Humidifier and air conditioner
AssigneeShinwa Controls Co., Ltd
InventorsIsamu Sasaki, Kazushige Takahira
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Abstract
The present invention provides a humidifier capable of preventing water generated by dew condensation of vapor from being combined with air, so that an air humidity can be stably controlled. A humidifier according to the present invention includes a storage tank that stores water, the storage tank being opened upward, a heater that heats the water in the storage tank, and a guide plate that is disposed above the storage tank, on at least one of one side and the other side in a first direction extending along a horizontal direction with respect to a center of the storage tank. The guide plate extends in an inclined manner such that an upper part thereof is positioned closer to the center of the storage tank in the first direction than a lower part thereof.
Claims20
A humidifier comprising:
- a storage tank that stores water, the storage tank being opened upward;
- a heater that heats the water in the storage tank;
- and
- a guide plate that is disposed above the storage tank, on at least one of one side and the other side in a first direction extending along a horizontal direction with respect to a center of the storage tank,
- wherein the guide plate extends in an inclined manner such that an upper part thereof is positioned closer to the center of the storage tank in the first direction than a lower part thereof, and
- wherein the guide plate is open on both sides in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction in a horizontal plane.
An air conditioner comprising:
- an air flow path through which air flows;
- a plate installed in a downstream opening of the air flow path, the plate being provided with an air through hole;
- and
- a humidifier disposed on the air flow path and capable of supplying vapor into the air flow path;
- wherein the air flow path has a horizontal channel provided with the downstream opening and extending along a horizontal direction,
- wherein the humidifier is disposed on the horizontal channel,
- wherein the humidifier has
- a storage tank that stores water, the storage tank being opened upward,
- a heater that heats the water in the storage tank, and
- a guide plate that is disposed above the storage tank, on at least one of one side and the other side in a first direction extending along a horizontal direction with respect to a center of the storage tank, the guide plate extending in an inclined manner such that an upper part thereof is positioned closer to the center of the storage tank in the first direction than a lower part thereof, and
- wherein the humidifier is configured to be installed such that a second direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction in a horizontal plane, is along an extension direction of the horizontal channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.