RU174049U1 - Humidifier mainly for sports - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to electrical engineering for creating an artificial microclimate and air conditioning, namely to humidifiers for such rooms as living areas, offices, facilities for sports, and can be used to expand the physical, intellectual and adaptive capabilities of the body in the process of active sports exercises. The air humidifier is preferably for sports is a device based on the principle of forced evaporation (Figure 1), and contains placed in the housing 1 is a tank 2 for the aqueous phase, which is filled with water, an ultrasonic transducer 3, which vibrates in the aqueous phase located in the tank 2, and generates a vapor stream in the inner vaporization chamber 4, communicating with the atomizer 5 installed at the outlet of case 1, fan 6, installed in the lower part of the case, tray 7. In the front part of case 1 there is a control unit 8 containing a printed circuit board 9 with a programmable microcontroller 10, radio elements 11, quartz resonator 18, gig Rostat 19 and the information display 12. The electrical connection is provided by wires 15 from the power supply 16. On the front side of the housing there is a control panel 13 with windows for the information display 12 and control elements 14 made in the form of buttons. Blue LEDs 17 are located in the pallet 7 and on the bottom of the housing 1. In the lower part of the housing 1, a thermometer 20 and a hygrometer 21 are located in the air intake hole. The controls 14 are made in the form of a set of buttons, in particular, by pressing the button 22 the device turns on by pressing the button 23 includes a predetermined mode for active sports. On the information display 12 in the corresponding familiarity 24 displays the indication of the specified operating mode "sport". The indication of the evaporation rate is displayed on the information display 12 in the familiarity 25. The familiarity indication is carried out automatically by turning on the LEDs 17, which provide blue light illumination. LEDs 17 indicate the operating mode for active sports and burn until the end of work in a given mode. The duration of the specified operating mode is displayed in the timer 26 of the information display 12, and the temperature is displayed in the temperature familiarity 27 of the information display 12. The technical result is the expansion of the arsenal of autonomous compact controlled air humidifiers to create healthy conditions for active sports, preferably in the cold season by setting in the room relative humidity required by the standard SP 31-112-2004. 5 cp f-ly, 2 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to electrical engineering for creating an artificial microclimate and air conditioning, namely to humidifiers for such rooms as living areas, offices, facilities for sports, and can be used to expand the physical, intellectual and adaptive capabilities of the body in the process of active sports exercises.

For active sports, specific requirements are imposed on the humidity level. According to the norm of SP 31-112-2004, in the premises for fitness classes, the calculated air temperature in the cold season is 18 ° С with a relative humidity of 30-60%. However, the norm does not regulate the recommended relative humidity for various sports, depending on the degree of physical activity. However, with intense physical exertion, increased sweating occurs. Air, whose relative humidity level is 30%, is a good absorbent that absorbs moisture that evaporates from human skin, thereby normalizing heat transfer in the human body. Air, whose relative humidity level is 60%, does not absorb moisture well and does not contribute to the evaporation of sweat, thereby disrupting heat transfer, causing the body to overheat and worsen the athlete's well-being. To set the required temperature in the room where you plan to play sports at home, prior ventilation is required. Humidity in the cold season drops to critically low levels of 15-20% and without additional moisture does not rise to normal levels.

The most famous humidifiers are hot steam generators, the design of which involves placing inside the tank a container of water that is in thermal contact with a heating element that evaporates water in the tank and directs the steam through the spray gun to the outside of the cabinet to be treated.

Currently, there is a tendency to expand the functionality of humidifiers by giving them additional capabilities.

For example, an air humidifier with an aromatherapy function is known, comprising a housing, a water tank, an ultrasonic transducer for generating a stream of water vapor in the inner vessel, an opening in the housing, and a vapor phase diffuser mounted on the opening, comprising a porous fragrance-impregnated liner located in the diffuser so that water vapor rises along the insert in front of the outlet (patent CN 1862128, 2006).

The specified device simultaneously performs the functions of a humidifier and an aromatherapy device, however, it has a number of disadvantages, including heating the room during humidification, increased noise during operation. In addition, the known humidifier does not provide for the possibility of controlling the humidity of the room, i.e. does not provide the ability to create the required humidity regime for sports.

