JP2012112612A - Liquid atomizing device and sauna device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a liquid refinement device and a sauna device using the same, and an object thereof is to eliminate a drainage path so that construction work can be easily performed when the sauna device is installed.
A heat exchanger 7 and a fan motor 8 provided in an air passage connecting a suction port 4 and an exhaust port 5 and liquid refinement means 9 provided between the fan motor 8 and the exhaust port 5 are provided. The converting means 9 has a cylindrical path 12 having openings upward and downward, a rotating means 13 provided in the cylindrical path 12, and a water storage section 26 at the lower part of the cylindrical path 12. 13 includes a rotating shaft 19 and an inverted conical pumping pipe 22 formed integrally with a plurality of rotating plates 20 a, 20 b, 20 c that rotate about the rotating shaft 19. A projecting portion 32 projecting outward is provided at a non-opposing portion of the lower opening of the channel-shaped path 12, and a float 33 is disposed in the projecting portion 32, and a plurality of partition ribs 37 are disposed upward from the bottom surface of the water storage portion 26. The structure which provides.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid miniaturization apparatus and a sauna apparatus using the same.

  For example, the configuration of a liquid micronizer used for a sauna device has the following configuration.

  That is, a main body case having a suction port and an exhaust port, a heating unit and a blower unit provided in a ventilation path in the main body case, and a miniaturization unit provided between the blower unit and the exhaust port, The means is configured to eject liquid from the water supply pipe (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-6-63103

  The problem with the above conventional example is that in order to discharge the liquid ejected from the nozzle that could not be refined, piping must be installed in the sauna room, and construction work when installing the sauna device Is complicated.

  In other words, in the type in which the liquid is ejected from the nozzle to refine the liquid, the liquid cannot be completely refined, and the sauna is used to process a large amount of liquid remaining in the sauna apparatus that cannot be refined. A pipe is extended to the room so that the liquid that cannot be refined is discharged into the sauna room. It is very troublesome to construct such a pipe in the sauna room aesthetically.

  Therefore, the present invention aims to abolish the drainage path so that construction work can be easily performed when the sauna apparatus is installed.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention includes a main body case having a suction port and an exhaust port, a heating unit and a blower unit provided in an air passage connecting the suction port and the exhaust port in the main body case, Liquid refinement means provided in the air passage between the air blowing means and the exhaust port, and the liquid refinement means is disposed in a vertical direction, and has a cylindrical path having an upper opening and a lower opening, and Rotating means provided in a cylindrical path, liquid supply means for supplying liquid to the rotating means, and a water storage part at the lower part of the cylindrical path, the rotating means being arranged in the vertical direction A rotating motor that rotates the rotating shaft, a plurality of rotating plates that are fixed to the rotating shaft, have an inverted conical shape, and are fixed at predetermined intervals in the axial direction of the rotating shaft on the outer surface; Open horizontally long between the rotating plate below and the rotating plate below. A pumping pipe having a (slit) and an annular backing plate supported by a cylindrical path around the outside of the opening; the liquid supply means feeds water onto the upper rotating plate; The water absorbed by the pipe and ejected from the opening falls on the rotating plate below the contact plate, and the blowing means includes the impeller, a fan motor that rotates the impeller, and the impeller. A fan casing is provided, and air is blown from the lower opening portion of the cylindrical path toward the upper opening portion through the water storage section, and the water storage section has a non-opening of the lower opening section of the cylindrical path. A projecting portion projecting outward is provided in the facing portion, and a water level detecting means is disposed in the projecting portion, and a plurality of partition ribs are provided above the bottom surface of the water storage portion, thereby achieving the above object. Is.

