water turbine housing 80 is rotated at a high speed, water is discharged from the high-speed nozzle. At a speed at which the water turbine housing 80 is normally rotated, water is not discharged through the high-speed jet port. The normal nozzle discharges water at all stages in which the water wheel housing is routinely operated.

When the water wheel housing 80 is rotated at a normal rotation speed, the pumped water rises higher than the minimum normal nozzle. When the water wheel housing 80 rotates at a high speed, the pumped water rises above the height of the high-speed nozzle.

A plurality of the high-speed nozzles may be disposed in the circumferential direction of the water wheel housing 80 . A plurality of the normal injection holes may also be disposed in the circumferential direction of the water turbine housing 80 .

If the water turbine housing 80 is not rotated, water is not discharged through the injection hole 41 . When the user operates only in the clean mode, the water turbine unit 40 is not operated, and only the blower unit 20 is operated. Only when the user operates only in humidification mode or in clean mode and humidification mode, the water turbine housing 80 is rotated and water is discharged through the injection hole 41 .

In this embodiment, the water discharged from the injection port 41 is injected to the inner surface of the visual body (210). Since the water turbine housing 80 is rotated, the water discharged from the injection hole 41 is rotated while striking the inner surface of the visual body 210 .

The user can visually confirm that water is sprayed through the visual body 210 . This spray of water means that it is operating in a humidification mode. The user can intuitively check that the humidification mode is in operation by spraying water.

After the water passing through the water filter 70 wets the humidifying medium 50, it flows down. The water flowing down from the humidifying medium 50 is guided into the water tank 30 along the drip prevention flow path. Thereafter, the water in the water tank 30 is pumped back into the water tank housing 80 and then sprayed, and the above-described process is repeated.

In this embodiment, the water wheel housing 80 is composed of three parts. Unlike the present embodiment, the water turbine housing 80 may be manufactured by one or two parts.

The water turbine housing 80 is disposed to be spaced apart from the water tank 30 by a predetermined distance, the upper and lower sides are respectively opened, and the first water water housing 82 having the water wheel rib 81 formed on the inner surface thereof, the upper and A second waterwheel housing 84 formed with an opening at the lower side, assembled to the upper end of the first waterwheel housing 82, and coupled to the upper end of the second waterwheel housing 84, the second waterwheel housing ( 84) and a water wheel housing cover 86 that covers the upper surface of the water wheel housing 84, which is disposed inside the second water wheel housing 84, is coupled to the power transmission module 60, and transmits a rotational force to the second water wheel housing 84 It includes a power transmission unit (88).

A water wheel rib 81 is formed inside the first water wheel housing 82 . The aberration groove 81 is formed in the vertical direction. The water wheel rib 81 is radially disposed about the water wheel motor shaft 43 . A plurality of water wheel ribs 81 may be disposed and protrude toward the center of the water wheel housing 80 .

The lower end of the first water turbine housing 82 is spaced apart from the inner bottom surface of the water tank 30 to form a suction interval. The upper end of the first water wheel housing 82 is coupled to the lower end of the second water water wheel housing 84 .

The first water turbine housing 82 may have a circular flat cross-section. As shown in FIG. 21 , the first water wheel housing 82 may form a lower portion of the water wheel housing 80 , and the second water wheel housing 84 may extend upwardly from the first water wheel housing 82 . The first water turbine housing 82 is formed to increase in area from the lower side to the upper side. In the longitudinal direction of the water turbine housing 80 , that is, in the vertical direction, the angle between the inner surface of the second water turbine housing 84 and the rotation center axis of the water turbine housing 80 is the inner surface of the first water turbine housing 82 and the aberration It may be smaller than the angle between the central axes of rotation of the housing 80 .

The first waterwheel housing 82 and the second waterwheel housing 84 can be assembled and disassembled. In this embodiment, the first waterwheel housing 82 and the second waterwheel housing 84 are assembled through screw coupling. A thread is formed on the upper outer circumferential surface of the first water turbine housing 82 , and a screw thread is formed on the lower inner circumferential surface of the second water turbine housing 84 .

A water wheel 85 is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the second water wheel housing 84 . The water wheel 85 may flow humidified air. In addition, the water wheel 85 may be formed in a direction for pressing the water wheel housing 80 downward. When the water turbine housing 80 is rotated, the water turbine housing 80 is pressed upward by the pumped water. The water wheel 85 is preferably formed to press the water wheel housing 80 downward.

The water turbine housing cover 86 is coupled to the upper side of the second water turbine housing 84 , and seals the upper side of the second water turbine housing 86 . The water wheel housing cover 86 is screwed to the second water wheel housing 84 .

