KR20230047561A - Filter unit for humidifier water tank and humidifier including such filter unit - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a humidifier having a filter unit for a water tank of a humidifier comprises: a water tank storing water; a main body unit where the water tank is separably mounted and sterilizing or atomizing the water provided from the water tank; a cover separably coupled to an upper portion of the main body unit to cover the upper portion of the main body unit; and a filter unit coupled to one side of the water tank. The filter unit is fluidly connected to a lower portion of the water tank to filter foreign substances before the water inside the water tank is introduced to the main body unit.

Description

Filter unit for a humidifier tank and a humidifier including the same

The following embodiments relate to a filter unit for a humidifier tank and a humidifier including the same.

A humidifier is a device for generating atomized particles to control indoor humidity, and is intended to prevent respiratory diseases or skin diseases caused by dry air due to indoor dry air entering the human respiratory system. For example, Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0000179 discloses a separate type humidifier.

An object according to an embodiment is to provide a filter unit for a humidifier tank that prevents leakage of a valve of the tank by filtering out foreign substances from water in the tank of the humidifier.

An object according to an embodiment is to provide a filter unit for a humidifier tank that filters foreign substances from water in the humidifier tank so that the water is smoothly atomized.

A humidifier including a filter unit for a humidifier tank according to an embodiment includes a water tank in which water is received, a main body portion in which the water tank is detachably mounted and water provided from the water tank is sterilized or atomized, and detachably coupled to an upper portion of the main body portion and a filter part coupled to one side of the water tank and a cover covering an upper part of the main body part, wherein the filter part is connected to the lower part of the water tank in fluid communication to remove foreign substances before the water in the water tank flows into the main body part. can be filtered.

The filter unit may be disposed on an inner lower surface of the water tank.

The filter unit may include a body member disposed to cover an outlet located at a lower portion of the water tank and a filter member disposed inside or outside the body member.

The filtering member may include a porous foam member.

The filtering member may have a ring shape.

The body member may include an annular inner wall surrounding the outlet and an outer wall surrounding the inner wall, and each of the inner wall and the outer wall may include at least one opening.

The water tank may be made of a first material, and the body member may be made of a second material.

The first material may be metal, and the second material may be plastic.

A filter unit applied to a humidifier water tank according to an embodiment may include a body member disposed to cover an outlet located at a lower portion of the water tank and a filtering member disposed inside or outside the body member, and the filtering member may filter foreign substances before the water in the water tank flows into the main body.

The body member may be separately mountable on the inner surface of the water tank.

The body member may include an annular inner wall surrounding the outlet and an outer wall surrounding the inner wall, the inner wall and the outer wall may each include at least one opening, and the filtering member may include the inner wall and the outer wall. It is disposed between the outer walls and may be composed of a ring-shaped foam member.

A filter unit for a humidifier tank according to an embodiment may filter foreign substances from water in the humidifier tank to prevent leakage of a valve of the tank.

A filter unit for a humidifier tank according to an embodiment may filter out foreign substances from water in the humidifier tank so that the water is smoothly atomized.

Effects of the filter unit for a humidifier tank according to an embodiment are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

1 is a perspective view of a humidifier in which a filter unit for a water tank of the humidifier according to an embodiment is installed.
2 is a perspective view of a humidifier in a state in which a filter unit for a humidifier tank is installed and a cover is separated according to an embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the humidifier in which a filter unit for a water tank of the humidifier according to an embodiment of FIG. 1 is installed.
5 is a view of a water tank in which a filter unit for a water tank of a humidifier according to an embodiment is installed, viewed from below.
Figure 4a is an exploded perspective view around the filter unit of the humidifier in which the filter unit for the humidifier tank according to an embodiment is installed.
4B is a cross-sectional view around the filter unit of the humidifier in which the filter unit for the humidifier tank is installed according to an embodiment.
Figure 6a is a perspective view viewed from the top of the filter unit for a humidifier tank according to an embodiment.
6B is a perspective view of a filter unit for a water tank of a humidifier viewed from the bottom according to an embodiment.
7 is a perspective view of a filter member of a filter unit for a water tank of a humidifier according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, since various changes can 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 changes, equivalents or substitutes to the embodiments are included within the scope of rights.

