JP2013083367A - Air cleaning device with humidification function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a humidifying device, which can further improve the humidifying ability.
A main body case 1 having an intake port 2 and an exhaust port 3, an air purifying filter 4, a humidifying unit 7, and an air blowing unit 5 are provided in the main body case 1, and on the downstream side of the intake port 2, The air purifying filter 4, the humidifying means 7, and the air blowing means 5 are sequentially provided, and a part of the air path between the air purifying filter 4 and the humidifying means 7 is blocked between the air purifying filter 4 and the humidifying means 7. The humidifying means 7 includes a water tank for storing water, a suction-type humidifying filter section 15, a filter frame section 16 that fixes the humidifying filter section 15 and can be rotatably mounted on the water tank, The electric motor 35 is provided on the closing surface 38 outside the filter frame portion 16. The rotation means 17 rotates the filter frame portion 16.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an air cleaning device with a humidifying function capable of purifying and humidifying air.

  The configuration of this type of conventional air purifier with a humidifying function is as follows.

  That is, the conventional case includes a main body case having an intake port and an exhaust port, a humidifying unit and an air blowing unit in the main body case, and the humidifying unit and the air blowing unit are sequentially provided downstream of the intake port. The humidifying means has a water tank for storing water, a suction-type humidifying filter part whose lower end is immersed in the water in the water tank, and the humidifying filter part can be fixed and rotatably mounted on the water tank. A filter frame portion and a rotation means for rotating the filter frame portion. The rotation means includes a first gear portion provided on the filter frame portion, and the first gear portion as a second gear portion. The air blowing means comprises a scroll-shaped casing part, a motor part fixed to the casing part, and a blade part rotated by the motor part. The casing portion has a discharge port on the upper side, and a suction port is provided on a side surface on the humidifying filter portion side. The suction port faces the humidifying filter portion, and a part of the electric motor is While being located between the filter frame portion of the humidifying means and the suction port of the blower means, the electric motor is located in the vicinity of the suction port of the blower means.

  (For example, a prior document similar to this is described in Patent Document 1 below.)

JP 2009-182161 A

  The problem in the conventional example was that the humidification ability was further improved.

  That is, in the conventional product, the suction port of the air blowing means faces the humidifying filter part, and a part of the electric motor is located between the humidifying filter part of the humidifying means and the air inlet of the air blowing means, and the electric motor is It was the structure located in the vicinity of the suction inlet of a ventilation means.

  That is, the air sucked from the air inlet of the main body case by the air blowing means passes through the humidifying filter part and is sucked into the air inlet of the casing part which is the air blowing means. Here, since the electric motor is located in the vicinity of the suction port of the blowing means, the amount of air passing through the suction port of the casing portion is reduced by the motor, and as a result, the humidification amount is also reduced.

  As a result, it was difficult to further improve the humidifying ability.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention comprises a main body case having an intake port and an exhaust port, an air cleaning means, a humidifying means, and an air blowing means in the main body case, on the downstream side of the intake port. The air cleaning means, the humidifying means, and the air blowing means are sequentially provided, and a part of the air path between the air cleaning means and the humidifying means is provided between the air cleaning means and the humidifying means. The humidifying means includes a water tank for storing water, a suction-type humidifying filter part whose lower end is immersed in the water in the water tank, and the humidifying filter part is fixed to the water tank and is freely rotatable. A filter frame portion that can be mounted and rotating means for rotating the filter frame portion. The rotating means includes a first gear portion provided on the filter frame portion, and a second gear portion provided on the filter frame portion. Rotate via gear The air blowing means is composed of a scroll-shaped casing part, a motor part fixed to the casing part, and a blade part rotated by the motor part, and the casing part has a discharge port on the upper side. A suction port is provided on a side surface of the humidifying filter portion side, the suction port faces the humidifying filter portion, and the electric motor is provided on the blocking surface outside the filter frame portion. In this way, the initial purpose is achieved.

