Humidifier capable of adding water from top

Abstract

The utility model provides a humidifier with an upper water adding function, and relates to the technical field of humidifiers. The humidifier comprises an air duct and a water tank, the water tank is mounted at the bottom of the air duct, the bottom of the air duct is communicated with the top of the water tank, and a top opening of the air duct is located in the top of the humidifier. According to the humidifier, water can be conveyed to the water tank through the air duct, upward water adding of the humidifier is achieved, operation is easy, operation errors are not prone to being generated, water leakage of the water tank can be effectively avoided, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of humidifiers, and in particular to a humidifier with water added from above. Background Art

[0002] A humidifier is a household appliance that increases the humidity in a room. Traditional humidifiers use a bottom-filling method, that is, water is added from the bottom of the water tank, the water filling cover is sealed after it is filled, and then the water tank is installed on the humidification base. The user operation is cumbersome and prone to operating errors, resulting in the water filling cover not being completely sealed, causing water tank leakage, and reducing the user experience. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present application provides a humidifier with water added from above, which can solve the problems of the existing method of adding water from below, which is cumbersome to operate, prone to operating errors, water tank leakage, and poor user experience. To achieve this purpose, the present application provides the following solutions.

[0004] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a top-water-added humidifier is provided, comprising an air duct and a water tank, wherein the water tank is installed at the bottom of the air duct, the bottom of the air duct is connected to the top of the water tank, and the top opening of the air duct is located at the top of the humidifier.

[0005] In a possible implementation, it also includes a wind fan provided with a waterproof shell, a driving motor and a wind wheel, the wind fan is fixed in the air duct, the driving motor is installed in the waterproof shell, the waterproof shell is provided with an opening on a side facing the water tank, and the driving rod of the driving motor is connected to the wind wheel along the opening.

[0006] In a possible implementation, the wind wheel includes a top plate and fan blades, the top plate is fixed to the driving rod, the fan blades are fixed to a side of the top plate away from the driving motor, the fan blades surround the driving rod, and expand in an arc shape in a direction away from the driving rod.

[0007] In a possible implementation, the top plate is recessed in a direction away from the drive motor to form a groove, and at least one drainage hole is provided in the groove.

[0008] In one possible implementation, the waterproof shell includes a motor cover and a bottom shell. The top of the bottom shell is recessed to form a motor accommodating cavity. A motor bracket is provided inside the motor accommodating cavity. The drive motor is fixed in the bottom shell through the motor bracket. The motor cover is buckled on the top of the bottom shell to close the motor accommodating cavity.

[0009] In a possible implementation, a first annular protrusion is provided on the top of the bottom shell, the first annular protrusion surrounds the opening of the motor accommodating cavity, and a second annular protrusion is provided on the bottom of the motor cover, and the outer diameter of the first annular protrusion matches the inner diameter of the second annular protrusion.

[0010] In a possible implementation, the air duct includes a first shell and a second shell, the first shell is stacked on the second shell, and the first shell and the second shell are hollow to form a first cavity for adding water and supplying air;

[0011] A perforated plate is provided at the bottom of the second shell, the perforated plate is opposite to the wind wheel and the water tank, and a plurality of through holes connecting the water tank and the air duct are provided on the perforated plate.

[0012] In a possible implementation, an annular plate is further provided at the bottom of the second shell, and the orifice plate is provided on the inner side of the annular plate and connected to the annular plate;

[0013] The top of the orifice plate is higher than the top of the annular plate to form a water collecting trough, and the water collecting trough is communicated with at least one through hole in the orifice plate.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the humidifier also includes a top cover, which is buckled on the top of the air duct, and the waterproof shell is fixed to the side of the top cover facing the air duct; the area of ​​the top cover opposite to the air duct is provided with at least one opening for adding water and supplying air.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the humidifier also includes a shell, the shell is hollow to form a second cavity for accommodating the air duct, the bottom of the second cavity forms the water tank, the opening size of the top of the second cavity corresponds to the size of the top cover, and the top cover is installed on the opening.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application are:

[0017] The top water-adding humidifier provided in the present application includes an air duct and a water tank. The water tank is installed at the bottom of the air duct. The bottom of the air duct is connected to the top of the water tank, and the top opening of the air duct is located at the top of the humidifier. The embodiment of the present application can deliver water to the water tank through the air duct, thereby realizing the top water-adding of the humidifier. The operation is simple, and it is not easy to make operating errors. It can also effectively avoid water tank leakage, thereby improving the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in describing the embodiments of the present application.

