EP2860464B1 - Vaporizing humidifier - Google Patents

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EP2860464B1
EP2860464B1 EP14187598.9A EP14187598A EP2860464B1 EP 2860464 B1 EP2860464 B1 EP 2860464B1 EP 14187598 A EP14187598 A EP 14187598A EP 2860464 B1 EP2860464 B1 EP 2860464B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F6/00—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification
    • F24F6/02—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification by evaporation of water in the air
    • F24F6/04—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification by evaporation of water in the air using stationary unheated wet elements
    • F24F6/043—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification by evaporation of water in the air using stationary unheated wet elements with self-sucking action, e.g. wicks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/50—Control or safety arrangements characterised by user interfaces or communication
    • F24F11/52—Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F6/00—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification
    • F24F2006/008—Air-humidifier with water reservoir

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  • the present invention relates to a vaporizing humidifier that humidifies air by passing it through a humidifying filter wet with water, and discharges the humidified air to the outside.
  • This type of vaporizing humidifier generally has a reservoir for storing water, a humidifying filter disposed inside the reservoir, a blowing fan for drawing in air from the outside, passing the drawn-in air through the humidifying filter, and discharging the air that was humidified by the humidifying filter to the outside, and a motor for rotating the blowing fan.
  • the humidifying filter Since the humidifying filter is disposed inside the reservoir filled with water, the water in the reservoir is drawn up by the capillary action of the humidifying filter, and the humidifying filter becomes damp with water. The air drawn in by the blowing fan is humidified as it passes through the humidifying filter, and then is discharged to the outside, and thus the humidifying filter loses moisture.
  • the humidifying filter becomes dry when the water in the reservoir is completely gone, and the humidification ability is lost when the humidifying filter becomes dry. For this reason, it is necessary to replenish the water in the reservoir and dampen the humidifying filter before the humidifying filter loses its humidification ability.
  • WO 2009/070902 (A1 ) describes an air humidifier with a two-part housing, which comprises inlet and outlet openings for the air, a fan, a water tank, air ducts, and a humidification mat.
  • a central pouring funnel having a central opening for pouring in water is provided.
  • WO 2009/070902 (A1 ) thereby describes an air humidifier according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the ease of filling a water reservoir in a humidifier. Further, aspects of the invention seek to solve the problem that it has not been possible to form a large water filling opening for replenishing the water in the reservoir.
  • the most important feature of the present invention is that, in order to make it possible to form a large water filling opening for replenishing the water in the reservoir, the motor is covered with a convex or dome-shaped upper cover, a peripheral gutter is formed so as to extend along the peripheral portion of the upper cover, intersecting gutters are formed so as to extend outward from the peripheral gutter and intersect the flow of the air that is to be discharged to the outside, and a water channel is formed so as to extend from the intersecting gutters to the reservoir.
  • the upper cover for the motor also serves as the water filling opening, thus making it possible to form a large water filling opening in the central region of the upper portion of the humidifier, and an advantage of the vaporizing humidifier of the present invention is that it is possible to form a large water filling opening and easily replenish the water in the reservoir.
  • the object of making it possible to form a large water filling opening and easily replenish the water in the reservoir has been realized within the limited size of the humidifier, without impairing the humidifying function and blowing function.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which the upper outer shell of a vaporizing humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention has been removed
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the vaporizing humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of the vaporizing humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional diagram viewed along arrows A-A in FIG. 3
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main portion in FIG. 4 .
  • 10 indicates a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the humidifier 10 is shaped as a vase.
  • 12 indicates a lower outer shell that forms the outer shell of the lower portion of the humidifier 10, and the lower outer shell 12 is shaped as the lower portion of a vase, that is to say shaped as a bowl.
  • Weight sensors and a control device that obtains a weight from the output of the weight sensors are provided on the bottom of the inner portion of the lower outer shell 12. Three of such weight sensors are provided horizontally at the vertex positions of an equilateral triangle, and a placing plate is placed evenly and horizontally on the weight sensors. In other embodiments a different number of weight sensors may be provided, for example, a single sensor, or a plurality (2, 4 or more) of sensors. An inlet 14 made up of a large number of vertical holes is provided over the entire circumference of the lower side of the lower outer shell 12. Also, a humidity sensor, a power switch, and an audio generation device (e.g., a speaker, buzzer, or bell) are attached to the lower outer shell 12.
  • a humidity sensor, a power switch, and an audio generation device e.g., a speaker, buzzer, or bell
  • a bowl-shaped reservoir 16 that is slightly smaller than the lower outer shell 12 is placed on the placing plate and stored inside the lower outer shell 12.
  • a humidifying filter 22 shaped as a hollow column is provided upright on the bottom of the inner portion of the reservoir 16.
  • the humidifying filter 22 is made of a hydrophilic porous material such as paper or non-woven cloth. If water is inside the reservoir 16, the humidifying filter 22 becomes damp with the water.
  • the upper end portion of the humidifying filter 22 is fixed to the upper edge portion of the reservoir 16 by a humidifying filter lock 24.
  • a humidifying filter lock 24 Inside the humidifying filter 22, an antibacterial pellet portion 18 that generates silver ions so as to suppress the breeding of bacteria in the water in the reservoir 16 is attached to the central portion of the bottom portion of the reservoir 16.
