Blower module

Abstract

To provide a blower module which enables improvement of cleanability of an air outlet and an area around the air outlet by a user in a blower module in which the air outlet cannot be removed from a module body.SOLUTION: In a blower module 100, an air outlet 11 for blowing air to the outside includes: a housing 10 formed at an upper plate part 12 forming a part of an upper surface; and a panel member 20 which may be detachably attached to the upper surface of the housing 10. The panel member 20 has: an opening 21 which is open corresponding to the air outlet 11; and a cover part 22 which covers the upper plate part 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a blower device. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art With respect to air blowing devices such as air purifiers, an air outlet for blowing air to the outside is generally formed facing upward at the top of the device from the viewpoint of ease of use of the device.

[0003] The air outlet of the air purifier described in Patent Document 1 is formed facing upwards at the top of the device, and has a lattice structure from the standpoint of preventing the intrusion of foreign matter. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2003-106585 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, the blower device described in Patent Document 1 has an air outlet disposed facing upward at the top of the device, and dirt and dust (dust) are likely to accumulate at the air outlet and around the air outlet (hereinafter simply referred to as "around the air outlet"). On the other hand, the members around the air outlet are configured so that they cannot be removed from the product in order to ensure the safety of the product. Furthermore, since the air outlet has a lattice structure, the blower device described in Patent Document 1 has an issue with the ease of cleaning the area around the air outlet for users.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and has an object to provide a blower device that allows a user to easily clean the area around the air outlet. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] According to one aspect of the present invention, a blower device includes a housing having an air outlet formed in an upper plate portion that is a part of an upper surface of the housing and faces upward, and a panel member that is detachable from the upper surface of the housing. The panel member has an opening that opens corresponding to the air outlet, and a cover portion that covers the upper plate portion. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, a panel member covers an upper plate portion of a housing around an air outlet of a blower. The panel member has a shape corresponding to the shape of the upper plate portion. The panel member is detachable from the housing. Thus, by covering the upper plate portion of the housing, the panel member prevents dust from adhering to the upper plate portion. A user can remove the panel member with dust attached thereto from the housing and clean it. As a result, the blower can improve the ease with which a user can clean the area around the air outlet. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a blower device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the panel member is removed from the housing. [Diagram 3] 4 is a top view of the blower device with the panel member attached to the housing. FIG. [Figure 4] 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the panel member and its periphery (longitudinal cross-section taken along line AA in FIG. 3). [Diagram 5] 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the panel member and its periphery (longitudinal cross-section taken along line BB in FIG. 3). [Figure 6] 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the panel member and its periphery (vertical cross-section taken along CC in FIG. 3 ). [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the panel member is removed from the housing. [Figure 8] FIG. 6 is a top view of a blower device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] 11A and 11B are a perspective view and a partially enlarged view of a blower device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10]FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the blower device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] First Embodiment Hereinafter, a blower device 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference symbols and will not be described repeatedly. In the following description, terms that indicate positions or directions such as "upper", "lower", "horizontal" and "vertical" may be used. These terms are used for convenience to facilitate understanding of the embodiment, and are not limited to positions or directions when actually implemented.

[0011] First, the external appearance of a blower device 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a blower device 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] 1, air blower 100 includes a housing 10 and a panel member 20. As will be described in detail later, panel member 20 is detachable from the top surface of housing 10. Housing 10 has an intake port 1 formed on a side surface of housing 10, and an exhaust port 11 formed on an upper plate portion 12 that is a part of the top surface of housing 10. Air blower 100 performs a predetermined process on air sucked into the device from intake port 1, and then blows the air out from exhaust port 11.

[0013] Next, the configuration around the air outlet 11 of the air blower 100 will be further described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the air blower 100 with the panel member 20 removed from the housing 10.

[0014] [Case] As shown in FIG. 2, the upper plate portion 12 of the housing 10 has an upper plate 13 and an outer peripheral wall 14.

[0015] The air outlet 11 is formed by opening the upper plate 13 of the upper plate portion 12. A cover portion 22 (described later) of a panel member 20 is placed in contact with the non-open portion of the upper plate 13. The outer peripheral wall 14 houses the panel member 20 inside the outer peripheral wall 14. At that time, the outer peripheral wall 14 and the panel member 20 fit together with a gap between the inner periphery of the outer peripheral wall 14 and the outer periphery of the panel member 20. The housing 10 has a plurality of horizontal partition walls 15 and a plurality of vertical partition walls 16.

