KR20140074670A - Humidifiers with non-motorized humidification filter - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a humidifier with a non-motorized humidification filter, the humidifier comprising: a main body having an internal space; a blowing unit installed in the main body and configured to supply air thereinto; a water storage tank installed at a moving path of air supplied by the blowing unit and in which water is received; a humidification filter unit having a lower part submerged in the water storage tank and disposed on the moving path of the air to humidify the air introduced into the main body; and a windmill unit having at least one windmill configured to rotate the humidification filter unit by the blowing unit and hinged to the humidification filter unit. According to the humidifier with the non-motorized humidification filter, by rotating the humidification filter unit using the air introduced thereinto by the blowing unit as a driving source, it is possible to provide the humidifier with the non-motorized humidification filter which is capable of removing the necessity of having a separate driving apparatus of the humidification filter unit. In addition, as the windmill is configured to be unfolded upon exposure to the air and folded upon entering water in the water storage tank due to resistance of the water, it is possible to provide sufficient driving force to the humidification filter unit.

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HUMIDIFIERS WITH NON-MOTORIZED HUMIDIFICATION FILTER <br> <br> <br> Patents - stay tuned to the technology HUMIDIFIERS WITH NON-MOTORIZED HUMIDIFICATION FILTER

The present invention relates to a humidifier, and more particularly, to a humidifier capable of driving a humidifying filter unit that contains moisture in air purified by a humidifying filter unit rotated by a blowing fan and discharges moisture.

In the present invention, by driving the blowing fan, the humidifying filter in a state of being submerged in water is rotated by the force of wind passing through the inside of the main body, and the purified air is discharged through the filter into the room while the moisture is put into the room, And to provide a humidifier capable of supplying air to the room.

Generally, a humidifier is a device that applies various filters to filter out harmful substances harmful to pollution dust or human body in the air to provide fresh air.

Such a humidifier is a device that uses air that has been cleaned by various filters and is converted into humid air while passing through a moistened humidifier filter.

A conventional conventional humidifier is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0530530. The conventional humidifier includes a blower for blowing indoor air into the main body, a blowing motor for rotating the blower, a plurality of disks rotatably held in a part of the water reservoir, a disk gear coupled to the disk, A disk motor for rotating the disk, and a motor gear coupled to the shaft of the disk motor to engage with the disk gear. Therefore, the room air is introduced into the humidifier main body by the rotation of the blowing fan, and the humidified air is discharged again to the outside of the main body after humidifying the inflow air by swirling the water by rotating the disk .

However, in the conventional case, a driving source such as a motor for rotating the humidifying filter unit must be additionally provided separately from the blowing unit, which complicates the structure of the inside of the humidifier and increases the consumption of electric power and the cost.

In order to solve such a problem, a method of rotating the humidifying filter unit using the air introduced into the humidifying filter unit by the blowing fan may be proposed. However, the portion of the humidifying filter unit, which receives the driving force of the air, This is a factor which cancels the rotational force of the humidifying filter portion and can not provide a sufficient driving force to the humidifying filter portion.

The present invention is realized by recognizing at least one of the requirements or problems generated in the conventional humidifier.

The present invention provides, as one aspect, a humidifier capable of driving the humidifying filter unit in a non-motive manner, by which the humidifying filter unit is rotated by using the air introduced into the interior by the blowing unit as a driving source, .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a humidifier capable of driving the humidifying filter unit in a non-reciprocal manner capable of providing a sufficient driving force to the humidifying filter unit by constructing the wind turbine unit to expand when the wind turbine is exposed to the air, The purpose is to provide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner comprising: a main body having an internal space; a blower for supplying air into the inside of the main body; A humidifying filter portion is rotated by a humidifying filter portion and a blowing portion disposed on a moving path of the air so as to humidify air introduced into the main body portion while the lower portion is immersed in the water storage portion, And a windmill unit having at least one windmill hinged to the windmill unit.

Preferably, the windmill is deployed upon exposure to the air and may be provided to be folded by the resistance of the water upon receipt by the reservoir.

Further, preferably, the windmill may be provided so as to be in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the humidifying filter portion by the resistance of water when the windmill is received by the water storage portion.