[0019] Figure 1A cross-sectional view of a humidifier with water added from above provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 A structural diagram of a humidifier with water added from above provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 3 A structural diagram of a wind wheel provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a top view of the second shell of an embodiment of the present application;.

[0023] Explanation of the accompanying drawings: 1. Top cover; 2. Motor cover; 3. Bottom shell; 4. Air duct; 41. Orifice plate; 42. Ring plate; 5. Outer shell; 6. Water tank; 71. Top plate; 72. Fan blades; 73. Ring structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The embodiments of the present application are described below in conjunction with the drawings in the present application. It should be understood that the implementation methods described below in conjunction with the drawings are exemplary descriptions for explaining the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

[0025] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless specifically stated, the singular forms "one", "said", and "the" used herein may also include plural forms. It should be further understood that the terms "including" and "comprising" used in the embodiments of the present application refer to that the corresponding features can be implemented as the presented features, information, data, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but do not exclude the implementation of other features, information, data, steps, operations, elements, components and / or combinations thereof supported by the present technical field. It should be understood that when we say that an element is "connected" or "coupled" to another element, the one element may be directly connected or coupled to the other element, or it may refer to that the one element and the other element establish a connection relationship through an intermediate element. In addition, the "connection" or "coupling" used herein may include wireless connection or wireless coupling. The term "and / or" used herein indicates at least one of the items defined by the term, for example, "A and / or B" indicates that it is implemented as "A", or is implemented as "A", or is implemented as "A and B".

[0026] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the implementation methods of the present application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0027] The following describes several exemplary embodiments to illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application and the technical effects produced by the technical solutions of the present application. It should be noted that the following embodiments can refer to, draw on or combine with each other, and the same terms, similar features and similar implementation steps in different embodiments will not be described repeatedly.

[0028] The water-adding humidifier provided in the present application is intended to solve at least one technical problem existing in the prior art.

[0029] In the embodiment of the present application, a humidifier with water added is provided, such as Figure 1-Figure 4 As shown, the top water-added humidifier includes an air duct 4 and a water tank 6. The water tank 6 is installed at the bottom of the air duct 4. The bottom of the air duct 4 is connected to the top of the water tank 6, and the top opening of the air duct 4 is located at the top of the humidifier. The water added to the humidifier flows into the water tank 6 along the air duct 4.

[0030] Optionally, the humidifier further includes a fan provided with a waterproof shell, a drive motor and a wind wheel, the fan is fixed in the air duct 4, the drive motor is installed in the waterproof shell, the waterproof shell is provided with an opening on one side facing the water tank 6, and the drive rod of the drive motor is connected to the wind wheel along the opening. The wind wheel is driven by the drive motor to rotate to generate wind to send the water mist out of the air duct 4.

[0031] In one embodiment, the waterproof housing 5 is an elliptical structure, and the side surface of the waterproof housing 5 is spaced apart from the inner side of the air duct 4 to form a gap for wind and water to pass through.

[0032] Optionally, the wind wheel includes a top plate 71 and blades 72, the top plate 71 is fixed to the driving rod, the blades 72 are fixed to a side of the top plate 71 away from the driving motor, the blades 72 surround the driving rod, and expand in an arc shape in a direction away from the driving rod.

[0033] Optionally, there are multiple fan blades 72 , which are arranged at intervals on a side of the top plate 71 away from the waterproof housing 5 .

[0034] In one embodiment, a ring structure 73 is further provided on one side of the fan blade 72 away from the top plate 71, and the ring structure 73 is connected to each fan blade 72. The inner diameter of the top of the ring structure 73 is larger than the inner diameter of the bottom, and the ring structure 73 extends toward the direction close to the water tank 6 to send the water on the fan blade 72 into the water tank 6.

[0035] Optionally, the top plate 71 is sunken in a direction away from the driving motor to form a groove, and at least one drainage hole is provided in the groove. The groove can be a semicircular structure, and the drainage hole is provided at the bottom of the semicircular structure.

[0036] Optionally, in order to fix the driving motor and to prevent water from entering, the waterproof shell includes a motor cover 2 and a bottom shell 3. The top of the bottom shell 3 is recessed to form a motor accommodating cavity. A motor bracket is provided inside the motor accommodating cavity. The driving motor is fixed in the bottom shell 3 through the motor bracket. The motor cover 2 is buckled on the top of the bottom shell 3 to close the motor accommodating cavity. The waterproof shell is fixed in the air duct 4 through the bottom shell 3. The bottom shell 3 can be fixed in the air duct 4 by screws.

