KR20110001355A - Function variable air purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A function variable air cleaner is provided to operate the air cleaner only for the humidification function, or the air cleaning function by the surrounding environment condition. CONSTITUTION: A function variable air cleaner comprises the following: a water tank(182) installed inside a case(120), including a humidification filter; a water case(184) installed in the water tank, including a sliding opening/closing member; and a water supply control unit(200) slide-moving the opening/closing member in the water case to control the water supply to the water case.

Description

Function variable air cleaner {AIR CLEANER OF FUNCTION VARIABLE TYPE}

The present invention relates to an air purifier, and more particularly, to a function variable air purifier having a humidification function of humidifying the purified air through a humidification filter.

In general, an air purifier sucks contaminated indoor air to filter dust, odor particles, etc. contained in the air with a filter to purify the sucked air with clean air. The air thus purified is discharged back to the outside of the air cleaner, that is, the room.

In other words, the air cleaner purifies the ambient air in which the air cleaner is installed while purifying the contaminated ambient air by discharging the clean air to the outside.

To this end, in general, an air purifier may include a blower for injecting ambient air to discharge purified air, and filters for filtering dust, odor particles, and the like contained in the introduced air. That is, the air purifier purifies the air introduced through the plurality of filters.

On the other hand, the humidifier-type air purifier of the air purifier is a device that uses the air cleaned by the various filters to turn into the humid air while passing through the humidification filter containing the water.

In other words, the humidifier-type air purifier is a device that allows the purified air to contain moisture to perform a humidification function while also performing an air cleaning function in a dry surrounding environment.

By the way, the humidifier-type air purifier is not simply driven without a humidification function, there is a problem that must always perform a humidification function and an air cleaning function.

That is, even when the humidifying air cleaner is installed in a humid environment, when the humidifying air cleaner is driven, the humidification is performed on the purified air, thereby increasing the humidity.

Accordingly, there is a problem that the user may feel uncomfortable due to the increased humidity.

In other words, it is necessary to change the function of the humidifier-type air cleaner.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a function-variable air purifier that can be driven by a humidification function or by an air cleaning function only without a humidification function according to ambient environmental conditions.

Function-variable air purifier according to the present invention is installed inside the case and the humidification filter is mounted, the water tank is provided with the opening and closing member is installed in the water tank, the sliding movement, and sliding the opening and closing member provided in the water tank And a water supply control unit configured to move to control the water supply from the water tank to the water tank.

The water tank may be provided with a body portion to which the humidification filter is mounted so as to contain water supplied from the water bottle, and connected to the body portion so that water flows into the body portion, and an installation portion to which the water tank is installed.

The body portion is formed in the shape of the upper surface, and provided with a mounting groove for mounting the humidification filter,

The installation unit is mounted on the bucket and a bracket having a passage hole through which the water flows out of the bucket at the lower end, and is disposed in the lower portion of the bracket and stretched when the water supply control unit is driven out of the bucket It may be provided with a sealing member for preventing leakage to the water supply control unit side, and the inclined surface for guiding the water flowing out of the bucket to the body portion.

The water supply control unit may include a driving source for generating a driving force for moving the opening and closing member provided in the water bottle, and a lifting member coupled to the power transmission member connected to the driving source to move the sliding member. have.

The drive source is made of a stepping motor, the lifting member is provided with a rack gear connected to the drive source to be elevated when driving the drive source, the power transmission member may be a pinion gear.

The water tank may include a water level sensor mounted on the body to detect a water level of the water in which the humidification filter is immersed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to control the water content of the humidification filter by adjusting the amount of water flowing out of the bucket through the water supply control unit, the air purifier is driven by the humidification function according to the ambient environmental conditions or air cleaning function without the humidification function There is an effect that can be driven only.

Hereinafter, a function-variable air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a function-variable air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the variable-function air cleaner 100 (hereinafter, referred to as an air cleaner) includes a case 120, a filter unit 140, a blower unit 160, and a humidifier 180. .

The case 120 forms an outer shape of the air cleaner 100 and is formed to have an inner space so that the filter unit 140, the air blowing unit 160, and the humidifying unit 180 may be installed therein. In addition, an air flow path (not shown) may be provided to allow the air sucked by the blower 160 to be discharged to the outside.

That is, the case 120 may include an inlet 122 through which outside air is introduced into the case 120 and a discharge port 124 through which purified air is discharged. 1 illustrates a case in which the inlet 122 is provided at the side surface and the discharge port 124 is provided at the upper surface thereof, but is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, the filter unit 140 is a combination of a plurality of filtering means for filtering the foreign matter or dust in the air to provide clean air. To this end, the filter unit 140 may include a pretilter, a pretreatment filter, a function filter, a hepa filter, and a deodorization filter.