  As described above, the present invention includes a main body case having an intake port and an exhaust port, an air purifying unit, a humidifying unit, and an air blowing unit in the main body case, and the air purifier is disposed downstream of the intake port. Means, the humidifying means, and the air blowing means are sequentially provided, and between the air cleaning means and the humidifying means, a blocking surface that blocks a part of the air path between the air cleaning means and the humidifying means is provided. The humidifying means includes a water tank for storing water, a suction-type humidifying filter part whose lower end is immersed in the water in the water tank, and a filter that fixes the humidifying filter part and can be rotatably mounted on the water tank. It comprises a frame part and a rotating means for rotating the filter frame part. The rotating means comprises a first gear part provided on the filter frame part, and the first gear part via a second gear part. From the rotating motor The blowing means comprises a scroll-shaped casing part, a motor part fixed to the casing part, and a blade part rotated by the motor part, and the casing part has a discharge port on the upper side, A side surface on the humidifying filter part side is provided with a suction port, the suction port is opposed to the humidification filter unit, and the motor is provided on the closed surface outside the filter frame part. Therefore, the humidification ability can be further improved.

  That is, the suction port of the blower means faces the humidifying filter part, and the electric motor is provided on the closed surface outside the filter frame part.

  Thereby, the air sucked from the air inlet of the main body case by the air blowing means passes through the humidifying filter part and is sucked into the air inlet of the casing part which is the air blowing means. Here, the electric motor is provided on the closed surface outside the filter frame portion. That is, a decrease in the amount of air passing through the suction port of the casing portion by the electric motor is suppressed, and as a result, a decrease in the humidification amount is also suppressed.

  Based on these results, the humidifying ability can be further improved.

The perspective view of the air purifying apparatus with a humidification function of Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the schematic cross section of the air cleaning apparatus with a humidification function of the Embodiment 1. The perspective view which shows the humidification filter part and filter frame part of Embodiment 1 The perspective view of the humidification means of Embodiment 1 The figure which shows the air path of the Embodiment 1

  Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a main body case 1 having an intake port 2 and an exhaust port 3, an air cleaning means provided in the main body case 1, an air blowing means 5, a humidifying means mounting portion 6, The humidifying means mounting portion 6 is provided with a detachable humidifying means 7.

  The main body case 1 has a vertically long box shape. The main body case 1 has a horizontally-long rectangular air inlet 2 at the lower side of the front side of the main body case 1, and a horizontally-long rectangular air outlet 3 on the top surface of the main body case 1. It has. The intake port 2 and the exhaust port 3 communicate with each other through an air passage that is blown by the blowing means 5.

  The air cleaning means is a vertically long box-shaped air cleaning filter 4 in which the filter medium is folded in a bellows shape, and is provided on the downwind side of the air inlet 2 of the main body case 1.

  The air blowing means 5 is provided in the air path between the air purification filter 4 and the exhaust port 3. The air blowing means 5 includes a scroll-shaped casing portion 8, a motor portion 9 fixed to the casing portion 8, and a blade portion 10 that is rotated by the motor portion 9. The casing portion 8 includes a horizontally elongated discharge port 11 on the top surface and a circular suction port 12 on the side surface on the front surface side of the main body case 1, that is, on the side surface facing the air purification filter 4.

  The humidifying means mounting portion 6 is provided in the air path between the air cleaning filter 4 and the air blowing means 5. Specifically, in the space portion 13 between the air purification filter 4 and the side surface having the casing portion 8 suction port 12 of the blower means 5, the space portion 13 is inward from the one side surface in the main body case 1. It is a hole of a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped whose elongated vertical cross-sectional shape is a vertically long rectangular shape. The water supply tank 41 is located at the opening of this hole.

  The humidifying unit 7 includes a water tank unit 14, a humidifying filter unit 15, a filter frame unit 16, and a rotating unit 17.

