KR102575865B1 - Wireless humidifier set and control method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A wireless humidifier set according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a humidifier body portion including a steam generator unit and a built-in battery unit for supplying power to the steam generator unit, and a separate charging unit for supplying power to the built-in battery unit wirelessly The humidifier main body includes a lower body having a lower steam flow path through which the steam generated from the steam generator flows, detachably coupled to the lower body, and wherein the steam flowing through the lower steam flow path flows An upper body having an upper steam passage is further included.

Description

Wireless humidifier set and its control method {WIRELESS HUMIDIFIER SET AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a wireless humidifier set and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a wireless humidifier set including a wireless humidifier and a charger, which enables the humidifier to be used at a desired location, discharges steam and is easy to maintain, and a control method thereof It is about.

In general, a humidifier is a device that turns humidified water into water vapor and sprays it into the air in order to maintain a humidity suitable for the human body in a room. In addition, as the time spent indoors increases due to air pollution and fine dust, the management of cleanliness, temperature, and humidity of the indoor space is becoming more important.

On the other hand, the indoor space requires appropriate humidity for the prevention of diseases related to respiratory disorders or for the comfort of the human body.

For example, if the room is dry, it may cause various skin diseases or aging, and may cause problems such as weakening human health including respiratory disorders. In addition, a humidifier is used as a means for maintaining humidity in a dry indoor space.

Currently used humidifiers have various driving types, such as an ultrasonic method, a natural evaporation induction method, an orifice or siphon method, and an electric heater method.

In addition, an ultrasonic humidifier using ultrasonic waves applies an electrical signal of a specific frequency to a vibrator in contact with water to vaporize the contacting water through a cavitation phenomenon generated on the surface of the vibrator.

And the natural evaporation induction method causes water to hit the structure like a fountain or waterfall.

And the orifice or siphon method causes the water to be swept away by the high-speed air flow to form small droplets.

In the electric heater method, water is heated with a heater or an electrode.

Among them, the ultrasonic humidifier forms an ultrasonic oscillator that vibrates water to separate it into fine particles, a power supply unit that supplies power to drive the ultrasonic oscillator, a water tank that continuously supplies water to the ultrasonic oscillator, and a discharge passage for evaporated water vapor. It consists of a housing with

However, the humidifier according to the prior art can be used only in the vicinity of the power outlet as the power cable is plugged into the power outlet. In addition, even if there is a power outlet, there is a risk of fire as power cables of various electronic products are simultaneously plugged in and used.

For example, as household appliances such as TVs, set-top boxes, lighting fixtures, air purifiers, audio devices, and computers increase day by day, each power cable is plugged into a power outlet to use them. Accordingly, a fire or an electrical accident may occur.

In addition, the humidifier according to the prior art has a problem in that it cannot more efficiently flow water vapor and discharge it to the outside of the humidifier.

In addition, the humidifier according to the prior art has a problem in that the user cannot accurately check the amount of water vapor discharged.

An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless humidifier set that can be used by moving the humidifier to a desired location regardless of the presence or absence of a power outlet.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wireless humidifier set that is easy to clean and maintain by discharging water vapor through a flow path formed to be separable.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling a wireless humidifier set to emit a specific color or blink in a specific pattern by sensing wind speed of water vapor toward a discharge unit.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention not mentioned above can be understood by the following description and will be more clearly understood by the examples of the present invention. It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations indicated in the claims.

In the present invention, a wireless humidifier and a charger including a battery are included. That is, a battery is included to supply driving power to the humidifier, and the battery receives power from a separate charger through a contact method or a wireless charging method. Therefore, the present invention can operate the humidifier wirelessly without a power cable.

In the present invention, steam generated from the steam generator is discharged through the lower steam passage of the lower body and the upper steam passage of the upper body, and the upper body is detachably coupled to the lower body. Therefore, since the present invention can clean the steam passage, hygienic use is possible.

