KR20120113027A - Humidification filter and humidification apparatus provided therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A humidification filter and a humidification device therewith are provided to maximize a humidification area by installing the humidification filter along the inner surface of a cylindrical water tank. CONSTITUTION: A humidification filter(137) comprises humidification members(138) and shape maintenance members(139). The humidification members are formed in a corrugated shape. The shape maintenance members are inserted between the corrugations of the humidification members and maintain the gaps between the corrugations of the humidification members. The shape maintenance members allow the humidification members to be flexibly bent.

Description

HUMIDIFICATION FILTER AND HUMIDIFICATION APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH}

The present invention relates to a humidifying apparatus having a humidifying filter and a humidifying filter, and more particularly, to a humidifying filter having a humidifying filter and a humidifying filter installed in a curved shape to increase the amount of humidification.

In general, a humidifier that artificially generates and sprays moisture to increase humidity in a room is a method of generating moisture and a heated humidifier, in which a method of spraying water generated by heating water stored in a water tank to a predetermined temperature is spontaneously sprayed into a room. Ultrasonic humidifier which is a method of spraying the stored water to ultrasonically vibrate the stored water by ultrasonic vibration, and a combined humidifier equipped with a heating and ultrasonic humidification method simultaneously.

Recently, the water attached to the surface of the disk is blown by evaporating the water moved to the upper side of the humidifying filter after immersing the humidification filter in the water tank, or by rotating a portion of the plurality of disks in the water tank. Natural humidifiers using a method such as vaporization are also used.

In general, in the case of a natural humidifier, the blower fan sucks external air, and the air sucked by the blower fan is atomized while passing through the humidification filter. The atomized air is discharged to the outside through the humidifier discharge port to humidify the dry room.

The natural humidifier has a stand-type structure mainly in that it has a structure for receiving water therein for the capability of the humidifier, but the appearance of the humidifier has a variety of shapes.

For example, when the humidifier has a box-like appearance, the air cleaning filter and the humidification filter installed inside the humidifier generally have a block shape. However, even when the external appearance of the humidifier has a curved shape, there is a lot of space limitation to use the block type air cleaning filter and / or the humidification filter. Accordingly, in the case of the humidifier having a curved shape, it is required to change the shape of the air cleaning filter and the humidification filter.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a humidification filter having a structure that can be installed in a device housing having a curved appearance while increasing the installation area.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a humidifying apparatus having a humidifying filter which is installed in a water tank in a state in which the humidifying filter flexes along the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical water tank, thereby increasing the amount of humidification by increasing the humidifying area of the humidifying filter. It is done.

Humidification filter according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a humidifying member having a pleated pleated shape; And a shape holding member which is inserted and fixed between the pleats of the humidifying member and provided to maintain the pleat spacing.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the shape maintaining member is preferably a shape having a dead cross section.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the shape maintaining member is preferably formed of a cured silicone after being filled between the wrinkles of the humidifying member.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the shape maintaining member is preferably installed on only one surface of the humidifying member so that the humidifying member is flexible.

On the other hand, the humidifier with a humidifying filter according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a device housing having a suction port and a discharge port; Blowing means provided to suck external air from the inlet; And it is located below the blowing means, preferably comprising a humidifying means having a humidifying filter.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the humidification means is a tank having a cylindrical shape of the top open; A humidification filter seat installed in the tank, the humidifying filter seat being provided to be seated along the inner circumferential surface of the tank; Located in the upper portion of the humidification filter seat, the water tank connected to the water tank to supply water; And a humidifying filter mounted on the humidifying filter seat and provided to humidify the air.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the humidification filter is preferably flexibly bent so that one surface is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the water tank is mounted on the humidification filter seat.

The present invention has a shape and a structure in which the humidification filter flexes flexibly, so that the humidification area of the humidification filter can be increased.

In addition, the present invention allows the humidification filter to be flexibly installed along the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical water tank in the tank, to ensure the maximum humidification area of the humidification filter installed in the device housing having a curved appearance, to increase the amount of humidification Can be.

Figure 1 schematically shows an exploded perspective view of a humidifier having a humidification filter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a humidifying apparatus having a humidifying filter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 schematically shows a perspective perspective view of the humidifying means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 schematically shows an exploded perspective view of the humidifying means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 schematically shows a perspective view of the humidification filter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 5 and schematically illustrates a cross-sectional view of the humidification filter at a portion where the shape maintaining member is located.

Hereinafter, a humidifier having a humidification filter and a humidification filter according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to Figures 1 and 2, the humidifier 100 having a humidification filter according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as follows.

1 and 2, the humidifier 100 having a humidification filter according to an embodiment of the present invention is the device housing 110, filter means 120, humidification means 130 and blowing means 140. Device housing 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a member provided to protect the components installed therein.

In the present specification, an example of the case of the device housing 110 is provided with an inlet 112 at the bottom, and the discharge port 116 is provided at the upper side as an example, but if the device housing 110 is divided up and down, The position and / or type of the components included therein are not limited. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to the humidifier 100 having a humidification filter illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the device housing 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention is curved in the outer surface is streamlined, it has a shape having a circular cross section. And, in one embodiment of the present invention the device housing 110 has a structure that can be separated up and down.

