JP2009285228A - Sterilization deodorizing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sterilization deodorizing machine, capable of performing a sterilization process and a deodorizing process without using a consumable member such as a filter and an intake means such as a fan. <P>SOLUTION: In the sterilization deodorizing machine 50, the sterilization process and the deodorizing process to air are performed by a UV-radiation means 30, a negative ion generating means 32, and a deodorizing means 40 composed of different kinds of metal or ceramic. A consumable member such as a filter is not necessary. Running cost on the sterilization deodorizing machine 50 can be greatly reduced. Taking-in and emitting air to the sterilization deodorizing machine 50 are performed by use of flow of negative ions radiated by the negative ion generating means 32, thereby the sterilization deodorizing machine 50 can be compacter, and consume less power. Thus, a sterilization deodorizing machine can be installed and used even in an vehicle interior or a narrow room without pressing on the space. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sterilization and deodorizer that performs sterilization and deodorization on air in a vehicle or in a room.

  Due to the recent increase in hygiene awareness and health awareness, air purifiers with a function to deodorize tobacco odors and other unpleasant odors have become widespread in hospitals, theaters, restaurants, pachinko parlors and general households. Yes. As an example of the air cleaner as described above, in the following [Patent Document 1], indoor air is taken into the interior by driving an air intake means such as an electric fan and passed through a dust collection cell. There has been disclosed a device relating to an air purifier that removes suspended particles and performs a deodorizing treatment with a liquid or jelly-like deodorant stored in a deodorant cartridge.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-32429

  However, as in the device disclosed in [Patent Document 1], an air cleaner using an air intake means such as a fan has a relatively large scale, and is installed in a vehicle such as an automobile or a narrow room such as a closet or a storage. Not suitable for installation. In addition, filters such as dust collection cells and deodorizers in deodorant cartridges gradually lose their function due to continuous use, so they need to be replaced periodically and increase running costs. There is a point. Furthermore, in order to maintain the health of the human body, it is preferable to sterilize pathogens floating in the air. However, the device disclosed in [Patent Document 1] cannot perform sterilization treatment against pathogens.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a sterilization deodorizer capable of performing a sterilization process and a deodorization process without using consumable members such as a filter and an intake means such as a fan. The purpose is to do.

The present invention
(1) a circuit unit 38 that obtains power from the outside and supplies it to each unit;
An air intake 34 for taking in air in the vehicle or in the room;
An outlet 36 for discharging the air subjected to sterilization and deodorization into the vehicle or the room;
In a sterilization deodorizer having
Ultraviolet irradiation means 30 for sterilizing the air taken in from the intake port 34 by emitting ultraviolet rays by the electric power supplied from the circuit unit 38;
By radiating negative ions toward the air outlet 36 by the electric power supplied from the circuit unit 38, the air subjected to the sterilization process and the deodorizing process is discharged from the air outlet 36 and the air in the vehicle or the room is discharged. Negative ion generating means 32 for performing deodorization processing on the air taken in from the air inlet 34 and further taking in the air taken in from the air inlet 34 by radiation of the negative ions
Deodorizing means 40 composed of different kinds of metals or ceramics in contact or in close proximity and deodorizing the air taken in from the intake port 34;
The above-described problems are solved by providing a sterilizing and deodorizing machine 50 characterized by having the following.

The sterilization deodorizer according to the present invention has the above-described configuration.
(1) Since it is possible to perform sterilization treatment and deodorization treatment for air in a vehicle or the like without using a consumable member such as a filter, the running cost of the sterilization deodorizer can be significantly reduced.
(2) Since no intake means such as a fan is used, the scale of the apparatus can be reduced. Therefore, even in a vehicle or a narrow room, a sterilization deodorizer can be installed without squeezing the space.

  An embodiment of a sterilization deodorizer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the inside of an embodiment of a sterilization deodorizer according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the deodorizing means used in the sterilizing and deodorizing machine according to the present invention.

