JP2017166765A - Humidification mechanism and air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel humidification mechanism and an air cleaner such that water in a water reservoir can maintain a concentration of a sterilization component of sufficient concentration and the sterilization component is not solved out more than needed.SOLUTION: A sterilization unit 30 provided separately from a water reservoir 20 and containing sterilization chemicals 32 and a humidification filter 3 for humidification are connected to the water reservoir 20 by different water passages through water supply means 21, when a sterilization component is added to the water in the water reservoir 20, the water in the water reservoir 20 sent from the water supply means 21 is supplied to the sterilization unit 30, and the water including the sterilization component supplied to the sterilization unit 30 are put back into the water reservoir again. When the sterilization component is added to the water in the water reservoir, the water in the water reservoir is made to flow to the sterilization unit, and collected in the water reservoir while containing the sterilization component, so a concentration of the sterilization component in the water reservoir can be sufficiently held high. Further, the sterilization chemicals are not installed in the water reservoir, so sterilization effects of the sterilization chemicals can be maintained for a long period.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a humidifying mechanism and an air cleaner for humidifying a room, and more particularly to a vaporizing humidifying mechanism and an air cleaner.

  In the conventional vaporization type humidification mechanism, when bacteria and fungi have propagated in the water in the water storage container or water channel (hereinafter simply referred to as the water storage container) of the humidification mechanism, the bacteria and mold are used during humidification because of the vaporization type. Bacteria are not released indoors, but many odorous components are generated by bacteria and fungi that have propagated in the water storage container of the humidification mechanism, and these odorous components are released into the room together with moisture and may drift into the room. is there.

  In order to prevent such odorous components from drifting into the room, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-147473 (Patent Document 1), a disinfectant is installed in the water in the water storage container of the humidifying mechanism. The bacteria and mold in the water are sterilized. This disinfectant uses a porous material carrying a disinfecting component such as silver, which is an antibacterial metal, effective in disinfecting bacteria and fungi in water. The concentration of the disinfecting component in the water is increased by dissolving in the water to disinfect the water in the water storage container of the humidifying mechanism.

JP 2005-147473 A

  However, in the conventional humidification mechanism as in Patent Document 1, since the amount of the sterilizing component that dissolves from the sterilizing agent (porous body) cannot be sufficiently controlled, the humidifying mechanism remains with water remaining in the water storage container. When the state of not using for a long period of time continues, there was a problem that the disinfecting component was dissolved from the disinfectant more than necessary, and the effect of the disinfectant disappeared at an early stage.

  On the other hand, if a disinfectant that suppresses the amount of disinfecting components dissolved in water is used to maintain the disinfection effect over a long period of time even if water remains in the water storage container, Is a disinfectant that suppresses the amount of disinfecting components dissolved in the water when humidified by supplying to the water storage container, so depending on the amount of additional water supplied, the water in the water storage container and the water channel Humidification is performed without the concentration containing sufficient sterilizing components. Therefore, also in this case, there is a problem that it is difficult to maintain the concentration of the sterilizing component at a sufficient concentration.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a novel humidification mechanism and an air purifier in which water in a water storage container can maintain a concentration of a sterilizing component at a sufficient concentration and the sterilizing component does not dissolve more than necessary. .

  A feature of the present invention is that a sterilization unit storing a disinfectant provided separately from a water storage container and a humidifying filter for humidification are connected to the water storage container via water supply means in separate water channels, and the sterilization component is stored in the water. When adding to the water in the container, the water in the storage container sent from the water supply means is supplied to the sterilization unit, and the water containing the sterilization component supplied to the sterilization unit is returned to the storage container again. .

  According to the present invention, when adding the sterilization component to the water in the water storage container, the water in the water storage container is caused to flow through the sterilization unit and is collected in the water storage container in a state including the sterilization component. The concentration of the sterilizing component of can be maintained sufficiently high. Moreover, since the disinfectant is not installed in the water storage container, the disinfecting effect of the disinfectant can be maintained for a long time.

