WO2017138674A1

WO2017138674A1 - Direct water connection type humidifier

Info

Publication number: WO2017138674A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/001623
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이철호; 이형수
Original assignee: (주)딘에어코리아
Priority date: 2016-02-12
Filing date: 2016-02-17
Publication date: 2017-08-17
Also published as: JP2017142046A; JP6355694B2; WO2017138690A1; KR101731976B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a direct water connection type humidifier comprising: a casing which is buried in a wall or is mounted on the wall and has a spray hole; a water tank which is accommodated inside the casing and receives direct water through a direct water pipe; a humidification unit for evaporating the direct water inside the water tank and inducing the direct water to be sprayed to the interior through the spray hole; and a cover which is configured to open and close one side of the casing so as to enable the withdrawal and cleaning of the water tank. Contrary to the conventional technology, the present invention relates to a wall-buried type or wall-mounted type humidification facility which eliminates the inconvenience of changing water by being directly connected to outside direct water, and configures a water tank for receiving direct water to be inserted in and separated from the humidification facility so as to ease the maintenance of cleanliness. Also, the humidification facility of the present invention can control the discharge state of the direct water by having a pressure reducing valve on a direct pipe through which direct water flows.

Description

Direct connection humidifier

The present invention relates to a direct connection type humidifier, and more particularly, a wall-mounted or wall-mounted humidifier that directly connects to an external direct water, eliminating the hassle of changing water, and accessing a water tank from a humidifying facility. The present invention relates to a direct connection type humidifier which is provided to facilitate cleanliness and to control the discharge state of the direct water by providing a pressure reducing valve in the direct water pipe.

Ultrasonic humidifiers are widely used in humidifying dry living spaces.

In particular, the humidifying means for maintaining the humidity of the conventional room includes a humidifying means using ultrasonic energy, and a humidifying means for heating and generating steam by the thermal energy.

In addition, an evaporative humidifier has been devised by installing an electric heater inside a water tank whose water level is controlled by a float.

In addition, a humidification method capable of directly evaporating and humidifying clean water by directly connecting tap water has been proposed.

The indoor humidifier has been proposed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0346936 (name of the invention: a direct-type instant humidifier, registration date: July 19, 2002).

The above technical configuration is a background art for helping understanding of the present invention, and does not mean a conventional technology well known in the art.

Existing water direct-type humidifier has a problem that it is difficult to maintain the cleanness of the drip tray because it can not easily withdraw the drip tray to temporarily store direct water.

In addition, since the existing water direct type humidifier receives the water of relatively high pressure as it is, it is difficult to control the amount of water contained in the drip tray, and the water pipe may be damaged by the high pressure.

Therefore, there is a need for improvement.

The present invention has been made in order to improve the above problems, it is a wall-mounted or wall-mounted humidification equipment to provide a direct connection type humidifier to eliminate the hassle of changing the water by connecting directly to the external water directly. There is this.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a direct connection type humidifier for facilitating cleanliness by providing a water tank receiving water directly from a humidification facility.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a direct-connected humidifier for controlling the discharge state by reducing the direct water by providing a pressure reducing valve in the direct pipe through which direct water flows.

A direct-connected humidifier according to the present invention comprises: a casing having a spray hole embedded in or mounted on a wall; A water container accommodated in the casing and supplied with water through a water pipe; Humidification unit for evaporating the direct water in the water tank to guide the spray to the room through the spray hole; And a cover provided to open and close one side of the casing so that washing is possible by drawing out the bucket.

The direct pipe may control the supply of the direct water by the supply interrupter.

The supply control unit, the water level sensor for detecting the water level of the bucket; And an on / off valve provided in the straight pipe to control whether or not the flow of water flows through the straight pipe by the signal of the water level sensor.

The supply control unit may include a pressure reducing valve provided in the water pipe for reducing pressure before discharge of water flowing through the water.

The spray hole may form a discharge grill to prevent the inflow of foreign matter.

The casing has a hard cap on its rear side; The cap may be embedded in the wall to protect the casing.

The humidification unit, the suction grille portion formed on one side of the casing to allow the inflow of outside air; A duct provided inside the casing and allowing flow of outside air from the suction grill part toward the spray hole, and guiding evaporated water evaporated from the bucket to the spray hole along with the outside air; A blowing fan provided in the duct forcibly generating a flow of outside air; And a heater provided in the duct to warm the outside air introduced into the casing to increase the evaporation amount of water stored in the water tank.

