JP2000325716A - Air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air cleaner to remove not only pollen floating in the air but also pollen dropped on the floor and pollen intruding by adhering to clothes and bodies. SOLUTION: In an air cleaner comprising a filter 3 for air cleaning and a blower 4 both installed in an air flow path formed in a main body box 1 so as to connect a suction inlet 2 and a discharge outlet 5, a suction inlet opening/closing means 9 for opening/closing the suction inlet 2 of the main body 1 is installed, and an auxiliary suction inlet 13 separated from the suction inlet 2 of the main body box 1 is formed, and an air flow path 16 connecting the auxiliary suction inlet 13 and the filter 3 for air cleaning is formed, so that an air flow path from the auxiliary suction inlet 13 to the discharge outlet 5 of the main body box 1 via the filter 3 for air cleaning and the blower 4 is formed when the suction inlet 2 of the main body box 1 is closed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air purifier for removing pollen, and more particularly, to removing not only pollen floating in the air but also pollen dropped on the floor, and further removing clothes and pollen. The present invention relates to a structure for removing pollen adhering to a body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional air purifier is disclosed in JP-B-61-24.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 054, a dust collecting pre-filter and a dust collecting electrode are provided in a main body housing to collect dust and dust in the air. Further, as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. H8-17903, a long roll-shaped filter band having a draw-out length for a plurality of times is arranged inside the main body housing of the air purifier, and the roll is stored. In addition to storing the cassette in the main body housing, while maintaining the filter by pulling a roll from the cassette by a predetermined length, collecting and deodorizing dust and dust in the air have been performed.

However, such a conventional air purifier can remove pollen in the air, but cannot remove pollen that has fallen on the floor or polluted on clothes or the body and enters the living room. Could not be removed. According to a hay fever specialist, on the other hand, "pollen in the air is only a fraction, most of the pollen in the living room falls to the floor,
Adhered to clothing and body. It is pointed out that hayfever cannot be prevented unless these pollens are prevented. "It is even said that" conventional air purifiers are not very effective in preventing hay fever. "

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention removes not only pollen floating in the air but also pollen that has fallen to the floor, and further adheres to clothes and the body to enter. It is an object to provide an air purifier for removing pollen.

[0005]

According to the present invention, to solve the above-mentioned problems, an air purification filter and a blower are provided in an air passage connecting a suction port and a discharge port formed in a main body housing. In the air purifier, a suction port opening / closing means for opening and closing a suction port of the main body housing is provided, an auxiliary suction port is provided separately from the suction port of the main body housing, and the air suction filter is connected to the auxiliary suction port. When an air passage is provided and the suction port of the main body housing is closed, the attached suction port,
An air passage is formed through the air purification filter and the blower to the discharge port of the main body housing.

In addition, a dust bag made of a coarse filter is provided in a part of an air passage connecting the accessory suction port and the air purification filter, and the accessory suction port is constituted by a suction part and a connecting part, The garbage bag is arranged at a connection portion of the attached suction port.

Further, the accessory suction port is provided at a lower portion of the main body casing, and wheels are provided at a bottom surface of the accessory suction port or a lower portion of the main body casing.

Further, the accessory suction port is provided at an upper portion or a side portion of a main body casing, the accessory suction port is constituted by a suction part and a connecting part, and the connecting part is a hose having a predetermined length which is bendable. And one end of the connecting portion is arranged in the main body housing.

[0009] Further, a pull-out handle is provided on the main body housing, and a limit switch which operates when the handle is pulled out is provided. When the limit switch is operated, a suction port of the main body housing is closed. The suction port opening / closing means is formed.

In addition, a limit switch is provided in the main body housing, which operates when the accessory suction port provided in the upper portion or a side portion of the main body housing is separated from the main body housing, and when the limit switch is operated. The suction port opening / closing means is formed so that the suction port of the main body housing is closed.

Further, the accessory suction port includes a first accessory suction port and a second accessory suction port, the first accessory suction port is provided at a lower portion of the main body casing, and An attached suction port is provided on an upper portion or a side portion of the main body housing,
A garbage bag made of a coarse filter is provided in a part of an air passage connecting the first accessory suction port and the air purification filter, and a connection part of the first accessory suction port and the second accessory suction are provided. The mouth connecting portion is extended to be connected to the three-port connecting pipe, and the garbage bag is arranged in the three-port connecting pipe.

