JP2000297952A - Humidification method and humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] (with correction) [Problem] To enable humidification with divergence of aroma components and medicinal components from herbs. SOLUTION: The heater 2 is stored while storing the supplied water 1.
In order to release the generated steam to the outside through the steam passage 9, the humidification due to the release of the steam from the steam passage 9 and the herb chamber 41 provided in a part of the steam passage 9. The herb 44 is accommodated so as to protrude above the upper end of the passage 9 facing the opening side of the steam discharge port 35, and humidification is performed by making contact with the steam branched and introduced from the steam passage 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a humidifier, and more particularly to a humidifier and a humidifier for heating and evaporating water and discharging the water to the outside to humidify the surrounding space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This type of humidifier is of a type in which water is evaporated at atmospheric pressure for humidification and handled.
It is easy to suppress the propagation of various bacteria, which is likely to occur in other types of water that is handled at room temperature to medium temperature, such as atomizing water by ultrasonic waves, and is advantageous in terms of environmental hygiene.

A humidifier of the type that evaporates and humidifies water is generally generated by heating with a heater 2 while storing supplied water 1 with reference to FIG. 1 showing an embodiment of the present invention. The steam is released to the outside through the steam passage 9. The released steam diffuses into the outside air and humidifies it, so that a climate suitable for health and hygiene can be formed in the living space.

On the other hand, recently, herbs that emit fragrance components and medicinal components have also been used to improve the environment in a living space and relax the mind and body.

[0005]

However, if the herb is simply placed in the living space, the fragrance component and medicinal component are not easily emitted.
Therefore, it is incorporated into a device that creates airflow, such as a herb exclusive or air purifier, so that the fragrance and medicinal components vigorously diverge by touching the air flowing through the herb so that it can be sufficiently carried into the living space. Is done.

It is conceivable to apply this herb to a humidifier. However, according to the study of the present inventors, in the case of a humidifier that emits steam generated by heating water with a heater as described above, since the steam that touches the herb is at a high temperature, the emission of aroma components and medicinal components is caused. However, there is a problem that the herb is excessive and the life of the herb is short.

An object of the present invention is to provide a novel humidifier capable of humidifying the herbs while diverting fragrance components and medicinal components from herbs while solving such new problems.

[0008]

According to the humidifying method of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, the supplied water is heated by a heater while storing the supplied water, and the steam generated by the heating is externally passed through a steam passage. In addition to the humidification due to the release of the steam from the steam passage, the herb chamber provided in a part of the steam passage projects upward from the upper end of the steam passage opening toward the opening side of the steam discharge port. The humidification is performed by contacting with the steam branched from the steam passage and containing the herbs.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the humidifier of the present invention heats the supplied water while storing it by a heater, and discharges generated steam to the outside through a steam passage. In the above, a herb chamber for accommodating the herb is provided in a part of the vapor passage for discharging the vapor, and the herb chamber accommodates the herb so as to protrude above the upper end facing the opening side of the vapor discharge port of the vapor passage. It is characterized in that a part of the discharged steam in the steam passage is branched and introduced, and this is discharged to the outside.

[0010]

According to the humidifying method and the humidifier of the present invention, the steam generated by heating the water is discharged to the outside through the steam passage to humidify the surrounding space, and the discharged steam passing through the steam passage. Part of the herb is branched into the herb room that leads to the steam passage, projects upwards into the herb room, and comes into contact with the herbs contained therein, causing the fragrance and medicinal components to evolve and accompanying, and this is discharged to the outside Since the water is finally radiated into the humidification target space, the environment can be improved by humidifying the surrounding space and radiating the herb components.

Further, since a part of the discharged steam passing through the steam passage is branched into the herb chamber and comes into contact with the herb, even if the steam is at a high temperature, the fragrance component and the medicinal component contained in the herb are excessively diverged. Can be prevented, and it is possible to avoid discomfort and shorten the life of the herb.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a humidifier according to the present invention. The humidifier of the present embodiment is provided with a steam generating container 3 for heating a heater 2 while storing the supplied water 1 as shown in FIG. 1 and dispersing generated steam to the outside through a steam passage 9. Steam generating vessel 3
The bottom and the bottom are connected by a water supply line 4 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, and the water supply port 6 of the water supply tank 5 faces from above to almost the same height as the upper limit water level 7 in the steam generating vessel 3. And a water supply container 8 to be mounted.

