Humidifier Watering Housing for Independent Air Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Typical humidifiers lack an effective air cleaning function and cannot operate solely for air filtration, often performing humidification even when air cleaning is desired, especially in high humidity situations.
Innovation Solution
A humidification and air cleaning apparatus with a watering housing that includes a nozzle for spraying water, a watering groove for pumping water upward, and a water curtain preventing rib to minimize eccentricity and vibration, allowing for separate humidification and air cleaning modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a filtration function is added to a typical humidifier, then air cleaning capability is improved, but the device cannot operate solely for air filtration and must always perform humidification
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is divided into functionally independent modules: a humidification module with water tank and humidifying element, and an air cleaning module with filter assembly. This segmentation allows each module to operate independently, enabling the device to function as either a humidifier or an air cleaner based on user needs, while maintaining separate control mechanisms for each function.
2Productivity
If water is drawn into the watering housing for spraying, then humidification effectiveness is improved, but eccentricity and vibration occur
Solution Approach 1:
A guide rib structure acts as an intermediary element between the water supply and the rotating watering housing. The guide rib directs water flow along a predetermined path that ensures water is supplied to the center of gravity of the rotating housing, preventing eccentricity and minimizing vibration while maintaining effective humidification.
3Productivity
If water is sprayed effectively from the nozzle, then humidification performance is improved, but water curtain rotation flow occurs inside the housing
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rib structure converts the potentially harmful water curtain rotation flow into a beneficial controlled flow pattern. By directing water along the guide rib, the system utilizes the rotational motion to create an even water distribution pattern that enhances spray effectiveness while preventing harmful water accumulation and rotation within the housing.
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
The apparatus effectively sprays water, minimizes eccentricity and vibration, and allows for independent operation of humidification and air cleaning modes, addressing the limitations of typical humidifiers by enhancing both functions.
Implementation Method 1
a watering groove protruding inside the watering housing, drawing water of the water tank into the watering housing when rotating, and pumping the drawn water to an upper side of the watering housing
Implementation Method 2
a nozzle disposed in the watering housing and spraying the upwardly pumped water to the outside of the watering housing
Implementation Method 3
a water curtain preventing rib disposed inside the watering housing, disposed over the watering groove, and mutually interfering with the pumped water
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a humidification and air cleaning apparatus. The humidification and air cleaning apparatus includes: a water tank storing water; a watering housing disposed in the water tank and suctioning water stored in the water tank to spray suctioned water to the outside; a watering motor providing a torque to the watering housing; a watering groove protruding inside the watering housing, suctioning water of the water tank into the watering housing when rotating, and pumping the suctioned water to an upper side of the watering housing; a nozzle disposed in the watering housing and spraying the upwardly pumped water to the outside of the watering housing; and a water curtain preventing rib disposed inside the watering housing, disposed over the watering groove, and mutually interfering with the pumped water.