KR20170068301A

KR20170068301A - A Cyclone Humidifier

Info

Publication number: KR20170068301A
Application number: KR1020150175337A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김재순; 김용희
Original assignee: (주)비케이더블유
Priority date: 2015-12-09
Filing date: 2015-12-09
Publication date: 2017-06-19

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cyclone humidifier, in which a guide is installed in which a vibrator unit is mounted so as to be spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction within a low-water container for storing water. The vibrator unit includes a vibrator and a water level sensor together. Accordingly, when the water gradually decreases in accordance with the humidifying operation, only the vibrator in contact with the water is driven according to the detection result of the water level detecting sensor, so that the humidification is performed. Therefore, it is possible to exclude the structure of the float which moves in the vertical direction according to the change of the water level in the past, and it is possible to prevent the interruption of the humidification operation due to the failure of the float, and the configuration can be simplified.

Description

A Cyclone Humidifier

The present invention relates to a cyclone humidifier, and more particularly, to a cyclone humidifier which is provided with two or more vibrators spaced apart in a vertical direction and generates humidification particles by at least one vibrator contacting water in accordance with a change in water level will be.

Living in the room for a long time, if you continuously inhale the dry air in the room, causes various respiratory diseases. Therefore, in order to maintain the room humidity at an appropriate level, a humidifier will be used to spray water into the room. In such a humidifier, when an ultrasonic signal generated by an electric circuit is applied to a vibrator immersed in water, the vibrator vibrates to generate ultrasonic waves, and an ultrasonic humidifier, a heater or an electrode that utilizes the effect of such vibration, Type humidifier, and a filter evaporative humidifier which evaporates water by passing air through a wet filter.

However, this humidifier has a slight difference depending on the humidification method, but the size of the water particles scattered during humidification is large, and the convection in the room is not properly performed. Therefore, only the portion where the humidifier is installed is locally humidified, and the entire room is not humidified. In addition, when water particles are scattered into the atmosphere, relatively large particles of water are bound to dust in the air by surface tension, and water particles combined with dust are inhaled by the respiratory tract to cause respiratory diseases, (For example, a video player, an audio player, a TV, and the like) provided in the home appliance, thereby causing a malfunction of the home appliance.

In order to solve this problem, the present applicant filed a cyclone humidifier (hereinafter referred to as "prior art document") having a fine humidification function, which was filed on July 8, 2010 and registered on July 31, The prior art document is a humidifier using a cyclone system, which makes it convenient to carry out micro humidification, low humidifier and low water level cleaning, thereby maintaining a hygienic indoor environment. The steam generating unit includes a float for floating the vibrator in addition to the vibrator and the water level detecting sensor. In this case, the float moves vertically according to the water level change in the low water level, and floats the vibrator and the water level sensor to a certain height from the water level.

However, the prior art document has a structure in which the float moves in the vertical direction along the guide portion of the guide portion according to the water level change. If the float does not move in response to the water level change, humidification itself can not be performed.

In addition, the float is a structure that moves sensitive to a change in water level, and when the humidifier is moved during the humidification operation, the float may fluctuate severely, so that the humidification may not be performed smoothly.

A float having a buoyancy formed in a ring shape so as to be inserted into the guide portion of the steam generating portion and a vibrator connected to the float to granulate water while moving up and down along the water surface, There is a high possibility that the manufacturing is difficult and the failure occurs.

Therefore, it is necessary to improve the structure of the cyclone humidifier so as to achieve humidification.

Korean Patent No. 10-1293556 (2013. 07. 31. Cyclone humidifier with fine humidification function)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a cyclone humidifier which can easily implement a fine humidifying function while eliminating the configuration of a float that moves according to a change in water level in the past.

According to an aspect of the present invention for attaining the above object, there is provided a water purifier comprising: a cylindrical low- A cap portion coupled to an upper end of the lower container and having an air inlet and a humidifying particle outlet; A blowing fan installed inside the cap unit to supply the air introduced through the air inlet into the low condenser through a tuyer; A guide coupled to the lower end surface of the cap portion and having a passage portion for delivering the humidifying particles generated in the low-water receiving container to the humidifying particle outlet; And a vibrator unit having at least two spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to an outer circumferential surface of the guide, the vibrator unit including a water level sensor for sensing the water level and a vibrator for water granulation.

