JP2008167901A - Deodorizing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a deodorizing apparatus which deodorizes and sterilizes clothes or the like while not giving unpleasant feeling or the like to a user by decomposing odor components. <P>SOLUTION: A deodorizing box 3 which is adjacent to an air purifier 2 having a streamer discharging function and makes the inner space serve as a housing 42 which accommodates articles such as clothes is placed. A hole is bored at a position of the deodorizing box 3 corresponding to a position of a deodorizing cartridge 32, which is opened and closed, in the air purifier 2. An air outlet 46 is provided at a position of the deodorizing box 3 corresponding to a position of a side surface suction opening 14 of the air purifier 2. Shelves 43 where a plurality of penetrating holes 44 are bored are provided in the deodorizing box 3. Air containing active species generated by a streamer discharge from the air purifier 2 is sent inside the deodorizing box 3, and the articles such as clothes in the deodorizing box 3 are deodorized with the active species. The deodorized odor components are returned to the air purifier 2, and the odor components are decomposed by the streamer discharge once again. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a deodorizing apparatus that mainly deodorizes clothing and the like.

  Patent Document 1 is an example of this type of clothing purification device that performs sterilization and deodorization of clothing. The garment purifying apparatus shown in Patent Document 1 generates a mist having at least one of a housing part for housing clothing and a sterilization, deodorization, and soil decomposition action, and sprays the clothes on the clothes in the housing part A mist generating device is provided.

  Moreover, as a washing machine which can perform the disinfection of a laundry, a deodorization, and the soil decomposition | disassembly of an organic substance, patent document 2 is mentioned, for example. This Patent Document 2 discloses an OH radical generating means for generating nano-sized OH radicals in the air by applying a high voltage to water, a blowing means for blowing the generated OH radicals into a washing tub, and a series of washing steps. Control for controlling the process of disinfecting, deodorizing, and decomposing organic matter in the laundry and the washing tub by driving the OH radical generating means and the air blowing means and supplying the OH radical into the washing tub at a predetermined stage Means are provided.

JP 2005-198859 A JP-A-2005-192901

  However, the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 requires an aqueous solution or water of hypochlorous acid to generate mist, and has a problem that these aqueous solution and water must be easily separated to purify clothing. ing. The same applies to the case of Patent Document 2, which requires water separately, requires a storage section for storing the water, and has a problem that the structure is complicated. In Patent Documents 1 and 2, the generated mist and OH radicals are only unilaterally sprayed on clothes and the like, and the odor components deodorized from the clothes are not removed. Therefore, although clothing can deodorize etc., it has the problem of giving an unpleasant feeling to a user by scattering an odor component in the air. Moreover, it cannot be said that the deodorizing effect is sufficient, and a relatively long time is required for the deodorizing work.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described conventional drawbacks. The purpose of the present invention is not only to deodorize and disinfect clothes and the like, but also decomposes odor components to give the user discomfort and the like. Furthermore, it is to provide a deodorizing apparatus having an excellent deodorizing effect.

  Therefore, in the deodorizing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention, a deodorizing box 3 having a space inside is disposed adjacent to an air purifier 2 having a discharge function, and the deodorizing box 3 includes the air purifier. The air containing the active species generated by the discharge from the machine 2 is supplied, and the air containing the odor component after deodorizing in the deodorizing box 3 is returned to the air cleaner 2. Yes.

  The deodorizing apparatus according to claim 2 is characterized in that the discharge is a streamer discharge.

  The deodorizing apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that a shelf 43 is provided in the internal space of the deodorizing box 3, and a number of through holes 44 are formed in the shelf 43.

  In the deodorizing apparatus according to claim 4, a deodorizing cartridge 32 is attached to the air purifier 2 in advance, and a cartridge storage portion 33 in which the deodorizing cartridge 32 can be stored is used for regeneration of the deodorizing cartridge 32. The deodorizing box 3 is provided with an introduction hole 47 corresponding to the position of the cartridge housing portion 33.

  In the deodorizing apparatus according to claim 5, a suction port 14 for sucking ambient air is provided on a side surface of the air cleaner 2, and the outlet of the deodorization box 3 corresponding to the position of the suction port 14. 46 is provided.

  According to the deodorizing apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, air containing active species generated by discharge from the air purifier 2 is sent into the deodorizing box 3, and clothes and the like in the deodorizing box 3 are activated by the active species. The deodorized odor component is returned to the air purifier 2 and the odor component is decomposed again by discharging, so that the deodorizing effect is improved and the air containing the odor component is discharged to the outside. And no discomfort to the user. Further, unlike the conventional example, an aqueous solution and water are unnecessary, and it is easy to use. In particular, since the active species by discharge are returned to the air cleaner 2 for reuse, the deodorizing effect is further improved.

