KR100625490B1 - Humidifying apparatus and air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a humidifier and an air conditioner, and includes an intake port (2) into which dry air (A) is inserted, an outlet port (3) for discharging damp air (A '), and an outlet port (3) from the inlet port (2). A blower 4 for sending air A to the furnace, a suction blower 5 opened between the suction inlet 2 and the blower 4, and a blower blower 6 opened between the blower 4 and the blower outlet 3; ), A heater (7) installed in the blower fan (6) and heating dry air (A) blown out of the blower (4), and air (A) interposed in the blower fan (6) in front of the heater (7). In the humidifier 1, in which the vaporization filter 8 in the wet state is passed through the damp air A ', the branch of the blower 6 is branched from the front of the heater 7 in the middle. Thus, a plurality of branching passages 13 joining from the front of the outlet 3 are formed, and the plurality of branching passages 13 are provided so that the vaporization filter 8 is interposed therebetween, thereby greatly improving the amount of humidification. Miniaturization and cost reduction can be achieved.

Description

Humidifier and Air Conditioner {HUMIDIFYING APPARATUS AND AIR CONDITIONER}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of a humidifier according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the humidifier according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing a third embodiment of the humidifier according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a fourth embodiment of the humidifier according to the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view showing a fourth embodiment of the humidifier according to the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional view showing a fifth embodiment of the humidifier according to the present invention.

8 is a cross-sectional view showing a fifth embodiment of the humidifier according to the present invention.

<Description of Signs of Major Parts of Drawings>

1, 100, 200, 300, 400 humidifier

2, 10, 201, 301, 4011 inlet

3, 10, 20, 30, 40 exit

4,103, 203, 303, 40 blowers

4, 0, 3, 3, 8 vents

5, 104, 204, 404, 40４ suction inlet

６,105,200,35,500 blowout

7, 0, 60, 30, 60, 40 heaters

８, 107, 070, ３７, ７７ vaporization filter

９, 10８, 20８, 30８, 40８ air cleaner

10 first blowing resistor

13, 110, 210, 3110, 41４ divergent

15, 36 sixteen tray

１６ Air conditioner

31 11 Isolation member

31 bypass bypass

３１３ Switching means

312 shutter

311.4 opening

311.5 drive mechanism

315 2nd blowing resistor

Aa dry air

A 'damp air

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a humidifier and an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a humidifier for sucking dry air and discharging damp air, and an air conditioner having the humidifier.

In general, the humidifier is a device that generates wet air by heating the dry air sent in the air path with a heater using a blower and passing the heated air through a vaporization filter in a wet state. When the heated air passes through the vaporization filter, the moisture penetrated into the vaporization filter by the heat of the heated air vaporizes to become steam, and the damp air is generated by mixing steam and dry air. The vaporization filter is immersed in the water stored in the tray (water bath), and the vaporization filter absorbs the water in the tray by capillary action to wet (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-056870 (pages 3 to 5, Fig. 2). Reference).

The humidifier can increase the humidification capacity by increasing the area of the vaporization filter. However, since the vaporization filter has a limited ability to absorb moisture, it is necessary to increase the width of the vaporization filter in order to greatly increase the humidification capacity of the humidifier. have. However, in the case where the humidifier is mounted in the air conditioner, for example, the air conditioner itself is often vertically long, so that the width of the humidifier is limited and the width of the vaporization filter can be increased. There may be no. Therefore, in this case, conventionally, a plurality of humidifiers including a blower, a heater, and a vaporization filter are mounted to greatly increase the amount of humidification of the humidifier (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-317795 (pages 3 to 4, Fig. 1)). .

However, in the conventional humidifier, a blower or heater is required for each vaporization filter. Therefore, when the humidification amount is increased by using a plurality of vaporization filters, a plurality of blowers and heaters are required, and when the plurality of blowers and heaters are mounted, the humidifier is installed. There is a problem in that the overall size of N is large as well as a considerable cost.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a humidifier and an air conditioner capable of greatly increasing the amount of humidification and at the same time miniaturizing and reducing the cost.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 includes an inlet for receiving dry air, a blower for discharging damp air, a blower for sending air from the inlet to the outlet, and an intake air passage communicating with the inlet. A winder, a blower which is in communication with the suction blower and communicates with the blower outlet, a heater which is provided in the blower blower and heats dry air discharged from the suction blower, and the blower blower in front of the heater. A humidifier comprising a vaporization filter in a wet state in which dry air interposed is moist air and passes therethrough,
A plurality of branch air passages branched from the front of the heater and joined from the front of the air outlet are formed at an intermediate portion of the air blower, and the plurality of branch winders are provided with a humidifying device, wherein the vaporization filter is interposed therebetween. Doing.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the first blowing resistor for reducing the blowing amount of the air passing through is provided in at least one of the plurality of branch wind paths.