  The water tank portion 14 has an elongated rectangular shape with an open top surface, a first water tank portion 19 to which the humidifying filter portion 15 and the filter frame portion 16 are mounted, and a rectangular shape with an open top surface, and is equipped with a water supply tank 41. The second water tank portion 20 is formed. The first water tank part 19 and the second water tank part 20 communicate with each other through the communication port 21, and the water supplied to the second water tank part 20 from the water supply tank 41 passes through the communication port 21. It flows into the first water tank part 19 and a certain amount of water is supplied to the first water tank part 19.

  The first water tank portion 19 includes two vertical rectangular plate-shaped support portions 22 extending from the front side upper end portion of the main body case 1 and the rear side upper end portion of the main body case 1. On the upper part of these support portions 22, there are two bearing portions 23 provided to face each other. These bearing portions 23 are ribs projecting inward from the inner surfaces of the respective support portions 22. When these ribs are viewed horizontally, the bearing portions 23 are U-shaped with an upper opening.

  The humidification filter part 15 is a disk shape, is a self-priming type that is formed of a plurality of fibers and sucks up water by capillary action. A part of the peripheral edge of the humidifying filter portion 15 is rotatably attached to the first water tank portion 19 by the filter frame portion 16 so as to be immersed in the water of the first water tank portion 19.

  The filter frame portion 16 includes a first filter frame portion 24 positioned on one circular side surface and a peripheral portion of the humidifying filter portion 15, and a first filter frame portion 24 positioned on the other circular side surface and the peripheral portion of the humidifying filter portion 15. 2 filter frame portions 25.

  The first filter frame portion 24 includes a first shaft portion 26 that is a cylindrical shaft portion extending outward from the center of the circular one side surface of the humidifying filter portion 15, and the first shaft portion 26. A plurality of elongated rectangular flat plate-shaped first straight beam portions 27 extending on the radiation, and a plurality of first circular ring-shaped beams having a plurality of radii connecting the first linear beam portions 27 with different radii It is formed from a portion 28 and a cylindrical first outer peripheral cylinder portion 29 which is located on the outer periphery of the humidifying filter portion 15 and connected at the tip of the first linear crosspiece portion 27.

  The second filter frame portion 25 includes a second shaft portion 30 that is a cylindrical shaft portion extending outward from the center of the other side surface of the circular shape of the humidifying filter portion 15, and the second shaft portion 30. A plurality of elongated rectangular flat plate-shaped second linear elongated beam portions 31 extending on the radiation, and a second circular ring-shaped beam portion 32 having a circular ring shape connecting the second linear elongated beam portions 31; A cylindrical second outer peripheral cylindrical portion 33 located on the outer periphery of the humidifying filter portion 15, and a plurality of elongated rectangular flat plates connecting the second outer peripheral cylindrical portion 33 and the second circular ring-shaped crosspiece portion 32. It is formed from a second straight short bar portion 34 having a shape. The inner diameter of the first outer peripheral cylindrical portion 29 is smaller than the inner diameter of the second outer peripheral cylindrical portion 33, and the outer surface of the first outer peripheral cylindrical portion 29 is fitted to the inner surface of the second outer peripheral cylindrical portion 33.

  Here, the filter frame portion 16 is inserted into the first shaft portion 26 and the second shaft portion 30 which are shaft portions of the filter frame portion 16 from above the bearing portion 23 of the first water tank portion 19. It is supported rotatably by lowering it by a predetermined distance. That is, since the inner diameter of the U-shaped rib is larger than the outer diameter of the shaft portion of the filter frame portion 16, the first shaft portion 26 that is the shaft portion from the upper opening of the U-shaped rib that is the bearing portion 23. And the second shaft portion 30 are inserted and lowered by a predetermined distance along the U-shaped rib, the arc portion that is the bottom of the U-shaped rib as the bearing portion 23, the first shaft portion 26, Part of the outer periphery of the second shaft portion 30 hits and is rotatably supported.

  The rotating means 17 includes an electric motor 35 provided with the main body case 1, a first gear 36 that is a gear rotated by the electric motor 35, and a second circular ring-shaped crosspiece portion 32 of the second filter frame portion 25. The second gear 37 is a provided gear.

