KR102425549B1 - Float combination structure of floating type of humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a floating body coupling structure of a floating humidifier, comprising: an intermediate coupling part closely coupled along a circumferential direction of a humidification generating part; At least two or more upper wings coupled in the circumferential direction of the intermediate coupling unit so that the lower end of the humidification discharge unit coupled to the humidification generating unit is fixed in close contact; and at least two or more lower wings coupled in the circumferential direction of the intermediate coupling part so that the upper end of the floating body coupled to the humidification generating part is closely fixed.
According to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently clean the humidifier because it is possible to easily attach and detach the humidifier through a coupling structure that allows the user to easily disassemble and assemble it away from the existing permanent bonding methods such as bonding, ultrasonic welding, or screw bonding.

Description

Float combination structure of floating type of humidifier

The present invention relates to a floating body coupling structure of a floating humidifier, and more specifically, a humidifier can be easily disassembled and assembled by a user through a coupling structure that can be easily disassembled and assembled by a user away from the existing permanent bonding methods such as bonding, ultrasonic welding, or screw bonding. It relates to a floating body coupling structure of a floating humidifier that can be detached and conveniently cleaned of the humidifier.

In winter, humidity is low, so a humidifier is an essential device to maintain humidity. Humidifiers are used for the purpose of not only controlling indoor humidity by forcibly generating water vapor, but also preventing various respiratory diseases and skin aging. However, since bacteria multiply rapidly in water, which is an essential condition for bacterial propagation, bacteria are always present in the water tank of the humidifier, and the number increases exponentially as time goes by. To prevent this, it is necessary to clean the humidifier daily.

On the other hand, the operation method of the humidifier may be largely classified into a heating humidification method, an ultrasonic humidification method, and a natural evaporation induction method. Among them, since the heating and humidification method is operated by high-temperature heat by heating the heater, there is a risk of burns, and since it consumes a large amount of power, the ultrasonic humidification method is used more recently.

However, since the conventional ultrasonic humidifier has a structure in which an ultrasonic vibrator is coupled to a fixed position, there is a problem in that bacteria are easy to propagate and cleaning is difficult.

For this reason, recently, floating humidifiers in which an ultrasonic vibrator is operated while floating on water have been widely used. Floating humidifiers have a structure of an air pocket for buoyancy that floats on water. For reliable waterproofing, parts and parts are formed in a permanent bonding structure such as bonding, ultrasonic welding, or screw bonding, making it impossible to separate. . Therefore, when heat is applied to the outside, the product may be deformed or damaged by explosion due to the expansion of the air inside, and there is a problem in that it is inconvenient to wash.

(Korean Patent No. 10-1655300, May 31, 2016)

An object of the present invention is to break away from the existing permanent bonding methods such as bonding, ultrasonic welding, or screw bonding, and through a coupling structure that allows users to easily disassemble and assemble it, it is possible to easily attach and detach the humidifier. It is to provide a floating body coupling structure of the humidifier.

The object of the present invention is not limited to the object mentioned above, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, the humidification discharge unit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a floating body connected to the lower part of the humidification discharge unit to provide buoyancy and a humidification generating unit coupled to the floating body to form humidification, The floating body coupling structure of the floating humidifier for separating or coupling the humidification discharge part, the floating body and the humidification generating part includes: an intermediate coupling part closely coupled along the circumferential direction of the floating body top plate; At least two or more upper wings coupled in the circumferential direction of the intermediate coupling portion so that the lower end of the humidification discharge unit coupled to the upper surface of the floating body is fixed in close contact and extending upward; and at least two or more lower wings coupled to the circumferential direction of the intermediate coupling part and extending downward so that the upper end of the floating body coupled to the humidification generating part is closely fixed.

Here, the upper wing and the lower wing may be formed to extend vertically in a direction crossing each other in the intermediate coupling portion.

Here, the intermediate coupling portion, the upper wing and the lower wing are integrally formed, and may be formed of any one of silicone, rubber, and soft plastic.

