KR20090092674A - Portable humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable humidifier, and more particularly, to a portable humidifier floating on an external water source. The present invention can maximize the portability by omitting the bucket of the portable humidifier. In addition, the present invention can maximize portability by using a universal serial bus terminal of a computer as a power source or a battery therein.

Description

Portable humidifier

The present invention relates to a portable humidifier, and more particularly, to a portable humidifier floating on an external water source.

In general, the humidifier is a device that controls the humidity by supplying to the outside by granulating the water or sucked water flowing out of the dedicated bucket combined with the humidifier when the ambient air is dry. Such humidifiers have various methods for granulating the sucked water and supplying it to the outside. For example, the ultrasonic method sucks the water from the bucket and the ultrasonic vibrator granulates the water and discharges it upward by the blowing fan. To be sprayed.

Conventional humidifiers are cumbersome to have a bulky bucket at all times when carrying, and when the detachable bucket is attached or detached, water leakage occurs due to the coupling member. There is such a problem that it cannot be used. In addition, the conventional humidifier also causes inconvenience that is not easy to move due to the power cable for power supply.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable humidifier that is easy to carry.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a portable humidifier comprising: an atomization unit for taking water from the external water source and atomization, an atomization unit for atomizing the atomized water from the atomization unit, and the atomization unit and spraying A portable humidifier comprising a power supply unit for supplying power to the unit, and a buoyancy control unit for adjusting the buoyancy of the portable humidifier.

The atomizing part includes an ultrasonic vibrator, and the spraying part includes a blowing fan. And a control unit for controlling the atomization unit and the spray unit, wherein the control unit controls an on / off switch for determining the interruption and supply of power to the driving unit, a blower fan control switch for adjusting the revolutions per minute of the blower fan, and a frequency of the ultrasonic vibrator. It may include at least one of the oscillator control switch to adjust. The power supply unit may include at least one of a DC power connector, a universal serial bus power connector, and a battery. In this case, the power supply unit and an external power source may further include a charger connected to or short-circuited with the power supply unit. It includes a moisture sensor for detecting the moisture of the atomization portion, the operation of the portable humidifier is controlled according to the moisture detection of the moisture sensor. It may include a light source for displaying whether or not the portable humidifier is operating.

The buoyancy control unit may be an empty space of the inner space. The apparatus may further include a case accommodating the atomization part, the spray part, and the buoyancy control part, and the case may include a first case accommodating the atomization part and a second case accommodating the buoyancy control part. In this case, the first case is a donut shape having an open center, and the first case is formed in a pillar shape and is provided at the center of the first case. In addition, it is preferable that the buoyancy control unit has an open center, a donut shape, and a partial region is bent inward.

The present invention can maximize the portability by omitting the bucket of the portable humidifier.

In addition, the present invention can maximize portability by using a universal serial bus terminal of a computer as a power source or a battery therein.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an ultrasonic humidifier according to the present invention.

2 is a schematic block diagram of an ultrasonic humidifier according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the ultrasonic humidifier according to the present invention.

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

100: atomization part 200: drive part

300: power supply unit 400: wiring

500: spraying unit 600: buoyancy control unit

700: case 800: spraying direction adjustment cap

900: light source 1000: charger

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various forms, and only the embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and to those skilled in the art to fully understand the scope of the invention. It is provided to inform you. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to like elements.

1 is a schematic sectional view of an ultrasonic humidifier according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an ultrasonic humidifier according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view for explaining the operation of the ultrasonic humidifier according to the present invention.

1 and 2, the ultrasonic humidifier according to the present invention, the atomization part 100, the driving unit 200 for driving the atomization unit 100, and a power supply unit for applying power to the driving unit 200 ( 300, the control unit 400 for controlling the driving unit 200, the spray unit 500 for forcibly moving the water vapor generated in the atomization unit 100, the buoyancy control unit 600 for adjusting the buoyancy, power supply unit And a case 700 for accommodating at least a portion of the region 300, a portion of the controller 400, the atomizer 100, the driver 200, the buoyancy controller 600, and the sprayer 500.

