Floating Humidifier Cover Structure to Prevent Tank Water Flushing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Floating type humidifiers are prone to water tank imbalance and falling due to external shocks or user carelessness, leading to water flushing and contamination from foreign materials, particularly in environments like children's hospitals and areas with frequent earthquakes.
Innovation Solution
A floating type humidifier design featuring a water tank with an open top, a floating body with a water inflow hole, a detachable humidifier case, and a floating cover with a through-hole to prevent water flushing, using a foaming molding or rubber protrusion for stability and a guide pipe for water vapor distribution, along with a cap for controlling emission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the water tank top is opened for easy access and filling, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates because the tank can fall and water flushes
Solution Approach 1:
A floating cover is introduced as an intermediary component between the open water tank and the external environment. The cover has a through-hole that allows access while maintaining coverage, preventing water from flushing out when the tank falls, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of access and stability
2Adaptability or versatility
If the floating type humidifier is used in environments with children or earthquake-prone areas, then adaptability is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to frequent falls from imbalance
Solution Approach 1:
The floating cover acts as a pre-prepared protective measure that remains in place before any fall occurs. When the humidifier is accidentally knocked over in children's environments or earthquake-prone areas, the cover already positioned on the tank prevents water from flushing out, thus maintaining reliability while preserving environmental adaptability
3Ease of operation
If the water tank is open for natural function, then ease of operation is improved, but object-affected harmful factors worsen due to dust and foreign material contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The floating cover serves as a protective intermediary that selectively allows water vapor to escape while blocking dust and foreign materials from entering the water tank. This maintains the natural humidification function while preventing contamination hazards
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Prevents abrupt water discharge during falls and minimizes contamination by foreign materials, ensuring stable operation in environments with high user activity or seismic activity.
Implementation Method 1
a floating body which has a water inflow hole through which water stored in the water tank flows and a space part formed therein and floats in the water stored in the water tank
Implementation Method 2
a floating cover covering the opened top of the water tank, having a through-hole into which the top of the humidifier case is inserted to be exposed to the outside, and inserted into the water tank to float in the water stored in the water tank
Implementation Method 3
the water in the water tank is changed into minute water drops by vibration of an ultrasonic vibrator provided in the water tank
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AI summary
Provided is a floating type humidifier, and particularly, a floating type humidifier which can prevent, when a floating type humidifier discharging water particles or vapor while floating on water in a water tank loses a balance thereof and falls, the water stored in the water tank from flushing abruptly and even though a water tank falls due to external force such as an earthquake or carelessness of a user, water stored in the water tank is prevented from being abruptly discharged to minimize a cleaning operation which occurs as much water is discharged, the floating type humidifier can prevent foreign materials from being input in the water stored in the water tank, and the floating type humidifier can be stably used even at places including a hospital, a kindergarten, and a home where a lot of children move.