Rotating Water Tank Humidifier-Air Cleaner With Separate Modes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Typical humidifiers and air cleaners are limited in that they cannot separately operate their primary functions, and they often lack effective air cleaning capabilities, requiring separate purchases and having weak air cleaning functions.
Innovation Solution
A humidification and air cleaning apparatus that allows separate operation of humidification and air cleaning functions, featuring a water tank with a rotating watering housing that scatters water to create a rain view and generate negative ions, providing both air cleaning and humidification through a single device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate humidifier and air cleaner devices are purchased to achieve both functions, then functional completeness is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (humidification and air cleaning) that would traditionally require separate devices into a single integrated apparatus. This merging reduces the total number of devices needed in the home while maintaining complete functional capability for both humidification and air cleaning operations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the air cleaning function is added as an additional function in a humidifier, then versatility is improved, but the air cleaning function becomes weak
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the device into distinct functional modules: a filter assembly dedicated to air cleaning with multiple filter layers (pre-filter, HEPA filter, activated carbon filter) and a humidification module with water tank and humidification media. This segmentation allows each function to be optimized independently, ensuring the air cleaning function is not compromised by its secondary status.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by providing different types of filters in different locations within the air cleaning path (pre-filter for large particles, HEPA for fine particles, activated carbon for odors). This localized optimization ensures effective air cleaning performance while maintaining the humidification function.
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
Enables intuitive monitoring of humidification state and effective air cleaning and humidification in a single unit, enhancing user convenience and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
a watering housing disposed inside the water tank and rotating inside the water tank; and a watering motor rotating the watering housing, wherein when the watering housing rotates, water supplied to the water supply flow passage drops on the watering housing to be scattered
Implementation Method 2
a natural evaporation type that evaporates water in a humidification filter
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 visual body forming at least a portion of the water tank and formed of a transparent material; a top cover assembly disposed over the water tank and including a water supply flow passage disposed therein to supply water into the water tank; a watering housing disposed inside the water tank and rotating inside the water tank; and a watering motor rotating the watering housing. Here, when the watering housing rotates, water supplied to the water supply flow passage drops on the watering housing to be scattered.