CN114877445B - Evaporation type humidifier and control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention proposes an evaporative humidifier and a control method, which relate to the technical field of humidifiers. The evaporative humidifier includes a humidifier body, an auxiliary heat component, a water storage tank, a filter element component, a sensing component and a controller. The humidifier body has an upper cavity and a lower cavity defined by the outer shell. The auxiliary heating component is arranged in the upper cavity. The water storage tank is arranged in the lower cavity. The filter element assembly includes a filter element body and an air bag ring. The filter element body is made of deformable material, and the filter element body and the air bag ring are connected to each other. The filter element body and the water storage tank can be selectively fluidly connected with the water storage tank or independent of each other. This evaporative humidifier can set an air bag ring in the filter element body so that the filter element body can expand and deform to a certain extent, thereby regulating the surface area of the filter element body, further increasing the evaporation efficiency of liquid water, and improving the performance of the evaporative humidifier. Work efficiency.

Description

An evaporative humidifier and control method

Technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of humidifiers, and specifically to an evaporative humidifier and a control method.

Background technique

A humidifier is a household appliance that increases the humidity in a room. Humidifiers can humidify a designated room, or they can be connected to a boiler or central air conditioning system to humidify an entire building.

Existing humidifiers can be divided into ultrasonic humidifiers, pure humidifiers and evaporative heaters. The ultrasonic humidifier uses 2 million ultrasonic high-frequency oscillations per second to atomize water into ultrafine particles and negative oxygen ions of 1 micron to 5 microns, thereby achieving uniform humidification and fresh air. Pure humidification technology uses molecular sieve evaporation technology to remove calcium and magnesium ions from the water, completely solving the "white powder" problem. The water curtain washes the air and humidifies it while filtering and purifying germs, dust, and particles in the air. The moist and clean air is then sent indoors through the pneumatic device, thereby improving the environmental humidity and cleanliness. Evaporative humidifiers are also called electric heating humidifiers. Its working principle is to heat water to 100 degrees in the heating body to generate steam, and use a motor to send the steam out. Therefore, the electric heating humidifier is the technically simplest humidification method. The disadvantages are that it consumes a lot of energy, cannot be dried, has a low safety factor, and is easy to scale on the heater.

Existing evaporative humidifiers also have the problem of low working efficiency.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide an evaporative humidifier, which by arranging an air bag ring in the filter element body, allows the filter element body to expand and deform to a certain extent, thereby regulating the surface area of the filter element body and further increasing the evaporation efficiency of liquid water. , improve the working efficiency of the evaporative humidifier.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a control method for an evaporative humidifier, which determines the working status by judging the real-time environmental humidity, so as to ensure that the real-time environmental humidity can be controlled within a preset interval and ensure evaporative humidification. While increasing the humidification efficiency of the device, it also improves its humidification effect.

The embodiment of the present invention is implemented as follows:

In a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide an evaporative humidifier, including:

A humidifier body having an upper cavity and a lower cavity defined by an outer shell;

An auxiliary heating component, the auxiliary heating component is arranged in the upper cavity;

A water storage tank, the water storage tank is arranged in the lower cavity;

Filter element assembly, the filter element assembly includes a filter element body and an air bag ring, the filter element body is made of deformable material, and the filter element body and the air bag ring are connected to each other, the filter element body and the water storage tank can optionally In fluid communication with or independent of said water storage tank;

Sensing component, the sensing component is used to detect surrounding environmental information;

A controller is communicatively connected to the auxiliary heating component and the airbag ring respectively, and is configured to control the expansion degree of the airbag ring and the working power of the auxiliary heating component.

This evaporative humidifier sets an air bag ring in the filter element body, so that the filter element body can expand and deform to a certain extent, thereby regulating the surface area of the filter element body, further increasing the evaporation efficiency of liquid water, and improving the work of the evaporative humidifier. efficiency.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of water level sensors are provided in the water storage tank, and a plurality of the water level sensors are spaced at different height positions in the water storage tank.

The water level sensor may include a high water level sensor, a middle water level sensor and a low water level sensor. The high water level sensor is set at the top position and can be used to detect whether the water is filled. If the water is filled, an alarm unit is issued through the controller; The middle water level sensor is arranged in the middle position for detecting the water level height; the bottom sensor is arranged at the bottom position of the water storage tank to prevent the evaporative humidifier from dry burning.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the humidifier body further includes a display, the display is communicatively connected to the water level sensor, and the display is used to display the water level height.