Preferably, the humidifying filter unit may further include an insertion groove into which the windmill is inserted.

Further, preferably, the humidifying filter portion may further include an elastic member.

Preferably, the windmill may have a curved portion toward the inflow direction of the inflow portion.

Further, preferably, the humidifying filter unit may be provided in a form in which a plurality of humidifying members are overlapped.

Preferably, the humidifying member may include a plurality of protrusions for guiding the flow of air.

Also, preferably, the projections may be provided in a curved shape.

Preferably, the windmill may have hinges disposed at predetermined intervals along the outer circumferential surface of the humidifying filter unit and connected to penetrate the humidifying filter unit.

Preferably, the windmill portion may include a hinge portion disposed at a predetermined interval along the outer circumferential surface of the humidifying filter portion and provided at both ends of the humidifying filter portion.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method of controlling an air conditioner, comprising: an air sucking step of sucking air into the main body part by driving a blowing part; And a rotating step of rotating the humidifying filter unit by the driving force of the air by the blowing unit. The method of driving the humidifying filter unit of the humidifier includes the steps of:

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that it is not necessary to provide a driving device for a separate humidifying filter section by rotating the humidifying filter section using air introduced into the inside by the blowing section as a driving source.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the wind turbine is expanded when exposed to the air and folded by the resistance of water when the wind turbine is received by the water reservoir, thereby providing sufficient driving force to the humidifying filter.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the humidifying filter portion is provided with the insertion groove into which the windmill is inserted, thereby minimizing the resistance force of water acting on the windmill, thereby providing a sufficient driving force to the humidifying filter portion.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an elastic member is additionally provided in the insertion groove, so that a windmill folded by the resistance of water when it is received in the water reservoir can be deployed into the air when floated on the water surface, It is possible to provide the humidifying filter portion with a sufficient driving force while minimizing the resistance of the water while being able to receive it effectively.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, since the humidifying filter portion is provided with the plurality of flow paths for guiding the flow of air through the windmill, a sufficient driving force can be provided to the humidifying filter portion, It is effective to improve performance.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of humidifying members of the humidifying filter unit are provided with a plurality of protrusions to effectively float the water stored in the water storage unit, thereby improving the humidifying performance by increasing the surface area of the humidifying filter unit It is effective.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the wind turbine section is formed in a curved shape toward the air inflow direction, thereby providing a sufficient driving force to the humidifying filter section.

1 is a sectional view showing a structure of a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a perspective view of a humidification filter unit and a windmill unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an operation principle of a humidifying filter unit and a windmill unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view illustrating a humidifying filter unit and a windmill unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view of a wind turbine section and a humidifying filter section in which an insertion groove is formed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view of a humidifying filter of a humidifying filter unit according to an embodiment of the present invention and a reference diagram showing the flow of water and air acting on an end face of a cutout portion of the channel.
7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the structure of a humidifier according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to facilitate understanding of the features of the present invention as described above, a humidifier capable of driving the humidifying filter unit without motive power according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described based on embodiments best suited for understanding the technical characteristics of the present invention, and the technical features of the present invention are not limited by the illustrated embodiments, It is to be understood that the present invention may be implemented as illustrated embodiments. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments to be described below, in the reference numerals shown in the accompanying drawings, among the constituent elements which perform the same function in each embodiment, the related constituent elements are indicated by the same or an extension line number.

1 to 7, a humidifier 100 capable of driving the humidifying filter unit according to an embodiment of the present invention without motive power will be described.

1 to 7, a humidifier 100 capable of driving the humidifying filter unit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 200, a blowing unit 300, a water storage unit 400, (500) and a windmill unit (600).

First, referring to FIG. 1, a main body 200 provided in the humidifier 100 capable of driving the humidifying filter unit by non-motive force will be described. The main body 200 may include an air inlet 210, an air outlet 220, and a filter 230.

The main body 200 has an internal space to allow the airflow 300, the water storage 400, and the humidifying filter 500 to be installed therein. The main body 200 may include an air inlet 210, an air outlet 220 and a filter 230 so that external air can be introduced into the main body 200 through the airflow 300.