  According to the deodorizing apparatus of the second aspect, since the streamer discharge is used, the deodorizing effect can be further improved.

  According to the deodorizing apparatus of the second aspect, the shelf 43 is provided in the internal space of the deodorizing box 3, and the shelf 43 is provided with a large number of through holes 44. Therefore, the air containing the odor component can be smoothly returned to the air cleaner 2 without blocking the air flow.

  According to the deodorizing apparatus of the third aspect, the deodorizing cartridge 32 is attached to the air purifier 2 in advance, and the cartridge storage portion 33 in which the deodorizing cartridge 32 can be stored for regeneration of the deodorizing cartridge 32 is provided. The air purifier 2 is provided to be openable and closable, and the deodorizing box 3 is provided with an introduction hole 47 corresponding to the position of the cartridge housing portion 33. The deodorizing box 3 can be deodorized by simply placing the deodorizing box 3 adjacent to the air purifier 2 in the deodorizing box 3.

  According to the deodorizing apparatus of claim 4, the air cleaner 2 is provided with a suction port 14 for sucking in ambient air, and the outlet of the deodorization box 3 corresponding to the position of the suction port 14. 46 is provided, it is not necessary to perform any work on the air cleaner 2 side, and the deodorizing box 3 is simply disposed adjacent to the air purifier 2, and the deodorizing box 3 can be used for clothing and shoes. Any other article can be deodorized.

  Next, specific embodiments of the deodorizing apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a deodorizing apparatus main body 1 according to the present invention. The deodorizing apparatus main body 1 includes an air cleaner 2 having functions of collecting dust, deodorizing, and decomposing odor components by various filters and streamer discharges. A deodorizing unit disposed adjacent to the side surface of the air purifier 2 so that active species, which will be described later, are sent out from the air purifier 2 to deodorize clothes and the like, and the air after the deodorization returns to the air purifier 2 It is composed of box 3.

  First, the structure of the air cleaner 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an air purifier 2 of the type installed indoors, and a blower outlet 12 is provided at the rear of the upper surface of the main casing 11 constituting the outer shell of the air purifier 2. Suction ports 14 are respectively provided on the side surfaces on both sides. Indoor air is sucked into the main body casing 11 from the suction port 14, and air purified by a streamer discharge unit (described later) provided in the main body casing 11 is blown out from the air outlet 12. Reference numeral 15 denotes a front panel.

  FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the filter unit 20 that also serves as a view showing the flow of air flow in the air cleaner 2. Air is sucked from the suction port 14 by the fan 22 rotated by the fan motor 21, and the sucked air is purified through the prefilter 23, the plasma ionization unit 24, the photocatalytic filter 25, and the plasma catalyst filter 26. And blown out from the outlet 12. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the above-described streamer discharge unit 30 is disposed in the upper portion of the air cleaner 2.

  The streamer discharge unit 30 is composed of a counter electrode and a streamer discharge electrode arranged to face the counter electrode. Between the counter electrode and the streamer discharge electrode, a DC, AC or pulse discharge voltage is provided. Is applied, streamer discharge occurs between the two electrodes. When this streamer discharge occurs, low-temperature plasma is generated in the discharge field, and this low-temperature plasma generates radical species such as fast electrons, ions, ozone, and hydroxy radicals, and other excited molecules (excited oxygen molecules, excited nitrogen molecules, excited molecules). Water molecules) are generated. When these active species are applied to the deodorizer, the deodorizing performance can be regenerated.

  These active species have a very high energy level and have the ability to deodorize small organic molecules such as ammonia, aldehydes and nitrogen oxides contained in the air.

  By the way, the air purifier 2 is provided with a cartridge housing portion that can house a deodorizing cartridge having a deodorizing agent therein. That is, a deodorizing cartridge for deodorizing is attached in advance separately from the main body of the air purifier 2, and after placing the deodorizing cartridge in the entrance, toilet, shoe box, closet or the like to adsorb odor components, the deodorizing cartridge is air-cleaned. The deodorizing cartridge is regenerated by active species that are stored in the cartridge storage portion of the machine 2 and are generated by generating streamer discharge by the streamer discharge unit 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a pocket-shaped cartridge storage portion 33 is provided on one side surface of the main body casing 11 of the air purifier 2 so as to be openable and closable. A deodorizing cartridge 32 is attached to the cartridge storage portion 33. The deodorizing cartridge 32 is stored and regenerated by streamer discharge.