In the invention according to claim 3, the branched one of the plurality of branched passages is formed longer than the other branched one, and one vaporization filter interposed in the one branched one is the other. Compared with the other vaporization filter interposed in the side branch wind, it is characterized by a large amount of air permeation.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the plurality of branching air passages are formed in the same shape, respectively.

According to any one of claims 1 to 3, the invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the cross-sectional area of one branch of the plurality of branch wind paths is formed larger than that of the other branch wind. .

According to any one of claims 1 to 4, the invention according to claim 6, wherein a tray in which water immersed in a lower end of the vaporization filter is disposed below the plurality of vaporization filters, respectively, A partition member is formed to vertically partition a middle portion of the middle portion of the middle portion of the middle portion so that the upper surface of the partition member forms a bottom surface of the branched air passage, so that water droplets formed in the branched airflow may fall into the tray. An upper surface of the partition member forming the bottom surface of the branched air passage is inclined toward the tray.

According to any one of claims 1 to 4, the invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the suction air passage is provided with an air cleaning body for cleaning air entering the suction port.

According to any one of claims 1 to 4, the blower according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a bypass blower for bypassing the vaporization filter to communicate the blower of the blower with the blower is formed. It is characterized in that the switching means for switching the blowing direction by alternatively closing the passage and the branch wind.

The invention according to claim 9, wherein a plurality of the branch air passages are formed by partitioning a central portion of the middle of the air blow-out path formed in a room shape with a partition member, and directly connected to the blower of the blower. One end is formed below the partition member, the other end of the blowout passage directly connected to the outlet is formed on the side of the partition member, and the plurality of vaporization filters are disposed below both ends of the partition member, respectively. The bypass air passage is formed at the center of the partition member positioned directly above one end of the blowout air passage, and the switching means includes a hollow shutter disposed between the plurality of vaporization filters, and the reciprocating movement of the shutter up and down. Consists of a driving mechanism,
The shutter is closed at the top and at the same time, the bottom is opened, and an opening is formed at the top of the side wall.
When the shutter is in the lowered position, the bypass air passage is blocked by the upper end of the shutter and at the same time the inside of the branch air passage and the inside of the shutter communicate with each other through the opening,
When the shutter is in the raised position, the inlet of the branch windrow is blocked by the side wall of the shutter, and the inside of the branch airflow above the partition member and the inside of the shutter communicate with each other through the opening.

The invention according to claim 10 is characterized in that a plurality of openings are formed, and at least one of the plurality of openings is fitted with a second blowing resistor for reducing the amount of blowing air.

The invention according to claim 11 is characterized in that the upper end of the shutter is inclined toward the tray.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th embodiment of the humidifier and air conditioner which concern on this invention is demonstrated with reference to drawings.

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[First embodiment]

First, the humidification apparatus 1 which inhales dry air A in a room and discharges damp air A 'into a room is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1, the humidifier 1 includes an inlet port 2 through which dry air A is introduced, an outlet port 3 through which wet air A 'is discharged, and an outlet port 3 through the inlet port 2. A blower (4) for sending air to the blower, a suction blower (5) opened between the suction inlet (2) and the blower (4), and a blower fan (6) opened between the blower (4) and the blower outlet (3); , A heater 7 for heating the dry air A sent out from the blower 4, a wet vaporization filter 8 through which the dry air A becomes wet air A ', and a suction port An air cleaner 9 for washing dry air A entering (2) and a first blowing resistor 10 for passing the damp air A 'to reduce the amount of blowing air.

The suction port 2 and the blowout port 3 are respectively fitted in the case 12 of the humidifier 1 which accommodates the blower 4, the suction blower 5, and the blower blower 6, and the suction blower 5 The outside of the humidifier 1 is communicated through the inlet 2, and the air outlet 6 and the outside of the humidifier 1 are communicated through the outlet 3. The suction blower 5 and the blower blower 6 are communicated through the blower 4, and the suction blower 5 is connected with the suction port 4a of the blower 4, and the blower blower 6 is a blower ( It is connected to the ventilation port 4b of 4).

