Humidifier Shield Design to Prevent Upward Water Droplet Scattering

The guide member serves as a mediator that intercepts water droplets that would otherwise be discharged into the air flow path. By providing a guide surface, it redirects these droplets back toward the discharge port, ensuring they are delivered to the intended location rather than being lost to the air flow. This maintains the beneficial wide coverage from high-speed rotation while preventing water loss.

The guide member is positioned specifically at the critical location where water droplet direction needs to be controlled. Rather than modifying the entire humidification housing, the solution applies a localized structural feature (the guide member with its guide surface) at the specific point where water droplets exit the rotating housing. This localized intervention efficiently corrects the water discharge issue without affecting the overall rotation mechanism or water coverage area.

The water control function is segmented into two distinct components: the rotating humidification housing that generates the water spray through rotation, and the stationary guide member that directs the water droplets. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function simply and effectively. The housing handles water distribution through rotation while the guide member handles water direction through its guide surface, avoiding the need for a single complex water control mechanism.

Instead of using a complex active control mechanism to prevent water scattering, the invention uses a passive geometric solution. The guide member's guide surface is shaped to naturally direct water droplets along the desired path through its physical geometry alone, without requiring active control systems, sensors, or complex mechanisms. This inverted approach—using passive geometric guidance rather than active control—reduces system complexity while maintaining effective water quantity control.