  As described above, the present invention includes a main body case having a suction port and an exhaust port, a heating unit and a blowing unit provided in an air passage connecting the suction port and the exhaust port in the main body case, the blowing unit, Liquid refinement means provided in the air passage between the exhaust ports, the liquid refinement means being arranged in a vertical direction, a cylindrical path having an upper opening and a lower opening, and the cylindrical path A rotating means provided inside, a liquid supply means for supplying a liquid to the rotating means, a water storage part at the lower part of the cylindrical path, and the rotating means is a rotating shaft arranged in the vertical direction; A rotating motor for rotating the rotating shaft, a plurality of rotating plates fixed to the rotating shaft, having an inverted conical shape, fixed at predetermined intervals in the axial direction of the rotating shaft on the outer surface, and an upper rotating plate Has a long horizontal opening (slit) between the lower rotating plates An annular backing plate supported by a cylindrical path around the outside of the opening, and the liquid supply means feeds water onto the upper rotating plate, and the water is absorbed by the pumping tube. The water ejected from the opening is applied to the contact plate and dropped onto the lower rotating plate, and the air blowing means has an impeller, a fan motor for rotating the impeller, and a fan casing containing the impeller. Then, air is blown from the lower opening portion of the cylindrical path toward the upper opening portion through the water storage section, and the water storage section is provided outside the non-opposing portion of the lower opening section of the cylindrical path. Since the protruding portion is provided, the water level detecting means is disposed in the protruding portion, and a plurality of partition ribs are provided above the bottom surface of the water storage portion, the drainage path can be eliminated.

  That is, in the present invention, even if the amount of liquid supplied to the upper rotating plate increases and liquid that cannot be refined accumulates in the water storage section in the liquid micronizer, As a result, the liquid that cannot be pumped up by the pumping pipe remains in the water storage section at the end of the miniaturization operation. As a result, the liquid supply is stopped and the water is stored by performing the drying operation. The residual water in the part can be dried.

  Furthermore, since the water level detection means is provided in the water storage section, for example, a constant flow rate cannot be maintained due to an abnormality in the water supply means, and even when a large amount of water is supplied to the rotating plate, the water storage section has accumulated. Abnormal water level can be detected.

  In addition, the water storage portion is provided with a protruding portion that protrudes outward in a non-opposing portion of the lower opening provided in the cylindrical path, and the water level detection means is disposed in the protruding portion, and from the bottom surface of the water storage portion. Since it has a configuration in which a plurality of screen-shaped ribs are provided above, it is possible to reduce the influence of air blow from the blower and rotation of the pumping pipe on the water level detection means. As a result, the water level detection means accurately Since it can be detected, even if a water level abnormality occurs, water leakage from the water storage unit to the outside of the apparatus can be avoided in advance.

  Therefore, the drain pipe installation work that has been necessary in the past is not necessary, and the construction work at the time of installing the liquid micronizer can be easily performed.

The perspective view of the sauna apparatus using the liquid refinement | miniaturization apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention Configuration diagram of the vertical cross section of the same liquid micronizer Internal perspective view of liquid refining means of the same liquid refining device (A) The block diagram which shows the side of the pumping pipe, (b) The perspective view which shows the structure of the pumping pipe, (c) The block diagram which shows the AA cross section of the pumping pipe, (d) B of the pumping pipe Configuration diagram showing -B cross section The internal perspective view which shows the structure of the air path comprised by the cylindrical path | route and the water storage part of the liquid refinement | miniaturization means of the liquid refinement | miniaturization apparatus Cross section of the water reservoir Top view of the water reservoir

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sauna apparatus using a liquid micronizer according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a liquid micronizer 3 is provided on a ceiling surface 2 of a sauna room 1. It is attached. The liquid micronizer 3 is connected to a hot water pipe 40 that supplies hot water from a heat source (not shown) such as a gas water heater or an electric water heater, and a city water pipe 41 that supplies city water. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the liquid to be refined will be described as water.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the liquid micronizer 3 has a main body case 6 having a suction port 4 and an exhaust port 5, and an air passage connecting the suction port 4 and the exhaust port 5 in the main body case 6. The heat exchanger 7 provided as the heating means, the fan motor 8 as the air blowing means, and the liquid refinement means 9 provided between the fan motor 8 and the exhaust port 5 are provided.