Terms used in the examples are used only for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as limiting. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "include" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that it 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 a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, they should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. don't

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components regardless of reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof will be omitted. In describing 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 will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the components of the embodiment, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, sequence, or order of the corresponding component is not limited by the term. When an element is described as being “connected,” “coupled to,” or “connected” to another element, that element may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but there may be another element between the elements. It should be understood that may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

Components included in one embodiment and components including common functions will be described using the same names in other embodiments. Unless stated to the contrary, descriptions described in one embodiment may be applied to other embodiments, and detailed descriptions will be omitted to the extent of overlap.

1 is a perspective view of a humidifier 100 in which a filter unit 140 for a water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment is installed, and FIG. 2 is a filter for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment. A perspective view of the humidifier 100 in a state in which the unit 140 is installed and the cover 130 is separated, and FIG. 3 is a filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of the installed humidifier 100.

In the humidifier 100 in which the filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment is installed, the water tank 110 in which water is accommodated and the water tank 110 are detachably mounted and are separated from the water tank 110. It may include a body part 120 in which the provided water is sterilized or atomized, a cover 130 covering the upper part of the body part 120, and a filter part 140 coupled to one side of the water tank 110. .

The main body 120 may include various devices for driving the humidifier 100, such as a device capable of adjusting the amount of water flowing out of the water tank 110 and a power supply device.

The cover 130 may be detachably coupled to an upper portion of the body portion 120 and may serve to protect devices included in the body portion 120 .

Referring back to FIG. 2 , the filter unit 140 coupled to the lower portion of the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 in which the filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment is installed is shown. .

The filter unit 140 may be located on several surfaces (eg, side and bottom surfaces) of the water tank 110 . In the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 in which the filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment is installed, the outlet 111 of the water tank 110 is located on the lower surface of the water tank 110 Because of this, the filter unit 140 is coupled to the lower surface of the water tank 110.

Referring back to FIG. 3 , the filter unit 140 coupled to the lower surface of the water tank 110 as mentioned above is shown.

Figure 4a is an exploded perspective view around the filter unit of the humidifier in which the filter unit for the humidifier tank is installed according to an embodiment, Figure 4b is a cross-sectional view around the filter unit of the humidifier in which the filter unit for the humidifier tank is installed according to an embodiment, Figure 5 is A view of the water tank 110 in which the filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment is installed is viewed from below.

The water tank 110 may include an outlet 111 on a lower surface, and may include a valve 150 to control the amount of water flowing through the outlet 111 .

The filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment may be directly coupled to the lower surface of the water tank 110, otherwise coupled to the valve 150 located around the outlet 111 It could be.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the filter unit 140 is coupled to the upper unit of the valve 150, and the upper unit of the valve 150 passes through the outlet 111 of the water tank 110 to the water tank ( 110), the lower unit of the valve 150 may be fastened.

The filter unit 140 may be fluidly connected to the lower portion of the water tank 110 , and water in the water tank 110 may be primarily filtered by the filter unit 140 . Thereafter, the water may be discharged through the outlet 111 or discharged with the flow rate controlled by the valve 150 .

On the other hand, the configuration of the filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment (eg, the body member 141 (FIGS. 6A and 6B)) may be composed of a material different from that of the water tank 110 can

Since the water tank 110 contains water, the water tank 110 may be made of a metal material for sanitation. On the other hand, the valve 150 and the filter unit 140 that can be mounted in the water tank 110 may be made of plastic to easily inject a shape (eg, a screw thread or a protrusion) that can be fastened to the outlet 111.

Through the selection of these materials, it is possible to easily clean the water tank 110, minimize environmental pollution caused by the use of plastics and negative effects of environmental hormones on the human body, and at the same time, the valve 150 and the filter unit 140 can be easily formed.

For example, the material constituting the valve 150 and the filter unit 140 may be plastic such as acrylic resin, polyethylene resin, or celluloid resin, whereas the material constituting the water tank 110 is preferably stainless steel ( stainless steel).

Referring to Figures 6a and 6b, a detailed structure of the filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment is shown.

6A is a perspective view of the filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment, viewed from the top, and FIG. 6B is a filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment. ) is a perspective view from the bottom of the

The filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment is a body member 141 constituting the overall appearance of the filter unit 140 and a filtration that can be positioned around the body member 141 member 146.

