KR20120019791A - Humidifier having structure intercepting impurities for outlet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A humidifier having a foreign material blocking structure of an outlet is provided to prevent external foreign materials from flowing into an outlet by closing the outlet with a flap automatically when the humidifier is not working. CONSTITUTION: A humidifier comprises a main body(50), a flap structure(60), a humidification disc part, and a blower fan. An inlet and an outlet are formed in the side of the main body. The flab structure has multiple flaps, which are formed in the outlet side of the main body, and opens and closes the flaps with a driving motor to control opening and closing of the outlet. The humidification disc part is detachably installed in lower side of the main body. The blower fan is installed inside a fan casing locating in between the humidification disc part and the outlet.

Description

Humidifier with outlet foreign material blocking structure {HUMIDIFIER HAVING STRUCTURE INTERCEPTING IMPURITIES FOR OUTLET}

The present invention relates to a humidifier having a discharge foreign matter blocking structure, and more particularly, a flap structure that can be opened and closed automatically on the discharge opening side of the humidifier to prevent foreign matter from flowing into the discharge opening when the humidifier is not operated. It relates to a humidifier having a discharge port foreign matter blocking structure.

In general, the humidifier is a device for supplying moisture to a dry room to maintain an appropriate indoor humidity. Such humidifiers are conventionally disclosed in various ways, such as degradation, ultrasonic, complex, natural vaporization, etc., depending on the way of generating steam.

Recently, a natural vaporization type humidifier is in the spotlight for a more comfortable humidifying effect. Such a natural vaporized humidifier (hereinafter, vaporized humidifier) will be briefly described with reference to the following drawings. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a conventional vaporized humidifier.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional vaporized humidifier is largely composed of an upper case 10 and a lower case 20. The fixing case 11 is installed on the upper case 10, and the coupling frame 12 is installed at the end of the fixing support 11. Driving rollers 40 are fixed to the coupling frame 12, respectively. The drive roller 40 is installed to interlock with the disk roller assembly 100 located in the lower case 20. The disk roller assembly 100 is made of a disk 101 is installed along the rotating shaft 117.

On the other hand, the blowing fan 31 that is rotated by the motor 30 is installed inside the upper case 10.

Evaporative humidifier having the configuration as described above, by supplying water to the inside of the lower case 20 to a predetermined height, and then coupled to the upper and lower cases (10,20) to drive the motor 30 by applying power When the blower fan 31 is rotated by the rotational force of the motor 30. In addition, the disk roller 101 is rotated by the driven roller 40.

Accordingly, the water buried in the thin film form on the disk 101 of the disk roller assembly 100 is finely vaporized by the forced blowing force of the blower fan 31. The humidified air vaporized as described above is humidified in the room by being evenly spread in all directions through the grill (not shown) formed through the inner wall of the lower case 20.

However, such a vaporized humidifier is easy to accumulate outside foreign matter flows through the inlet through which the humid air is discharged, like other conventional humidifiers. As such, when foreign matters accumulate in the discharge port, bacteria are generated, and the bacteria act as a factor that hinders the sanitary environment of the room by being discharged together with the discharge of wet air.

The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, the flap structure that can be automatically opened and closed on the discharge port side of the humidifier is installed in the discharge port foreign matter blocking structure to block the foreign matter from entering the discharge port when the humidifier is not in operation The purpose is to provide a humidifier having.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the humidifier to vaporize the stored water to be made, the humidifier, the main body formed with the suction port and the discharge port; A flap structure provided with a plurality of flaps on the discharge port side of the main body to control opening and closing of the discharge port by opening or blocking the flap by a driving motor; A humidifying disk unit detachably installed at a lower portion of the main body; And a blower fan installed inside the fan casing positioned between the humidifying disk unit and the discharge port.

The flap structure includes a slider having a rotary shaft formed at both ends to be inserted into an inner surface of the discharge port, and a plurality of the flaps having a coupling end protruding from one end thereof and a coupling end of the flap inserted into the slider to move the flaps together. And a driving motor connected to the rotating shaft to transmit a rotational force to the rotating shaft to drive the flap.