In this embodiment, the water wheel housing cover 86 is assembled with the power transmission module 60 . Unlike the present embodiment, the water wheel housing cover 86 may be separated from the power transmission module 60 .

A shaft fixing part 86a to which a power transmission shaft 64 of a power transmission module 60 to be described later is coupled is formed on the lower surface of the water turbine housing cover 86 . A screw thread is formed in the shaft fixing part 86a. A screw thread is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the upper end of the power transmission shaft 64 , and the upper end of the power transmission shaft 64 is screwed with the shaft fixing part 86a.

In the present embodiment, the injection hole 41 is formed in the first waterwheel housing 82 and the second waterwheel housing 84, respectively. A normal injection port 44 is formed in the first water turbine housing 82 , and a high-speed injection port 45 is formed in the second water turbine housing 84 . Hereinafter, the 'normal jet port' 44 is referred to as a 'lower jet port' 44, and the 'high-speed jet port' 45 is also referred to as a 'jet port' 45. As shown in FIG. 19 , the lower jet port 44 may penetrate the upper portion of the side surface of the first water wheel housing 82 , and may be located above the water wheel rib 81 .

The power transmission unit 88 is disposed inside the second water wheel housing 84 in this embodiment. The power transmission unit 88 disposed in the second water wheel housing 84 may minimize interference with the water wheel rib 81 during injection. Unlike the present embodiment, the power transmission unit 88 may be disposed inside the first water wheel housing 82 .

In this embodiment, the power transmission unit 88 is manufactured integrally with the second water wheel housing 84 . Unlike the present embodiment, the power transmission unit 88 may be assembled to the second water wheel housing 84 .

The power transmission unit 88 includes a bushing installation unit 89 positioned at the axial center of the water wheel housing 80 and a water wheel connection unit 87 connecting the bushing installation unit 89 and the water wheel housing 80 . do. In this embodiment, the bushing connection part 89 and the water wheel connection part 87 are manufactured integrally by injection.

The aberration connection part 87 is manufactured in the form of a rib. The aberration connection part 87 is radially arranged with respect to the axial center, and a plurality is formed. When the water wheel housing 80 is rotated, the water wheel connection part 87 increases the resistance with the sucked water to improve the pumping efficiency.

A bushing 90 is installed inside the bushing connection part 89 . The bushing 90 is coupled to a power transmission module 60 to be described later to receive rotational force.

The bushing 90 is coupled to a power transmission shaft 64 to be described later to receive rotational force. Therefore, the bushing 90 is preferably formed of a metal material. The bushing 90 is manufactured by double injection into the second water wheel housing 84 . The bushing 90 is formed with a hollow bushing shaft 91 penetrating in the vertical direction.

The bushing 90 reduces vibration when the water turbine housing 80 is rotated. The bushing 90 may be positioned on the power transmission shaft 64 . In this embodiment, the bushing 90 is located at the center of gravity of the water wheel housing 80 . Since the center of gravity of the water turbine housing 80 is located in the bushing 90 , vibration of the water turbine housing 80 during rotation can be significantly reduced.

The power transmission module 60 is for transmitting the rotational force of the water wheel motor 42 to the water wheel housing 80 . In this embodiment, the power transmission module 60 is installed inside the column 35 , and minimizes the contact of the power transmission module 60 with the water stored in the water tank 30 .

The power transmission module 60 includes a power transmission housing 63 located inside the column 35, and a power transmission housing 63 located inside the power transmission housing 63 and protruding upward through the power transmission housing 63. A power transmission shaft 64 providing rotational force to the water wheel housing 80 , a bearing 67 positioned between the power transmission shaft 64 and the power transmission housing 63 , and the water wheel motor shaft 43 are coupled to each other. A first coupler 61 to be rotated, and a second coupler 62 coupled to the lower end of the power transmission shaft 64 and detachably coupled to the first coupler 61 to receive rotational force.

In this embodiment, the power transmission module 60 is installed inside the column 35 to prevent contact with water.

In this embodiment, the power transmission housing 63 , the power transmission shaft 64 , the bearing 67 , and the second coupler 62 are disposed inside the column 35 .

The power transmission shaft 64 is installed to vertically penetrate the power transmission housing 63 . The power transmission shaft 64 is rotated while passing through the power transmission housing 63 .

The power transmission housing 63 is formed of a metal material. The power transmission housing 63 may be formed of a high corrosion-resistance aluminum or brass material.

