Anti-splash structure and humidification apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12061013-B2
Application number	US-201716330636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2017
Priority date	Dec 21, 2016
Publication date	Aug 13, 2024
Grant date	Aug 13, 2024

Abstract

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an anti-splash structure and a humidification apparatus. The anti-splash structure is provided between a mist outlet (111) and a water storage reservoir (101) of the humidification apparatus, and includes a mist-guiding passage (1) configured to connect the mist outlet (111) and the water storage reservoir (101); a water blocking structure is provided in the mist-guiding passage (1); and the water blocking structure is located at a position opposite to the mist outlet (111) and an opening of the water storage reservoir (101).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An anti-splash structure, being provided between a mist outlet and a water storage reservoir of a humidification apparatus, and comprising a mist-guiding passage configured to connect the mist outlet and the water storage reservoir, wherein a water blocking structure is provided in the mist-guiding passage; and the water blocking structure is located at least partially at a position opposite to the mist outlet and at least partially at an opening of the water storage reservoir;
wherein the water blocking structure comprises a first baffle plate; and the first baffle plate is located between the mist outlet and the opening of the water storage reservoir; a first end, close to the water storage reservoir, of the mist-guiding passage is provided with a first end plate; a first port corresponding to a position of the opening of the water storage reservoir is provided on the first end plate; and the first baffle plate is fixed on the first end plate by a support structure; the support structure comprises a plurality of support ribs provided at an edge of the first port; and the plurality of support ribs are distributed at intervals along a circumferential direction of the first port; the first baffle plate is supported and fixed, and the supporting ribs distributed along the circumferential direction can also achieve a certain blocking effect for water, thereby having an anti-splashing effect;
wherein a second end, close to the mist outlet, of the mist-guiding passage is provided with a second end plate; a second port corresponding to a position of the mist outlet is provided on the second end plate; a size of the second port is smaller than a size of an outline of the second end plate; and the second end plate is formed into the water storage space with a sidewall of the mist-guiding passage;
a second baffle plate extending toward a direction of the water storage reservoir is provided at an edge of the second port; and the second end plate, the second baffle plate and the sidewall of the mist-guiding passage are enclosed into the water storage space;
the second baffle plate is configured to be a cylindrical structure at an edge of the second port; wherein the cylindrical structure is capable of having a blocking effect;
the cylindrical structure is of a conical structure of which the size is shrunk gradually toward a direction of the first baffle plate;
wherein one surface, close to the water storage reservoir, of the water blocking structure is an arc surface protruded toward a direction of the water storage reservoir; the first end plate, the mist-guiding passage and the second end plate are of an integrally moulded structure.

2. The anti-splash structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a water storage space is provided on the sidewall of the mist-guiding passage; and when the humidification apparatus tilts over, water in the water storage reservoir can enter the water storage space under a flow diversion effect of the water blocking structure.

3. The anti-splash structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a connecting structure is provided on the anti-splash structure, and the connecting structure is configured to mount the anti-splash structure onto the humidification apparatus.

4. The anti-splash structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a switch apparatus is provided on the anti-splash structure; and the switch apparatus is configured to be capable of switching on a circuit of the humidification apparatus when the anti-splash structure is mounted on the humidification apparatus in place.

Assignees

• Gree Electric Appliances Inc Zhuhai

Inventors

• Lin Zhenhua
• Wang Wei
• Hou Jianfei
• Zhang Jianhua
• Zheng Bowen
• Huo shuntian
• Lin Zhirong

Classifications

• F24F2006/008

  Air-humidifier with water reservoir · CPC title

• F24F13/00

  Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening · CPC title

• F24F6/025 Primary

  using electrical heating means (F24F6/105 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F24F6/08 Primary

  using heated wet elements · CPC title