Here, the cap unit includes an operation panel for commanding a humidifying operation and a control unit for controlling the function to be performed according to the operation of the operation panel.

In the guide, a power supply line for connecting the vibrator units and the controller is provided, and the controller controls on / off operation of the vibrator according to the detection result of the water level sensor.

In addition, the control unit varies the rotational force of the blowing fan in accordance with a change in the water level in the water in the low-water receptacle.

On the other hand, the humidifying particle outlet and the passage portion are used as a path for supplying water from the outside into the low-water receptacle.

If there are three or more vibrator units, the intervals of the respective vibrator units may be set to the same or different.

According to the cyclone humidifier of the present invention as described above, two or more vibrator units including a water level sensor and a vibrator are vertically fixed to an outer circumferential surface of a guide installed in a low-capacity receptacle. Therefore, it is possible to perform humidification while driving only one or more vibrators immersed in water according to a change in the water level in the low-water receptacle, and it is possible to solve the problem caused by the structure and action of the float moving in the vertical direction according to the change of the water level .

In addition, since the present invention provides a plurality of vibrator units fixed to a guide instead of a float, the overall structure can be simplified.

In addition, the present invention can selectively control the driving of the vibrator immersed in water, thereby controlling the amount of humidification.

1 is a perspective view showing the outside of a cyclone humidifier according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a block diagram of an internal construction of a cyclone humidifier according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
3 is a cross-sectional view of a cyclone humidifier
Fig. 4 is an exemplary view showing the air flow according to the driving of the cyclone humidifier; Fig.

The present invention provides a cyclone humidifier in which two or more vibrator units are installed in a guide positioned in a low receptor and the structure of the cyclone humidifier is improved so that humidification is performed by driving one of the corresponding vibrators in accordance with a change in water level .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cyclone humidifier according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an internal structural view of a guide of a cyclone humidifier according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a cyclone humidifier.

As shown in the drawing, the cyclone humidifier 100 of the present invention has a lower casing 110 and a cap unit 200 positioned at the upper ends of the lower casing 110. The low-pass filter 110 and the cap unit 200 may be formed integrally or separately. The cap unit 200 is rotatable in a state of being coupled with the low-capacity container 110.

The lower receptacle 110 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. The bottom surface of the receptacle 110 is closed to store water, and the upper portion of the receptacle 110 has an opening shape in which the cap portion 200 can be mounted. The low receptor 110 has a function of a low receptor for storing water therein and accommodates a guide 300 on which a plurality of vibrators 321a, 321b and 321c to be described later are mounted and the vibrators 321a and 321b ) 321c to function as a steam generating device for granulating water.

The cap portion 200 coupled to the upper end of the low-pass filter 110 is formed in a substantially donut shape forming a space portion therein. An air inlet 210 for introducing outside air is formed along the inner peripheral surface of the cap portion 200. Although only one air inlet 210 can be formed, it is preferable that a plurality of slits having the same shape are formed apart from each other along the inner circumferential surface. In addition, a blowing fan 230 for generating an air flow is installed inside the cap portion 200. A ventilation hole 220 is formed on the bottom surface of the cap part 200 corresponding to the position where the ventilation fan 230 is installed. The air outlet 220 is formed by cutting a part of the bottom surface of the air outlet 220. The air outlet 220 is for discharging airflow generated in the air outlet fan 230 to the interior of the low- An outlet 240 is formed at one end of the tuyere 220 to discharge the airflow into the container 110 to form a swirling flow in the container 110. The outlet 240 may be formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with the bottom surface so that the airflow blown out from the blowing port 220 is discharged so as to be inclined in the circumferential direction of the low- Therefore, the outside air is introduced into the low-condenser 110 through the air inlet 210, the air blowing fan 230, the air outlet 220 and the outlet 240.