The air cleaner 9 is installed inside the suction air passage 5 on the suction inlet 2 side, and the dry air A introduced from the suction air outlet 2 passes through the air cleaner 9 and passes through the air cleaning body 9. Reaches within. The air cleaner 9 is composed of, for example, a nonwoven fabric, an activated carbon sheet, an electrostatic filter, and the like. As the dry air A passes through the air cleaner 9, dust and the like are removed and washed. The heater 7 is arrange | positioned inside the one end part of the blowing fan 6 directly connected with the blowing port 4b of the blower 4. As shown in FIG. The heater 7 is a gas heating heater, and the dry air A blown by the blower 4b of the blower 4 is heated by the heat of the heater 7 when passing through the heater 7.

A blower opening 4b of the blower 4 is formed upward, and one end of the blower fan 6 directly connected to the blower opening 4b of the blower 4 extends vertically above the blower 4. In the middle of the blowout air passage 6, two branch blowers 13 branched from the front of the heater 7 and joined at the front of the blowout opening 3 are formed. The branched air passage 13 is formed by vertically partitioning the middle of the middle of the blowout air passage 6 formed in a room shape with the partition member 14, and one branch air passage 13a is longer than the other branch air passage 13b. Formed. Specifically, one end portion of the blower fan 6 directly connected to the blower 4b of the blower 4 is formed below the center of the partition member 14, and the other end of the blower fan 6 directly connected to the blower outlet 3 is provided. Is formed on the side of the partition member 14.

The vaporization filter 8 is interposed inside two branching passages 13a and 13b, respectively, and is disposed below both ends of the partition member 14, respectively. The two vaporization filters 8 are the same in thickness and area, respectively, and the trays 15 in which water is stored are disposed below the two vaporization filters 8, respectively. The lower end of the vaporization filter 8 is immersed in the water stored in the tray 15, and the tray 15 is fitted in the bottom surface of the middle part of the take-out air path 6 formed in a room shape. In addition, the partition member 14 is triangular in cross-sectional shape, and the upper surface of the partition portion 14 that forms the bottom surface of one branching passage 13a is inclined toward both trays 15.

The first blowing resistor 10 for reducing the blowing amount is made of, for example, a ruba filter or the like, and is interposed in the other branching passage 13b. The 1st blowing resistor 10 is arrange | positioned above the front tray 15 of the vaporization filter 8, and is arrange | positioned in front of the confluence point with one branched air passage 13a.

Next, a method of using the humidifier 1 and the air conditioner 16 having the above configuration will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, water is previously supplied to the tray 15, and the vaporization filter 8 is wetted by capillary action. Next, the blower 4 is operated, respectively. When the blower 4 is operated, dry air A outside the humidifier 1 flows into the intake air passage 5 through the air cleaner 9 at the intake port 2. The air cleaner 9 removes dust and the like contained in the dry air A and cleans the air A introduced into the suction air passage 5.

The air A introduced into the suction air passage 5 flows into the blower 4 from the suction port 4a of the blower 4 and flows out into one end of the blowout air passage 6 from the air blower 4b. Air A which flowed out from the tuyere 4b passes through the heater 7, and becomes hot air by the heat of this heater 7. The dried air A heated and hot air flows into the two branching furnaces 13a and 13b respectively formed in the middle of the extraction air passage 6 and passes through the vaporization filter 8. When the heated dry air A passes through the vaporization filter 8, the moisture contained in the vaporization filter 8 evaporates by the heat of the heated air A. Then, the dry air A and the evaporated water are mixed to form wet air A '.

After passing through the vaporization filter 8, the air A 'flowing through the branching passage 13a on one side (long side) rises once, and then flows upward of the partition member 14 in the horizontal direction. . On the other hand, the air A 'flowing through the branching passage 13b on the other side (short side) passes through the vaporization filter 8 and then rises to pass through the first blowing resistor 10. The first blowing resistor 10 controls the air volume of the air A 'by suppressing the air volume of the air A' passing therethrough, and is different from the air volume of the air A 'distributed in the one branch wind passage 13a. The air A 'flowing through the side branching passage 13b becomes almost even. Then, the air A 'passed through the one branch blow passage 13a and the air A ′ passed through the other branch blow passage 13b are joined from above the first blowing resistor 10, and the outlet ( In 3) it is taken out of the humidifier 1.