[0037] Optionally, to improve the waterproof performance of the waterproof housing, a first annular protrusion is provided on the top of the bottom housing 3, the first annular protrusion surrounds the opening of the motor accommodating cavity, and a second annular protrusion is provided on the bottom of the motor cover 2, the outer diameter of the first annular protrusion matches the inner diameter of the second annular protrusion. The second annular protrusion blocks water from entering the waterproof housing. The height of the first annular protrusion corresponds to the height of the second annular protrusion.

[0038] Optionally, the opening of the motor accommodating cavity is further provided with an annular boss, which is located outside the bottom of the first annular protrusion, and the width of the annular boss corresponds to the thickness of the second annular protrusion.

[0039] Optionally, the air duct 4 includes a first shell and a second shell, the first shell is stacked on the second shell, and the first shell and the second shell are hollow to form a first cavity for adding water and supplying air; a perforated plate 41 is provided at the bottom of the second shell, and the perforated plate 41 is opposite to the wind wheel and the water tank 6, and a plurality of through holes connecting the water tank 6 and the air duct 4 are provided on the perforated plate 41.

[0040] Optionally, the orifice plate 41 is spaced apart from the wind wheel, and the water mist generated from the water tank 6 enters the air duct 4 along the through holes on the orifice plate 41, and the water entering the air duct 4 enters the water tank 6 along the through holes on the orifice plate 41. An annular plate 42 is also provided at the bottom of the second housing, and the orifice plate 41 is provided on the inner side of the annular plate 42 and connected to the annular plate 42; the top of the orifice plate 41 is higher than the top of the annular plate 42, forming a water collecting trough, and the water collecting trough is connected to at least one through hole in the orifice plate 41.

[0041] In one embodiment, the orifice plate 41 is circular, the water collecting trough is arranged around the orifice plate 41 , and a plurality of openings are arranged on the side of the water collecting trough, and each opening is connected to a through hole in the orifice plate 41 .

[0042] Optionally, the opening diameter of the upper portion of the air duct 4 is larger than the outer diameter of the annular plate 42, thereby forming a structure with a larger upper portion and a smaller bottom, so as to collect the water entering the air duct 4 into the water collecting tank.

[0043] Optionally, the air duct 4 may also be composed of two parts, including a first shell and a second shell, the orifice plate 41 is arranged at the bottom of the second shell, and an annular groove is provided around the opening at the top of the second shell, and the bottom of the first shell is inserted into the annular groove.

[0044] Optionally, the humidifier further includes a top cover 1, which is buckled on the top of the air duct 4, and the waterproof shell is fixed to the side of the top cover 1 facing the air duct 4; the area of ​​the top cover 1 opposite to the air duct 4 is provided with at least one opening for adding water and supplying air.

[0045] In one embodiment, the opening is opposite to the area between the waterproof shell and the inner side of the air duct 4, and to prevent water from being added, the area where the opening is set on the top cover 1 protrudes toward the direction close to the air duct 4, and the bottom of the area is fixed to the inner side of the air duct 4.

[0046] Optionally, the humidifier further comprises a shell 5, the shell 5 is hollow to form a second cavity for accommodating the air duct 4, the bottom of the second cavity forms a water tank 6, the size of the opening at the top of the second cavity corresponds to the size of the top cover 1, and the top cover 1 is installed on the opening.

[0047] In one embodiment, the housing 5 includes an upper housing and a lower housing, the water tank 6 is fixed in the lower housing, and the upper housing has a bottom groove structure, in which screws for fixing the air duct 4 are provided. The top diameter of the upper housing corresponds to the diameter of the top cover 1, so that the top cover 1 blocks the housing 5 in the vertical direction, further preventing water from entering the gap between the housing 5 and the air duct 4. The assembly process of the humidifier may be as follows: the driving motor is fixed in the bottom housing 3 of the waterproof housing, the bottom housing 3 and the motor cover 2 are fixed by screws, the air duct 4 is installed, the waterproof housing is fixed to the top cover 1 and the air duct 4, and the top cover 1 is further fixed to the air duct 4. The air duct 4 and the top cover 1 are fixed to the housing 5. The housing 5 and the top cover 1 may be fixed by snapping, and multiple snapping points may be provided on the housing 5 and the top cover 1, and the bottom of the air duct 4 is fixed to the housing 5 by multiple screws.

