US 12,329,911 B2
Humidifier
Atsushi Hattori, Kyoto (JP); Ken Shin, Kyoto (JP); and Yuzo Higashiyama, Kyoto (JP)
Assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Kyoto (JP)
Filed by Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto (JP)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/938,498.
Application 17/938,498 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2021/013010, filed on Mar. 26, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-069629 (JP), filed on Apr. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0030885 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A61M 16/16 (2006.01); F24F 6/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/16 (2013.01) [F24F 6/04 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A humidifier comprising:
a water chamber capable of storing water thereinside and having a first circulation opening and a second circulation opening for allowing air to circulate,
wherein the water chamber includes a tank having an opening in an upper portion thereof and a top cover covering the opening as being spaced away from a bottom surface portion of the tank,
at least the second circulation opening out of the first circulation opening and the second circulation opening extends between one main surface of the top cover facing into a space inside the tank and another main surface of the top cover located outside the space of the tank,
the one main surface of the top cover is provided with a first baffle covering at least a part of the second circulation opening and a second baffle located between the first circulation opening and the second circulation opening when the one main surface of the top cover is viewed in plan view,
a third circulation opening is provided and a passage connecting the third circulation opening and the second circulation opening is provided by the first baffle and the one main surface of the top cover,
a direction in which the third circulation opening opens is different from a direction in which the first circulation opening opens, and
the second baffle is located on a straight line connecting the third circulation opening and the first circulation opening to each other and extends in a direction intersecting a path along the straight line when the one main surface of the top cover is viewed in plan view.