Ventilation fan humidity sensor and case

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10837663-B2
Application number	US-201715846335-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2017
Priority date	Dec 28, 2016
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

A ventilation fan humidity sensor and case includes a ventilation fan and a housing in which a suction port and an exhaust port are provided, a blowing part that guides air to the exhaust port from the suction port, an orifice that guides air sucked from the suction port to the blowing part via an air exhaust channel that communicates the suction port and the exhaust port, a humidity sensor for detecting humidity of air in the housing, and a humidity sensor case for accommodating the humidity sensor. The humidity sensor case includes a sensor base with a box shape having an opening, a first sensor cap that has a first ventilation hole and covers the opening, and a second sensor cap that has a second ventilation hole and covers the opening inside the first sensor cap.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A ventilation fan humidity sensor and case comprising:
a ventilation fan,
a ventilation fan housing in which a suction port and an exhaust port are provided;
a blowing part that guides air to the exhaust port from the suction port;
an orifice that guides air sucked from the suction port to the blowing part via an air exhaust channel that fluidly connects the suction port and the exhaust port;
a humidity sensor for detecting humidity of air in the housing; and
a humidity sensor case for accommodating the humidity sensor,
wherein
the humidity sensor case includes:
a base with a box shaped housing having an opening, a bottom surface opposite to the opening, and at least one side surface extending from the bottom surface;
a first cap that has a first ventilation hole and that partially covers the opening; and
a second cap that has a second ventilation hole and that partially covers the opening, the second cap being inside the base,

wherein a discharge port is provided in one of the at least one side surfaces and
air that has entered through the first ventilation hole and the second ventilation hole flows out of the humidity sensor case through the discharge port.

2. The ventilation fan humidity sensor and case according to claim 1 , wherein
the first ventilation hole and the second ventilation hole do not align when viewed from an inflow direction of air.

3. The ventilation fan humidity sensor and case according to claim 1 , wherein
the first cap includes a first windbreak plate that prevents inflow of air, and
the second cap includes a second windbreak plate that prevents inflow of air,
wherein
the first windbreak plate and the second windbreak plate include overlapping parts when viewed from an inflow direction of the air.

4. The ventilation fan humidity sensor and case according to claim 1 , comprising
a design panel that covers the suction port and has a design surface in which a suction opening for sucking air is provided,
wherein
the design panel includes a double lattice structure.

5. The ventilation fan humidity sensor and case according to claim 4 , wherein
the double lattice structure comprises:
an upstream side crosspiece located on an upstream side in the suction opening; and
a downstream side crosspiece located on a downstream side of the upstream side crosspiece in the suction opening.

6. The ventilation fan humidity sensor and case according to claim 1 , wherein
the humidity sensor has a detection surface provided with a sensor core for detecting humidity, and the side surface facing the detection surface of the humidity sensor.

7. The ventilation fan humidity sensor and case according to claim 1 , wherein
the humidity sensor case is provided in the housing and outside of a peripheral edge of the orifice.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kanematsu Daisuke
• Shima Yasuaki
• Maeda Shogo

Classifications

• F24F2013/221

  to avoid the formation of condensate, e.g. dew · CPC title

• F24F2110/20

  Humidity · CPC title

• Y02B30/70

  Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating · CPC title

• F24F7/08 Primary

  with separate ducts for supplied and exhausted air {with provisions for reversal of the input and output systems} · CPC title

• F24F7/013 Primary

  using wall or window fans, displacing air through the wall or window · CPC title