In addition, the blower 160 is disposed at the rear of the filter 140 and is provided with the blower fan 161 embedded therein. That is, the blower 9160 has a blower fan 161 built in to circulate the outside air, and the blower fan 161 introduces the outside air into the case 120 so that the inlet air is introduced into each filter. After passing through clean filtration while humidifying through the humidifying unit 9180 serves to re-discharge into the indoor space.

On the other hand, the humidifying unit 180 is disposed on the movement path of the air introduced into the case 120, the air cleaned by the filter unit 140 is humidified by the blowing fan 161 of the blowing unit 9160. Passing through the unit 180 is a wet air.

Hereinafter, the humidifying unit 180 will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a perspective view showing a humidifying unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a humidifying unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3, the humidifying unit 180 includes, for example, a water tank 182, a bucket 184, a humidification filter 186, and a water supply control unit 200.

The water tank 182 is installed inside the case 120 (see FIG. 1), and a humidification filter 186 is mounted. On the other hand, the water tank 182 is the body portion 191 is installed so that the humidification filter 186 contains the water supplied from the bucket 184, the body portion 191 so that water is introduced into the body portion 191. It may be provided with an installation unit 192 is connected to the bucket 184 is installed.

The body portion 191 may have an upper surface opening shape, and may include a mounting groove 191a on which the humidifying filter 186 is mounted. That is, the humidification filter 186 is installed in the mounting groove 191a and installed in the body portion 191. On the other hand, when the humidification filter 186 is mounted in the mounting groove 191a, the upper end of the humidification filter 186 is disposed to protrude to the upper portion of the body portion 191.

In addition, the body portion 191 may be provided with a water level sensor 193 for detecting the level of water in which the humidification filter 186 is immersed. Meanwhile, the water level sensor 193 may be connected to a controller (not shown), and information about the level of water detected by the water level sensor 193 may be transmitted to the controller.

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the case in which the body portion 191 does not include the cover member has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the body portion 191 may include a cover member that can open and close the inner space. .

The installation unit 192 may include a bracket 192a on which the bucket 184 is mounted. On the other hand, the bracket 192a may be provided with a passage hole 192b through which the water flowing out of the bucket 184 passes.

On the other hand, the lower portion of the bracket 192a, that is, the bottom surface of the bracket 192a is folded when driving the water supply control unit 200, the water leaked from the water tank 184 is leaked to the water supply control unit 200 side It may be provided with a sealing member (192c) to prevent.

Sealing member 192c may be provided in the installation unit 192 to be provided with a plurality of pleats to be extended to the upper side by the water supply control unit 200.

In addition, the installation unit 192 may include an inclined surface 192d for guiding water flowing out of the bucket 184 to the body unit 191. That is, the water flowing out of the bucket 184 flows through the flow path hole 192b of the bracket 192a to the inclined surface 192d and is supplied to the body portion 191. Water introduced into the body 191 is accommodated in the mounting groove 191a of the body 191.

The bucket 184 has an inner space so that water can be stored therein, and can have a discharge port 184a through which water stored therein is discharged. The discharge opening 184a may be provided with an opening and closing member 184b that is lifted and lowered by the water supply control unit 200.

The opening and closing member 184b is lifted to open and close the discharge hole 184c, and the opening and closing member 184b may be equipped with a spring 184d for providing a restoring force. That is, after the opening and closing member 184b is slid and moved by the water supply control unit 200 to open the discharge hole 184c, when the opening and closing member 184b is not pressed by the water supply control unit 200, Due to the restoring force by the ring 184d, the sliding member 184b closes the discharge hole 184c again.

Meanwhile, the bucket 184 corresponds to a configuration generally used in a humidified air purifier, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Humidification filter 186 is formed to have a shape on the six sides, made of a material that can absorb water. On the other hand, the humidification filter 186 is mounted in the mounting groove 191a of the body portion 191, the upper side is disposed to protrude from the body portion 191, the lower side is immersed in the water contained in the water tank 182. It is arranged to be.

In addition, the humidification filter 186 is disposed on the movement path of the air to humidify the air passing through the humidification filter 186.

The water supply control unit 200 is configured to adjust the water supply from the water tank 184 to the water tank 182 by sliding the opening / closing member 184b provided in the water tank 184. That is, the water supply control unit 200 may include a driving source 202, a power transmission member 204, and a lifting member 206.

The driving source 202 is installed in the mounting portion 192 to be disposed below the sealing member 192c to generate a driving force for slidingly moving the opening and closing member 184b provided in the bucket 184. On the other hand, the driving source 202 may be a stepping motor.

The power transmission member 204 is installed in the driving source 202 and serves to transfer the driving force generated from the driving source 202. On the other hand, the power transmission member 204 may be a pinion gear.

On the other hand, the elevating member 206 is coupled to the power transmission member 204 connected to the drive source 202 is elevated, and sliding the opening and closing member 184b. That is, the elevating member 206 is raised to press the one side of the opening and closing member 184b to raise the opening and closing member 184b.

That is, the elevating member 206 may include a rack gear 206a coupled to the power transmission member 204 on one side to be elevated by the driving force generated from the driving source 202.