The display can be used to display the water level, thereby reminding the user to add water to ensure the amount of mist produced.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the filter element body is a multi-layer mesh structure, and the airbag ring is embedded in the filter element body along the circumferential direction of the filter element body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the auxiliary heating component includes an auxiliary heating fan.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the air flow of the auxiliary heating fan is directed toward the filter element body.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a control method for an evaporative humidifier, including:

Obtain surrounding environmental information, which includes real-time environmental humidity;

Determine whether the real-time environmental humidity is less than a first preset humidity value or a second preset humidity value, wherein the second preset humidity value is less than the first preset humidity value;

If the real-time environmental humidity information is less than the first preset humidity value, the controller controls the auxiliary heating component to work;

If the real-time ambient humidity information is less than the second preset humidity value, the controller controls the airbag ring to inflate and expand to expand the filter element body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the controller controls the operation of the auxiliary heating component, including:

Determine the preset interval of real-time ambient humidity;

Determine the power range of the auxiliary heating component corresponding to the preset range where the real-time ambient humidity is located;

Perform power adjustment of the auxiliary heating component.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the controller controls the inflation and expansion of the air bag ring to expand the filter element body, including:

Normalize the power of the auxiliary heating component and the expansion degree of the air bag ring,

A preset interval corresponding to the real-time ambient humidity is determined based on the normalized power of the auxiliary heating component and the expansion degree of the air bag ring.

In some embodiments of the present invention, when the real-time ambient humidity is greater than or equal to the first preset humidity value, the auxiliary heating component is turned off.

Compared with the prior art, embodiments of the present invention have at least the following advantages or beneficial effects:

The evaporative humidifier provided by this application includes a humidifier body, an auxiliary heat component, a water storage tank, a filter element component, a sensing component and a controller. The humidifier body has an upper cavity and a lower cavity defined by an outer shell. The auxiliary heating component is arranged in the upper cavity. The water storage tank is arranged in the lower cavity. The filter element assembly includes a filter element body and an air bag ring. The filter element body is made of deformable material, and the filter element body and the air bag ring are connected to each other. The filter element body and the water storage tank are optionally connected to the The water storage tanks may be fluidly connected or independent of each other. The sensing component is used to detect surrounding environmental information. The controller is communicatively connected to the auxiliary heating component and the airbag ring respectively, and is configured to control the expansion degree of the airbag ring and the working power of the auxiliary heating component. This evaporative humidifier can set an air bag ring in the filter element body so that the filter element body can expand and deform to a certain extent, thereby regulating the surface area of the filter element body, further increasing the evaporation efficiency of liquid water, and improving the performance of the evaporative humidifier. Work efficiency.

Description of the drawings

In order to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present invention and therefore do not It should be regarded as a limitation of the scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other relevant drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without exerting creative efforts.

Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an evaporative humidifier provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a filter element assembly provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

Figure 3 is a structural block diagram of an evaporative humidifier provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

Figure 4 is a schematic flowchart of a control method for an evaporative humidifier provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Description of the drawings: 100-evaporative humidifier; 10-humidifier body; 11-auxiliary heat component; 12-water storage tank; 13-filter element component; 131-filter element body; 132-air bag ring; 14-sensor component; 15 -Controller.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments These are some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the invention generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a variety of different configurations.

Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention provided in the appended drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but rather to represent selected embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following figures, therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need further definition and explanation in subsequent figures.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that if the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", The orientation or positional relationship indicated by "outside" is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship in which the product of the invention is customarily placed when used. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description. It is not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore is not to be construed as a limitation of the invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used to distinguish descriptions and shall not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

In addition, the presence of the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "overhanging", etc. does not mean that the component is required to be absolutely horizontal or overhanging, but may be slightly tilted. For example, "horizontal" only means that its direction is more horizontal than "vertical". It does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly tilted.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, “plurality” represents at least two.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise clearly stated and limited, the terms "setting", "installation", "connecting" and "connecting" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can It can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, or it can be an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be an internal connection between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

Example

Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an evaporative humidifier 100 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application; Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a filter element assembly 13 provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application; Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a filter element assembly 13 provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application; Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an evaporative humidifier 100 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The structural block diagram of the evaporative humidifier 100 provided by the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of the control method of the evaporative humidifier 100 provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figures 1-3, the evaporative humidifier 100 provided by the present application can include a humidifier body 10. The humidifier body 10 has an upper cavity and a lower cavity defined by an outer shell; an auxiliary heating component 11, The auxiliary heat component 11 is arranged in the upper cavity; the water storage tank 12 is arranged in the lower cavity; the filter element assembly 13 includes a filter element body 131 and an air bag ring 132, and the filter element body 131 is made of deformable material, and The filter element body 131 and the air bag ring 132 are connected to each other, and the filter element body 131 and the water storage tank 12 are selectively fluidly connected with the water storage tank 12 or independent of each other; the sensing component 14 is used to detect the surrounding environmental information; the controller 15 , the controller 15 is communicatively connected to the auxiliary heating component 11 and the airbag ring 132 respectively, and the controller 15 is configured to control the expansion degree of the airbag ring 132 and the working power of the auxiliary heating component 11 .