  Between the air cleaning means and the humidifying means 7, a blocking surface 38 is provided to block a part of the air path between the air cleaning means and the humidifying means 7. A first communication passage 39 is provided at the upper portion of the closing surface 38, and a second communication passage 40 is provided at the lower portion of the closing surface 38. Most of the air flowing through the first communication passage 39 flows into the blowing means 5 without passing through the humidifying means 7. Here, the opening area of the second communication path 40 is larger than the opening area of the first communication path 39 and faces the humidifying filter portion 15 of the humidifying means 7 and the suction port 12 of the blowing means 5. is there. Thereby, the air volume which flows into the humidification filter part 15 can be increased.

  A first communication passage 39 for communicating the air cleaning means and the air blowing means 5 is provided at the upper part of the blocking surface 38, and a first communication path 39 for communicating the air cleaning means and the humidifying means 7 is provided at the lower part of the blocking surface 38. Two communication paths 40 are provided. The opening area of the second communication path 40 is larger than the opening area of the first communication path 39 and faces the humidifying filter portion 15 of the humidifying means 7 and the suction port 12 of the blowing means 5. Thereby, the air volume which flows into the humidification filter part 15 can be increased.

  The humidification operation in the above configuration will be described. The indoor air sucked from the air inlet 2 of the main body case 1 by the air blowing means 5 is part of the air passing through the first communication path 39 and much of the second communication path 40 through the air cleaning means. This air is sent to the humidifying filter section 15 of the humidifying means 7. Here, the blown air is humidified by passing through the humidifying filter portion 15 containing water, and this humidified air is blown into the room from the exhaust port 3 of the main body case 1 to clean the room. And what is humidifying. Further, a large amount of air passing through the first communication passage 39 and a part of the air in the second communication passage 40 do not pass through the humidifying filter portion 15 and are blown into the room from the exhaust port 3 of the main body case 1. The room is air-cleaned.

  The feature of this embodiment resides in the rotating means 17 and the closing surface 38. That is, the suction port 12 of the air blowing means 5 faces the humidifying filter portion 15, and the electric motor 35 is provided on the blocking surface 38 outside the filter frame portion 16.

  Thereby, the air sucked from the air inlet 2 of the main body case 1 by the air blowing means 5 passes through the humidifying filter part 15 and is sucked into the air inlet of the casing part 8 which is the air blowing means 5. Here, the electric motor 35 is provided on the closing surface 38 outside the filter frame portion 16. That is, a decrease in the amount of air passing through the suction port 12 of the casing portion 8 by the electric motor 35 is suppressed, and as a result, a decrease in the humidification amount is also suppressed.

  Based on these results, the humidifying ability can be further improved.

  Further, much air passing through the first communication passage 39 does not pass through the humidifying filter part 15 but is blown into the room from the exhaust port 3 of the casing part 8 main body case 1 to clean the room. Here, since the electric motor 35 is provided on the closing surface 38, a part of the air passing through the first communication passage 39 easily passes between the electric motor 35 and the casing portion 8.

  Further, the distance between the humidifying filter portion 15 and the suction port 12 is longer than the distance between the humidifying filter portion 15 and the air cleaning means. That is, since the opening area of the suction port 12 of the casing part 8 is smaller than the sum of the opening area of the first communication path 39 and the opening area of the second communication path 40, the wind speed at the suction port 12 of the casing part 8. Is higher than the wind speed in the first communication path 39 and the second communication path 40. Here, since the distance between the humidifying filter unit 15 and the suction port 12 is longer than the distance between the humidifying filter unit 15 and the air cleaning means, the generation of turbulent flow between the humidifying filter unit 15 and the suction port 12 is suppressed. Is done.

  The second gear 37 has a plurality of openings 42. Thereby, the air resistance in the second gear 37 can be suppressed.

