KR20220103341A - A humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a humidifier comprises: a supply unit storing water and discharging vaporized moisture to the outside; and a main body unit attached to and detached from the supply unit and sterilizing or vaporizing the water provided from the supply unit. An entire amount of the water flowing inside the main body unit can be preferentially sterilized before vaporization.

Description

Humidifier {A HUMIDIFIER}

The following examples relate to humidifiers.

A humidifier is a device that sprays liquid water molecules into the atmosphere, and can properly maintain the humidity of the indoor air as needed.

In general, a humidifier that artificially generates and sprays moisture to increase indoor humidity includes a heating-type humidifier, which is a method of naturally spraying water vapor generated by heating water stored in a water tank to a predetermined temperature according to a moisture generation method, into a room, and a water tank It is divided into an ultrasonic humidifier, which is a method of spraying fine water particles into a room by ultrasonically vibrating water stored in a vacuum, and a combined humidifier equipped with a heating humidification method and an ultrasonic humidification method at the same time.

Recently, ultrasonic humidifiers are used due to their simple structure, excellent humidification performance, and low power consumption.

An ultrasonic humidifier uses a vibrator to vibrate a mass of water molecules. At this time, the vibrating water molecules collide with each other to transmit vibration, and when the vibration touches the surface of the water, the water particles on the surface of the water protrude from the surface of the water in the form of fine grains and humidify the surrounding air.

However, this ultrasonic humidifier has a problem in that the falling noise is generated as the water that has jumped from the surface of the water falls again, and this noise is recognized as noise to the user and causes inconvenience.

Recently, after immersing the humidifying filter in a water tank, the water that has moved to the upper side of the humidifying filter is vaporized by blowing, or by rotating a part of a plurality of disks while immersed in the water tank, the water attached to the disk surface is blown by blowing. A natural type (blow type) humidifier using a method such as vaporization is also used.

In general, in the case of a natural humidifier, when the blowing fan sucks outside air, the air sucked by the blowing fan is atomized while passing through the humidifying filter. Atomized air is discharged to the outside through the humidifier outlet to humidify the dry room.

Such a natural humidifier uses a water tank accommodating the water supplied from the water tank, and the humidification filter is immersed in the water accommodated in the water tank.

However, when using a water tank in a humidifier, if the water tank is not cleaned, there is a problem that mold, scale, scale, or bacteria multiply and are harmful to health. In addition, there is a inconvenience in using the water tank that has been stored for a long time to empty or frequently clean the water tank.

Moreover, since the conventional natural humidifier immerses the humidifying filter in a water tank, the humidifying filter is always kept in a wet state, which causes contamination of the humidifying filter itself or the growth of bacteria and mold.

Korean Patent Publication No. 2016-0124297 discloses a technical idea related to a humidifier.

An object according to an exemplary embodiment is to provide a humidifier capable of stably providing moisture of a preset spray amount.

An object according to one embodiment is to provide a humidifier capable of effectively providing sterilized moisture.

An object according to an exemplary embodiment is to provide a humidifier capable of accurately determining the coupling between a supply unit and a body unit.

The humidifier according to an embodiment includes a supply unit capable of accommodating water and discharging vaporized moisture to the outside, and a body unit detachable from the supply unit and sterilizing or vaporizing water provided from the supply unit, and within the body unit The whole amount of water flowing in the water can be sterilized in advance before it is vaporized.

The main body may include an opening/closing element capable of selectively opening or blocking the supply unit, a vaporization element generating vaporized moisture by applying vibration to the water transmitted from the supply unit, and disposed between the opening and closing element and the vaporization element, the vaporization element A heating element capable of heating the water delivered to the element and a sterilizing element supplied from the supply unit and sterilizing water delivered to the heating element by applying ultraviolet rays, wherein the vaporization element or the water transferred to the heating element is preceded In general, it can be sterilized by the sterilization factor.

