WO2023236567A1

WO2023236567A1 - Atomizer

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Publication number: WO2023236567A1
Application number: PCT/CN2023/074914
Authority: WO
Inventors: 陈运东; 李学瑞; 张晓飞; 曹高华
Original assignee: 青岛海尔空调器有限总公司; 青岛海尔空调电子有限公司; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2022-06-08
Filing date: 2023-02-08
Publication date: 2023-12-14
Also published as: CN115218314A

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of air humidification, and provides an atomizer. The atomizer comprises a housing body, atomization columns and an axial flow fan. Two accommodation chambers are formed in the housing body, openings communicated with the accommodation chambers being formed in one end of the housing body, and the two atomization columns being inserted in the two accommodation chambers in a one-to-one correspondence mode along the opening positions. An air duct is formed in the housing body, the air duct comprising an air inlet and air outlets, the air outlets being communicated with the accommodation chambers, and the air inlet being used for receiving external air. The axial flow fan is connected to the housing body and is suitable for enabling air to flow from the air inlet to the air outlets, so that air carrying atomized liquid drops is blown out. In the atomizer, the two atomization columns are arranged in the housing body, and the two atomization columns can work at the same time, and can also work independently, thereby ensuring the working continuity of the atomizer. Meanwhile, the two atomization columns can work at the same time, so that the humidification efficiency is high, and the atomizer can be used for a relatively dry environment, thus improving the comfort level of a user.

Description

atomizer

Cross-references to related applications

This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application with application number 202210652904.7 and the invention name "Atomizer" submitted on June 8, 2022, which is fully incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

This application relates to the technical field of air humidification, and in particular to an atomizer.

Background technique

An atomizer is a household appliance that can increase room humidity. The atomizer can humidify a designated room, or it can be connected to a boiler or central air-conditioning system to humidify an entire building. It has been widely used in various fields. For example, an ultrasonic atomizer uses 2 million ultrasonic high-frequency oscillations per second to atomize water into ultrafine particles and negative oxygen ions of 1 micron to 5 microns, thereby achieving uniform humidification, fresh air, etc., and can remove the effects of winter heating. Keep the heat away and create a comfortable living environment. In related technologies, when replenishing the water source of an atomizer, the water tank or atomization column needs to be removed to replenish water. The subsequent atomization work can only be carried out after the water replenishment is completed, resulting in discontinuous operation of the atomizer.

Contents of the invention

This application aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the related art. To this end, this application proposes an atomizer. Two accommodation cavities are formed in the box. Two mutually independent atomization columns can be placed in the box, which can ensure the continuity of the atomizer's operation.

The atomizer provided according to the embodiment of the present application includes:

The box is formed with two accommodation cavities. One end of the box is formed with an opening connected to the accommodation cavity, and an air duct is formed in the box. The air duct includes an air inlet and an air outlet. The air outlet is connected to the accommodation cavity;

Two atomization columns, the two atomization columns are inserted into the two accommodation cavities in one-to-one correspondence;

An axial flow fan is connected to the box and is adapted to make air flow from the air inlet to the air outlet.

According to an embodiment of the present application, two of the accommodating cavities are arranged side by side, and the gap between the two accommodating cavities forms the air duct.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the axial flow fan is disposed at an end of the box facing away from the opening, and the air inlet is formed on an end surface of an end of the box facing away from the opening.

According to an embodiment of the present application, an annular baffle is formed on an end of the box away from the opening, and a plurality of ventilation holes are formed on the annular baffle.

According to an embodiment of the present application, a mutually matching limiting structure is provided between the cavity wall of the accommodation chamber and the outer wall of the atomization column.

According to an embodiment of the present application, along the pulling direction of the atomization column, the cavity wall of the accommodation cavity forms a limiting platform, and the outer wall of the atomizing column forms a limiting plane, and the limiting plane is tightly is attached to the limiting platform.

According to an embodiment of the present application, an end of the atomization column facing away from the box is provided with a handle.

According to an embodiment of the present application, an end of the atomization column facing away from the handle is provided with a first electrode connection terminal, and a second electrode connection matching the first electrode connection terminal is provided in the accommodation cavity. terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present application, a slot is formed on an end of the atomization column away from the handle, and the first electrode connection terminal is disposed in the slot.