The water supply container 8 supplies the water 1 supplied from the water supply tank 5 to the steam generation container 3 through the water supply line 4.
Allow the water to flow naturally until it reaches the same water level as inside. At this time, in the water supply container 8, when water in the water supply tank 8 flows up to the height position where the water supply port 6 of the water supply tank 5 faces, the inside of the water supply tank 5 is disconnected from the outside and the air cannot be supplied. The water 1 is prevented from flowing out further, and when the water level falls below the water supply port 6, outside air is replenished into the water supply tank 5, so that the water 1 flows out while sucking it. Thereafter, such a process is repeated, and while maintaining the water level in the water supply container 8 at the height of the water supply port 6, the water 1 corresponding to the consumed amount is constantly supplied.

Accordingly, in the steam generating container 3 to which water is supplied from the water supply container 8, the received water 1 is heated by the heater 2 to be evaporated and consumed, and the same water supply port 6 as the water supply container 8 is consumed.
, The upper limit water level 7 is maintained at all times, and a constant temperature and amount of steam can always be generated.

The water supply container 8 and the steam generation container 3 are provided on the body 11 of the vessel. The body 11 is integrated with a bottom member 20 made of a synthetic resin and joined to the bottom member 20 at a plurality of locations using screws 12 so as to cover the bottom member 20 to form a body 21. The water supply container 8 has a large reservoir 22 formed at an intermediate height position of the body 11 for storing overflow water and the like from the water supply container 8.
While being formed integrally with the midsole 23 forming
The steam generating container 3 is a molded product made of a heat-resistant metal member or the like alone, and is applied to the rim of the opening 23 a formed in the middle bottom portion 23 from below via the seal packing 13. The heater 2 is built in the bottom. The bottom member 20 is also integrally formed with a leg portion 20b projecting downward continuously from an upward projecting portion 20a used for the screwing portion. Body 1
A cover 24 made of a synthetic resin is fitted to the upper end of 1 so as to be detachable.

An outlet 8a and an inlet 3a projecting downward are integrally formed at the bottoms of the water supply container 8 and the steam generating container 3, and these are connected by a water supply line 4 to connect between both bottoms. .

In the middle bottom portion 23 of the body 11, an annular receiving peripheral wall 25g for receiving the water supply tank 5 with the opening of the water supply container 8 rising from the inner bottom is formed. A connecting slit 26 as shown in FIG. 3 is provided to connect the reservoir 22 and the water supply container 8 around the water, and the water 1 overflowing into the reservoir 22 through the communication slit 26 to the water supply container 8. I can go back. An annular peripheral wall 27 that rises up from the pool portion 22 is also formed in the opening 23a of the middle bottom portion 23. A cylindrical mouth member 28 made of synthetic resin is fitted into the annular peripheral wall 27, and is screwed with a screw 29, whereby The annular peripheral wall 2 is tightly connected to the steam generating container 3 through the seal packing 13 so that the water 1 that has accumulated in the pool portion 22 by any chance flows into the steam generating container 3.
7 prevents it. Therefore, the amount of water 1 that can be allowed in the pool portion 22 is temporarily set to the annular peripheral wall 27.
Up to the height. Of course, you can make it higher, but you don't need it because it doesn't actually accumulate that much.

The steam passage 9 has a base tube 31 made of a synthetic resin, the lower end of which is screwed to a screw 28a provided on the inner periphery of the upper end of the cylindrical mouth member 28. A cover member 32 having a trumpet-shaped cover 32a which is attached by screwing the parts together and has a flared cover 32a, an upper pipe 33 which is attached by screwing the lower end to a screw 32b provided on the outer periphery of the upper end of the cover member 32, and The upper pipe 33 is formed of a combination of a vapor discharge port protection cover 36 which is detachably fitted to an outer periphery of an upper end of the upper pipe 33 by an elastic fitting section 34 to form a vapor discharge port 35. To the outside through an opening 24a provided on one side of the ceiling portion.

An outside air inlet 31b is formed in a portion of the base tube 31 which is covered by the flared cover 32a, and the steam generated in the steam generating vessel 3 naturally rises through the steam passage 9 toward the steam outlet 35. The outside air is sucked and introduced by the negative pressure. The flared cover 32a is a base tube 3
This prevents fine dust around 1 from entering the steam passage 9.

The upper tube 33 is integrally formed with an outside air introduction cylinder 32b which protrudes upward at several locations on the outer peripheral portion of a funnel-shaped bottom portion 33a which extends upward from the upper end of the cover member 32. Is formed integrally with a cover peripheral wall 33c which extends downward and surrounds a portion where the lower end of the outside air introduction tube 32b is open. Again, the outside air is sucked and introduced through the outside air introduction tube 32b by the negative pressure due to the rising steam. The cover peripheral wall 33c prevents the surrounding fine dust from entering the steam passage 9.