It is an appearance perspective view of an air cleaner concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the air cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows typically the structure at the time of seeing the internal structure of the air cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the back surface, and also demonstrates operation | movement of the humidification operation mode. It is a block diagram explaining the structure at the time of seeing the internal structure of the air cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the left side surface. It is a block diagram which shows typically the structure at the time of seeing the internal structure of the air cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the back surface, and also demonstrates operation | movement of disinfection component elution driving | operation.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and various modifications and application examples are included in the technical concept of the present invention. Is also included in the range.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the air cleaner. In addition, in FIG. 1, the humidification filter arrange | positioned in the housing 4 and the water supply mechanism are drawn with the broken line (hidden line).

  The air cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment includes a water supply mechanism 2 that supplies water to an upper portion in the vertical direction of the humidifying filter 3 as will be described in detail later. In the following description, the front / rear / left / right / up / down directions are based on the front / rear / left / right / up / down directions of the air purifier 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the upper side in the vertical direction corresponds to the upward arrow shown in FIG. .

First, after explaining the whole structure of the air cleaner 1, the water supply mechanism 2 and the humidification filter 3 are demonstrated.
<Overall configuration of the air purifier>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the air cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment includes a front panel 4a, a pair of side panels 4b and 4b (only the left side panel 4b is shown in FIG. 1), and an upper. A housing 4 is formed including a case 4c and a rear panel 4d. The housing 4 is assembled via a tank base 6 in which a water storage container (water tank) 20 is housed so as to be drawable, and a rear case 4e (see FIG. 2) attached to the tank base 6.

  The left side panel 4b is provided with an opening / closing lid 4f for removing the humidifying filter 3 from the housing 4. Moreover, in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the reference number 7 is the flap mentioned later which can adjust an opening-and-closing angle. Incidentally, the flap 7 is configured to rotate and open so that the front edge side is lifted around the rear edge side as an axis.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the housing 4 of the air cleaner 1, the purification filter unit 8, the humidification filter 3, and the air blowing mechanism 10 are arranged in this order from the rear panel 4d side to the front panel 4a side. Has been placed.

  As will be described in detail later, the purification filter unit 8 is mainly composed of a pre-filter 8a, a dust collection filter 8b, and a deodorizing filter 8c, and the blower mechanism 10 includes a centrifugal fan 11, a scroll 12, and a motor. 13 mainly.

  Incidentally, air outside the housing 4 flows into the housing 4 from the openings 4g and 4g at both side edges of the rear panel 4d by rotation of the centrifugal fan 11 of the blower mechanism 10 described later. And this air flow distribute | circulates the purification | cleaning filter unit 8 and the humidification filter 3 in this order. Thereafter, the air is sent out of the housing 4 of the air purifier 1 through the filter 14 and the flap 7 from the upper opening of the scroll 12 in which the centrifugal fan 11 is housed.

  The purification filter unit 8 includes a pre-filter 8a, a dust collection filter 8b, and a deodorizing filter 8c arranged in this order from the rear panel 4d side to the front panel 4a side.

  The pre-filter 8a collects relatively large garbage such as cotton dust. The dust collection filter 8b collects relatively small particles such as dust, dust and pollen. The deodorizing filter 8c adsorbs a chemical substance that causes odor.

  The humidification filter 3 increases the humidity of the air flowing through it. The humidifying filter 3 will be described in detail later.

  The blower mechanism 10 includes a centrifugal fan 11 disposed in the scroll 12 and a motor 13 that rotates the centrifugal fan 11.

  As described above, the air blowing mechanism 10 causes the air introduced from the openings 4g and 4g of the rear panel 4d to flow through the purification filter unit 8 and the humidifying filter 3 by the rotation of the centrifugal fan 11, and then via the flap 7. And operate so as to be sent out of the housing 4.