  The air passage leading from the fan motor 8 to the liquid micronization means 9 is formed by a fan casing 10, and an auxiliary heat exchanger 11 is provided between the liquid micronization means 9 and the exhaust port 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the liquid refinement means 9 is arranged in a vertical direction, and has a cylindrical path 12 having an upper opening and a lower opening, and is provided inside the cylindrical path 12. A rotation unit 13 and a water supply pipe 14 as a liquid supply unit for supplying water to the rotation unit 13 are provided. A constant flow valve 15 is provided in the water supply pipe 14, and a water supply valve 17 is provided in an upstream pipe 16 of the constant flow valve 15. And the front-end | tip of the water supply pipe 14 is arrange | positioned near the rotating shaft 19 with respect to the rotation part of the rotating plate 20a mentioned later.

  The rotating means 13 fixes a rotating shaft 19 arranged in the vertical direction and a plurality of rotating plates 20a, 20b, 20c rotating around the rotating shaft 19 in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 19 at predetermined intervals. Provided. In the present embodiment, the rotating plate 20a, the rotating plate 20b, the rotating plate 20c, and three rotating plates are provided from the upper side to the lower side of the rotating shaft 19.

  A rotating motor 21 for driving the rotating shaft 19 is provided at the upper part of the rotating means 13, and an inverted cone formed integrally with the rotating plate 20a, the rotating plate 20b, and the rotating plate 20c at the lower part of the rotating means 13. Shaped pumping pipes 22 are provided in the vertical direction.

  Between the rotating plate 20a and the rotating plate 20b, and between the rotating plate 20b and the rotating plate 20c, a contact plate 23 for dropping the water pumped by the pumping pipe 22 to the lower rotating plate 20b and the rotating plate 20c is provided in an annular shape. These are supported by a plurality of support bars 24 from the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the pumping pipe 22 is provided with two horizontally long openings 25 between each rotary plate for jetting the pumped water by centrifugal force by rotation, and the direction in which water is jetted between the rotary plates is different. Thus, the position of the opening 25 is shifted in the circumferential direction. As shown in FIGS. 3C and 3D, in the case of three rotating plates, the central angle θ of one opening 25a (25b) is 90 degrees, and this angle is shifted in the circumferential direction. 25, the pumped water can be ejected 360 degrees all around.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the cylindrical path 12 has a water storage portion 26 as shown in FIG. 2. The lower part of the water reservoir 26 has, for example, an inverted trapezoidal shape (convex downward).

  Next, the structure of the water storage part 26 and the air path comprised by the cylindrical path | route 12 and the water storage part 26 is demonstrated in detail.

  In this embodiment, as shown in detail in FIG. 5, the water reservoir 26 has a bottom surface 27 and an edge portion 28 rising from the outer periphery of the bottom surface 27, and the upper end of the edge portion 28 is connected to a cylindrical path. A bottomed cylindrical air passage (solid line B shown in FIG. 5) is provided that passes between the upper opening 29 and the lower opening 30 provided in the cylindrical path 12. It will be.

  In the present embodiment, the fan casing 10 is connected upstream of the lower opening 30, the air from the fan motor 8 is forced to flow into the lower opening 30, and is formed into a cylindrical shape via the water storage unit 26. Ventilate the path 12 upward from below.

  And since the pumping pipe 22, the some rotating plates 20a-20c, the contact plate 23, and the support rod 24 are provided in the inside of the cylindrical path | route 12 as mentioned above, these gaps are ventilated and a cylinder is provided. It discharges from the upper opening 29 of the channel 12 (solid line A shown in FIG. 3).

  Further, the lower opening 30 of the cylindrical path 12 in the present embodiment has a configuration in which a part of the lower end of the cylindrical path 12 is cut out, and the edge portion 28 of the water storage section 26 in contact with the lower opening 30. As shown in FIG. 5, a notch 31 is provided.