The filter 230 is a combination of a plurality of filtering means for filtering out foreign matter or dust in the air to provide clean air. That is, the filter may be provided with a pre-filter, a pre-filter, a functional filter, a HEPA filter, and a deodorization filter.

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, a description will be made of a blowing unit 300 provided in the humidifier 100 capable of driving the humidifying filter unit in a non-motive manner.

The air-blowing unit 300 is provided inside the main body 200 to draw air thereinto. That is, the blowing unit 300 is installed in the main body 200 so as to be disposed at the rear end of the filter 230 on the inflow path of the air, and provides a suction force for introducing the outside air into the inside.

The blowing fan unit 300 includes a blowing fan for circulating air. The blowing fan blows air in the room into the interior of the humidifier, passes the filtered air through the filter 230, cleanly filters the room, And discharges it into the space again.

However, the position of the blowing unit 300 is not limited and may be provided at various positions such as a space between the filter 230 and the humidifying filter unit 500 or a space above the water storage unit 400.

Next, a water storage unit 400 provided in the humidifier 100 capable of driving the humidifying filter unit by non-motive force will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

The water storage part 400 is installed inside the body part 200 and houses water therein. The water storage unit 400 may include a water storage tank body 410 and a humidifying filter mounting unit 420.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the water storage part 400 may be provided so that a part of the humidifying filter part 500 is immersed in water contained therein. In addition, the water storage part 400 may include a humidifying filter mounting part 420 for mounting the humidifying filter part 500. The humidifying filter unit 500 may be rotatably connected to the humidifying filter fixing unit 420 and the lower portion of the humidifying filter unit 500 may be accommodated in the water storage unit 400 so as to be immersed in water.

The body part 200, the blowing part 300, and the water storage part 400 correspond to matters well known in the art, so a detailed description will be omitted.

Next, a humidifying filter unit 500 provided in the humidifier 100 capable of driving the humidifying filter unit by non-motive force will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG. The humidifying filter unit 500 may include a humidifying member 510 and a rotating shaft 520. The humidifying filter unit 500 may further include an insertion groove 530 and an elastic member 540. [

The humidifying filter unit 500 humidifies the air introduced into the main body 200 through the water supplied from the water storage tank. The humidifying filter unit 500 may be disposed on the moving path of the air to humidify the air introduced into the main body 200 and may be rotated by the driving force of the air introduced into the humidifying filter unit 500 .

For example, the humidifying filter unit 500 may include a plurality of humidifying members 510 in the form of a disk. The humidifying filter unit 500 includes a plurality of disk-shaped humidifying members 510 that are rotated in a state where a portion of the water stored in the water storage unit 400 is immersed, (520). The humidifying member 510 may be formed with a shaft hole 511 through which the rotating shaft 520 is inserted.

The rotating shaft 520 is rotatably coupled to the humidifying filter fixing unit 420 to enable rotation of the humidifying filter unit 500. The rotary shaft 520 is connected to the shaft holes 511 of the plurality of humidifying members 510 to form an integral humidifying filter unit 500.

The humidifying member 510 and the rotating shaft 520 may be made of a synthetic resin material to prevent deformation by water attached to the surface from the water tank. For example, polyethylene, polypropylene, or the like.

Next, a windmill unit 600 provided in the humidifier 100 capable of driving the humidifying filter unit in a non-motive manner will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. The windmill unit 600 may include a windmill 610 and a hinge unit 620.

3, the windmill unit 600 is a member that rotates the humidifying filter unit 500 by receiving a driving force generated by the air introduced into the windmill 300. As shown in FIG.

 The windmill unit 600 may be hinged to the humidifying filter unit 500 and may be hung when exposed to the air and folded by the resistance of the water when it is received by the water storage unit 400.

The windmill 610 can be basically unfolded from the humidifying filter unit 500 by the air passing between the humidifying members 510 of the humidifying filter unit 500.

1 to 5, when the windmill 610 is exposed to the air at the uppermost end of the humidifying filter by the rotation of the humidifying filter, the windmill 610 is positioned at a position where the curved portion 630 is located in the air- So that the resistance of the air can be maximized. Therefore, the driving force can be maximized in the air that is transmitted to the humidifying filter unit 500 by the wind turbine 610. Conversely, when the wind turbine 610 is immersed in the lowermost water of the humidifying filter part 500 by the rotation of the humidifying filter part 500, the back surface of the curved part 630 of the wind turbine 610 faces the traveling direction of the water flow By flowing water along the back surface of the curved portion 630, the resistance of water can be minimized.

