JP2000055425A - Air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air cleaner in which cigarette smoke generated on an ashtray and in the vicinity of to the ashtray can be efficiently collected. SOLUTION: An air inlet 8 at whose center an ashtray 7 is detachably/ attachably provided is provided at an upper part of a main body 6 inside which a filter 1 is provided. The air inlet 8 is formed by a horizontal part 8a provided in a peripheral part of the ashtray 7 and a vertical part 8b corresponding to the height direction of the ashtray and is provided with a number of small vent holes 8c. With this configuration, since the air inlet 8 is formed so as to suck air adjacent to the ashtray 7 in a wide range area, cigarette smoke generated on the ashtray 7 and in the vicinity of the ashtray 7 can be efficiently collected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air purifier capable of purifying smoke generated during smoking and improving the environment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a tendency that smoking in transportation and places where people gather is limited in order to prevent deterioration of the environment, and an air purifier that collects and purifies cigarette smoke so that it is not diffused. Demands are growing.

Conventionally, an example of this type of air purifier has been known as shown in FIG. In the following,
This will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the figure, a filter 102 such as an electrostatic precipitator is provided inside a box-shaped main body 101, and a partition wall 104 is provided so that a suction surface 103 is directed upward, and the filter 102 is disposed horizontally in a filter storage chamber 105. And an exhaust port 106 for exhausting air taken in through the filter 102 from below.
A blower 108 is provided in a blower chamber 107 communicating with the filter storage chamber 105, and a suction port 109 is provided on the side above the filter storage chamber 105 so as to inhale cigarette smoke from the surroundings in communication with the filter storage chamber 105. An ashtray 110 was provided detachably in the center.

[0005] The smoke of cigarettes generated by the smoker is sucked through the suction port 109, purified through the filter 102, and then exhausted from the exhaust port 106 by the blower 108.

[0006]

In such a conventional air purifier, when the ashtray 110 is cleaned, for example, the ashtray 11 is removed.
The suction port 109 is provided on the side so as to prevent water from dropping on the suction surface 103 of the filter 102 even if the water contained in the filter 102 is spilled, so that the suction port 109 is provided far from the ashtray 110. Therefore, there is a problem that the smoke of the tobacco generated from the ashtray 110 or the vicinity of the ashtray 110 is hard to be inhaled, and the smoke of the tobacco is diffused and the smoke cannot be collected sufficiently.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air purifier capable of efficiently collecting cigarette smoke generated in an ashtray and in the vicinity of the ashtray.

[0008]

According to the air purifier of the present invention, there is provided a box-shaped main body provided with a filter provided therein for purifying tobacco smoke and the like, and a blower for sucking air through the filter. An inlet formed and provided so that an ashtray is detachably provided at the center of the upper part of the main body,
A vent provided in the main body so as to communicate with the suction port and vent to the filter, wherein the suction port is provided with a horizontal portion provided around the ashtray and a vertical portion corresponding to a height direction of the ashtray. Thus, it is formed in a substantially inverted bowl shape having an open central portion, and is provided with a large number of small holes.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an ashtray and an air purifier capable of efficiently collecting cigarette smoke generated near the ashtray.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a box-shaped main body provided with a filter provided therein for purifying tobacco smoke and the like, and a blower for sucking air through the filter. An inlet provided in the upper part of the main body so as to be detachably provided with an ashtray, and a vent provided in the main body so as to communicate with the inlet and to ventilate the filter; The mouth is formed in a substantially inverted bowl shape having a central portion opened by a horizontal portion provided around the ashtray and a vertical portion corresponding to the height direction of the ashtray, and provided with a number of small holes, and a suction port is provided. Is formed over the top and side surfaces, so that the area of the suction port is increased and the suction effect is increased, and because it is arranged around the ashtray, the smoke from the ashtray and tobacco smoke generated near the ashtray can be collected efficiently. Can It has the effect of.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. (Embodiment 1) As shown in FIG. 1, a filter storage chamber 2 in which a filter 1 composed of an electric dust filter or the like for purifying cigarette smoke and the like is stored, and a blower 3 for sucking air through the filter 1 are stored. In the blower storage room 4,
At the upper part of a box-shaped main body 6 which is provided with a partition plate 5 in the vertical direction and is divided into two, an inlet 8 is provided at the center, in which an ashtray 7 is detachably provided, and the inlet 8 is a vent formed in the main body 6. The suction port 8 is provided with a horizontal portion 8a provided around the ashtray 7 and a vertical portion 8b corresponding to the height direction of the ashtray 7, and has a substantially inverted bowl-shaped opening at the center. And a large number of small ventilation holes 8c are provided.

