KR20170127317A - Air washer - Google Patents

Abstract

A humidified air purifier is disclosed. The disclosed humidified air purifier comprises: a body cover covering a water tank and having a shroud guiding humidified air; and a heating unit provided to the shroud in a surface shape to heat the discharged air.

Description

Air humidifier air purifier {AIR WASHER}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a humidifying air purifier, and more particularly, to a humidifying air purifier capable of increasing the temperature of a humidified mist sprayed by providing an surface heating structure on a shroud of a body cover.

Air cleaners Humidifiers are used to perform both air purifying and humidifying functions, and are often referred to as 'air washer' or 'wet air purifier'.

Such an air clean humidifier is slightly immersed in a water tank and sucks indoor air through a blowing fan to a rotating disk assembly so that the air sucked through the disk passes through the disks and collects fine dust, dust, bacteria, fungus, mites, Is captured by a water film formed on the surface of the disk and then falls into the water in the water tank to be settled, while the water on the surface of the disk assembly is evaporated by blowing air to perform humidification.

The conventional air clean humidifier includes a disk assembly in which a plurality of disks are axially connected to form a circular columnar shape, and a blowing fan is disposed on an upper portion of the disk assembly. The air is sucked through the suction grille and guided to pass between the disks of the disk assembly to be trapped by the water film on the surface of the disk assembly and to fall into the water in the water tank to be precipitated and the air thus cleaned is evaporated from the surface of the disk assembly With the air coming out of the case through the discharge grille.

However, the existing air clean humidifier uses a line heater to warm the air, and the heating power is remarkably lowered, so that there is a problem that the air is discharged.

On the other hand, Korean Patent No. 10-0770412 (titled invention: water supply automatic opening and closing heater type humidifier) is presented.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a humidifying air purifier capable of quickly and efficiently raising the temperature of a humidifying mist discharged by providing a heating unit inside a shroud of a body cover.

In addition, the present invention provides a humidifying air cleaner having a plurality of upper and lower partitioning members having different sizes of through-holes to provide a heating member, which is an area heating element, to be installed in the shroud, It has its purpose.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a humidifying air purifier which can improve assembling performance by providing the partition member on a case member corresponding to the shape of the shroud.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a humidifying air cleaner that can be easily detached and removed from a shroud using a detachable portion.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a humidifying air purifier including a body cover covering a water tank and having a shroud for guiding humidified air; And a heating unit provided on the shroud in a plane to heat the discharged air.

The heating unit may include at least one partitioning member disposed at least one across the shroud and defining a through hole for air movement; And a heating member provided on at least one side surface of the partition member to form a guide hole corresponding to the through hole and to apply heat to the discharged air.

In addition, the partition member is disposed at two or more intervals so as to have a predetermined interval on the upper and lower sides of the shroud, and the through-hole is formed gradually smaller as the number increases from the lower side to the upper side.

In addition, the total area of the through-holes formed in each of the partition members is the same for balancing movement of the discharged air.

In addition, the partition member is detachable from the shroud by a detachable portion.

The detachable portion may include: a first detachable member which is formed to be engageable with the inner surface of the shroud; And a second detachment member formed around the partition member to be coupled to the first detachment member.

Further, the partition member is provided in a case member corresponding to the inner surface of the shroud.

Further, the case member is detachably restrained in the shroud by a restricting member provided on the shroud.

Further, the heating member includes a planar heating element provided on a side surface of the partition member.

The humidifying air purifier according to the present invention can quickly and efficiently raise the temperature of the humidifying mist sprayed by providing a heating part inside the shroud of the body cover.

In addition, the present invention provides a heating member that is a surface heating element with a plurality of upper and lower partitioning members having different sizes of through holes, and is installed in the shroud, so that the contact area with the discharge air can be increased.

Further, in the present invention, since the partition member is provided in the case member corresponding to the shape of the shroud, the mountability can be improved.

Further, the present invention can be easily attached and detached from the shroud using the detachable portion.

1 is a perspective view of a humidifying air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of a heating unit of a humidifying air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a humidifying air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a heating unit is assembled with a shower unit.
4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a heating unit of a humidifying air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed on a case member.
5 is a sectional view of the assembled state of Fig.

Hereinafter, a humidifying air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a humidifying air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a heating unit of a humidifying air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a heating unit of a humidifying air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed on a case member. FIG. 5 is a sectional view Sectional view.