The atomization unit 100 is for atomizing the water, which is a liquid provided in the outside, that is, atomization, and illustrates an ultrasonic vibrator generating atomization by supplying power to atomize water. At this time, the ultrasonic vibrator is effective to use the ultrasonic vibrator that can form the ultra-fine holes to reduce the power consumption and to reduce the water particles generated. Of course, the present embodiment exemplified an ultrasonic method including an ultrasonic vibrator, but is not limited thereto, and the present invention uses a heating method for heating water to atomize water instead of the ultrasonic method with the atomization part 100 or heated atomized water. It is also possible to use a complex method of spraying with a vibrator. Of course, it is also possible to use a centrifugal spray method in which the sucked water is hit by centrifugal force to granulate. The ultrasonic vibrator typically uses a circular vibrator based on a plan view, but is not limited thereto. The shape of the ultrasonic vibrator is not limited as long as the external source can be atomized.

The moisture sensor 800 detects an external water source to turn on / off a portable humidifier, and is provided below the first case 700a in contact with the external water source. Of course, if the moisture sensor 800 can be in direct contact with the external water source during the operation of the portable humidifier, the formation position is not limited. The moisture sensor 800 is connected by the driver 200 and the wiring 802 to be exposed to the outside of the case 700. At this time, although the moisture sensor 800 is exposed in the direction of the external water source in the illustrated figure, the moisture sensor 800 is exposed in the direction in which the atomization part 100 is swelled so that water directly contacts the atomization part 100. You can also detect that.

The driving unit 200 is for driving the atomization unit 100, and drives the atomization unit 100 by converting and controlling external power applied through the power supply unit 300. To this end, the driving unit 200 includes a printed circuit board and components mounted on the printed circuit board, and the power supply unit 300 is provided at one side of the printed circuit board. In addition, the driver 200 is divided into an atomizer driver 200a, an atomizer driver 200b, a sensor driver 200c, and an operation check unit 200d by a component mounted on a printed circuit board.

The atomizer driver 200a is for directly driving the atomizer 100, and converts the power supplied from the power supply unit 300 into a desired voltage and current form by the atomizer 100 and applies the atomizer 100 to the atomizer 100. do. That is, the atomizer driver 200a is directly controlled by the controller 400, based on the external power controlled by the controller 400, and adjusted again to apply the atomizer 100 to the atomizer 100.

The sprayer driving unit 200b is for directly driving the sprayer 500, and the power supplied by the power supply unit 300 is the same as that of the atomizer driving unit 200a in the form of a desired voltage and current. The conversion is applied to the spraying unit 500. Of course, the sprayer driving unit 200b is also based on the external power controlled by the controller 400 and is applied to the sprayer 500 by adjusting it.

The sensor driver 200c is for driving the moisture sensor 800 and is preferably connected to the on / off switch 420 of the controller 400. That is, since the portable humidifier atomizes the water of the external source with the operation and sprays it again to the outside of the portable humidifier, the sensor driving unit 200c operates together with the operation of the portable humidifier to determine the presence of water in the atomization unit 100. . In addition, when there is moisture in the atomization unit 100, the sensor driving unit 200c repeats only monitoring for the presence or absence of water in the atomization unit 100, and when there is no moisture in the atomization unit 100, the operation of the portable humidifier is performed. Stop it. At this time, when there is no moisture in the atomizer 100, the sensor driver 200c completely stops the operation of the portable humidifier or switches the portable humidifier to the standby mode and detects moisture in the atomizer 100. Can be restarted. The sensor driver 200c includes a moisture sensor 410 that determines whether water is present in the atomization unit 100 and is electrically connected to the sensor driver 200c. The moisture sensor 410 of the atomization unit 100 is provided. It is effective for accurate detection of water to be provided at a position close to the inside or the atomization part 100.