In the above configuration, when the smoker discards cigarette ash into the ashtray 7 or smokes in the vicinity of the ashtray 7, the smoker passes through the ventilation hole 8c of the suction port 8 formed in the horizontal portion 8a provided around the ashtray 7. Tobacco smoke is sucked and purified by the filter 1.

Further, when smoking is performed in the vicinity of the main body 6, it is sucked and purified through the ventilation hole 8c of the suction port 8 formed in the vertical portion 8b.

As described above, according to the air purifier of the first embodiment of the present invention, smoking is performed through the ventilation hole 8c of the suction port 8 provided around the ashtray 7 and formed by the horizontal portion 8a and the vertical portion 8b. It is possible to efficiently inhale and purify tobacco smoke generated by a person over a wide range and efficiently, and to prevent the environment from deteriorating.

The shape of the ventilation hole 8c provided in the suction port 8 is not limited to a round shape, a square shape, a slit or the like, and the size is desirably small so that solids do not fall. It is.

It is needless to say that the shape of the ventilation hole 8c of the suction port 8 formed in the horizontal portion 8a and the vertical portion 8b can be changed to increase the efficiency of smoking cigarette smoke.

(Embodiment 2) As shown in FIG. 2, a suction port 8A is formed by an inclined surface 10 which descends from the ashtray 7 toward the outer periphery of the main body 6, and is provided with a vent hole 8c.

In the above configuration, tobacco smoke generated from the ashtray 7 and the vicinity of the ashtray 7 is quickly collected from the suction port 8A provided on the inclined surface 10.

When a solid or the like is placed on the suction port 8A, the solid material does not fall into the interior due to the inclined surface 10 forming the suction port 8A, and rolls down in the outer peripheral direction of the main body 6.

As described above, according to the air purifier of the second embodiment of the present invention, since the suction port 8A is formed by the inclined surface 10 that descends from the ashtray 7 toward the outer periphery of the main body 6, the ashtray 7 and the vicinity of the ashtray 7 are formed. The tobacco smoke generated from the air is quickly sucked into the suction port 8A, and the inclined surface 10 descending from the ashtray 7 to the outer periphery of the main body 6 eliminates the deviation of the tobacco smoke collection range and improves the collection efficiency. Becomes

[0021]

As is clear from the above embodiment,
According to the present invention, a box-shaped main body provided with a filter provided therein for purifying tobacco smoke and the like, and a blower for sucking air through the filter, and an ashtray in the center of the upper part of the main body detachably attachable and detachable. A suction port formed and provided to be provided, and a ventilation port provided in the main body so as to communicate with the suction port and to ventilate the filter, wherein the suction port is provided around a periphery of the ashtray; and A vertical section corresponding to the height direction of the ashtray has a substantially inverted bowl shape with an opening at the center, and a number of small ventilation holes are formed, so smoke from tobacco generated near the ashtray and the ashtray can be collected efficiently. An air purifier that can perform the cleaning can be provided.

Further, since the suction port is formed by an inclined surface which descends from the ashtray toward the outer periphery of the main body, the suction speed is kept constant, and there is no deviation in the area for sucking cigarette smoke in the upper part of the main body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of an air purifier according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a configuration of an air purifier according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a conventional air purifier.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Filter 3 Blower 6 Main body 7 Ashtray 8 Suction port 8A Suction port 8a Horizontal part 8b Vertical part 8c Vent 9 Vent 10 Slope

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped body provided with a filter provided therein for purifying tobacco smoke and the like, a blower for sucking air through the filter, and an ashtray detachably provided at the center of an upper portion of the body. A suction port formed and provided as described above, and a ventilation port provided in the main body so as to communicate with the suction port and to ventilate the filter, wherein the suction port is
An air cleaner comprising a horizontal portion provided around the ashtray and a vertical portion corresponding to a height direction of the ashtray, which is formed in a substantially inverted bowl shape, and provided with a large number of small ventilation holes in the horizontal portion and the vertical portion. 2. The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein the suction port is formed by an inclined surface descending from the ashtray toward the outer periphery of the main body.