A movable valve is provided at each of a connecting portion of the three-port connecting pipe with the first accessory suction port and a connecting portion of the three-port connecting pipe with the second accessory suction port, and the handle is pulled out. When the limit switch is activated, the movable valve provided at the connection portion of the three-port connection pipe with the second attached suction port is operated to close the pipe, and the upper portion of the main body housing or When the limit switch that operates when the second accessory suction port provided on the side is separated from the main body housing is operated, a connection portion of the three-port connection pipe with the first accessory suction port is provided. Is formed so that the movable valve provided in the apparatus operates to close the pipeline.

Further, the garbage bag is formed so as to be detachable from the main body housing.

Further, the accessory suction port is formed so as to be detachable from the main body housing.

Further, the air purifying filter is formed so as to be detachable from the main body housing.

Further, the accessory suction port is constituted by a suction part and a connection part, the connection part is formed by a hose having a predetermined length which is freely bendable, and a concave pocket part is provided in the main body housing. While the accessory suction port is arranged on the main body housing, the connecting portion is formed so as to be arranged in a pocket portion of the main body housing.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will be described below as examples based on the attached drawings. In FIG. 1, 1 is a main body housing of the air purifier, 2 is a suction port formed on the front surface of the main body housing 1, 3 is an air purification filter,
4 is a blower, 5 is a discharge port formed on the other surface of the main body housing 1, and 6 is an air passage connecting the suction port 2 and the discharge port 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes a fan casing that forms an air path of the blower 4, and reference numeral 8 denotes a motor that drives the blower 4. The air purification filter 3 includes a frame 24 and a filter 26, and a handle 25 is provided on the frame 24. The air purification filter 3 includes the handle 2.
By pulling upward while holding 5, it is formed to be detachable from the main body housing 1.

In the immediate vicinity of the suction port 2 of the main body casing 1,
A suction port opening / closing means 9 for opening and closing the suction port 2 is provided. The suction port opening / closing means 9 includes the suction port 2.
A movable shutter 10 having a suction surface having substantially the same shape as the above, a driving unit 11 for moving the movable shutter 10 relatively to the suction port 2 and closing the suction port, and pressing the movable shutter 10 against the suction port 2 It is composed of a holding spring 12.

Reference numeral 13 denotes an accessory suction port provided separately from the main housing 1, and the accessory suction port 13 is provided at a lower portion of the main housing 1. Wheels 14 a and 14 b are provided on the bottom surface of the accessory suction port 13, and the main body housing 1 and the accessory suction port 13 are formed movably with respect to the floor surface 15. The wheels 14b may be provided at a lower portion of the main body housing 1. A dust bag 17 made of a coarse filter is provided in a part of an air passage 16 connecting the accessory suction port 13 and the air purification filter 3. The garbage bag 17 is formed to be detachable from the main body housing 1.

The accessory suction port 13 is composed of a suction part 18 and a connecting part 19, and the garbage bag 17 is arranged at the connection part 18 of the accessory suction port 13. The suction portion 18 is formed so as to be able to be inserted and removed from the connecting portion 19. By detaching the suction portion 18 from the connecting portion 19, the attached suction port 13 is formed so as to be detachable from the main body housing 1. ing. With this configuration, when the accessory suction port 13 sucks dust on the floor surface for a long period of time and stains are generated, the user can easily remove the suction section 18 from the connection section 19 by removing it. It has the effect that it can be wiped. Reference numeral 20 denotes a spacer having a large opening, which prevents displacement of the dust bag 17 and secures a space for the air passage 16.

By providing the suction port opening / closing means 9 and providing the accessory suction port 13, when the suction port 2 of the main body housing 1 is closed, the accessory suction port 13, the air purification filter 3, An air passage extending to the discharge port 5 of the main body housing 1 through the blower 4 is formed. As a result, dust, dust and pollen, which normally pass through the suction port 2 of the main housing 1 and are suspended in the air by the air purification filter 3, are removed. When the is closed, there is an effect that pollen accumulated on the floor can be removed by the air purification filter 3 through the accessory suction port 13 arranged at the lower part of the main body. At this time, the trash bag 17 is attached to the attached suction port 1.
3, the large dust and dirt accumulated on the floor are collected in the garbage bag 17,
The air purifying filter 3 is prevented from being clogged other than for the purpose of removing pollen.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention, and is a longitudinal sectional view at the side of the discharge port. Reference numeral 13 denotes an accessory suction port provided separately from the main body casing 1. The accessory suction port 13 is provided at an upper portion of the main body casing 1, and is constituted by a suction part 18 and a connecting part 19. The accessory suction port 13 may be provided on a side of the main body housing 1. The connecting portion 19 is formed of a hose 21 having a predetermined length that is freely bendable, and one end of the connecting portion is disposed in the main body housing 1. A concave pocket portion 23 is provided beside the discharge port 5 of the main body housing 1, and the connecting portion 19 is connected to the main body housing 1 while the accessory suction port 13 is disposed on the main body housing 1. It is formed so as to be disposed in the pocket portion 23 of the body 1. A garbage bag 17 made of a coarse filter is provided at a lower portion of the main body housing 1. One end of the flexible hose 21 of the connecting portion 19 is connected to the in-housing piping 22 in the main housing 1, and the in-housing piping 22 is connected to the main housing 1.
Is formed so as to be connected to the garbage bag 17 at the lower part.