The floating body coupling structure of the floating humidifier according to the present invention is convenient because it is possible to easily attach and detach the humidifier through the coupling structure that allows the user to easily disassemble and assemble it away from the existing permanent bonding methods such as bonding, ultrasonic welding, or screw bonding. You can clean the humidifier.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the following description.

1 is a perspective view of a floating humidifier to which a floating body coupling structure of a floating humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
2 is a perspective view of a floating body coupling structure of a floating humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the AA direction of FIG. 1 .
4 is a perspective view of a floating humidifier to which a rotational discharge structure of the floating humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
5 is a perspective view of a state in which the humidification discharge part of the floating humidifier according to the embodiment of the present invention is removed.
FIG. 6 is a bottom view of FIG. 4 .
7A is a perspective view of a humidification discharge unit introduced as a whole in a rotating discharge structure of a floating humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7B is a cross-sectional view of a floating humidifier to which the humidification discharge unit of FIG. 7A is applied.
8A is a perspective view of a humidification outlet to which a vertical inlet is applied in the rotating exhaust structure of a floating humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8B is a cross-sectional view of the floating humidifier to which the longitudinal inlet of FIG. 8A is applied.
9A is a perspective view of a humidification outlet to which a transverse inlet is applied in the rotating exhaust structure of a floating humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9B is a cross-sectional view of the floating humidifier to which the transverse inlet of FIG. 9A is applied.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this case, it should be noted that in the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, some components are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Throughout the specification, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated. In addition, throughout the specification, "on" means to be located above or below the target part, and does not necessarily mean to be located above the direction of gravity.

1 is a perspective view of a floating humidifier to which a floating body coupling structure of a floating humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a floating body coupling structure of a floating humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the A-A direction of FIG. 1 .

1 to 3, the floating body coupling structure 10 of the floating humidifier according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to the lower portion of the humidification discharge unit 130 and the humidification discharge unit 130 to increase buoyancy. It is disposed between the floating body 110 and the humidification discharge unit 130 and the floating body 110 provided to separate or couple the humidification generating unit 120 forming humidification, the intermediate coupling unit 150, the upper wing. (160) and is configured to include a lower wing (170).

The intermediate coupling part 150 is closely coupled to the upper plate 111 provided along the upper circumferential direction of the floating body 110 by fitting. The intermediate coupling part 150 is spaced apart to face each other by the thickness of the top plate 111 so as to be fitted to the top plate 111 of the floating body 110 . In this case, the intermediate coupling part 150 may be formed to extend so that a distance facing each other in the coupling direction of the upper plate 111 is narrowed. In this way, when the intermediate coupling part 150 is formed so that the distance facing each other is narrowed, when coupled to the upper and lower surfaces of the upper and lower plates 111 formed as a pair, the intermediate coupling part 150 is more closely coupled to induce a firm coupling.

The upper wing 160 is integrally coupled to the circumferential direction of the intermediate coupling part 150 so that the lower end of the humidification discharge part 130 coupled to the top plate 111 is fixed in close contact with at least two or more to extend upward. can In the present invention, the upper wing 160 is formed in a pair to face each other on the outer surface in the circumferential direction of the intermediate coupling part 150, as it can be formed more than that, the number of the upper wing 160 is thus It is not limited. At this time, a step is formed in the upper region of the humidification discharge unit 130 in contact with the upper wing 160 , and the end of the upper wing 160 is formed with a locking hole 161 to correspond to the step. The locking hole 161 is formed thicker at the end and fixed to the step of the humidification discharge unit 130 , thereby inducing the upper wing 160 to be firmly coupled to the humidification discharge unit 130 .

In addition, the upper wing 160 may be formed with a gripping portion 162 that can facilitate gripping in the upper central region. When the floating body 110, the humidification discharge unit 130, and the humidification generating unit 120 are separated through the present invention, if the holding unit 162 is pulled, the overall extension and easy and smooth separation can be provided.