In the present embodiment, the water supply adjusting unit 200 is described as an example in which the driving source 202, the power transmission member 204, and the lifting member 206 are configured as examples, but the water supply adjustment is not limited thereto. The unit 200 may consist of a cylinder and a rod.

That is, the water supply control unit 200 may employ any configuration that can lift the opening and closing member 184b of the bucket 184.

In addition, the driving source 202 may be connected to a controller (not shown), and the controller may control the driving source 202 according to a signal from the water level sensor 193.

Accordingly, the driving source 202 may be driven according to the level of water accommodated in the water tank 182 to allow the water to flow out of the bucket 184. In addition, when the air cleaner 100 is driven only by the air cleaning function, the controller maintains the driving source 202 in a stopped state so that water does not flow out of the water tank 184.

As described above, it is possible to control the amount of water flowing out of the bucket 184 through the water supply control unit 200 and supplied to the humidification filter 186, so that the air cleaner 100 is driven by a humidification function or air It can be driven by the clean function only.

That is, when the air purifier 100 is driven by the humidification function, the controller causes the water to flow out of the bucket 184 so that the humidification filter 186 contains water, and the air cleaner 100 is driven only by the air cleaning function. In this case, the controller may vary the function of the air cleaner 100 by preventing water from flowing out of the bucket 184 so that the humidification filter 186 does not contain water.

In addition, the control unit may control the drive source 202 of the water supply control unit 200 so that only the end of the humidification filter 186 is immersed in water to make the function variable easier. That is, when the air cleaner 100 is driven only by the air cleaning function by minimizing the area where the humidification filter 186 is immersed, after the water contained in the humidification filter 186 is used, the water is no longer transferred to the humidification filter 186. It is possible to change the function more quickly by not supplying it.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the operation of the function-variable air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an operation diagram for explaining the operation of the function-variable air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, the controller drives the driving source 202 of the water supply control unit 200 according to the level detected by the water level sensor 193. The lifting member 206 rises as the drive source 202 is driven. At this time, the sealing member 192c provided in the installation portion 192 of the water tank 182 is expanded to the upper side.

Then, the opening and closing member 184b of the water tank 184 is slid and moved by the lifting of the lifting member 206 to open the discharge hole 184c of the discharge port 184a.

Accordingly, water stored in the bucket 184 flows out of the bucket 184. Water flowing out of the bucket 184 flows through the flow path 192b to the inclined surface 192d. Thereafter, the water flowing out of the bucket 184 flows into the body 192 of the water tank 182, and thus water is supplied to the humidification filter 186.

On the other hand, when the end of the humidifying filter 186 is immersed in water, the control unit drives the drive source 202 in the reverse direction so that the lifting member 206 is lowered. Accordingly, the opening and closing member 184b to which the spring 184d is connected is lowered to close the discharge hole 184c, so that water is no longer supplied to the humidification filter 186.

 As described above, the amount of water supplied to the humidification filter 186 through the water supply control unit 200 may be adjusted, so that the air cleaner 100 may be driven by the humidification function or may be driven only by the air cleaning function. .

In the above description of the configuration and features of the present invention based on the embodiment according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various changes or modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, such changes or modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a function-variable air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a humidifying unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a humidifying part according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an operation diagram for explaining the operation of the function-variable air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: function variable air purifier

120: case

140: filter unit

160: blower

180: humidifier

182: tank

184: bucket

186: Humidification Filter

200: water supply control unit

Claims (6)

A water tank installed inside the case and equipped with a humidification filter; A water tank installed in the water tank and having an opening / closing member slidingly moved; And A water supply control unit configured to adjust the water supply from the water tank to the water tank by sliding the opening / closing member provided in the water tank; Function variable air purifier comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the tank A body portion to which the humidification filter is mounted so as to contain water supplied from the bucket; And An installation part connected to the body part such that water is introduced into the body part, and the water tank is installed; Functional variable air purifier comprising a. The method of claim 2, The body portion is formed in the shape of the upper surface, and has a mounting groove for mounting the humidification filter The installation unit is mounted to the bucket and a bracket having a passage hole through which the water flows from the bucket at the lower end, and is disposed in the lower portion of the bracket and stretched when the water supply control unit is driven out of the bucket And a sealing member for preventing water from leaking toward the water supply control unit, and an inclined surface for guiding water flowing out of the bucket to the body portion. According to claim 1, wherein the water supply control unit A driving source for generating a driving force for moving the opening / closing member provided in the bucket; And An elevating member coupled to the power transmission member connected to the driving source, and elevating to slide the opening and closing member; Functional variable air purifier comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The drive source is made of a stepping motor, the lifting member is provided with a rack gear connected to the drive source so as to move up and down when driving the drive source, the power transmission member is a function variable air purifier, characterized in that the pinion gear. The method of claim 2, wherein the tank And a water level sensor mounted on the body to detect a water level of the water in which the humidification filter is immersed.

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