KR20050024043A - Humidifier combined an air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a combination air cleaner and humidifier in which a separate structure for guiding air flown into air cleaning part to a humidification part is not installed. CONSTITUTION: A combination air cleaner and humidifier comprises: an air inlet(420) that is an entrance through which air is flows in from the outside; a filter installed at one side of the air inlet to filter air sucked in from the outside; a cleaning fan(450) for forcibly blowing air sucked in through the filter; an air exhaust port that is an exit through which air discharged by the cleaning fan is exhausted to the outside; an auxiliary emission port(462) penetratingly formed on a barrier(460) for dividing a humidification part and an air cleaning part to play a role of a window through which some of air discharged by the cleaning fan is flows into the humidification part; a water tank in which water is stored; and an oscillator for changing water discharged from the water tank into fine particles by ultrasonic oscillation.

Description

Humidifier combined an air cleaner}

The present invention relates to a humidifying apparatus having an air cleaning function, and more particularly, to an air cleaning section in which an auxiliary discharge port for discharging a part of external air introduced into the air cleaning section to the humidification section is formed by injection molding on the barrier. It relates to a combined humidifier.

Generally, air cleaners and humidifiers are manufactured and used as separate products, but recently, products that combine both humidification function and air cleaning function in one product come out to meet various demands of consumers.

1 to 4 illustrate an example of an air cleaner having a humidification function according to the prior art. That is, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air cleaner having a conventional humidifying function, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 1. 3 shows a front end face of the inside of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 shows a side cross section of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in these figures, the multipurpose air cleaner of the present invention includes a main body 1, a main filter 2 provided in front of the main body 1, and a cover provided in front of the main filter 2 ( 3), the rear part of the main body 1 has a water tank 4 for the humidifier and a spray bottle 5 embedded therein and the rear cover 6 is covered thereon. And, the upper end of the spray container (5), the spray hole (5a) is rotatably seated.

The main body 1 has an air suction impeller 11 installed at the front side thereof, and an operation part C including a plurality of control switches is provided at one side of the upper surface of the main body 1, On the opposite side to (C) is formed an air discharge grill (G) through which filtered air is discharged.

The upper surface of the main body 1 is provided with a display unit D covered with a colored cover, and an impeller inlet 12 is formed in the front center portion. In addition, a rectangular filter mounting portion 13 is formed in front of the impeller inlet 12, and both sides of the main filter 2 are caught on the left, right sides, and bottom of the filter mounting portion 13. The engaging piece 14 to be fitted is formed.

On the other hand, the lower and upper sides of the filter mounting portion 13, the fitting projection 34 formed on both sides of the lower portion of the cover 3 and the fitting hole 15 for fitting the hook-shaped hook 32 formed on both upper sides And an elastic piece 16 are formed.

In the configuration as described above, the air cleaner main body 1 and the cover 3 are coupled in a predetermined spaced apart state. That is, both sides and the lower side of the cover 3 are formed at a predetermined interval from the front of the main body 1 to form a gap g, through which the external air is sucked toward the impeller 11. Will be.

The impeller 11 is an impeller in which the air sucked from the impeller inlet 12 formed in the axial front of the rococo fan 17 gradually expands while the sirocco fan 17 axially coupled to the fan motor 11a is rotated. It is guided in the radial direction of the housing 18 to be discharged to the discharge port 19, the main filter 2 is installed in front of the impeller inlet 12, so the air flowing into the main body 1 is the main filter As the filter is treated in (2), the indoor air and the air cleaner main body (1) are circulated so that the indoor air is purified.

An auxiliary outlet port 19a for supplying air to the humidifier part is formed at one lower side of the impeller housing 18, and the auxiliary outlet port 19a is provided with a flexible connector for supplying air to the spray container of the humidifier part. One end of 19b is fitted.

The air outlet grille (G) is formed in the discharge port (19) formed at the top of one side of the impeller housing (18), the heating heater that can heat the air discharged to the outside of the air discharge grille (G) (H) is installed.

On the other hand, a humidifier is attached to the rear side of the air cleaner having the above configuration. That is, as shown, the water tank 4 and the spray container 5 is built in the humidifier 40 formed in the main body 1 rear.