[0016] A plurality of horizontal partition walls 15 are provided in parallel at the horizontal end of the air outlet 11 so as to span the open air outlet 11 in the horizontal direction (x-axis direction in FIG. 2). A plurality of vertical partition walls 16 are provided in parallel at the vertical end of the air outlet 11 so as to intersect with the horizontal partition walls 15 and span the air outlet 11 in the vertical direction (y-axis direction in FIG. 2).

[0017] That is, the housing 10 has a plurality of partition walls 15, 16 provided so as to divide the air outlet 11 into a plurality of sections. The plurality of partition walls 15, 16 are provided in a lattice pattern.

[0018] Therefore, in the air blower 100, the partition walls 15 and 16 are provided, so that the air outlet 11 is divided. As a result, the air blower 100 can prevent foreign objects larger than each of the divided air outlets 11 from entering the device. In addition, in the air blower 100, the partition walls 15 and 16 are provided in a lattice pattern, so that the air outlet 11 is evenly divided in a lattice pattern. As a result, the air blower 100 can prevent foreign objects larger than each of the air outlets 11 evenly divided in a lattice pattern from entering the device.

[0019] [Panel material] 2, panel member 20 has an opening 21 and a cover portion 22. Opening 21 opens to correspond to air outlet 11 of housing 10. Opening 21 is provided at a position corresponding to the position of air outlet 11 when panel member 20 is attached to housing 10. Cover portion 22 is a square-shaped portion of panel member 20 excluding opening 21.

[0020] Next, the panel member 20 will be further described with reference to Fig. 2 as well as Figs. 3 to 7. Fig. 3 is a top view of the blower device 100 with the panel member 20 attached to the housing 10. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line AA in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line BB in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line CC in Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the panel member 20 removed from the upper plate portion 12 of the housing 10.

[0021] As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the panel member 20 has, in addition to the opening 21 and the cover portion 22, a plurality of blades 23, a plurality of vertical lattices 24, and a side plate 25.

[0022] 2 to 5, covering portion 22 covers upper plate 13 of upper plate portion 12 of housing 10. A plurality of blades 23 are provided in parallel on covering portion 22 so as to span opening 21 in the horizontal direction. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, blades 23 are provided so as to extend to both ends of covering portion 22 in the longitudinal direction of blades 23.

[0023] Each of the blades 23 is provided on the covering portion 22 with the width direction of the blade 23 inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the direction of the surface (normal direction) of the covering portion 22 of the panel member 20. The panel member 20 rectifies the air from the air outlet 11 in a direction of the predetermined angle (hereinafter referred to as the "rectification direction"). The rectification direction in this embodiment is indicated by arrow 2 in Figures 4 to 6, and the horizontal component of the rectification direction is indicated by arrow 2d in Figure 3.

[0024] Therefore, the blower 100 can rectify the direction of the air flow from the air outlet 11 in the rectifying direction. Even if a book or the like is placed on the upper part of the air outlet 11, the blower 100 can secure a space between the air outlet 11 and the book or the like by supporting the book or the like on the upper end of the blade 23. This allows the blower 100 to prevent the air flow from the air outlet 11 from being blocked by the book or the like and preventing the air from being blown out to the outside. As a result, the blower 100 can improve the convenience of the user. Furthermore, since the blade 23 extends to both ends of the cover portion 22, the air flow from the air outlet 11 is not interrupted midway, and the blower 100 can further rectify the air from the air outlet 11.

[0025] 4, a tapered surface 14a is provided on the upper end of the inner circumferential surface of the outer peripheral wall 14 on the side where the blade 23 is inclined. The tapered surface 14a is inclined outwardly of the outer peripheral wall 14 from the bottom to the top of the outer peripheral wall 14. When the outer periphery of the panel member 20 is fitted into the outer peripheral wall 14 of the upper plate portion 12, the tapered surface 14a abuts against the upper end of the blade 23 at the end on the side where the blade 23 is inclined.

[0026] 4, side plate 25 is provided perpendicular to covering portion 22 in parallel with blade 23 and along the edge of the end of covering portion 22 in a direction in which blade 23 is not tilted. Side plate 25 has protrusion 25a extending outward from covering portion 22 along the edge of the upper end of side plate 25.

[0027] 5, the blades 23 are provided to correspond to the position and width of the horizontal partition wall 15 of the housing 10. In other words, the blades 23 are disposed on the horizontal partition wall 15 of the housing 10 and are provided so as to be connected to the horizontal partition wall 15 of the housing 10.

