JP2007160027A - Air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an air cleaner which can be worn like clothes for cleaning air containing a substance affecting a human body. <P>SOLUTION: The air cleaner is equipped with a mask 3 for forming an inner space around at least the mouth and nose of the human body, an air cleaning part 6 which supplies cleaned air into this inner space of the mask, and has a shape that the external shape is of the shape capable of being worn at least on the upper half of the human body, an air inlet 5 which is formed in this air cleaning part 6 and takes in open air, an adsorption body which is disposed in the air cleaning part 6, adsorbs the substance in the air taken in and is made of a fiber or substance adsorbing material for cleaning air, an air outlet 7 which is formed in the air cleaning part 2 and sends air to the mask 3, and an air flow passage wall for guiding the air from the air inlet 5 to the air outlet 7 to the adsorption body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable air cleaning device.

Conventionally, there is a mask installed in front of the mouth and nose as a means for easily purifying natural air. As is well known, even if the air cleaning effect by the mask is not sufficient, it is simply used as a cleaning means.
However, in recent years, natural air has been adversely affecting the human body throughout the earth because it contains various chemical substances including carbon dioxide as a result of human production activities.

  In the natural world, substances such as sulfurous acid that adversely affect the human body may occur due to natural phenomena such as eruptions.

  Furthermore, in the spring, it is routine that substances produced and produced by plants and animals, such as cedar pollen, float in the air, causing hay fever and adversely affecting the human body.

  Furthermore, minute substances such as viruses are scattered in the air, and many people are suffering from minute suspended substances in the air.

  In conventional masks, there is a problem that it is difficult to clean the outside air harmless to the human body, and further, there is a problem that unclean air is taken into the human body from the gap between the mask and the face installation surface. appear.

  In addition to masks, various air cleaning devices are used to clean air containing substances that affect the human body, such as viruses, pollen, and chemical substances.

For example, although the air cleaning device described in Patent Document 1 is of a stationary type, a housing having an air inlet and an outlet, and an air transfer means for causing an air flow through the filter element in a direction from the inlet to the outlet. There has been proposed an air cleaning device comprising a filter element formed of a fibrous material.
Such an air cleaning device is installed and used in a specific place, and the user cannot suck clean air while moving freely in the outside air and is not suitable for portable use. It is.

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  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an air purifier that can be operated while a user is wearing the body for a long period of time or in a poor air environment. is there. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide an air purifier having excellent portability that can arbitrarily purify air at a desired place.

  The air purifying device according to claim 1 can be worn on at least the upper body of a human body that has a mask that forms an internal space around at least the mouth and nose of the human body and an external shape that supplies purified air to the internal space of the mask. Shaped air purifier, an air inlet that is formed in the air purifier and takes in outside air, and a fiber or substance adsorbent that is provided in the air purifier and adsorbs the substance in the taken-in air and purifies the air An adsorbent comprising: an air outlet that is formed in the air purifier and sends air to the mask; and an air flow path wall that guides air from the air inlet to the air outlet to the adsorber. Features.

  Further, the air purifying apparatus according to claim 2 is characterized in that a plurality of air purifying sections are provided and these are connected in series or in parallel.

  Furthermore, the air purifying device according to claim 3 is worn on at least the upper body of a human body, wherein a mask that forms an internal space around at least the mouth and nose of the human body and an external shape that supplies purified air to the internal space of the mask are worn An air purifier having a possible shape, an air inlet that is formed in the air purifier and takes in outside air, and a fiber or substance adsorbent that adsorbs the substance in the air that is provided in the air purifier and cleans the air. An adsorbent made of a material, an air outlet that is formed in the air purifier and sends out air to the mask, and a blower that reduces the suction resistance of air existing between the air inlet and the air outlet. Features.

