Vaporization type humidification unit, control method of vaporization type humidification unit, and sheet manufacturing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11214924-B2
Application number	US-201716461050-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2017
Priority date	Nov 7, 2016
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

The vaporization type humidification unit includes a vaporization unit that evaporates moisture, a first blower that sucks humidification air humidified by the vaporization unit, a transport tube that is connected to the first blower and through which the air discharged from the first blower is transported, a second blower connected to the transport tube and discharging the humidification air discharged from the first blower side toward outside, an opening provided in a middle of the transport tube, a humidity measurement unit installed on a discharging side of the second blower, and a control unit that controls an air flow rate discharged from the first blower and the second blower, in which the control unit controls the air flow rate discharged from the second blower to a desired value and controls the air flow rate discharged from the first blower based on a humidity measured by the humidity measurement unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vaporization type humidification unit comprising:
a vaporization unit that evaporates moisture;
a first blower that sucks a humidification air humidified by the vaporization unit;
a transport tube through which the air discharged from the first blower is transported, the transport tube including a first end that is directly connected to the first blower, and a second end that is opposite to the first end;
a second blower directly connected to the second end of the transport tube and discharging the humidification air discharged from the first blower side toward outside;
an opening provided in a middle of the transport tube;
a humidity measurement unit installed on a discharging side of the second blower; and
a control unit that controls an air flow rate discharged from the first blower and the second blower, wherein
the control unit controls the air flow rate discharged from the second blower to be kept constant at a desired value and controls the air flow rate discharged from the first blower to be varied based on a humidity measured by the humidity measurement unit.

2. The vaporization type humidification unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the vaporization unit includes a humidification filter.

3. The vaporization type humidification unit according to claim 1 , wherein
when the measured humidity by the humidity measurement unit is high relative to a predetermined humidity, the control unit reduces the air flow rate of the first blower and keeps the air flow rate discharged from the second blower constant, such that an intake flow rate of outside air from the opening is raised.

4. The vaporization type humidification unit according to claim 1 , wherein
when the measured humidity by the humidity measurement unit is low relative to a predetermined humidity, the control unit raises the air flow rate of the first blower and keeps the air flow rate discharged from the second blower constant, such that an intake flow rate of outside air from the opening is reduced.

5. A control method of a vaporization type humidification unit that includes
a vaporization unit that evaporates moisture,
a first blower that sucks humidification air humidified by the vaporization unit,
a transport tube through which the air discharged from the first blower is transported, the transport tube including a first end that is directly connected to the first blower, and a second end that is opposite to the first end,
a second blower directly connected to the second end of the transport tube and discharging the humidification air discharged from the first blower side toward outside,
an opening provided in a middle of the transport tube, and
a humidity measurement unit installed on a discharging side of the second blower,
the method comprising:
controlling an air flow rate discharged from the second blower to be kept constant at a desired value; and
controlling the air flow rate discharged from the first blower to be varied based on a humidity measured by the humidity measurement unit.

6. A sheet manufacturing apparatus comprising:
the vaporization type humidification unit according to claim 1 .

7. A sheet manufacturing apparatus comprising:
the vaporization type humidification unit according to claim 2 .

8. A sheet manufacturing apparatus comprising:
the vaporization type humidification unit according to claim 3 .

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Inagaki Yuta
• Saita Hiroyasu
• Tsujino Kiyoshi
• Saito Yutaka
• Nakamura Masahide

Classifications

• F24F6/04

  using stationary unheated wet elements · CPC title

• F24F3/14

  by humidification; by dehumidification · CPC title

• D21G7/00 Primary

  Damping devices · CPC title

• F24F6/12

  by forming water dispersions in the air · CPC title

• D21G9/0009

  Paper-making control systems · CPC title