According to an embodiment of the present application, a plurality of spray ports is formed on one end of the atomization column toward the opening.

One or more of the above technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application have at least one of the following technical effects:

The atomizer provided according to the embodiment of the present application includes a box, an atomization column and an axial flow fan; two accommodation chambers are formed in the box, and an opening connected to the accommodation chamber is formed at one end of the box, and the two atomization columns The positions along the opening are inserted into the two accommodation cavities in one-to-one correspondence; an air duct is formed inside the box, and the air duct includes an air inlet and an air outlet. The air outlet is connected to the accommodation cavity, and the air inlet is used to receive external air; the shaft The flow fan is connected to the box and is suitable for making the air flow along the air inlet to the air outlet, so that the air can carry the atomized droplets and blow them out. In the atomizer, two atomization columns are installed in the box. The two atomization columns can work at the same time or independently, ensuring the continuity of the atomizer's operation. At the same time, when two atomizing columns work at the same time, the humidification efficiency is high and can be used in drier environments, improving user comfort.

Additional aspects and advantages of the application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the application.

Description of the drawings

In order to more clearly explain the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or related technologies, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or related technologies will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only for the purpose of describing the embodiments or related technologies. For some embodiments of the application, those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without exerting creative efforts.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an atomizer provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 2 is a second perspective view of the atomizer provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of an atomizer provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the box provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 5 is a second perspective view of the box provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the atomization column provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 7 is a second perspective view of the atomization column provided by the embodiment of the present application.

Reference signs:
100. Box; 102. Accommodation cavity; 104. Opening; 106. Air duct; 108. Air inlet;
110. Air outlet; 112. Atomization column; 114. Axial flow fan; 116. Annular baffle; 118.
Vents;
120. Limiting platform; 122. Limiting plane; 124. Handle; 126. First electrode connection terminal; 128. Second electrode connection terminal;
130. Slot; 132. Spray port.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the invention more clear, the technical solutions in the invention will be clearly described below in conjunction with the drawings in the invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the invention, not all of them. Example. Based on the embodiments in the invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of invention protection.

In the description of the embodiments of this application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", " The orientation or positional relationship indicated by "outside" and so on is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation. , are constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the embodiments of the present application. Furthermore, the terms “first”, “second” and “third” are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the embodiments of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly stated and limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection. Or integrated connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood in specific situations.

In the embodiments of this application, unless otherwise expressly provided and limited, the first feature "on" or "below" the second feature may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in intermediate contact. Indirect media contact. Furthermore, the terms "above", "above" and "above" the first feature is above the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. "Below", "below" and "beneath" the first feature to the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature has a smaller horizontal height than the second feature.

In the description of this specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "specific examples," or "some examples" or the like means that specific features are described in connection with the embodiment or example. , structures, materials or features are included in at least one embodiment or example of the embodiments of this application. In this specification, the schematic expressions of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, those skilled in the art may combine and combine different embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification unless they are inconsistent with each other.

In related technologies, when replenishing the water source of an atomizer, the water tank or atomization column needs to be removed to replenish water. The subsequent atomization work can only be carried out after the water replenishment is completed, resulting in discontinuous operation of the atomizer.

The atomizer provided according to the embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figures 1 to 7, includes a box 100, Atomization column 112 and axial flow fan 114.

Two accommodating cavities 102 are formed inside the box 100 . An opening 104 connected to the accommodating cavities 102 is formed at one end of the box 100 . There are two openings 104 , corresponding to the two accommodating cavities 102 one-to-one. An air duct 106 is formed in the box 100. The air duct 106 includes an air inlet 108 and an air outlet 110. The air inlet 108 is used to receive external air, and the air outlet 110 is used to blow air to the atomization column 112. The atomization column can be The atomized droplets produced in 112 are blown out.

The number of atomization columns 112 is two, and the two atomization columns 112 are inserted into the two accommodation cavities 102 in one-to-one correspondence. It should be noted that the atomization column 112 is pulled and connected to the accommodation chamber 102 along the opening 104, and the two atomization columns 112 can work independently or simultaneously.

In some embodiments, multiple spray ports 132 are formed on one end of the atomization column 112 facing the opening 104. The multiple spray ports 132 work at the same time, and the humidification efficiency is high.

