JP2007135484A - Air cleaner and system for cleaning air - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suitably prevent spread of infectious diseases in a space housing an animal. <P>SOLUTION: A protecting apparatus comprises a rearing box 101, a temperature sensor 103, an air cleaner 102 and a controller 104. The rearing box 101 houses the animal. The temperature sensor 103 measures the body temperature of a chicken 105. The air cleaner 102 cleans the air inside the rearing box 101. The controller 104 controls the air cleaner 102 so as to start cleaning when the body temperature of the chicken 105 measured by the temperature sensor 103 is out of the temperature range corresponding to the chicken 105. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an air purification device and an air purification system, and more particularly to an air purification device and an air purification system used to prevent livestock.

  In recent years, damage caused by infection with various new pathogens has spread worldwide. "Damage caused by infection with various new pathogens" includes damage such as the loss of human lives. “Various new pathogens” include highly virulent avian influenza virus and SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus. In general, air infection exists as one of the infection routes of viruses and other pathogens. In particular, influenza viruses have the characteristic of infecting other organisms using the movement of air generated by breathing and coughing organisms. This is because influenza viruses easily infect respiratory cells. Dangerous viruses and fungi that infect air are not visible and can move freely through space, so infection often occurs in a chain without human awareness.

  As a method of purifying air containing such viruses and pathogens, a method of purifying or sterilizing air using a filter, ozone, ions or spray of a bactericide is known.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an aseptic growth method for growing an organism in an aseptic air atmosphere. In the aseptic growth method according to Patent Document 1, the sterile air atmosphere is formed by constantly supplying air containing water molecule-added negative ions generated by splitting a liquid in the air to the growth environment of the organism. is there.

  According to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, aseptic growth of a living organism can be realized by utilizing the characteristics of negative ions, particularly water molecule-added negative ions.

  Patent Document 2 describes an intake damper provided at an outside air intake opening of a livestock breeding house, a ventilation fan provided at each of an appropriate number of exhaust openings opened at the roof of the livestock house, and main exhaust openings. An air conditioning unit comprising an exhaust damper, a fan control unit that controls an appropriate number of ventilation fans, an appropriate number of temperature sensors that measure the temperature inside and outside the barn, and a controller that includes a control unit A control device is disclosed.

  According to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 2, the conditions in the barn are set according to the growth process of the livestock, and automatically set to the optimum air conditioning environment, and automatically in the barn so as to suppress unnecessary air conditioning costs and feed. Air conditioning can be controlled.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a pet monitoring system having a server device for storing an image or a moving image from a pet monitoring camera connected to a network. The server device includes a device that causes a client device connected to the server device via a network to view the state of the pet using an image or a moving image from the pet monitoring camera.

According to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 3, pets can be monitored and bred from a remote location even if the owner is absent for a long time.
JP-A-7-170888 JP 2000-262171 A JP 2002-345358 A

  However, the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it is not always effective from the viewpoint of power saving or cost saving. If the above-described method is used only when viruses or pathogenic bacteria are spreading, there is a problem that damage caused by delaying the timing of operating the air purification increases. This is because infection transmitted through coughing of humans and animals is fast.

  In the inventions disclosed in Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3, there is a problem that prevention of infection is not a problem to be solved in the first place.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an air purification device and an air purification system that can appropriately prevent the spread of infectious diseases in a space that accommodates animals. It is in.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, an air purification device includes a storage means, a detection means, a cleaning means, and a first control means. The housing means houses the animal. The detection means detects the state of the animal. The cleaning means cleans the air inside the housing means. The first control means controls the cleaning means so as to start the cleaning when the state detected by the detecting means indicates that the animal has a state deterioration.

  Moreover, it is desirable that the above-described detection means includes means for measuring the body temperature of the animal. In addition, the first control means controls the cleaning means so as to start the cleaning when the body temperature measured by the means for measuring the body temperature of the animal indicates that the animal has a worsening condition. It is desirable to include these means.

  Alternatively, the means for controlling the cleaning means desirably includes means for controlling the cleaning means to initiate cleaning when the body temperature is outside the temperature range corresponding to the animal.

  Further, the first control means includes means for controlling the cleaning means so as to start cleaning when the state detected by the detection means is out of the range of the state corresponding to the animal. Is desirable.

  Moreover, it is desirable that the above-mentioned accommodation means includes a plurality of means for accommodating animals. In addition, the detection means preferably includes a plurality of means for detecting the state of the animal for each means for housing the animal. In addition, it is desirable that the cleaning means includes a plurality of means for cleaning the air inside the means for housing the animal for each means for housing the animal. In addition, the first control means includes means for accommodating an animal having a state deterioration when any of the states detected by the plurality of means for detecting indicates that the animal has a state deterioration 2 It is desirable to include means for controlling any of the plurality of means for cleaning the air so as to initiate the cleaning of the air inside the means for containing one or more animals.

  Alternatively, the air purification device described above preferably further includes storage means for storing information relating to the arrangement of each means for housing animals. In addition, the means for controlling cleans the air based on the information related to the arrangement so as to initiate the cleaning of the air inside the means for containing two or more adjacent animals. It is desirable to include means for controlling any of the plurality of means.

Moreover, it is desirable that the above-described cleaning means includes means for releasing ions.
Moreover, it is desirable that the above-mentioned cleaning means includes means for filtering air containing any of microorganisms and viruses.

Moreover, it is desirable that the cleaning means described above includes means for spraying a disinfectant.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the air purification device includes a storage means, a detection means, a cleaning means, and an output means. The housing means houses the animal. The collecting means detects the state of the animal. The cleaning means cleans the air inside the housing means. The output means outputs information that prompts activation of the cleaning means when the information detected by the detection means indicates that the animal has a state deterioration.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, an air purification system includes a plurality of air purification devices and a central device. The air purification device includes a storage unit, a detection unit, a cleaning unit, a first control unit, a transmission unit, a reception unit, and a second control unit. The accommodating means accommodates the animal. The detection means detects the state of the animal for each accommodation means. The cleaning means cleans the air inside the storage means for each storage means. The first control means controls the cleaning means so as to start the cleaning when the information detected by the detecting means indicates that the animal has a deteriorated condition. The transmission means transmits information to the central device when the state detected by the detection means indicates that the animal has a state deterioration. The receiving means receives information from the central device. The second control unit controls the cleaning unit to start cleaning when the receiving unit receives the information. The central device includes communication means, storage means, and control means. The communication means communicates with the plurality of air purification devices. The storage means stores information related to the arrangement of the plurality of air purification devices. When the control unit receives information from any of the plurality of air purification devices, the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit information to any of the plurality of air purification devices based on the information stored in the storage unit. To do.