In the present invention, the wind speed of steam is sensed through a wind speed sensor, and the control unit controls the operation of the light emitting unit accordingly. Therefore, the user can check the amount of steam discharged from a distance through the light emitting unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to use the humidifier at a desired place regardless of the presence or absence of a power outlet as power is supplied to the built-in battery unit in a wireless manner without including a power cable. That is, the humidifier can be placed and used at a desired location, and the risk of fire due to power cables and the occurrence of electrical accidents by children can be prevented.

In addition, according to the present invention, as the steam passage is easy to clean, user convenience is increased and hygienic use is possible.

In addition, according to the present invention, as the light emitting unit lights up a specific color or blinks in a specific pattern in relation to the operating state, the user can easily and intuitively check the current operating state of the humidifier even from a distance.

In addition to the effects described above, specific effects of the present invention will be described together while explaining specific details for carrying out the present invention.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wireless humidifier set according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an embodiment of a method for controlling the wireless humidifier set shown in FIG. 1 .
3 is a perspective view schematically illustrating an embodiment in which the wireless humidifier set shown in FIG. 1 is specifically implemented.
4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a humidifier main body in the wireless humidifier set shown in FIG. 3;
Figure 5 is a schematic use state diagram of the humidifier main body shown in Figure 4;
6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wireless humidifier set according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Terms or words used in this specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may properly define the concept of terms in order to best describe their invention. Based on the principle that it can be, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention. In addition, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention, so they can be replaced at the time of the present application. It should be understood that there may be many equivalents and variations.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wireless humidifier set according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the wireless humidifier set 100 includes a charging unit 110 and a humidifier body unit 120.

More specifically, the humidifier main body 120 includes a steam generating unit 121, a built-in battery unit 122, a control unit 123, a light emitting unit 124, a blowing fan 125 and a sensing unit 126 do.

The charging unit 110 wirelessly supplies power to the built-in battery unit 122 . In addition, the built-in battery unit 122 includes a wireless charging module, and can receive power wirelessly from the charging unit 110 .

The steam generator 121 may include a piezo element 121a, and the piezo element 121a may be implemented as an ultrasonic vibrator by vibration.

And the blowing fan 125 is for forcibly transporting the steam generated in the steam generating unit 121 .

And the light emitting part 124 is for emitting light to the water vapor discharged.

That is, the light emitting unit 124 may be formed adjacent to the steam discharge unit, and light may be emitted to the steam to create an atmosphere in the steam.

In addition, it may serve as a display for the humidifier mode with a specific color or a specific flickering pattern, and may also serve as a light.

In addition, the sensing unit 126 includes a wind speed sensor 126a.

The control unit 123 is connected to the light emitting unit 124, the steam generating unit 121, the sensing unit 126, and the blowing fan 125, and controls respective operations.

In addition, the controller 123 uses the light emitting unit 124 to turn on/off the humidifier, set the amount of humidification, spray patterns (sleep, AUTO, etc.) , the steam generator 121 and the blowing fan 125 can be controlled.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an embodiment of a method for controlling the wireless humidifier set shown in FIG. 1 .

As shown, the steam generated in the steam generator is discharged through the lower steam passage of the lower body and the upper steam passage of the upper body.

At this time, the wind speed sensor 126a detects the wind speed of the water vapor. And, the wind speed sensor 126b transmits information on the wind speed of the water vapor to the control unit 123. In addition, the control unit 123 controls the operation of the light emitting unit 124 according to wind speed information.

That is, the light emitting unit 124 is controlled by the controller to display a specific color and a specific blinking pattern.

For example, when the wind speed of steam is high, the light emitting unit 124 can be controlled to emit blue light, and when the wind speed of steam is low, the light emitting unit 124 can be controlled to emit red light.

That is, the user can intuitively check the amount of water vapor emitted from the light emitting unit 124 even from a long distance by looking at the color or flickering pattern of light emitted from the light emitting unit 124 .