The axial flow fan 114 is connected to the box 100 to make the air flow along the air inlet 108 to the air outlet 110, and can blow out the atomized liquid droplets generated by the atomizing column 112 to humidify the room or a specific area.

It should be noted that the axial flow fan 114 can be disposed at the air inlet 108 , can also be disposed at the air outlet 110 , or can also be disposed in the air duct 106 .

When the axial flow fan 114 is disposed at the air inlet 108 , the axial flow fan 114 blows external air into the air duct 106 along the air inlet 108 , and then blows it out along the air outlet 110 .

When the axial flow fan 114 is disposed at the air outlet 110 , the axial flow fan 114 can suck external air into the air duct 106 along the air inlet 108 , and then blow it out along the air outlet 110 .

When the axial flow fan 114 is installed in the air duct 106, the external air is first sucked into the air duct 106 along the air inlet 108, and then blown out along the air outlet 110.

It can be understood that two atomization columns 112 are provided in the box 100. The two atomization columns 112 can work independently or at the same time. When replenishing the water source, one of the atomization columns 112 can be pulled out, and the other atomization column 112 can be pulled out. One continues to work without affecting the continuity of the atomizer's work. At the same time, the two atomization columns 112 work at the same time, the humidification efficiency is high, and it can be used in drier environments, improving user comfort.

According to the atomizer provided by the embodiment of the present application, two accommodation chambers 102 are formed in the box 100 for placing two independent atomization columns 112.

In some embodiments, two accommodation cavities 102 are arranged side by side, and the gap between the two accommodation cavities 102 forms an air channel 106 .

It can be understood that, in order to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the atomization column 112 and the accommodation cavity 102, two installation barrels are provided in the box 100, and the accommodation cavity 102 is formed in the installation barrel, and a hole is formed between the walls of the two installation barrels. gap, which can be used as an air duct 106. The air duct 106 is formed between the two accommodation cavities 102 without redundant structures, which can make the structure of the box 100 more streamlined, reduce manufacturing costs, and improve the space utilization in the box 100 .

In some embodiments, the axial flow fan 114 is disposed at an end of the box 100 facing away from the opening 104 , and the air inlet 108 is formed at an end surface of the box 100 facing away from the opening 104 .

It can be understood that the axial flow fan 114 is connected to the box 100 through screws, buckle structures, etc., and the axial flow fan 114 can blow external air into the air inlet 108, and then blow out the atomized droplets generated by the atomization column 112. When the axial flow fan 114 is installed at the end of the box 100, it occupies less space and has higher blowing efficiency.

In some embodiments, an annular baffle 116 is provided at an end of the box 100 away from the opening 104 , and a plurality of ventilation holes 118 are formed on the annular baffle 116 .

It can be understood that the height of the annular baffle 116 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the axial flow fan 114 and can block the axial flow fan 114 . The ventilation holes 118 on the annular baffle 116 can provide air to the axial flow fan 114 laterally. When the end of the box 100 is fixedly connected to other structures or touches the ground, the axial flow fan 114 can suck air through the ventilation holes 118, so Expands the application scenarios of atomizers.

In some embodiments, a mutually matching limiting structure is provided between the chamber wall of the accommodation chamber 102 and the outer wall of the atomization column 112 .

It can be understood that the limiting structure increases the stability of the atomization column 112 in the accommodation cavity 102, reduces the shaking of the atomization column 112, and avoids friction between the atomization column 112 and the box 100. At the same time, the atomization column 112 needs to be driven by electricity, and the limiting structure increases the stability of the circuit connection between the atomization column 112 and the box 100 to avoid poor contact.

In some cases, one of the atomization column 112 or the chamber wall of the accommodation chamber 102 is provided with a chute, and the other is provided with a protrusion, and the protrusion matches the chute. After the atomization column 112 is inserted into the accommodation cavity 102, the protrusion is located in the chute, and the protrusion and the chute limit the movement of the atomization column 112 relative to the box 100.

In other cases, along the drawing direction of the atomization column 112, the shape of the cavity wall of the accommodation cavity 102 is The limiting platform 120 is formed, and the outer wall of the atomization column 112 forms a limiting plane 122 , and the limiting plane 122 is closely connected to the limiting platform 120 .