A partition wall member 16 is disposed between the blower mechanism 10 and the rear case 4e, and a vent hole through which humidified air passes is formed in a part of the partition wall member 16. This air hole is provided at a position facing the humidifying filter 3 so that air can be easily introduced into the humidifying filter 3.
Although not shown in this embodiment, an electric heater for heating the air before passing through the humidifying filter 3 can be provided in order to make the air passing through the humidifying filter 3 contain more moisture. As this electric heater, a ceramic heater or the like can be used.
<Water supply mechanism>
Next, the water supply mechanism 2 of the air cleaner 1 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the water supply mechanism 2 includes a water storage container 20 accommodated in the tank base 6, a water supply pump 21 for pumping water stored in the water storage container 20, and a water supply pipe described later disposed in the humidification filter 3. 22 (see FIGS. 3 and 4), a communication pipe 23 that connects the water supply pump 21 and the water supply pipe 22, and a pumping pipe 24 (described later in FIG. 3 and FIG. 3) that is detained in the water storage container 20 and connected to the water supply pump 21. 4).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tank base 6 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box, and the water storage container 20 can be taken in and out from the side opening. A receiving tray 6 a on which the humidifying filter 3 is placed is provided on the upper surface of the tank base 6, and a communication hole 6 b communicating with the inside of the tank base 6 is formed in the receiving tray 6 a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the water storage container 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box, in which water supplied to the humidifying filter 3 is stored. Reference numeral 20 a is a communication hole formed in the upper surface of the water storage container 20, and the communication hole 20 a allows the inside and outside of the water storage container 20 to communicate with each other.

  FIG. 3 schematically shows configurations of the water supply mechanism 2 and the humidifying filter 3 when the internal structure of the air purifier 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the back. FIG. 4 schematically shows the configuration of the water supply mechanism 2 and the humidifying filter 3 when the internal structure of the air purifier 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the left side.

  3 and 4 show a state in which the humidifying operation mode is performed, and the water in the water storage container 20 is supplied to the humidifying filter 3 by the water supply pump 21. Then, air is sucked into the housing 4 by the operation of the blower mechanism 10, and the sucked air flows through the humidifying filter 3 as shown in FIG. 4. In this distribution process, the moisture supplied to the humidifying filter 3 is evaporated and taken into the circulating air, and blown out of the housing 4 by the centrifugal fan 11. Thereby, indoor air comes to be humidified.

  2, reference numeral 4 in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a housing, and reference numeral 6 is a tank base. Further, reference numeral 8 in FIG. 4 is a purification filter unit, reference numeral 2 is a water supply mechanism, reference numeral 11 is a centrifugal fan, reference numeral 12 is a scroll, reference numeral 13 is a motor, Reference numeral 4 g is an opening of the rear panel 4 d of the casing 4.

  These are arranged as shown in FIG. 2, but in FIGS. 3 and 4, the housing 4, the opening 4g, the tank base 6, the centrifugal fan 11, the scroll 12, and the motor 13 are respectively imaginary lines (two Dotted line)

  As shown in FIG. 3, the suction pipe (not shown) of the water supply pump 21 is provided with an adapter pipe 21a. The adapter pipe 21a is detachably connected to a pumping pipe 24 that is detained in the water storage container 20.

  The pumping pipe 24 has a plurality of suction holes 24 a formed at positions where it is submerged in the water storage container 20. In addition, the pumping pipe 24 is bent in an L shape toward the adapter pipe 21a in the middle of extending to the upper side of the water storage container 20, and the tip end part and the adapter pipe 21a are fitted and fluidly coupled. Has been.

  Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 2, when the water storage container 20 is pulled out from the tank base 6, the fitting between the pumping pipe 24 (see FIG. 3) and the adapter pipe 21a (see FIG. 3) is released. Further, when the water storage container 20 is stored in the tank base 6, the pumping pipe 24 and the adapter pipe 21a are fitted again.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a communication pipe 23 is connected to the discharge portion (not shown) of the water supply pump 21. The communication pipe 23 extends from the water supply pump 21 side along the right edge of the humidifying filter 3 toward the upper side in the vertical direction, and is bent toward the upper edge side of the humidifying filter 3 to be connected to the water supply pipe 22. Connecting portion 23a. The connecting portion 23a is detachably fitted to one end side of a water supply pipe 22 to be described later.