With this configuration, when the suction port 2 of the main body housing 1 is closed, the attached suction port 1 is closed.
3, an air passage is formed through the air purification filter 3 and the blower 4 to reach the discharge port 5 of the main housing 1. Thereby, the attached suction port 13 arranged at the upper part of the main body is applied to the corresponding portion and sucked, so that the pollen attached to the clothes or the body can be removed by suction when the pollen scatters. it can. That is, dust and dust that normally pass through the suction port 2 of the main housing 1 and are suspended in the air by the air purification filter 3 are removed, but the suction port 2 of the main housing 1 is closed. At this time, the accessory suction port 1 arranged at the top of the main body
3, the pollen can be removed by the air purification filter 3. Also, at this time, since the garbage bag 17 is disposed at one end of the in-housing pipe 22 communicating with the connecting portion 18 of the accessory suction port 13, large dust and dirt adhering to clothes and the body cannot be removed. 17 to prevent the air purification filter 3 from being clogged other than for the purpose of removing pollen.

FIG. 3 shows an upper structure of the main body casing 1 in FIG. 1. The upper part of the main body casing 1 is provided with pull-out handles 27a and 27b. The handles 27a, 27b are slidably fitted in the guide holes 28a, 28b, respectively.
The limit switches 29a and 29b are provided at one end near the center of the main body 1 of FIG. The limit switches 29a and 29b are connected to the handle 2 respectively.
7a and 27b are formed so as to be activated when the limit switches 29a and 29b are operated, and the suction port 2 of the main body housing 1 in FIG. A mouth opening / closing means 9 is formed.

FIG. 4 shows an upper structure of the main body casing 1 in FIG. 2. The accessory suction port 13 is provided in the upper part of the main body casing 1. The main body housing 1 includes:
A limit switch 30 is provided which is activated when the accessory suction port 13 is separated from the main housing 1. The suction port opening / closing means 9 is formed so that the suction port 2 of the main body housing 1 in FIG. 2 is closed when the limit switch 30 is operated. Note that the second accessory suction port 32 may be provided on a side portion of the main body housing 1.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention. The accessory suction port includes a first accessory suction port 31 and a second accessory suction port 32, and the first accessory suction port 31 is provided at a lower portion of the main body housing 1, and The accessory suction port 32 is provided on the upper part of the main body housing 1. Note that the second accessory suction port 32 may be provided on a side portion of the main body housing 1. A garbage bag 1 made of a coarse filter is provided in a part of an air passage 16 connecting the first accessory suction port 31 and the air purification filter 3.
7 is provided, and the connecting portion 3 of the first accessory suction port 31 is provided.
3 and the connecting portion 34 of the second accessory suction port 32 are formed so as to extend and connect to the three-port connecting pipe 35. One end of the garbage bag 17 is disposed in the three-port connecting pipe 35.

Movable valves 36 and 37 are provided at a connection portion 33 between the three-port connection pipe 35 and the first accessory suction port 31 and a connection portion 34 with the second accessory suction port 32, respectively.
Is provided. When the limit switches 29a and 29b which operate when the handles 27a and 27b are pulled out are operated, the movable valve 37 provided in the connection portion 34 of the three-port connection pipe 35 with the second attached suction port 32 is provided. When the limit switch 30 that operates when the second accessory suction port 32 provided on the upper portion or the side portion of the main body housing 1 is separated from the main body housing is operated, Is
A movable valve 36 provided at a connection portion 33 between the three-port connection pipe 35 and the first accessory suction port 31 is operated to close the pipe.