  Alternatively, the storage means described above preferably includes means for storing information relating to the group of the arrangements of the air purification devices as information relating to the arrangement. At the same time, the control means of the central device controls the communication means to transmit information to the air purification apparatus belonging to the same group as the air purification apparatus that transmitted the information based on the information related to the group of the arrangement. It is desirable to include means for doing so.

  In addition, “deterioration of the condition” in the present specification means that the animal's health is deteriorated as compared with that before the infection due to infection with pathogenic bacteria and viruses. In addition, the state where the health of the animal has deteriorated is also expressed in terms of “deterioration of the state”.

  The air purification device and the air purification system according to the present invention can appropriately prevent the spread of infectious diseases in a space that accommodates animals.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

<First embodiment>
Hereinafter, an air purifying apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the air purification device according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, the air purification device includes a breeding box 101, an air purifier 102, a temperature sensor 103, and a control device 104.

  The breeding box 101 is a box having a ventilation opening and a volume of 1 m square. The breeding box 101 accommodates the chicken 105. Ventilation openings provide fresh air. The air cleaner 102 purifies the air. In the following description, “cleaning” means taking effective measures to suppress infection by plague by inactivating viruses and bacteria, filtering out viruses and bacteria, or sterilizing. In the case of the present embodiment, the air purifier 102 destroys proteins on the surface of viruses and bacteria by releasing ions. As a result, any of the microorganisms and viruses whose surface proteins are destroyed is inactivated. The temperature sensor 103 detects infrared rays. This infrared ray reflects the body temperature of the chicken 105.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the output of the temperature sensor 103. The horizontal axis represents time. The vertical axis represents the output of the temperature sensor 103. The “upper limit value” represents a threshold value for determining that the chicken 105 has fever due to illness. The “lower limit value” represents a threshold value for determining that the body temperature has decreased due to the decrease in the activity of the chicken 105. An output value 801 indicates that the body temperature of the chicken 105 is high. An output value 802 indicates that the body temperature of the chicken 105 is low.

  The control device 104 is a device that operates the air purifier 102 when detecting the deterioration of the body temperature of the chicken 105 based on the output of the temperature sensor 103. In the case of the present embodiment, the control device 104 is realized by a circuit including two electromagnetic relays. One of these electromagnetic relays operates to operate the air cleaner 102 when the output of the temperature sensor 103 exceeds the upper limit value. The other electromagnetic relay operates to operate the air purifier 102 when the output of the temperature sensor 103 falls below the lower limit value. Since the two electromagnetic relays operate, the control device 104 can compare the preset body temperature range of the healthy chicken 105 with the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 103. Since they can be compared, the control device 104 can determine whether the body temperature of the chicken 105 has deviated from the range of the body temperature of a healthy chicken. Since such a determination can be made, the control device 104 can determine whether or not the chicken 105 has a state of deterioration such as heat generation or a decrease in body temperature. The control for operating the air purifier 102 uses that a constant temperature animal represented by the chicken 105 normally has a constant body temperature if it is healthy, and the body temperature rises or falls when it is infected with a virus or pathogen. It is an operation to do. The body temperature rises when the homeothermic animal is infected with a virus or a pathogen because the defense mechanism in the body works when the function of the cell is damaged by the infection. The reason why the body temperature decreases when a homeostatic animal is infected with a virus or a pathogen is that when the cell function is impaired due to infection, the vital function is decreased due to heart failure or the like. By the way, “thermophilic animals” are birds and mammals.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the air cleaner 102. Air cleaner 102 includes discharge electrode 901, embedded electrode 902, ceramic dielectric 903, generator 904, fan 905, and electric wire 906. The discharge electrode 901 and the buried electrode 902 are discharged. A plasma region 907 is generated by the discharge of the discharge electrode 901 and the buried electrode 902. The generator 904 applies a voltage to the discharge electrode 901 and the embedded electrode 902. The fan 905 emits active air such as ions contained in the plasma region 907.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a test method for confirming whether or not the air purification apparatus according to the present embodiment can inactivate a virus having pathogenicity. The virus used was a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus (Avian Influenza A H5N1 NIBRG-14) with an infectious titer (TCID ₅₀ )> 10 ^7.5 TCID ₅₀ . The test space is an acrylic container 601 having an internal volume of 1 m ³ . An ion generating element 602 and a blower fan 603 were installed in the container. The blower fan 603 diffuses the ions generated from the ion generating element 602 into the acrylic container 601. In the acrylic container 601, the ion concentration when the acrylic container 601 was operated for 30 minutes was 7,000 ions / cm ³ for both positive ions and negative ions.

Immediately after driving the ion generating element 602 and the stirring fan 605, 6 mL of the solution containing the avian influenza virus 606 was sprayed by the atomizer 604 for 45 minutes. From 5 minutes after the stop of spraying, the internal air was sucked at a rate of 10 L / min for 10 minutes, and avian influenza virus 606 was collected and sampled with an impinger (not shown). Sampling was performed simultaneously with two impingers connected to a 1 m ³ box.

  Next, the avian influenza virus 606 was collected and sampled by the same test method as described above in a state where the ion generating element 602 was not driven.

The evaluation method of the avian influenza virus 606 is as follows. The first procedure is a procedure in which MDCK (Madin-Darby canine kidney cells) cells are placed in each well of a 96-well plate and the virus recovered in the above test is inoculated. At this time, the dilution concentration of the virus was increased by one digit for each row of the 96-well plate. The second procedure is a procedure for evaluating the infectious titer of the virus by the Tcid ₅₀ method.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the results of evaluation. The TCID ₅₀ is 10 ^2.33 in the case of ions compared to the TCID ₅₀ of 10 ^4.29 in the absence of ions. In the case of the presence of ions, the result was that the infectious titer TCID ₅₀ of the avian influenza virus was reduced by about 99%.

  Referring to FIG. 6, the air purification apparatus according to the present embodiment executes the following control regarding inactivation of viruses, pathogenic bacteria, and the like.

  In step 20 (hereinafter, step is abbreviated as S), the temperature sensor 103 measures the body temperature of the chicken 105. The body temperature collected by measurement by the temperature sensor 103 is the only information representing the state of the chicken 105 in the present embodiment.