The body part further includes a guide element for guiding so that the entire amount of water provided through the opening and closing element passes through the sterilizing element and then to be transferred to the vaporizing element or the heating element, wherein the guide element includes the opening and closing element and It may be formed to separate a first space in which the sterilization element is disposed and a second space in which the vaporization element and the heating element are disposed.

The body part further includes a sensing element capable of checking whether the main body part and the supply part are engaged in real time and a control element controlling the operation of the main body part, and the main body part and the supply part are detached by the sensing element. When this is detected, the control element can automatically stop the operation of the vaporizing element, the heating element or the sterilizing element.

The supply unit may include: a chamber for accommodating the water; a supply element formed on a lower surface of the chamber to transfer the water accommodated inside the chamber to the main body; It may include a flow path for transferring the accumulated moisture to the upper side of the chamber, and a cap disposed on the upper surface of the chamber to discharge vaporized moisture transferred from the flow path to the outside of the humidifier.

The cap includes a base engageable with the open upper surface of the chamber, and a first outlet formed on the base to communicate with the flow path, the first outlet being rotatable on the base and vaporized moisture It may include a first opening through which it is discharged.

In addition, the cap further includes a second outlet formed inside the first outlet and communicating with the flow path, the second outlet may be rotated on the base and a second opening through which vaporized moisture is discharged may include

As each of the first outlet and the second outlet may be individually rotated, the first opening and the second opening may be selectively disposed in the same direction or in different directions.

The cap may further include a hook element protruding downward from the base, and the hook element may be engaged with the upper end of the flow path.

In addition, a limiting element may be formed at the lower end of the flow path to prevent water droplets formed inside the flow path from falling directly to the main body.

The humidifier according to an embodiment may stably provide moisture of a preset spray amount.

A humidifier according to an embodiment may effectively provide sterilized moisture.

The humidifier according to an embodiment may accurately determine the coupling between the supply unit and the body unit.

1 shows a humidifier according to an embodiment.
2 is a perspective view of a supply part of a humidifier according to an embodiment.
3 is a detailed view of the lower side of the supply part of the humidifier according to an embodiment.
4 is a detailed view of the upper side of the supply part of the humidifier according to an embodiment.
5 shows a main body of a humidifier according to an embodiment.
6 illustrates a state in which the supply unit and the main body of the humidifier are detachably attached according to an exemplary embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, since various changes may be made to the embodiments, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these embodiments. It should be understood that all modifications, equivalents and substitutes for the embodiments are included in the scope of the rights.

Terms used in the examples are used for the purpose of description only, and should not be construed as limiting. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It is to be understood that this does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are assigned the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and the overlapping description thereof will be omitted. In the description of the embodiment, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the embodiment, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the components of the embodiment, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the elements from other elements, and the essence, order, or order of the elements are not limited by the terms. When it is described that a component is “connected”, “coupled” or “connected” to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but between each component another component It will be understood that may also be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

Components included in one embodiment and components having a common function will be described using the same names in other embodiments. Unless otherwise stated, descriptions described in one embodiment may be applied to other embodiments as well, and detailed descriptions within the overlapping range will be omitted.

1 shows a humidifier according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a supply part of the humidifier according to an embodiment. Figure 3 shows in detail the lower side of the supply part of the humidifier according to the embodiment, Figure 4 shows in detail the upper side of the supply part of the humidifier according to the embodiment. 5 shows a main body of a humidifier according to an embodiment, and FIG. 6 shows a state in which a supply part and a main body of the humidifier are detachably attached to each other according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the humidifier according to an embodiment may be detachable from the supply unit 100 and the supply unit capable of accommodating water and discharging vaporized moisture to the outside, and sterilizing or vaporizing the water provided from the supply unit. Including 200, the direction of the vaporized water discharged by the supply unit can be selectively changed by the user.

Specifically, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 , the supply unit 100 includes a chamber 110 for accommodating water, a supply element 120 formed on the lower surface of the chamber to deliver the water accommodated inside the chamber to the main body portion 120, The flow path 130 is formed to penetrate the inside of the chamber and delivers vaporized moisture transferred from the lower side of the chamber to the upper side of the chamber, and a cap disposed on the upper surface of the chamber to discharge the vaporized moisture transferred from the flow path to the outside of the humidifier (140).

