KR20100136094A - Air cleaner having filter for humidification - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air cleaner having filter for humidification is provided to drive only an air cleaning function without humidification function or drive the humidification function of the air cleaner by rotating or stopping a moisture delivery member of the moisture delivery unit. CONSTITUTION: A body case(110) includes a filter unit(120), and the filter unit purifies incoming air. A water tank(150) contains water and a moisture deliver unit transfers the water to the water tub. A non-flooding type humidification filter(170) is distanced from the stored water, and adds moistures to the air through the water transferred from the moisture delivery unit.

Description

Air cleaner with humidification filter {AIR CLEANER HAVING FILTER FOR HUMIDIFICATION}

The present invention relates to an air purifier, and more particularly, to an air purifier having a humidification filter for humidifying purified air.

In general, an air purifier is a device that provides fresh air by filtering various dusts and harmful substances harmful to the human body by applying various filters.

Among these air purifiers, a humidifying type air purifier is a device using air that has been cleaned by various filters passing through a humidifying filter filled with water and turning into humid air.

By the way, the water used for a humidification type | mold air cleaner, ie, water absorbed by a humidification filter, contains a hardness substance. In other words, the water used in the humidifying air purifier contains mineral components such as magnesium, potassium, calcium, etc., that is, hardness materials in an ionic state.

Therefore, in the humidification filter, mineral components, such as magnesium, potassium, and calcium, ie, a hardness substance, are absorbed in an ionic state. In the case where the air purified by the fan is passed through the humidification filter, a hard material is formed in the humidification filter as a white solid.

That is, there is a problem that a mineral component such as magnesium, potassium, calcium, or the like is formed in the humidification filter to deteriorate the performance of the humidification filter by severely reducing the performance of the humidification filter.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an air cleaner that can reduce the formation of scales.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an air purifier capable of a variable function so as to be driven by a humidification function or driven only by an air cleaning function without a humidification function according to ambient environmental conditions.

The air purifier according to the present invention delivers a main body case installed inside the filter unit for purifying the air flowing therein, a water tank installed inside the main body case, and a water accommodating therein, and water received in the water tank. It is configured to be separated from the water storage unit, and the water stored in the water tank, and comprises a non-immersion type humidification filter for humidifying the air through the water delivered from the water transfer unit.

The water transfer unit is disposed so that a portion is immersed in the water tank, and rotates to transfer water from the water tank to the humidification filter, and is connected to the water transfer member to transfer water from the water tank to the humidification filter. It may be provided with a drive unit for rotating the moisture transfer member.

The water transfer member has a plurality of receiving grooves in which the water contained in the tank is contained on the outer surface, and the first gear portion disposed on both sides of the receiving groove, is contained in the receiving groove when rotated by the drive unit Water may be sprinkled by centrifugal force and delivered to the humidification filter.

The receiving groove may include an inclined portion so that water is contained when the water transfer member is rotated and moved upward.

The humidification filter has a second tooth portion corresponding to the first gear portion of the moisture transfer member on an outer surface, the humidification filter may be rotated in conjunction with the rotation of the moisture transfer member.

The humidification filter may include a filter frame having the second gear portion formed on an outer surface thereof, and a humidifying part mounted on an inner side of the filter frame and made of a material absorbing moisture.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that can reduce the generation of scale through the humidification filter that is not immersed in the water tank.

In addition, by rotating or stopping the water transfer member of the water transfer unit, the air cleaner may be driven by the humidification function or by the air cleaning function only without the humidification function.

Accordingly, there is an effect that the user can appropriately drive the air cleaner 100 to suit the ambient environmental conditions.

Hereinafter, an air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the air cleaner 100 includes, for example, a main body case 110, a filter unit 120, a blower unit 130, and a humidifying unit 140.

The filter case 110 forms an outer shape of the air cleaner 100 and has an inner space so that the filter unit 120 and the blower unit 130 may be installed therein. In addition, an air flow path (not shown) may be provided to allow the air sucked by the blower 130 to be discharged to the outside.

The filter unit 120 is a combination of a plurality of filtering means for filtering clean foreign substances or dust in the air to provide clean air. To this end, the filter unit 120 may include a prefilter, a pretreatment filter, a function filter, a hepa filter, and a deodorization filter.

Details regarding the above filters correspond to those well known in the art, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The blower 130 is disposed at the rear of the filter unit 120 and provided with the blower fan 131 embedded therein. That is, the blowing unit 130 has a blowing fan 131 is built to circulate the indoor air, the blowing fan 131 is introduced into the interior of the filter case 120, the air inside the air filter case 120, respectively After passing through the filter of clean filtration serves to re-discharge to the interior space.