At the center of the cap portion 200, a humidifying particle outlet 250 for discharging humidifying particles to the outside is formed. However, the humidifying particle outlet 250 is also used as a function of a supply port for supplying water from the outside to the inside of the lower container 100 in cooperation with the passage portion of the guide described later.

Although not shown in the cap portion 200, an operation panel for commanding the operation of the cyclone humidifier 1 and an LED for displaying the function panel when the function is operated are also provided.

The guide 300 is coupled to the bottom surface of the cap unit 200. The guide 300 has a cylindrical shape, but a portion of the upper end of the guide 300 is larger in diameter than the lower portion. Preferably, the passage portion 310 is formed so that the humidified particles and water can pass through. The passage portion 310 surrounds the humidifying particle outlet 250.

In the guide 300, two or more vibrator units 320a, 320b and 320c are mounted. The vibrator units 320a, 320b and 320c are fixed at different heights in a direction perpendicular to the outer circumferential surface of the guide 300. [ At this time, the intervals d1 and d2 of the vibrator units 320a, 320b and 320c may be the same or different. The mounting direction can be the same or different. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the three vibrator units 320a, 320b, and 320c are mounted at substantially equal intervals and in different directions, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The vibrator units 321a, 321b, and 321c and the water level sensor (not shown) are mounted on the respective vibrator units 320a, 320b, and 320c. The vibrators 321a, 321b, and 321c generate ultrasonic waves to granulate water, and the water level sensor senses the height of water to stop the vibrators 321a, 321b, and 321c. That is, the vibrators 321a, 321b, and 321c configured with the water level sensor are driven or stopped depending on the detection result of the water level sensor. Therefore, when water is filled in the water storage container 100 by the water level sensor, all of the vibrators 321a, 321b and 321c mounted on the guide 300 are operated, If it is reduced, it will stop operation from the upper vibrator sequentially.

The vibrator units 320a, 320b and 320c are connected to each other through a power supply line provided inside the guide 300 and connected to a control unit (not shown) provided in the cap unit 200. [ The control unit performs a corresponding control operation in accordance with an operation command of the operation panel provided on the cap unit 200. [ Particularly, according to the present invention, all the vibrators 321a, 321b, and 321c are controlled to operate when the water level of the water in the low-water receptacle 110 is the maximum water level. At this time, It can be stopped.

Hereinafter, the process of humidifying the cyclone humidifier according to a specific embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

When water is stored in the low receptor 110 (for example, at the maximum water level) and the user activates the operation button of the humidifier, the electric signal generated by the controller is transmitted to the first to third vibrator units 320a, 320b and 320c And then transmitted to the first to third vibrators 321a, 321b, and 321c. Accordingly, when the first to third vibrators 321a, 321b, and 321c are vibrated to generate ultrasonic waves, the water vibrates and the water is granulated and protruded. Here, the first to third vibrators 321a, 321b and 321c operate because the water level sensor detects that there is more water than the first vibrator unit 320a.

The blower fan 230 installed in the cap unit 200 operates so that air flows into the cap unit 200 from the outside through the air inlet port 210. The inflow air flows through the air outlet 220 and the outlet 240, And a swirling flow is generated in the low-concentration container 110. At this time, the water particles generated by the first to third vibrators 321a, 321b, and 321c swirl in the low-velocity receiver 100 due to the swirling flow, and water particles having a large size are swirled by the centrifugal force And collide with the wall surface of the low-capacity receptacle 100 and fall to the floor. The ascending vortical flow is formed at the center of the descending swirl flow and the fine water particles are raised along the ascending swirl flow and are discharged to the outside through the passage portion 310 of the guide 300 and the humidifying particle outlet 250 . In this way, the first to third vibrators 321a, 321b, and 321c are all operated at a maximum water level in the low-capacity water container 110, thereby humidifying the water. An example embodiment of airflow and humidifying particle discharge for this phenomenon is shown in detail in FIG.

As humidification takes place, the water in the low-water receptacle 100 is gradually reduced. When the water level becomes low, the first water level sensor senses first. If water is not detected as a result of the first water level sensor, the controller turns off the power supplied to the first vibrator 321a. The humidification by the first oscillator 321a is stopped, but the second and third oscillators 321b and 321c continue to operate, so that the humidification operation as described above continues.