[0028] 6, the vertical lattices 24 are provided to correspond to the position and width of the vertical partition wall 16 of the housing 10. In other words, the vertical lattices 24 are disposed on the vertical partition wall 16 of the housing 10 and provided so as to be connected to the vertical partition wall 16 of the housing 10. A plurality of the vertical lattices 24 are provided in parallel at the end of the opening 21 so as to intersect with the blades 23 and span the opening 21.

[0029] [Attaching and detaching panel components] With the above-mentioned configuration, the panel member 20 can be attached to the housing 10 by placing the cover portion 22 of the panel member 20 on the upper plate 13 of the upper plate portion 12 of the housing 10 and fitting the outer periphery of the cover portion 22 into the inner periphery of the outer periphery wall 14 of the upper plate portion 12 of the housing 10 with a gap.

[0030] At this time, the blade 23 of the panel member 20 is connected to the upper part of the horizontal partition wall 15 of the housing 10, and the vertical lattice 24 of the panel member 20 is connected to the upper part of the vertical partition wall 16 of the housing 10. Also, the blade 23 at the end of the panel member 20 in the direction in which the blade 23 is tilted is abutted against the tapered surface 14a of the outer peripheral wall 14 of the housing 10. As a result, the blade 23 at the end covers the gap between the outer periphery of the cover portion 22 and the outer peripheral wall 14 of the housing 10. Then, at the end of the panel member 20 in the direction in which the blade 23 is not tilted, the protrusion 25a provided at the end of the side plate 25 abuts against the upper edge of the outer peripheral wall 14 of the housing 10. As a result, the protrusion 25a of the side plate 25 covers the gap between the outer periphery of the cover portion 22 and the outer peripheral wall 14 of the housing 10.

[0031] 7, when the panel member 20 is removed from the upper plate portion 12 of the housing 10, the engagement between the outer periphery of the cover portion 22 and the outer periphery wall 14 of the upper plate portion 12 is released. In other words, the panel member 20 is configured to be detachable from the housing 10.

[0032] Therefore, when the panel member 20 is attached to the housing 10, the panel member 20 entirely covers the upper plate portion 12 of the housing 10 except for the air outlet 11. Thus, the panel member 20 prevents dust from above from adhering to the upper plate portion 12 of the housing 10 by causing the dust to adhere to the cover portion 22 of the panel member 20. A user can remove the panel member 20 with dust attached thereto and clean it by washing or the like, and as a result, the air blower 100 can improve the ease with which the user can clean the upper plate portion 12, i.e., the area around the air outlet 11.

[0033] Second embodiment Next, a panel member 220 of a blower device 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a top view of the blower device 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] 8, panel member 220 is configured such that cover portion 222 of panel member 220 has an outer shape that is square (broken line 4 in FIG. 8). Outer peripheral wall 214 of upper plate portion 212 of housing 210 accommodates panel member 220 inside outer peripheral wall 214. At that time, outer peripheral wall 214 and panel member 220 fit together with a gap between the inner periphery of outer peripheral wall 214 and the outer periphery of panel member 220. That is, the outer shape of upper plate 213 of upper plate portion 212 is also configured in the normal direction.

[0035] Since the outer shape of the panel member 220 is a square, the panel member 220 has rotational symmetry in a projection view from above when the panel member 220 is rotated horizontally by 90 degrees.

[0036] That is, the panel member 220 has a rotationally symmetric shape when projected from above. Specifically, the panel member 220 has a four-fold rotationally symmetric shape when projected from above. Therefore, after the panel member 220 is removed from the housing 210, the panel member 220 is configured so that it can be attached to the housing 210 by rotating the panel member 220 in the horizontal direction. Specifically, the panel member 220 can be attached to the housing 210 by rotating the panel member 220 in the horizontal direction every 90 degrees.

[0037] Therefore, by rotating panel member 220 horizontally, blower device 200 can change the air straightening direction by blades 223 in increments of 90 degrees. For example, in the position of panel member 220 shown in FIG. 8, the horizontal component of the straightening direction (arrow 3 in FIG. 8) is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the horizontal component of the straightening direction in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 (arrow 2d in FIG. 3). As a result, the user can change the air straightening direction by simply changing the attachment direction of panel member 220, without changing the orientation of blower device 200 main body. Therefore, blower device 200 can improve user convenience.

[0038] In the air blower 100 according to the first embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 7, the outer shape of the cover portion 22 of the panel member 20 is rectangular. That is, the panel member 20 has a two-fold rotational symmetry shape when projected from above. Therefore, the air blower 100 can adjust the horizontal component of the air straightening direction in 180 degree increments.