In one embodiment, the auxiliary heating component 11 can also be disposed in the lower cavity, and the water storage tank 12 can be disposed in the upper cavity.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the filter element body 131 has a multi-layer mesh structure, and the airbag ring 132 is embedded in the filter element body 131 along the circumferential direction of the filter element body 131 .

It is worth mentioning that the filter element body 131 has the function of increasing the surface area of water. It has strong water absorption, is not easy to corrode, and is not easy for microorganisms to breed. It is safe and non-toxic and can ensure the humidification effect.

Optionally, the auxiliary heating component 11 can include an auxiliary heating fan. The auxiliary heating fan can speed up the air flow rate on the moisture surface in the filter element body 131. At the same time, the electric auxiliary heating function can increase the temperature, thereby improving the evaporation efficiency.

In this embodiment, the air flow of the auxiliary heating fan is directed toward the filter element body 131 .

The embodiment of the present application provides a control method for the evaporative humidifier 100, including:

S1, obtain the surrounding environment information, which includes real-time environmental humidity;

S2, determine whether the real-time environmental humidity is less than the first preset humidity value or the second preset humidity value, where the second preset humidity value is less than the first preset humidity value;

S3, if the real-time environmental humidity information is less than the first preset humidity value, the controller 15 controls the auxiliary heating component 11 to work;

S4, if the real-time ambient humidity information is less than the second preset humidity value, the controller 15 controls the airbag ring 132 to inflate and expand to expand the filter element body 131.

This control method determines the working status by judging the real-time environmental humidity to ensure that the real-time environmental humidity can be controlled within a preset interval, ensuring the humidification efficiency of the evaporative humidifier 100 while improving its humidification effect.

The method may be based on the device and evaporative humidifier 100 control system described above.

Specifically, the evaporative humidifier 100 control system may include a processing device (evaporative humidifier 100), a network, a sensor, a storage device, and a terminal device.

The evaporative humidifier 100 control system can provide assistance in humidifier operation. For example, the working state of the evaporative humidifier 100 can be controlled according to the ambient humidity to improve humidification efficiency. It should be noted that an evaporative humidifier 100 control system can also be applied in other equipment, scenarios and applications that require the use of humidifiers. This is not limited to any evaporative humidifier included in this application. The equipment, scenarios and/or applications of the humidifier 100 control method are all within the protection scope of this application.

Processing equipment can be local or remote. For example, the processing device can access information and/or materials stored in the terminal device and the storage device through the network. The processing device may be directly connected to the terminal device and the storage device to access information and/or materials stored therein. The processing equipment can be executed on a cloud platform. For example, the cloud platform may include one of private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, community cloud, distributed cloud, internal cloud, etc. or any combination thereof.

The processing device (controller) may contain a processor. The processor may process data and/or information related to the evaporative humidifier to perform one or more functions described herein. For example, the processor can control the operation of the auxiliary heating element. For another example, the processor can control the airbag ring to inflate and expand to expand the filter element body. A processor may contain one or more sub-processors (eg, a single-core processing device or a multi-core multi-core processing device). By way of example only, a processor may include a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an application specific instruction processor (ASIP), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a physical processor (PPU), a digital signal processor (DSP) ), field programmable gate array (FPGA), programmable logic circuit (PLD), controller, microcontroller unit, reduced instruction set computer (RISC), microprocessor, etc. or any combination of the above.

A network may facilitate the exchange of data and/or information within an evaporative humidifier system. One or more components in an evaporative humidifier system (eg, processing devices, sensors, storage devices, and end devices) can send data and/or information to other components in an evaporative humidifier system over a network. For example, the processing device may receive the user's jumping motion data from the sensor through the network. The network can be any type of wired or wireless network. For example, network 120 may include a cable network, a wired network, a fiber optic network, a telecommunications network, an intranet, an Internet network, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a wireless area network (WLAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN) , Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), Bluetooth network, ZigBee network, Near Field Communication (NFC) network, etc. or any combination of the above. A network can include one or more network entry and exit points. For example, a network may contain wired or wireless network entry points, such as base stations and/or Internet switching points, through which one or more components of an evaporative humidifier system may be connected to the network to exchange data and/or information.

It should be noted that the above description is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of the application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, various changes and modifications can be made under the guidance of the contents of this application. The features, structures, methods, and other characteristics of the exemplary embodiments described herein may be combined in various ways to obtain additional and/or alternative exemplary embodiments. For example, the storage device may be a data storage device including a cloud computing platform, such as public cloud, private cloud, community and hybrid cloud, etc. However, such changes and modifications would not depart from the scope of the present application.