An air inlet 41 to which a connecting pipe 19b connected to one end of the auxiliary outlet port 19a of the impeller housing 18 is connected to the lower side of the spray bottle 5, and although not shown, detects the absence of water. Low water level sensor and ultrasonic humidification vibrator and sterilization lamp is provided.

With the above configuration, as a single device, the humidification function and the air cleaning function can be simultaneously exhibited. That is, since an air cleaner is provided at the front side and a humidifier is formed at the rear side of the air cleaner, the air sucked from the front is deodorized and sterilized inside and then discharged upward, and the humidified air is also ejected upward.

However, the above-described prior art has the following problems.

In the related art described above, an auxiliary discharge port 19a for supplying air to the humidifier part is formed to protrude from the lower side of the impeller housing 18, and the auxiliary discharge port 19a is provided with air toward the spray container of the humidifier part. There is a problem that must be provided with a separate connector (19b) to guide.

That is, in the prior art, the excessive demand for material cost and labor due to the excessive number of parts is a problem.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide a combined air cleaning and humidifying apparatus that does not have a separate structure for guiding air introduced into the air cleaning section to the humidification section. .

Air purifying combined humidification apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the air inlet is an inlet air is sucked from the outside; A filter provided at one side of the air suction port and filtering air sucked from the outside; A clean fan forcibly blowing air sucked through the filter; An air discharge port serving as an outlet through which the air discharged by the clean fan is discharged to the outside; An auxiliary discharge port formed to penetrate the barrier partitioning the humidifying section and the air cleaning section, and a part of the air discharged by the clean fan being a window into the humidifying section; A water tank in which water is stored therein; It comprises a vibrator for changing the water flowing out of the water tank into fine particles by the ultrasonic vibration.

The auxiliary discharge port is formed to penetrate the front and rear of the barrier, and is molded by injection molding.

According to the air-cleaning combined humidification device according to the present invention having such a configuration, there is an advantage that the material cost is reduced and the work maneuver is reduced.

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

5 is a perspective view of a combined air cleaning humidifier according to the present invention, Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of a combined air cleaning humidifier according to the present invention, Figure 7 is a combined air cleaning humidification according to the present invention An exploded perspective view of the water tank, which is the main component of the device, is shown. And, Figure 8 is a side cross-sectional view of the air-humidifying combined humidifier according to the present invention, Figure 9 shows a lower flat cross-sectional view of the air-humidifying combined humidifier according to the present invention, Figure 10 is the configuration of the present invention A perspective view of the lower case as an element is shown.

As shown in these figures, the multi-purpose air cleaner of the present invention is provided with a humidifying portion having a humidifying function in the first half and an air cleaning section having an air cleaning function in the second half.

Thus, the lower body of the humidifying section and the air cleaning section is provided with a body 100 integrally. That is, the rear half of the main body 100 is provided with an air cleaning section, and the lower end of the air cleaning section protrudes forward to form a humidifying body part 200, and the water tank (on the upper side of the humidifying body part 200). 300) is seated.

The water tank 300 seated on the upper side of the humidifying body 200 is preferably formed of a transparent material so that the water storage state of the inside can be recognized from the outside, the water inlet 310 is formed on the lower right, The water tank lid 320 shields the water inlet 310. In the central portion of the water tank lid 320 is formed a water supply hole 322 that is a gateway for the water supplied in the water tank 300 downwardly, and the valve 324 in the water supply hole 322 Is installed.

When the water tank 300 is seated on the upper surface of the humidifying body part 200 from below, the valve 324 opens the water supply hole 322 so that the water in the water tank 300 flows downward. On the other hand, when the water tank 300 is removed from the humidifying body portion 200, the water supply hole 322 is shielded.

The water filter 330 is mounted on an upper portion of the water tank lid 320. The water filter 330 purifies the water in the water tank 300 and sends it downward, and mainly serves to minimize the state of powder by absorbing impurities such as magnesium, calcium, and ions in the water.

On the other hand, the spray bottle 350 is formed inside the left side of the water tank (300). The spray bottle 350 is to be a passage through which water particles generated by the vibrator 222 to be described below are transferred from the lower end of the water tank 300 to the upper end, and are integrally formed with the water tank 300. , The spray hole 360 is further installed on the top of the spray bottle 350.