  The sterilization deodorizer 50 according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1 includes a circuit unit 38 that supplies electric power acquired from the outside to each unit of the sterilization deodorizer 50, and an ultraviolet ray that emits ultraviolet rays by the power supplied from the circuit unit 38. Irradiation means 30, negative ion generation means 32 that emits negative ions by electric power supplied from the circuit unit 38, and dissimilar metals or ceramics that are installed at a predetermined position in the sterilization deodorizer 50 and are in contact with or in close proximity to each other And a deodorizing means 40.

  The circuit unit 38 is installed in a circuit housing unit 38a formed at a predetermined position in the casing 10 of the sterilization deodorizer 50, and one end of the cable 12 for acquiring power from an external power source is connected to the circuit unit 38. Has been. The other end of the cable 12 is a connection plug 12a that can be connected to an external power source. When the sterilization deodorizer 50 is used in a vehicle, the connection plug 12a has a plug shape that can be connected to a battery in the vehicle via a cigar socket or the like as shown in this example. When the sterilizer 50 is used indoors, the connection plug 12a has a plug shape that can be connected to a commercial power outlet.

  An intake port 34 having a predetermined shape is formed on both side surfaces of the casing 10, and ultraviolet irradiation means 30 are installed in the vicinity of the intake port 34. As the ultraviolet irradiation means 30, it is preferable to use an ultraviolet irradiation light emitting diode from the viewpoint of space saving and power saving, but a mercury lamp capable of emitting ultraviolet light, a discharge tube of hydrogen or rare gas, a quartz lamp, an arc lamp, etc. A known ultraviolet radiation device may be used. The ultraviolet irradiation means 30 is turned on by an irradiation means driving circuit constituting the circuit unit 38 to irradiate the air taken in from the intake port 34 with ultraviolet rays. By irradiating the ultraviolet rays, pathogens floating in the taken-in air are killed and the air is sterilized. The ultraviolet irradiation means 30 is preferably installed in the vicinity of the intake port 34 as described above, but is not particularly limited to this position, and ultraviolet rays can be appropriately applied to the air taken in from the intake port 34. If so, it may be installed at an arbitrary position on the air flow path.

  The negative ion generating means 32 has a brush-like discharge electrode 32a made of, for example, a carbon fiber bundle at one end, and the other end of the negative ion generating means 32 is a high portion constituting the circuit unit 38 via the connection terminal 16 or the like. Connected to the voltage generator. The high voltage generating unit includes a boosting unit such as a piezoelectric transformer, and can boost the electric power acquired from the cable 12 to a predetermined high voltage and output it to the negative ion generating unit 32. In addition, the casing 10 is formed with a guide wall 14 that is widened toward the air outlet 36, and the discharge electrode 32 a of the negative ion generating means 32 is installed in the vicinity of the air outlet 36 between the guide walls 14 in the direction of the air outlet 36. . Then, when a high voltage from the high voltage generator is applied to the discharge electrode 32a, negative ions are radiated from the discharge electrode 32a toward the outlet 36, and the air taken in from the intake port 34 by the emission of the negative ions. Deodorizing treatment is performed. In addition, air in the sterilization deodorizer 50 is discharged from the blower outlet 36 by the flow of the radiated negative ions, and air is taken into the sterilization deodorizer 50 from the air inlet 34 as the air is released.

  Next, the structure of the deodorizing means 40 used for the sterilization deodorizer 50 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2A shows an example in which the deodorizing means 40 is made of metal, and FIG. 2B shows an example in which the deodorizing means 40 is made of ceramic.