  Here, in the air purifier 2, as shown in FIG. 3, the main air flow path F <b> 1 through which the sucked air is purified and the air blown into the room from the air outlet 12 passes, and the vicinity of the air outlet 12. And a bypass air flow path F2 for returning the air to the upstream side. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the cartridge housing portion 33 is disposed in the bypass air flow path F <b> 2, and the bypass air flow is supplied to the deodorizing cartridge 32 housed in the cartridge housing portion 33, so that the deodorizing cartridge 32. The odor component adsorbed on the deodorizer is decomposed and regenerated. Then, after decomposing and regenerating the odor component, the deodorizing cartridge 32 is taken out from the cartridge housing portion 33, and the deodorizing cartridge 32 is placed at an arbitrary location for deodorization.

  The deodorization box 3 circulates the active species generated by the air purifier 2 to deodorize clothing, shoes and other arbitrary articles stored in the deodorization box 3. It returns to the air cleaner 2 to decompose the odor component, further decomposes the odor component, and sends it again from the air cleaner 2 to the deodorization box 3.

  Next, the structure of this deodorizing box 3 is demonstrated. 6 is a front view of the deodorizing apparatus main body 1 in which the air purifier 2 and the deodorizing box 3 are arranged side by side. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the deodorizing box 3 provided with a door 40 that is openable and closable. FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the deodorizing box 3 with the door 40 removed. 9 is a front view of the deodorizing box 3 (deodorizing apparatus body 1) with the door 40 removed, a plan view of the deodorizing apparatus body 1, FIG. 11 is a side view of the deodorizing apparatus body 1, and FIG. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 11.

  The deodorizing box 3 having approximately the same size as the air purifier 2 is composed of a casing 41 having an open front surface and an openable / closable door 40 covering the opening surface of the casing 41, and an article for deodorizing the inside. The storage portion 42 is used. In this storage portion 42, for example, in this embodiment, a three-stage shelf 43 is detachably provided, and a number of through holes 44 are formed in the shelf 43.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the side plate 45 on the side of the air cleaner 2 in the casing 41 of the deodorizing box 3 has an air outlet 46 that is substantially the same as the size of the one side inlet 14 of the air cleaner 2. Yes. The air outlet 46 of the deodorizing box 3 and the side suction port 14 of the air purifier 2 are located at the same position, and the storage section 42 and the air purifier 2 inside the deodorizing box 3 through the air outlet 46 and the side air inlet 14. It communicates with the inside of. In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, an introduction hole 47 is formed at a position corresponding to the cartridge storage portion 33 in the upper part on the rear side of the side plate 45 of the deodorization box 3, and the cartridge storage portion is inserted through the introduction hole 47. 33 is freely accessible. By tilting the cartridge storage portion 33 toward the deodorization box 3 through the introduction hole 47, the space portion of the cartridge storage portion 33 and the storage portion 42 of the deodorization box 3 communicate with each other. Thereby, the insides of the air cleaner 2 and the deodorizing box 3 communicate with each other.

  Thus, the deodorizing box 3 is juxtaposed on the side surface of the air purifier 2 with the cartridge housing portion 33 of the air purifier 2 opened, so that the space inside the air purifier 2 and the interior of the deodorizing box 3 are The space of the storage portion 42 communicates with the space of the cartridge storage portion 33, the introduction hole 47, the side suction port 14, and the air outlet 46.

  And the door 40 of the deodorizing box 3 is opened, clothes, shoes, and other arbitrary articles are placed on the shelf 43, the door 40 is closed, and the power of the air purifier 2 is turned on. When the power of the air cleaner 2 is turned on, the fan motor 21 of the filter unit 20 is driven and the fan 22 is rotated. At the same time, power is applied to the streamer discharge unit 30 of the filter unit 20 to start streamer discharge. The active species generated by the streamer discharge is discharged to the storage portion 42 of the deodorization box 3 through the space portion of the cartridge storage portion 33 and the introduction hole 47 of the deodorization box 3. Articles such as clothes in the storage section 42 are deodorized by the released active species, and air containing odorous components is recirculated into the air purifier 2 from the air outlet 46.