In an embodiment of the present invention, for convenience of description, the lower portion of the device housing 110 is referred to as the lower device housing 111, and the upper portion of the device housing 110 is referred to as the upper device housing 115. It will be described in detail as follows.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the lower surface of the lower housing 111 is formed with a suction port 112 through which the outside air is sucked during the operation of the blower means (140). Inlet 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention consists of a plurality of vent holes formed in the lower surface of the lower housing (111).

The lower surface of the lower housing 111 is provided with a pedestal 113. Here, the pedestal 113 forms a space between the bottom surface and the bottom surface of the lower device housing 111 so that external air can be easily introduced into the plurality of vent holes. In addition, a filter means mounting groove 114 on which the filter means 120 is seated is formed on the lower inner circumferential surface of the lower device housing 111.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the upper device housing 115 is located above the lower device housing 111. The upper surface of the upper device housing 115 is provided with a discharge port 116 formed along the circumferential direction of the upper device housing 115. Here, the discharge port 116 is a space through which the filtered and / or humidified air is discharged to the outside via the filter means 120 and the humidifying means 130.

The upper device housing 115 is provided with a device such as a mood lamp 117 to smooth the aesthetics of the humidifier 100. At this time, the mood light 117 is connected to the control unit 150, the operation of the mood light 117 can be adjusted. In one embodiment of the present invention, an upper deck 118 for protecting the mood light 117 is coupled to the upper end of the upper device housing 115. On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, the upper apparatus housing 115 is provided with a blowing means 140 and a control means 150 for controlling the blowing means 140.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the filter means 120 is installed in the lower device housing 111 as described above. At this time, the filter means 120 is installed adjacent to the inlet 112 to clean the outside air introduced into the device housing 110 by the blowing means 140.

Filter means 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a filter means fixing member 125 for coupling the filter frame 121, the air cleaning filter 123, the filter frame 121 to the lower device housing 111 Include.

Here, the filter frame 121 preferably has an annular shape such that the air cleaning filter 123 is fixed therein. In addition, the air cleaning filter 123 preferably has a circular phenomenon to be fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the filter frame 121. At this time, the air cleaning filter 123 is positioned so that one surface facing the inlet 112, the other surface is installed in the lower device housing 111 to face the blowing means 140.

The air cleaning filter 123 is a member formed in a plurality of layers to filter step by step depending on the size and particle size of the contaminants contained in the outside air sucked from the outside by the blowing means 140.

For example, various types of filters, such as a prefilter, a pretreatment filter, a hepa filter, may be used as the air cleaning filter 123. Thus, in one embodiment of the present invention, if the filter member is provided to clean the outside air, it is not particularly limited to the additional function, the number of installation, the type of the filter.

The filter means fixing member 125 is positioned above the filter frame 121 in which the air cleaning filter 123 is installed. At this time, the filter means fixing member 125 is fitted to the filter means mounting groove 114 while surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the filter frame 121, it is fixed to the lower device housing 111. On the other hand, the humidifying means 130 is installed on the upper end of the filter means fixing member 125.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the humidifying means 130 is installed in the lower unit housing 111 between the filter means 120 and the blowing means 140, to humidify the air filtered by the filter means 120 It is absent. 3 and 4, the humidifying means 130 includes a water tank 131, a humidification filter seat 133, a bucket 135 and a humidification filter 137.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the water tank 131 has a cylindrical shape with an open top, which is a circular cross section so as to correspond to the shape of the lower device housing 111. In addition, the fixing protrusion 132 is formed on the bottom surface of the water tank 131. Here, the fixing protrusion 132 is a member that is coupled to the valve (not shown) provided in the bucket 135, when the bucket 135 is installed in the water tank 131, to open the valve.

As shown in FIG. 4, the humidification filter seat 133 is installed in the water tank 131. The humidification filter seat 133 is a member provided so that the humidification filter 137 is seated along the inner circumferential surface of the water tank 131. The humidification filter seat 133 is provided with a humidification filter seat opening 133a on which the humidification filter 137 is seated and a water inlet opening 133b on which the water supply part 136 of the bucket 135 is seated. Here, the water inlet opening 133b is formed to correspond to the water supply unit 136 of the bucket 135.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the water supply unit 136 is a portion for supplying the water tank 131 roll supplied to the water tank 135, the valve (not shown) is provided. Here, the valve of the water supply unit 136 is coupled to the fixing protrusion 132 formed in the water tank 131. In the open state of the valve, the water in the bucket 135 is supplied to the water tank 133.

Meanwhile, the humidification filter seat opening 133a is a space provided to support the humidification filter 137 when the humidification filter 137 is installed to be immersed in the water tank 131. In one embodiment of the present invention, the humidification filter seat opening 133a preferably has a fan-shaped arc shape along the circumferential direction of the humidification filter seat 133 so that the humidification filter 137 is installed while forming a semicircular shape.

Hereinafter, the humidification filter 137 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

Humidification filter 137 according to an embodiment of the present invention consists of a humidifying member 138 and the shape maintaining member 139. Here, the humidifying member 138 has a pleated pleated shape to increase the surface area where water is absorbed.