However, the above-mentioned various structures of the vessel 21 can be designed in any suitable manner. The point is that the supplied water 1 is heated by the heater 2 while being stored, and the steam generated thereby is generated. What is necessary is just to satisfy the structure of discharging to the outside through the steam passage 9.

The vapor outlet protective cover 36 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, part of the discharged steam is branched and introduced through the steam passage 9 at the center of the grid portion 36 a and at the center of the steam discharge port 35 at the center of the grid portion 36 a. The herb chamber 41 is formed integrally with the herb chamber 41 to be discharged to the outside. A lid 42 screwed to a screw 41a formed on the outer periphery of the herb chamber 41 is detachably attached to the upper end of the herb chamber 41. The cover 42a concentrically projects around the upper end to cover the steam outlet 35 with an outer diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the upper end of the steam outlet protective cover 36.
Are integrally formed.

A funnel-shaped water collecting tray 43 is fitted on the inner periphery of the upper end of the upper tube 33 so as to be sandwiched between a rib 33d provided on the inner periphery of the upper tube 33 and the discharge port member 36. I have to. The water collecting tray 43 guides the condensed water that has condensed on the cover portion 42b and the respective portions of the steam discharge port 35 to the central lower end portion to guide the condensed water from the drip hole 43a provided here to the central portion of the steam passage 9. On the other hand, the steam rising from the steam generating container 3 through the steam passage 9 can be smoothly lifted toward the steam discharge port 35 through the radial slits 43 b formed at a plurality of outer peripheral portions of the water collecting tray 43. I have.

The herb room 41 accommodates the herbs 44 in a room through which a part of the released steam passes.
A support rib 41b that integrally supports the upper end of the herb 44 and projects upward from the upper end of the herb chamber 41 that faces the opening side of the vapor discharge port 35 of the vapor passage 9 is formed integrally. A bottom portion, which is an end portion facing a part of the steam passage 9, having an inlet 45 for branching and introducing a part of the steam passing through the inside of the steam passage 9. The steam is discharged to the outside from a steam outlet 47 provided at the center of the lid 42 serving as the other end.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the steam outlet 35 is located at substantially the same height as the upper surface of the cover 24, but the edge of the opening 24 a of the cover 24 is slightly smaller than the steam outlet 35. A water collecting tray 24b is formed around the steam discharge port 35 at a low position so that dew condensation water adhering to and condensing around the outside of the steam discharge port 35 flows into the pool portion 22 in the container 21 and is collected. I have to. Further, the cover portion 42a diffuses the vapor discharged from the vapor discharge port 35 evenly to enhance the humidification efficiency of the surrounding space, while the released vapor blows out right above and is provided to a person in a high temperature state. Touching can be prevented. Due to such an operation, steam is also condensed on the lower surface of the cover portion 42a, and condensed water adheres. However, the condensed water is transmitted to the outer peripheral portion by forming the lower surface of the cover portion 42a into a dome shape, and falls down along the downward annular drainage rib 42b formed integrally with the outer peripheral portion, and the steam discharge port 35a is formed. So as not to wet the periphery of the In the present embodiment, in particular, the inner diameter of the drainage rib 42b is set smaller than the inner diameter of the steam discharge port 35, and the dew condensation water falling along the drainage rib 42b is returned into the steam passage 9 and the outer periphery of the steam passage 9 So that there is no such thing as

In this embodiment, the steam generated by heating the water 1 is discharged to the outside through the steam passage 9 according to the above-described structure, and the steam is discharged through the steam passage 9 while humidifying the surrounding space. A part of the steam is branched and introduced into the herb room 41 and passes through the steam vent passage 46, thereby coming into contact with the herb 44 housed in the herb room 41 and protruding upward, and the scent component and the medicinal component Is released from the steam outlet 47 to the outside and finally radiates to the humidification target space. Therefore, it is possible to improve the environment by humidifying the surrounding space and radiating the components of the herb 44. it can.

Moreover, since the steam branched from the steam passage 9 into the herb chamber 41 and coming into contact with the herb is a part of the steam discharged through the steam passage 9, even if the steam is at a high temperature, the scent contained in the herb is contained. It is possible to prevent the ingredients and medicinal ingredients from being excessively diverged, and to avoid discomfort and shorten the life of the herbs. The amount of steam released through the herb room 41 is
5 can be freely set by various design changes such as the size and shape of 5 or the ventilation structure.