With this configuration, not only the pollen floating in the air is removed by the suction port 2 of the main body casing 1, but also the pollen dropped on the floor by the first accessory suction port 31 is removed. At the same time, there is an effect that pollen that adheres to and invades clothes or body can be removed by the second accessory suction port 32. Also,
The suction of the suction port 2, the first accessory suction port 31, and the second accessory suction port 32 of the main body casing 1 are respectively switched to remove pollen through the air purification filter of the main body casing 1. There is an effect that it can be done.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, not only pollen floating in the air but also pollen dropped on the floor is removed, and pollen which adheres to clothes and body and enters the body is removed. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of an air purifier according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the air purifier according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view showing an embodiment of the air purifier according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view showing another embodiment of the air purifier according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the air purifier according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body housing 2 Suction port 3 Air purification filter 4 Blower 5 Discharge port 6, 16 Air passage 7 Fan casing 8 Motor 9 Suction port opening / closing means 10 Movable shutter 11 Drive unit 12 Holding spring 13 Attached suction ports 14a, 14b Wheels 15 Floor 17 Dust bag 18 Suction part 19, 33, 34 Connecting part 20 Spacer 21 Hose 22 Piping in the case 23 Pocket part 24 Frame 25 Handle 26 Filter 27a, 27b Handle 28a, 28b Guide hole 29a, 29b, 30 Limit switch 31 First accessory suction port 32 Second accessory suction port 35 Three-port connecting pipe 36, 37 Movable valve

Claims (12)

[Claims] An air purifier provided with an air purification filter and a blower in an air passage connecting an intake port and a discharge port formed in a main body housing, wherein the suction port of the main body housing is opened and closed. A suction port opening / closing means is provided, an auxiliary suction port is provided separately from the suction port of the main body housing, an air passage connecting the auxiliary suction port and the air purification filter is provided, and the suction port of the main body housing is closed. In this case, the air purifier is characterized in that an air passage is formed to reach the discharge port of the main body housing through the accessory suction port, the air purification filter, and the blower. 2. A dust bag made of a coarse filter is provided in a part of an air passage connecting the accessory suction port and the air purification filter, and the accessory suction port is constituted by a suction part and a connection part, The air cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the garbage bag is arranged at a connection portion of the attached suction port. 3. The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein the accessory suction port is provided at a lower portion of the main body casing, and wheels are provided at a bottom surface of the accessory suction port or at a lower portion of the main body casing. . 4. A hose having an attached suction port provided at an upper portion or a side portion of a main body housing, the attached suction port being constituted by a suction portion and a connecting portion, and the connecting portion having a predetermined length which is bendable. The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein one end of the connecting portion is disposed in a main body housing. 5. A pull-out handle is provided on the main body housing, a limit switch that operates when the handle is pulled out is provided, and a suction port of the main body housing is closed when the limit switch is operated. The air cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the suction port opening / closing means is formed. 6. A limit switch is provided on said main body housing, said limit switch being operated when said accessory suction port provided on an upper part or a side part of said main body housing is separated from said main body housing, and said limit switch is operated. The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein the suction port opening / closing means is formed such that the suction port of the main body housing is closed. 7. The accessory suction port comprises a first accessory suction port and a second accessory suction port, wherein the first accessory suction port is provided at a lower portion of the main body casing, and The accessory suction port is provided at an upper portion or a side portion of the main body housing, and a garbage bag including a coarse filter is provided at a part of an air passage connecting the first accessory suction port and the air purification filter, The connecting part of the first accessory suction port and the connecting part of the second accessory suction port are extended to be connected to the three-port connecting pipe, and the garbage bag is arranged in the three-port connecting pipe. The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein: 8. A movable valve is provided in each of a connecting portion of the three-port connecting pipe with the first accessory suction port and a connecting portion with the second accessory suction port, and the handle is pulled out. When the limit switch is activated, the movable valve provided at the connection portion of the three-port connection pipe with the second attached suction port is operated to close the pipe, and the upper portion of the main body housing or When the limit switch that operates when the second accessory suction port provided on the side is separated from the main body housing is operated, a connection portion of the three-port connection pipe with the first accessory suction port is provided. The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein the movable valve provided in the air purifier is operated to close the pipe. 9. The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein the garbage bag is formed so as to be detachable from the main body housing. 10. The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein the accessory suction port is formed so as to be detachable from the main body casing. 11. The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein the air purification filter is formed so as to be detachable from the main body housing. 12. The accessory suction port comprises a suction portion and a connection portion, the connection portion is formed by a hose having a predetermined length that is freely bendable, and a concave pocket portion is provided in the main body housing. 2. The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion is formed in a pocket portion of the main housing while the accessory suction opening is disposed on the main housing. 3.