Humidifier
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJunehee KIM, Myungjin KU, Chanho HWANG, Suchan IM
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Abstract
A humidifier includes a humidifying device which generates humidified air; a water tank which has a water storage space open to an upper side, and supplies water to the humidifying device; and a water tank cover which covers the open upper side of the water tank, wherein the water tank cover comprises a water supply hole located in an upper side of the water storage space so that the supplied water falls into the water storage space, wherein the water supply hole is formed along a circumference of an upper end of the water tank.
Claims20
A humidifier, comprising:
- a water tank having:
- a water storage space that stores water to generate humidified air;
- and
- an upper side that is open;
- and
- a water tank cover that covers at least a portion of the upper side of the water tank,
- wherein the water tank cover includes a water supply hole that is positioned above an upper side of the water storage space and is configured to allow the water to flow downward into the water storage space, and
- wherein the water supply hole is defined along at least a portion of a circumference of the upper end of the water tank.
A humidifier, comprising:
- a water tank that supplies water to generate humidified air, the water tank having:
- a water storage space to store the water;
- and
- an upper end that is opened;
- a water tank cover provided at the upper end of the water tank;
- and
- a guide slope surface that extends along at least a portion of a circumference of the upper end of the water tank, and that is inclined downward toward a center axis of the water tank,
- wherein the water tank cover includes a water supply hole that is positioned above the water storage space and through which the water falls into the water storage space, and
- wherein the guide slope surface is provided below the water supply hole to guide the water falling from the water supply hole toward the water storage space.
A humidifier, comprising:
- a water tank including a wall that defines a storage space to receive water used to generate humidified air;
- a guide rim that is positioned above an upper end of the wall of the water tank and extends along the upper end of the wall;
- and
- a guide cover plate that is coupled to the guide rim and is positioned over the storage space,
- wherein an opening through which the water is flows into the storage space is defined between the guide rim and an outer edge of the guide cover plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.