JP2014064517A - Indoor air cleaning and greening device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an indoor air cleaning and greening device capable of increasing the air purification efficiency per floor area, enabling high-density and various planting greening, and having high space utilization efficiency.
SOLUTION: A breathable outer peripheral wall 1 having a soil layer 4 and plants 5 planted on the outer peripheral surface, a water storage tank 3 provided below the outer peripheral wall 1 for receiving drainage of the soil layer 4, and a fan 2 With. The fan 2 introduces the air to be purified into the enclosed space 6 formed by the outer peripheral wall 1 and passes the introduced air through the soil layer 4 to be discharged outside the outer peripheral wall 1.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an indoor air cleaning and greening device having a function of purifying indoor air and a greening function.

  Each example of a conventional indoor air cleaning and greening device of this type is shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, respectively. In the example of FIG. 13, a planter 33 in which a plant 32 is planted is installed in a storage case 31 having an air cleaning function (Patent Document 1). In the example of FIG. 14, a flower pot 43 in which a plant 42 is planted is installed on an air purifier 41.

Japanese Patent No. 4601102 Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-345737

The conventional indoor air cleaning and greening apparatus shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 has the following problems.
(1) Many greening devices such as flower pots and planters are very small, and in order to secure a wide greening area, for example, it is necessary to arrange a plurality of planters. Therefore, a large installation space is required to purify the air in a large-scale indoor space.
(2) Since it is an apparatus configuration in which an air purifier is combined for each flower pot or planter, a large number of apparatuses having the same configuration are arranged, and the configuration is wasteful.
(3) Since the configuration of the greening device is a so-called ground planting state, only a low-density plant quantity can be expected with respect to the floor area, and sufficient greening cannot be achieved.
(4) The purification fan of the air purifier becomes nearly bare and the motor noise becomes noise.
(5) Since only one or several plants can be planted with respect to one apparatus, it is necessary to increase the number of apparatuses when performing various planting.
(6) If the device is installed indoors, the space remaining above the device becomes a space that cannot be used, and the space utilization efficiency deteriorates.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an indoor air cleaning and greening device that can increase the air purification efficiency per floor area, can be planted with high density and diverse, and has high space utilization efficiency.

  The indoor air cleaning and greening device of the present invention has a soil layer and a breathable outer peripheral wall in which plants are planted on the outer peripheral surface, and air to be purified is introduced into a space surrounded by the outer peripheral wall, and the introduced air is introduced into the soil layer. A fan that passes through the inside and discharges the outside of the outer peripheral wall; and a water storage tank that is provided below the outer peripheral wall and receives the drainage of the soil layer.

According to this configuration, the following advantages can be obtained.
-Since it becomes the wall greening air purification form which purifies air with the outer peripheral wall used as an elevation surface, the purification efficiency per floor area can be improved compared with the case where air is purified with a horizontal surface.
・ Since planting is planted on the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall, space-saving and high-density greening is possible even in a large indoor space compared to the planter type.
-Compared with the planter type, air can be introduced and discharged with a single fan, so that the air purification efficiency can be improved in this respect as well.
-A wide surface for planting plants is obtained for the wall greening format, and a variety of plants can be planted with a single device.
-By increasing the height of the device, it can be used to install this device up to a high position in the room, and the upper space in the room can be used effectively without being wasted, and the space utilization efficiency can be improved. .
-Since a fan is located in the enclosure space of the outer peripheral wall which has a soil layer, the noise including the motor sound emitted from a fan can be reduced with the soundproof effect which a soil layer has.
As described above, the air purification efficiency per floor area can be increased, and a variety of planting can be planted at high density, and the space utilization efficiency can be increased.

  In this invention, you may provide the irrigation apparatus which supplies the water of the said water storage tank in the said soil layer. When the irrigation device is provided, the water in the water storage tank can be circulated and supplied into the soil layer, and the irrigation work can be omitted.

  In this invention, you may provide the sealing means which keeps the said enclosed space airtight except the air inlet port by the said fan. Thereby, the suction force of the fan can be efficiently used, and the suction air can be passed through the soil layer.

  In the present invention, a duct for introducing clean air into the enclosed space may be provided. If a duct is provided, the air in a place away from the apparatus or in another room can be cleaned.

  In this invention, the outer peripheral wall is an inner peripheral side and an outer peripheral side net respectively disposed in the wall thickness direction, and the soil layer filled between the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side net, It is good also as what consists of the earth retaining sheet provided along the net | network body of the said inner peripheral side. Thereby, while supporting the soil layer of a wall surface without collapsing, a plant can be planted on the outer periphery and air can be passed through the soil layer.