The humidifying disk portion extends from the front portion and the front portion separated from the main body to form a reservoir for storing water, the reservoir is provided with a rotating shaft in the horizontal direction, the rotating shaft is provided with a plurality of humidifying disks, When the front part is pulled outward from the main body, the humidifying disc part may be separated from the main body.

According to the present invention, when the humidifier is not operated, the flap automatically closes the discharge port, thereby preventing foreign matter from flowing into the discharge port.

In addition, by separating the humidifying disk unit from the main body can easily clean the foreign matter accumulated in the inside can maintain the hygienic state of the humidifier.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a conventional vaporized humidifier,
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the humidifier having a discharge port foreign matter blocking structure according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the humidifier having a discharge port foreign matter blocking structure according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a flap structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the flap structure according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 6 is an operating state of the humidifier having a discharge port foreign matter blocking structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and
7 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a state in which the suction panel is separated from the side grill of the humidifier having the discharge opening foreign matter blocking structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a perspective view of the humidifier having a discharge foreign matter blocking structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the humidifier having a discharge foreign matter blocking structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3, the humidifier of the present invention has a main structure 50, the flap structure 60, the humidifying disk portion 80, and the blowing fan 56 as a main configuration.

In the above configuration, the upper surface of the main body 50 consists of an upper grill 66 in which a plurality of slits are formed. In addition, a side grill 76 (FIG. 7) in which a plurality of slits is formed on the side surface of the main body 50 is also provided. On the other hand, the discharge port 67 is formed in the upper grill 66, a plurality of flaps (60a, 60b, 60c) are provided in the discharge port (67).

On the other hand, the front of the main body 50 is provided with a control panel 51 (including a display) for setting the device of the user.

A fan casing 52 is provided inside the main body 50, and a blowing fan 56 is provided inside the fan casing 52. The air outlet is formed in the lower side of this fan casing 52, and the air blow grill 53 may be mounted in this air outlet.

In addition, the first inclination plate 57a inclined at an angle is extended to the upper portion of the fan casing 52 to be connected to the inner surface of the main body 50. On the other hand, the second inclination plate 57b inclined at a predetermined distance from the first inclination plate 57a is formed inside the main body 50, and between the first inclination plate 57a and the second inclination plate 57b. The wet air is discharged into the space. That is, the space between the first inclined plate 57a and the second inclined plate 57b forms the discharge passage 90 so that the wet air can be moved to the discharge port 61.

The humidifying disc portion 80 is located under the fan casing 52. The humidifying disk unit 80 is movable in the main body 50 and can be detached or mounted.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the humidifying disk part 80 may be formed by molding a single member from the front part 84 and the reservoir 83 extending from the front part 84. A humidifying disk 81 is rotatably installed in the reservoir 83 through the rotation shaft 82.

At this time, the humidifying disk 81 may be made of a plurality. The humidifying disk unit 80 configured as described above is humidified on the same principle as a conventional vaporizing humidifier. On the other hand, the partition wall 55 is extended to the lower surface of the fan casing 52 proximate to the humidifying disk unit 80 to block both spaces to increase the blowing efficiency of the blowing fan 56.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the flap structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a flap structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is an embodiment of the present invention Fig. Is an operational state diagram of the humidifier having the discharge port foreign matter blocking structure according to the example.

On the other hand, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the flap structure is pivoted so that a plurality of flaps (60a, 60b, 60c) can be opened and closed in the discharge port (67). Specifically, the flaps 60a, 60b, and 60c have rotation shafts 62 and 63 formed at both ends thereof so as to be inserted into the inner surface of the discharge port 67, and at one end, separate coupling ends 61 protrude. The coupling end 61 is coupled to the coupling holes 65a, 65b, 65c of the slider 64, respectively. Accordingly, the flaps 60a, 60b, and 60c may be linked together through the slider 64.

That is, the coupling ends 61 connected to the coupling holes 65a, 65b, and 65c of the slider 64 can be interlocked together when the flaps 60a, 60b, and 60c are rotated, so that the linear movement of the slider 64 is performed. Therefore, the flaps 60a, 60b, and 60c may be rotated together.