[0048] The humidifier for adding water from above in the embodiment of the present application includes an air duct and a water tank. The water tank is installed at the bottom of the air duct. The bottom of the air duct is connected to the top of the water tank, and the top opening of the air duct is located at the top of the humidifier. The embodiment of the present application can deliver water to the water tank through the air duct, thereby realizing the top adding water to the humidifier. The operation is simple, and it is not easy to make operating errors. It can also effectively avoid water tank leakage, thereby improving the user experience.

[0049] The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", "1", "2", etc. (if any) in the specification and claims of this application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the numbers used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than that shown or described in the drawings.

[0050] It should be understood that, although each operation step is indicated by arrows in the flowchart of the embodiment of the present application, the implementation order of these steps is not limited to the order indicated by the arrows. Unless clearly stated herein, in some implementation scenarios of the embodiment of the present application, the implementation steps in each flowchart can be performed in other orders according to demand. In addition, some or all of the steps in each flowchart may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages based on actual implementation scenarios. Some or all of these sub-steps or stages may be executed at the same time, and each sub-step or stage in these sub-steps or stages may also be executed at different times respectively. In different scenarios of execution time, the execution order of these sub-steps or stages may be flexibly configured according to demand, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0051] The above is only an optional implementation method for some implementation scenarios of the present application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, without departing from the technical concept of the solution of the present application, other similar implementation methods based on the technical ideas of the present application are also within the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A humidifier for adding water, characterized in that: It comprises an air duct and a water tank, wherein the water tank is installed at the bottom of the air duct, the bottom of the air duct is communicated with the top of the water tank, and the top opening of the air duct is located at the top of the humidifier.

2. The humidifier with water added from above according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a fan provided with a waterproof shell, a drive motor and a wind wheel, the fan is fixed in the air duct, the drive motor is installed in the waterproof shell, the waterproof shell is provided with an opening on one side facing the water tank, and the drive rod of the drive motor is connected to the wind wheel along the opening.

3. The humidifier with water added from above according to claim 2, characterized in that: The wind wheel includes a top plate and blades, wherein the top plate is fixed to the driving rod, and the blades are fixed to a side of the top plate away from the driving motor, and the blades surround the driving rod and are extended in an arc shape in a direction away from the driving rod.

4. The humidifier with water added from above according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top plate is recessed in a direction away from the driving motor to form a groove, and at least one drainage hole is provided in the groove.

5. The humidifier with water added from above according to claim 2, characterized in that: The waterproof shell includes a motor cover and a bottom shell. The top of the bottom shell is recessed to form a motor accommodating cavity. A motor bracket is provided inside the motor accommodating cavity. The drive motor is fixed in the bottom shell through the motor bracket. The motor cover is buckled on the top of the bottom shell to close the motor accommodating cavity.

6. The humidifier with water added from above according to claim 5, characterized in that: A first annular protrusion is provided on the top of the bottom shell, and the first annular protrusion surrounds the opening of the motor accommodating cavity. A second annular protrusion is provided on the bottom of the motor cover, and the outer diameter of the first annular protrusion matches the inner diameter of the second annular protrusion.

7. The humidifier with water added from above according to claim 2, characterized in that: The air duct comprises a first shell and a second shell, wherein the first shell is stacked on the second shell, and the first shell and the second shell are hollow to form a first cavity for adding water and supplying air; A perforated plate is provided at the bottom of the second shell, the perforated plate is opposite to the wind wheel and the water tank, and a plurality of through holes connecting the water tank and the air duct are provided on the perforated plate.

8. The humidifier with water added from above according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bottom of the second shell is also provided with an annular plate, and the orifice plate is arranged on the inner side of the annular plate and connected to the annular plate; The top of the orifice plate is higher than the top of the annular plate to form a water collecting trough, and the water collecting trough is communicated with at least one through hole in the orifice plate.

9. The humidifier with water added from above according to claim 2, characterized in that: The humidifier further includes a top cover, which is buckled on the top of the air duct, and the waterproof shell is fixed to a side of the top cover facing the air duct; The area of ​​the top cover opposite to the air duct is provided with at least one opening for adding water and supplying air.

10. The humidifier with water added from above according to claim 9, characterized in that: The humidifier also includes a shell, which is hollow to form a second cavity for accommodating the air duct, the bottom of the second cavity forms the water tank, the opening size of the top of the second cavity corresponds to the size of the top cover, and the top cover is installed on the opening.

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