The operation check unit 200d is used to determine the operation of the portable humidifier, and is preferably connected to the on / off switch 420 of the controller 400 in the same manner as the sensor driver 200c. That is, since the operation check unit 200d also functions to inform the user of the operation with the operation of the portable humidifier, the operation check unit 200d is operated together with the operation of the portable humidifier. Of course, it may be provided with a light source 900, for example, a light emitting diode (LED) to display the operation state of the portable humidifier confirmed by the operation check unit (200d) to the user. Of course, the light source 900 is electrically connected to the operation check unit 200d to be controlled by the operation check unit 200d, and the light emitted from the light source 900 is emitted to the outside. Meanwhile, although the light emitting diode is illustrated as the light source 900, the present exemplary embodiment is not limited thereto, and the light source 900 may display an operating state of the portable humidifier to a user, for example, a liquid crystal display device. It may also include a light source 900 that can be texted and displayed to a user, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), etc. Of course, when using a display capable of displaying various information such as a liquid crystal display device, a portable humidifier It can be displayed a variety of information such as whether the operation of the atomization unit 100 and the presence or absence of moisture.

The power supply unit 300 is for supplying power to the driving unit 200 and is connected to the driving unit 200 as described above. This embodiment illustrates a power connector to which power is externally supplied to the power supply unit 300. One end of the power connector is electrically connected to a component mounted on the printed circuit board by wiring formed on the printed circuit board, and the other end is connected to an external power supply. In this case, the embodiment exemplifies a DC power connector and a universal serial bus power connector (USB) as the power connector. Of course, the power supply unit 300 of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any power connector may be used as the power supply unit 300 as long as it is connected to an external power source to supply power to the driving unit 200. Furthermore, the portable humidifier according to the present invention may include a power source, for example, a battery (not shown), inside the portable humidifier as the power supply unit 300. Of course, when the battery is embedded, the battery charger may further include a charger 1000 connected to an external power source for charging the battery, and the charger 1000 may be directly connected to the driving unit 200 of the portable humidifier. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and as shown in FIG. 1, the charger 1000 may be connected to a universal serial bus power connector.

The spray unit 500 is for forcibly discharging water atomized by the atomization unit 100, that is, water vapor to the outside of the portable humidifier, and includes a blowing fan. The blowing fan operates by receiving power applied from the outside through the driving unit 200 and is controlled by the driving unit 200. Of course, the blower fan is forced to move the air of one side to the other side, the blower fan is forced to move the water vapor generated in the atomization section 100 with the air on one side of the blowing fan to the other side to discharge to the outside of the portable humidifier. The spray unit 500 is provided in the second case 700b as shown in the interior of the first case 700a, ie, a passage through which water vapor moves through a region opened on the sidewall of the first case 700a. Blow in the wind Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the spray unit 500 may be provided to intersect the longitudinal direction of the first case 700a in the first case 700a. In this case, the spray unit 500 forcibly discharges water vapor generated from the atomization unit 100 provided at the lower portion thereof. In addition, since the blowing fan according to the present embodiment may directly contact with water, it is preferable to use a waterproof blowing fan in which the motor of the blowing fan is waterproofed or the entire blowing fan is waterproofed. On the other hand, the spraying unit 500 may be omitted when the external discharge of water vapor is possible only by the atomization unit 100 itself.

The controller 400 is for controlling the driver 200 and includes a switch electrically connected to the driver 200 by the wiring 402. In this case, the switch includes an on / off switch 420 for determining the cutoff / supply of power to the driving unit 200. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, the fan control switch 400a for adjusting the revolution per minute (rpm) of the blower fan, to adjust the amount of water vapor to be atomized by adjusting the frequency of the ultrasonic vibrator An oscillator control switch 400c may be further included. In addition, the switch is connected to the printed circuit board and the wiring 402, but some areas are exposed to the outside of the case 700 so that a user can operate the switch. At this time, the switch is preferably provided on the upper or side of the portable humidifier so that the user can operate even if the portable humidifier is in contact with the external water source. Meanwhile, in the present exemplary embodiment, the controller 400 is connected to the printed circuit board by the wiring 402, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The controller 400 may be directly mounted to the driver 200.