  As described above, the present invention includes a main body case having an intake port and an exhaust port, an air purifying unit, a humidifying unit, and an air blowing unit in the main body case, and the air purifier is disposed downstream of the intake port. Means, the humidifying means, and the air blowing means are sequentially provided, and a first lattice portion having a plurality of openings is provided between the air cleaning means and the humidifying means. The upper part is provided with a closed surface in which a part of the opening is blocked, and the humidifying means includes a water tank for storing water, a suction-type humidifying filter part whose lower end is immersed in the water in the water tank, and the humidifying filter. A filter frame part that can be fixed to the water tank and can be rotatably mounted on the water tank, and a rotating means for rotating the filter frame part. The rotating means includes a first gear part provided on the filter frame part, , This first gear part is the second The air blower comprises a scroll-shaped casing part, a motor part fixed to the casing part, and a blade part rotated by the motor part. , Having a discharge port on the upper side, and provided with a suction port on a side surface on the humidifying filter part side, the suction port is opposed to the humidifying filter part, and the electric motor is located outside the filter frame part, It is characterized by being provided on the closed surface, and can further improve the humidifying ability.

  That is, the suction port of the blower means faces the humidifying filter part, and the electric motor is provided on the closed surface outside the filter frame part.

  Thereby, the air sucked from the air inlet of the main body case by the air blowing means passes through the humidifying filter part and is sucked into the air inlet of the casing part which is the air blowing means. Here, the electric motor is provided on the closed surface outside the filter frame portion. That is, a decrease in the amount of air passing through the suction port of the casing portion by the electric motor is suppressed, and as a result, a decrease in the humidification amount is also suppressed.

  Based on these results, the humidifying ability can be further improved.

  Therefore, it is expected to be utilized as an air purifier with a humidifying function for home use or office use.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 2 Intake port 3 Exhaust port 4 Air purifying filter 5 Air supply means 6 Humidification means mounting part 7 Humidification means 8 Casing part 9 Motor part 10 Blade | wing part 11 Outlet 12 Suction port 13 Space part 14 Water tank part 15 Humidification filter part 16 Filter frame portion 17 Rotating means 19 First water tank portion 20 Second water tank portion 21 Communication port 22 Support portion 23 Bearing portion 24 First filter frame portion 25 Second filter frame portion 26 First shaft portion 27 First Straight beam portion 28 first circular ring beam portion 29 first outer cylindrical portion 30 second shaft portion 31 second straight long beam portion 32 second circular ring beam portion 33 second outer periphery Tube portion 34 Second straight short bar portion 35 Electric motor 36 First gear 37 Second gear 38 Blocking surface 39 First communication path 40 Second communication path 41 Nk 42 opening

Claims (3)

A main body case having an air inlet and an air outlet, and an air purifier, a humidifier, and an air blower are provided in the main body case, and the air purifier, the humidifier, and the air blower are provided downstream of the air intake. Means are provided in order, and between the air purifying means and the humidifying means, there is provided a closed surface that closes a part of the air path between the air purifying means and the humidifying means, and the humidifying means comprises water A water tank for storing water, a suction-type humidifying filter part whose lower end is immersed in the water in the water tank, a filter frame part for fixing the humidifying filter part and being rotatably mountable to the water tank, and the filter frame part The rotating means comprises a first gear portion provided in the filter frame portion, and an electric motor for rotating the first gear portion via a second gear portion, The air blowing means It is composed of a roll-shaped casing part, a motor part fixed to the casing part, and a blade part rotated by the motor part. The casing part has a discharge port on the upper side, on the humidifying filter part side. A suction port is provided on a side surface, the suction port faces the humidifying filter part, and the motor is provided on the closed surface outside the filter frame part, and is provided with an air cleaner with a humidifying function. apparatus. The air cleaning apparatus with a humidifying function according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the humidifying filter part and the suction port is longer than a distance between the humidifying filter part and the air cleaning means. The air purifier with a humidifying function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second gear portion has a plurality of openings.

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