Next, the air conditioner 16 provided with the above-mentioned humidifier 1 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 2, the air conditioner 16 is a vertically long vertical type apparatus, and is provided with a heat exchanger 17 or a blower 18 at the upper end to cool or heat the air conditioner main body 19. Is provided, the lower end is provided with the humidifier (1).

In the method of using the air conditioner 16, the air conditioner main body 19 is operated and the humidifier 1 is operated to cool and heat the indoor air in the air conditioner main body 19 and at the same time the humidifier ( Humidify the room air with 1).

According to the humidifier (1) and the air conditioner (16) consisting of the above configuration, the two branched blowers branched in front of the heater (7) in the middle of the blower (6) and joined in front of the blower outlet (3) ( 13a) and (13b) are formed, and since the vaporization filter 8 is interposed in each of the branch air passages 13a and 13b, two vaporization filters 8 for one blower 4 and the heater 7 are provided. Is provided, and the air A, which is discharged from one blower 4 and heated by one heater 7, passes through two branch blowers 13a and 13b to provide two vaporization filters 8. ), Moisture is contained by each of the two vaporization filters (8). Accordingly, the vaporization filter 8 can be increased without increasing the blower 4 and the heater 7, and the amount of humidification can be increased by increasing the vaporization filter 8 so that the humidification device 1 can be miniaturized and costly. Savings can be made.

Moreover, the air A 'which distribute | circulates in the other side (short side) in the branch winder 13b is compared with the air A' which distribute | circulates in the inside of the branch winder 13a of one (long side), and distribute | circulates. Although the air volume increases as the length is shorter, in the humidifier 1, the first blowing resistor 10 for reducing the blowing amount of the air A 'passing through to the branching passage 13b on the other side (short side). Is interposed, the air volume of the air A 'flowing through the branching passage 13b on the other side (short side) is suppressed and limited, and the air volume of the air A' joining in both directions is almost uniform. Done. Thereby, humidification can be performed using two vaporization filters 8 equally, and the humidification efficiency can be improved.

Further, below the two vaporization filters 8, trays 15 in which water immersed in the lower end of the vaporization filter 8 are respectively disposed are disposed, and the partition member 14 which forms the bottom surface of one branch air passage 13a. Since the upper surface of the incline is inclined toward the tray 15, the condensation condenses on the inner surface of one of the branch air passages 13a by flowing through the inside of one branch air passage 13a in which the damp air A 'extends in the horizontal direction. Is generated, and the water droplets fall on the bottom surface of one branched air passage 13a, and the water droplets on the bottom surface of one branched airway 13a flow into the tray 15. Thereby, it is not necessary to process the water droplet which generate | occur | produced by dew condensation, and water can be reused.

Moreover, since the air cleaning body 9 which wash | cleans the air A which came in from the suction port 2 is interposed in the intake air passage 5, the air A supplied into the humidifier 1 is clean air which was wash | cleaned. The damp air A 'taken out from the humidifier 1 is washed air. This makes it possible to humidify the room supplying the humid air A ′ and to clean the room air.

[2nd Embodiment]

As shown in FIG. 3, the humidifier 100 includes a suction port 101, a blower outlet 102, a blower 103, a suction blower 104, a blower blower 105, a heater 106, and a vaporization filter 107. And an air cleaner 108. In the middle portion of the blower fan 105, two branched blowers 110 branched in front of the heater 106 and joined at the front of the blower outlet 102 are formed, and one branch blower 110a is the other. It is formed longer than the side branch path 110b, and the vaporization filter 107 is interposed inside the two branch paths 110a and 110b, respectively. One vaporization filter 107a interposed in one (long side) branch air passage 110a is thinner than the other vaporization filter 107b interposed in the other (short) branch air passage 110b and has air. Use a large amount of permeation.

According to the humidifier 100, one vaporization filter 107a interposed in one of the two vaporization filters 107 on one branch (long side) 110a is a branching wind of the other (short side). Compared with the other vaporization filter 107b interposed in 110b, since the air permeation amount is large, air A 'is easy to flow to one branch winder 110a, and flows to the other branch winder 110b. The air A 'is suppressed in an appropriate amount so that the air volume of the air A' passing through the other vaporization filter 107b is suppressed in an appropriate amount. As a result, the amount of air A 'flowing into the other branch air passage 110b is limited in the processing capacity of the other vaporization filter 107b (the maximum amount of air that the other vaporization filter 107b can humidify). The amount of air A 'flowed into the branch air passage 110a can be matched to one vaporization filter 107b. Thereby, it is possible to balance the optimum balance at which the amount of humidification at the time of joining the air A 'flowing through both of the branch air passages 110a and 110b is the highest, so that the humidification efficiency can be improved.

