KR200326205Y1 - The humidifier with disinfecting cistern - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a humidifier in which the tank is disinfected.

Humidifier sterilizing the tank portion of the present invention, the water tank is stored therein, the discharge valve is installed in the lower; A main body having a water tank formed at an upper side thereof to accommodate water discharged from the discharge valve and having a steam discharge pipe formed at the other side thereof; A shutoff valve for blocking water flowing into the water tank; A steam generator installed at the bottom of the tank to vaporize water in the tank; A blowing fan installed in the main body and discharging the vaporized water to the outside through a steam discharge pipe; It is connected to each component so that when the user turns on the power button, it opens the shutoff valve and operates the steam generator and blower fan.When the power button is turned off, the shutoff valve is closed to shut off the water tank, and after a certain time, It consists of a control box that stops the operation of the generator and the blower fan.

According to the present invention, when the humidifier is not used, the steam generator is not submerged in water, thereby reducing the occurrence of bacteria or moss in the steam generator.

In addition, by sterilizing the inside of the tank unit can be more hygienic humidification.

Description

Humidifier to disinfect the tank part {THE HUMIDIFIER WITH DISINFECTING CISTERN}

The present invention relates to a humidifier in which the tank is disinfected.

Humidifiers are designed to maintain moisture that is good for activity by increasing moisture in a dry room.

Such humidifiers generally have a certain amount of water introduced into the tank through a valve installed under the water tank, and then vaporized by a steam generator such as a heater or a vibrator installed on the bottom of the tank to be discharged to the outside.

However, when contaminated water from the water tank flows into the water tank, there is a problem that bacteria, such as harmful to the human body, are spread into the air when the humidifier is operated, causing respiratory diseases.

In order to solve this problem, the 'humidifier sterilization method' (Patent No. 1999-0038160), which operates a heater for a predetermined time before starting spraying the humidifier to sterilize by heating water in the water tank and the tank. Was drafted.

By the way, in the device as described above, water is always introduced into the tank part, so that the vibrator installed on the bottom of the tank is easy to inhabit bacteria or bacteria on the vibrator, and if the moss is severe, moss around the vibrator may cause the efficiency of the steam generator. There was a problem falling.

In addition, in order to heat the water of the tank portion to a minimum sterilization temperature of 60 ~ 70 degrees, there was a problem in that a large amount of power consumption.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, when the user neutralizes the operation of the humidifier to block the water flowing into the water tank unit, and to completely humidify the remaining water remaining in the water tank so that bacteria or moss does not occur in the water tank It is intended to be.

There is also an object to make the tank part more hygienic by sterilizing the tank part by the sterilizer after the residual amount of water is humidified.

In addition, purified water is injected into the water tank so that contaminated water is not sprayed, and a water supply valve may be attached to the water tank to receive drinking water from the humidifier.

1 is a schematic view showing an example of a conventional humidifier.

Figure 2 is a schematic view of the humidifier disinfecting the tank of the present invention.

3 is an operation flowchart of the humidifier of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration state of the humidifier of the present invention.

5 is a schematic view of the humidifier disinfecting another tank of the present invention.

6 is an operation flowchart of another humidifier of the present invention.

7 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration state of another humidifier of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: water tank 11: water inlet

12: discharge valve 13: discharge valve

14: water inlet 15: stopper

20: main body 21: water tank

22: steam discharge pipe 30: shut-off valve

40: steam generator 50: blowing fan

60 detection sensor 70 sterilizer

80: control box 90: flexible tube

100: water

The present invention relates to a humidifier in which the tank is disinfected.

Humidifier sterilizing the tank portion of the present invention, the water tank is stored therein, the discharge valve is installed in the lower; A main body having a water tank formed at an upper side thereof to accommodate water discharged from the discharge valve and having a steam discharge pipe formed at the other side thereof; A shutoff valve for blocking water flowing into the water tank; A steam generator installed at the bottom of the tank to vaporize water in the tank; A blowing fan installed in the main body and discharging the vaporized water to the outside through a steam discharge pipe; It is connected to each component so that when the user turns on the power button, it opens the shutoff valve and operates the steam generator and blower fan.When the power button is turned off, the shutoff valve is closed to shut off the water tank, and after a certain time, Control box for stopping the operation of the generator and the blowing fan.

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

However, the accompanying drawings are only one example for illustrating the technical idea of the present invention in more detail, and thus the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the accompanying drawings.

Water tank 10 of the present invention is the water inlet 11 is formed on the upper side to inject water into the water is stored therein.

In general, the water inlet 11 is preferably opened and closed with a stopper 15 or the like so that dust or the like in the air does not enter the water tank 10.

In addition, the water discharge port 12 is formed in the lower portion so that the water 100 is discharged.

The water outlet 12 is provided with a discharge valve 12 for controlling the amount of water 100 is discharged, the discharge valve 12 uses a valve used in a general humidifier.

In addition, although the water 100 purified by the water purifier may be injected into the water inlet 11 of the water tank 10, this eliminates the need to separately install a filter installed in the discharge valve 12.