1 to 5, a humidifying air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body cover 100 and a heating unit 200.

The body keeper 100 has a shroud 160 covering the water storage tank 110 for storing water and guiding the humidification discharge air.

In addition, the body cover 100 has a suction portion 20 and a discharge portion 40. The suction unit 20 is provided on both sides of the body cover 100 and the discharge unit 120 is provided on the upper surface of the body cover 100. In an embodiment of the present invention, the suction unit 20 is shown and described as being formed on both lower surfaces of the body cover 100. [

Referring to FIG. 3, the water tub 110 is rotatably provided at an upper portion thereof, and a disk assembly 130, which is in contact with water, forms a space in which water can be received.

A water level sensor (not shown) capable of detecting the water level is provided in the water tank 110, and it is possible to determine whether water is replenished by the water level sensor.

A main frame 170 is provided at an upper portion of the water tub 110. The main frame 170 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has an inlet through which external air can be introduced into both sides, and a control unit is provided on the front side. The main frame 170 is provided with a disk rotation motor that provides power to drive the disk assembly 130 provided in the water tub 110.

The main frame 170 is detachably mounted on an upper edge of the water tub 110 and a driving motor 150 for driving the centrifugal fan 140 is installed at an upper end thereof.

The body cover 100 forms an outer appearance of the humidifying air purifier, and the centrifugal fan 140 driven by the driving motor 150 is accommodated. The shroud 160 is formed in a funnel shape gradually expanding toward the upper side.

When the centrifugal fan 140 is rotated by the driving motor 150, external air is introduced through the suction unit 20, and the introduced air is brought into contact with the disk assembly 130 in contact with water in the water tub 110 And is discharged to the outside through the discharge part 40 formed on the upper part of the body cover 100 through the shroud 160.

The disk assembly 130 includes a plurality of unit discs inserted into the rotation support bar to contact the water stored in the water tub 100 to humidify the intake air.

The main frame 170 is provided with a filter unit 180 for filtering foreign substances between the disk assembly 130 and the driving motor 150. The filter unit 180 pre-filters the humidified air discharged from the discharge unit 40, so that the user can use the clean humidified air.

The heating unit 200 is provided on the shroud 160 in a plane to heat the discharged air.

The hood 200 includes at least one partition member 210 which is disposed across the shroud 160 and forms a through hole 212 for air movement and a partition member 210 provided at at least one side of the partition member 210, And a heating member 220 that forms a guide hole 222 corresponding to the hole 212 and applies heat to the discharge air.

A plurality of partition members 210 are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the air moving direction discharged in the shroud 160.

At least one partition member 210 is provided below the shroud 160 to have a predetermined interval. In particular, two or more partition members 210 are arranged on the upper and lower sides of the shroud 160 so as to have a predetermined interval. In the present embodiment, it is shown and described that it is composed of three layers of upper, middle, and lower.

 Although the partition members 210 are shown as being arranged in the lateral direction, they may be provided in various shapes such as being arranged in the vertical or oblique direction. The partition member 210 may be a metal plate, a ceramic plate, or a synthetic resin plate resistant to heat. Since the heating member 220 may cause a high temperature, the partition member 210 selects an appropriate material that does not easily dissipate heat.

The heating member 220 is provided on at least one side of the upper and lower sides of the partition member 210 but is provided only on the lower side of the partition member 210 in this embodiment.

The heating member 220 includes a planar heating element disposed on a side surface of the partition member 210.

The planar heating element has various types of planar heating elements, but any one of them can be selected. Since the planar heating element is generally used in many cases, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the surface heating element may include silver nano having excellent antibacterial properties. The silver nano is activated by electrolysis, so silver ions can escape, killing the bacteria and keeping the air in a clean state.

Since the heating member 220 has an area covering the discharge range of the air discharged to the discharge unit 40, the heating efficiency can be increased. Particularly, since the heating member 220 is provided on the bottom surface of the partition member 210, the discharged air moving from the lower side to the upper side hits the surface of the heating member 220 as much as possible, Through the through hole 212 and to be discharged to the discharge port 40.

The discharge port (40) is provided with a discharge grill (60) detachably assembled on the upper side of the shyya wood (160). The discharge grill 60 is divided into a plurality of sections so that the discharged air is guided to be discharged in all four directions.

 The number of the through holes 212 is gradually increased from the lower side toward the upper side in the partition member 210.