The body member 141 may include one or more outer wall openings 145 to allow fluid communication with the water tank 110 . In addition, the body member 141 is arranged to cover 130 the outlet 111 located at the bottom of the water tank 110 when mounted on the lower part of the water tank 110, so that the water in the water tank 110 passes through the outer wall opening ( It is possible to move to the outlet 111 only through 145). Through this, it is possible to prevent water not filtered by the filter unit 140 from directly flowing into the main body unit 120 through the outlet 111 .

Meanwhile, the filtering member 146 may be located inside the body member 141 and may have a ring shape as shown in FIG. 6B.

At this time, the body member 141 may include a ring-shaped inner wall 142 surrounding the outlet 111 and an outer wall 144 surrounding the inner wall 142, so that there is a gap between the outer wall 144 and the inner wall 142. A ring-shaped body member 141 can be accommodated therein.

In addition, the inner wall 142 allows the filtering member 146 to be positioned remote from the outlet 111, such that the filtering member 146 blocks the outlet 111 or a valve that can be disposed at the outlet 111. It can be prevented from interfering with the operation of (150).

The inner wall 142 may also include an inner wall opening 143 capable of fluid communication like the outer wall 144, so that the water filtered from foreign matter by the filtering member 146 passes through the inner wall opening 143 of the inner wall 142 to the outlet. You can go to (111).

The number of openings 143 and 145 located on the outer wall 144 and the inner wall 142 of the body member 141 of the filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment may be one or more, and the inner wall 142 ) and the outer wall 144 may be arranged along the circumference if it is circular in shape.

Again, looking at the filter member 146 of the filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to one embodiment, it may be a porous foam member as shown in FIG. 6B. A porous foam member is, for example, a sponge.

It is possible to easily remove foreign substances from the water in the water tank 110 by using such a porous foam member. Referring to FIG. 7 , a perspective view of the filtering member 146 of the filter unit 140 for the water tank 110 of the humidifier 100 according to an embodiment is shown.

However, the filter member 146 is not limited to such a foam member, and may have a wire mesh structure made of wire.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with limited drawings, those skilled in the art can apply various technical modifications and variations based on the above. For example, the described techniques may be performed in an order different from the method described, and/or components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the method described, or other components may be used. Or even if it is replaced or substituted by equivalents, appropriate results can be achieved.

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

Claims (11)

water tank for receiving water;
a body portion in which the water tank is detachably mounted and the water provided from the water tank is sterilized or atomized;
a cover detachably coupled to an upper portion of the body portion to cover an upper portion of the body portion; and
a filter unit coupled to one side of the water tank;
including,
The filter unit is fluidly connected to the lower part of the water tank to filter foreign substances before the water in the water tank flows into the body part.
humidifier.
According to claim 1,
The filter part,
Disposed on the lower surface of the inside of the water tank,
humidifier.
According to claim 1,
The filter part,
a body member disposed to cover an outlet located at a lower portion of the water tank; and
a filtering member disposed inside or outside the body member;
including,
humidifier.
According to claim 3,
The filtering member is
Including a porous foam member,
humidifier.
According to claim 3,
The filtering member has a ring shape,
humidifier.
According to claim 3,
The body member,
an annular inner wall surrounding the outlet; and
an outer wall surrounding the inner wall;
including,
The inner wall and the outer wall each include at least one opening,
humidifier.
According to claim 3,
wherein the water tank is composed of a first material and the body member is composed of a second material;
humidifier.
According to claim 7,
The first material is metal and the second material is plastic.
humidifier
In the filter unit applied to the humidifier tank,
a body member disposed to cover an outlet located at a lower portion of the water tank; and
a filtering member disposed inside or outside the body member;
including,
The filtering member filters foreign substances before the water in the water tank flows into the main body.
filter unit;
According to claim 9,
The body member is separately mountable on the inner surface of the water tank,
filter unit.
According to claim 9,
The body member,
an annular inner wall surrounding the outlet; and
an outer wall surrounding the inner wall;
including,
The inner wall and the outer wall each include at least one opening,
The filtering member is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall and is composed of a ring-shaped foam member.
filter unit.

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