| CPC F24F 6/043 (2013.01) [B01D 46/0027 (2013.01); B01D 46/0047 (2013.01); F24F 8/108 (2021.01); F24F 11/0008 (2013.01); F24F 13/20 (2013.01); B01D 2279/50 (2013.01); F24F 2006/008 (2013.01); F24F 2140/00 (2018.01)] | 11 Claims |
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1. A humidifier, comprising:
a housing having a suction port through which air is suctioned and a discharge port through which air is discharged;
a water container mounted in the housing and including a water container body and an opening/closing valve coupled to the water container body and opened and closed to allow water contained in the water container body to be discharged;
a water tank unit including a water tank accommodating the water discharged from the water container;
a humidifying member for performing humidification using the water accommodated in the water tank;
a blower unit for providing blowing force such that air flowing in from the suction port passes through an air flow path unit formed between the suction port and the discharge port and flows to the discharge port;
a water feed adjusting member installed in the water tank unit to move to an open position in which water is supplied from the water container to the water tank unit by opening the opening/closing valve, and a closed position in which water supply from the water container is cut off by closing the opening/closing valve;
a water feed operating member in contact with the water feed adjusting member and moving the water feed adjusting member; and
a controller for controlling driving of the water feed operating member such that the water feed adjusting member is disposed in the open position or the closed position,
wherein the water feed adjusting member includes a space forming member having an opening for guiding water discharged from an outlet port of the opening/closing valve to the water tank unit, and
wherein the space forming member includes a water confinement space for confining water discharged from the outlet port when the housing is tilted at a predetermined angle or more, and
wherein the water feed adjustment member includes a lifting and lowering pressurizing portion integrally coupled to the space forming member and configured to rotate about a rotating shaft portion to be disposed to pressurize the opening/closing valve,
wherein the open position is a position in a state in which the lifting and lowering pressurizing portion rotates at a predetermined angle about the rotating shaft portion from the closed position, and
wherein a water feed cut-off position is a position in a state in which the lifting and lowering pressurizing portion rotates at an angle greater than a rotated angle when the lifting and lowering pressurizing portion moves from the closed position to the open position, and the closed position is a position in which the lower end of the outlet port of the opening/closing valve is submerged in the water contained within the water confinement space.
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