Humidification and air cleaning apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017122583-A1
Application number	US-201615337451-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 28, 2016
Priority date	Oct 30, 2015
Publication date	May 4, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a humidification and air cleaning apparatus. The humidification and air cleaning apparatus includes a base body including an upper body and a lower body coupled to a lower part of the upper body, a water tank disposed at an upper part of the upper body, storing water, and including a water housing spraying water to the inside, a watering motor installed at the upper body and providing a torque to the watering housing; and a blower motor installed at the lower body. Here, the lower body, the upper body, and the water tank are stacked sequentially. The blower motor, and the watering motor are disposed vertically inside the base body. The watering motor, and the blower motor are spaced a predetermined interval away from each other and disposed on the same axis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A humidification and air cleaning apparatus comprising:
a base body comprising an upper body and a lower body coupled to a lower part of the upper body; a water tank disposed at the upper body to store water; a water housing disposed inside the water tank to spray water; a watering motor installed at the upper body to provide a torque to the watering housing; and a blower motor installed at the lower body, wherein the blower motor and the watering motor are disposed vertically inside the base body, and the watering motor and the blower motor are spaced apart from each other.

2 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the blower motor comprises a blower motor axis and the watering motor comprises a watering motor axis, and the blower motor axis and the watering motor axis are disposed vertically.

3 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the blower motor axis and the watering motor axis are disposed on the same straight line.

4 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the blower motor axis is disposed downwardly, and the watering motor axis is disposed upwardly.

5 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising:
a first coupling coupled to the watering motor axis; and a second coupling coupled to the first coupling to receive a torque and coupled to the watering housing to deliver a torque.

6 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the water tank is separably coupled to the upper body, and the first coupling and the second coupling are coupled separably, and when the water tank is separated, the first coupling and the second coupling are separated.

7 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the upper body further comprises an upper inner body having a water tank insertion space and the watering motor is installed at the upper inner body.

8 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the watering motor is installed at an undersurface of the upper inner body and the watering motor is disposed to penetrate the undersurface of the upper inner body.

9 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprises a blow fan to blow air,
wherein the lower body comprises a blower fan housing, and the blower motor is installed at the blower fan housing, and the blower fan is coupled to the blower motor axis.

10 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the blower fan is disposed at a lower side, and the blower motor is disposed at an upper side of the blower fan, and the blower motor axis extends downwardly to be coupled with the blower fan.

11 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the blower fan is disposed to surround the blower motor.

12 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the blower fan is a centrifugal fan to admit air from a lower side and then discharge air in a radial direction.

13 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the blower fan discharges the air to be inclined upwardly.

14 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the upper body further comprises:
an upper outer body forming an appearance of the base body and coupled to the lower body; and an upper inner body disposed inside the upper outer body and coupled to the upper outer body, wherein the lower further comprises: a lower outer body forming an appearance of the base body and coupled to the upper outer body; and a blower fan housing disposed inside the lower outer body and coupled to the lower outer body, wherein the watering motor is installed at the upper inner body and the blower motor is installed at the blower fan housing.

15 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the lower outer body has an outside diameter that becomes smaller as it goes from a lower side to an upper side, and the upper outer body has an outside diameter that becomes smaller as it goes from an upper side to a lower side.

16 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the upper outer body and the lower outer body are coupled to be assembled.

17 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the upper inner body and the blower fan housing are coupled to be assembled.

18 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the upper outer body and the lower outer body are coupled to be assembled, and the upper inner body and the blower fan housing are coupled to be assembled, and the watering motor and the blower motor form a motor separation interval and are disposed vertically.

19 . The humidification and air cleaning apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the blower motor comprises a blower motor axis, and the watering motor comprises a watering motor axis, and the blower motor axis is installed downwardly, and the watering motor axis is installed upwardly.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Kunyoung
• Kim Taeyoon
• Lee Jongsu
• Lee Jungwoo
• Lee Younggu
• Choi Jieun
• Kwon Hyuckju
• Son Sanghyuk
• Lee Kyoungho
• Jeong Unchang

Classifications

• F24F6/04 Primary

  using stationary unheated wet elements · CPC title

• F24F2006/008

  Air-humidifier with water reservoir · CPC title

• F24F13/20

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• B01D46/10

  Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filter plates, sheets or pads having plane surfaces · CPC title

• B01D2279/50

  for air conditioning · CPC title