  Incidentally, when the opening / closing lid 4f shown in FIG. 1 is opened and the humidifying filter 3 is taken out from the housing 4, the fitting between the water supply pipe 22 (see FIG. 3) and the connecting portion 23a (see FIG. 3) is released. . Moreover, when the humidification filter 3 is arrange | positioned in the original position in the housing 4, the water supply pipe 22 and the connection part 23a are fitted again.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the water supply pipe 22 is disposed so as to extend along the vertical edge of the humidifying filter 3. In addition, the water supply pipe 22 is inclined downwardly from one end side fitted to the connecting portion 23a toward the other end side (in this embodiment, from the right side to the left side of the air purifier 1). In the present embodiment, an opening (not shown) formed on one end side of the water supply pipe 22 corresponds to the water supply unit. Such a water supply pipe 22 has a plurality of water supply holes 22a along the extending direction thereof.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a switching valve is provided between the communication pipes 23 to supply water pumped from the water supply pump 21 to the humidifying filter 3 side or to selectively supply it to the sterilization unit 30 side described later. 31 is arranged. The switching valve 31 includes a valve body 31a that switches the water channel and a hinge 31b that rotates the valve body 31a.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the water pumped from the water supply pump 21 is switched to the humidifying filter 3 side, the valve 31a rotates around the hinge 31b to block the water path on the sterilization unit 30 side, The water in the container 20 is allowed to flow only to the humidifying filter 3 side. On the other hand, when the water channel is switched to the sterilization unit 30 side, as shown in FIG. 5 to be described later, the valve body 31a rotates around the hinge 31b and closes the water channel on the humidifying filter 3 side. Is allowed to flow only on the sterilization unit 30 side.

In the present embodiment, the switching valve 31 is selectively transferred to the sterilization unit 30 and the humidification filter 3 using an electric drive device (for example, a drive device using an electromagnetic coil or a drive device using an electric motor). The water supply is switched.
<Humidification filter>
Next, the humidifying filter 3 of the air cleaner 1 will be described. The humidifying filter 3 in the present embodiment is a plate-like body, and a compressed product obtained by superimposing a plurality of fibrous or non-woven moisture holding bodies on top of each other can be used. Moreover, a soft synthetic resin (such as a sponge) that is continuously foamed can be used as a moisture retaining member. Since it is continuously foamed, air can pass sufficiently.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the humidifying filter 3 is erected in the vertical direction between the purification filter unit 8 and the blower mechanism 10, but here, the partition member 16 omits the display. The water supply pipe 22 is disposed on the air upstream side of the upper edge of the humidifying filter 3 in the vertical direction. In addition, the white arrow in FIG. 4 represents the flow of air.

  The humidification filter 3 in this embodiment has flexibility, and as shown in FIG.3 and FIG.4, the circumference | surroundings of the humidification filter 3 are supported by the frame 3a.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the humidifying filter 3 extends so as to reach the side surface portion of the water supply pipe 22 on the air downstream side while extending from the vertical lower edge side toward the vertical lower portion of the water supply pipe 22. In other words, the humidification filter 3 extends toward the water supply pipe 22 from the lower edge side in the vertical direction, and is bent toward the air downstream side of the water supply pipe 22 immediately before contacting the water supply pipe 22. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a water receiving tray 3 b is provided below the frame body 3 a that supports the humidifying filter 3.

  Incidentally, when the humidifying filter 3 is removed from the housing 4 by opening the opening / closing lid 4f shown in FIG. 1, the humidifying filter 3 (see FIGS. 3 and 4), the frame 3a (see FIGS. 3 and 4), and water The receiving tray 3b (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is integrally removed from the housing 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the water receiving tray 3b is formed with a drain hole 3c, and the drain hole 3c is opened on the tray 6a side of the tank base 6 shown in FIG.