  The indoor air cleaning and greening device of the present invention has a soil layer and a breathable outer peripheral wall in which plants are planted on the outer peripheral surface, and air to be purified is introduced into a space surrounded by the outer peripheral wall, and the introduced air is introduced into the soil layer. It is possible to increase the air purification efficiency per floor area because it includes a fan that passes through the inside and discharges outside the outer peripheral wall and a water storage tank that is provided below the outer peripheral wall and receives the drainage of the soil layer. Along with this, it is possible to plant a variety of trees at high density and to improve the efficiency of space use.

It is sectional drawing of the indoor air purification greening apparatus concerning 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the indoor air purification greening device. It is a top view of the indoor air purification greening device. It is a perspective view of the net body which constitutes the perimeter wall in the indoor air purification greening device. It is a perspective view of the irrigation apparatus in the indoor air purification greening apparatus. It is a top view which shows the other structural example of the indoor air purification greening apparatus. It is sectional drawing of the indoor air cleaning greening apparatus concerning other embodiment of this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the indoor air purification greening device. It is an external appearance perspective view of the indoor air purification greening apparatus concerning further another embodiment of this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the indoor air purification greening apparatus concerning further another embodiment of this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the indoor air purification greening apparatus concerning further another embodiment of this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the indoor air purification greening apparatus concerning further another embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of a prior art example. It is another conventional perspective view.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This indoor air cleaning and greening device includes a breathable outer peripheral wall 1 having a soil layer 4 and plants 5 planted on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a water storage tank provided below the outer peripheral wall 1 for receiving the drainage of the soil layer 4. 3 and a fan 2 that introduces the air to be purified A into the enclosed space 6 defined by the outer peripheral wall 1 and allows the introduced air A to pass through the soil layer 4 and be discharged to the outside of the outer peripheral wall 1.

  The outer peripheral wall 1 is formed in a cylindrical shape as shown in a plan view in FIG. 3, and as shown in FIG. 1, the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side nets 7 and 8 are respectively arranged inside and outside the wall thickness direction. And a soil layer 4 filled between the inner and outer nets 7 and 8 and an earth retaining sheet 9 provided along the inner net 7. The earth retaining sheet 9 is made of a material having air permeability such as a nonwoven fabric. The nets 7 and 8 are made of metal or the like.

  The annular space between the inner net 7 and the outer net 8 is partitioned into a plurality of partition spaces by a horizontal partition plate 11 as shown in FIG. 4, and the soil layer 4 is placed in each partition space. The light weight soil which comprises is filled. As a material constituting the soil layer 4, ceramics or the like may be used in addition to lightweight soil. In this way, by filling lightweight space into a plurality of partitioned spaces partitioned by the horizontal partition plate 11, the lightweight soil is uniformly filled in the annular high space between the inner and outer nets 7 and 8 without deviation. can do. The horizontal partition plate 11 is configured by a net. Thereby, when irrigating the soil layer 4 from above, it is possible to irrigate the entire soil layer 4 without being blocked by the horizontal partition plate 11.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the surrounding space 6 of the outer peripheral wall 1 is sealed by a sealing plate 12 whose top end serves as a sealing means. Specifically, an air inlet 12a for introducing the air to be purified A is provided at the center of the sealing plate 12, the fan 2 is provided at the center, and the enclosed space 6 is airtight except for the air inlet 12a. Kept.

  Irrigation to the soil layer 4 is performed by an irrigation device 13. This irrigation device 13 sucks the water 14 of the water storage tank 3 with a pump 15 disposed in the enclosed space 6 of the outer peripheral wall 1, and passes it through the water supply pipe 16 piped into the soil layer 4 into the soil layer 4. It is to be supplied. As shown in FIG. 5, the water supply pipe 16 branches from a base pipe part 16 a rising upward from the pump 15 along the inner peripheral side in the soil layer 4, and an intermediate part and an upper end of the base pipe part 16 a. It consists of two-stage annular pipe portions 16b, 16c that circulate on the inner peripheral side of the soil layer 4, and each annular pipe portion 16b, 16c is provided with a plurality of water supply ports 17 arranged equally in the circumferential direction. . Thereby, the water 14 of the water storage tank 3 sucked by the pump 15 is evenly supplied to each part in the soil layer 4. By providing the irrigation device 13 in this manner, the water 14 in the water storage tank 3 can be circulated and supplied into the soil layer 4, and irrigation work can be omitted. When the amount of water in the water storage tank 3 decreases due to evaporation or the like, water is supplied into the water storage tank 3 by appropriate means.