The spray hole 360 is an outlet through which the spray generated inside is discharged to the outside, and is rotatably mounted to be easily changed in a user's desired direction. In addition, the spray hole 360 is preferably formed in a plurality of two or more as shown in addition to the singular. That is, as shown, when a plurality of spray holes 360 are formed, it is possible to spray in multiple directions at the same time to improve the humidification effect of the room.

An upper end of the front portion of the water tank 300 is formed with a recessed portion 370 recessed to a part of the rear, the tank handle 372 is formed across the recessed portion 370 from side to side. Therefore, when holding the tank handle 372 by hand to move up and down, the water tank 300 is detached from the humidifying body 200.

A lid seating portion 210 in which the water tank lid 320 of the water tank 300 is seated is formed at the upper right side of the humidifying body 200. The lid seat 210 is formed to be recessed in a predetermined portion downward, the opening and closing protrusion 212 protruding upward is formed in the center.

When the water tank lid 320 is seated on the lid seating portion 210, the opening / closing protrusion 212 pushes up the valve 324 upward, thereby providing a water supply hole 322 inside the water tank lid 320. ) Is opened. In this case, the water inside the water tank 300 is lowered through the water supply hole 322.

The lower surface of the lid seat 210 is formed stepped, the water through hole 214 is formed on one side of the stepped bottom. Therefore, the water descended from the water tank 300 to the lid seating portion 210 through the water supply hole 322 is supplied into the humidification body 200 through the water through hole 214.

On the left side of the upper surface of the humidifying body portion 200 is formed a spray container seating portion 220, the bottom of the spray tank 350 of the water tank 300 is seated. The upper end of the ultrasonic vibrator 222 for generating atomized particles is exposed in the center of the spray container seating portion 220, the blower 224 that serves as the discharge outlet of the air blowing the spray particles on one side protrudes upwards Is formed. In addition, the water level sensor 226 for detecting the low water level is further provided on one side.

Inside the humidifying body 200, a transformer 230 for distributing voltage, a small auxiliary blowing fan 240 for blowing spray particles, a blowing fan motor 242, and water from the water tank 300. A water supply hose 250 for guiding water descending downwardly through the supply hole 322 to the spray container seat 220 is installed.

On the other hand, a heating heater 252 is inserted into the central portion of the water supply hose 250. The heating heater 252 is to be inserted into the cut portion after cutting a portion of the central portion of the water supply hose 250, a configuration comprising a metal pipe having excellent thermal conductivity and a heating wire surrounding the pipe. Have That is, when the heating wire surrounding the pipe is heated in accordance with the application of power, the pipe is a high temperature, the heat of the pipe of this high temperature is transferred to the water flowing inside.

Therefore, the water passing through the water supply hose 250 is heated while passing through the inside of the pipe of the heating heater 252, and then sprayed by the vibrator 222. In this case, the spray particles sprayed to the outside is discharged to the outside in a warm state, so that the user is prevented from getting a disease such as a cold due to cold spray.

The control panel 260 is formed in the front center portion of the humidifying body 200. The control panel 260 is provided with a plurality of dials and buttons to set the humidification and air cleaning function. The lower case 270 is coupled to a lower portion of the main body 100 to form a lower appearance.

The second half of the main body 100 is provided with an air cleaning section. Accordingly, an upper cover 410 is installed on an upper surface of the main body 100, and an air discharge grill G, which is an outlet through which filtered air is discharged, is mounted on the upper cover 410. That is, the air discharged upward through the air discharge port 412 formed on one side of the upper surface of the main body 100 is discharged to the outside via the air discharge grill (G).

An air suction port 420 is formed at the rear center portion of the main body 100. In addition, a rectangular filter installation unit 430 is formed in front of the air suction port 420, and fixing means for fitting the main filter 432 is formed at the edge of the filter installation unit 430.

As shown, the main filter 432 is laminated with an antimicrobial filter 432 'having a wrinkled element shape and a deodorizing filter 432 ″ made of a glass sheet formed on a rear surface of the antimicrobial filter 432'. It consists of a double structure, in front of which is installed separately a pre-filter 434 having a mesh structure in which foreign matter having a relatively large particle in the air is primarily filtered.