Although not essential, the inlet 45 is opened toward the upstream side as viewed in the direction of steam release in the steam passage 9, that is, downwardly opening with respect to the rising steam. The flow of the steam discharged to the outside through the steam passage 9 is directed in the counter direction, and the steam is received only by the flow toward the outside. Therefore, there is no need to apply a special pressure difference for introducing steam into the herb chamber 41, and the structure is simple and the performance is stable.

Also, although this is not essential, the herb room 41
Is provided in a portion of the steam passage 9 close to the outside air, the temperature of the steam passing through the herb chamber 41 is reduced by the influence of the outside air.
1 can be prevented from being thermally deteriorated at an early stage, and excessive divergence of the scent component and the medicinal component can be prevented.

Further, in this embodiment, the steam passage 9 is provided on the way with the outside air inlet 31b, which is the outside air inlet, and the outside air inlet cylinder 33b.
When steam is introduced, the steam discharged to the outside through the steam passage 9 is cooled by the outside air introduced through the inlet 31b into the steam passage 9 and the outside air through the outside air introduction cylinder 33b, and the temperature is lowered. The danger of the steam being released to the outside at high temperatures can be avoided, and the high-temperature steam prevents the herb 44 from being thermally degraded at an early stage and the fragrance and medicinal components of the herb 44 from being excessively released. can do.

Further, depending on the fact that the herb chamber 41 is provided on a part of the steam outlet protective cover 36 provided on the steam outlet 35 of the steam passage 9, the herb chamber 41 can be provided without any special member or supporting structure. It can be provided in the steam outlet portion of the passage 9.

Depending on the location of the herb chamber 41 at the center of the steam outlet 35, the steam
Since it can be released with an even spread from 5,
The humidification efficiency can be improved by promoting the diffusion of steam to a wide area. In addition, the herb chamber 41 is located at the center of the steam flowing through the steam passage 9 so that the steam can be easily received from the inlet 45. Therefore, the steam can be surely brought into contact with the herb through the small inlet 45 as set. Can be.

In addition, a liquid amount display window 51 for seeing through the liquid amount of the water supply tank 5 is formed in the body 11 as shown in FIG.
It is convenient because the liquid amount in the water supply tank 5 can be determined by a liquid amount scale 52 provided on one side of the liquid amount display window 51, and the liquid amount provided on the other side of the liquid amount display window 51. The remaining use time scale 53 corresponding to the above is also more convenient because it is possible to know the remaining use time according to the remaining amount of the water 1.

The water supply tank 5 may be a transparent container for displaying the liquid amount, or may be a transparent liquid amount display window only at a portion corresponding to the liquid amount display window 51, and the structure therefor is arbitrary. A handle 55 for carrying is integrally formed on the upper part of the water supply tank 5.

[0035]

According to the humidifying method and the humidifier of the present invention, the steam generated by heating water is discharged to the outside through the steam passage to humidify the surrounding space and discharged through the steam passage. Part of the steam is diverted into the herb room that leads to the steam passage, projects upwards into the herb room, and comes into contact with the herbs contained therein, causing the fragrance and medicinal components to evolve and accompany it, which is directed to the outside. Since it is discharged and finally diffuses into the humidification target space, it is possible to improve the environment by humidifying the surrounding space and radiating the herb components.

In addition, since a part of the steam discharged through the steam passage is branched into the herb chamber and comes into contact with the herb, the fragrance component and the medicinal component contained in the herb are excessively diffused even when the steam is at a high temperature. Can be prevented, and it is possible to avoid discomfort and shorten the life of the herb.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an entire configuration of a humidifier showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a steam passage and a herb chamber of the humidifier in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a body of the humidifier in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of a body of the humidifier of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the humidifier of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water 2 Heater 3 Steam generation container 4 Water supply line 5 Water supply tank 8 Water supply container 9 Steam passage 35 Steam outlet 41 Herb room 44 Herb

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A humidifying method in which supplied water is heated by a heater while being stored, and steam generated by the heating is released to the outside through a steam passage. The herb is provided in a part of the herb so that the herb is housed so as to protrude above the upper end facing the opening side of the vapor discharge port of the vapor passage, and humidifies by contacting with the steam branched and introduced from the vapor passage. A humidifying method characterized by performing. 2. A humidifier in which supplied water is heated by a heater while being stored, and steam generated by the heating is discharged to the outside through a steam passage, wherein the herb is contained in a part of the steam passage for discharging the steam. A herb room is provided, and the herb room houses the herb so as to protrude above the upper end facing the opening side of the vapor discharge port of the steam passage, branches and introduces a part of the discharged steam in the steam passage, and externally introduces it. A humidifier characterized in that it is discharged toward