The power transmission housing 63 is installed on the upper surface of the water tank base 34 . The water tank base 34 is formed with an insertion hole 39 so that the first coupler 61 can be inserted. The power transmission housing 63 seals the insertion hole 39 .

The power transmission shaft 64 passes through the power transmission housing 63 in the vertical direction. The upper end of the power transmission shaft 64 is coupled to the water wheel housing 80 , and the lower end is coupled to the second coupler 62 .

In this embodiment, the second coupler 62 is disposed inside the power transmission housing 63 .

The bearing 67 is disposed between the power transmission housing 63 and the power transmission shaft 64 . In this embodiment, the power transmission shaft 64 is disposed to pass through the bearing 67 .

The upper side of the power transmission housing 63 is exposed inside the water turbine housing 80 and may be exposed to the pumped water.

The upper side of the power transmission housing 63 is sealed to prevent water from flowing into the power transmission housing 63 .

The power transmission housing 63 includes a bearing housing 65 formed by opening upper and lower sides, and a housing cap 66 coupled to the upper side of the bearing housing 65 and through which the power transmission shaft 64 penetrates in the vertical direction. and a shaft gasket 68 disposed between the housing cap 66 and the power transmission shaft 64 and fitted and fixed to the housing cap 66, and installed between the bearing 67 and the housing cap 66 and a housing elastic member 69 for providing an elastic force.

The power transmission shaft 64 has a stage 64a supporting the bearing 67 is formed. The bearing 67 is supported on the end 64a. A lower diameter of the end 64a is larger than that of the upper end.

The housing cap 66 is coupled to the upper end of the bearing housing 65 . The housing cap 66 is fitted and fixed to the bearing housing 65 . The housing cap 66 is formed in a ring shape. The housing cap 66 has a hollow formed therein, and the power transmission shaft 64 penetrates the hollow in the vertical direction.

The housing cap 66 is formed by protruding inwardly a cap support portion 66a on which the shaft gasket 68 is supported. The shaft gasket 68 is supported by the cap support portion 66a.

The shaft gasket 68 may be formed of an elastic material. The shaft gasket 68 blocks water from flowing into the bearing housing 65 .

The shaft gasket 68 includes a gasket body 68a that is in close contact with the cap support part 66a, and a gasket diaphragm 68b formed to protrude from the gasket body 68a to the power transmission shaft 64 .

The gasket body 68a is formed in a "B"-shaped cross-section, and the outer surface and the lower surface are supported by the housing cap 66 .

The gasket diaphragm 68b is integrally formed with the gasket body 68a.

The gasket diaphragm 68b is in close contact with the outer surface of the power transmission shaft 64 . The gasket diaphragm 68b is formed in two, and doubles the inflow of water.

The housing elastic member 69 is disposed between the housing cap 66 and the bearing 67 , the upper end elastically supporting the housing cap 66 , and the lower end elastically supporting the bearing 67 .

The housing elastic member 69 presses the bearing 67 downward through an elastic force. The bearing 67 is supported on the end 64a by the housing elastic member 69 .

The housing elastic member 69 minimizes vibration of the bearing 67 when the power transmission shaft 64 rotates.

In this embodiment, the power transmission housing 63 is installed inside the collar 35, but unlike this embodiment, the power transmission housing 63 may be exposed inside the water tank.

In this embodiment, the power transmission shaft 64 is installed to extend long in the vertical direction. Since the power transmission shaft 64 is installed to extend long in the vertical direction, it is possible to easily increase the capacity of the water tank 30 as desired.

When the capacity of the water tank 30 is small, the second coupler 62 may be directly installed in the water tank housing 80 . In this case, the configuration of the power transmission shaft 64 and the bearing 67 and the like can be deleted, and thus the structure is further simplified.

When the capacity of the water tank 30 is large, a long water turbine housing 80 is required. When the length of the water turbine housing 80 is increased, vibration is generated during rotation. That is, when the rotational force is transmitted only to the lower side of the water turbine housing 80, deformation such as torsion may occur in the water turbine housing 80, and a speed difference between the upper and lower sides of the water turbine housing 80 may be generated.

A large amount of vibration may be generated in the water turbine housing 80 due to such deformation or speed difference.

In the present embodiment, since the power transmission shaft 64 is coupled to the center of gravity and the upper end of the water turbine housing 80 in a state in which it is elongated in the vertical direction, the above-described problem can be solved.

That is, in the structure as in the present embodiment, as the height of the water tank 30 increases, the generation of vibration is minimized even when the height of the water turbine housing 80 is increased.