In addition, a limiting element 150 may be formed at the lower end of the flow path 130 to prevent water droplets formed inside the flow path from directly falling toward the main body, which will be described later.

That is, through the supply unit 100 having the above configuration, the water stored inside the chamber is provided to the body unit 200 through the supply element 120 , and the water transferred to the body unit is vaporized to form the flow path 130 of the supply unit. ) to move to the upper side of the supply unit. Thereafter, the moisture vaporized through the cap 140 is emitted to the outside of the humidifier. At this time. Moisture remaining in the flow path without being emitted to the outside of the humidifier may ultimately form water droplets and fall to the lower side of the flow path. As such a water droplet falls and directly collides with water existing in the body portion, a minute noise may be generated. Accordingly, the limiting element 150 disposed on the lower side of the flow path prevents the water droplets from directly colliding with the water existing in the body part, and the falling water droplets flow toward the body part along the guide line formed on the limiting element. can go

In addition, referring to FIG. 4 , the cap 140 includes a base 141 that can be engaged with the upper surface of the open chamber 110 , and a first outlet 142 and a first outlet 142 formed on the base and communicating with the flow path. It may include a second outlet 143 formed inside the outlet to communicate with the flow path.

At this time, the first outlet 142 may be rotated on the base and may include a first opening through which vaporized moisture is discharged, and the second outlet 143 may be rotated on the base and vaporized moisture is discharged. and a second opening.

As each of the first outlet 142 and the second outlet 143 may be rotated individually, the first opening and the second opening may be selectively disposed in the same direction or in different directions.

That is, the first outlet 142 and the second outlet 143 are disposed in the same direction according to the user's selection, so that the entire amount of water vaporized in one direction may be discharged, and on the contrary, the first outlet 142 and As the second outlet 143 is disposed in different directions according to the user's selection, a portion of the vaporized water may be discharged in one direction, and the remaining portion of the vaporized water may be discharged in the other direction.

Furthermore, the amount of vaporized water ejected by the first opening or the second opening is reduced by including a cover element capable of adjusting the open portion of the first opening or the second opening of each of the first and second outlets, respectively. It can also be adjusted individually.

In addition, the cap further includes a hook element 144 that can be disposed to protrude to the lower side of the base, and this hook element can be fastened with a locking element formed at the upper end of the flow path.

Through such a configuration, it is possible to derive the effect that the cap can be easily seated in a preset position of the chamber.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the main body 200 includes an opening/closing element 210 that can selectively open or block the supply element 120 of the supply unit, and applies vibration to water transmitted from the supply unit to generate vaporized moisture. Element 220, a heating element 230 disposed between the opening and closing element and the vaporizing element to heat water delivered to the vaporizing element, and a sterilizing element ( 240), and the water delivered to the vaporizing element or the heating element may be sterilized in advance by the sterilizing element.

Through such a configuration, the sterilization process through ultraviolet rays can be carried out in advance on the entire amount of water delivered to the vaporizing element before the water is vaporized by the vaporizing element, and the water is transferred to the vaporizing element for more effective vaporization The entire amount of water may be heated to a preset temperature.

In order for the mechanism to be performed more reliably, the main body 200 includes a guide element 250 that guides the entire amount of water provided through the opening and closing element to be transferred to the vaporizing element or heating element after passing through the sterilizing element. Further, the guide element 250 may be formed to separate the first space (A) in which the opening/closing element and the sterilizing element are disposed and the second space (B) in which the vaporizing element and the heating element are disposed.

Accordingly, while the water provided from the supply unit moves along the flow path formed by the guide element 250, the opening/closing element 210, the sterilizing element 240, the heating element 230, and the vaporizing element 220 pass through the components in order. can be moved to

In addition, the main body 200 may further include a sensing element 260 that can check whether the main body and the supply unit are engaged in real time, and a control element (not shown) for controlling the operation of the main body.