On the other hand, the humidifying means 140 is disposed on the movement path of the air introduced into the filter case 120, the air cleaned by the filter unit 120 to the blowing fan 131 of the blower 130 By passing through the humidifying means 140 is a humid air.

The humidifying means 140 will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a partial cutaway perspective view showing a humidifying means according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a humidifying means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3, the humidification means 140 may include, for example, a water tank 150, a water transfer unit 160, and a humidification filter 170.

The water tank 150 is installed inside the main body case 120 (see FIG. 1), and has an internal space in which water is accommodated. In addition, the upper surface of the water tank 150 may be provided with a through hole 152 to be introduced so that a portion of the water transfer unit 160 is immersed in the water stored therein. That is, the water transfer unit 160 may be immersed in the water received in the interior of the water tank 150 through the through hole 152.

On the other hand, the water tank 150 may have a bracket 154 formed to extend from both ends.

On the other hand, although not shown in the figure, for example, a float (not shown) may be installed in the inside of the water tank 150 to detect the water level of the received water, according to the water level detected in the air purifier 100 May be stopped.

In addition, the water tank 150 may be connected to a water tank (not shown) for supplying water stored therein, and water may be supplied to the inside of the water tank 150 from the water tank.

Moisture transfer unit 160 is configured to deliver the water contained in the water tank 150 to the humidification filter 170. That is, the water transfer unit 160 is composed of a water transfer member 162 and the drive unit 164.

Moisture transfer member 162 is disposed so that a portion is immersed in the water tank 150, rotates to transfer the water from the water tank 150 to the humidification filter 170. That is, the water transfer member 162 is rotatably mounted to the drive unit 164, and a portion of the water transfer member 162 is immersed in the water accommodated in the water tank 150 when rotated by the drive unit 164. It is mounted to the drive unit 164 to be.

In other words, the water transfer member 162 is mounted to the drive unit 164 so that a portion of the water transfer member 162 is immersed in the water accommodated in the water tank 150 through the through hole 152 of the water tank 150, the drive unit 164 Is rotated by

Meanwhile, the water transfer member 162 includes a plurality of accommodation grooves 162a and first gears 162b disposed at both sides of the accommodation grooves 162a so that water contained in the tank 150 is contained on the outer surface thereof. It can be provided.

When the water transfer member 162 is rotated by the drive unit 164, the receiving groove 162a receives water accommodated in the water tank 150 and supplies the water to the humidification filter 170.

In addition, the receiving groove 162a may be provided with an inclined portion 163 to be moved to the upper side in the state in which water is contained when the water transfer member 162 rotates. That is, the bottom surface of the receiving groove 162a may be inclined so that water may be contained therein when the receiving groove 162a moves to the upper side of the water transfer member 162.

As such, when the water transfer member 162 is rotated in a state where water is contained in the accommodation groove 162a of the water transfer member 162, the water contained in the interior of the accommodation groove 162a is sprinkled upward by centrifugal force. Accordingly, the water contained in the receiving groove 162a may be supplied to the humidification filter 170.

On the other hand, the first gear 162b serves to transfer the driving force generated from the drive unit 164.

In addition, the moisture transfer member 162 may be made of a hard synthetic resin to transmit the driving force without deformation.

The driving unit 164 is connected to the water transfer member 162 and rotates the water transfer member 162 to transfer water from the water tank 150 to the humidification filter 170. To this end, the driving unit 164 may include a driving source 164a and a driving member 164b.

The drive source 164a generates a driving force for rotating the water transfer member 162 and is connected to the drive member 164b. On the other hand, the drive source 164a may be a drive motor.

On the other hand, the water transfer member 162 is mounted to the drive member 164b so that the water transfer member 162 rotates when the drive member 164b is rotated. In addition, the driving member 164b is rotatably installed on the bracket 154 provided in the water tank 150. The driving member 164b may be a rotating shaft.

In this embodiment, the driving source 164a is a driving motor and the driving member 164b is a rotating shaft, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The driving source 164a and the driving member 164b may rotate the water transfer member 162. Any configuration may be employed.

In addition, when the user wants to drive the air cleaner 100 to perform only the air cleaning function without the humidification function, the driving of the driving source 164a may be stopped. Accordingly, the rotation of the water transfer member 162 connected to the driving source 164a may be stopped, and thus, the water supply to the humidification filter 170 may be stopped, and thus the air passing through the humidification filter 170 may not be humidified.