An air humidifier is also known, which contains a water tank inside the body, an ultrasonic transducer that vibrates in the water of the tank and generates a steam stream in the inner chamber communicating with the hole in the body, as well as a diffusion nozzle mounted on the said hole and containing a steam outlet, said nozzle contains an inner part of an elongated shape made of a porous material that can be impregnated with a volatile aromatic substance, with the possibility of passage of steam water flow along its walls, which then enters the aforementioned outlet (patent RU 2395755, 2007).

The known device provides reliability and efficiency of the humidifier, and also expands its functionality by creating the possibility of aromatization of air, improving respiratory comfort in the process of playing sports. However, the known design does not provide its effective application for sports, since it does not provide for the possibility of regulating the humidity in the room.

A device is known for breathing atmospheric air of a person in a room, which comprises a mask connected through a breathing hole to the human respiratory system, a channel for supplying atmospheric air to the room, and a channel for releasing used air from the room communicated with the mask. The device is equipped with at least one fan with a speed controller installed in the channel for supplying atmospheric air and / or the channel for exhausting used air. The mask is made with a cavity connected to the hole for breathing. The atmospheric air supply channel and the used air exhaust channel are communicated with the mask by means of a cavity (patent RU No. 2433356, 2011).

The known device can be used simultaneously for air conditioning and as a breathing simulator. However, the use of the known device is limited by the fact that when using it, it is necessary to wear a mask. This does not allow combining a known device with sports.

Humidifiers are also known that have a system that prevents liquid spatter. For example, an air humidifier is known that contains an air duct, a fan, pallets filled with water, adjacent to the air duct and communicated with it through slots, the pallets are located one above the other and are made with holes in the sides having a local lowering, and form gaps with the bottom of the higher pallet for air inlet and outlet, while the sides of one hole form a duct, and the sides of another hole form a channel for draining water, the duct is closed from below by a lid having an opening with sides, and the walls of the pallets are made enes and form a stepped housing humidifier air outlet slits are provided with splash proof dampers, a fan located above the air duct, the humidifier is provided with a water tank (patent RU № 60683, 2007).

An ultrasonic humidifier is also known, consisting of a container with a working fluid, additional containers, liquid level sensors, valves, a power supply, a microcontroller, a control unit, an electric oscillation generator, an ultrasonic emitter, a spray prevention system, an alarm unit, a liquid crystal display and an output in a fume hood, a spray prevention system comprises a unit for preventing loss of liquid (droplet trap) (patent UA 85905, 2013).

Known humidifiers also have limited functionality, as there is no possibility of regulating the humidity in the room to create the conditions necessary for playing sports.

A hyperbaric chamber is known, which, provided a mixture with a low oxygen content is supplied, can be used as a hypoxicator, including a housing with nozzles, valves, a timer, an amplifier, a humidifier, a flow sensor, and a pressure sensor, all of which are made of mechanical and single source energy is the pressure of the gas that is supplied from the mixer (US Pat. No. 4,296,743, 1981).

The known device provides adjustable humidification functions, but has the disadvantages associated with the use of balloon sources of the gas mixture: autonomy, high weight and dimensions, high operating costs. The known device does not allow its use for a wide range of consumers for sports, in particular, in residential premises due to the increased size, complex structure and high maintenance costs during operation.

