A misting humidifier and a multi-functional air purifier to prevent energy concentration

Abstract

This application relates to the field of air humidification technology, providing a misting humidification device and a multi-functional air purifier that prevent energy concentration. The device includes: a humidification housing with an air inlet, a mist outlet, and a water inlet at the top; a water tank located inside the humidification housing with an open top, positioned directly below the water inlet to allow water to be injected into the tank; the water tank communicating with the air inlet and the mist outlet; an ultrasonic device located inside the water tank; a fan located inside the humidification housing; and a flexible water diffuser located on the inner top wall of the humidification housing, above the output end of the ultrasonic device. This application primarily utilizes the flexible water diffuser to buffer and disperse the impact force of the water column, thereby dispersing the water column energy and reducing the safety hazards of the misting humidification device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of air purification technology, and in particular to an atomizing humidifier and a multifunctional air purifier that prevent energy concentration. Background Technology

[0002] As people's living conditions improve, their requirements for living environments are getting higher and higher. Air humidity is one of the important factors affecting environmental comfort, especially in northern regions, places where air conditioning is frequently used, and some dusty processing sites. Therefore, humidifiers, which increase the humidity of the environment, are becoming an essential small appliance for many families, and their popularity is growing rapidly.

[0003] Current humidifiers primarily work by adding water and then using a vibration device, most commonly ultrasonic, to agitate the water, causing it to atomize. A fan then expels the atomized water mist into the environment, achieving humidification. However, current ultrasonic humidification technology is not perfect and has some drawbacks. For example, existing ultrasonic humidification devices cannot effectively control the energy of the ultrasonic waves. When water is subjected to ultrasonic vibration, it forms a jet that shoots upwards with significant energy, continuously impacting the humidifier's casing. This causes the casing to heat up at the impact point, potentially leading to smoke or even damage to the casing, posing safety hazards and affecting the humidifier's lifespan. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide a misting humidifier and a multi-functional air purifier that prevent energy concentration, so as to improve the existing ultrasonic humidifiers which have certain safety hazards and short service life.

[0005] The objective of this application is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0006] In a first aspect, this application provides an atomizing humidification device for preventing energy concentration, comprising:

[0007] The humidifier housing has an air inlet, a mist outlet, and a water inlet on its top.

[0008] A water tank is disposed inside the humidifying housing and has an opening at the top. The water tank is located directly below the water inlet so that water can be injected into the water tank through the water inlet. The water tank is connected to the air inlet and the mist outlet.

[0009] An ultrasonic device, wherein the ultrasonic device is disposed inside the water tank;

[0010] A fan is disposed inside the humidification housing;

[0011] A soft water diffuser is disposed on the inner top wall of the humidifying housing and located above the output end of the ultrasonic device.

[0012] In some possible embodiments, the water tank has a first water storage tank, and a second water storage tank is formed at the bottom of the first water storage tank. The ultrasonic device is disposed in the second water storage tank, and the ultrasonic device vibrates the water to form a water column extending along the depth direction of the second water storage tank. The soft water diffuser is disposed in the depth direction of the second water storage tank and located above the second water storage tank to receive and disperse the water column.

[0013] In some possible embodiments, a plurality of cutting ribs are provided on the sidewall of the second water storage tank, the plurality of cutting ribs extending along the depth direction of the second water storage tank.

[0014] In some possible embodiments, the plurality of cutting ribs are arranged circumferentially around the output end of the ultrasonic device.

[0015] In some possible embodiments, the water tank contains a number of scale inhibitors and silver ion particles.

[0016] In some possible embodiments, the ultrasonic device vibrates water to form a water column extending in the height direction, and the distance between the top of the humidifying housing and the ultrasonic device is greater than the height of the water column.

[0017] Secondly, this application provides a multifunctional air purifier, including a misting humidifier as described in the first aspect to prevent energy concentration.