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, specific configuration, shape, and technical implementation of a humidifier set according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

3 is a perspective view schematically illustrating an embodiment in which the wireless humidifier set shown in FIG. 1 is specifically implemented, and FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the wireless humidifier set shown in FIG. 2 .

As shown, the wireless humidifier set 1000 includes a humidifier main body 1100 and a charging unit 1200. The humidifier 1100 is implemented in a wireless manner with a built-in battery unit 1160, and the built-in battery unit 1160 receives power through the charging unit 1200.

In addition, the built-in battery unit 1160 includes a charging plate 1161 to be implemented in a contact charging method. The charging unit 1200 includes a charging pin unit 1210 contacting the charging plate 1161 .

In addition, the built-in battery unit 1160 and the charging unit 1200 do not include a charging plate and a charging pin unit, but each includes a wireless charging module so that the built-in battery unit 1160 receives power wirelessly from the charging unit 1200. may be

And the humidifier main body 1100 includes an upper body 1110, a lower body 1120 and a main body 1130.

And, the lower body 1120 is coupled to the upper part of the body part 1130, and the upper body 1110 is coupled to the upper part of the lower body 1120 in a detachable manner. In addition, the body portion 1130 includes an upper cover portion 1130a and a lower dish portion 1130b. A charging plate 1161 is mounted on the lower end of the lower dish portion 1130b.

In addition, the lower dish portion 1130b may be formed in a circular shape as shown in the drawing as an example. In addition, the charging unit 1200 is formed with a circular seating groove 1220 so that the circular lower dish 1130b is seated thereon.

And, the charging pin part 1210 is mounted in the circular seating groove part 1220.

In addition, an air intake hole 1132 is formed in the lower dish portion 1130b.

In addition, a built-in battery unit 1160, a water vapor generator 1140, a blowing fan 1150, and a display unit 1170 are mounted on the body unit 1130.

And the blowing fan 1150 is for forcibly transporting the steam generated in the steam generator 1140 toward the outlet 1112 formed in the upper body 1110 together with the air sucked through the air intake hole 1132. . To this end, the blowing fan 1150 may be disposed above the steam generating unit 1140 based on the direction in which the lower body 1120 is coupled to the body unit 1130.

In addition, the blowing fan 1150 includes a blade 1151 and a driving motor 1152.

Next, the lower body 1120 may be coupled to the main body 1130 and formed in a cylindrical shape.

In addition, a water storage tank 1121 is detachably mounted on the lower body 1120. And the water storage tank 1121 is for supplying water to the steam generator 1140 that generates steam. Also, when the water storage tank 1121 is mounted on the lower body 1120, it may be formed in a cylindrical shape having the same size as the upper body 1110.

In addition, a water level sensor (not shown) is mounted on the water storage tank 1121, and when the stored water is less than a set amount, the light emitting unit 1113 may blink or display a specific light emitting color, and the display unit 1170 ) can also be expressed through

In addition, a lower steam passage 1122 is formed inside the lower body 1120. And the lower steam passage 1122 is formed to face the blowing fan 1150.

In addition, a magnet may be mounted to the lower body 1120 to facilitate detachable coupling. A magnetic material or a magnet may be mounted on the lower body 1120 to face the magnet.

In addition, the upper body 1110 may be detachably coupled to the lower body 1120 and formed in a cylindrical shape corresponding to the lower body 1120.

An upper steam passage 1111 communicating with the lower steam passage 1122 of the lower body 1120 is formed in the upper body 1110 .

At this time, the flow area A1 of the lower steam passage 1122 is smaller than the flow area A2 of the upper steam passage 1111. That is, the upper body 1110 and the lower body 1120 are made of cylinders of the same size, and as the lower body 1120 further includes the water storage tank 1121 in the same area, the flow area becomes smaller.

In this way, the flow rate of the lower steam passage 1122 is faster than that of the upper steam passage 1111, and steam is diffused while passing through the upper steam passage 1111.