  In S22, control device 104 determines whether or not the body temperature of chicken 105 is within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value. If it is determined that it is within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value (YES in S22), the process proceeds to S20. If not (NO in S22), the process proceeds to S24.

  In S24, control device 104 outputs a control signal for starting air cleaner 102. The air cleaner 102 cleans the air inside the breeding box 101. Thereby, pathogenic bacteria in the air are inactivated. The control device 104 controls the air purifier 102 to start cleaning when the temperature sensor 103 detects that the body temperature measured by the temperature sensor 103 is out of the temperature range corresponding to the chicken 105. It becomes.

  In S26, control device 104 determines whether or not to end monitoring of chicken 105. If it is determined that the monitoring is to be ended (YES in S26), the process ends. If not (NO in S26), the process proceeds to S20.

  The operation of the air purification device based on the structure and flowchart as described above will be described.

  The temperature sensor 103 measures the body temperature of the chicken 105 (S20). When the body temperature is measured, the control device 104 determines whether or not the body temperature of the chicken 105 is within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value (S22). If it is within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value (YES in S22), the processes of S20 to S22 are repeated.

  Thereafter, when chicken 105 generates heat (NO in S22), control device 104 outputs a control signal for activating air cleaner 102. The air cleaner 102 cleans the air (S24). When the air is cleaned, the control device 104 determines whether or not to end the monitoring (S26). In this case, since monitoring has not yet ended (NO in S26), the processes of S20 to S26 are repeated.

  As described above, the air purification apparatus according to the present embodiment detects an abnormality relating to chicken health and automatically operates the air purifier. Thereby, the air purifying apparatus according to the present embodiment quickly inactivates viruses or pathogens contained in sick chickens such as coughs and sputum. Since the virus or pathogen is rapidly inactivated, the air purification apparatus according to the present embodiment can prevent the infectious disease from infecting the surrounding chicken. Since infection is prevented, when a chicken becomes ill, the air purification apparatus according to the present embodiment does not have the power to treat a chicken illness, but can prevent the spread of the illness. As a result, it is possible to provide an air purification device that can appropriately prevent the spread of infectious diseases in a space that accommodates animals.

  As a modification, instead of the breeding box 101 and the air purifier 102, a breeding box provided with a large ventilation window and an air purifier for collecting pathogenic bacteria and viruses may be included. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an air purification device according to a modification of the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 7, the air purification device includes a breeding box 701, an air purifier 702, a temperature sensor 103, and a control device 104. The breeding box 701 is a box that houses the chicken 105. The breeding box 701 includes a ventilation window 706. The ventilation window 706 replaces the air that the chicken 105 breathes with external air by natural convection. The air cleaner 702 is a device that filters air containing either microorganisms or viruses inside the breeding box 701. Other hardware configurations and processing flows are the same as those of the air purification device shown in FIG. The operation is the same. Therefore, the description thereof will not be repeated here. Thereby, when the state deterioration occurs in the chicken 105, the air cleaner 702 starts operation. When the operation starts, the air cleaner 702 filters out viruses and pathogens from the air released from the chicken 105 at an early stage. The air released from the chicken 105 is released to the outside by natural diffusion after filtering out viruses and pathogenic bacteria. Since viruses and pathogens are filtered out early, the concentration of viruses and pathogens decreases. Since the concentration of viruses and pathogens is reduced, viruses and pathogens do not spread around. Since viruses and pathogens do not spread as they are, infection of external organisms can be suppressed when chickens are affected. As a result, it is possible to provide an air purification device that can appropriately prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

  As a modification, the air cleaner 102 may be a device that purifies air by spraying a disinfectant into the air.

  As a modification, the size of the breeding box 101 or the breeding box 701 may not be 1 m square.

  Moreover, as a modification, the animals accommodated in the breeding box 101 or the breeding box 701 are not limited to chickens. Examples of animals housed include humans, dogs, cats, monkeys, cows, horses, pigs and the like. However, when a person is accommodated, the person is accommodated in the living room instead of the breeding box 101 or the breeding box 701.

  Further, as a modification, the control device 104 may be arranged inside the breeding box 101 when the temperature sensor 103 detects that the body temperature measured by the temperature sensor 103 indicates that the animal housed in the breeding box 101 has a state deterioration. It may be a device that controls the air purifier 102 so as to start air purification. In the example of “when the body temperature measured by the temperature sensor 103 indicates that the animal housed in the breeding box 101 has a state deterioration”, the above-mentioned “when the body temperature is out of the temperature range corresponding to the chicken 105”. In addition, a case where a variable temperature animal is accommodated in the breeding box 101 and the body temperature and the temperature of the variable temperature animal do not correspond to each other is included.

  As a modification, the control device 104 may include a device that outputs information that prompts activation of the air purifier 102. In this case, the air cleaner 102 may incorporate a switch that is activated by a user operation. When such a switch is built in, the user includes a switch that activates the air purifier 102 when the control device 104 outputs information that prompts the air purifier 102 to be activated.

<Second Embodiment>
Hereinafter, an air purification apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the air purification device according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 8, the air purification apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a breeding box 101, an air purifier 102, a temperature sensor 103, a microphone 106, an image sensor 107, a vibration sensor 108, and an odor sensor. 109, a control device 110, and a receiver 111. The microphone 106 obtains information (such as a strange voice or cough) related to sound when the chicken 105 becomes ill. The vibration sensor 108 measures the behavior of the chicken 105 (vertical movement, heel movement, etc.) as vibration. Thereby, the vibration sensor 108 can measure abnormal behavior as a symptom. The vibration sensor 108 is also a device that transmits the vibration measured by itself to the receiver 111 as a signal. The odor sensor 109 measures an increase in odor due to perspiration or the like when the chicken 105 becomes sick. The control device 110 is a device that operates the air purifier 102 when an abnormality of the chicken 105 is detected by outputs of the temperature sensor 103, the microphone 106, the image sensor 107, the vibration sensor 108, and the odor sensor 109. . The receiver 111 is a device that receives a signal transmitted from the vibration sensor 108 and outputs the signal to the control device 110.