[0018] The technical solution of this application embodiment has at least the following advantages and beneficial effects:

[0019] This application provides a misting humidifier and a multi-functional air purifier that prevent energy concentration. The misting humidifier primarily uses an ultrasonic device to vibrate water in a water tank, converting the water into mist which is then discharged through a mist outlet, thus humidifying the external environment. Furthermore, by placing a soft water diffuser on the inner top wall of the humidifier housing above the output end of the ultrasonic device, the water column generated by the ultrasonic vibration is prevented from directly impacting the inner top wall of the humidifier housing. Because the water column generated by ultrasonic vibration has a certain impact force, this impact force, when continuously acting on the relatively hard humidifier housing, may cause the temperature to rise due to the impact, leading to smoke or even damage at the impact point. This application addresses this by placing a soft water diffuser along the path of the water column, obstructing the water column and dispersing its impact force to prevent it from impacting the humidifier housing. Moreover, the soft nature of the diffuser provides a buffering effect against the impact force of the water column, helping to dissipate the impact and preventing damage to the soft water diffuser. Attached Figure Description

[0020] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings of the embodiments will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings described below only relate to some embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit this application, wherein:

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a multifunctional air purifier provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a humidifying atomizing device for preventing energy concentration is provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the exploded structure;

[0024] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of AA;

[0025] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the water tank provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0026] Icons: 1. Atomizing humidifier; 11. Humidifier housing; 12. Water tank; 121. First water storage tank; 122. Second water storage tank; 123. Cutting rib; 13. Ultrasonic device; 14. Fan; 15. Soft water diffuser; 2. Air purification device. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0028] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of this application, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0029] To facilitate understanding of the present application, the spline curves and arrows used in the reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are explained below: spline curves without arrows indicate solid parts, that is, parts with solid structures; spline curves with arrows indicate virtual parts, that is, parts without solid structures.

[0030] Please see Figures 1 to 5 This application provides a misting humidification device 1 to prevent energy concentration, comprising:

[0031] The humidifier housing 11 has an air inlet, a mist outlet, and a water inlet on its top.

[0032] Water tank 12 is located inside the humidifier housing 11 and has an opening at the top. Water tank 12 is located directly below the water inlet so that water can be injected into water tank 12 through the water inlet. Water tank 12 is connected to air inlet and mist outlet.

[0033] Ultrasonic device 13 is installed inside water tank 12;

[0034] Fan 14 is located inside the humidifier housing 11;

[0035] The soft water diffuser 15 is disposed on the inner top wall of the humidifying housing 11 and located above the output end of the ultrasonic device 13.

[0036] The technical solution provided in this application mainly utilizes an ultrasonic device 13 to ultrasonically vibrate the water in the water tank 12, causing the water to be converted into water mist and discharged through the mist outlet, thereby achieving a humidification effect on the external environment. Furthermore, by placing a soft water diffuser 15 on the inner top wall of the humidifying housing 11 and above the output end of the ultrasonic device 13, the water column generated by the ultrasonic vibration will not directly impact the inner top wall of the humidifying housing 11. Because the water column generated by ultrasonic vibration has a certain impact force, this impact force, when continuously acting on the relatively hard humidifying housing 11, may cause the temperature to rise due to the impact force, leading to smoke or even damage at the impact point. This application addresses this by placing a soft water diffuser 15 along the path of the water column, obstructing the water column and dispersing its impact force to prevent the water column from impacting the humidifying housing 11. Additionally, the soft nature of the diffuser provides a buffering effect against the impact force of the water column, helping to dissipate the impact and preventing damage to the soft water diffuser 15.

[0037] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 and Figure 5 The water tank 12 has a first water storage tank 121, and a second water storage tank 122 is formed at the bottom of the first water storage tank 121. Essentially, the water tank 12 itself has a space for storing water, and a second water storage space is formed at the bottom of this space. In the vertical direction, the second water storage tank 122 is located below the first water storage tank 121, making the two water storage tanks step-like. In addition to storing water, the second water storage tank 122 is also used to house an ultrasonic device 13, which can vibrate the water entering the second water storage tank 122. The ultrasonic device 13 vibrates the water to form a water column extending along the depth direction of the second water storage tank 122. A soft water diffuser 15 is located along the depth direction of the second water storage tank 122 and above the second water storage tank 122 to receive and disperse the water column. Here, the soft water diffuser 15 is positioned in the depth direction of the second water storage tank 122 and above the second water storage tank 122, so as to ensure that the water column formed by the vibration of the ultrasonic device 13 can be dispersed by the soft water diffuser 15 as soon as possible, so as to avoid the water column from impacting other components and effectively disperse the impact force of the water column.