In addition, the upper body 1110 is formed with a discharge port 1112 communicating with the upper part of the upper steam passage 1111.

In addition, a light emitting part 1113 is mounted on the upper body 1110 so as to be adjacent to the outlet 1112. Also, the light emitting unit 1113 may be implemented as an LED.

In addition, the light emitting unit 1113 may be operated in conjunction with the discharge of steam, may blink in a specific color or pattern according to the wind speed of the steam, and may be implemented as a mood light or a lighting light by a user's manipulation.

In addition, an operation button unit 1114 may be mounted on the upper end of the upper body 1110. In addition, the user can set the on/off of the humidifier, the humidification amount setting, and the spray pattern (sleep, AUTO, etc.) through the control button unit 1114, and the technical configuration to implement this is available to those skilled in the art in the technical field of the present invention. can be easily implemented by

In addition, the control button unit 1114 may be implemented to be mounted on the body unit 1130.

Figure 5 is a schematic use state diagram of the humidifier main body shown in Figure 4; As shown, the humidifier main body 1100 uses the water supplied from the water storage tank 1121 and the steam generator 1140 generates steam.

At this time, as the steam generator 1140 generates water vapor through ultrasonic generation by a piezo element, steam particles are minimized.

In addition, the steam generated through the steam generator 1140 flows to the lower steam passage 1122 of the lower body 1120 through the blowing fan 1150 together with the air introduced through the air intake hole 1132, It flows into the upper steam passage 1111 of the upper body 1110 and is discharged through the outlet 1112 of the upper body 1110.

At this time, due to the flow area ratio of the lower steam passage 1122 and the upper steam passage 1111, the flow rate of the lower steam passage 1122 is faster than that of the upper steam passage 1111, and the flow rate of the upper steam passage 1111 While talking, the water vapor diffuses.

In addition, light may be emitted toward water vapor discharged through the light emitting unit 1113 adjacent to the outlet 1112 .

In addition, as it collides with the upper end of the upper steam passage 1111 and is discharged through the outlet 1112, the fine steam can be discharged forward.

6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wireless humidifier set according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the wireless humidifier set includes a humidifier set 200 and a mobile communication terminal 300.

In addition, the humidifier set 200 includes a charger 210 and a humidifier main body 220 . In addition, the humidifier main body 220 further includes a wireless communication unit compared to the humidifier main body 120 shown in FIG. 1 .

More specifically, the humidifier body 220 includes a steam generating unit 221, a built-in battery unit 222, a control unit 223, a light emitting unit 224, a blowing fan 225, a sensing unit 227, and a wireless A communication unit 226 is included.

In addition, detailed descriptions of the steam generating unit 221, the built-in battery unit 222, the control unit 223, the light emitting unit 224, the blowing fan 225, and the sensing unit 227 are technologies corresponding to FIG. 1, respectively. The above description of the configuration is omitted.

In addition, the wireless communication unit 226 is for implementing wireless communication with the wireless communication unit 340 of the mobile communication terminal 300 . Through this, the current operating state or current humidity of the humidifier main body 220 is displayed through the display 320 of the mobile communication terminal 300, and the humidifier main body 220 through the operation unit 330 of the mobile communication terminal 300 ) can be controlled.

And the mobile communication terminal 300 includes a control unit 310, a display unit 320, a control unit 330 and a wireless communication unit 340.

As described above, the control unit 310 controls the current operating state or current humidity of the humidifier main body 220 to be displayed through the display unit 320 . In addition, the user may remotely control the steam generator 221 of the humidifier body 220 through the control unit 330 .

It should be understood that the foregoing embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention will be indicated by the following claims rather than the foregoing detailed description. And it should be construed that all changes and modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims to be described later, as well as equivalent concepts, are included in the scope of the present invention.