The lower wing 170 may be integrally coupled in the circumferential direction of the intermediate coupling part 150 so as to be closely fixed to the upper end of the floating body 110 coupled to the humidification generating part 120 to extend downward. The lower wing 170 is formed in the shape of a convex wave in the downward direction in the extending direction, rather than extending the same length in the downward direction. Through this, it is possible to form a structure enclosing while closely adhering to the lower surface of the floating body 110 having an approximate shape forming a convex structure in the downward direction. At this time, the lower wing 170 is formed so that the downwardly extending direction extends in a direction staggered with respect to the upper wing 160, thereby providing a strong adhesion when coupled to the floating body 110 and the humidification discharge unit 130. can

In the present invention, four of the lower wings 170 are formed at intervals of approximately 90 degrees, and extend in a staggered direction that is not the same as the upper wings 160 , and a wing bridge 171 may be formed therebetween. The wing bridge 171 is relatively shorter than the lower wing 170 and extends downward to connect the neighboring lower wings 170 with each other while the lower wing 170 surrounds the upper surface of the floating body 110 as a whole while firmly can be made to stick.

Through this, when coupled to the floating body 110 and the humidification discharge unit 130, it is possible to provide a strong adhesion.

The intermediate coupling part 150, the upper wing 160, and the lower wing 170 according to the present invention may be integrally formed, and may be formed of any one of silicone, rubber, and soft plastic. More preferably, it is preferably formed of a silicone material. In this way, when formed of a flexible material such as silicone, the humidification discharge unit 130 and the floating body 110 in a state in which the intermediate coupling part 150, the upper wing 160 and the lower wing 170 are integrally formed. And it can be easily attached and detached to the humidification generating unit (120).

The floating body coupling structure of the floating humidifier according to the present invention is convenient because it is possible to easily attach and detach the humidifier through the coupling structure that allows the user to easily disassemble and assemble it away from the existing permanent bonding methods such as bonding, ultrasonic welding, or screw bonding. You can clean the humidifier.

The ultrasonic floating humidifier according to the present invention includes a floating body 110 , a humidification generating unit 120 , a humidification discharge unit 130 , and an air pressure generating unit 140 , and a floating humidifier is formed through the above-described coupling structure. As can be done, it is configured to include a floating body 110 , a humidification generating unit 120 , a humidification discharging unit 130 , and an air pressure generating unit 140 , with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9 .

The floating body 110 floats in a water tank containing water. The floating body 110 may be formed in a convex structure having a tapered shape in which the outer diameter decreases as the approximate shape goes downward. The floating body 110 may be formed as an empty space to generate buoyancy, rather than being completely filled therein. In the present invention, the floating body is preferably formed in a substantially downwardly convex structure to provide buoyancy, but the shape is not limited thereto.

At this time, the floating body 110 is formed with a water inlet hole 112 so that water can be introduced together with an accommodation space in which the humidification generating unit 120 can be disposed on the bottom surface. A water inlet hole 112 through which water is introduced is formed in the lower center of the floating body 110 , and the humidification generating unit 120 is disposed along the space in which the water inlet hole 112 is formed.

The humidification generating unit 120 may include an ultrasonic vibrator, and atomizes water introduced through the water inlet hole 112 into a state of fine water particles by ultrasonic vibration. The humidification generating unit 120 is connected to a power cable (C), and the connected power cable (C) may be extended to the outside.

The humidification discharge unit 130 is coupled to the upper surface of the floating body 110, and the approximate shape is formed in a conical shape to guide the atomized water particles formed in the humidification generating unit 120 to be discharged to the outside. , it may include a cylindrical partition wall 131 and a streamline guide 132 . The humidification discharge unit 130 may have a fan arrangement hole 134 formed on its outer peripheral surface so that a fan 142 to be described later can be placed therein.