A device is known for controlling the levels of characteristics of an artificial microclimate in a room, comprising an interface connected to a microclimate control unit, including, firstly, a memory controller that stores program commands for controlling the operation of the microclimate control unit by generating control signals, a timer associated with controller to synchronize events related to the control of artificial microclimate and including the generation of control signals and receiving signals, representing which represent the levels of characteristics in the room, an input device connected to the controller for inputting at least one of the set control points, an artificial microclimate characteristic sensor connected to the controller, for outputting at any given time a signal representing the level of characteristics in the room, sensor the presence of people associated with the controller in order to send a control signal to the controller, the controller’s memory also contains data on the drift and control dependencies, on a given control point, which represents a given level of characteristic, about the specified maximum and minimum ranges near the control point and about the specified maximum recovery time, and according to the control signal from the sensor for the presence of people in the absence of people in the room, the level of the characteristic drifts towards the level of the environmental characteristic in the room adjacent to it areas, and if there are people in the room, the level of the characteristic in the room is shifted in the direction from the level of the specified characteristic it’s environment, while in the program commands the drift resolution is only within the maximum range when there are no people in the room, and then, in the event of people appearing, it activates a controlled shift of the characteristic level in the room towards a given level of characteristic within the minimum range near the control point, moreover, the maximum range is limited so that for the climate control unit, the amount of control time required to shift the level of microclimate characteristics in the room from maximum DUTY range to a predetermined level not greater than a predetermined maximum recovery time (patent RU 2141081, 1999).

The known controlled device relates to a complex air conditioning system, including a heating unit, an air conditioning unit, a ventilation unit, a humidifier and a dehumidifier, a degassing unit, which makes it possible to control the humidity level and temperature in the room, i.e. Suitable for use in sports. However, the known device has a significant overall dimensions, inaccessible to a significant part of consumers, because require significant installation and maintenance costs during operation.

Closest to the proposed is an evaporative humidifier comprising a water tank located in the housing, a unit for absorbing water from said water tank; a fan unit located in the fan housing and configured to cause air flow to travel through said water absorption unit that contains a tampon, a tampon holder for securing said tampon, and a float located in said tampon holder for binding to a water level in said water tank, a block the fan comprises an electric motor and a drive for driving said electric motor; said fan casing comprises a top cover unit in which at least one ring-shaped air outlet has been developed in an outer portion adjacent to the periphery of said upper cover unit; wherein said humidifier further comprises a user interface unit mounted on said top cover unit and surrounded by said annular air outlet, comprises a humidity sensor for measuring outside air humidity outside said humidifier is located on the outer case of the evaporative humidifier so that it is separated and not it is an obstacle for freshly humidified exhaust air; it additionally contains a program control unit up to fully adapted for automatically actuating the fan unit when the measured outdoor humidity is lower than the set humidity (WO 2014/001952, 2014).

The well-known humidifier can be used in residential premises, including for the purpose of creating comfortable conditions for practicing sports exercises. At the same time, the well-known humidifier requires significant costs for its installation, connection to the water supply and sewage system through hydraulic connections and for subsequent operation, i.e. It has limited ability to change location, which limits its use.

As can be seen from the description of the prior art, a significant number of different types of humidifiers are known, however, there are no devices among them that at a fixed air temperature would forcibly maintain a lower humidity level relative to normal, taking into account the standards for gyms.

The technical problem is the expansion of the arsenal of autonomous compact controlled air humidifiers suitable for creating the required humidity in various types of rooms for active sports.

EFFECT: expansion of the arsenal of autonomous compact controlled air humidifiers to create healthy conditions for active sports, preferably in the cold season by setting the relative humidity mode in the room, required by the norm of SP 31-112-2004.

The problem is solved in that a humidifier is claimed, preferably for sports, comprising a housing with a power supply, a control panel located on the surface of the housing, a reservoir for the aqueous phase, an ultrasonic transducer that creates vibration of the aqueous phase in the reservoir and generates a steam stream in the vaporization chamber, located in the internal cavity of the housing, the housing is equipped with a hole for air intake and a fan, providing forced movement of incoming air and the expiration of enriched about air vapor through a sprayer, a control unit installed in the housing and containing a printed circuit board with radio elements, a microcontroller, a quartz resonator, a hygrostat and an information display that are electrically connected to each other and to the power supply, incoming air control elements located in the immediate vicinity openings for air intake and configured to transmit signals to the control unit, control elements that are electrically connected to the control unit are located on the control panel I, the microcontroller is made programmable, and the information display is configured to display operating modes on the control panel.

The utility model formula is presented without highlighting the restrictive part for a better understanding of the essence of the claimed technical solution.