[Third embodiment]

As shown in FIG. 4, the humidifier 200 includes a suction port 201, a blowout port 202, a blower 203, a suction blower 204, a blower blower 205, a heater 206, and a vaporization filter 207. And an air cleaner 208. In the middle portion of the blower 205, two branched blowers 210 branching from the front of the heater 206 and joining the blower 202 in front are formed. The branch air passage 210 is formed by vertically dividing the center of the middle portion of the take-out air passage 205 formed in a room shape with the partition member 211, and the two branch air passages 210a and 210b are formed in the same shape. It is. Specifically, one end of the blower 202 directly connected to the blower 203a of the blower 203 is formed below the center of the partition member 211 and the other of the blower 202 directly connected to the blower 202. An end part is formed above the center of the partition member 211.

According to the humidifier 200, since the two branch passages 210a and 210b are each formed in the same shape, the air volume of the air A 'flowing through and joining in two directions becomes almost uniform. As a result, it is possible to prevent the air A from flowing only to one of the branch air passages 210, and to use the two vaporization filters 207 evenly to humidify, thereby improving the humidification efficiency. .

[Fourth embodiment]

As shown in FIG. 5, the humidifier 300 includes a suction port 301, a blower outlet 302, a blower 303, a suction blower 304, a blower blower 305, a heater 306, and a vaporization filter 307. And an air cleaner 308. In the middle part of the blower 305, two branched blowers 310 branched from the front of the heater 306 and joined at the front of the blower 302 are formed. The branch air passage 310 is formed by vertically partitioning the middle of the middle of the blowout air passage 305 formed in a room shape with the partition member 311, and the one branch air passage 310a is larger than the other branch air passage 310b. It is formed long. Specifically, one end of the blower 305 directly connected to the blower 303a of the blower 303 is formed below the center of the partition member 311, and the other end of the blower 305 directly connected to the blower 302. Is formed on the side of the partition member 311.

Inside the blower 305, a bypass blower 312 is formed which bypasses the vaporization filter 307 and communicates the blower 303a of the blower 303 with the blower 302. The bypass air passage 312 is formed at the center of the partition member 311 positioned directly above one end of the blowout passage 305 and penetrates the center of the partition member 311 in the vertical direction.

In addition, a switching means 313 for alternately closing the bypass air passage 312 and the branch air passage 310 to switch the blowing direction is provided in the blowing air passage 305. The switching means 313 is comprised by the shutter 314 arrange | positioned between two vaporization filters 310a and 310b, and the drive mechanism 315 which reciprocates the shutter 314 up and down. The shutter 314 is formed in a hollow box shape, the top is closed and at the same time the bottom is opened, and an opening 314a facing the vaporization filter 317 is formed at the top of the side wall.

In addition, the outer shape of the shutter 314 is formed in a slightly smaller shape by the inner circumferential surface of one end of the take-out air passage 305 and the bypass air passage 312, and the shutter 314 is one end and the bypass of the take-out air passage 305. It is loosely inserted in the air passage 312. The top surface of the shutter 314 is inclined toward both trays 316 from the center, similarly to the top surface of the partition member 311. A second blowing resistor 317, for example, made of a ruba filter or the like, is inserted into the edge of the opening 314a on the side of the branching passage 310b on the other side (short side). .

The drive mechanism 315 is attached to the motor 318 mounted on the top surface of the blow-out wind 305 (upper surface of one branch wind 310a), and attached to a rotation shaft (not shown) of the motor 318 in the vertical direction. The rotating pulley 319, and one end is fixed to the shutter 314 and the other end is composed of a wire 320 wound around the pulley 319. The wire 320 is inserted into the through hole 321 formed on the upper surface of the blower 305, and the shutter 314 in the blower 305 is suspended from the wire 320.

6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state when the wire 320 is wound so that the shutter 314 is in the raised position. As shown in FIG. 5, when the shutter 314 is in the lowered position, the bypass air passage 312 is blocked by the top of the shutter 314, and the entrance of the branch air passage 305 is opposite to the opening 317. The inside of the branch air passage 305 and the shutter 314 communicate with each other through the opening 314a. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, when the shutter 314 is in the ascending position, the entrance of the branch air passage 305 is blocked by the lower end of the side wall of the shutter 314, and the branch air passage above the partition member 311 ( An opening 317 is disposed in the 305, and the inside of the branch passage 305 above the partition member 311 and the inside of the shutter 314 communicate with each other through the opening 317.