  The air containing the odor component is returned into the air cleaner 2, the odor component is decomposed by the streamer discharge unit 30 of the filter unit 20 in the air cleaner 2, and does not contain the odor component and contains the active species. Is again blown to the storage section 42 of the deodorizing box 3. By repeating this state for a predetermined time, for example, about 30 minutes, the articles in the deodorizing box 3 are deodorized. At the same time, since the filter unit 20 has functions such as dust collection and sterilization, the articles in the deodorization box 3 are dedusted and sterilized.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, air containing active species generated by the streamer discharge of the streamer discharge unit 30 is sent into the deodorizing box 3, and articles such as clothes in the deodorizing box 3 can be deodorized by the active species, Moreover, since the deodorized odor component is returned to the air purifier 2 and the odor component is decomposed again by the streamer discharge, the deodorizing effect is improved and the air containing the odor component is not discharged to the outside, There is no discomfort. In addition, since the shelf 43 of the deodorizing box 3 is provided with a large number of through holes 44, it does not block the flow of air containing active species, so that the air containing deodorized odor components is cleaned with air. It can be smoothly returned to the machine 2. Further, unlike the conventional example, an aqueous solution and water are unnecessary, and it is easy to use. In particular, the active species generated by the streamer discharge is returned to the air cleaner 2 and reused, so that the deodorizing effect is further improved.

  In addition, the cartridge housing portion 33 on the side that feeds air containing active species through the through-hole 44 of the deodorizing box 3 is originally provided in the air purifier 2, and the outlet of the deodorizing box 3 A side suction port 14 for sending air containing odor components from 46 to the air purifier 2 is also originally provided in the air purifier 2, and the deodorizing box 3 is utilized by using these cartridge storage portion 33 and side suction port 14. The through-hole 44 and the blower outlet 46 are also provided in the side. As a result, it is not necessary to perform any work on the air purifier 2 side, and the deodorizing box 3 is simply disposed adjacent to the air purifier 2, and the deodorizing box 3 can be used for clothing, shoes or any other article. Can be deodorized.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the shelf 43 is provided in the storage unit 42 of the deodorization box 3 is shown. However, a rod for hanging a hanger for hanging clothes may be provided on the upper part of the storage unit 42. You may make it use a stick and the shelf 43 together. In addition, the air purifier 2 side is provided with a function of generating hot air and a function of dehumidification, and warm air and dehumidified air are also sent to the side of the deodorizing box 3 so that the articles such as clothes in the deodorizing box 3 can be used. Drying may be performed at the same time.

  In addition, the air purifier 2 is configured only by the streamer discharge generating mechanism such as the streamer discharge unit 30, and connected to the work-in closet, the close-in box, the underfloor storage, the inside of the vehicle, etc. with a hose or duct, Deodorization may be performed. Also, a discharge function other than streamer discharge, for example, plasma discharge, can be used. In this case, ozone generated by the plasma discharge functions as an active species during deodorization.

It is a perspective view of the deodorizing apparatus main body in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the air cleaner in embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the filter unit of the air cleaner in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the main airflow and bypass airflow in embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part perspective view of the air cleaner in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the deodorizing apparatus main body in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the deodorizing apparatus main body of the state which opened the door of the deodorizing box in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the deodorizing apparatus main body of the state which removed the door of the deodorizing box in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the deodorizing apparatus main body of the state which removed the door of the deodorizing box in embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the deodorizing apparatus main body in embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the deodorizing apparatus main body in embodiment of this invention. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 11 in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Deodorizing device main body 2 Air cleaner 3 Deodorizing box 14 Side suction port 32 Deodorizing cartridge 33 Cartridge storage part 43 Shelf 44 Hole 46 Outlet 47 Hole

Claims (5)

  A deodorizing box (3) having a space inside is disposed adjacent to an air purifier (2) having a discharge function, and the deodorizing box (3) is generated by the discharge from the air purifier (2). The deodorizing apparatus is characterized in that the air containing the activated species is supplied and the air containing the odor components after deodorizing in the deodorizing box (3) is returned to the air cleaner (2).   The deodorizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the discharge is a streamer discharge.   The shelf (43) is provided in the internal space of the deodorizing box (3), and a plurality of through holes (44) are formed in the shelf (43). 2. The deodorizing apparatus according to 2.   The air purifier (2) is preliminarily accompanied with a deodorizing cartridge (32), and a cartridge storage portion (33) that can store the deodorizing cartridge (32) is used for regeneration of the deodorizing cartridge (32). The cleaner (2) is provided so as to be openable and closable, and an introduction hole (47) is provided in the deodorizing box (3) corresponding to the position of the cartridge housing part (33). The deodorization apparatus in any one of Claims 1-3.   The air cleaner (2) is provided with a suction port (14) for sucking in ambient air, and an air outlet (46) of the deodorization box (3) is provided in correspondence with the position of the suction port (14). The deodorizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the deodorizing apparatus is provided.