In this case, the water supply port 14 is formed on one side of the bottom of the water tank 10, and the water supply valve 13 is formed to allow the user to use the purified water 100 through the water tank 10 as drinking water. .

When the purified water 100 is injected, the stopper 15 may be opened and water may be poured into the water purifier, or a pipe may be connected to the water inlet 11 by connecting a pipe separately from the water purifier to the water inlet 11. You can also stop adding water.

The main body 20 of the present invention is the water tank 21 is formed so that the water 100 discharged from the water outlet 12 of the water tank 10 is accumulated on one side, the other side vaporized water (100) The steam discharge pipe 22 through which () is discharged is formed.

The lower portion of the main body 20 is formed with a power cord insertion hole so that one side of the external power cord is inserted.

At this time, the discharge valve 12 of the water tank 10 is preferably used to control the opening and closing amount according to the water pressure of the water tank (21).

The lower part of the main body 20 is formed with a power cord insertion opening so that one side of the external power cord is inserted.

In general, the main body 20 is preferably formed of a synthetic resin material having high corrosion resistance, and may be formed of a stainless steel or a corroded steel material.

Further, in order to accurately seat the water tank 10 on the main body 20, protrusions and grooves may be formed in a constant outer tooth of the water tank 10 and the main body 20.

Shut off valve 30 of the present invention is to block the water (100) flowing into the water tank unit 21 from the water outlet (12) of the water tank (10).

In the present invention, the shutoff valve 30 opens or closes the water tank 21 by receiving an electrical signal.

To this end, a motor is installed on one side of the valve to operate the valve by driving the motor.

The steam generator 40 of the present invention is to vaporize the water 100 of the water tank 21, and there are generally a heater type, a vibrator type, a heater vibrator mixing type, but any form may be used in the present invention.

The blower fan 50 of the present invention is installed on the upper side of the steam generator 40 by forcibly blowing the water 100 vaporized by the steam generator 40 to the steam discharge pipe 22.

The blower fan 50 is electrically connected like a known blower fan and is driven by a motor, and an air inlet is formed at the other side.

At this time, if the flexible tube 90 is installed at the end of the steam discharge pipe 22, the user can freely adjust the direction in which the vaporized water 100 is discharged.

The flexible tube 90 is preferably used as a material of stainless steel or waterproof steel or plastic synthetic resin so as not to be corroded by moisture.

The control box 80 of the present invention is one side is connected to the power supply, the other side is connected to the steam generator 40, the shutoff valve 30, the blowing fan 50 and the like serves to control the respective devices. .

That is, when the user turns on the power button, the shutoff valve 30 in the water tank unit 21 is opened to allow the water 100 to flow into the water tank unit 21, and then operate the steam generator 40 to operate the blower fan. 50 is operated to allow the water 100 vaporized by the steam generator 40 to flow out along the steam discharge pipe 22.

In addition, when the user turns off the power button, the shutoff valve 30 shuts off the water tank 21, and the steam generator 40 for a predetermined time until the water 100 in the water tank 21 is completely vaporized. After continuing to operate the steam generator 40 is stopped so that the remaining amount of water 100 remains in the tank 21.

At this time, the control box 80 is the amount of water remaining in the water tank unit 21 and the processing capacity per hour of the steam generator 40 is calculated in advance until the time to completely vaporize the remaining water of the water tank unit 21 It is preferable to operate the steam generator 40.

In the above configuration, the sensor 60 and the sterilizer 70 may be additionally installed in the tank 21 to sterilize bacteria in the tank 21.

The detection sensor 60 detects the amount of water in the water tank unit 21 so that the electric signal can be sent to the outside when the amount is constant.

The sensor 60 is blocked by the water 100 supplied into the water tank unit 21 during the operation of the steam generator 40, so that the water 100 in the water tank unit 21 is mostly evaporated so that the amount of water is close to zero. When it is set to send an electrical signal to the outside.

The sterilizer 70 is lowered in the water level in the tank 21, when the sensor 60 sends a signal to the outside to operate by receiving an electrical signal from the outside.

Such a sterilizer 70 may use various sterilizers 70.

In general, a heating type infrared sterilizer may be used, or an ultraviolet sterilizer or an ozone sterilizer may be used.

If the detection sensor 60 and the sterilizer 70 is additionally installed as above, the operation of the control box 80 is changed.

When the power is turned on, the water shut off valve 30 in the water tank 21 is similarly opened so that the water 100 flows into the water tank 21, the steam generator 40 is operated, and the blower fan 50 is operated. By operating the water 100 vaporized by the steam generator 40 is discharged to the outside along the steam discharge pipe (22).

When the power button is turned off, the shutoff valve 30 cuts off the water 100 flowing toward the steam generator 40, and when a signal comes from the detection sensor 60, the steam generator 40 and the blower fan 50. After stopping the operation of the) sterilizer 70 is operated.