The windmill unit 600 may be made of a synthetic resin material to prevent deformation by water adhering to the surface of the windmill. For example, polyethylene, polypropylene, or the like.

The wind turbine 610 may be provided so as to be folded in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the humidifying filter unit 500 by the resistance of water when the wind turbine unit 400 is received or inserted into the insertion groove 530 of the humidifying filter unit 500 Accordingly, it is possible to sufficiently provide the driving force for rotating the humidifying filter unit 500 by minimizing the resistance of water to be received by the wind turbine 610 when the wind turbine 610 is received by the water storage unit 400.

The hinge unit 620 is a member for rotatably coupling the windmill 610 to the humidifying filter unit 500. The hinge portion 620 may be provided with an elastic member 540 for unfolding the windmill portion 610.

The hinge portion 620 may include a rotation restricting portion (not shown) for preventing the rotation of the hinge portion 620 over a predetermined angle when the windmill 610 is deployed in the air, It does not rotate over a predetermined angle.

The hinge portion 620 unfolds the windmill 610 when exposed to the air, and it is possible to fold the windmill 610 by the resistance of the water generated when the water is immersed in the water storage portion 400.

When the wind turbine 610 is disposed at a predetermined interval along the outer circumferential surface of the humidifying filter unit 500, the hinge unit 620 may be installed so as to penetrate the wind turbine 610 through the humidifying filter unit 500 And may be provided on the humidifying member 510 at both ends of the humidifying filter unit 500.

1 to 3, the curved portion 630 preferably has a curved depression toward the air inflow direction of the air-blowing portion 300, and the air- The air flow direction of the air introduced from the air blowing unit 300 may be directed toward the curved depression of the air blowing unit 600. In this case, the resistance of the air can be maximized, and the driving force of the air delivered to the humidifying filter unit 500 by the windmill 610 can be maximized.

Hereinafter, a humidifier 100 capable of driving the humidifying filter unit 500 according to another embodiment of the present invention without motive power will be described.

As shown in FIG. 6, the humidifying member 510 of the humidifying filter unit 500 is a member for absorbing water from the water storage unit 400, and may be provided in a disc shape. A plurality of humidifying filters may be integrally coupled to the rotating shaft 520 so that the humidifying filter unit 500 may be configured. The humidifying member 510 may further include a protrusion 512.

6, the protrusions 512 may be provided on the surface of the humidifying member 510, and the protrusions 512 may protrude from the surface of the humidifying member 510, And a plurality of radially arranged axes 511 may be provided.

The protrusion 512 guides the air passing between the windmill 600 and the surface of the water storage 400 to the windmill 610 so that the windmill 610 can sufficiently receive the driving force of the windmill 300 And the windmill 610 may protrude from the insertion groove 530 together with the elastic member 540 when the windmill 610 is exposed to the water surface.

The protrusion 512 guides the airflow to the wind turbine 600 and the driving force of the air passing between the humidifier 510 and the humidifier 510 is additionally received by the humidifier 510 To increase the resistance of the air.

The protrusion 512 is a member that can act as a part that is resisted by water when it is received by the water storage part 400.

6, the protrusions 512 are formed in a curved shape toward the inflow direction of the airflow 300 so that the protrusions 512 receive the driving force most effectively by air and the resistance of the water is minimized. In addition, the cross section of the protrusion 512 may be provided in the shape of a right triangle so that the right triangle short side 514 is disposed in the air inflow direction. Of course, it is also possible to provide the rectangular short side 514 in a curved shape in order to maximize the resistance of the air. Conversely, when the protrusion 512 is immersed in the water of the lowermost end of the humidifying filter unit 500 by the rotation of the humidifying filter unit 500, the protrusion 512 is moved in the direction of the long side 513 of the rectangle, And the water is flowed along the back surface of the curved surface in the direction of the long side 513, thereby minimizing the resistance of the water.