  • a bactericidal enzyme filter 26 that kills bacteria in outside air that has been drawn in is attached above the humidifying filter lock 24.
  • a lower partition wall 28 which has a recess in its upper surface which is concave towards a hole in the central portion, specifically which is shaped as an upside-down umbrella and has a hole in the central portion, is provided coaxially above the lower outer shell 12 and the reservoir 16, and the space between the lower outer shell 12 and the humidifying filter 22 is separated from the space above it by the lower partition wall 28.
  • An upper partition wall 30, which also has a recess in its upper surface which is concave towards a hole in the central portion, specifically which is shaped as an upside-down umbrella and has a hole in the central portion, is provided coaxially above the lower partition wall 28 with a gap of a predetermined length from the lower partition wall 28, and the gap formed between the lower partition wall 28 and the upper partition wall 30 forms a water channel 32.
  • the water channel 32 extends downward from the lower outer shell 12 toward the reservoir 16, that is to say toward the center of the lower partition wall 28.
  • the diameters of the holes formed in the central portions of the lower partition wall 28 and the upper partition wall 30 are approximately the same as the diameter of the humidifying filter 22.
  • a blowing fan 34 is provided coaxially with the humidifying filter 22, directly above the humidifying filter 22, and a motor 36 is attached coaxially with the blowing fan 34 and above the blowing fan 34.
  • a display unit 40 which is constituted by an organic EL display, and a control device 38 that controls the motor 36 and other electronic devices are provided above the motor 36.
  • the display unit 40 is connected to the control device 38, and information output from the control device 38 is displayed on the display unit 40.
  • the motor 36, the control device 38, and the display unit 40 are covered by a dome-shaped upper cover 42.
  • the upper cover 42 is made of transparent plastic, thus allowing viewing of the display of the display unit 40.
  • a ring-shaped peripheral gutter 44 is formed so as to extend along the peripheral portion of the upper cover 42 in a turned-up manner, and a rising portion 46 is formed so as to extend upward on the upper edge of the peripheral gutter 44.
  • the rising portion 46 is ring-shaped, the upper edge of the rising portion 46 is formed so as to be higher than the central portion of the upper cover 42, and a water filling opening 48 is formed by the rising portion 46.
  • the water filling opening 48 is formed with a diameter that is much larger than the diameter of the water filling opening of conventional humidifiers.
  • Multiple intersecting gutters 50 in communication with the peripheral gutter 44 are provided on the outer side of the peripheral gutter 44 in a radiating manner so as to intersect the flow of air that is to be discharged to the outside, and the tip portions of the intersecting gutters 50 are connected to the upstream side of the water channel 32, that is to say the lower outer shell 12 side of the partition walls 28 and 30.
  • An upper outer shell 52 is connected above the lower outer shell 12 so as to enclose the blowing fan 34, the motor 36, and the other members in the space above the upper partition wall 30.
  • a control ring 54 is attached to the upper end portion of the upper outer shell 52.
  • a Hall IC, a roller, and a switch are attached to the upper end portion of the upper outer shell 52, a magnet is attached to the control ring 54, and the humidifier can be operated by rotating or pushing the control ring 54.
  • a ring-shaped air discharge opening 56 is formed between the upper edge portion of the rising portion 46 and the control ring 54.
  • the upper outer shell 52 and the control ring 54 are shaped as the upper portion of a vase, and an overall vase shape is formed by the upper outer shell 52, the control ring 54, and the lower outer shell 12.
  • the outside air that entered the space outside the humidifying filter 22 passes through the humidifying filter 22 and enters the humidifying filter 22. If water is inside the reservoir 16, the humidifying filter 22 is damp with the water inside the reservoir 16, and therefore the outside air is humidified by the humidifying filter 22 and rises in humidity.
  • the air that entered the humidifying filter 22 and rose in humidity is drawn in by the blowing fan 34 and discharged toward the space between the upper partition wall 30 and the upper cover 42. This air then moves along the upper partition wall 30 and the upper outer shell 52, reaches the air discharge opening 56, and is discharged upward from the air discharge opening 56.
  • the amount of water in the reservoir 16 is obtained by the weight sensors and the control device at the bottom of the interior of the humidifier 10, and the obtained water amount is displayed on the display unit 40.
  • the person managing the humidifier 10 looks at the water amount displayed on the display unit 40 and determines whether or not the water needs to be replenished.
  • the person determines that the water in the humidifier 10 needs to be replenished, the person fills a container such as a kettle with water, and pours the water toward the water filling opening 48, that is to say the upper cover 42, from above the humidifier 10. Since the water filling opening 48 is formed with a diameter that is much larger than the diameter of the water filling opening of conventional humidifiers, it is easy to pour the water without spilling.
  • the water poured from above the water filling opening 48 that is to say from above the upper cover 42, flows over the surface of the upper cover 42 toward the peripheral edge thereof, and accumulates in the peripheral gutter 44.
  • the water that accumulated in the peripheral gutter 44 flows through the intersecting gutters 50 to the water channel 32 formed between the lower partition wall 28 and the upper partition wall 30, and flows down the water channel 32 and enters the reservoir 16.
  • the person Since the amount of water in the reservoir 16 is displayed on the display unit 40, the person continues to pour water while looking at the water amount displayed on the display unit 40, then stops pouring water when the display unit 40 displays "full" or an appropriate amount of water is reached. Note that even if the water amount displayed on the display unit 40 is overlooked, a speaker emits a warning sound when the reservoir 16 becomes full, and therefore the person can safely stop pouring water when this warning sound is emitted.
  • the present invention is applicable to the pouring of water into the reservoir of humidifiers that vaporize water using a heater and humidifiers that atomize water using ultrasound.

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