The cylindrical partition wall 131 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape and is provided along the inside of the humidification discharge unit 130 so that the outer surface thereof is placed in contact with a predetermined area of the guide 141 through the vortex formed through the guide 141 . Guide the discharge of water particles. At this time, the cylindrical partition wall 131 communicates with the humidification outlet 133 formed on the upper side of the humidification outlet 130 , and is formed to be relatively larger than the inner diameter of the humidification outlet 133 . The cylindrical partition wall 131 is disposed so that its outer circumferential surface is in contact with a predetermined area of the guide 141, and while guiding the air rotating along the guide through the outer circumferential surface to enter the inside, it extends inwardly so that the water particles move outward. guide to discharge.

At this time, the cylindrical partition wall 131 may be formed in a structure that can be introduced as a whole through the lower surface of the horizontal inlet part 1311 or the vertical inlet part 1312 and the cylindrical partition wall 131 . It will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 9 . In addition, a groove 1313 for guiding the cable C and the like may be formed in the cylindrical partition wall 131 .

Streamline guides 132 are formed as a pair, each end is coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical partition wall 131 centering on the cylindrical partition wall 131, and the other end is curved toward the inner circumferential surface of the humidification discharge unit 130. is formed by extension. At this time, the streamline guide 132 is applied to the horizontal inlet 1311 or the vertical inlet 1312, and may not be applied to the structure of the cylindrical partition wall 131 that can be introduced as a whole through the lower surface as shown in FIG. 4A. can The streamline guide 132 may generate a strong vortex by inducing the wind pressure discharged from the fan 142 to not lower the pressure flowing into the cylindrical partition wall 131 together with the guide 141 to be described later.

The air pressure generating unit 140 effectively discharges the water particles generated through the humidification generating unit 120 while preventing the water drop phenomenon that may occur when the water particles are discharged through the humidifying discharge unit 130. , a guide 141 and a fan 142 are provided.

The guide 141 may be formed to protrude upward from the upper plate 111 of the floating body 110 to guide the inflow and outflow of air around the floating body 110 . The fan 142 is disposed in any one of the plurality of gaps G formed through the guide 141 to discharge air between the gaps G. Accordingly, when wind is introduced through the fan 142 , a flow of air is formed along the guide 141 , and the formed air flow is transmitted through the cylindrical partition wall 131 to form a vortex to stably discharge fine water particles. can make this possible.

In this case, at least two or more guides 141 may be formed adjacent to each other so that a gap G is formed in the circumferential direction. As shown in FIG. 5 , three guides 141 may be formed at intervals of 120 degrees in the radial direction, but two guides 141 may be formed at intervals of 180 degrees or four at intervals of 90 degrees. The number is not limited thereto. In this case, the guide 141 may be integrally formed with the upper plate 111 , and may be integrally formed to induce a smooth flow of the entire fluid.

At this time, the fan 142 is disposed between the guides 141 adjacent to each other. When wind is formed through the fan 142 , the air flow can be smoothly formed along the guide 141 .

First, the inner surface of the guide 141 may be formed in a streamlined curve such as an involute curve. When formed as an involute curve, a double streamlined curve is formed along the inner surface. When the double streamlined curve is formed along the inner surface as described above, it is arranged to abut against the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical partition wall 131 along the curve formed by the first curve. At this time, the cylindrical partition wall 131 does not contact the upper surface of the humidification generating unit 131 as shown in FIG. 7B, but is spaced apart upward by a predetermined distance to form an extension of the air flow into the cylindrical partition wall as a whole. That is, the height L1 of the cylindrical partition wall 131 of FIG. 7B is the height L2 of the cylindrical partition wall 131 in which the horizontal inlet part 1311 or the vertical inlet part 1312 of FIGS. 8 to 9 is formed. In comparison, it can be formed relatively short. Through such a shape, the end of the cylindrical partition wall 131 extending in the downward direction does not completely contact the upper plate 111 to form a predetermined separation distance (L3). As such, it is possible to prevent the loss of the humidification amount due to the overall pressure loss when the wind is discharged through the fan 142 through the adjustment of the separation distance L3.