The protrusions 512 are members for pumping up the water contained in the water storage tank 400 and are provided with a plurality of protrusions 512 on both sides or both sides of the plurality of humidifying members 510 of the humidification filter unit 500, It is possible to effectively improve the humidifying performance of the humidifying filter unit 500 by increasing the surface area of the humidifying filter unit 500. [

2 to 5, the humidifying filter unit 500 may be provided with an insertion groove 530 through which the windmill unit 600 is inserted, and the insertion groove 530 is provided with an insertion hole And an elastic member 540 may be additionally provided inside the insertion port 531. [ It is also possible that the insertion groove 530 and the elastic member 540 are not essential components of the humidifying filter unit 500 and that the insertion groove 530 and the elastic member 540 are not provided. Further, if the windmill 610 can be lifted, the position and shape of the insertion groove 530 and the elastic member 540 are not limited.

4, the elastic member 540 is inserted into the insertion hole 531 of the insertion groove 530, and the insertion groove 530 and the windmill 610 are in contact with each other A part of the elastic member 540 may protrude from the surface. 2 to 5, when the windmill 610 is folded due to the resistance of the water, the elastic member 540 is disposed on the side of the humidifying filter unit 500, The elastic member 540 can be fully inserted into the insertion port 531, and the elastic member 540 can have a maximum contracted state. On the contrary, when the windmill 610 immersed in water floats on the surface of the water and exits into the air, the resisting force by air is smaller than the resistance by water, so that the elastic member 540 is elastically deformed So that the windmill 610 can be exposed from the insertion groove 530. However, in the embodiment in which the insertion groove 530 and the elastic member 540 are not provided, the wind turbine 610 is moved by the air passing between the humidifying members 510 of the humidification filter unit 500, (Not shown).

Accordingly, the wind turbine 610 is expanded in the air, so that the propulsion unit 300 can receive a sufficient propulsive force and can transmit a sufficient rotational driving force to the humidification filter unit 500.

The insertion groove 530 may be provided with a groove for facilitating the separation of the windmill 610 between the windmill 610 folded into the insertion groove 530 and the end of the insertion groove 530.

Although the present invention has been shown and described with respect to specific embodiments thereof, 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 as set forth in the following claims It will be appreciated that those skilled in the art will readily understand the present invention.

100: Humidifier capable of driving without humidification of the filter section
200: main body 210: air inlet
220: air discharge part 230: filter
300: convection section 400: reservoir section
410: Reservoir body 420: Humidification filter mounting part
500: humidifying filter unit 510: humidifying member
511: shaft hole 512:
513: Long side 514: Short side
520: rotating shaft 530: insertion groove
531: insertion port 540: elastic member
600: Windmill part 610: Windmill
620: Hinge section 630:

Claims (11)

A body portion having an inner space;
A blowing unit provided inside the main body and supplying air to the inside;
A water storage part provided in a movement path of air supplied by the air supply part and containing water therein;
A humidifying filter portion which is disposed on the moving path of the air so that the lower portion of the water storage portion is submerged and the air introduced into the main body portion is humidified; And
And a windmill unit having at least one windmill for rotating the humidifying filter unit by the blowing unit and hinging the humidifying filter unit to the humidifying filter unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the windmill is deployed when exposed to the air and folded by the resistance of water when the windmill is received by the water storage unit.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the windmill is provided so as to be in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the humidifying filter part by a resistance of water when the windmill is received by the water storage part.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the humidifying filter unit further comprises an insertion groove into which the windmill is inserted.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the humidifying filter unit is further provided with an elastic member.
6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Wherein the windmill is provided with a curved portion toward an inflow direction of the inflow portion.
6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Wherein the humidifying filter unit is provided with a plurality of humidifying members overlapping each other.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the humidifying member is provided with a plurality of protrusions for guiding the flow of air.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the protrusions are formed in a curved shape.
6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Wherein the windmill is disposed at a predetermined interval along an outer circumferential surface of the humidifying filter portion and has a hinge portion connected to the humidifying filter portion through the humidifying filter portion.
6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Wherein the windmill is provided with a windmill at predetermined intervals along an outer circumferential surface of the humidifying filter portion and a hinge portion provided at both ends of the humidifying filter portion.

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