  If it does in this way, it will become the composition into which the air from the said fan motor 8 flows in into the water storage part 26 via the lower opening part 30 and the notch 31, and the air inflow area to the lower opening part 30 is made into the bottom face of the water storage part 26. It is set as the structure expanded below toward 27.

  And the water storage part 26 is provided with a protruding part 32 that protrudes outward at a non-opposing portion of the lower opening 30 of the cylindrical path 12, and a structure in which the float 33 is arranged as a water level detecting means in the protruding part 32. It is said.

  Next, the float 33 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion 32 in the present embodiment is provided with an opening 34 at a non-opposing portion of the lower opening 30 at the edge 28 of the water storage section 26, and the water storage section 26 with respect to the opening 34. A rectangular parallelepiped formed by opening the side surface and forming a hollow shape is connected. And the float 33 is arrange | positioned at the protrusion part 32 formed in this rectangular parallelepiped.

  The float 33 detects a water level surface 35 during operation as shown in FIG. 6, and when the water level surface 35 or higher is reached during the operation, the first switch (not shown) of the float 33 is opened and the water supply valve is opened. The energization to 17 is turned off and the water supply from the water supply pipe 14 is stopped. That is. During operation, water is stored in the water reservoir 26 up to the water level surface 35 during operation.

  Further, an abnormal water level surface 36 is set above the water level surface 35 during operation, and when the float 33 rises to this height, the second switch (not shown) of the float 33 is opened and the water supply valve 17 is opened. Is turned off and the water supply from the water supply pipe 14 is stopped, and the operation of the fan motor 8 and the rotary motor 21 is stopped to stop the operation of the apparatus.

  A plurality of partition-like ribs 37 are provided on the bottom surface of the water reservoir 26 above the bottom surface of the water reservoir 26. The height of the rib 37 is desirably the same height as the abnormal water level surface 36, and is lower than the lower end 38 of the notch 31.

  Next, the rib 37 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of ribs 37a, ribs 37b, ribs 37c,..., Ribs 37k and a plurality of ribs 37 are formed around the pumping pipe 22 and arranged in a partition shape. The ribs 37a, ribs 37b, and ribs 37c in the vicinity of the notch lower end 38 constituting the lower opening 30 form a surface perpendicular to the lower opening 30 and / or an inclined surface.

  That is, it is set as the structure provided in the direction parallel and / or substantially parallel with the air inflow direction from the lower opening part 30 to the water storage part 26. FIG.

  Further, the ribs 37c, ribs 37d, ribs 37e, and ribs 37f in the vicinity of the opening 34 that communicates with the water storage portion 26 of the protrusion 32 are provided to be staggered with a certain distance L1, and further below the lower portion. The rib 37 c located near the opening 30 is slightly inclined toward the protrusion 32. That is, the ribs 37d, the ribs 37e, and the ribs 37f are provided so as to be alternated substantially in parallel with the opening 34, and the ribs 37c are inclined by θ with respect to the ribs 37e.

  Further, a plurality of ribs 37 h, ribs 37 i, ribs 37 j... Are provided at radial positions from the pumping pipe, and ribs 37 k and 37 l parallel to the lower opening 30 are provided.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.

  When using a sauna in the sauna room 1, first, hot water is supplied from a heat source such as a gas water heater or an electric water heater (not shown) to the heat exchanger 7 shown in FIG. 2 via the pipe 40 shown in FIG. Is done. Further, city water is supplied to the water supply pipe 14 through a pipe 41. The city water supplied to the water supply pipe 14 is a very small amount set by the constant flow valve 15, and is stopped by the water supply valve 17 and is not discharged from the water supply pipe 14 until the rotary motor 21 is driven. .

  In this state, when the heat exchanger 7 is operated and the fan motor 8 is driven, the fan motor 8 sucks air in the sauna room 1 through the suction port 4, and the sucked air is absorbed by the heat exchanger 7. Heated. The heated air is sent by the fan motor 8 to the cylindrical path 12 via the fan casing 10.