[0038] Furthermore, a plurality of cutting ribs 123 are provided on the side wall of the second water storage tank 122. The plurality of cutting ribs 123 are integrally formed on the side wall of the second water storage tank 122 and extend along the depth direction of the second water storage tank 122 to cut the water column, and the cutting action can continuously cut the water column in the height direction as the water column extends, which is beneficial to the dispersion of the water column. For example, when the ultrasonic device 13 operates, it vibrates the water in the water tank 12 and generates a water column. The water column extends upward along the depth direction of the second water storage tank 122 until it reaches the soft water diffuser 15. Under the action of the soft water diffuser 15, the water column is dispersed to various parts of the water tank 12, reducing the impact force of the water column and reducing the energy concentration of the water column. Furthermore, during the upward impact of the water column, it is also subjected to the action of several cutting ribs 123, which disperses the water column into multiple water columns during the upward process. Each water column has a lower impact energy than the original water column, achieving the effect of dispersing the energy of the water column, thereby preventing the water column from damaging the humidifying shell 11 or other components.

[0039] Furthermore, a plurality of cutting ribs 123 are arranged circumferentially around the output end of the ultrasonic device 13, so that the cutting ribs 123 can be distributed around the water column 360 degrees, cutting the water column in multiple directions. The spacing of the cutting ribs 123 is also to ensure that the cutting ribs 123 can effectively cut the water column. For the plurality of cutting ribs 123, in order to make the water column cut more evenly, the plurality of cutting ribs 123 can also be arranged at equal intervals along the circumference of the water column, so that the water column is more evenly distributed.

[0040] In some embodiments, the water tank 12 contains a plurality of scale inhibitors and silver ion particles. By placing a plurality of scale inhibitors in the water tank 12, the formation of scale in the water tank 12 can be effectively reduced. Scale refers to the substance that crystallizes and precipitates when dissolved calcium and magnesium ions in water are heated or evaporated. The scale inhibitor inhibits the growth of scale by adsorbing onto the crystallized surface of the scale and prevents it from adhering to the inner wall of the water tank 12 or the surface of other components. Scale inhibitors can be divided into two categories: inorganic and organic. The main components of inorganic scale inhibitors are phosphates, silicates, polybasic acids, heteropolyacids, etc., which can produce complex precipitation reactions with calcium and magnesium ions in water, hindering the formation and deposition of scale. The main components of organic scale inhibitors include polymers such as polyacrylamide, polysulfonic acid, polycarboxylic acid, and polyether, which form complexes with calcium and magnesium ions in water, causing them to agglomerate into small particles and preventing these particles from depositing on the surface of the water tank 12 to form scale. In addition, some additives and stabilizers can be added to water tank 12 to improve the stability of the scale inhibitor and optimize its scale inhibition effect. Silver ion particles can sterilize and purify the water in water tank 12, ensuring that the water mist discharged into the air is relatively pure. The antibacterial properties of silver ion particles are mainly due to the fact that silver ions can interact with functional groups such as sulfur and nitrogen in bacterial cell membranes, destroying, continuously attacking, and inhibiting their growth, thereby achieving a sterilization effect.

[0041] It should also be noted that the scale inhibitor and silver ion particles can be combined with the ultrasonic device 13 to oscillate the water, making the water in motion, thereby accelerating the contact between the water and the scale inhibitor and silver ion particles, and thus improving the scale inhibitor and silver ion particles' effects of preventing water from flowing and sterilizing.

[0042] In some embodiments, in addition to the scheme of using the cutting rib plate 123 to disperse the water column energy as described in the above embodiments, at least the following schemes are also provided to avoid the water column from causing impact damage to the humidifying shell 11 due to excessive energy concentration:

[0043] The ultrasonic device 13 vibrates the water to form a water column extending along the height direction. The distance between the top of the humidifying housing 11 and the ultrasonic device 13 is greater than the height of the water column. That is, when the ultrasonic device 13 acts on the water to form a water column, the upward impact distance of the water column is less than the distance between the top of the humidifying housing 11 and the ultrasonic device 13, and the water column cannot impact the humidifying housing 11. Under the action of gravity, the water column will fall back into the water tank 12. Even if the energy of the water column is relatively concentrated, it cannot contact the humidifying housing 11 and impact it. Therefore, this solution can also effectively avoid damage to the humidifying housing 11 without dispersing the energy of the water column.