As described above, the direct connection type humidifier according to the present invention, unlike the prior art, can be directly connected to external direct water as a wall-mounted or wall-mounted humidification facility, thereby eliminating the hassle of changing water.

In addition, the present invention can facilitate the maintenance of cleanliness by providing a water tank receiving water directly from the humidification facility.

In addition, the present invention can control the discharge state by providing a pressure reducing valve in the straight pipe through which the direct water flows, to reduce the direct water pressure.

1 is a perspective view of a direct connection type humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of the direct-connected humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an internal configuration of the direct-attached humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded view of the direct-connected humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of the direct-connected humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of a direct-connected humidifier according to the present invention. In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or convention of a user or an operator. Therefore, the definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a perspective view of a direct-connected humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of the direct-connected humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an internal configuration diagram of a direct connection type humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a direct connection type humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. BB cross-sectional view of a connected humidifier.

1 to 5, the direct connection type humidifier 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a casing 110, a bucket 120, a humidifying unit 130, and a cover 140.

The casing 110 forms an external shape of the humidifier 100 and may be modified in various shapes. In addition, a part of the casing 110 is embedded in the wall 1 such as the room, or mounted on the wall 1. Of course, casing 110 may be placed on the floor.

In particular, when the casing 110 is embedded in the wall 1, at least the front side is provided to be exposed. Thus, after the outside air is introduced, the discharge is allowed.

And, when the casing 110 is mounted on the wall 1, the casing 110 is mounted by a separate bracket (not shown).

In addition, the casing 110 forms a spray hole 112 to spray and discharge the evaporated moisture into the room. For convenience, the spray hole 112 is formed on the upper side of the casing 110 exposed to the outside of the wall (1).

In addition, the casing 110 may be provided with a hard cap 118 on the rear side. The cap 118 is embedded in the wall 1 and serves to protect the casing 110 from the wall 1. In this case, the cap 118 may be firmly fixed to the casing 110 by being forcibly embedded in the wall 1 after being combined with the casing 110. Of course, the cap 118 may be formed in various ways. The number and size of the spray holes 112 are not limited.

On the other hand, the bucket 120 is accommodated in the casing 110 to be detachable from the casing (110). At this time, the bucket 120 may be slide-inserted into the casing 110, or may simply be placed inside the casing 110.

Bucket 120 serves to temporarily store the water supplied through the water pipe (10).

Direct water pipe 10 serves to guide the supply of water (direct water) of the faucet or water and sewage to the bucket (120). Thus, the straight pipe 10 supplies the water to the bucket 120 in a state inserted into the casing 110.

At this time, the straight pipe 10 is coupled to maintain the insertion state to the casing 110 to be prevented from being separated from the casing 110 while shaking by the water pressure of the direct water.

Of course, the bucket 120 is applicable to a variety of shapes and materials.

In addition, the bucket 120 may be stored to be fixed inside the casing (110).

In addition, the humidifying unit 130 serves to induce spraying into the room through the spray hole 112 by evaporating the direct water inside the water tank 120 in a natural manner or a heating method.

In addition, the casing 110 is provided with a cover 140 to open and close the front side so that the washing can be taken out by pulling the bucket 120. In this case, the cover 140 may be deformed into various shapes and may be hinged to the casing 110 or may be completely detachable from the casing 110.

Therefore, after opening the cover 140, the user can insert or take out the bucket 120.

In addition, the cover 140 may include an operation unit 142 to operate the humidifying unit 130 to adjust the humidification amount.

On the other hand, the direct pipe 10 may control the supply of the direct water by the supply control unit 150.

Here, the supply control unit 150 includes a water level sensor 152, an on-off valve 154 and a pressure reducing valve 156.

The water level sensor 152 is fixedly installed on the inner surface of the water tank 120 so that the water level of the water tank 120 can be detected in real time. It is assumed that the water level sensor 152 is installed in the bucket 120 in general.

In addition, the opening / closing valve 154 is provided in the water pipe 10 so as to control whether or not the flow of water flows through the water pipe 10 by the set water level signal of the water level sensor 152. That is, the open / close valve 154 is closed at the full water level by the signal of the water level sensor 152, and is opened when the water level below the setting is detected.

In addition, the water level sensor 152 may be provided in plurality in the height direction in the bucket (120). Thus, when the water level sensor 152 gradually located in the upper side of the water tank 120 detects the direct water, the opening / closing valve 154 is controlled to reduce the flow amount of the direct water while gradually closing.