Next, a method of using the humidifier 300 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5, the case where humidification is performed is demonstrated. First, the motor 318 is rotated to place the shutter 314 in the lowered position. Next, the blower 303 is operated to put dry air A into the suction blower 304 at the suction inlet 301, and to blow out the blower 305 into the blower blower 305 through the blower 303. Air A introduced into the blowing air 305 enters the shutter 314 at the lower end of the shutter 314, and flows into the two branch air paths 310a and 310b, respectively. In one (long side) branch air passage 310a, it flows in through the opening 317, and in the other (short side) branch air passage 310b, it passes through the 2nd blowing resistor 317 inserted in the opening 317. As shown in FIG. It is introduced by. Air A introduced into each of the two branch passages 310a and 310b passes through the vaporization filter 307 to become damp air A ′, and joins in front of the outlet 302 to provide a humidifying apparatus ( 300 is taken out.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the case where only blowing is performed without humidifying is demonstrated. First, by rotating the motor 318 to wind the wire 320, the shutter 314 is raised to be placed in an elevated position. Next, the blower 303 is operated to send air A outside the humidifier 300 from the suction port 301 into the suction blower 304, and blows it into the blower blower 305 through the blower 303. . At this time, the operation of the heater 306 is stopped. The air A introduced into the blower 305 enters the shutter 314 from the lower end of the shutter 314, passes through the second blowing resistor 317 fitted into the opening 317, and is located in front of the vaporization filter 307. It flows into one branched passage 310a. Air A introduced into one branch passage 310a is blown out of the humidifier 300. In addition, the warm air can be sent out by operating the humidifier 306.

According to the humidifier 300, a bypass air passage 312 for bypassing the vaporization filter 307 in communication with the blower 303a of the blower 303 and the blower outlet 302 is formed in the blower 305. Since the switching means 313 for alternately closing the bypass air passage 312 and the branch air passage 310 to switch the delivery direction is provided, the branch air passage 310 when the bypass air passage 312 is closed. Is opened, and the air A sent by the blower 303 flows into the branch air passage 310 in front of the vaporization filter 307. In addition, when the branch air passage 310 is closed, the bypass air passage 312 is opened, and the air A sent by the blower 303 flows into the branch air passage 310 in front of the vaporization filter 307. . Accordingly, it is possible to select humidification or blowing by the switching means 313.

In addition, the branch air passage 305 is formed by vertically partitioning the center of the middle portion of the blower 305 formed in a room shape with the partition member 311, and of the blower 303 directly connected to the blower 303a. One end is formed below the partition member 311, the other end of the blowout passage 305 directly connected to the outlet 302 is formed on the side of the partition member 311, and the two vaporization filters 307 are partition members 311. The bypass air passages 312 are respectively disposed below both ends, and the bypass air passages 312 are formed at the center of the partition member 311 positioned directly above the one end of the air extraction air passage 305, and the switching means 313 has two vaporization filters 307. It consists of a hollow shutter 314 disposed between and a drive mechanism 315 for reciprocating the shutter 314 up and down, the shutter 314 is closed at the top and the bottom is open, the upper end of the side wall An opening 314a is formed in the bypass passage. When the shutter 314 is in the lowered position, the bypass air passage 312 receives the shutter 3. It is blocked by the upper end of 14 and the inside of the branch air passage 305 and the inside of the shutter 314 communicate through the opening 314a, and the entrance of the branch air passage 305 is the shutter 314 when the shutter 314 is in the raised position. Since the inside of the branching passage 305 above the partition member 311 and the inside of the shutter 314 communicate with each other through the opening 317, the shutter 314 moves up and down, thereby bypassing the passage 312. ) And the branch air passage 310 may be selectively closed. Accordingly, it is possible to select humidification or blowing.

In addition, when the shutter 314 is in the lowered position, the air A 'flowing through the branching passage 13b on the other side (short side) passes through the branching passage 310a on the one side (long side). The air volume increases as the flow length is shorter than that of the air A 'to be distributed, but in the humidifier 300, the air passing through the opening 314a on the side of the branch passage 310b on the other side (short side) ( Since the second blowing resistor 317 for reducing the blowing amount of A) is fitted, the amount of air A 'flowing in the branching passage 310b on the other side (short side) is suppressed and limited, and the two directions The air volume of the air A 'flowed through and joined in the film becomes almost uniform. As a result, the air A can be prevented from flowing only to the branching passage 310b on the other side (short side), and the humidification efficiency can be improved by using two vaporization filters 307 evenly. .