Meanwhile, the driving motor 90 may be coupled to one of the rotation shafts 63 of the flaps 60a, 60b, and 60c. Specifically, the driving motor 90 is fixed to the lower portion of the upper grill 66 through the bracket 91 to provide a driving force to one of the flaps (60a, 60b, 60c) of the flaps (60a). At this time, although the driving motor 90 is connected to the rotary shaft 63 of one flap 60 and driven, the flaps 60a because the flaps 60a, 60b, and 60c are coupled by the slider 64. 60b and 60c may be driven together. Here, reference numeral 92 denotes a through hole, 94 denotes a drive shaft, and 93 denotes a mounting hole.

On the other hand, the humidifying disk unit 80 can be completely separated from the lower portion of the main body 50. Accordingly, the inlet 62 may be cleaned through a space opened in the lower portion of the main body 50.

As described above, the flaps 60a, 60b, 60c operated by the drive motor 90 can open or close the discharge port 67. Therefore, during operation of the humidifier, the flaps 60a, 60b, and 60c are opened to supply the humid air generated therein to the room. On the other hand, in a state where the humidifier is not operated, external contaminants may be in a closed state to prevent the inflow of the discharge port 67.

7 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a state in which a suction panel is detached from a side grill of a humidifier having a detachable discharge panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, a side grill 76 may be formed at a side surface of the main body 50 on which the suction port is formed. The side grill 76 may be provided with a suction panel 70 for sucking outside air. Here, the suction panel 70 may be formed with a fixed portion 71 and a fixed end 72 in the form of a plurality of slit holes (73). On the other hand, the side grill 76 may be formed with a recessed mounting portion 78 of a predetermined area so that the suction panel 70 is mounted. Inside the seating portion 78 is equipped with an antibacterial filter 77 for filtering bacteria or foreign substances contained in the air when inhaling the outside air. In addition, a mounting groove 74 and a fixing groove 75 are formed on the side surface of the mounting portion 78 so that the fixing portion 71 and the fixing end 72 of the suction panel 70 are inserted.

By such a configuration, the suction panel 70 can be detached or fixed from the seating portion 78 of the side grill 76. That is, when the user wants to clean the suction port (antibacterial filter), the suction panel 70 is removed and cleaned, and in the normal state (while in operation or installed), the antibacterial filter 77 is protected from impact.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to the particular embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

50: main body 51: control panel
52: fan casing 53: ventilation grill
55: bulkhead 56: blowing fan
57a: first inclined plate 57b: second inclined plate
60: flap structure 67: discharge port
62: entrance 66: upper grill
70: suction panel 71: fixing part
72: fixed end 75: fixed groove
80: humidifying disk unit 81: humidifying disk
82: axis of rotation 83: reservoir
84: front

Claims (3)

In the humidifier to vaporize the stored water to make the humidification,
A main body having a suction port and a discharge port formed on a side surface thereof;
A flap structure provided with a plurality of flaps on the discharge port side of the main body to control opening and closing of the discharge port by opening or blocking the flap by a driving motor;
A humidifying disk unit detachably installed at a lower portion of the main body; And
And a blower fan installed inside the fan casing positioned between the humidifying disk unit and the discharge port. The method according to claim 1,
The flap structure,
A plurality of flaps having a rotating shaft formed at both ends and inserted at one end thereof so as to be inserted into an inner surface of the discharge port;
Sliders coupled to each other of the flaps are inserted to move the linear movement so that the flaps interlock with each other;
And a driving motor connected to the rotating shaft to transmit the rotational force to the rotating shaft to drive the flap. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The humidifying disk portion extends from the front portion and the front portion separated from the main body to form a reservoir for storing water,
The storage tank is provided with a rotating shaft in a horizontal direction, the rotating shaft is provided with a plurality of humidifying disk, the humidifier having a discharge opening foreign matter blocking structure, characterized in that the humidifying disk portion is separated from the main body by pulling the front portion to the outside of the main body. .

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