  In the case of the present embodiment, control device 110 is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory. The memory stores a threshold value in advance in association with each sensor. The threshold value stored in the memory is the threshold value of the output value of each sensor described above when the chicken 105 is healthy. When the sensor outputs data other than numerical values like the image sensor 107, the threshold value stored in the memory is a threshold value calculated by the CPU based on the data. These thresholds establish the data range for healthy chickens 105. By comparing these threshold values with the output value of each sensor, the CPU determines whether the output value of each sensor deviates from the data range for the healthy chicken 105. Based on this determination, control device 110 can determine whether there is a state deterioration. A specific method for detecting the deterioration of the state based on the value output by each sensor will be described later.

  Other hardware configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment. The operation is the same. Therefore, the description thereof will not be repeated here.

  Referring to FIG. 9, the air purification device according to the present embodiment executes the following control regarding inactivation of viruses, pathogenic bacteria, and the like.

  In S <b> 30, temperature sensor 103, microphone 106, image sensor 107, vibration sensor 108, and odor sensor 109 each measure the body temperature of chicken 105. The vibration sensor 108 measures the vibration and then transmits the vibration to the receiver 111. The temperature sensor 103, the microphone 106, the image sensor 107, the vibration sensor 108, and the odor sensor 109 respectively detect other animal conditions such as body temperature by measurement or the like.

  Here, as a method of detecting an abnormality with the microphone 106, a control device that detects a sound wave in the breeding box 101, preferably detects an animal voice or the like, and determines whether or not the sound wave intensity range is set in advance. A mechanism for determining by 110 is provided. Reasons for deviating from the standard of the sound wave intensity range include an increase in screaming due to poor physical condition of the animal, an increase in sound generation due to coughing of the animal, collision with the breeding box 101 due to poor physical condition, and the like.

  Further, as a method of detecting an abnormality by the image sensor 107, the movement of the animal is detected by the image sensor 107, and at least one of the movement speed and the movement range of the animal is specified by the control device 110 based on the image. There is provided a mechanism for the control device 110 to determine whether at least one of the operating speed and the operating range is out of the preset operating speed range or operating range. Reasons for deviating from the standard of motion include increased body motion due to animal coughing and trembling of the body due to decreased body temperature regulation function.

  Further, similarly, vibrations caused by a collision with the breeding box 101, odor changes caused by animal diseases, etc. are measured using the vibration sensor 108 or the odor sensor 109, etc., and the measured vibrations, Control device for determining whether or not at least one of the measured odor type and the measured odor intensity is out of the preset vibration range, odor type range or odor intensity range The method of determining by 110 can be used.

  In S32, control device 110 determines whether or not there is an abnormality in at least one of the items measured in S30. “Abnormal” is a type of state deterioration (the control device 110 may determine whether or not there is a state deterioration, but in the present embodiment, the control device 110 determines whether or not there is an abnormality. to decide). In the case of the present embodiment, the state detected by any of temperature sensor 103, microphone 106, image sensor 107, vibration sensor 108, and odor sensor 109 corresponds to the state range corresponding to chicken 105 (example of “state range”) Includes a volume range, a temperature range, a vibration intensity range, an odor type range, and an odor intensity range). It is determined that there is an abnormality in at least one of the items. If it is determined that there is an abnormality (YES in S32), the process proceeds to S30. If not (NO in S32), the process proceeds to S34.

  In S34, control device 110 outputs a control signal for starting air cleaner 102. The air cleaner 102 purifies the air. This inactivates either pathogenic bacteria or viruses in the air. If any of the information collected by the temperature sensor 103, the microphone 106, the image sensor 107, the vibration sensor 108, and the odor sensor 109 indicates that the chicken 105 is abnormal, the control device 110 performs cleaning. The air cleaner 102 will be controlled to start.

  In S36, control device 110 determines whether or not to end monitoring of chicken 105. If it is determined that the monitoring is to be terminated (YES in S36), the process is terminated. If not (NO in S36), the process proceeds to S30.

  The operation of the air purification device based on the structure and flowchart as described above will be described.

  The temperature sensor 103, the microphone 106, the image sensor 107, the vibration sensor 108, and the odor sensor 109 each measure the body temperature of the chicken 105 (S30). When the measurement or the like is performed, control device 110 determines whether or not there is an abnormality in at least one of the items measured in S30 (S32). If there is no abnormality (YES in S32), the processes of S30 to S32 are repeated.

  Thereafter, when chicken 105 stops moving due to morbidity (NO in S32), control device 110 outputs a control signal for starting air cleaner 102. The air cleaner 102 purifies the air (S34). When the air is purified, the control device 110 determines whether or not to end the monitoring (S36). In this case, since the monitoring has not yet ended (NO in S36), the processes of S30 to S36 are repeated.

  As described above, the air purification apparatus according to the present embodiment can significantly reduce the infectivity of viruses and pathogens. In addition, the air purification apparatus according to the present embodiment can accurately detect that the chicken has become ill. Since the infectivity can be remarkably reduced and it is possible to detect the disease accurately, the air purification device according to the present embodiment can sufficiently prevent the spread of the disease. As a result, it is possible to provide an air purification device that can appropriately and sufficiently prevent the spread of infectious diseases in a space that accommodates animals.

  As a modification, the sensor mounted on the air purification device is not limited to the above-described sensor.

  As a modification, the sensor mounted on the air purification device may be a part of the above-described sensor.

As a modification, the size of the breeding box 101 is not limited to 1 m square.
Moreover, as a modification, the animals accommodated in the breeding box 101 are not limited to chickens. Examples of animals housed include humans, dogs, cats, monkeys, cows, horses, pigs and the like. However, when a person is accommodated, the person is accommodated in the living room instead of the breeding box 101.

  As a modification, a specific method for the control device 110 to determine whether or not there is a state deterioration is not limited to the method described above. An example of such a method is that the CPU calculates the difference between the standard value stored in association with each sensor in the memory and the value output by each sensor, and whether or not the sum of those differences exceeds a threshold value. A method of judging is included. When the sensor outputs data other than numerical values like the image sensor 107, the value used for calculating the difference is a threshold value of a value calculated by the CPU based on the data.

<Third embodiment>
Hereinafter, an air purification device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the air purification device according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 10, the air purification device includes a breeding box 201, an air purifier 102, a temperature sensor 103, a control device 204, and a signal line 207.