As such, the main filter 432 is manufactured in a package form so that consumers can open the rear cover 440 to be described below, remove the main filter 432 from the filter installation unit 430, and easily replace it with a new one. It is possible.

The rear cover 440 is installed at a predetermined interval behind the air inlet 420 of the main body 100. That is, the rear cover 440 is opened at a predetermined interval from the rear surface of the main body 100 to surround the main filter 432 and the pre-filter 434, the external air through the gap (g) will be described below To be sucked toward the clean fan 450 to be.

In front of the air inlet 420, a clean fan 450 for forcedly blowing clean air is installed. A clean fan motor 452 is axially coupled to one side of the clean fan 450, and a fan housing 454 is formed outside the clean fan 450 to surround the clean fan 450. Therefore, the air discharged radially by the cleaning fan 450 is guided by the fan housing 454 and is mostly discharged upward through the air discharge port 412.

Meanwhile, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the lower case 270. As shown in the drawing, the lower case 270 is formed by injection molding, and there is formed a barrier 460 partitioning the humidifying body part 200 corresponding to the air cleaning section of the second half and the humidifying section of the first half. On the left side, a vibrator seating portion 222 ′ in which the vibrator 222 assembly is mounted is formed.

The control panel seating portion 260 ′ on which the control panel 260 is seated is formed on the front surface of the lower case 270. In addition, an auxiliary outlet 462 is formed at the right end of the barrier 460 to which a predetermined portion is cut. The auxiliary discharge port 462 is a window for allowing the air flow formed by the cleaning fan 450 to be partially sucked into the humidifying body part 200.

That is, an auxiliary outlet 462 is formed at one side of the lower end of the barrier 460 formed between the humidifying body part 200 and the air cleaning section, and the cleaning fan 450 is formed through the auxiliary outlet 462. A part of the air discharged by the air flows into the humidifying body part 200 and is discharged to the air vent 224 by the auxiliary blowing fan 240.

The auxiliary discharge port 462 has a predetermined size and is formed to pass through the barrier 460 back and forth, and the auxiliary discharge port 462 is integrally formed with the barrier 460 by injection molding.

Hereinafter, the operation of the combined air cleaning and humidifying apparatus according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10.

First, the operation of the humidification section provided in the first half, the user sets the humidification state by operating the various dials and buttons of the control panel 260 in a state in which a predetermined amount of water contained in the water tank 300 When the water in the water tank 300 is purified by passing through the water filter 330 is lowered down.

Water purified while passing through the water filter 330 is introduced into the water supply hose 250 through the water supply hole 322 of the water tank lid 320. The water introduced into the water supply hose 250 is the temperature rises by heat transfer while passing through the heating heater 252 portion, the warmed water reaches the spray container seat 220.

The water reaching the spray container seat 220 is transformed into atomized particles by the ultrasonic vibrator 222. That is, when a voltage is applied to the ultrasonic vibrator 222, an ultrasonic wave of about 1.63 MHz is generated to cause the vibrator 222 to vibrate. At this time, the water column of the water accumulated in the spray container seat 220 receives a fractional order of water. The molecules at the tip of the column collide with each other to generate fine particles. This phenomenon is generally referred to as an atomization phenomenon.

On the other hand, when the rated voltage is applied to the blower fan motor 242, the blower fan motor 242 is rotated, wherein the auxiliary blower fan 240 coupled thereto rotates integrally with the rotary shaft of the blower fan motor 242 To form a wind. Therefore, the wind generated by the auxiliary blowing fan 240 is discharged through the air outlet 224 of the spray container seating portion 220, and then discharged upward through the spray container 350. At this time, the fine water particles generated by the atomization phenomenon is contained in the air is sprayed to the outside through the tuyere 224.

When the water in the water tank 300 is gradually reduced through the above process, the water level sensor 226 detects the absence of water, the power supplied to the oscillator 222 oscillation and heating heater 252 To stop spraying.

Next, looking at the action of the air cleaning section formed in the second half, the air in the room is sucked through the gap (g) formed along the edge of the rear cover 440, the air is primarily a large foreign material is The foreign material is filtered by the prefilter 434 and then secondly by the main filter 432.

