KR20100081062A - Humidifying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A humidifier is provided. The disclosed humidification device includes a main body, a storage tank detachably mounted in a receiving part in the main body, a sterilization module detachably provided in the storage tank, and mounted in the main body to mix and atomize the water in the storage tank with air to generate wet air. And a power supply unit mounted on one surface of the receiving unit in the main body and provided at a position corresponding to the sterilizing module, and after the water tank is separated from the main body, the sterilizing electrode constituting the sterilizing module can be cleaned. It is characterized by being.

According to the present invention, the user can safely and easily remove the contaminants attached to the sterilizing electrode, thereby making it easy to clean the sterilization module.

Description

Humidifying Apparatus {Humidifying Apparatus}

The present invention relates to a humidifier, and more particularly, a humidifier having a sterilization module on which the sterilization electrode is mounted to be detachably attached to the sterilization electrode installed in the humidifier to sterilize water stored in the reservoir. It is about.

In general, the humidifier includes a main body, a receiving portion formed in the main body, a storage tank accommodated freely in and out of the receiving portion, a humidifying filter disposed so that a part of the storage tank is immersed in water, and air humidified through the humidifying filter. And a plurality of electrodes provided in the main body so that at least a part thereof is contained in the water of the reservoir.

In the conventional humidifier, a plurality of electrodes are fixed in the main body at the time of withdrawing the reservoir from the container. In this case, the storage tank to be separated can be easily cleaned and cleaned by the user, but the electrode fixed inside the body is made of a structure in which the user is not easy to contact, so the cleaning and cleaning are not easy.

On the other hand, while the reservoir is separated from the main body and safe for cleaning and cleaning, the plurality of electrodes are fixed to the inside of the main body, so that the contact with the power supply of the main body is continuously maintained. As a result, when the electrode is excessively cleaned and cleaned, there is a problem that the work is performed in an unstable state, that is, the electrode power is exposed.

In addition, the cleaning and cleaning of the electrode is not easy, so that a large amount of scale is attached to the surface of the electrode, thereby causing a problem that leads to a decrease in efficiency of the electrode and a decrease in sterilization power.

In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a humidification device having a sterilization module detachable from the main body so as to safely and conveniently clean the contaminants accumulated in the sterilization electrode as the humidification process proceeds. .

Humidification device according to the present invention provided to achieve the above object is a main body, a storage tank detachably mounted in the receiving portion in the main body, a sterilization module detachably provided in the reservoir, the storage tank mounted in the body A humidifying derivative that generates wet air by atomizing water by mixing with the air, and a power supply unit mounted on one surface of the receiving part in the main body and provided at a position corresponding to the sterilization module, wherein the water tank is separated from the main body. Separate or separate the sterilization module from the reservoir, characterized in that to clean the sterilization electrode constituting the sterilization module.

Here, a blowing means may be provided at one side in the main body and supply the external air to the humidifying derivative to generate wet air containing moisture.

The sterilization module includes a body, a plurality of power receiving terminals disposed on the body, and a sterilizing electrode provided at a lower end of the body to electrolyze the water in the reservoir, wherein the power receiving terminal is the power supply unit. It may be arranged to correspond to a plurality of power supply terminals provided in the.

In addition, the sterilization module further includes a metal member disposed between the power receiving terminal, the metal member is disposed to correspond to each other between the magnet member disposed between the power supply terminal, the metal member and the magnet member is mutually removable. It may be arranged to be possible.

Preferably, the sterilizing electrode may be made of a ceramic or antimicrobial material.

In addition, the sterilizing electrode may be spaced at intervals of 1.5 ~ 2.0mm.

In the humidification device having a detachable sterilization module according to the present invention described above, the reservoir in which the sterilization module is embedded is moved in a sliding manner in the accommodating part of the main body, and the sterilization module comes into contact with the power supply to sterilize the water in the reservoir. do. As a result, the sterilization module can be detachably mounted from the main body, and the user can safely and easily remove the contaminants attached to the sterilization electrode, thereby cleaning the sterilization module. In addition, when sterilizing the water through the sterilized electrode from which contaminants have been removed, a continuous and high sterilizing effect can be obtained, and as a result, durability of the sterilizing electrode is improved.

The above objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing the preferred embodiments of the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, a humidifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the humidifier according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view as seen in the direction A of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a front view as seen from the direction B in a state in which the reservoir is removed in the humidification device according to the invention, Figure 4 1 is a plan view seen from the top of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a sterilization module according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a view seen from the direction C of FIG.

