JPH05340574A - Humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase the strength of the mounting part of an operation lamp while developing illumination effect by projecting the light of the operation lamp against a light permeable outlet part. CONSTITUTION:In a humidifier, a humidifying water tank 12, a light permeable outlet part 16, having an outlet port 17 for discharging water vapor or mist, generated in the humidifying water tank 12, and an operation lamp 23, arranged below the outlet part 16, are provided in the main body 1 of a humidifier while the light of the operation lamp 23 is projected against the outlet part 16 to indicate operation. The outlet part 16 is provided with a light guiding plate 29, extended from the opening rim 28 of the outlet port 17 to a position, whose height is the same as the height of the operation lamp 23.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a humidifier for humidifying the inside of a room by discharging water vapor or mist generated in a humidifying water tank, and more particularly to irradiating a translucent blowout part with light from an operating lamp. The present invention relates to a humidifier configured to display an operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a humidifier of this type, it is in operation by irradiating the light of an operating lamp to a translucent blowing component and using the blowing component as a light passage to display an operation. The one which gives an illumination effect at the same time as the above is clearly disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-532. By the way, in this conventional humidifier, the hollow boss portion is extended long from the partition wall for incorporating the operation lamp, and the operation lamp is incorporated at a high place in the lamp mounting boss portion to humidify the operation lamp. The connection was made close to the lower part of the blow-out tube arranged in the upper part of the container body.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional structure, the boss portion for mounting the lamp has to be extended longer than necessary, and the boss portion is vulnerable to impact, and, for example, If the tool was accidentally hit against the boss during assembly work, there was a concern that the boss would be damaged.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and enhances the strength of the mounting portion of the operation lamp while illuminating the translucent blow-out component with the light of the operation lamp to exert the illumination effect. The purpose is to

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a humidifying water tank, a translucent blowing component having an outlet for discharging water vapor or mist generated in the humidifying water reservoir to the outside, and a lower portion of the blowing component. In the humidifier, the operation lamp is provided in the humidifier main body, and the light of the operation lamp is applied to the blow-out component to display the operation, wherein the blow-out component is the operation lamp from the rim of the outlet. It is the structure provided with the light guide plate extended to the height position.

[0006]

According to this structure, the light of the operation lamp is applied to the light guide plate, and the light guide plate serves as a passage for the light to illuminate the rim of the air outlet so that the humidifier is in operation. It can be clearly confirmed even from the outside, and it also has the effect of illumination. Also, because the light of the driving lamp is guided to the rim of the outlet through the light guide plate, it is not necessary to place the operating lamp in a high place near the outlet, and the length of the lamp mounting boss Can be set as short as possible, and the impact strength of the boss portion is improved accordingly.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings of FIGS. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a humidifier main body having a rectangular box shape, and this humidifier main body 1 has a bottomed lower case 4 having an air suction port 2 and legs 3 and 3 on a bottom wall.
By fitting the peripheral side part 5A on the upper part of the lower case 4, the partition wall 5 covering the upper open surface of the lower case 4 and the peripheral side part 5A of the partition wall 5 are detachably fitted on the peripheral side part 5A. The upper case 6 has a rectangular tubular shape, and a top plate 7 fixed to the upper end of the upper case 6 so as to cover the upper open surface of the upper case 6. The top plate 7 is made of a translucent material such as translucent glass and is formed into a substantially square shape in a plan view, and one corner portion thereof has an obliquely upwardly inclined portion 7A.
Is formed, and a downward protruding ridge portion 7B is formed on the back surface side of the root portion of the inclined portion 7A.

Inside the humidifier body 1, there is a water supply cap 8 with an opening / closing valve at the bottom, and a water supply tank 9 made of transparent glass which can be freely taken in and out of the humidifier body 1 and the water supply cap 8 are provided. An empty water receiving tank 10, a humidifying water tank 12 communicating with the water receiving tank 10 through a water pipe 11 and supplied with humidifying water from the water receiving tank 10, and a blower 13 having a sirocco fan (not shown). And a steam discharge tube 15 integrally formed with a lid 14 made of synthetic resin for covering the humidifying water tank 12.
And a translucent blow-out tube 16 connected to the upper portion of the vapor discharge tube 15.