  The breeding box 201 is a box provided with a 1 m square ventilation opening. The breeding box 201 accommodates the chicken 105. Ventilation openings provide fresh air. In the present embodiment, a plurality of breeding boxes 201 are included in the air purification device. In the case of the present embodiment, since the air cleaner 102 and the temperature sensor 103 are attached to each breeding box 201, the temperature sensor 103 measures the body temperature of the chicken 105 for each breeding box 201. The air purifier 102 cleans the air inside each breeding box 201. The control device 204 is a device that operates the air purifier 102 when an abnormality in the body temperature of the chicken 105 is detected by the output of the temperature sensor 103. In the case of the present embodiment, the control device 204 has a built-in memory that stores information representing the arrangement of each of the plurality of breeding boxes 201 and the upper limit value and the lower limit value described in the first embodiment (memory). May store the distance from an arbitrary origin, etc., instead of the information representing the arrangement, etc. However, in this embodiment, the memory stores the information representing the arrangement. Also, the distance from an arbitrary origin is a kind of information regarding the arrangement). By using information representing the arrangement, when there is a fever 105, the control device 204 can operate the air purifier 102 provided in the breeding box 201 around the sick chicken 105 (from any origin). If the distance varies depending on the breeding box 201, the control device 204 can control the air in all the breeding boxes 201 whose distance from the arbitrary origin falls within a predetermined range even if the memory stores the distance from the arbitrary origin. By operating the cleaner 102, it is possible to operate the air cleaner 102 around the diseased chicken 105. In this case, however, the air cleaner 102 in the breeding box 201 away from the diseased chicken 105 may also be operated. There is). In the case of the present embodiment, the control device 204 is realized by a computer including a CPU, a memory, and an interface executing a program. The CPU refers to the upper limit value and the lower limit value stored in the memory, and similarly to the case of the first embodiment, the temperature range detected by the temperature sensor 103 and the preset temperature range of the healthy chicken 105 are detected. Can be compared. As such, the CPU can determine whether the body temperature of the chicken 105 deviates from the range of healthy chicken body temperatures. Since such a determination can be made, the control device 204 can determine whether or not the chicken 105 has a state of deterioration such as heat generation or a decrease in body temperature. The signal line 207 communicates between the breeding box 201 and the control device 204 with information indicating the body temperature of the chicken 105 and a signal for instructing the operation of the air purifier 102.

  Other hardware configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment. The operation is the same. Therefore, the description thereof will not be repeated here.

  Referring to FIG. 11, the air purification device according to the present embodiment executes the following control regarding inactivation of viruses, pathogenic bacteria, and the like.

  In S <b> 40, the temperature sensor 103 provided in each breeding box 201 measures the body temperature of the chicken 105 for each breeding box 201. Thereby, the temperature sensor 103 will detect the state of the chicken 105 by measurement.

  In S42, control device 204 determines whether or not the body temperature of chicken 105 accommodated in each breeding box 201 is within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value. If determined to be within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value (YES in S42), the process proceeds to S40. If not (NO in S42), the process proceeds to S44.

  In S44, control device 204 outputs a control signal for activating air cleaner 102. The control signal is output to the air cleaner 102 provided in the breeding box 201 in which the diseased chicken 105 is accommodated and the air cleaner 102 provided in the breeding box 201 adjacent thereto. The air cleaner 102 purifies the air. Thereby, pathogenic bacteria in the air are inactivated. The control device 204 controls any of the air purifiers 102 so as to start air cleaning when any of the body temperature information measured by the temperature sensor 103 is out of the temperature range corresponding to the chicken 105. Will be. The air purifier 102 to be controlled is an air purifier 102 that includes a breeding box 201 that houses the chicken 105 having an abnormality and is attached to two or more neighboring breeding boxes 201. The control device 204 controls the air purifier 102 based on information representing the arrangement of each breeding box 201 stored in a memory built therein.

  In S46, control device 204 determines whether or not to end the monitoring. If it is determined that the monitoring is to be ended (YES in S46), the process ends. If not (NO in S46), the process proceeds to S40.

  The operation of the air purification device based on the structure and flowchart as described above will be described.

  The temperature sensor 103 provided in each breeding box 201 measures the body temperature of the chicken 105 (S40). When the body temperature is measured, the control device 204 determines whether the body temperature of the chicken 105 housed in each breeding box 201 is within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value (S42). If both are within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value (YES in S42), the processing of S40 to S42 is repeated.

  Thereafter, when chicken 105 in a certain breeding box 201 generates heat (NO in S42), control device 204 causes air purifier 102 provided in breeding box 201 containing sick chicken 105 and breeding box 201 adjacent thereto. A control signal is output to the air purifier 102 provided in. The air purifier 102 provided in the breeding box 201 in which the diseased chicken 105 is accommodated and the air purifier 102 provided in the breeding box 201 adjacent thereto purify the air. (S44). When the air is purified, the control device 204 determines whether or not to end the monitoring (S46). In this case, since monitoring has not yet ended (NO in S46), the processes of S40 to S46 are repeated.

  As described above, when the air purification apparatus according to the present embodiment detects a diseased chicken, it concentrates and rapidly cleans the air that the surrounding chickens breathe. Since necessary portions are quickly cleaned, power saving can be realized for the work of purifying air. Since the air cleaner operates when necessary, the deterioration of the air cleaner is reduced. Since the deterioration of the air cleaner is reduced, a sufficient effect can be exhibited even when used for a long time. As a result, it is possible to provide an air purification device that can appropriately prevent the spread of infectious diseases in a space that accommodates animals, can achieve power saving, and can exhibit sufficient effects even when used over a long period of time. .

As a modification, the size of the breeding box 201 is not limited to 1 m square.
Moreover, as a modification, the animal accommodated in the breeding box 201 is not limited to a chicken. Examples of animals housed include humans, dogs, cats, monkeys, cows, horses, pigs and the like. However, when a person is accommodated, the person is accommodated in the living room instead of the breeding box 201.

  As a modification, the control device 204 starts cleaning the air when the temperature sensor 103 detects that the body temperature measured by the temperature sensor 103 indicates that the animal housed in the breeding box 201 is abnormal. As such, it may be a device that controls the air purifier 102. An example of “when the body temperature measured by the temperature sensor 103 indicates that there is an abnormality in the animal housed in the breeding box 201” is the above-mentioned “when the body temperature is out of the temperature range corresponding to the chicken 105”. In addition, a case where a variable temperature animal is accommodated in the breeding box 201 and the body temperature and the temperature of the variable temperature animal do not correspond to each other is included.