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

1 to 4, the overall structure of the humidifying apparatus 100 according to the present invention will be examined. The humidifier 100 includes a main body 101 having a humidifying outlet 102 on an upper surface thereof, a reservoir 104 that can freely move in and out of the receiving portion 103 in the main body 101, and a constant within the reservoir 104. The humidifying derivative 120 is disposed so that the part is immersed in the water and detachable, the sterilization module 110 is detachably disposed in the reservoir 104, the receiving portion 103 in the body 101 It is mounted on one surface and provided in the main body 101 so as to generate a humid air containing moisture by blowing air on the power supply unit 140 and the humidifying derivative 120 provided in a position corresponding to the sterilization module 110 It is provided with a blowing means 130.

The interior of the main body 101 may be divided into a first space portion 107 for receiving the blowing means 130 and a second space portion 108 separated by the partition wall 109, wherein the space portions 107, 108 are Preferably it may be disposed above the receiving portion (103). An air inlet 105 may be disposed on the rear surface of the main body 101 so as to communicate with the first space 107.

When the blowing means 130 is operated, the air passing through the air inlet 105 and the first space 107 is coalesced with the moisture attached to the humidifying derivative 120 of the reservoir 104 to the second space portion. The humidifying air is supplied to the outside through the 108 and the humidifying outlet 102.

The reservoir 104 is provided with a handle 104a on the front side side, the user is made of a drawer structure that can be inserted into or removed from the receiving portion 103 in a sliding manner. The reservoir 104 is generally equipped with a water level control switch (float sensor, not shown) to maintain a structure that can maintain the water level of a certain height in the raw water storage space 106 raw water supplied from the water tank .

The humidifying derivative 120 may be divided into a filter type or a disk type, and a part of the humidifying derivative 120 is disposed to be immersed in water and serves to evaporate the water of the reservoir 104 into the atmosphere. The filter type uses water by capillary action of the filter material to adsorb water and allow air to pass through the adsorbed filter by blowing means so that the air contains moisture. The disk type uses surface tension on the surface of the disk to attach water to it and contain moisture as the air passes through it. The above-mentioned humidifying derivatives (filter type or disc type) are all for the role of evaporative humidification, and any material and configuration for inducing evaporative humidification may be possible. If the water level in the reservoir 104 is maintained at a certain height sterilization proceeds to the water for humidification by the sterilization module (110).

Hereinafter, the sterilization module 110 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. The sterilization module 110 includes a body 110a having a hexahedron shape, a pair of power receiving terminals 111 disposed on the body 110a, a metal member 112 disposed between the power receiving terminals 111, and a power receiving terminal. The fixing protrusion 113 is disposed on the lower side of the 111 and the metal member 112, and the support 118 extending from the lower end of the body (110a). The support 118 is disposed upright on the lower surface of the reservoir 104 to maintain the sterilization module 110 in a stable state.

Sterilization module 110 may be easily removable in the reservoir 104, the sterilization module 110 can be fixed from the upper side to the lower side from the inner side of the reservoir 104 to be fixed and separated from the upper side at the bottom May deviate in a direction. The fixed protrusion 113 provided on one surface of the sterilization module 110 is made of a neck-shaped structure so that the sterilization module 110 can be stably fixed without flow when the sterilization module 110 is attached to the reservoir 104. do.

The fixing protrusion 113 is disposed at a position relatively higher than the power receiving terminal 111 and the metal member 112 so that the power receiving terminal 111 and the metal member when the sterilization module 110 enters and exits the reservoir 104. Allow 112 to be positioned without interference with the surroundings.

The power supply unit 140 has a pair of power supply terminals 141 arranged to correspond to the power receiving terminal 111, and the magnet member 142 is disposed between the power supply terminals 141 to correspond to the metal member 112. Can be placed in. The magnet member 142 is used as a method of increasing the contact force in order to ensure that the power supply terminal 141 and the power receiving terminal 111 is stably connected when the sterilization module 110 is connected to the power supply unit 140. Electric power is supplied to the power supply terminal 141 through an electric drawing line 145 from the outside.