    Furthermore, the air purifying device according to claim 4 has a mask that forms an internal space at least around the mouth and nose of the human body, and an external shape that supplies purified air to the internal space of the mask at least on the upper body of the human body. A wearable air purifier, an air inlet that is formed in the air purifier and takes in outside air, and a fiber or a substance that is provided in the air purifier and adsorbs the substance in the taken-in air and purifies the air. An adsorbent made of an adsorbent, and an air outlet formed in the air purifier and for sending air to the mask, wherein the air inlet has an air inlet width equivalent to a width of the adsorbent contributing to air purification. It is characterized by having.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air cleaning device according to claim 5, wherein a mask that forms an internal space around at least the mouth and nose of a human body, and an external shape that supplies purified air to the internal space of the mask is at least on the upper body of the human body. A wearable air purifier, an air inlet that is formed in the air purifier and takes in outside air, and a fiber or a substance that is provided in the air purifier and adsorbs the substance in the taken-in air and purifies the air. An adsorbent made of an adsorbent, an air outlet formed in the air cleaning unit for sending air to the mask, and a liquid tank for supplying liquid to the adsorbent, the liquid in the liquid tank being the air inlet It is characterized in that air flows out or jets into a clean space formed between the air outlets, and contaminants in the clean space are captured by the liquid to clean the air.

  Furthermore, in the air purifying apparatus according to claim 6, the mask includes a first check valve that flows air supplied from an adsorbent into the internal space of the mask and prevents backflow of the air, and an interior of the mask. A second check valve is provided for discharging air in the space to the outside and preventing a backflow of the outside air from the outside.

  Furthermore, the air purifier according to claim 7 is characterized in that the mask is provided with a microphone for detecting sound.

  According to the present invention as described above, it can be always carried by being worn on the human body, and the air harmful to the human body can be removed and purified air can be sucked.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a side view showing an outline of the first embodiment.
In FIG. 1, 1 is a human body, 2 is an air cleaning device worn on the human body 1, 3 is a mask that forms an internal space around at least the mouth and nose of the human body 1, and 4 is between the air cleaning device 2 and the mask 3. It is a hollow tube to be connected. The tube 4 is unnecessary if it is integrated with the mask 3.

  The air cleaning device 2 enables the external shape to be worn on the upper body of the human body 1 like clothing. Therefore, since it can move in the state which wears the air purifier, mobility is good and portability is also improved. Details will be described below.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the air cleaning device of FIG.
In FIG. 2, 5 is an air inlet for taking in outside air formed in the air cleaning section, 6 is an air cleaning section including an adsorbent that adsorbs harmful chemical substances in the air, and 7 is cleaned by the air cleaning section 6. This is an air outlet for sending out the air to the internal space of the mask 3. The air outlet 7 and the mask 3 are connected by a tube 4.

  Although the air purifying part 6 has shown the example worn before and behind the human body 1, what is necessary is just to connect an air inlet and an air outlet suitably inside. In addition, the normal air outlet 7 is preferably disposed above in relation to the mask 3, and a plurality of air inlets may be provided.

FIG. 3 is an internal structure diagram showing an embodiment of the air purifying unit 6 of FIG.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 8 denotes an air blowing means that is provided at the air inlet 5 of the air purifying unit 6 and forcibly takes in air to reduce the air suction resistance, 9 is an air flow path formed in the air purifying unit 6, An air flow path wall 11 for guiding the air from the air inlet 5 to the air outlet 7 to the adsorbent, which is provided to make the air flow path 9 longer, is filled in the air flow path 9 and taken in from the air inlet 5 It is an adsorbent that adsorbs substances in the air and purifies the air.

  The adsorbent 11 is filled in the entire area of the air flow path 9 and performs an adsorbing function in a wide area. In addition, the air flow path wall 10 is arranged at a plurality of locations in order to form a longer adsorption path, and is set so that the air flows longer as indicated by the arrows in the figure.

  The adsorbent 11 constitutes an adsorbent carrier with cotton, silk, other fibrous substances with high substance adsorbing power, or materials with strong substance adsorption such as activated carbon.