  The drain hole 3c is provided with an open / close valve V. When the humidifying filter 3 is disposed at a predetermined position in the housing 4, the open / close valve V is biased upward. The drain hole 3c is opened. And when taking out the humidification filter 3 from the inside of the housing 4, the on-off valve V becomes a structure which closes the drain hole 3c.

  Therefore, when the humidifying filter 3 is taken out from the housing 4, the drain hole 3c is closed, and water dripping from the humidifying filter 3 is received by the water receiving tray 3b. Thereby, it is prevented that the indoor floor surface etc. get wet with the water dripping from the humidification filter 3.

When the humidifying filter 3 is in the housing 4, the water dripped from the humidifying filter 3 to the water receiving tray 3 b passes through the drain hole 3 c, the communication hole 6 b of the tray 6 a shown in FIG. 2, and the water storage container 20. It returns to the water storage container 20 through the communication hole 20a. That is, the water in the water storage container 20 is recirculated by the water supply pump 21.
<Disinfection unit>
Next, the sterilization unit 30 of the air cleaner 1 will be described. FIG. 5 schematically shows a configuration when the internal structure of the air purifier according to the embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the back side, and shows a state in which the sterilization component elution operation is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the sterilization unit 30 is connected to a switching valve 31 to supply water pumped from the water supply pump 21 from the humidification filter 3 side to the sterilization unit 30 side. The switching valve 31 includes a valve body 31a that switches the water channel and a hinge 31b that rotates the valve body 31a.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the water channel is switched so that the water in the water storage container 20 drawn up from the water supply pump 21 is supplied to the sterilization unit 30 side, the valve body 31a rotates around the hinge 31b. The water channel on the humidifying filter 3 side is closed so that water from the water supply pump 21 flows through the communication pipe 33 only to the sterilization unit 30 side.

  On the other hand, when switching the water channel to the humidifying filter 3 side, the valve body 31a rotates around the hinge 31b as an axis to block the water channel on the sterilization unit 30 side as described in FIG. Water is allowed to flow through the communication pipe 23 only to the humidifying filter 3 side.

  The sterilization unit 30 according to the present embodiment is provided separately from the water storage container 20, and the sterilization unit 30 includes a sterilization agent 32 made of a porous material such as a ceramic carrying a sterilization agent. Is arranged. When the water pumped from the water supply pump 21 enters the sterilizing unit 30, the sterilizing component is dissolved in the water from the sterilizing agent 32, and the water containing the sterilizing component passes through the communication pipe 34 and drains the water receiving tray 3b. From the hole 3 c, the water is returned to the water storage container 20 through the communication hole 6 b of the tray 6 a shown in FIG. 2 and the communication hole 20 a of the water storage container 20. That is, the water in the water storage container 20 is configured to recirculate through the sterilization unit 30 by the water supply pump 21.

  As apparent from FIGS. 3 and 5, when water is supplied from the water absorption pump 21 to the humidification filter 3, no water is supplied to the sterilization unit 30, and water is supplied from the water absorption pump 21 to the sterilization unit 30. When water is supplied, the humidifying filter 3 is not supplied with water.

  Therefore, when new additional water is supplied to the water storage container 20, the valve 31a is rotated around the hinge 31b to close the water passage on the humidifying filter 3, and the water from the water absorption pump 21 is only on the sterilization unit 30 side. It is good to make it flow in. On the other hand, when the humidifying operation mode is performed, the valve 31a is rotated around the hinge 31b to close the water passage on the sterilization unit 30 side so that the water from the water absorption pump 21 flows only to the humidifying filter 3 side. It ’s good.