It should be noted that the limiting plane 122 is formed on the entire length of the outer wall of the atomization column 112 , the limiting platform 120 is formed on the entire length of the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity 102 , and the limiting plane 122 and the limiting platform 120 are The contact area is larger and the stability is better.

In some embodiments, the end of the atomization column 112 facing away from the box 100 is provided with a handle 124. The handle 124 facilitates the user's operation and is helpful for the user to install or remove the atomization column 112.

It can be understood that the handle 124 can be a semi-ring structure or a semi-hidden structure.

In some embodiments, a first electrode connection terminal 126 is provided at one end of the atomization column 112 away from the handle 124 , and a second electrode connection terminal 128 matching the first electrode connection terminal 126 is provided at the bottom of the accommodation cavity 102 .

It can be understood that when the atomization column 112 is inserted into the accommodation cavity 102, the first electrode connection terminal 126 and the second electrode connection terminal 128 are directly connected, and the user does not need to actively connect, which is more convenient during installation.

The first electrode connection terminal 126 is provided at the end of the atomization column 112. In order to avoid interference when the atomization column 112 is removed, a slot 130 is formed on the end of the atomization column 112 away from the handle 124. The first electrode connection terminal 126 disposed in slot 130. The slot 130 can shield the first electrode connection terminal 126 to prevent the first electrode connection terminal 126 from contacting water or other electrolytes, thereby reducing the occurrence of corrosion.

To sum up, the atomizer provided according to the embodiment of the present application includes a box 100, an atomization column 112 and an axial flow fan 114; two accommodation cavities 102 are formed in the box 100, and one end of the box 100 is formed with Connected to the opening 104 of the accommodating cavity 102, two atomization columns 112 are inserted into the two accommodating cavities 102 one by one along the positions of the opening 104; an air duct 106 is formed inside the box 100, and the air duct 106 includes an air inlet. 108 and the air outlet 110, the air outlet 110 is connected to the accommodation cavity 102, and the air inlet 108 is used to receive external air; the axial flow fan 114 is connected to the box 100, and is suitable for making the air flow along the air inlet 108 to the air outlet 110, thereby making The air carries the atomized droplets and blows them out. In the atomizer, two atomization columns 112 are provided in the box 100. The two atomization columns 112 can work at the same time or independently, which can ensure the continuity of the atomizer's operation. At the same time, when the two atomization columns 112 work at the same time, the humidification efficiency is high and can be used in drier environments, improving user comfort.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the present application. within the scope of protection.

Claims

An atomizer including:

The box is formed with two accommodation cavities. One end of the box is formed with an opening connected to the accommodation cavity, and an air duct is formed in the box. The air duct includes an air inlet and an air outlet. The air outlet is connected to the accommodation cavity;

Two atomization columns, the two atomization columns are inserted into the two accommodation cavities in one-to-one correspondence;

An axial flow fan is connected to the box and is adapted to make air flow from the air inlet to the air outlet.
The atomizer according to claim 1, wherein two of the accommodation chambers are arranged side by side, and a gap between the two accommodation chambers forms the air channel.
The atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the axial flow fan is disposed at an end of the box away from the opening, and the air inlet is formed on an end surface of the end of the box away from the opening.
The atomizer according to claim 3, wherein an annular baffle is formed on an end of the box away from the opening, and a plurality of ventilation holes are formed on the annular baffle.
The atomizer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a mutually matching limiting structure is provided between the cavity wall of the accommodation cavity and the outer wall of the atomization column.
The atomizer according to claim 5, wherein along the pulling direction of the atomization column, the cavity wall of the accommodation cavity forms a limiting platform, and the outer wall of the atomizing column forms a limiting plane, so The limiting plane is closely connected to the limiting platform.
The atomizer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an end of the atomization column facing away from the box is provided with a handle.
The atomizer according to claim 7, wherein an end of the atomization column facing away from the handle is provided with a first electrode connection terminal, and the accommodation cavity is provided with a first electrode connection terminal that matches the first electrode connection terminal. of the second electrode connection terminal.
The atomizer according to claim 8, wherein an end of the atomization column facing away from the handle is formed with a slot, and the first electrode connection terminal is disposed in the slot.
The atomizer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a plurality of spray ports is formed on one end of the atomization column toward the opening.