  In addition, although the example in the case of targeting the adjacent breeding boxes is shown in the above description, not only the example in which the breeding boxes are adjacent but also the neighboring breeding boxes, that is, neighboring breeding boxes are targeted. This is also applicable to the case. In a breeding environment that is adjacent or close to the location, disease infection is caused by the diffusion of air and the spread of pathogenic bacteria through the air. On the other hand, in a remote breeding box, the time required for the diffusion of pathogenic bacteria and the like becomes long, so that there is little need for immediate air cleaning. In addition, the pathogenic bacteria are killed while the pathogenic bacteria are diffused in the air, and the influence of the pathogenic bacteria far away is reduced. Therefore, the control device 204 has at least one air among the rearing box 201 adjacent to the rearing box 201 in which the abnormality or other state deterioration has occurred and the rearing box 201 in the vicinity of the rearing box 201 in which the abnormality or other state deterioration has occurred. The apparatus which controls the air cleaner 102 so that cleaning may be preferentially performed over the breeding box 201 different from them may be sufficient. By performing the control in this way, it is possible to save energy, prevent unnecessary medicine consumption, and realize effective disease infection. In order to increase the effectiveness, for example, the air purifier 102 in the vicinity of the breeding box 201 in which the disease has occurred is preferentially operated based on information related to the arrangement and position of the breeding box 201 (for example, information indicating the arrangement) in advance. It is important to configure the mechanism or software or hardware. Such a system makes it possible to effectively suppress the spread of the disease to the surroundings.

<Fourth embodiment>
Hereinafter, an air purification system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration of the air purification system according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 12, the air purification system according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of air purification devices 301, a connector 306, a communication line 307, and a server 308. The air purifier 301 accommodates the chicken 105 and purifies the air when the chicken 105 becomes sick. The connector 306 is an instrument that relays information output from the air purification device 301 or relays information from the server 308. The communication line 307 is an electric wire that connects the air purification device 301 and the server 308 for information communication. The server 308 is a device that outputs a control signal in response to receiving information from the air purification device 301.

  The air purification device 301 includes a breeding box 201, an air purifier 102, a temperature sensor 103, and a control device 305. The control device 305 is a device that operates the air purifier 102 when an abnormality in the body temperature of the chicken 105 is detected based on the output of the temperature sensor 103. The control device 305 is also a device that operates the air purifier 102 when receiving a control signal from the server 308.

  The control device 305 includes a network mechanism 310, an air purification control unit 312, and a body temperature conversion device 314. The network mechanism 310 is a device that communicates with the server 308 via the connector 306. The air purification control unit 312 is a device that generates a signal for controlling the air cleaner 102. The body temperature conversion device 314 is a device for converting the signal output from the temperature sensor 103 into a signal that the network mechanism 310 can communicate with.

  In the case of the present embodiment, each unit of the control device 305 is a virtual device realized by a computer including a CPU, a memory, and an interface executing a program. The CPU refers to the upper limit value and the lower limit value stored in the memory, and similarly to the case of the first embodiment, the temperature range detected by the temperature sensor 103 and the preset temperature range of the healthy chicken 105 are detected. Can be compared. As such, the CPU can determine whether the body temperature of the chicken 105 deviates from the range of healthy chicken body temperatures. Since it can be determined as such, the control device 305 can determine whether or not the chicken 105 has a state of deterioration such as heat generation or body temperature decrease.

  The server 308 includes a communication unit 386, a memory 384, and an instruction unit 382. The communication unit 386 communicates with the plurality of air purification devices 301. The memory 384 stores information representing the arrangement, which is a kind of information related to the arrangement of the plurality of air purification devices 301. The instruction unit 382 controls the communication unit 386.

  Referring to FIG. 13, the air purification apparatus according to the present embodiment executes the following control regarding inactivation of viruses, pathogenic bacteria, and the like. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 13, the processes shown in FIG. 6 are given the same step numbers. These processes are the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated here.

  In S52, body temperature conversion device 314 outputs the signal output from temperature sensor 103 to air purification control unit 312. In addition, the body temperature conversion device 314 converts the signal output from the temperature sensor 103 into a signal that the network mechanism 310 can communicate with. When the signal is converted, the body temperature conversion device 314 outputs the converted signal to the network mechanism 310. The air purification control unit 312 of the control device 305 determines whether the body temperature of the chicken 105 housed in the breeding box 201 is within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value based on the signal output from the body temperature conversion device 314. to decide. If it is determined that the value is within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value (YES in S52), the process proceeds to S54. If not (NO in S52), the process proceeds to S60.

  In S <b> 54, network mechanism 310 of control device 305 receives information from server 308. The information to be received is information indicating whether or not a plague has occurred from another air purification device 301.

  In S56, air purification control unit 312 determines whether network mechanism 310 has received that a plague has occurred. If network mechanism 310 determines that a plague has occurred (YES in S56), the process proceeds to S60. If not (NO in S56), the process proceeds to S20.

  In S58, air purification control unit 312 outputs a control signal to network mechanism 310. When the control signal is output, the network mechanism 310 transmits the signal output from the body temperature conversion device 314 to the server 308. When receiving the signal, the server 308 transmits a signal indicating that a plague has occurred to the other air purification apparatus 301. Thus, the network mechanism 310 transmits information indicating the occurrence of the plague to the server 308 when any of the body temperatures measured by the plurality of temperature sensors 103 is out of the temperature range corresponding to the chicken 105.

  In S60, air purification control unit 312 generates a control signal for starting air cleaner 102. When the control signal is output, the air purification control unit 312 outputs the signal to the air cleaner 102. The air cleaner 102 purifies the air. Thereby, the air cleaner 102 will inactivate either the microorganisms or the virus inside the breeding box 201. The air purification control unit 312 controls the air cleaner 102 in either of the following two cases. The first case is a case where the body temperature measured by the temperature sensor 103 is out of the temperature range corresponding to the chicken 105. The second case is a case where the network mechanism 310 receives information indicating the occurrence of a plague.

  Referring to FIG. 14, the server according to the present embodiment executes the following control with respect to the command.

  In S <b> 70, communication unit 386 of server 308 receives information indicating whether or not a plague has occurred from each of a plurality of air purification apparatuses 301.

  In S72, instructing unit 382 of server 308 determines whether any of the information received from each of the plurality of air purification devices 301 indicates the occurrence of a plague. If it is determined that it represents the occurrence of a plague (YES in S72), the process proceeds to S74. If not (NO in S72), the process proceeds to S70.