After the time set in the control box 80, a series of termination processes are completed by stopping the operation of the sterilizer 70.

In addition, the control box 80 receives a signal from the sensor 60 when the water supply to the water tank unit 21 is stopped, so that the remaining amount of water does not remain in the water tank unit 21, as is known. The operation of the 40 and the blowing fan 50 may be stopped, and a water shortage signal may be sent to the outside.

To this end, it is preferable that the control box 80 has a signal generator for transmitting a signal with light or sound.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

The operation of the humidifier, first, when the user turns on the power button receives the signal from the control box 80, the shutoff valve 30 opens the water tank 21 so that the water (100) flows toward the steam generator (40). do.

At the same time, the water in the water tank 10 through the discharge valve 12 begins to flow in a predetermined amount into the tank 21.

Then, the steam generator 40 and the blower fan 50 start receiving the signal from the control box 80.

That is, the water 100 of the water tank unit 21 is vaporized by the steam generator 40, and the vaporized water 100 is discharged to the outside through the steam discharge pipe 22 by the blowing fan 50. Will be.

In the process of terminating the humidifier, first, when the user turns off the power button, the shutoff valve 30 blocks the water tank 21 so that water 100 does not flow toward the steam generator 40.

At the same time, in the water outlet 12 of the water tank 10, the discharge valve 12 is locked so that the water 100 does not flow into the water tank 21.

At this time, the steam generator 40 and the blower fan 50 continue to operate, and after the set time, the control box 80 ends the operation of the steam generator 40 and the blower fan 50.

At this time, the set time is preferably set to a time at which the remaining amount of water 100 in the water tank 21 can be completely vaporized.

When the detection sensor 60 and the sterilizer 70 are installed, when the shutoff valve 30 is locked, the remaining amount of water 100 remaining in the water tank 21 is vaporized and the amount of water approaches zero. 60 transmits a predetermined signal to the control box 80, the sterilizer 70 is operated by sending a signal from the control box 80 to the sterilizer 70.

Then, after a certain time, the sterilizer 70 stops the operation to end the operation of the series of humidifiers.

According to the present invention, when the humidifier is turned off, the remaining amount of water in the water tank unit does not remain, so that the generation of bacteria or bacteria in the steam generator is reduced.

In addition, the remaining amount of bacteria and bacteria are sterilized by a sterilizer, so that the inside of the tank part becomes more hygienic.

In addition, it is connected to the water purifier can be supplied with drinking water from the humidifier.

Claims (4)

In the humidifier, A water tank 10 in which water 100 is stored and a discharge valve 12 is installed in a lower portion thereof; A main body 20 having a water tank 21 formed at an upper side thereof to accommodate water discharged from the discharge valve 12, and a steam discharge pipe 22 formed at the other side thereof; Shut-off valve 30 for blocking the water flowing into the water tank unit 21; A steam generator 40 installed at a bottom of the tank 21 to vaporize water in the tank 21; A blowing fan 50 installed in the main body 20 to discharge steamed water to the outside through the steam discharge pipe 22; It is connected to each component, the user opens the shut-off valve 30 when the user turns on the power button to operate the steam generator 40 and the blower fan 50, when the power button is turned off to close the shut-off valve 30 After the water tank unit 21 is blocked, a control box 80 for stopping the operation of the steam generator 40 and the blowing fan 50 after a certain time passes; configured, including, Humidifier in which the tank is disinfected. In the humidifier, A water tank 10 in which water 100 is stored and a discharge valve 12 is installed in a lower portion thereof; A main body 20 having a water tank 21 formed at an upper side thereof to accommodate water discharged from the discharge valve 12, and a steam discharge pipe 22 formed at the other side thereof; Shut-off valve 30 for blocking the water flowing into the water tank unit 21; A steam generator 40 installed at a bottom of the tank 21 to vaporize water in the tank 21; A blowing fan 50 installed in the main body 20 to discharge steamed water to the outside through the steam discharge pipe 22; A detection sensor 60 installed in the tank 21 to detect an amount of water in the tank 21; A sterilizer 70 installed at the tank 21 to sterilize and disinfect the tank 21; It is connected to each component, the user opens the shut-off valve 30 when the user turns on the power button to operate the steam generator 40 and the blower fan 50, and turn off the power button to shut off the water tank unit 21 After the control, the sensor 60 is a constant humidity to send a signal to stop the operation of the steam generator 40 and then to operate the sterilizer 70 for a predetermined time to control the sterilization in the tank 21 ( 80); including, Humidifier in which the tank is disinfected. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The flexible tube 90 is connected to the top of the steam discharge pipe 22 is characterized in that it is possible to freely control the direction in which the vaporized water is sprayed, Humidifier in which the tank is disinfected. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The water inlet 11 of the water tank 10 is purified water 100 is stored in the water tank 10, the water supply port 14 is formed on one side of the water tank 10, 14) characterized in that the water supply valve 13 is formed on the outside to receive drinking water by opening and closing the water supply valve 13, Humidifier in which the tank is disinfected.