[0044] Please see Figure 1 This application also provides a multifunctional air purifier, which includes:

[0045] The atomizing humidification device 1 for preventing energy concentration as described in any of the foregoing embodiments;

[0046] Air purifier 2 is integrated with atomizing humidifier 1 via a connector, enabling this multi-functional air purifier to both purify the air and humidify the external environment, thus meeting the user's needs for ambient air quality and humidity with a single machine. It should be noted that because this air purifier includes atomizing humidifier 1 to prevent energy concentration, it has the same structure and beneficial effects as the atomizing humidifier 1 described in any of the preceding embodiments, which have already been described in the previous embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0047] The basic concepts have been described above. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, the detailed disclosure above is merely illustrative and does not constitute a limitation of this application. Although not explicitly stated herein, those skilled in the art may make various modifications, improvements, and corrections to this application. Such modifications, improvements, and corrections are suggested in this application, and therefore remain within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of this application.

[0048] Furthermore, this application uses specific terms to describe embodiments of the application. For example, "an embodiment," "one embodiment," and / or "some embodiments" refer to a particular feature, structure, or characteristic associated with at least one embodiment of the application. Therefore, it should be emphasized and noted that "an embodiment," "one embodiment," or "an alternative embodiment" mentioned twice or more in different locations in this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. In addition, certain features, structures, or characteristics in one or more embodiments of the application can be appropriately combined.

[0049] Similarly, it should be noted that, in order to simplify the description of the present application and thus aid in the understanding of one or more embodiments, the foregoing description of the embodiments of the present application sometimes combines multiple features into a single embodiment, drawing, or description thereof. However, this disclosure method does not imply that the subject matter of the present application requires more features than those mentioned in the claims. In fact, the embodiments contain fewer features than all the features of the single embodiments disclosed above.

[0050] For each patent, patent application, patent application publication, and other material such as articles, books, specifications, publications, and documents referenced in this application, the entire contents of that patent application are incorporated herein by reference, except for historical application documents that are inconsistent with or conflict with the content of this application, and documents that limit the broadest scope of the claims of this application (currently or subsequently appended to this application). It should be noted that if there are any inconsistencies or conflicts between the descriptions, definitions, and / or terminology used in the supplementary materials of this application and the content of this application, the descriptions, definitions, and / or terminology used in this application shall prevail.

[0051] The above are merely preferred embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit this application. Various modifications and variations can be made to this application by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this application should be included within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A humidifying atomizing device for preventing energy concentration, characterized in that, include: The humidifier housing has an air inlet, a mist outlet, and a water inlet on its top. A water tank is disposed inside the humidifying housing and has an opening at the top. The water tank is located directly below the water inlet so that water can be injected into the water tank through the water inlet. The water tank is connected to the air inlet and the mist outlet. An ultrasonic device, wherein the ultrasonic device is disposed inside the water tank; A fan is disposed inside the humidification housing; A soft water-spreading sheet is disposed on the inner top wall of the humidifying housing and located above the output end of the ultrasonic device; The water tank has a first water storage tank, and a second water storage tank is formed at the bottom of the first water storage tank. The ultrasonic device is located in the second water storage tank. The ultrasonic device vibrates the water to form a water column extending along the depth direction of the second water storage tank. The soft water diffuser is located in the depth direction of the second water storage tank and above the second water storage tank to receive and disperse the water column. The second water storage tank has a plurality of cutting ribs on its side wall, and the plurality of cutting ribs extend along the depth direction of the second water storage tank.

2. The atomizing humidification device for preventing energy concentration according to claim 1, characterized in that, The plurality of cutting ribs are arranged circumferentially around the output end of the ultrasonic device.

3. The atomizing humidification device for preventing energy concentration according to claim 1, characterized in that, The water tank contains several scale inhibitors and silver ion particles.

4. The atomizing humidifier for preventing energy concentration according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ultrasonic device vibrates water to form a water column extending along the height direction, and the distance between the top of the humidifying housing and the ultrasonic device is greater than the height of the water column.

5. A multifunctional air purifier, characterized in that, Includes the atomizing humidification device for preventing energy concentration as described in any one of claims 1 to 4.

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