  At S74, the communication unit 386 of the server 308 controls the instruction unit 382 to indicate whether or not a plague has occurred based on the information indicating the arrangement of each breeding box 201 stored in the memory 384 contained therein. Send. Thus, when the server 308 receives information indicating the occurrence of a plague from any of the plurality of air purification devices 301, based on the information representing the arrangement of the air purification device 301 stored in the memory 384 incorporated therein, The communication unit 386 is controlled so as to transmit information indicating the occurrence of the plague. The transmission destination of the information indicating the occurrence of the plague is the air purification device 301 corresponding to the air purification device 301 that has transmitted the information indicating the occurrence of the plague. The “air purification device 301 corresponding to the air purification device 301 that has transmitted information representing the occurrence of a plague” refers to the air purification device 301 that is identified when the air purification device 301 that has transmitted the information representing the occurrence of a plague is identified. That is. In the case of the present embodiment, “the air purification device 301 corresponding to the air purification device 301 that transmitted the information indicating the occurrence of the plague” is the air adjacent to or adjacent to the air purification device 301 that transmitted the information indicating the occurrence of the plague. It is assumed that it is a purification device 301.

  In S76, instructing unit 382 of server 308 determines whether or not monitoring of air purifier 301 is to be terminated. If it is determined that the monitoring is to be ended (YES in S76), the process ends. If not (NO in S76), the process proceeds to S70.

  The operation of the air purification system based on the above structure and flowchart will be described.

  After the process of S20, the air purification control unit 312 determines whether the body temperature of the chicken 105 accommodated in the breeding box 201 is within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value (S52). In this case, when it is determined that the value is within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value (YES in S52), network mechanism 310 receives information from server 308 (S54).

  While it is determined whether or not the body temperature of the chicken 105 is within the range from the upper limit value to the lower limit value, the communication unit 386 of the server 308 receives information indicating whether or not a plague has occurred from the plurality of air purification devices 301. (S70). When the information is received, the instruction unit 382 of the server 308 determines whether the information received by the plurality of air purification devices 301 indicates the occurrence of a plague (S72). In this case, if the occurrence of a plague is not represented (NO in S72), communication unit 386 of server 308 receives again information indicating the occurrence of the plague from air purification device 301 (S70).

  If the information transmitted by the plurality of air purification apparatuses 301 does not indicate the occurrence of a plague, the network mechanism 310 cannot receive the information, so the air purification control unit 312 has received whether the network mechanism 310 has received the occurrence of the plague. It is determined whether or not (S56). In this case, since such a fact has not been received (NO in S56), the processes in S20 to S56 are repeated.

  Thereafter, if the body temperature of chicken 105 housed in a breeding box 201 exceeds the upper limit (NO in S52), air purification control unit 312 activates air cleaner 102 (S60). When the air purifier 102 is activated, the network mechanism 310 transmits a signal indicating that a plague has occurred to the server 308 under the control of the air purification control unit 312 (S58).

  The communication unit 386 of the server 308 receives information indicating whether or not a plague has occurred from each of the plurality of air purification apparatuses 301 (S70). When the information is received, the instruction unit 382 of the server 308 determines whether the information received from the plurality of air purification devices 301 indicates the occurrence of a plague (S72). In this case, since the information indicates the occurrence of a plague (YES in S72), communication unit 386 of server 308 transmits information indicating the presence or absence of the occurrence of the plague (S74). When the information is transmitted, the instruction unit 382 of the server 308 determines whether to end the monitoring of the air purification device 301 (S76). In this case, since it is not determined to end the monitoring (NO in S76), the server 308 repeats the processes after S70.

  The transmission destination of the information indicating the occurrence of the plague is the air purification apparatus 301 near or adjacent to the air purification apparatus 301 that has transmitted the information indicating the occurrence of the plague. The number of air purification devices 301 to which this information is transmitted is not particularly limited. The air purification control unit 312 of such an air purification device 301 determines whether or not the network mechanism 310 has received that a plague has occurred (S56). Since it is determined that network mechanism 310 has received the occurrence of the plague (YES in S56), air purification control unit 312 generates a control signal for activating air cleaner 102. When the control signal is output, the air purification control unit 312 outputs the signal to the air cleaner 102. The air cleaner 102 purifies the air. Thereby, pathogenic bacteria in the air are inactivated (S60).

  As described above, the air purification system according to the present embodiment monitors the health status of chickens. When an error occurs, the network mechanism sends a notification that an error has occurred to the server. Since the fact that an abnormality has occurred is transmitted, the server can transmit a command to operate the air purifier of another breeding box. In that case, the air cleaner provided in the breeding box around the chicken where the abnormality has occurred can be operated intensively. Thereby, the disease of a chicken can be prevented effectively.

  As a modification, when the air purification control unit 312 detects an abnormality in the body temperature of the chicken 105, the air purifier 102 may not be operated immediately, but may be operated after waiting for an instruction from the server 308.

  As a modification, the breeding box 201 may constitute a plurality of groups. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a concept of the air purification system when the breeding boxes 201 constitute a plurality of groups. In FIG. 15, groups of breeding boxes 201 are housed in one chicken house 401 for each group. In this case, the “group” can also be said to be a group of arrangement of the air purification devices 301. The memory 384 of the server 308 stores information representing the “arrangement group” (the information representing the arrangement group is a kind of information related to the arrangement group. The memory 384 is an arrangement group. Other information may be stored in place of the information representing the arrangement group as the information related to (1). In the air purification system shown in FIG. 15, when any of the network mechanisms 310 transmits a signal indicating that a plague has occurred, the server 308 operates the air purifier 102, Information indicating that a plague has occurred is transmitted. As a result, the instruction unit 382 of the server 308 transmits the occurrence of the plague to the air purification devices 301 belonging to the same group as the air purification device 301 that has transmitted the information representing the occurrence of the plague based on the information representing the group of arrangement. The communication unit 386 is controlled to transmit the information to be represented. The air purifiers 102 activated by this control are all the air purifiers 102 in the henhouse 401 in which the chicken 105 suspected of generating heat is accommodated. However, if the “arrangement group” is changed, the air purifier 102 around the chicken 105 suspected of generating heat is activated, or the chicken house 401 in which the chicken 105 suspected of generating heat is housed and its chicken house 401. All air purifiers 102 in the vicinity of or adjacent to the henhouse 401 can be activated. When the occurrence of the plague is limited to one area by the operation of the air cleaner 102, the large-scale infection can be suppressed.