[Fifth Embodiment]

 As shown in FIG. 7, the humidifier 400 includes a suction port 401, a blower outlet 402, a blower 403, a suction blower 404, a blower blower 405, a heater 406, and a vaporization filter 407. And an air cleaner 408. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along X-X shown in FIG. 7. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, two branched air passages 410 are formed in the middle of the blowout air passage 405. One branch air passage 410a is formed longer than the other branch air passage 410b, and the cross-sectional area of the one (long) branch air passage 410a is formed larger than the cross-sectional area of the other branch air passage 410b. have.

According to the humidifier 400, the cross-sectional area of the branch air passage 410a of one side (long side) is formed larger than the cross-sectional area of the branch air passage 410b of the other side (short side). The air flow rate of the air A 'flowing through the branch wind passage 410a and the air flow rate of the air A' flowing through the branch wind passage 410b on the other side (short side) become almost uniform. Thereby, two vaporization filters 8 can be equally used and humidified, and a humidification efficiency can be improved.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of the humidifier and air conditioner which concerns on this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can change suitably within the range which does not deviate from the meaning. For example, in the above embodiment, two branch pipes (13), (110), (210), and (310) are provided, but the present invention provides branch pipes (13), (110), (210), ( Two or more 310 may be provided, and the amount of humidification can be increased by increasing the branch pipes 13, 110, 210, and 310.

In the above embodiment, the suction air passages 5, 104, 204, and 304 are separately installed in the cases 12 of the humidifiers 1, 100, 200, and 300. However, the present invention may be configured to use the inner space of the case as the suction air passage, install an intake port in the case, put air (A) into the case from the suction port, and suck the air (A) in the case at the suction port of the blower. . As a result, it is not necessary to separately install the pipes as the suction air passages 5, 104, 204, and 304, so that the manufacturing cost of the apparatus can be reduced.

In addition, although the 1st blowing resistor 10 is arrange | positioned in front of the vaporization filter 8 in the said 1st embodiment, even if this invention arrange | positions the 1st blowing resistor 10 in front of the vaporization filter 8, It is good, and you may arrange | position it in the inlet of the other (short side) branch air passage 13b. In addition, the first blowing resistor 10 may be overlapped with the vaporization filter 8, and the position where the first blowing resistor 10 is provided may be inside the other (short) branch air passage 13b.

Further, in the second embodiment, the air permeation amount of one vaporization filter 107a interposed in one (long side) branch air passage 110b is interposed in the other (short side) branch air passage 110a. Although the thickness of one vaporization filter 107a is made smaller than the other vaporization filter 107b in order to make it larger compared with the other vaporization filter 107b, in the present invention, the density of one vaporization filter 107a is increased. Even if the air gap of one vaporization filter 107a is increased compared with the other vaporization filter 107b by making it smaller than the other vaporization filter 107b and making the area | region of the space | gap through which air A pass, it increases. good. That is, if the air permeation amount of one vaporization filter 107a is large compared with the other vaporization filter 107b, the thickness of one vaporization filter 107a may be equal to or larger than the other vaporization filter 107b.

In addition, in the third embodiment, although the outlet 202 is formed on the upper end surface of the humidifier 200, the other end of the outlet air passage 205 extends inwardly in FIG. 4, and the outlet 202 is opened. It may be formed on the side of the humidifier 200. In addition, in the said 3rd Embodiment, although the upper end surface of the partition member 211 is formed flat, of course, you may incline.

In addition, although the motor 318, the pulley 319, and the wire 320 were used for the drive mechanism 315 in the said 4th embodiment, the present invention uses a cylinder, a pinion, a rack, etc. for a drive mechanism, and uses the shutter ( The 314 may be driven up and down, or the shutter 314 may be driven up and down using a link mechanism. In the fourth embodiment, the air volume is adjusted by inserting the second blowing resistor 317 into the opening 314a of the shutter 314. However, in the present invention, the first blowing resistor is installed in the other side (short side) of the branch passage 310b. The second blowing resistor 317 may be omitted, and both the first and second blowing resistors may be provided.