In addition, the pressure reducing valve 156 is provided in the straight pipe 10 for decompression before discharge of the straight water flowing through the straight water.

That is, when the direct water is discharged into the bucket 120 as it is, it may flow back out of the casing 110 by relatively high pressure, and the damage or impact sound of the bucket 120 may be increased as it hits the bucket 120 at a relatively high pressure. do. To prevent this, the straight pipe 10 is provided with a pressure reducing valve 156 to lower the pressure of the direct water.

On the other hand, the humidifying unit 130 includes a shaft 131 and a disk 132.

The shaft 131 is mounted on the upper side of the bucket 120 is rotated. At this time, the shaft 131 is rotated in one direction by the drive source 137.

In addition, a plurality of disks 132 are disposed along the axial direction on the shaft 131, and rotate together with the shaft 131. In addition, each of the disk 132 is partially submerged in the water of the bucket (120). Thus, the disk 132, which is filled with water, is rotated to induce evaporation of water.

In addition, the humidifying unit 130 includes a suction grill 133, a duct 134, a blowing fan 135 and a heater 136.

The suction grille 133 is formed at one side of the casing 110 to allow inflow of outside air. For convenience, the suction grille 133 is provided in the cover 140. Of course, the size, number and formation position of the suction grill 133 is not limited.

And, the duct 134 is provided in the casing 110, allows the flow of the outside air in the direction of the spray hole 112 in the suction grill 133, and the evaporated water evaporated from the bucket 120 to the outside air Together to guide flow in the direction of the spray port 112. That is, after the evaporated fresh water and the incoming outside air are mixed and discharged into the room through the discharge grill portion 115 of the spray hole 112.

Blowing fan 135 is provided in the duct 134 serves to force the flow of outside air. This serves to increase the humidification force by improving the evaporation efficiency of the falling water on the disk 132.

The heater 136 is provided in the duct 134 to warm the outside air introduced into the casing 110 serves to further increase the amount of evaporation of the direct water stored in the bucket 120.

That is, the outside air introduced through the suction grille 133 passes through the heater 136 or is heated by the heater 136 and then comes into direct contact with the disk 132. Then, the direct water on the surface of the disk 132 is increased in temperature as the evaporation force is increased. As a result, the humidification force of the room is further increased.

In particular, the spray hole 112 may form a discharge grill portion 115 to prevent the inflow of foreign matter.

In addition, the duct 134 may include a sterilizing member 160 inside to sterilize outside air and water.

Meanwhile, the duct 134 may be assembled to be firmly fixed to the casing 110. For example, the duct 134 includes a hook hook 172, and the casing 110 forms a hook groove 174 therein. Thus, when the duct 134 is inserted into the casing 110, the locking hook 172 is caught in the locking groove 174, so that the duct 134 is assembled to the casing 110.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art to which the art belongs can make various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. Will understand. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the claims below.

Claims

A casing embedded in the wall or mounted on the wall and having a spray hole;

A water container accommodated in the casing and supplied with water through a water pipe;

Humidification unit for evaporating the direct water in the water tank to guide the spray to the room through the spray hole; And

Direct connection type humidifier comprising a cover provided to open and close one side of the casing to be able to take out the water wash.
The method of claim 1,

The direct pipe is a direct connection type humidifier, characterized in that to control the supply of the direct water by the supply intermittent.
The method of claim 2, wherein the supply control unit,

A water level sensor for detecting the water level of the water tank; And

And a shut-off valve provided in the straight pipe to control whether or not the flow of water flows through the straight pipe by the signal of the water level sensor.
The method of claim 3, wherein

The supply intermittent part is a direct connection type humidifier, characterized in that it comprises a pressure reducing valve provided in the straight pipe for decompression before discharge of the direct flow flowing through the direct water.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,

The spray opening is a direct connection type humidifier, characterized in that to form a discharge grill to prevent the introduction of foreign matter.
The method of claim 1,

The casing has a hard cap on its rear side;

And the cap is embedded in the wall to protect the casing.
The humidification unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein

A suction grille formed on one side of the casing to allow the inflow of outside air;

A duct provided inside the casing and allowing flow of outside air from the suction grill part toward the spray hole, and guiding evaporated water evaporated from the bucket to the spray hole along with the outside air;

A blowing fan provided in the duct forcibly generating a flow of outside air; And

Direct connection type humidifier comprising a heater provided in the duct to warm the outside air flowing into the casing to increase the amount of evaporation of the stored water stored in the water tank.