The length and width of the air flow path 9 in the adsorbent 11 are adjusted according to the material of the adsorbent 11, and the air flow path wall 10 is provided so as to ensure a sufficient adsorption effect. The air flow path wall 10 may be formed by partitioning the adsorbent 11 by sewing, or may be formed using another partition member, and the length and width of the air flow path 9 may be adjusted.
Further, if the air flow path 9 is too long, the suction resistance when a person inhales increases, so that outside air may be taken in from the air inlet 5 using the air blowing means 8 as an auxiliary.
Further, the blowing means 8 may be a manual type or an electric type using a dry battery or a solar battery, and the position may be provided in a place where the air existing between the air inlet 5 and the air outlet 7 is easy to move.
It is preferable to install the air blowing means 8 in the vicinity of the air outlet 7 because it can be adapted to the actual suction situation.

  According to the first embodiment, harmful substances such as suspended matter, pollen, virus, sulfurous acid gas and radioactive fine particles contained in the outside air can be adsorbed by the adsorbent and the purified air can be sucked. In particular, when the adsorbent carrier is used in the shape of the clothing for the upper body as an air purifier, a much larger amount of adsorbent can be arranged compared to a normal mask, resulting in a very large cleaning effect. Things are obtained.

  That is, the present invention adsorbs many harmful substances and cleans the air, so that an air cleaning part having a large adsorption capacity can be formed, and an air cleaning device that can be used for a long period of time can be obtained.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 4 is an internal structure diagram of the air cleaning unit according to the second embodiment.
In FIG. 4, reference numeral 20 denotes an air cleaning unit that is divided into left and right parts, and includes a first adsorber 21 and a second adsorber 22. Air inlet 23 and air inlet 24 are provided corresponding to adsorbent 21 and adsorbent 22, and air outlet 25 and air outlet 26 are provided corresponding to adsorbent 21 and adsorbent 22.

Since the air purifying apparatus according to the second embodiment includes a plurality of air purifying units 20, the amount of adsorption can be increased by connecting the air inlet and the air outlet of the air purifying unit 20 in series or in parallel. A higher adsorption effect can be obtained.
In other words, it is a configuration that allows a plurality of adsorbents to be individually worn at a plurality of locations on the human body, the adsorbents can be easily replaced, and the purified air can be continuously sucked. Can adapt to time work.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
FIG. 5 is an internal structure diagram of the air cleaning unit according to the third embodiment.
In FIG. 5, reference numeral 30 denotes an air cleaning unit in which adsorbers are connected in series, and includes a first adsorbent 31, a second adsorber 32, a third adsorber 33, and a fourth adsorber 34 from the top. Reference numeral 35 denotes an air flow path wall formed in each adsorbent to lengthen the air flow path, 36 is an air inlet, and 37 is an air outlet.

  Each adsorbent is individually configured and can be connected and divided. As a connection method, for example, the air inlet of the first adsorbent 31 is connected to the air outlet of the second adsorber 32, the air inlet of the second adsorber 32 is connected to the air outlet of the third adsorber 33, and the third adsorption The air inlet of the body 33 is connected to the air outlet of the fourth adsorbent 34, and outside air is sucked from the air inlet 36 of the fourth adsorbent 34 as indicated by the arrow in the figure.

According to the air purifying apparatus of the third embodiment, since a plurality of air purifying units are connected in series, the amount of adsorption of the adsorbent can be increased by increasing or exchanging, and a higher adsorption effect can be exhibited. .
In addition, if the air channel wall 35 is formed inside the adsorbent, a longer air channel can be formed in the adsorbent, a higher adsorption effect can be obtained, and it can be adapted to a long-time operation, Air purification can be achieved.
Further, depending on how it is used, it is possible to obtain an air cleaning device that can be used for a long time by adding or replacing even an adsorbent on which the air flow path wall 35 is not formed.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
FIG. 6 is an internal structure diagram showing a fourth embodiment having a simple configuration.
In FIG. 6, reference numeral 40 denotes an air cleaning unit, 41 denotes an adsorbing body, 42 denotes an air inlet having an air inlet width equivalent to the width contributing to air cleaning of the adsorbing body 41, and 43 denotes an air outlet.