  In this way, even if the concentration of the sterilizing component in the water storage container 20 is reduced by the additional water, when the additional water is supplied, the water is supplied from the water supply pump 21 to the sterilizing unit 30 and sterilized. Since the water containing the disinfecting component dissolved from the agent 32 is returned again to the water storage container 20, it is possible to compensate for the decrease in the concentration of the disinfecting component in the water storage container 20 due to the additional water. The switching valve 31 may be driven by an electric drive device that is time-controlled by a timer that operates when additional water is supplied, or a manual type that is operated by a user. It is good. In this embodiment, a timer-controlled electromagnetic valve is used.

  In order to detect that this new additional water has been supplied to the water storage container 20, it is manually input to the control device that water has been added, or the storage device 21 is detected and input to the control device. Alternatively, it can be detected by detecting the weight of water in the water storage container 21 and inputting it to the control device. In addition, in order to detect having supplied new additional water, methods other than these may be used.

  In addition, when the humidifying operation mode in which water is supplied to the humidifying filter 3 is performed, water is not supplied from the water supply pump 21 to the sterilization unit 30, and the air cleaner 1 is set in the humidifying mode. If the air cleaner is not set (including the case where the air purifier is stopped), water is not supplied from the water supply pump 21 to the sterilization unit 30 or the humidification filter 3 in the first place, and the sterilization agent 32 of the sterilization unit 30 is sterilized. Since the components do not dissolve, the effect of the disinfectant 32 can be maintained over a long period of time.

  Here, examples of the sterilizing agent 32 include active ion granules and the like, and the sterilizing effect is realized by producing an effect equivalent to that of tap water chlorine from the active ions eluted in water. Here, it has been confirmed that the sterilization effect of active ions can be sterilized with bacteria and fungi at an active ion concentration of about 0.1 mg / L or more, for example, with Ag ions.

  Next, the operation and effect of the sterilization of the humidifying mechanism will be described while explaining the operation of the humidifying mechanism of the air cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment.

  First, in order to operate the humidifying mechanism, first, fresh water is put into the water storage container 20 and attached to the air cleaner 1. In this case, since the water in the water storage container 20 does not contain a sterilizing component, the humidifying operation as shown in FIG. 3 is not performed, and the concentration of the sterilizing component as shown in FIG. The water pumped up from the water supply pump 21 is supplied to the sterilization unit 30 side until Thereafter, it is dissolved in water supplied with the sterilizing component from the sterilizing agent 32 in the sterilizing unit 30, and the water containing the sterilizing component flows into the water receiving tray 3b via the communication pipe 34, and the water receiving tray 3b. Therefore, the water in the water storage container 20 can be quickly increased to a concentration having a sterilizing effect by returning to the water storage container 20 and refluxing.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the volume of the water storage container 20 is set to 2.5 L, and the water supply pump 21 is set to pump up 0.8 L / min of water. If the active ion concentration is set to about 0.1 mg / L or more when it passes, the water supply pump 21 is operated in the state shown in FIG. A certain predetermined concentration can be obtained.

  In this way, the circulation time is determined by the amount of additional water supplied to the water storage container, the amount of water passing through the disinfectant, and the amount of disinfecting components that dissolves when passing through. It is good to decide on.

  When the switching valve 31 is switched as shown in FIG. 3 after 3 minutes, the water pumped up from the water supply pump 21 is supplied only to the humidifying filter 3 side, so that a normal humidifying operation can be performed. It becomes like this.

  As described above, the switching valve 31 can be switched by measuring three minutes by timer control, or may be switched after three minutes by the user. In the case of manual operation, it is desirable to notify that 3 minutes have passed by voice.

  As described above, when the humidifying operation is performed, it is possible to prevent the disinfecting component from being dissolved from the disinfectant 32 more than necessary. Further, even when the humidification mode is not set, water is not supplied to the sterilization unit 30, so that it is possible to prevent the sterilization component from being dissolved from the sterilization agent 32 more than necessary.