  On the other hand, when the rotary motor 21 is driven, the rotary shaft 19 rotates at a high speed, and accordingly, the rotary plate 20a and the rotary plate 20b are rotated at a high speed.

  At this time, the water supply pipe 14 supplies water having a flow rate set by the constant flow valve 15 to a position near the rotary shaft 19 on the upper surface of the upper rotating plate 20a that rotates at a high speed. The water supplied to the upper surface of the upper rotating plate 20a spreads in the form of a thin film toward the outer peripheral direction due to the centrifugal force caused by the high-speed rotation, and this thin film-like water is moved tangentially from the outer peripheral edge of the rotating plate 20a. It is blown away at high speed.

  In this way, the water droplets scattered by the centrifugal force collide with the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 and are crushed, thereby promoting the miniaturization of water.

  And most of the water supplied from the water supply pipe 14 to the upper surface of the upper rotating plate 20a is miniaturized at this time, and is mixed with the above-mentioned heated warm air in a steam state.

  On the other hand, among the water droplets scattered by the centrifugal force from the upper rotating plate 20a, a few water droplets that are not miniaturized and adhere to the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 or a minute amount of water droplets that are condensed on the inner wall after being miniaturized are Then, along the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12, it flows down to the water storage section 26 and is stored.

  At this time, the pumping pipe 22 is rotating above the water storage section 26, and when the amount of water stored in the water storage section 26 increases and the water surface approaches the lower end of the water pumping pipe 22, the water storage in the water storage section 26 is combined with the air on the water surface. And move upward along the inner wall of the pumping pipe 22.

  That is, since the pumping pipe 22 has an inverted conical shape as described above, a suction force works inside. For this reason, the water stored in the water storage section 26 is rolled up together with the air on the water surface, and moves upward along the inner wall of the pumping pipe 22.

  Then, the water moved upward along the inner wall of the pumping pipe 22 is first ejected from the opening 25b between the rotating plate 20b and the rotating plate 20c by a centrifugal force by rotation, hits the contact plate 23 provided in an annular shape, and rotates. Drops onto the plate 20c.

  Like the water supplied to the upper surface of the upper rotating plate 20a, the water that has dropped onto the rotating plate 20c spreads in a thin film shape toward the outer periphery due to centrifugal force due to high-speed rotation. It is blown away at high speed from the outer peripheral edge of the rotating plate 20c in the tangential direction.

  In this way, the water droplets scattered by the centrifugal force collide with the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 and are crushed, thereby promoting the miniaturization of water.

  Further, the water that moved upward along the inner wall of the pumping pipe 22 and was not ejected from the opening 25b was ejected from the opening 25a between the rotating plate 20a and the rotating plate 20b by a centrifugal force by rotation, and was provided in an annular shape. It hits the contact plate 23 and falls to the rotating plate 20b.

  Like the water supplied to the upper surface of the upper rotating plate 20a, the water that has dropped onto the rotating plate 20b spreads in a thin film shape toward the outer periphery due to centrifugal force due to high-speed rotation. It is blown away at high speed from the outer peripheral edge of the rotating plate 20b in the tangential direction.

  In this way, the water droplets scattered by the centrifugal force collide with the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 and are crushed, thereby promoting the miniaturization of water.

  At this time, the water that moves upward along the inner wall of the pumping pipe 22 is substantially uniform over the entire inner wall rather than turning spirally and moving upward because the rotary motor 21 rotates at high speed. To move straight up.

  That is, when two horizontally long openings 25 provided between the rotating plates are provided at the same position in the circumferential direction, the water that has moved upward along the inner wall of the pumping pipe 22 is the first opening 25b. Since the water does not come up to the upper opening 25a, the direction of the opening 25 is set so that the direction in which the water is ejected is different between the rotary plates 20a to 20c as described above with reference to FIG. The position is shifted in the circumferential direction.