When the humidification continues, the second water level sensor and the third water level sensor sense that there is no water in order according to the water level change. If the second level sensor senses that there is no water, the second oscillator 321b also stops operating, so that the third oscillator 321c humidifies only by the third oscillator 321c. If the third water level sensor detects that there is no water, the third vibrator 321c also stops operating. When the operation to the third level sensor is stopped, the humidification operation is substantially terminated.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the first to third vibrators 321a, 321b and 321c selectively operate to perform the humidification operation according to the detection results of the plurality of water level sensors fixed to the guide 300 will be.

On the other hand, if the third water level detection sensor does not detect water in accordance with the humidification operation, the control unit indicates that water is not present in the low water level receptacle 110. Then, the user injects water into the low-water receptacle 110, in which case the water can be supplied without separating the cap part 200 from the low-water receptacle 110. That is, when water is supplied to the humidifying particle outlet 250 provided at the center of the cap portion 200, the water flows downward through the passage portion 310 of the guide 300 into the low-water receptacle 100 . Accordingly, the present invention has an advantage in that water can be supplied into the low-water receptacle 110 without detaching the cap portion 200 at the upper end of the low-

When the water is supplied into the low-water receptacle 110, the first to third water level sensors sense the water according to the amount of water to be supplied. When the operation button is operated again, the previously described humidifying operation is performed again.

In the meantime, according to the present invention, the first to third vibrators 321a, 321b, and 321c stop operation according to a change in the water level, and the rotational force of the blowing fan 230 is also set differently can do. That is, all of the first to third vibrators 321a, 321b, and 321c operate to humidify the water at the maximum water level. In this case, since the space in the low-water receptacle 110 is not wide, May be set to be weak. However, when the water level is lowered and only the third vibrator 321c is operated to humidify, the space in the lower level receptacle 100 becomes relatively wider. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the rotational force of the air blowing fan 230 so that the swirling flow is strongly generated in the low- As a result, the humidifying particles are sufficiently blown out to the outside through the passage portion 310 and the humidifying particle outlet 250, and humidification can be performed. Of course, this is merely an embodiment, and it is natural that humidification can be performed while keeping the rotational force of the blowing fan 230 constant, regardless of the water level change.

As described above, in the conventional cyclone humidifier, a plurality of vibrator units including a vibrator and a water level sensor are fixedly attached to a guide instead of a float moving according to a water level change, and one or more vibrators are driven according to a change in the water level, Is carried out.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be apparent that modifications, variations and equivalents of other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

100: Cyclone humidifier 110: Low receptor
200: cap part 210: air inlet
220: blower 230: blower fan
240: outlet 250: humidifying particle outlet
300: Guide 310:
320: vibrator unit 321: vibrator

Claims

A cylindrical low-reservoir for storing water;
A cap portion coupled to an upper end of the lower container and having an air inlet and a humidifying particle outlet;
A blowing fan installed inside the cap unit to supply the air introduced through the air inlet into the low condenser through a tuyer;
A guide coupled to the lower end surface of the cap portion and having a passage portion for delivering the humidifying particles generated in the low-water receiving container to the humidifying particle outlet; And
And a vibrator unit having at least two spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to an outer circumferential surface of the guide, wherein the vibrator unit includes a water level sensor for sensing the water level and a vibrator for water granulation.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cap unit comprises an operation panel for commanding a humidifying operation and a control unit for controlling the function to be performed according to an operation of the operation panel.

3. The method of claim 2,
A power supply line connecting the vibrator units and the control unit is installed in the guide,
Wherein the controller controls on / off operation of the vibrator according to the detection result of the water level sensor.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control unit varies the rotational force of the blowing fan according to a change in the water level of the water in the low-water receptacle.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the humidifying particle outlet and the passage portion are used as a path for supplying water from the outside into the low-water receptacle.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when the number of the vibrator units is three or more, the intervals of the vibrator units can be set to the same or different.