The outlet 17 formed at the tip of the outlet cylinder 16 is located directly below the inclined portion 7A of the top plate 7 and protrudes upward by about 5 mm from the upper edge of the corner portion of the upper case 6. The air outlet 17 is visible from the side. Then, the humidifying water tank 12
The water vapor generated in 1 is supplied from the blower 13 that is supplied into the humidifying water tank 12 through the ventilation pipe 18 provided upright on the partition wall 5 and the air supply port (not shown) provided in the lid 14. The steam that has been sent to the steam discharge tube 15 and has been sent to this steam discharge tube 15 passes through the blowout tube 16 and is discharged from the blowout port 17 into the room.

The partition wall 5 is formed of a synthetic resin, and the water receiving tank 10 and the ventilation tube 18 are integrally formed on one side of the partition wall 5, and the partition wall 5 is also formed.
An upper end portion of the humidifying water tank 12 is fixed to the other side portion via a heat resistant packing 19. The humidifying water tank 12 is formed by aluminum die casting, and two heaters 20 such as PTC heaters for heating the water in the humidifying water tank 12 are mounted on the back surface of the bottom wall of the humidifying water tank 12. Reference numeral 21 in FIG. 2 denotes a float switch provided in the water receiving tank 10, and the float switch 21 detects a drop in the water level in the water receiving tank 10 and stops the energization of the heater 20.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a hollow cylindrical lamp mounting boss portion which is located directly below the air outlet 17 and is integrally formed at a corner portion of the partition wall 5. The lamp mounting boss portion 2
An operation lamp 23 such as a neon lamp that lights up during operation is inserted into the interior of the lamp 2, and the upper half of the operation lamp 23 protruding from the lamp mounting boss portion 22 is fitted on the upper portion of the lamp mounting boss portion 22. It is covered by a lamp cover 24 that is fitted together. The lamp cover 24 is provided with a pair of fixing portions 25, 25 extending laterally, which are attached to the lamp mounting boss portion 2.
It is fixed by fixing screws 27, 27 to the pillar portions 26, 26 formed near the position 2.

The blow-off tube 16 is made of a transparent or semi-transparent translucent synthetic resin, and between the cylindrical connecting portion 16A fitted in the vapor discharge tube 15 and the blow-out port 17, An inclined passage portion 16B that is inclined obliquely upward is formed,
A light guide plate 29 having a lower end extending downwardly to the height position of the operation lamp 23 is formed integrally with the blow-out tube 16 below the outer edge 28 of the blow-out port 17. As shown in FIG. 3, the light guide plate 29 has a substantially V-shaped cross section and surrounds the upper portion of the lamp cover 24 except for the vapor discharge tube 15 side. The light guide plate 29 is provided at its lower end with an outward lower reflecting surface X inclined by about 45 degrees with respect to the vertical direction, while at the upper end of the rim portion 28 is inclined by about 45 degrees with respect to the vertical direction. An inwardly facing upper reflecting surface Y is formed.

Reference numeral 30 in FIG. 1 denotes a ring-shaped packing interposed between the lamp mounting boss portion 22 and the lamp cover 24, and 31 denotes a connecting boss portion integrally formed with the partition wall 5, The partition wall 5 is fixed to the lower case 4 by fixing the lower case 4 to the connecting boss portion 31 with the screw 32. In FIG. 4, 33 is a strength switching knob for switching the amount of humidification, 34 is an operation switch knob, and 35 is a drought lamp that is turned on by the operation of the float switch 21.

In the above structure, first, the upper case 6
To expose the water supply tank 9 and take out the water supply tank 9 to replenish the water supply tank 9 with humidifying water. Then, the water supply tank 9 is set at a predetermined position on the partition wall 5, and the upper case is again set. 6 is placed on the lower case 4.
By doing so, the water in the water supply tank 9 enters the water receiving tank 10, and this water is supplied to the humidifying water tank 12 through the water pipe 11. When the operation switch knob 34 is operated to the ON side in this state, the operation lamp 23 is turned on, the blower 13 is activated, and at the same time, the heater 20 is energized. By energizing the heater 20, the water in the humidifying water tank 12 is heated and evaporated, and this steam merges with the wind blown from the blower 13, and the steam discharge pipe 15 and the blow pipe 1
After passing through 6, the air is discharged from the air outlet 17 into the room.