  As described above, the water pumped up by the pumping pipe 22 is almost all refined, similarly to the water supplied to the upper rotating plate 20a, and is mixed with heated warm air to be in a steam state and discharged from the upper opening. However, some of the water droplets are attached to the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 without being miniaturized, or a small amount of water droplets are condensed on the inner wall after being miniaturized, and travel along the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12. Then, it flows down to the water storage unit 26 and is stored.

  On the other hand, warm air containing water refined by high-speed rotation of the rotary plate 20a and the rotary plates 20b and 20c is supplied as steam from the exhaust port 5 to the inside of the sauna chamber 1 by the blowing of the fan motor 8.

  At this time, similarly to the water supplied to the upper rotating plate 20a, the water pumped up by the pumping tube 22 is almost completely refined, so that it is formed on the upper surface of the upper rotating plate 20a rotating at high speed from the water supply tube 14. The amount of water to supply becomes a problem. That is, the amount of water that can be refined is set by the micronization capability of the liquid micronizer 9 determined by the number of rotating plates 20a to 20c, the number of rotations of the rotary motor 21, and the like, and is, for example, 30 cc / min.

  However, since the flow rate of the constant flow valve 15 varies depending on the water temperature and water pressure, a buffer function is provided for the amount of water stored in the water storage section 26 and the amount of water pumped in the pump pipe 22. When supplied for more than min, the amount of refined water increases while increasing the initial buffer amount, and the amount of water supplied from the constant flow valve 15 and the amount of refined water become substantially the same in a steady state.

  On the other hand, the water stored in the water storage unit 26 is caught in the high-speed rotation of the pumping pipe 22 and starts rotating in the same direction as the rotation direction of the pumping pipe. Furthermore, the water level surface undulates due to the action of the airflow along the water surface. The rib 37 acts to reduce the fluctuation of the water level surface and suppress the fluctuation of the float.

  That is, the plurality of ribs 37h provided radially from the pumping pipe 22 are configured to shield the flow even when the water around the outer periphery of the pumping pipe 22 is caught in the high-speed rotation of the pumping pipe 22 and rotated. That is, since it is provided at a substantially right angle to the direction of rotation, it becomes a resistance and prevents the rotation.

  Next, the ribs 37c, ribs 37d, ribs 37e, and ribs 37f in the vicinity of the opening 34 of the protruding part 32 that communicates with the water storage part 26 are provided to be staggered with a certain distance L1. The undulating water surface is prevented from entering the protrusion 32. In addition, the ribs 37k and 37l parallel to the lower opening 30 prevent the wave that undulates from spreading when the air flowing in from the lower opening 30 flows along the water surface.

  Accordingly, since the water level surface 35 is stable during operation, the float 33 can accurately detect the water level.

  As described above, the amount of residual water that accumulates in the water storage section 26 during the water atomization operation is extremely small, and the water level surface 35 during operation is also stable, so that the protruding portion is provided through the opening 34 provided in the edge portion 28. The amount of water flowing into the interior 32 is not so great, and the float 33 is maintained at the level surface so that it floats slightly from the lower surface of the protrusion 32 at most.

  Next, the drying operation after stopping the water atomization operation will be described.

  When the sauna operation is completed, first, the water supply valve 17 is closed by a signal from a control unit (not shown), and the supply of water from the water supply pipe 14 to the upper surface of the upper rotating plate 20a is stopped.

  At this time, the water supply source is only the water storage unit 26. While the pumping pipe 22 can pump the water, the pumping pipe 22 supplies water to the rotary plate 20b and the rotary plate 20c as described above, and most of the water is supplied. Is refined and discharged from the exhaust port 5 to the inside of the sauna room 1 by the ventilation of the fan motor 8.

  Water that cannot be pumped by the pumping pipe 22 and the water remaining in the water storage section 26 continues to be circulated in the hot air by the fan motor 8, the heat exchanger 7 and the auxiliary heat exchanger 11. The remaining water will gradually decrease by hitting it.