The buoyancy control unit 600 is to adjust the buoyancy of the portable humidifier, is provided in the inner lower portion of the case 700 so that the center of gravity of the portable humidifier is located below. If the density of the case 700 is too low or too high, the portable humidifier floats on the surface instead of submerging some areas in the external water source. According to the present invention, the buoyancy control unit 600 is added to the portable humidifier so that the lower partial region of the portable humidifier is settled in the external water source by the buoyancy control unit 600. In this case, the buoyancy control unit 600 may use an empty structure, that is, a structure such as an air bladder in order to add buoyancy, if the density of the case 700 is less than water, gas, liquid and Any type of material can be used, such as solids, to add weight to a portable humidifier. Of course, when it is necessary to add weight to the portable humidifier, it is preferable to use a solid having a higher density than the gas and liquid as the buoyancy control unit 600. In this case, it is preferable to maximize the mobility of the portable humidifier by using a material having a small volume but having a high density, for example, a metal such as bronze or lead as the buoyancy control unit 600. Of course, the buoyancy control unit 600, the lower portion of the portable humidifier in the external water source sinks in the external water source, the vibrator is located in the water of the external water source, the weight of the portable humidifier does not interfere with the mobility. Meanwhile, in the drawing, the cross-section of the buoyancy control unit 600 is formed in a 'b' shape, but is not limited thereto. The shape of the buoyancy control unit 600 may also be changed according to the shape of the case 700. .

The case 700 is to protect the components of the portable humidifier and to obtain buoyancy. The case 700 is formed in a first case 700a formed in a donut shape by opening a center region, and in an open center region of the first case 700a. A second case 700b formed in a columnar shape is included.

The first case 700a is for protecting and accommodating the driving part 200, the spraying part 500, and the buoyancy control part 600, and obtaining buoyancy therein, and may use a resin-based or metal such as plastic. Of course, in order to increase the buoyancy of the portable humidifier, it is effective that the first case 700a is made of a resin having a lower density than the metal. At this time, the first case 700a formed of resin also has a lower density than the water source provided at the outside. Of course, when the buoyancy control unit 600 is formed in a bure shape to have sufficient buoyancy by the buoyancy control unit 600, the first case 700a may be made of metal. In addition, the first case 700a is divided into a first area A for accommodating the spraying part 500 and the buoyancy control part 600 and a second area B for accommodating the driving part 200. In this case, the portable humidifier has a first area A accommodating the buoyancy control unit 600 such that the power supply unit 300 connected to the driver 200 is not submerged in water, and a second area B accommodating the drive unit 200. It is preferable to be located at the lower part of. Of course, the present embodiment illustrates that the first area A of the first case 700a is located below the second area B, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first area A may be the second area. It may be located above the area B. In addition, in the present embodiment, the inner region of the first case 700a includes the first region A for accommodating the spray unit 500 and the buoyancy control unit 600 and the second region B for accommodating the driver 200. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first case 700a may be manufactured in one region according to a change in the position and configuration of the component or may be manufactured in a plurality of regions. Meanwhile, according to the shape of the first case 700a, the buoyancy control unit 600 may also have a center opening, a donut shape, and a portion of the lower portion bent inwardly.