The humidifying member 138 is provided with a plurality of small openings arranged in a line along the height direction of the humidifying member 138 in order to improve water absorption and breathability. The plurality of small openings 138a are preferably formed over the humidifying member 138.

In general, the wider the surface area of the humidifying member 138, the wider the humidifying area capable of humidifying the air, the more the amount of humidification is increased. When the volume of the humidification filter 137 provided in the water tank 131 is constant, the surface area of the humidification filter 137 increases as the gap between the wrinkles and the wrinkles becomes narrower.

However, as the spacing between the wrinkles and the wrinkles of the humidifying member 138 is narrower, when the humidifying member 138 is immersed in the water tank 131 to absorb water, adjacent wrinkles stick to each other and serve as the humidifying member 138. Sometimes the role does not work properly. In order to prevent this, the shape maintaining member 139 is fixed to the humidifying member 138 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

On the other hand, the shape maintaining member 139 according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted and fixed between the pleats and wrinkles of the humidifying member 138, is a member provided to maintain the pleat spacing. The shape maintaining member 139 is preferably made of a material that is bent and then restored to its original shape so that the humidification filter 137 is flexibly flexed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the shape maintaining member 139 The material is not particularly limited.

The shape maintaining member 139 according to the embodiment of the present invention preferably has a sand shape. The shape maintaining member 139 may be formed by curing the silicone filled between the wrinkles of the humidifying member 138.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the shape maintaining member 139 is installed only on one surface of the humidifying member 138, so that the humidifying member 138 is flexibly flexed. Accordingly, the humidification filter 137 according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the humidification filter seating opening 133a of the humidification filter seat 133 and immersed in the water tank 131, as shown in FIG. 4. Likewise, one surface of the humidifying member 138 in which the shape maintaining member 139 is installed is positioned to face the bucket 135, and the other surface of the humidifying member 138 in which the shape holding member 139 is not installed is the water tank 131. The inner circumferential surface of the

Humidification device 100 having a humidification filter according to an embodiment of the present invention, even if the appearance of the device housing 110 has a curved shape due to the installation structure as described above, the humidification area of the humidification filter 137 By making W as wide as possible, the amount of humidification can be increased.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 2, the flow of air flowing inside the device housing 110 during the operation of the blower means 140 will be described.

Once the blower means 140 starts to operate, air is introduced through the inlet 112 formed in the lower surface of the lower device housing 111 as shown in FIG. 2. The air introduced into the apparatus housing flows upward by the suction operation of the blowing means 140 and is filtered while passing through the air cleaning filter 123 of the filter means 120.

The clean air filtered by the air cleaning filter 123 flows upward through the side of the water tank 131, and flows upward while flowing toward the inner side from the outer side of the humidification filter 137. At this time, the humidification filter 137 is inserted into the humidification filter seating opening 133a of the humidification filter seat 133 in the shape of a fan in order to maximize the humidification area of air is immersed in the water tank 131.

Next, the humidifying air passing through the humidifying means 130 flows into the blowing means 140 and is then discharged through the discharge port 116.

The exemplary embodiments described above are intended to be illustrative, not limiting, in all aspects of the invention. Accordingly, the present invention is capable of many modifications and detailed implementations which may be obtained from those contained within the specification by those skilled in the art. All such modifications and variations are to be considered as within the scope and spirit of the invention as defined by the following claims.

100: humidifier with a humidification filter 110: device housing
120: filter means 130: humidification means
131: water tank 133: humidification filter seat
135: bucket 137: humidification filter
138: humidification member 139: shape holding member
140: blowing means 150: control means

Claims (7)

A humidifying member having a pleated pleated shape; And
A shape maintaining member inserted and fixed between the pleats of the humidifying member to maintain the pleat spacing;
Humidification filter comprising a.
The method of claim 1,
The shape holding member is a humidifying filter, characterized in that the shape having a dead cross section.
The method of claim 1,
The shape retaining member is a humidifying filter, characterized in that formed of hardened silicon after filling between the pleats of the humidifying member.
The method of claim 1,
The shape holding member is a humidifying filter, characterized in that installed on only one surface of the humidifying member so that the humidifying member is flexibly.
A device housing having a suction port and a discharge port;
Blowing means provided to suck external air from the suction port; And
A humidifying means positioned below the blowing means and having a humidifying filter according to any one of claims 1 to 4;
Humidifier with a humidifying filter, characterized in that it comprises a.
The method of claim 5, wherein the humidifying means
A tank having a cylindrical shape with an open top;
A humidification filter seat installed in the water tank, the humidification filter seat being provided to be seated along an inner circumferential surface of the water tank;
Located in the upper portion of the humidifying filter seat, the water tank connected to the water tank to supply water to the water tank; And
The humidifying filter seated on the humidifying filter seat and provided to humidify the air;
Humidifier with a humidification filter, characterized in that it comprises a.
The method according to claim 6,
The humidification filter is a humidifier having a humidification filter, characterized in that the one surface is flexibly flexed so as to contact the inner peripheral surface of the water tank seated on the humidification filter seat.

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