Accordingly, when the main body and the supply unit are coupled as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the sensing element detects such a coupling, and the control unit operates the body unit to generate vaporized moisture. However, when the amount of water present in the main body is less than a preset amount by the water level sensor built in the main body, the controller may stop the operation of the main body.

On the other hand, when the detachment of the main body part and the supply part is detected by the sensing element as shown in FIG. 6(b), the control element can automatically stop the operation of the vaporization element, the heating element, or the sterilization element, thereby effectively driving the main body part can be controlled.

The humidifier according to an embodiment including the above-described components can stably provide a preset spray amount of moisture and effectively sterilize the moisture discharged to the outside. Furthermore, the operation of the main body of the humidifier can be effectively controlled by automatically detecting whether the humidifier is coupled or detached from the main body and the supply unit.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with reference to the limited drawings, those skilled in the art may apply various technical modifications and variations based on the above. For example, the described techniques are performed in a different order than the described method, and/or the described components of the system, structure, apparatus, circuit, etc. are combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components Or substituted or substituted by equivalents may achieve an appropriate result.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

100: supply
200: body part

Claims (9)

a supply unit capable of accommodating water and discharging vaporized moisture to the outside; and
a body part detachable from the supply part and sterilizing or vaporizing the water provided from the supply part;
including,
A humidifier, wherein the entire amount of water flowing in the main body can be sterilized prior to being vaporized.
According to claim 1,
The body part,
an opening/closing element capable of selectively opening or blocking the supply unit;
a vaporization element for generating vaporized moisture by applying vibration to the water transferred from the supply unit;
a heating element disposed between the opening and closing element and the vaporizing element to heat water transferred to the vaporizing element; and
a sterilization element for sterilizing water supplied from the supply unit and delivered to the heating element by applying ultraviolet rays;
including,
The humidifier, wherein the water delivered to the vaporizing element or the heating element can be sterilized in advance by the sterilizing element.
3. The method of claim 2,
The body part,
a guide element guiding the entire amount of water provided through the opening and closing element to be transferred to the vaporization element or the heating element after passing through the sterilizing element;
further comprising,
The guide element is formed to separate a first space in which the opening and closing element and the sterilization element are arranged and a second space in which the vaporization element and the heating element are arranged, the humidifier.
4. The method of claim 3,
The body part,
a sensing element capable of checking in real time whether the main body part and the supply part are engaged; and
a control element for controlling the operation of the main body;
further comprising,
When the detachment of the main body part and the supply part is detected by the sensing element, the control element can automatically stop the operation of the vaporization element, the heating element or the sterilization element.
According to claim 1,
The supply unit,
a chamber accommodating the water;
a supply element formed on a lower surface of the chamber to transfer the water accommodated inside the chamber to the main body;
a flow path formed to penetrate the inside of the chamber and transferring vaporized moisture transferred from the lower side of the chamber to the upper side of the chamber; and
a cap disposed on the upper surface of the chamber to discharge vaporized moisture transferred from the flow path to the outside of the humidifier;
Including, humidifier.
6. The method of claim 5,
The cap is
a base engageable with the open upper surface of the chamber; and
a first outlet formed on the base and communicating with the flow path;
including,
The first outlet is rotatable on the base and includes a first opening through which vaporized moisture is discharged.
7. The method of claim 6,
The cap is
a second outlet formed inside the first outlet and communicating with the flow path;
further comprising,
The second outlet may be rotated on the base and includes a second opening through which vaporized moisture is discharged,
As the first outlet and the second outlet can each be rotated individually, the first opening and the second opening can optionally be arranged in the same direction or in different directions.
8. The method of claim 7,
The cap is
a hook element protruding downward from the base;
further comprising,
The hook element may be fastened to the upper end of the flow path, the humidifier.
9. The method of claim 8,
At the lower end of the flow path, a limiting element that can prevent water droplets formed from the inside of the flow path from falling directly to the main body part may be formed.

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