Therefore, water humidified along the upper side of the cylindrical partition wall 131 by inducing stable support of the cylindrical partition wall 131 and rotating the air flowing in through the second curve continuously formed from the first curve into a powerful vortex form. Water particles exceeding a preset size among the particles are allowed to adhere to the inner surface of the cylindrical partition wall 131 so as to be discharged to the outside of the humidification generating unit 130 to prevent the occurrence of a water drop phenomenon. Through this, water particles of a predetermined size or less are discharged to the outside of the humidification generating unit 130 without being attached to the inner wall of the cylindrical partition wall 131, thereby increasing the humidification effect.

At this time, since the size of the water particles that are discharged to the outside of the conventional ultrasonic humidifier and become water vapor in the air without generating a droplet phenomenon is formed to be less than 10um, the size of the water particle that causes the waterdroplet phenomenon is a size exceeding 10um. can be understood

As another method, the cylindrical partition wall 131 has an elongated shape along the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical partition wall 131 as shown in FIG. 8 , and a longitudinal inlet 1311 may be formed in a portion of the circumference. It is preferable that one longitudinal inlet 1311 is formed as shown in FIG. 8 , but more than one may be formed, and the number of applications of the longitudinal inlet 1311 is not limited thereto.

As another method, the cylindrical partition wall 131 has a horizontally elongated shape along the circumferential direction of the cylindrical partition wall 131 as shown in FIG. 9 , and a transverse inlet 1312 may be formed in a portion of the circumference. One transverse inlet 1312 is preferably formed as shown in FIG. 9 , but more than one may be formed, and the number of applications of the transverse inlet 1312 is not limited thereto.

The rotating exhaust structure of the floating humidifier formed in this way is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape, and a cylindrical partition wall is disposed so that the outer surface thereof abuts a predetermined area of the guide along the inside of the humidification discharge part, and the wind formed through the fan moves the guide. Humidification effect and humidification efficiency by preventing water droplets from being discharged to the outside of the humidification generating unit by forming a strong vortex in which the inflowing wind rotates as the wind flows inward, so that water particles exceeding a preset size are attached to the inner wall of the cylindrical bulkhead can increase

On the other hand, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely presented as specific examples to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and help the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains that other modifications based on the technical spirit of the present invention can be implemented in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

110: floating body 120: humidification generating unit
130: humidification discharge unit 131: cylindrical bulkhead
1311: vertical inlet 1312: horizontal inlet
132: wired guide 140: air pressure generating unit
141: guide 142: fan
150: middle coupling part 160: upper wing
161: hook 170: lower wing
171: wing bridge

Claims (3)

A humidification discharge unit and a floating body connected to the lower part of the humidification discharge unit to provide buoyancy, and a humidification generation unit coupled to the floating body to form humidification, wherein the humidification discharge unit, the floating body and the humidification generation unit are separated or combined In the floating body coupling structure of the floating humidifier,
an intermediate coupling part formed so that the outer circumferential surface of the floating body upper plate is fitted and coupled along the circumferential direction of the floating body upper plate;
At least two or more upper wings coupled in the circumferential direction of the intermediate coupling portion so that the lower end of the humidification discharge unit coupled to the upper surface of the floating body is fixed in close contact and extending upward; and
At least two or more lower blades extending downwardly coupled to the circumferential direction of the intermediate coupling part so that the upper end of the floating body coupled to the humidification generating part is closely fixed
The intermediate coupling portion, the upper wing and the lower wing,
Formed integrally, the floating body coupling structure of the floating humidifier, characterized in that it is formed of any one of silicone, rubber and soft plastic.
The method of claim 1,
The upper wing and lower wing,
The floating body coupling structure of the floating humidifier, characterized in that the intermediate coupling portion extends vertically in alternating directions. delete

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