A pair of sterilizing electrodes 114 are provided at the bottom of the body 110a, and the sterilizing electrodes 114 may be connected to the power supply terminal 111 through the interior of the body 110a. When power is supplied from the power supply terminal 141 to the sterilizing electrode 114, electrolysis starts and an electrolysis reaction occurs in water. As a result of the electrolysis, hypochlorite hypochlorite (HOCl), hypochlorite ion (OCl-), OH radicals, etc. are generated to perform sterilization.

The sterilization module 110 mounted on the reservoir 104 is not immersed in the sterilization module 110 in the water of a certain level, but only a plurality of sterilization electrodes 114 are immersed. Power supplied to the sterilization module 110 is supplied by the power supply terminal 141 of the power supply unit 140 mounted on the main body 101. The supplied power is input to the power receiving terminal 111 formed on one surface of the sterilization module 110, and the plurality of sterilization electrodes 114 performs an electrolysis by the supplied power. Here, the sterilizing electrode 114 is preferably made of a ceramic or antimicrobial material resistant to contamination.

Here, the contact of the two members 112 and 142 is reliably contacted by the attraction force of the magnet member 142 and the metal member 112 mutually. As a result, stable power can be supplied to the sterilizing electrode 114. The power supplied to the sterilization electrode 114 is preferably a rectified power source of DC 5 ~ 24V, the current value is different depending on the water quality of the water used, but is preferably about 50 ~ 200mA. The cross-sectional area of the sterilizing electrode 114 used herein is selected in cooperation with each other according to the above-described voltage and current values. In addition, the spacing interval of the sterilizing electrode 114 may also be determined, it may be desirable to maintain the spacing to 1.5 ~ 2.0mm.

The DC power supplied to the sterilizing electrode 114 can change the polarity at regular time intervals, and it is easy to prevent or remove the scale attached to the surface of the cathode by changing the periodic polarity. The polarity change of the electrode supply power may be performed by a preset program.

On the other hand, in the case of using the sterilizing electrode 114 for a long time, the scale is attached to the electrode surface on the cathode side, the electrode efficiency is reduced. According to the present invention, since the sterilization module 110 is invented as a detachable structure, the user can directly clean and clean the surface of the sterilization electrode 114, thereby helping the efficiency and performance of the electrode.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments. That is, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make many changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims, and all such appropriate changes and modifications are possible. Equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a humidifier according to the present invention,

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view as seen from the direction A of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a front view as seen from the direction B in the state in which the reservoir is removed in the humidification device of Figure 1 according to the present invention,

4 is a plan view seen from the top of FIG.

5 is a perspective view of a sterilization module according to the present invention, and

FIG. 6 is a view seen from the direction C of FIG. 5.

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

100: humidifier 101: main body

102: humidification outlet 103: receiving portion

104: reservoir 105: air inlet

106: raw water storage space 107: first space part

108: second space part 109: partition wall

110: sterilization module 110a: body

111: power receiving terminal 112: metal member

113: fixed protrusion 114: sterilizing electrode

118: support 120: humidified derivative

130: blowing means 140: power supply

141: power supply terminal 142: magnet member

Claims (6)

main body; Reservoir tank detachably mounted to the receiving portion in the main body; Sterilization module detachably provided in the reservoir; A humidifying derivative mounted in the main body and generating humid air by atomizing by mixing water of the reservoir with air; And And a power supply unit mounted on one surface of the accommodation unit in the main body and provided at a position corresponding to the sterilization module. Humidifier characterized in that the reservoir is separated from the main body, or the sterilization module constituting the sterilization module can be cleaned by separating the sterilization module from the reservoir. The method of claim 1, And a blowing means provided on one side of the main body and configured to supply external air onto the humidifying derivative to generate wet air containing moisture. The method of claim 1, The sterilization module includes a body, a plurality of power receiving terminals disposed on the body, and a sterilizing electrode provided at a lower end of the body to electrolyze the water in the reservoir, and the power receiving terminal is provided in the power supply unit. Humidifier, characterized in that arranged to correspond to each other a plurality of power supply terminals. The method of claim 3, wherein The sterilization module further includes a metal member disposed between the power receiving terminal, wherein the metal member is disposed to correspond to a magnet member disposed between the power supply terminals so that the metal member and the magnet member are mutually removable. Humidifier characterized in that. The method of claim 3, wherein The sterilizing electrode is a humidifier, characterized in that made of a ceramic or antimicrobial material. The method of claim 3, wherein The sterilizing electrode is a humidifier, characterized in that spaced at intervals of 1.5 ~ 2.0mm.

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