To measure the temperature and humidity of the incoming air, the claimed device contains elements for controlling the incoming air, made in the form of a thermometer and hygrometer. These control elements are located in the lower part of the housing in the immediate vicinity of the air intake opening. The control elements of the incoming air are configured to transmit data to the control unit on the microcontroller, hygrostat and information display.

The microcontroller located in the control unit is programmed with the creation of a user interface, which is displayed on the information display in the form of current operating modes. The information display has segmented acquaintances, where a timer, an indication of the vapor evaporation rate, indoor air temperature and other user interface information are displayed. The operating mode of the inventive humidifier is set by means of controls located on the control panel. The implementation of the specified operating mode is carried out using the program code recorded in the microcontroller, the latter receives and transmits control signals that are synchronized by means of a quartz resonator located in the control unit.

The electrical connection is represented by a power circuit implemented by conductive wires, electrical contacts, conductive paths on a printed circuit board and other known elements of electrical circuits.

A light source made in the form of LEDs can be additionally placed in the pallet and at the bottom of the housing. Preferably, color LEDs are used. Most preferred are blue LEDs. The light source provides an indication of the operating modes of the inventive humidifier.

As the aqueous phase, the reservoir contains water or water with flavoring agents or water with other additives providing a pleasant odor or tonic effect or other additional effect.

Comparison of the claimed device with the known allows us to conclude that the claimed utility model meets the criterion of "novelty."

The inventive device can be manufactured using known structural elements assembled by known methods. This allows us to conclude that the criterion is “industrial applicability”.

The inventive device is illustrated by the following figures.

In FIG. 1 schematically shows the inventive device.

In FIG. 2 shows a control panel of the claimed device.

The air humidifier, preferably for sports, is a device based on the principle of forced evaporation (Figure 1) and contains a tank 2 for the aqueous phase, which is filled with water, placed in the housing 1, an ultrasonic transducer 3, which creates vibration in the aqueous phase located in reservoir 2 and generating a steam stream in the inner chamber 4, communicating with the atomizer 5, installed at the outlet of the housing 1, the fan 6, installed in the lower part of the housing, tray 7. In the front part of the housing 1 there is a control unit 8 comprising a printed circuit board 9 with a programmable microcontroller 10, radio elements 11, a quartz resonator 18, a hygrostat 19 and an information display 12. The electrical connection is provided by wires 15 from the power supply 16. A control panel 13 with windows is placed on the front side of the housing for the information display 12 and the control elements 14, made in the form of buttons. In the pallet 7 and at the bottom of the housing 1 are blue LEDs 17. In the lower part of the housing 1 in the hole for air intake are a thermometer 20 and a hygrometer 21.

The inventive device in normal mode operates as follows. Water from the tank 2 for the aqueous phase enters the pan 7, where the ultrasonic transducer 3 by means of high-frequency vibrations of the ultrasonic membrane breaks the water into tiny particles, forming steam. The fan 6 pumps air from the room through the air intake hole into the inner chamber of vaporization 4. Air enriched with water vapor is blown humidified back into the room through a spray gun 5.

Thermometer 20, which is used as a semiconductor element (thermistor), depending on the temperature of the air changes the electrical resistance, based on the readings of which the microcontroller 10 determines the air temperature in the room. Based on the data transmitted by the thermometer 20 to the microcontroller 10, the latter determines the air temperature in the room, according to a given program, calculates the level of optimal air humidity and sends a command to the hygrostat 19.

The hygrometer 21 changes its capacitance depending on the change in the relative humidity in the room, based on this capacity the microcontroller 10 determines the current relative humidity in the room and transmits this data to the hygrostat 19. The hygrostat 19 is based on the data on air temperature and relative humidity in the room and the data obtained on the necessary optimal relative humidity controls the intensity of the ultrasonic transducer 3, or stops it.