  When the outside air is taken into the adsorbent body 41, the air inlet 42 has an air inlet width equivalent to the width that the adsorbent body 41 contributes to air purification, thereby widening the opening of the air inlet 42 and reducing the air inflow resistance. Since it can be made small, as a result, the ventilation means for suction assistance becomes unnecessary, and an air purifying part with a simple configuration in which the air channel wall is omitted can be obtained.

Embodiment 5. FIG.
FIG. 7 is an internal structural view showing Embodiment 5 of the wet air cleaning section.
In FIG. 7, 50 is a liquid tank containing a liquid such as water or an oily substance as a cleaning substance, 51 is a pipe with holes in several places, 52 is a drainage drain, 53 is an adsorbent, and 54 is an air blower. Means 55 is an air inlet, 56 is an air outlet, and a space between the air inlet 55 and the air outlet 56 is a liquid cleaning space.

The liquid in the liquid tank 50 flows out or jets into the cleaning space as indicated by arrows in the figure, and traps impurities such as gas and fine particles adsorbed on the adsorbent 53 through the pipe 51 from above the adsorbent 53. To do.
Furthermore, a liquid containing impurities falls below the adsorbent 53 and is discharged to the outside through the drainage groove 52. Therefore, the contaminants are removed from the adsorbent 53 by the liquid from the liquid tank 50, and the adsorbent 53 is washed, so that the washing ability is continuously maintained. In other words, the liquid that is a cleaning substance also acts to trap and remove impurities.
The liquid that has come out of the drainage groove is provided with a water storage portion under the drainage groove 52, and if the liquid is collected there, the surroundings will not be soiled.

According to the fifth embodiment, the adsorbent 53 is always washed by the liquid falling from the liquid tank 50, and maintains a certain washing ability unless the liquid supplied from the liquid tank 50 is interrupted. be able to. Since the liquid tank 50 can perform the above-described operation as long as it can supply the cleaning substance liquid to the adsorbent 53, the installation position of the liquid tank 50 is not limited to the upper portion of the adsorbent.
In addition, pollen, viruses, and sulfurous acid gas can be more effectively adsorbed by air passing through the adsorbent 44 that is moderately wetted by the liquid. This wet air purifier reduces the amount of harmful substances adsorbed. Can be increased.

Embodiment 6 FIG.
FIG. 8 is an internal structure diagram showing the sixth embodiment relating to the mask portion.
In FIG. 8, 60 is a mask, 61 is a tube into which air from the adsorbent flows, 62 is provided in the tube 61, and air supplied from the adsorbent flows into the internal space of the mask 60 and prevents backflow of air. A first check valve 63 is provided on the top of the mask 60, discharges air inside the mask 60 to the outside and prevents backflow of air from the outside, 64 is spectacles, 65 is spectacles When 64 is used, a dry air intake for removing fogging of the glasses 64, 66 a microphone for detecting sound, and 67 a control device including a speaker.

The first check valve 62 is provided to prevent the clean air supplied from the adsorbent from flowing back to the adsorbent.
The second check valve 63 makes it easy to discharge the air in the internal space of the mask 60 to the outside when a person sucks and discharges the air cleaned by the adsorbent.

In particular, in order to avoid the intrusion of outside air, it is important that the mask 60 and the face are in close contact as much as possible. About the mask 60 which covers the circumference | surroundings of a mouth and a nose and forms internal space, since clean air flows in from an adsorption body, the air should just be sucked from a mouth or a nose. However, it is preferable that the air exhausted into the internal space having a high degree of sealing is discharged from the check valve 63 to the outside.
Further, since the fogging of the spectacles 64 occurs when the sealing degree is high, the fogging can be removed by taking dry air from the intake 65 near the spectacles 64.
Further, the mask 60 shown in FIG. 8 has a shape that covers even the eyes, but since the portion covering the eyes needs to be transparent, it may have a shape separated by a broken line 68 in the figure.

  Furthermore, since the speaking voice becomes difficult to hear to the outside when the adhesion degree of the mask 60 is increased, for example, the voice signal from the microphone 66 may be enlarged by the control device 67 so that it can be heard around.