In this state, the operation lamp 2 is lit.
The light of No. 3 illuminates the inclined passage portion 16B of the blowoff tube 16 and the water supply tank 9 and at the same time illuminates the light guide plate 29, and the light reflected upward by the lower reflection surface X of the light guide plate 29 is the light guide plate 29 and The light passes through the rim 28 and is reflected outward by the upper reflecting surface Y. The light of the operation lamp 23 that is reflected outward by the upper reflection surface Y is radiated to the outside from the rim portion 28, and the rim portion 28 of the outlet 17 is illuminated brightly.

On the other hand, the light of the operation lamp 23 radiated to the inclined passage portion 16B of the blowoff tube 16 and the water supply tank 9 side not only transmits them but also passes between them and is made of a translucent material. The wide area of the board 7 is illuminated, and the top board 7 also shines brightly.

According to this embodiment, the light of the operation lamp 23 provided in the humidifier body 1 is reflected upward by the lower reflection surface X and enters the light guide plate 29, and the light guide plate 29 and the rim portion. 28 is used as a light path, passes through them, and is reflected outward by the upper reflecting surface Y to brighten the rim portion 28 exposed above the upper case 6. Therefore, the fact that the humidifier is in operation can be known from a distance, and the effect of illumination can be exhibited by brightening the rim portion 28.

Further, since the light of the operation lamp 23 is guided to the rim portion 28 of the air outlet 17 through the light guide plate 29 as a passage,
Even when the operation lamp 23 is located at a low position away from the air outlet 17 and the connecting portion 16A, the light from the operation lamp 23 can cause the rim portion 28 to emit light, and the lamp mounting boss portion 22 can be provided.
The height dimension of can be set to be significantly smaller than the conventional one. Therefore, the impact strength of the lamp mounting boss portion 23 is increased, and there is no concern that the boss portion 23 will be damaged by the impact such as a drop or the impact caused by the contact of a tool during the assembly work.

Further, since the mounting position of the operation lamp 23 can be set low, the range illuminated by the operation lamp 23 is widened, and as in the above-mentioned embodiment, the top plate 7 is provided.
When is made of a translucent material, the wide area of the top plate 7 is illuminated brightly to emit light, further enhancing the illumination effect.
Can be increased.

Although the steam humidifier has been described in the above embodiment, it may be an ultrasonic humidifier. Further, the top plate 7 used is a flat plate, but it is also possible to use a corrugated plate as a whole or a plate having a large number of uneven lines or fine unevenness formed on the outer surface. The property can be further improved.

[0021]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION Since the humidifier of the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to brightly illuminate the rim of the outlet through the light guide plate by the light of the operation lamp, and to display a clear operation indication. At the same time as it can be done, the effect of illumination can be obtained, and the light of the operation lamp can be guided to the rim of the outlet through the light guide plate, and the operation lamp can be placed at a high place in the humidifier main body. There is no need, and the length of the lamp mounting boss can be set as short as possible, and the strength of the operating lamp mounting portion can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a humidifier showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same whole.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway external perspective view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Humidifier Main Body 12 Humidification Water Tank 16 Blow-out Tube (Blow-out Parts) 17 Blow-out Port 22 Lamp-Mounting Boss 23 Operation Lamp 28 Mouth Edge 29 Light Guide Plate

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A humidifying water tank, a translucent blow-out component having a blow-out port for discharging water vapor or mist generated in the humidifying water bath to the outside, and an operation lamp arranged below the blow-out component. In a humidifier that is provided in the main body of the humidifier and irradiates the light of the operation lamp to the blowout part to display the operation, the blowout part is extended from the edge of the outlet to the height position of the run lamp. A humidifier characterized by comprising a light guide plate.