Quartz resonator 18 is an element of the integrated circuit of the device that sets the clock frequency of the microcontroller. When voltage is applied to the electrodes, the quartz resonator creates an electrical signal with a given clock frequency, which is the carrier for the microcontroller (carrier clock frequency) due to the piezoelectric effect. The microcontroller 10 based on the carrier clock frequency of the quartz resonator 18 has the ability to determine the real time and on this effect, the specified mode lasts 60 minutes. After starting this mode, the microcontroller 10 starts the countdown and displays on the information display 12 the number of minutes remaining until the end of the mode for active sports (countdown).

Before starting active sports, the premises should be prepared accordingly: it must be freed from unnecessary items and ventilated for 15 minutes. In the winter season after this procedure, the air temperature and relative humidity in the room will drop to minimum values.

As an example, we give an example of setting the settings (Figure 2) of the inventive humidifier.

To start the humidifier in the mode for active sports, you must turn on the device and set this mode by clicking on the control panel 13 on the corresponding control element 14, made in the form of a set of buttons (Figure 2). By pressing the button 22, the device turns on, and by pressing the button 23, it turns on the set mode for active sports. On the information display 12 in the corresponding familiarity 24 displays the indication of the specified operating mode "sport". The indication of the evaporation rate is displayed on the information display 12 in familiarity 25. The indicated indication lights up if it is necessary to raise the relative humidity in the room to the set value. Indication of familiarity is carried out automatically by turning on the LEDs 17, which provide illumination with blue light. LEDs 17 indicate the operating mode for active sports and burn until the end of work in a given mode. The duration of the specified operating mode is displayed in the timer 26 of the information display 12, and the temperature is displayed in the temperature familiarity 27 of the information display 12.

The microcontroller 10 is programmed based on the following conditions:

- if the air temperature is> 20 degrees Celsius, the level of relative humidity is 30%;

- if the air temperature <= 20 degrees Celsius, the relative humidity level is 40%.

You can exit the mode for active sports at any time by pressing the button 23, which is part of the controls 14, which stops the humidifier in the active sports mode.

The performance of this humidifier is sufficient to install and maintain the required level of relative humidity in rooms up to 125 cubic meters.

The inventive device provides the ability to use an autonomous and compact air humidifier in automatic mode for active sports in various types of rooms, preferably in the cold season. Using the inventive device provides the required adjustable humidity mode for normal perspiration and evaporation of sweat during active exercise, thereby preventing possible negative consequences associated with impaired heat transfer in the human body. This allows you to organize classes in active sports exercises in rooms up to 125 cubic meters, ensuring that the standard for temperature and relative humidity provided by SP 31-112-2004 is met. If the training is regulated by time, then the inventive device additionally allows you to monitor the time by means of a timer reverse report displayed on the information display. The timer is additionally indicated by a light signal, which increases the usability of the inventive device.

Claims (6)

1. An air humidifier, preferably for sports, comprising a housing with a power supply, a control panel located on the surface of the housing, an aqueous phase reservoir, an ultrasonic transducer that vibrates the aqueous phase in the reservoir and generates a vapor stream in the vaporization chamber located in the inner cavity of the housing , the casing is equipped with a hole for air intake and a fan, which provides forced movement of incoming air and the expiration of steam-enriched air through the spray gun, control unit installed in the housing and containing a printed circuit board with radio elements, a microcontroller, a quartz resonator, a hygrostat and an information display that are electrically connected to each other and to the power supply, incoming air control elements located in the immediate vicinity of the air intake opening and made with the ability to transmit signals to the control unit, the control panel contains controls that are electrically connected to the control unit, the microcontroller is made programmable, and the information display is configured to display operating modes on the control panel. 2. The humidifier according to claim 1, characterized in that the control elements of the incoming air are represented by a thermometer and a hygrometer, configured to transmit data to the control unit on a microcontroller, hygrostat and information display. 3. Humidifier according to claim 1, characterized in that light sources are located in the tray and on the bottom of the housing to indicate operating modes. 4. Humidifier according to claim 3, characterized in that the light sources are represented by LEDs. 5. The humidifier according to claim 4, characterized in that the LEDs are colored. 6. The humidifier according to claim 1, characterized in that the information display is configured to display a predetermined mode of operation, a countdown of time, temperature and evaporation rate.

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