  Alternatively, as a modification, the above-described group may be a group of air purification devices in different lands. FIG. 16 is a conceptual diagram of an air purification system according to a modification of the present embodiment. In this case, when a plague occurs in a certain land, the server 308 operates an air purifier in the vicinity of or adjacent to the land where the plague occurred in order to suppress the spread of the plague to the vicinity of the land or the adjacent area. Let This makes it possible to effectively suppress the spread of plague. In addition, it is good also as a structure including the function to operate an all-air cleaner with generation | occurrence | production of a disease.

As a modification, the size of the breeding box 201 is not limited to 1 m square.
Moreover, as a modification, the animal accommodated in the breeding box 201 is not limited to a chicken. Examples of animals housed include humans, dogs, cats, monkeys, cows, horses, pigs and the like. However, when a person is accommodated, the person is accommodated in the living room instead of the breeding box 201.

  As a modification, the server 308 may be realized by cooperation of a plurality of computer hardware instead of being realized by a single computer hardware.

  As a modification, the air purification control unit 312 starts the air cleaning when the temperature sensor 103 detects that the body temperature measured by the temperature sensor 103 indicates that the chicken 105 is abnormal. The apparatus which controls the air cleaner 102 may be sufficient. Examples of “when the body temperature measured by the temperature sensor 103 indicates that the chicken 105 is abnormal” include the “when the body temperature is out of the temperature range corresponding to the chicken 105” described above, The case where a variable temperature animal is accommodated and the body temperature and temperature of the variable temperature animal do not correspond is included.

  In all the embodiments, as a detection sensor for detecting the state of an animal, a method of combining one or a plurality of microphones, image sensors, vibration sensors, odor sensors, and the like other than the temperature sensor may be used.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is sectional drawing of the air purification apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the example of the output of the temperature sensor which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the structure of the air cleaner which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the method of the test which confirms whether the air purification apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention can inactivate a virus. It is a figure showing the result of evaluation of avian influenza virus. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of control of the inactivation process which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the air purification apparatus which concerns on the modification of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the air purification apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of control of the inactivation process which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the air purification apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of control of the inactivation process which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the structure of the air purification system which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of control of the inactivation process of the air purifying apparatus which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the command process of the server which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the concept of the air purification system which concerns on the 1st modification of the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram of the air purification system which concerns on the 2nd modification of the 4th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  101, 201, 701 Breeding box, 102, 702 Air cleaner, 103 Temperature sensor, 104, 110, 204, 305 Control device, 105 Chicken, 106 Microphone, 107 Image sensor, 108 Vibration sensor, 109 Odor sensor, 111 Receiver , 207,307 Communication line, 301 Air purification device, 306 Connector, 308 Server, 310 Network mechanism, 312 Air purification control unit, 314 Body temperature conversion device, 382 Instruction unit, 384 Memory, 386 Communication unit, 401 Chicken house, 601 Acrylic Container, 602 ion generation element, 603 blower fan, 604 atomizer, 605 stirring fan, 606 avian influenza virus, 706 ventilation window, 801, 802 output value, 901 discharge electrode, 902 embedded electrode, 903 cell Lamic dielectric, 904 generator, 905 fan, 906 electric wire, 907 plasma region.

Claims (12)

Containment means for containing animals;
Detection means for detecting the state of the animal;
A cleaning means for cleaning the air inside the housing means;
An air purification device comprising: first control means for controlling the cleaning means so as to start cleaning when the state detected by the detection means indicates that the animal has a state deterioration. The detection means includes means for measuring the body temperature of the animal,
The first control means controls the cleaning means so as to start cleaning when the body temperature measured by the means for measuring the body temperature of the animal indicates that the animal has deteriorated condition. The air purification device according to claim 1, comprising means for   The means for controlling the cleaning means includes means for controlling the cleaning means to initiate cleaning when the body temperature is outside a temperature range corresponding to the animal. Item 3. The air purification device according to Item 2.   The first control means includes means for controlling the cleaning means to start cleaning when the state detected by the detection means is out of the range of the state corresponding to the animal. The air purifier according to claim 1. The housing means includes a plurality of means for housing animals,
The detection means includes a plurality of means for detecting the state of the animal for each means for housing the animal,
The cleaning means includes a plurality of means for cleaning air inside the means for containing the animal for each means for containing the animal,
The first control means includes means for accommodating the animal having the state deterioration when any of the states detected by the plurality of means for detecting indicates that the animal has the state deterioration. Means for controlling any of a plurality of means for cleaning the air to initiate cleaning of the air inside the means for containing two or more of the animals. The air purifier according to 1. The air purification device further includes storage means for storing information relating to the arrangement of each means for containing the animal,
The means for controlling cleans the air to initiate cleaning of air inside the means for containing the two or more adjacent animals based on information related to the arrangement. The air purifying apparatus according to claim 5, comprising means for controlling any of a plurality of means for performing.   The air purification apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning means includes means for emitting ions.   The air purification apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning means includes means for filtering air containing any one of the microorganisms and viruses.   The air purification apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning means includes means for spraying a disinfectant. Containment means for containing animals;
Detection means for detecting the state of the animal;
A cleaning means for cleaning the air inside the housing means;
When the information detected by the detection means indicates that the animal is in a state of deterioration, the air purification apparatus includes an output means for outputting information prompting activation of the cleaning means. An air purification system including a plurality of air purification devices and a central device,
The air purifier is
Containment means for containing animals;
Detection means for detecting the state of the animal for each housing means;
A cleaning means for cleaning the air inside the housing means for each of the housing means;
A first control means for controlling the cleaning means to start cleaning if the condition detected by the detection means indicates that the animal has a condition deterioration;
If the state detected by the detection means indicates that the animal has a state deterioration, transmission means for transmitting information to the central device;
Receiving means for receiving information from the central unit;
Second control means for controlling the cleaning means to start cleaning when the receiving means receives the information;
The central device is
Communication means for communicating with the plurality of air purification devices;
Storage means for storing information related to the arrangement of the plurality of air purification devices;
Upon receiving information from any of the plurality of air purification devices, the communication means is controlled to transmit information to any of the plurality of air purification devices based on the information stored in the storage means. And an air purification system. The storage means includes means for storing information related to the arrangement group of the air purifier as information related to the arrangement,
The communication unit is configured to transmit the information to an air purifying apparatus belonging to the same group as the air purifying apparatus that has transmitted the information based on information related to the group of the arrangement. The air purification system of claim 11, comprising means for controlling the air.

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