Humidifier and air composition adjustment device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11668479-B2
Application number	US-202217869322-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2022
Priority date	May 7, 2018
Publication date	Jun 6, 2023
Grant date	Jun 6, 2023

Abstract

A humidifier cools air in an air path that supplies the air to an internal space of a storage chamber such as a container or a warehouse, extracts water in a water extracting unit, stores the extracted water in a humidifying unit, and humidifies the internal space. The air path includes a main path that communicates with the internal space and a discharge path that discharges a part or all of water-extraction air to the outside of the target space, so that the humidifier can sufficiently humidify the internal space without receiving supply of water.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A humidifier for humidifying a target space, comprising:
an air path through which water-extraction air flows, the air path including an external path outside of the target space that cools the water-extraction air in the air path and an internal path inside the target space that cools the water-extraction air;
a first water removing filter that extracts water that is generated when the water-extraction air is cooled by the external path in the air path;
a second water removing filter that extract water that is generated when the water-extraction air is cooled by the internal path in the air path; and
a humidifying water tank, including an air supply path and a humidifying nozzle, that humidifies the target space by using the water extracted by the first and/or second water removing filter,
wherein the air path includes a main path that communicates with the target space and a discharge path that discharges a part or all of the water-extraction air to the outside of the target space, and
wherein the first water removing filter is provided outside of the target space and the second water removing filter is provide inside the target space.

2. The humidifier according to claim 1 , comprising:
a pump that compresses external air as the water-extraction air,
wherein the external path cools the external air compressed by the pump.

3. The humidifier according to claim 2 , comprising:
a refrigerator that cools air in the target space,
wherein the internal path cools the external air by using the air in the target space cooled by the refrigerator.

Assignees

• Daikin Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Kamei Noritaka
• Tanaka Naohiro
• Matsui Hidenori

Classifications

• F25D11/00

  Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators · CPC title

• F24F13/22

  Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate · CPC title

• F24F6/14 Primary

  using nozzles · CPC title

• F25D2317/04131

  Control means therefor · CPC title

• F24F5/0085

  Systems using a compressed air circuit · CPC title