That is, the moisture supply to the humidification filter 170 may be maintained or blocked according to the driving and stopping of the driving source 164a, so that the air cleaner 100 may be driven by the humidification function or the air cleaning function alone.

The humidification filter 170 may be disposed to be spaced apart from the water stored in the water tank 150, and may humidify the air through the water transferred from the water transfer unit 160. On the other hand, the humidification filter 170, for example, may be composed of a filter frame 172 and the humidifying unit 174.

On the other hand, the humidifying filter 170 may be rotatably mounted to the rotating shaft 154a mounted on the bracket 154 of the water tank 150. Accordingly, when the driving force is transmitted from the water transfer member 162, the humidification filter 170 may be interlocked and rotated.

The filter frame 172 may be formed in a hollow circular band shape, it may be formed of a rigid synthetic resin so as to receive a driving force from the water transfer member 162.

In addition, since the humidification filter 170 is not immersed in the water tank 150, it is possible to reduce the generation of scale.

On the other hand, the second gear portion 172a corresponding to the first gear portion 162b of the water transfer member 162 may be provided on the outer surface of the filter frame 172. That is, the driving force generated from the driving source 164a may be transmitted to the gear transfer member 162 and the humidification filter 170 which are geared.

On the other hand, the humidifying unit 174 is mounted to the filter frame 172 to be disposed inside the filter frame 172, it may be made of a fiber material having excellent absorbency to absorb water.

That is, the water transferred from the water transfer member 162 may be absorbed by the humidifying unit 174, and then moisture may be contained in the air passing through the humidifying unit 174.

Looking at the operation in which the water is transferred from the water transfer member 162 to the humidifying unit 174 in detail, the water contained in the receiving groove 162a of the water transfer member 162 by the rotation of the water transfer member 162 is centrifugal force. It is sprayed toward the humidification filter 170 by the.

At this time, part of the water sprayed from the receiving groove 162a by the centrifugal force is sprayed on the filter frame 172 of the humidification filter 170, a part may be directly sprayed to the humidifying part 174 of the humidification filter 170. have. Meanwhile, water sprayed onto the filter frame 172 may flow down to the humidifying part 174 through both side surfaces of the second gear 172a.

Accordingly, water may be transferred from the water transfer member 162 to the humidifier 174 of the humidification filter 170.

On the other hand, water is not supplied to the humidifying unit 174 when the driving source 162a is stopped, so that the humidifying unit 174 does not contain moisture. Accordingly, the air passing through the humidifier 174 may not be humidified.

As described above, scale generation may be reduced through the humidifying filter 170 which is not immersed in the water tank 150.

In addition, by rotating or stopping the water transfer member 162 of the water transfer unit 160, the air cleaner 100 may be driven by the humidification function or by the air cleaning function only without the humidification function.

Accordingly, the user can appropriately drive the air cleaner 100 to suit the ambient environmental conditions.

In the above description of the configuration and features of the present invention based on the embodiment according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various changes or modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, such changes or modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing the humidifying means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the humidifying means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

100: air purifier

110: body case

120: filter unit

130: blower

140: humidification means

150: tank

160: moisture transfer unit

170: humidification filter

Claims (6)

A main body case installed inside the filter unit for purifying the inflowing air; A water tank installed inside the main body case and containing water therein; A water transfer unit configured to transfer water contained in the tank; And A non-immersion type humidification filter disposed to be spaced apart from the water stored in the water tank and humidifying the air through the water transferred from the water transfer unit; Air purifier comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the moisture transfer unit A water transfer member disposed to be immersed in the water tank and rotating to transfer water from the water tank to the humidification filter; And A drive unit connected to the water transfer member and rotating the water transfer member to transfer water from the water tank to the humidification filter; Air purifier characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 2, wherein the moisture transfer member It has a plurality of receiving grooves in which water contained in the tank on the outer side, and the first gear portion disposed on both sides of the receiving groove, The air purifier, characterized in that the water contained in the receiving groove during the rotation by the drive unit is sprinkled by the centrifugal force and delivered to the humidification filter. The method of claim 3, wherein the receiving groove Air cleaner characterized in that it comprises a slope so that the water is moved to the upper side when the water transfer member is rotated. The humidification filter of claim 3, wherein A second tooth portion corresponding to the first tooth portion of the moisture transfer member on an outer surface thereof; The humidifier filter is characterized in that the air cleaner is rotated in conjunction with the rotation of the water transfer member. The method of claim 5, wherein the humidification filter A filter frame having the second gear formed on an outer surface thereof; And A humidifying part mounted inside the filter frame and made of a material absorbing moisture; Air purifier characterized in that it comprises a.

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