  The deodorizing means 40 using metal shown in FIG. 2 (a) is configured such that a metal plate having a thickness of about 1 mm made of different kinds of metals Ma and Mb is placed in contact or close to each other with an interval of about 1 mm or less. The optimal combination of metal plates Ma and Mb is titanium and copper, but copper and tin, copper and nickel, copper and iron, copper and magnesium, copper and zinc, copper and lead, copper and gold, copper and silver, copper And platinum, copper and palladium, copper and cobalt, tin and titanium, tin and nickel, tin and iron, tin and magnesium, tin and zinc, tin and lead, tin and gold, tin and silver, tin and platinum, tin and palladium , Tin and cobalt, nickel and titanium, nickel and iron, nickel and magnesium, nickel and zinc, nickel and lead, nickel and gold, nickel and silver, nickel and platinum, nickel and palladium, nickel and cobalt, iron and titanium, iron And magnesium, iron and zinc, iron and lead, iron and gold, iron and silver, iron and platinum, iron and palladium, iron and cobalt, magnesium and titanium, magnesium and zinc, magnesium and lead, magnesium and gold, magnesi And silver, magnesium and platinum, magnesium and palladium, magnesium and cobalt, zinc and titanium, zinc and lead, zinc and gold, zinc and silver, zinc and platinum, zinc and palladium, zinc and cobalt, lead and titanium, lead and Gold, lead and silver, lead and platinum, lead and palladium, lead and cobalt, gold and titanium, gold and silver, gold and platinum, gold and palladium, gold and cobalt, silver and titanium, silver and platinum, silver and palladium, Silver and cobalt, platinum and titanium, platinum and palladium, platinum and cobalt, palladium and titanium, palladium and cobalt, titanium and cobalt, and the like may be used.

  Note that the metal plate made of the metals Ma and Mb is not particularly required to be rectangular, and may be circular, elliptical, or any other shape. Moreover, you may laminate | stack the metal Ma, Mb not only one set but the multiple sets in multilayer form. Furthermore, the metals Ma and Mb do not necessarily have to be plate-like, and the metals Ma and Ma may be made into a lump and fixed or accommodated in a predetermined container by contacting or approaching them.

The deodorizing means 40 using the ceramic shown in FIG.2 (b) is accommodated in the container 42 so that the dissimilar ceramic Mc, Md which exhibits a particle shape may contact or adjoin. As one of the ceramics Mc, it is preferable to use natural ore such as plutonic rocks having an equigranular structure such as gabbro, diorite and syenite, preferably granite (granite) as one kind thereof. As the other ceramic Md, for example, glass ceramics (Li ₂ O—Al ₂ O ₃ —SiO ₂ type, MgO—Al ₂ O ₃ —SiO ₂ type, PbO—ZnO—B ₂ O ₃ type, SiO _{2) -Al 2 O 3 -CaO-ZnO-} BaO-Na 2 O -based) is preferably used and the like. Further, the container 42 for storing the ceramics Mc and Md is, for example, stainless steel or aluminum alloy (Al-Mn alloy, Al-Si alloy, Al-Mg alloy, Al-Mg-Si alloy, Al-Zn-Mg alloy) or the like. It is preferable to use these metals. FIG. 2B shows an example in which the ceramic Mc is disposed on both sides of the ceramic Md accommodating portion. However, even if the ceramic Mc is disposed on one side of the ceramic Md accommodating portion, the ceramic Mc and the ceramic Md The accommodating portions may be alternately arranged.

  The deodorizing means 40 has a deodorizing effect on bad odor components in the air taken in from the intake port 34 because different metals Ma and Mb or different ceramics Mc and Md are in contact with or in close proximity to each other. The cause is not necessarily clear so far, but a weak electric current is generated by a contact electric phenomenon (Volta effect) based on a potential difference caused by contact of different kinds of substances (metal Ma, Mb or ceramic Mc, Md in this example). This is considered to be because a negative ion beam (photon) is radiated to the outside, which directly acts on the surrounding air and destroys a cluster of malodorous components contained in the air.

  In addition, in this example, although the example which installed the deodorizing means 40 in the circuit accommodating part 38a is shown, the installation position of the deodorizing means 40 is not specifically limited, Install in arbitrary positions in the casing 10. Is possible.