100, 200: wireless humidifier set 110, 210: charging unit
120, 220: humidifier body 121: steam generating unit
122: built-in battery unit
300: mobile communication terminal 310: control unit
320: display unit 330: control unit
340: wireless communication unit
1000: the wireless humidifier set 1100: humidifier body
1110: upper body 1120: lower body
1130: body part 1140: steam generating part
1150: blowing fan 1160: built-in battery unit
1170: display unit 1200: charging unit

Claims (10)

a humidifier main body including a steam generating unit and a built-in battery unit supplying power to the steam generating unit; and
A separate charging unit for supplying power wirelessly to the built-in battery unit,
The humidifier main body has a lower body formed with a lower steam passage through which steam generated from the steam generator flows, an upper body formed with an upper steam passage detachably coupled to the lower body and communicating with the lower steam passage, and the steam Further comprising a blowing fan for forcibly transporting the steam generated by the generating unit and a light emitting unit for emitting light toward the steam forcibly transported by the blowing fan,
The humidifier body portion further includes a body portion coupled to the lower body,
The body portion includes an upper cover portion and a lower dish portion coupled to the upper cover portion,
The blower fan is disposed above the steam generating unit to forcibly convey the steam generated in the steam generating unit to the outlet formed in the upper body along with the air sucked through the air intake hole formed in the lower dish, and is collided with the upper end of the upper steam passage and fine water vapor is discharged through the outlet,
The light emitting unit is disposed above or below the outlet
A set of wireless humidifiers. According to claim 1,
The humidifier body
a sensing unit including a wind speed sensor for sensing a speed at which the water vapor is transported; and
Further comprising a control unit for controlling driving of the steam generating unit, the light emitting unit, the sensing unit, and the blowing fan,
The built-in battery unit supplies power to the steam generating unit, the light emitting unit, the control unit, the sensing unit, and the blowing fan.
A set of wireless humidifiers. According to claim 1,
the light emitting part
Emitting light in a specific color or flickering pattern according to the on / off of the humidifier, the steam spray pattern and the amount of humidification
A set of wireless humidifiers. According to claim 1,
The area of the lower steam passage is smaller than the area of the upper steam passage.
A set of wireless humidifiers.
According to claim 1,
The steam generating unit, the built-in battery unit, and the blowing fan are mounted in the body unit.
A set of wireless humidifiers. According to claim 1,
The lower dish is formed in a circular shape,
A seating groove portion corresponding to the lower dish portion is formed in the charging portion.
A set of wireless humidifiers. According to claim 6,
A charging plate facing the charging unit and connected to the built-in battery unit is mounted on the lower dish unit,
The charging pin portion corresponding to the charging plate is mounted in the seating groove of the charging unit.
A set of wireless humidifiers.
According to claim 6,
A wireless charging module connected to the built-in battery unit is mounted on the lower dish unit,
A wireless charging module corresponding to the wireless charging module is mounted in the charging unit,
The built-in battery unit is charged in a non-contact manner by the charging unit.
A set of wireless humidifiers.
According to claim 1,
A water storage tank is detachably mounted to the lower body,
The water storage tank provides supply water for generating steam to the steam generating unit
A set of wireless humidifiers.
forcibly transporting, by a blowing fan, the steam generated in the steam generator toward an outlet together with the air sucked through the air intake hole;
detecting, by a sensor, a speed of steam discharged through the lower steam passage of the lower body and the upper steam passage of the upper body;
transmitting information about the speed of the sensed steam by the sensing unit to a control unit; and
The control unit controls the light emitting unit disposed above or below the outlet to display a specific color or a specific blinking pattern according to the received speed information,
The main body to which the lower body is coupled includes an upper cover and a lower dish coupled to the upper cover,
The air intake hole is formed in the lower dish,
The step of forcing
a step in which the blowing fan is disposed above the steam generating unit and forcibly transports the steam generated by the steam generating unit together with the air sucked through the air intake hole toward the outlet formed in the upper body; and
The steam collides with the upper end of the upper steam passage and is discharged as fine steam through the outlet.
Control method of wireless humidifier set.

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