Water leakage preventing humidification apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10234153-B2
Application number	US-201214381101-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2012
Priority date	Feb 29, 2012
Publication date	Mar 19, 2019
Grant date	Mar 19, 2019

Abstract

There is provided a water leakage preventing humidification apparatus including: a housing; a water tank installed in the housing and storing water for humidification; a water bottle having a water guide unit having an outlet formed therein to allow water to flow out therefrom, and installed in the water tank to provide water for humidification to the water tank; an installation part disposed in the water tank and having a confinement water formed to surround at least a portion of the circumference of the water guide unit of the water bottle and a water tank input hole formed on one end of the bottom surface along which water flowing out through the outlet flows and communicating with the water tank; and a humidification unit provided to perform humidification with water stored in the water tank.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A water leakage preventing humidification apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a water tank installed in the housing and storing water for humidification and formed in a shape elongated in forward and backward directions;
a water bottle having a water guide unit having an outlet formed therein to allow water to flow out therefrom, and installed in the water tank to provide water for humidification to the water tank;
an installation part disposed in the water tank and having a confinement wall formed to surround the circumference of the water guide unit of the water bottle and a water tank input hole formed on one end of the bottom surface along which water flowing out through the outlet flows and communicating with the water tank; and
a humidification unit provided to perform humidification with water stored in the water tank,
wherein when the housing is sloped at a predetermined angle or more such that there is a difference in height between the outlet and the water tank input hole, a water confinement space is formed between the confinement wall and the water tank input hole of the installation part, to confine water therein,
wherein the installation part and the water tank input hole are formed at positions higher than the bottom of the water tank, and
wherein the installation part is disposed in a rear surface of the water tank,
wherein the bottom surface of the installation part extends in a length direction of the water tank,
wherein the water tank input hole is positioned in a rear portion of the bottom surface of the installation part, and
wherein the outlet is opened in a position opposite to the water tank input hole, such that the outlet is configured to prevent air from entering the water bottle and water from exiting the water bottle when the housing is sloped at the predetermined angle or more.

2. The water leakage preventing humidification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the confinement wall of the installation part is formed to extend upwardly from the edge of the bottom surface of the installation part such that the confinement wall is higher than the outlet, when the water bottle is installed in the installation part.

3. The water leakage preventing humidification apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a protrusion formed in the installation part and pressurizing an opening and closing unit formed on the water bottle to open the opening and closing unit, when the water guide unit is installed in the installation part.

4. The water leakage preventing humidification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the installation part is formed to be sloped downwardly toward the water tank input hole.

5. The water leakage preventing humidification apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a water tank cover coupled to an upper end of the water tank,
wherein the installation part is formed in the water tank cover.

6. The water leakage preventing humidification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the installation part is protruded from the bottom of the water tank.

7. The water leakage preventing humidification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing further includes an air purifying filter installed therein.

Assignees

• Coway Co Ltd

Inventors

• Bae Jun-Hyoung
• Lee Kyung-Mi
• Lee Chan-Yong

Classifications

• F24F13/20

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F16K15/02

  with guided rigid valve members · CPC title

• F24F6/00 Primary

  Air-humidification {, e.g. cooling by humidification} · CPC title

• F16K15/18

  with actuating mechanism; Combined check valves and actuated valves · CPC title

• F24F2006/008

  Air-humidifier with water reservoir · CPC title