Hereinafter, the flow path of the humidification cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

The suction passage 101 guides the outside air to the filter assembly 10 . The suction passage 101 is formed between the base 112 and the filter housing 140 . In more detail, from the base 112 to the bottom surface of the filter housing 140 can be seen as the suction flow path (101).

When the outside air moves to the bottom of the filter housing 140, the flow direction may be changed by 90 degrees. However, the suction flow path 101 sucks the outside air in all directions 360 degrees, so the resistance according to the direction change is small.

The filtration passage 102 is for filtering the outside air. The filter passage 102 is formed in the filter housing 140 . The filter assembly 10 installed inside the filter housing 104 filters outside air. Therefore, the filtration passage 102 is formed in the filter housing 140 and the filter assembly 10 .

The filtration passage 102 is formed in a straight line in the flow direction of the air, and in this embodiment is formed in a vertical direction. Air flows from the lower side to the upper side of the filter passage 102 .

The connection passage 103 connects the detachable clean module 100 and the humidification module 200 and guides filtered air to the humidification module 200 . Among the connection passages 103 , a clean connection passage 104 is formed in the clean module 100 , and a humidification connection passage 105 is formed in the humidification module 200 .

In this embodiment, the clean connection passage 104 is formed in the mounting body 120 . More precisely, the clean connection flow path 104 is formed between the inner holder body 122 and the mounting guide 124 .

The humidification connection flow path 105 is formed in the humidification module 200 , and in this embodiment, the humidification connection flow path 105 is formed outside the water tank 30 . In this embodiment, instead of being formed as an independent flow path, the humidification connection flow path 105 functions as a humidification connection flow path 105 only when mounted on the mounting body 120 .

That is, when the humidification module 200 is inserted into the inner holder body 122 , the space between the outside of the water tank 30 and the mounting guide 124 functions as a connection passage 103 .

The connection passage 103 guides the air discharged from the blower fan 24 to the humidification passage 106 . The connection passage 103 is formed in a straight line. The connection passage 103 guides the filtered air from the lower side to the upper side. Since the filtered air is discharged from the edge of the blowing fan 24, the filtered air can be moved in a straight line without changing the direction.

The filtered air flows vertically upward along the connecting passage 103 formed between the mounting guide 124 and the water tank 30 .

The humidification passage 106 provides moisture to the filtered air. In this embodiment, since two humidifying media 50 and 55 are disposed, a humidification passage 106 is formed between the first humidifying medium 50 and the second humidifying medium 55 .

Since water naturally evaporates in the first humidifying medium 50 and the second humidifying medium 55, it is difficult to accurately specify a flow path through which moisture is supplied. However, it is a clear fact that humidification is performed by the water provided from the first humidifying medium 50 and the second humidifying medium 55 and the water provided from the water turbine unit 40 .

In this embodiment, humidification is performed on the filtered air between the first humidifying medium 50 and the second humidifying medium 55 . Unlike the present embodiment, when only the first humidifying medium 50 or the second humidifying medium 55 is installed, after the installed humidifying medium functions as a humidification passage.

For example, when only the first humidifying medium 50 is installed, humidification is performed by the first humidifying medium 50 and the water turbine unit 40 . In this case, the space after the first humidifying medium 50 through which the filtered air passes may be defined as a humidifying passage. In particular, since the filtered air must pass through the first humidifying medium 50 and the inside of the water tank 30 , the humidification flow path includes the first humidifying medium 50 and the inside of the water tank 30 .

On the other hand, when only the second humidifying medium 55 is installed, and the water turbine unit 40 wets the second humidifying medium 55, the second humidifying medium 55 from the inner space of the water tank 30 through which the filtered air passes. up to can be defined as the humidification flow path.

In this embodiment, a flow path is formed so that the filtered air passes through both the first humidifying medium 50 and the second humidifying medium 55 . Unlike this embodiment, the filtered air may be supplied with moisture while flowing along the surface of the first humidifying medium 50 . The second humidifying medium 55 may also be disposed in the same manner.

In this way, the supply of moisture by the humidifying medium 50, 55 may be variously modified. In this embodiment, the humidifying medium 50, 55 is formed in a plane, and filtered air passes through the humidifying medium 50 and 55 formed in a plane, but unlike this embodiment, the humidifying medium 50, 55 is Moisture can be supplied more effectively by forming a curve or forming a specific pattern. For example, a flow path may be formed inside the humidifying medium 50 and 55 . In addition, it is possible to form a pressure difference between the inside and outside of the humidifying medium (55) (55), and to more effectively vaporize or atomize the water in the humidifying medium (50, 55) when the filtered air passes.