  In the case of this embodiment, the amount of remaining water in the water storage unit 26 when pumping through the pumping pipe 22 becomes impossible is about 5 cc (from the experiment), and if the drying operation is performed for 10 minutes, the remaining water in the water storage unit 26 can be dried. In addition, after the sauna operation is stopped, the inside of the cylindrical path 12 and the water storage unit 26 is dried by performing a drying operation in which the rotation driving of the rotating means 13 and the air blowing operation by the fan motor 8 described above are continued for a certain period of time. It is said.

  That is, after the above-described water atomization operation, a small amount of residual water remains in the water storage section 26, and the entire interior of the tubular path 12 is wet. However, when the rotating means 13 is driven to rotate, water droplets adhering to the surfaces of the plurality of rotating plates 20a to 20c are atomized by centrifugal force, and the fan motor 8 described above passes through the water storage unit 26 from the lower opening 30. Then, the air flow (solid line A in FIG. 1) rising in the cylindrical path 12 to the upper opening 29 is discharged from the upper opening 29 to the outside of the apparatus.

  As the drying operation proceeds, the remaining water in the water storage section 26 decreases and the water level decreases, so that the ratio of air blow from the fan motor 8 to the rib 37 increases. The inclined ribs 37c, 36i, 36j and the like have an action of deflecting the flow along the bottom surface 27 of the water storage section 26. Therefore, the ventilation in the water storage unit 26 is agitated to promote drying in the water storage unit 26, and also flows into the protrusion 32 from the opening 34 communicating with the water storage unit 26, thereby drying the inside of the protrusion 32.

  Thus, even if a very small amount of water remains in the liquid micronizer 3, the residual water can be dried by the drying operation. It becomes unnecessary.

  On the other hand, during the water atomization operation, for example, due to a failure of the constant flow valve 15, water of a predetermined flow rate or higher is supplied to the upper rotating plate 20 a, and the water storage section 26 has a water level surface 35 or higher during operation. Of excess water. In such a case, the float 33 arranged in the protrusion 32 detects the abnormal water level surface 36 by the rise of the water surface that flows into the protrusion 32 through the opening 34 and accumulates on the lower surface of the protrusion 32, thereby A control unit (not shown) not only stops supplying water from the water supply pipe 14 by turning off the power supply to the water supply valve 17 but also stops the operation of the fan motor 8 and the rotary motor 21 to stop the operation of the apparatus. .

  Thus, when the float 33 correctly detects the water level abnormality, the water atomization operation is stopped before water leaks out of the apparatus, for example, from the joint between the upper end of the water storage section 26 and the lower end of the cylindrical path 12. Thus, it is possible to prevent an unexpected situation from occurring.

  As described above, the residual water generated in the liquid atomization apparatus 1 in the atomization operation of water is extremely small, and even if the residual water remains, the float 33 remains in the liquid atomization apparatus 1. Since the normal water level can be correctly detected and dried by the drying operation, and when the water supply means 9 fails, the water level abnormality in the liquid micronizer 1 can be correctly detected. Not only is the waste water treatment in the micronizer 1 unnecessary, but the stability of the operation of the liquid micronizer 1 can be improved.

  With the configuration and operation as described above, in the first embodiment, installation work for the drainage path, which was conventionally necessary, becomes unnecessary, and the workability is improved.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the liquid refining device 3 is installed in the sauna chamber 1 and used as a sauna device, the supplied water can be refined almost completely and slightly in the water storage section 26. Even if the remaining water that could not be refined is not discharged, it can be dried by the drying operation after the sauna operation is completed, so piping work for treating the water that could not be refined as wastewater becomes unnecessary. As a result, the construction work of the sauna device can be simplified.