The total area of the through holes 212 formed in the upper and lower partition members 210 is the same for balancing movement of the discharge air. The total area of the through holes 212 of the lower partition member 210 and the total area of the through holes 212 of the partition member 210 on the middle side are the same as the total area of the through holes 212 of the upper partition member 210, Are all preferably the same. The reason is that by making the amount of discharged air equal to each other, the resistance of the discharged air can be reduced to enable balanced and stable movement. As a result, the number of the through-holes 212 and the number of the communication holes 222 is increased toward the upper side of the partition member 210, but the size is gradually reduced and balanced.

Since the communication hole 222 corresponds to the size of the through hole 212, the total area of the through hole 212 is equal to that of the upper hole, and the total area of the communication hole 222 is the same do.

The partition member 210 is detached from the shroud 160 by the detachable portion 300.

The detachable part 300 includes a first detachable member 310 which is formed to be engageable with a side surface of the shroud 160 and a second detachable member 310 formed around the partition member 210 to be coupled to the first detachable member 310. [ Member (320).

The first detachable member 310 may be a hook or hook that protrudes from the inner surface of the shroud 160.

The second detachable member 320 may be an edge of the partition member 210 to be engaged with the first detachable member 310 or a locking groove formed in the partition member 210.

Referring to FIG. 5, the partition member 310 may be provided on the case member 400 corresponding to the inner surface of the shroud 160.

The case member 400 integrally or separably includes a partition member 210 attached to at least one side surface of the heating member 220 provided under the case member 400 so that the case member 400 , The three-layer partition member 210 and the heating member 22, which is a surface heating element, can be provided at the same time. Thus, the case member 400 can remarkably form the assembling property of the partition member 210 and the heating member 220 with respect to the shroud 160.

The case member 400 is releasably constrained to the shroud 160 by the restraining member 500 provided on the shroud 160. [

The restraint member 500 is formed in the shape of a hook so that the case member 400 is inserted into the shroud 160 and the outer diameter of the case member 400 and the inner diameter of the shroud 160 are in close contact with each other, And the upper surface thereof is elastically hooked to the restraint member 500. Thus, the upper and lower movement of the case member 400 in the shroud 60 is restricted.

Therefore, the humidifying air cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention can quickly and efficiently raise the temperature of the humidifying mist sprayed by providing the heating part inside the shroud of the body cover. In addition, the present invention provides a heating member that is a surface heating element with a plurality of upper and lower partitioning members having different sizes of through holes, and is installed in the shroud, so that the contact area with the discharge air can be increased.

Further, in the present invention, since the partition member is provided in the case member corresponding to the shape of the shroud, the mountability can be improved. Further, the present invention can easily attach and detach the partition member from the case member using the detachable portion.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill 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 defined by the appended claims. I will understand.

Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

20: Suction section 40:
100: Body cover 110: Water tank
130: Disk assembly 140: Centrifugal fan
150: drive motor 160: shroud
170: main frame 180: filter section
200: heating unit 210: partition member
212: Through hole 220: Heating member
222: guide ball 300: detachable part
310: first detachable member 320: second detachable member
400: Case member 500:

Claims (9)

A body cover having a shroud covering the water tank and guiding humidified air; And
A heating unit provided in a plane on the shroud to heat the discharged air;
Wherein the humidifying air purifier is a humidifying air purifier.
The method according to claim 1,
The heating unit includes:
At least one partitioning member disposed across the shroud and defining a through hole for air movement; And
A heating member provided on at least one side surface of the partition member to form a guide hole corresponding to the through hole and to apply heat to the discharged air;
Wherein the humidifying air purifier is a humidifying air purifier.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein at least two of the partition members are disposed at upper and lower sides of the shroud,
Wherein the through holes are formed to be gradually smaller as the number of the through holes increases from the lower side toward the upper side.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein a total area of the through holes formed in each of the partition members is the same for balancing movement of the discharged air.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the partition member is detachable from the shroud by a detachable portion.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the detachable portion comprises:
A first detachable member engageable with a side surface of the shroud; And
A second detachment member formed around the partition member to be coupled to the first detachment member;
Wherein the humidifying air purifier is a humidifying air purifier.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the partition member is provided on a case member corresponding to an inner surface of the shroud.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the case member is detachably held by the shroud by a restraining member provided on the shroud.
9. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 8,
Wherein the heating member includes a planar heating element provided on a side surface of the partition member.

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