  Since the air purifying apparatus of the present invention has a portable configuration, it can be easily carried and easy to use if the air purifying apparatus according to the present invention is attached even in the field of manufacturing a normally carried item such as a handbag. Things are obtained.

  Further, if the air purifier is installed on the bedding surface, the air purified by the air purifier can be supplied to the human body even during sleep, and can be used in the bedding manufacturing field.

It is a side view of the concept of the air purifying apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows Embodiment 1 of an air purifying apparatus. It is an internal structure figure which shows Embodiment 1 of an air purifying apparatus. It is an internal structure figure which shows Embodiment 2 of an air purifying apparatus. It is an internal structure figure which shows Embodiment 3 of an air purifying apparatus. It is an internal structure figure which shows Embodiment 4 of an air purifying apparatus. It is an internal structure figure which shows Embodiment 5 of an air purifying apparatus. It is an internal structure figure which shows Embodiment 6 which concerns on the mask of an air purifying apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Human body 2 Air purifying apparatus 3 Mask 4 Tube 5 Air inlet 6 Air purifying part 7 Air outlet 8 Blowing means 9 Air flow path 10 Air flow path wall 11 Adsorbent 20 Air purifying part 30 Air purifying part 40 Air purifying part 50 Liquid tank 51 Pipe 52 Drainage groove 60 Mask 66 Microphone

Claims (7)

A mask that forms an internal space around at least the mouth and nose of the human body;
An external shape that supplies clean air to the internal space of the mask is an air purifier that has a shape that can be worn at least on the upper body of the human body,
An air inlet that is formed in this air purifying section and takes in outside air,
An adsorbent made of a fiber or substance adsorbent that adsorbs the substance in the air that is provided in the air purifier and cleans the air; and
An air outlet that is formed in the air purifier and sends air to the mask;
An air purifier comprising an air flow path wall for guiding air from the air inlet to the air outlet to the adsorbent.   The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of air purifying sections are provided and connected in series or in parallel. A mask that forms an internal space around at least the mouth and nose of the human body;
An external shape that supplies clean air to the internal space of the mask is an air purifier that has a shape that can be worn at least on the upper body of the human body,
An air inlet that is formed in this air purifying section and takes in outside air,
An adsorbent made of a fiber or substance adsorbent that adsorbs the substance in the air that is provided in the air purifier and cleans the air; and
An air outlet that is formed in the air purifier and sends air to the mask;
An air cleaning apparatus comprising: a blowing means for reducing a suction resistance of air existing between the air inlet and the air outlet. A mask that forms an internal space around at least the mouth and nose of the human body;
An external shape that supplies clean air to the internal space of the mask is an air purifier that has a shape that can be worn at least on the upper body of the human body,
An air inlet that is formed in this air purifying section and takes in outside air,
An adsorbent made of a fiber or substance adsorbent that adsorbs the substance in the air that is provided in the air purifier and cleans the air; and
An air outlet that is formed in the air cleaning section and sends out air to the mask;
The air cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the air inlet has an air inlet width equivalent to a width of the adsorbent contributing to air purification. A mask that forms an internal space around at least the mouth and nose of the human body;
An external shape that supplies clean air to the internal space of the mask is an air purifier that has a shape that can be worn at least on the upper body of the human body,
An air inlet that is formed in this air purifying section and takes in outside air,
An adsorbent made of a fiber or substance adsorbent that adsorbs the substance in the air that is provided in the air purifier and cleans the air; and
An air outlet that is formed in the air purifier and sends air to the mask;
A liquid tank for supplying liquid to the adsorbent,
The liquid in the liquid tank is flown out or ejected into a clean space formed between the air inlet and the air outlet, and impurities in the clean space are captured by the liquid to clean the air. Air cleaning device.   The mask includes a first check valve that flows air supplied from an adsorbent into the internal space of the mask and prevents backflow of the air, and discharges air in the internal space of the mask to the outside and from the outside. The air purifier according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a second check valve that prevents backflow of outside air.   The air purifier according to claim 6, wherein the mask is provided with a microphone for detecting sound.

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