Air passing through the main filter 432 is introduced into the clean fan 450 through the air inlet 420. At this time, the clean fan motor 452 is rotated in accordance with the application of power, and as the clean fan 450 coupled to the same axis rotates inside the air is guided in a radial direction, such air is the clean fan housing 454 ) Is discharged through the upper air outlet 412.

On the other hand, a part of the air guided in the radial direction by the cleaning fan 450 is introduced into the humidification body 200 through the auxiliary discharge port 462 formed on the lower end of the clean fan housing 454 It is used for the movement of the spray as described in.

As such, when the air cleaning function is performed, the indoor air is filtered through the pre-filter 434 and the main filter 432, and foreign substances are sterilized in the air, and various odors including tobacco smoke are deodorized. After that, it is introduced into the main body 100 is discharged back to the room through the air discharge grill (G).

And, since this process is repeated continuously to exhibit an air cleaning function, the air discharged from the main body 100 can arbitrarily adjust the air volume and its temperature, so as to issue a smooth air cleaning function according to the user's request Will be.

On the other hand, when a humidification function is required, the humidification dial provided in the control panel 260 may be set. In this case, the air supplied to the humidification section may be supplied to the prefilter 434 and the main filter 432 of the air cleaning section. Since it is supplied after being rough, sterilization, deodorization, and foreign substances are filtered not only in water but also in air, so that it will be able to maintain a cleaner indoor environment.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention may be made by those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

As described above, according to the present invention, the air cleaning function and the humidification function can be simultaneously performed with one product. In addition, the barrier is partitioned by a barrier, and a humidification section is provided in the first half, and an air cleaning section is provided in the second half, and the barrier is provided with a penetrating outlet through injection molding.

Therefore, since the air introduced into the air-cleaning section of the latter part without a separate structure is introduced into the humidification part of the first part through the auxiliary discharge port, the premise of manufacturing cost is reduced.

In addition, since it is not necessary to install a connection pipe or the like as in the prior art, the effect of reducing the labor required for manufacturing the product is also expected.

1 is a perspective view of an air cleaner having a humidification function according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the air cleaner according to the prior art shown in FIG.

Figure 3 is a front sectional view showing the inside of the air cleaner according to the prior art shown in FIG.

Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the air cleaner according to the prior art shown in FIG.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the combined air cleaning humidifier according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a combined air cleaning humidifier according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of a water tank which is a main component of the combined air cleaning humidifier according to the present invention.

Figure 8 is a side cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a combined air cleaning humidifier according to the present invention.

Figure 9 is a plan sectional view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a combined air cleaning humidifier according to the present invention.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the lower case of the main components of a preferred embodiment of the combined air cleaning humidifier according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. Body 200. Humidification Body

210. Lid seat 212. Opening and closing protrusion

214. Water through hole 220. Spray bottle seat

222. Oscillator 224. Vents

226.Water level sensor 230.Trans

240. Auxiliary blower fan 250. Water supply hose

252. Heated heater 260. Control panel

270. Lower Case 300. Water Tank

310. Water inlet 320. Water tank lid

322. Water supply hole 324. Valve

330. Water filter 350. Spray bottle

360. Spray hole 410. Top cover

412. Air outlet 420. Air inlet

430. Filter installation section 432. Main filter

434. Pre-filter 440. Rear cover

450. Clean fan 452. Clean fan motor

454. Fan Housing 460. Barriers

462. Auxiliary outlets G. Air release grills

Claims (2)

An air intake port serving as an intake air from the outside; A filter provided at one side of the air suction port and filtering air sucked from the outside; A clean fan forcibly blowing air sucked through the filter; An air discharge port serving as an outlet through which the air discharged by the clean fan is discharged to the outside; An auxiliary discharge port formed to penetrate the barrier partitioning the humidifying section and the air cleaning section, and a part of the air discharged by the clean fan being a window into the humidifying section; A water tank in which water is stored therein; And a vibrator for changing the water flowing out of the water tank into fine particles by ultrasonic vibration. According to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary outlet, the air cleaning and combined humidifier, characterized in that formed through the front and rear of the barrier, molded by injection molding.