In the above embodiment, the blowers 4, 103, 203, 303, and 403 are blown out with the suction air passages 5, 104, 204, 304, and 404. Although it is opened between the air paths 6, 105, 205, 305, and 405, the present invention may be provided in the other end of the air blower located in front of the air blower. In this case, the suction air passage is in communication with the inside of the case accommodating the suction air passage or the extraction air passage, and the external dry air A is sucked into the case through the suction air passage at the suction port. In addition, one end of the blowout passage is disposed in the case and communicates with the inside of the case. The dry air A sucked into the case is discharged from the air outlet through the air blower to the outside.

According to the humidifying apparatus and the air conditioner according to the present invention, a plurality of branch winders branched at the front of the heater and joined at the front of the blower outlet are formed in the middle of the blower fan which is opened between the blower and the blower outlet. Since the vaporization filter is interposed therebetween, a plurality of vaporization filters are provided for one blower and a heater, and the air blown out of one blower and heated by one heater passes through a plurality of branch wind paths, The vaporization filter is reached, and moisture is contained in each of the plurality of vaporization filters. Accordingly, by increasing the vaporization filter without increasing the blower and heater, the amount of humidification can be increased, and the size and cost of the device can be reduced.

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A suction port for accepting dry air, a blower for discharging damp air, a blower for sending air from the suction port to the blower outlet, an intake air passage communicating with the intake port, and a corresponding intake air passage A blower in communication with the blower, a heater provided in the blower for heating dry air sent from the suction blower, and wet air interposed in the blower blower in front of the heater to become damp air; A humidifier having a vaporization filter in a state, And a plurality of branch air passages branched from the front of the heater and joined at the front of the air outlet in the middle portion of the air blower, wherein the vaporization filters are interposed therebetween. The method of claim 1, A humidifier, characterized in that at least one of the plurality of branch wind paths is interposed with a first blowing resistor for reducing the amount of air blown through. The method of claim 1, One of the branch winds of the plurality of branch winds are formed longer than the other branch winds, The humidification device, characterized in that the one vaporization filter interposed in the one branch air passage has a larger air permeation rate than the other vaporization filter interposed in the other branch wind. The method of claim 1, A plurality of said branch air passages are each formed in the same shape, The humidifier characterized by the above-mentioned. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A humidifier according to claim 1, wherein the cross section of one branch of the plurality of branch wind paths is larger than the cross section of the other branch of the plurality of branches. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Below the plurality of vaporization filters, Trays for storing water immersed in the lower end of the vaporization filter are disposed, respectively, A partition member is formed to vertically partition the center of the middle portion of the blow-out air to form the branch air. An upper surface of the partition member forms a bottom surface of the branch air passage, And a top surface of the partition member that forms the bottom surface of the branching wind so that water droplets formed in the branching wind fall into the tray. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Humidifier, characterized in that the air intake passage for cleaning the air entering the suction port is in the suction passage. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The blower is provided with a bypass blower for bypassing the vaporization filter to communicate the blower of the blower with the blower, and at the same time, a switching means for switching the blowing direction by selectively closing the bypass blower and the branch blower. Humidifier, characterized in that. The method of claim 8, The plurality of branch air passages are formed by partitioning a central portion of the middle of the air blower in a room shape with a partition member, and one end of the air blower directly connected to the blower of the blower is formed below the partition member. The other end of the blow-out passage connected directly to the side is formed on the side of the partition member, a plurality of the vaporization filter is disposed below both ends of the partition member, The bypass air passage is formed at the center of the diaphragm member located directly above one end of the blowout air passage, The switching means is composed of a hollow shutter disposed between the plurality of vaporization filter and a drive mechanism for reciprocating the shutter up and down, The shutter is closed at the top and at the same time, the bottom is opened, and an opening is formed at the top of the side wall. When the shutter is in the lowered position, the bypass air passage is blocked by the upper end of the shutter and at the same time the inside of the branch air passage and the inside of the shutter communicate with each other through the opening. And the inlet of the diverging winder is closed by the side wall of the shutter when the shutter is in the raised position, and the inside of the divergent airway above the partition member and the inside of the shutter communicate with each other through the opening. The method of claim 9, A plurality of said openings are formed, The humidifying apparatus characterized by the 2nd blowing resistance body which reduces the blowing amount of the air which passes through at least one of the said some openings. The method of claim 9, Humidifier, characterized in that the top of the shutter is inclined toward the tray. The humidifier of any one of Claims 1-4 is provided. The air conditioner characterized by the above-mentioned.

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