When the filtered air enters the humidification passage 106 from the connecting passage 103, the direction of the filtered air is slightly changed. However, in the process of the filtered air entering the humidification passage 106 from the connection passage 103, the main flow direction of the air is directed upward.

Although the first humidifying medium 50 is formed in a vertical direction, when the filtered air passes through the first humidifying medium 50, it mainly flows in an upwardly inclined direction.

When the filtered air enters the humidification passage 106 from the connection passage 103, the direction change of the air is made at 90 degrees or less. In the present embodiment, when entering the humidification passage 106, since the direction of air is changed in a direction inclined at approximately 45 degrees from the vertical direction, air resistance can be minimized.

Then, the air in the water tank 30 moves upward in the vertical direction and then enters the discharge passage 107 .

The discharge passage 107 is formed in the humidification module 200 . The discharge passage 107 may be defined as a space after the second humidifying medium 55 through which humidified air passes.

The discharge passage 107 is formed in a 360 degree omnidirectional direction with respect to the top cover assembly 230 . The humidified air is discharged to the upper side of the humidification module 200 along the discharge passage 107, and is discharged obliquely outward in the radial direction.

When humidified air enters from the humidification flow path 106 to the discharge flow path 107, a slight direction change occurs. However, even when humidified air enters from the humidification flow path 106 to the discharge flow path 107 , the main flow direction of the air is directed upward, and the direction change of the air is formed to be 45 degrees or less.

As such, in the humidification cleaning device according to the present embodiment, the main flow direction is formed toward the upper side until the sucked air is discharged. In the humidification cleaning device according to this embodiment, a section in which the air flowing inside is directed downward is not formed.

In the humidification cleaning device according to this embodiment, the direction change of air is made at a maximum of 90 degrees or less, and the direction change of air is generally made at an acute angle or less.

Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts are included in the scope of the present invention. should be interpreted

10: filter assembly 20: blowing unit
22: blow motor 24: blow fan
30: water tank 31: water tank inlet
32: tank body 34: tank base
40: water wheel unit 42: water wheel motor
50: first humidifying medium 55: second humidifying medium
60: power transmission unit 61: first coupler
62: second coupler 63: power transmission housing
64: power transmission shaft 70: water filter
80: water wheel housing 81: water wheel rib
90: bushing 100: clean module
110: base body 120: stationary body
130: lower body 140: filter housing
150: blower housing 160: display module
200: humidification module 210: visual body
220: humidifying medium housing 230: top cover assembly
240: operation module 250: lift
260: connector 270: top connector

Claims (11)

water tank;
a water wheel housing rotatably disposed on the water tank, extending upward, and providing a space therein communicating with the water tank; And,
A motor for rotating the water turbine housing,
The water wheel housing,
a first water turbine housing forming a lower portion of the water turbine housing, spaced apart from the bottom of the water tank, and having a shape that becomes wider toward the upper side;
a second waterwheel housing extending upwardly from the first waterwheel housing; And,
and a spray hole penetrating the side surface of the second water turbine housing,
In the longitudinal direction of the water turbine housing, the angle between the inner surface of the second water turbine housing and the central axis of rotation of the water turbine housing is smaller than the angle between the inner surface of the first water turbine housing and the central axis of rotation.
According to claim 1,
The humidification cleaning apparatus further comprising a water wheel rib protruding from the inner surface of the first water wheel housing and extending along the longitudinal direction of the water wheel housing.
3. The method of claim 2,
The water wheel rib extends in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the water wheel housing.
3. The method of claim 2,
A humidification cleaning device further comprising a lower injection hole penetrating the upper portion of the side of the first water turbine housing.
5. The method of claim 4,
The lower injection port is a humidification cleaning device located above the water wheel rib.
According to claim 1,
A humidification cleaning device further comprising a cover covering the upper surface of the second water turbine housing.
According to claim 1,
The motor is disposed below the water tank,
a power transmission shaft passing through the bottom of the water tank and connecting the motor and the water turbine housing;
a bushing coupled to the power transmission shaft;
The humidification cleaning device further comprising a power transmission unit extending outwardly from the bushing and connected to the second water wheel housing.
According to claim 1,
Formed of a transparent material, further comprising a visual body fixed to the water tank,
The water turbine housing is a humidification cleaning device for spraying water to the visual body.
9. The method of claim 8,
The injection port is a humidification cleaning device located at a height between the lower end and the upper end of the visual body.
According to claim 1,
Humidification cleaning device further comprising an air inlet formed on the side of the water tank.
11. The method of claim 10,
The injection port is a humidification cleaning device located above the air inlet.

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