[0039] Third embodiment Next, a panel member 320 of a blower device 300 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 9. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the panel member 320 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] 9, panel member 320 has inclined portion 326. Inclined portion 326 is provided at an end of covering portion 322 in the longitudinal direction of blade 323, other than the portion where blade 323 is formed. Inclined portion 326 has inclined surface 326a that slopes upward from the inside to the outside of covering portion 322. Inclined portion 326 is connected to both ends of blade 323 in the longitudinal direction.

[0041] Therefore, since there are no corners at both ends of panel member 320, blower device 300 can prevent dust from getting into the corners of the panel member. A user can easily move dust accumulated on panel member 320 to the outside of the device along inclined surface 326a (arrow 5 in FIG. 9). In other words, even when the user does not remove panel member 320 during cleaning, the user can use a broom or dustpan to move dust from the inside to the outside of panel member 320 and clean it. As a result, blower device 300 can improve the ease of cleaning by the user.

[0042] Note that blower device 300 in this embodiment can improve the ease of cleaning by the user even when panel member 320 is not detached from housing 310. That is, in this embodiment, panel member 320 may be configured to be undetachable from housing 310. Even if panel member 320 is configured to be undetachable from housing 310, the user can easily move dust accumulated on panel member 320 along inclined surface 326a to the outside of the device, and therefore blower device 300 can improve the ease of cleaning by the user.

[0043] Alternatively, air blower device 300 may not have panel member 320 and may be configured so that inclined portion 326 is formed at the end of upper plate portion 312. In other words, air blower device 300 may be configured so that inclined portion (not shown) is formed at the end of upper plate 313 of upper plate portion 312. Even when panel member 320 is not included, by forming inclined portion 326 on upper plate 313, the user can easily move dust accumulated on upper plate portion 312 along the inclined surface (not shown) to the outside of the device, thereby improving the ease of cleaning by the user.

[0044] Of course, the first to third embodiments described above may be configured without the blades 23, 223, and 323. For example, as shown in Fig. 10, the third embodiment may be configured without the blade 323 shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing a panel member 420 of a blower device 400 which is a modified example of the third embodiment.

[0045] Since there are no corners at both ends of panel member 420, blower device 400 can prevent dust from getting into the corners of panel member 420. A user can easily move dust accumulated on panel member 420 to the outside of the device along inclined surface 426a. In other words, even when the user does not remove panel member 420 during cleaning, the user can clean panel member 420 by moving dust from the inside to the outside. As a result, blower device 400 can improve the ease of cleaning by the user.

[0046] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The drawings are mainly schematic illustrations of each component for ease of understanding, and the thickness, length, number, spacing, etc. of each component shown in the drawings are different from the actual ones due to the convenience of drawing. In addition, the material, shape, dimensions, etc. of each component shown in the above embodiments are merely examples and are not particularly limited, and various modifications are possible within a range that does not substantially deviate from the configuration of the present invention. [Industrial Applicability]

[0047] INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention provides a blower device and has industrial applicability. [Explanation of symbols]

[0048] 10. Chassis 11 Air outlet 12 Upper plate 13 Upper Board 14 Peripheral wall 14a Tapered surface 15 Horizontal Partition Wall 16 Vertical Partition Wall 20 Panel material 21 Opening 22 Cover 23 Feathers 24 Vertical Lattice 25 Side Panel 25a Protrusion 100 Blower

Claims

1. a housing having an air outlet formed in an upper plate portion that is a part of the upper surface thereof, for blowing air out to the outside; a panel member that is detachably attached to the top surface of the housing; Equipped with The panel member is An opening portion that opens corresponding to the air outlet; a cover portion that covers the upper plate portion; A blower device having the above structure.

2. The blower device according to claim 1 , wherein the panel member has a plurality of blades arranged to span the opening.

3. The blower device according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of blades are provided so as to extend to both ends of the cover portion in a longitudinal direction of the plurality of blades.

4. The blower device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the panel member is capable of being attached to the housing by rotating the panel member in a horizontal direction after being detached from the housing.

5. The blower device according to claim 4 , wherein the panel member has a rotationally symmetric shape when projected from above.

6. The panel member has an inclined portion provided at an end of the cover portion, The blower device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inclined portion has an inclined surface that slopes upward from the inside to the outside of the cover portion.

7. The blower device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing further comprises a plurality of partition walls provided to divide the air outlet into a plurality of outlets.

8. The blower device according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of partition walls are arranged in a lattice pattern.

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