JPH0240433A - Humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase the humidifying capacity of a compact size humidifier that is built in an air conditioner, by arranging first humidifying members, made of a water-absorptive porous material, at certain intervals to form humidifying elements, and second humidifying members so as to closely contact with the first humidifying members, intersecting the intervals at an arbitrary angle. CONSTITUTION:Humidifying element 1 comprises first humidifying members 2 formed from a water-absorptive porous sinter composed of polyolefine resin, etc. Second humidifying members 3 are arranged so as to intersect the first humidifying members 2. At this time, fitting slits 8 are formed on the second humidifying members 3 so as to bring the first and second humidifying members 2 and 3 closely contact with each other, and the first and second humidifying members are arranged so that one end of a member encloses one end of the other member. By this constitution, the humidifying capacity can be improved without increasing the size of a humidifier.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a humidifier that is incorporated into air conditioning equipment and the like.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, there has been a demand for humidifiers that are compact and capable of high humidification.

An example of the conventional humidifier mentioned above will be explained below with reference to the drawings.
This will be explained with reference to Publication No. 0.

FIG. 3 shows a partially cutaway perspective view of a humidifier using a conventional humidifier element. 21 is a humidifying element formed by holding a plurality of hydrophilic porous sintered bodies (hereinafter referred to as humidifying bodies) made of polyolefin resin or the like at intervals. 22 is
It is a water storage tank, and water is supplied using a combination of solenoid valves and timers, and the water level is always maintained at an appropriate level. 23 is
24 is the empty current inlet of the duct, 25
is also an air outlet.

The operation of the humidifier configured as above will be described below.

The water tank 22 is maintained at an appropriate water level by opening the water supply solenoid valve for a certain period of time using a timer. As a result, one end of the humidifying element 21 set in the water tank 22 is always immersed.

Since the humidifying element is a hydrophilic porous sintered body, water is sucked up into its pores by capillary action, making the entire element moist. On the other hand, inside the duct 23, dry air is blown into the air inlet 24 by a blower installed in an air conditioner or the like. Then, the air comes into contact with water absorbed by the humidifying element, is humidified, and exits from the air outlet 25.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above configuration, in order to increase the humidifying capacity, it is necessary to increase the size of each humidifying body, or to arrange a larger number of humidifying bodies of the same size at intervals. However, there was a problem in that a small humidifier could not be obtained.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to overcome the above-mentioned problems and to provide a humidifier that can increase the amount of humidification without increasing the size of the humidifier by efficiently arranging a larger number of humidifiers.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the humidifier of the present invention includes a second humidifying body extending in a direction crossing the gap between the humidifying elements constituted by the first humidifying body. installed, and positioned so that one end surface of the humidifier is included in the other end surface,
Furthermore, the first and second humidifiers are in close contact with each other, thereby increasing the amount of humidification.

Function: With the above-described configuration, the present invention allows water absorbed by the first humidifying body to penetrate into the second humidifying body that intersects with the first humidifying body, so that the surface area of the humidifying body becomes larger compared to the conventional humidifying body. . As a result, the contact area of moisture between the dry air and the surface of the humidifier increases, evaporation of moisture is promoted more than before, and as a result, the amount of humidification increases.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, a humidifier according to an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a partially cutaway perspective view of a humidifier in one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a humidifying element formed of a hydrophilic porous sintered body made of polyolefin resin or the like.

2 is a first humidifier equivalent to the conventional one. 3 is a second humidifier installed to intersect with the first humidifier 2. 4
is a water tank, which is supplied with water by a combination of solenoid valves and timers, and is always maintained at an appropriate water level. 5 is a duct, 6 is an air inlet of the tact, and 7 is an air outlet. Next, FIG. 2 shows the second humidifier 3
It is an enlarged view of , and the first humidifier 2 is omitted for the sake of explanation. In FIG. 2, 8 is a fitting part provided for the first humidifying body 2 to come into close contact with it, and the angle of the surface that comes into close contact with it is the supplementary angle of the angle at which it intersects with the first humidifying body. .

The operation of the humidifier configured as above will be described below.

The water tank 4 is maintained at an appropriate water level by opening the water supply solenoid valve for a certain period of time using a timer. As a result, one end of the first humidifier 2 set in the water tank 4 is always immersed in water. Since the humidifier is a hydrophilic porous sintered body, water is sucked up into its pores by capillary action. The water sucked up also spreads to the second humidifier 3 through the contact surface 8 of the fitting part. On the other hand, inside the duct 5, dry air is blown into the air inlet 6 by a blower installed in an air conditioner or the like. Then, the dry air comes into contact with the water absorbed by the humidifying element 1, becomes humidified, and exits from the air outflow lower.

As described above, according to this embodiment, by providing the second humidifier 3 in close contact with the first humidifier 2, the humidifying capacity can be increased without increasing the size of the humidifier. can be increased.

Although the second humidifier is depicted as being divided into two parts in this embodiment, there is no difference in effect even if the second humidifier is integrated.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a second humidifying element that extends in a direction that crosses the gap between the humidifying elements of the first humidifying body.
A humidifying body is installed, one end surface of the humidifying body is positioned so as to be included in the other end surface, and the first and second humidifying bodies are in close contact with each other. Since the contact area becomes larger, it is possible to increase the humidifying capacity without changing the dimensions of the humidifier, and it is also possible to reduce the dimensions of the humidifier without changing the humidifying capacity.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the humidifier shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a conventional humidifier. It is a diagram. 2...First humidifier, 3...Second humidifier. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and one other person\O J Regret

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of first humidifiers using a water-absorbing porous material,
It consists of humidifying elements held at a constant interval, and a second humidifying body is disposed in a direction crossing the interval at an arbitrary angle with respect to the first humidifying body, and one end face of the second humidifying body is arranged to cross the first humidifying body at an arbitrary angle. is positioned so as to be included in the other end surface, and
A humidifier equipped with a humidifying element characterized in that first and second humidifying bodies are in close contact with each other.