  Here, in this embodiment, it is detected that new additional water has been supplied to the water storage container and water is supplied to the sterilization unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and water is periodically supplied to the sterilization unit. It is also possible to do. In short, if necessary, supply water to the sterilization unit to maintain the concentration of the sterilization component in the water storage container, and if the water supply to the sterilization unit is stopped, the sterilization component will not be dissolved, It is possible to prevent the disinfecting component from dissolving more than necessary.

  Moreover, although the active ion granule (Ag ion) was used as the disinfectant 30 in the above-mentioned examples, it is not limited to this as long as it has a disinfecting function.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described Example, Various modifications are included. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Further, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Air cleaner, 2 ... Water supply mechanism, 3 ... Humidification filter, 3a ... Frame, 3b ... Water receiving tray, 3c ... Drain hole, 4 ... Housing, 4a ... Front panel, 4b ... Side panel, 4c ... Upper case 4d ... rear panel, 4e ... rear case, 4f ... open / close lid, 6 ... tank base, 6a ... tray, 6b ... communication hole, 7 ... flap, 8 ... purification filter unit, 8a ... pre-filter, 8b ... dust collection filter, 8c ... deodorizing filter, 10 ... air blowing mechanism, 11 ... centrifugal fan, 12 ... scroll, 13 ... motor, 14 ... filter, 20 ... water storage container, 20a ... communication hole, 21 ... water supply pump, 21a ... adapter pipe, 22 ... water supply Pipe, 22a ... Water supply hole, 23, 33, 34 ... Communication pipe, 23a ... Connection part, 24 ... Pumping pipe, 30 ... Disinfection unit, 31 ... Switching valve, 31a ... Valve, 3 b ... hinge, 32 ... disinfectant.

Claims (5)

A water storage container that stores water for humidification, a humidification filter through which water in the water storage container is supplied and the air for humidification circulates, water supply means for supplying water from the water storage container to the humidification filter, and the humidification filter In a humidifying mechanism comprising air blowing means for circulating air,
A sterilization unit provided with a sterilizing agent is provided separately from the water storage container and connected to the water supply means, and when adding a sterilization component to the water in the water storage container, the water storage container sent from the water supply means A humidification mechanism characterized in that water is supplied to the sterilization unit, and the sterilization unit includes a passage for returning water containing a sterilization component to the water storage container. In the humidification mechanism according to claim 1,
The humidifying filter is connected to the water supply means via a first communication pipe, and the sterilization unit is connected to the water supply means via a second communication pipe, and the first communication pipe and the first communication pipe are connected. 2 is connected to the water supply means by a switching valve, and the switching valve connects the water supply means and the first communication pipe when performing the humidifying operation mode, and adds additional water to the water storage container. When the water is supplied, the humidifying mechanism is characterized in that the water supply means and the second communication pipe are connected. In the humidification mechanism according to claim 2,
The humidification mechanism, wherein the water supply means is stopped when humidification is not performed and does not supply water to the humidification filter and the sterilization unit. A filtration filter that filters at least dust and the like from air; a water storage container that stores humidification water; a humidification filter that is supplied with water from the water storage container and through which the humidification air flows; and the humidification filter A water supply means for supplying water from the water storage container to the filter, a blower means for circulating air through the humidification filter, a housing containing the filtration filter, the water storage container, the humidification filter, the water supply means, and the blower means In an air purifier consisting of
A sterilization unit provided with a sterilizing agent is provided in the housing separately from the water storage container, and when adding a sterilization component to the water in the water storage container, the water in the water storage container sent from the water supply means is An air purifier, characterized in that it is supplied to a sterilization unit, and the sterilization unit includes a passage for returning water containing a sterilization component to the water storage container. In the air cleaner according to claim 4,
The humidifying filter is connected to the water supply means via a first communication pipe, and the sterilization unit is connected to the water supply means via a second communication pipe, and the first communication pipe and the second communication pipe are connected. The connection pipe is connected to the water supply means by a switching valve, and the switching valve connects the water supply means and the first communication pipe when humidifying, and additional water is supplied to the water storage container. The air cleaner is characterized in that the water supply means and the second communication pipe are connected to each other.

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