The second case 700b accommodates the atomization part 100 and discharges the granulated water vapor to the outside. The second case 700b is located at an opened center of the first case 700a. The second case 700b is manufactured in a hollow columnar shape in which both sides are opened, and one side of which is opened is in contact with an external water source, and atomized water vapor is discharged to the other side of which is opened. In addition, the atomization part 100 is provided on one side opened for this purpose, and at least one sidewall of the second case 700b in which the atomization part 100 is located is introduced to the atomization part 100 from an external water source. The above hole H is formed. In addition, an air hole for accommodating the wind moving from the spray unit 500 is formed in the hollow region of the second case 700b, that is, the side wall of the steam movement path. At this time, as shown, the control unit 400 may be provided in the second case 700b, and the upper portion of the second case 700b, that is, one end of the second case 700b provided with the atomization unit 100. The other end of the other end may be provided with a spraying direction adjusting cap 800 for adjusting the direction of the water vapor sprayed to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 3, the portable humidifier according to the present invention having the structure as described above is filled with water (W) in a container (C) such as a cup or a water tank to prepare an external water source, and the portable humidifier floats on the prepared external water source. Let's do it. At this time, the portable humidifier is buoyancy is adjusted by the buoyancy control unit 600 so that a portion of the lower portion of the portable humidifier in which the atomization part 100 is located sinks in the water. Then, when the on-off switch is on (on), the moisture sensor 410 detects the external water source to operate automatically. When the portable humidifier is operated, the atomization part 100 located at the lower part of the portable humidifier granulates the water introduced into the atomization part 100, and the granulated water moves the moving path located at the upper part of the atomization part 100. Sprayed through the outside. Of course, the particle steam is forced out by the spray unit 500, when the on-off switch is off (off), the portable humidifier does not operate regardless of whether the moisture sensor 410 detects the external water source. Do not.

As described above, the portable humidifier according to the present invention can be omitted by maximizing portability. In addition, the portable humidifier according to the present invention can be used as a universal serial bus terminal of the computer as a power source, it is possible to maximize the portability by embedding a battery inside.

Although described above with reference to the drawings and embodiments, those skilled in the art can be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit of the invention described in the claims below. I can understand.

Claims (12)

As a portable humidifier, An atomizing part which takes water from the external water source and atomizes it, A spraying unit spraying atomized water to the outside from the atomizing unit; A power supply unit supplying power to the atomization unit and the spray unit; Portable humidifier comprising a buoyancy control unit for adjusting the buoyancy of the portable humidifier. The method according to claim 1, The atomizer comprises a portable humidifier, characterized in that it comprises an ultrasonic vibrator. The method according to claim 2, Portable humidifier, characterized in that the spray unit comprises a blowing fan. The method according to claim 3, A control unit for controlling the atomization unit and the spray unit, The control unit may include at least one of an on / off switch for determining the interruption and supply of power to a driving unit, a blower fan control switch for adjusting the number of revolutions per minute of the blower fan, and a vibrator control switch for controlling the frequency of the ultrasonic vibrator. Portable humidifier. The method according to claim 1, The power supply unit is a portable humidifier, characterized in that at least any one of a DC power connector, a universal serial bus power connector and a battery. The method according to claim 5, Portable humidifier, characterized in that further comprising a charger for connecting the power supply and the external power supply and connected or short-circuit with the power supply. The method according to claim 1, It includes a moisture sensor for detecting the moisture of the atomized portion, Portable humidifier, characterized in that the operation of the portable humidifier is controlled in accordance with the moisture detection of the moisture sensor. The method according to claim 1, Portable humidifier, characterized in that it comprises a light source for displaying to the user whether the portable humidifier is operating. The method according to claim 1, The buoyancy control unit is a portable humidifier, characterized in that the inner space of the empty bure shape. The method according to claim 1, And a case accommodating the atomization part, the spray part, and the buoyancy control part, The case comprises a first case for receiving the atomization portion and a portable humidifier, characterized in that it comprises a second case for receiving the buoyancy control. The method according to claim 10, The first case has a donut shape with an open center, The first case is formed in a columnar portable humidifier, characterized in that provided in the center of the first case. The method according to claim 11, The buoyancy control unit is a portable humidifier, characterized in that the center of the opening and the doughnut shape and a partial region is bent inward.