  Next, the operation of the sterilization deodorizer 50 according to the present invention will be described. First, the connection plug 12a of the sterilization deodorizer 50 is connected to an external power source. Thereby, electric power is supplied from the external power source to the circuit unit 38. When power is supplied to the circuit unit 38, the irradiation unit driving circuit of the circuit unit 38 operates and the ultraviolet irradiation unit 30 is turned on. Thereby, ultraviolet rays are irradiated to the air in the sterilization deodorizer 50 from the ultraviolet irradiation means 30, and the sterilization process with respect to air is performed. At the same time, the high voltage generator of the circuit unit 38 operates to output the boosted high voltage to the negative ion generator 32. The discharge electrode 32a of the negative ion generating means 32 is corona discharged by applying a high voltage from the high voltage generating unit, and radiates negative ions from the discharge electrode 32a toward the outlet 36. The emitted negative ions decompose malodorous components such as tobacco odor in the air present in the vicinity of the discharge electrode 32a in the sterilization deodorizer 50, and perform a deodorizing process on the air. Further, as described above, the discharge electrode 32a is installed in the vicinity of the outlet 36 in the direction of the outlet 36, and the air in the vicinity of the outlet 36 is blown out by the flow of negative ions emitted from the discharge electrode 32a. Are discharged into the vehicle or the room where the sterilizer 50 is installed. Along with the release of this air, air in the vehicle or room is newly taken in from the intake port 34 and sterilized by the ultraviolet irradiation means 30. The sterilized air passes between the guide walls 14 and flows into the vicinity of the discharge electrode 32a. After the deodorizing process is performed here, the air is similarly discharged from the outlet 36. Therefore, according to the sterilization deodorizer 50 according to the present invention, air can be taken into and released from the sterilization deodorizer 50 without using an air intake means such as a fan.

  Further, the deodorizing means 40 installed at a predetermined position in the sterilizing and deodorizing machine 50 performs a deodorizing process on the taken-in air separately from the negative ion generating means 32. Thereby, the sterilization deodorizer 50 can perform an effective deodorizing process on the air taken in from the intake port 34 in combination with the negative ion generating means 32 described above.

  As described above, according to the sterilizing and deodorizing machine 50 according to the present invention, the odor eliminating means is configured such that the sterilization treatment and deodorization treatment for air are composed of the ultraviolet irradiation means 30, the negative ion generation means 32, and different metals or ceramics. Therefore, a consumable member such as a filter is unnecessary, and the running cost for the sterilization deodorizer 50 can be significantly reduced. Further, the ultraviolet irradiation means 30, the negative ion generation means 32, and the deodorizing means 40 do not lose their functions even if they are continuously used, and maintain the sterilization treatment and the deodorization treatment for air over a long period of time. be able to.

  Further, the sterilization deodorizer 50 according to the present invention does not need an air intake means such as a fan because the air is taken into and out of the sterilization deodorizer 50 by the flow of negative ions emitted by the negative ion generation means 32. The sterilization deodorizer 50 can be reduced in size and power can be saved. Thereby, a sterilization deodorizer can be installed and used in a vehicle or a narrow room without squeezing a space.

  In addition, since the sterilization deodorizer 50 shown in FIG. 1 is a suitable example of the sterilization deodorizer according to the present invention, the arrangement, number, shape, and the like of each part constituting the sterilization deodorizer 50 can be appropriately changed. is there. In addition, the present invention can be modified and implemented without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the inside of one Embodiment of the disinfection deodorizer which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the deodorizing means used for the sterilization deodorizer which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

30 UV irradiation means
32 Negative ion generation means
34 Inlet
36 Air outlet
38 Circuit part
40 Deodorizing means
50 Sterilization deodorizer

Claims (1)

A circuit unit that obtains power from the outside and supplies it to each unit;
An intake port for taking in air in the vehicle or in the room,
An outlet for discharging the air subjected to the sterilization treatment and the deodorization treatment into the vehicle or the room;
In a sterilization deodorizer having
Ultraviolet irradiation means for sterilizing the air taken in from the intake port by emitting ultraviolet light by the power supplied from the circuit unit,
The air supplied from the circuit unit emits negative ions toward the air outlet to discharge air that has been sterilized and deodorized from the air outlet, and air inside the vehicle or the room is taken into the air inlet. Negative ion generating means for performing deodorization treatment on the air taken in from the intake port by radiation of the negative ions
Deodorizing means that is composed of different metals or ceramics arranged in contact or close to each other and performs a deodorizing process on the air taken in from the intake port;
A sterilizing and deodorizing machine characterized by comprising:

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