In this embodiment, the controller controls the operation of the auxiliary heating component, including:

Determine the preset interval of real-time ambient humidity;

Determine the power range of the auxiliary heating component corresponding to the preset range of the real-time ambient humidity;

Perform power adjustment of the auxiliary heating component.

In this embodiment, the controller controls the airbag ring to inflate and expand to expand the filter element body, including:

Normalize the power of the auxiliary heating component and the expansion degree of the air bag ring,

Based on the normalized power of the auxiliary heating component and the expansion degree of the air bag ring, a preset interval corresponding to the real-time ambient humidity is determined.

Specifically, the preset interval corresponding to the normalized real-time humidity can be calculated based on the following formula:

V=P*A+S*B

Among them, P is the value of the normalized power of the auxiliary heating component, A is the weight of the power of the auxiliary heating component, S is the value of the normalized expansion degree of the air bag ring, and B is the weight of the expansion degree of the air bag ring.

In this embodiment, when the real-time ambient humidity is greater than or equal to the first preset humidity value, the auxiliary heating component is turned off.

In summary, the evaporative humidifier includes a humidifier body, an auxiliary heat component, a water storage tank, a filter component, a sensing component and a controller. The humidifier body has an upper cavity and a lower cavity defined by an outer shell. The auxiliary heating component is arranged in the upper cavity. The water storage tank is arranged in the lower cavity. The filter element assembly includes a filter element body and an air bag ring. The filter element body is made of deformable material, and the filter element body and the air bag ring are connected to each other. The filter element body and the water storage tank can be selectively fluidly connected with the water storage tank or independent of each other. Sensing components are used to detect surrounding environmental information. The controller is communicatively connected to the auxiliary heating component and the airbag ring respectively, and is configured to control the expansion degree of the airbag ring and the working power of the auxiliary heating component. This evaporative humidifier can set an air bag ring in the filter element body so that the filter element body can expand and deform to a certain extent, thereby regulating the surface area of the filter element body, further increasing the evaporation efficiency of liquid water, and improving the performance of the evaporative humidifier. Work efficiency.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and changes. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. An evaporative humidifier, characterized in that it includes: A humidifier body having an upper cavity and a lower cavity defined by an outer shell; An auxiliary heating component, the auxiliary heating component is arranged in the upper cavity; A water storage tank, the water storage tank is arranged in the lower cavity; Filter element assembly, the filter element assembly includes a filter element body and an air bag ring, the filter element body is made of deformable material, and the filter element body and the air bag ring are connected to each other, the filter element body and the water storage tank can optionally Fluidly connected with or independent of the water storage tank, the filter element body is a multi-layer mesh structure, and the airbag ring is embedded in the filter element body along the circumferential direction of the filter element body; Sensing component, the sensing component is used to detect surrounding environmental information; A controller is communicatively connected to the auxiliary heating component and the airbag ring respectively, and is configured to control the expansion degree of the airbag ring and the working power of the auxiliary heating component. 2. The evaporative humidifier according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of water level sensors are provided in the water storage tank, and the plurality of water level sensors are spaced at different height positions in the water storage tank. 3. The evaporative humidifier according to claim 2, wherein the humidifier body further includes a display, the display is communicatively connected to the water level sensor, and the display is used to display the water level height. 4. The evaporative humidifier according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary heat component includes an auxiliary heat fan. 5. The evaporative humidifier according to claim 4, wherein the air flow of the auxiliary heating fan is directed toward the filter element body. 6. A control method for an evaporative humidifier, characterized in that the control method is used to control any evaporative humidifier as claimed in claims 1-5, including: Obtain surrounding environmental information, which includes real-time environmental humidity; Determine whether the real-time environmental humidity is less than a first preset humidity value or a second preset humidity value, wherein the second preset humidity value is less than the first preset humidity value; If the real-time environmental humidity information is less than the first preset humidity value, the controller controls the auxiliary heating component to work; If the real-time ambient humidity information is less than the second preset humidity value, the controller controls the airbag ring to inflate and expand to expand the filter element body. 7. The control method according to claim 6, characterized in that the controller controls the operation of the auxiliary heating component, including: Determine the preset interval of real-time ambient humidity; Determine the power range of the auxiliary heating component corresponding to the preset range where the real-time ambient humidity is located; Perform power adjustment of the auxiliary heating component. 8. The control method according to claim 7, characterized in that the controller controls the inflation and expansion of the air bag ring to expand the filter element body, including: Normalize the power of the auxiliary heating component and the expansion degree of the air bag ring, A preset interval corresponding to the real-time ambient humidity is determined based on the normalized power of the auxiliary heating component and the expansion degree of the air bag ring. 9. The control method according to claim 6, further comprising: When the real-time ambient humidity is greater than or equal to the first preset humidity value, the auxiliary heating component is turned off.