  As described above, in the liquid micronizer of the present invention, the amount of liquid supplied to the upper rotating plate increases due to the variation of the constant flow valve, and the liquid that cannot be micronized accumulates in the water storage section in the liquid micronizer. Even if it comes, it can be pumped up by a rotating means with a pumping pipe and supplied to the rotating plate many times and can be refined.As a result, at the end of the miniaturization operation, liquid that cannot be pumped up by the pumping pipe remains in the reservoir, Since the remaining water in the water storage section can be dried by stopping the liquid supply and performing the drying operation, it is not necessary to always discharge the water accumulated in the liquid micronizer 3 and the construction work of the sauna apparatus is simple. Has the effect of becoming.

  Therefore, for example, utilization to a sauna device, a humidifier, a cooling device, a spraying device, a cleaning device, a plant growing facility, and the like is expected. Moreover, it can be used not only for water but also for other liquid refining equipment such as oil and detergent.

4 Suction Port 5 Exhaust Port 6 Body Case 7 Heat Exchanger 8 Fan Motor 9 Liquid Refinement Means 10 Fan Casing 11 Auxiliary Heat Exchanger 12 Cylindrical Path 13 Rotating Means 14 Water Supply Pipe 15 Constant Flow Valve 16 Upstream Piping 17 Water Supply Valve 19 Rotating shaft 20a, 20b, 20c Rotating plate 21 Rotating motor 22 Pumping pipe 23 Baffle plate 24 Support rod 25, 25a, 25b Opening 26 Reservoir 27 Bottom surface 28 Edge 29 Upper opening 30 Lower opening 31 Notch 32 Projection Part 33 Float 34 Opening 35 Water level surface during operation 36 Abnormal water level surface 37, 37a, 37b, 37c, 37d, 37e, 37f, 37g, 37h, 37i, 37j, 37k, 37l Rib 38 Lower end

Claims (4)

A body case having a suction port and an exhaust port;
A heating means and a blowing means provided in an air passage connecting the suction port and the exhaust port in the main body case;
A liquid refining means provided in the air passage between the air blowing means and the exhaust port;
The liquid refinement means includes
A cylindrical path arranged vertically and having an upper opening and a lower opening;
A rotating means provided in the cylindrical path;
Liquid supply means for supplying liquid to the rotating means;
Having a water reservoir at the bottom of the cylindrical path,
The rotating means includes
A rotating shaft arranged in the vertical direction;
A rotary motor for rotating the rotary shaft;
A plurality of rotating plates fixed to the rotating shaft, having an inverted conical shape and fixed at predetermined intervals in the axial direction of the rotating shaft on the outer surface, and a horizontally long opening between the upper rotating plate and the lower rotating plate While having a pumping pipe with (slit),
Provide an annular backing plate supported by a cylindrical path around the outside of the opening,
The liquid supply means supplies water onto the upper rotating plate,
The water absorbed by the pumping pipe and ejected from the opening is applied to a backing plate and dropped onto the rotating plate below,
The blowing means is
An impeller, a fan motor that rotates the impeller, and a fan casing that includes the impeller,
Air is blown from the lower opening portion of the cylindrical path toward the upper opening portion through the water storage portion,
In the water reservoir,
Providing a protruding portion that protrudes outward in a non-opposing portion of the lower opening of the cylindrical path,
While arranging the water level detection means in this protrusion,
A liquid micronizer configured to have a plurality of partition-shaped ribs above a bottom surface of the water reservoir. 2. The liquid refinement according to claim 1, wherein a rib in the vicinity of the lower opening of the screen-shaped rib forms a surface perpendicular to the lower opening of the cylindrical path and / or an inclined surface. apparatus. The liquid refinement apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an upper end of the partition rib is at a position higher than a water surface detected by the water level detection means. The ribs in the vicinity of the protruding portion among the partition-shaped ribs are provided in a plurality of rows so as to be alternated with a certain distance from the communicating portion between the protruding portion and the water storage portion, and the air blowing means The liquid refinement apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a rib is inclined toward the protruding portion so that a part of the air blown from the water wraps around the protruding portion when there is no water in the water storage portion.

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