  A drain pipe 18 is provided on the peripheral wall of the water storage tank 3, and when the level of the water 14 in the water storage tank 3 becomes higher than the installation position of the drain pipe 18, the water 14 in the water storage tank 3 is drained to the outside through the drain pipe 18. The A caster 19 is provided at the bottom of the water storage tank 3 so that the indoor air cleaning and greening device can be moved on the floor.

  The height of the indoor air cleaning and greening device may be, for example, a height that reaches from the indoor floor surface to the vicinity of the ceiling surface, or may be lower than a desk height.

According to the indoor air cleaning and greening device having the above-described configuration, the air to be purified A is introduced into the air-permeable outer peripheral wall 1 having the soil layer 4 and the plant 5 planted on the outer peripheral surface, and the enclosed space 6 formed by the outer peripheral wall 1. Since it has a fan 2 that passes the introduced air A through the soil layer 4 and exhausts it to the outside of the outer peripheral wall 1, and a water storage tank 3 that is provided below the outer peripheral wall 1 and receives the drainage of the soil layer 4. The air purification efficiency per area can be increased, and high-density and diverse planting can be planted, and the space utilization efficiency can be increased.
That is, since it becomes the wall surface greening air purification type which purifies air with the outer peripheral wall 1 used as an elevation surface, the purification efficiency per floor area can be improved compared with the case where air is purified with a horizontal surface. Moreover, since it is a wall-surface greening air cleaning format in which the plant 5 is planted on the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 1 serving as an upright surface, high-density greening can be achieved in a small space even in a large-scale indoor space. Also, since air can be introduced and discharged by one fan 2, air purification efficiency can be improved in this respect as well. Since a wide area for planting objects is obtained, a variety of plants can be planted with a single device. In addition, by increasing the height of the device, it can be used to install this device up to a high position in the room, and the upper space in the room can be used effectively without being wasted, increasing the space utilization efficiency. it can. Furthermore, noise including the motor sound emitted from the fan 2 can be reduced by the soundproofing effect of the soil layer 4 of the outer peripheral wall 1.

  In addition, in FIG. 3, although the top view in case the outer peripheral wall 1 is a cylindrical shape was shown, the outer peripheral wall 1 is not restricted to this, For example, it is a polygonal cylinder shape close | similar to a circle like FIG. Also good.

  7 and 8 show another embodiment of the present invention. This indoor air purification and greening device is provided with a duct 20 for introducing clean air A into the enclosed space 6 of the outer peripheral wall 1 in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. The upper end of the duct 20 protrudes upward through the top sealing plate 12 of the enclosed space 6. The lower end of the duct 20 reaches the lower part of the enclosed space 6 and communicates with the sealed space 21 in which the fan 2 for introducing the purified air A is disposed. The peripheral wall of the duct 20 is provided with a plurality of exhaust holes 22 through which the air to be cleaned A introduced into the duct 20 is led out into the enclosed space 6 of the outer peripheral wall 1. Thus, the air to be cleaned A introduced from the duct 20 is led out from the exhaust hole 22 of the duct 20 into the enclosed space 6 of the outer peripheral wall 1, and further passes through the soil layer 4 of the outer peripheral wall 1 to It is discharged outside. When the duct 20 is provided in this manner, the air in a place away from the apparatus or in another room can be cleaned. Other configurations and operational effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 9 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. In this first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, this indoor air cleaning and greening device has an outer peripheral wall 1 having a rectangular prismatic shape. Other configurations and operational effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, this indoor air purification and greening device is provided with a circular top plate 23 having the same circular shape as that of the outer peripheral wall 1 above the outer peripheral wall 1. In the case of this configuration, the outer peripheral wall 1 is provided with an intake port (not shown) that communicates with the inside and outside of the enclosed space 6 (not shown in FIG. 10). Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.
Thus, when the circular top plate 23 is provided in the upper part of the outer peripheral wall 1, an indoor air clean greening apparatus can be used also as a table. Other functions and effects are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  FIG. 11 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. In the indoor air cleaning and greening apparatus shown in FIG. 9, a top plate 23 having the same square shape as the outer peripheral wall 1 is provided on the upper portion of the outer peripheral wall 1. Other configurations and operational effects are the same as those of the embodiment of FIG.

  FIG. 12 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. In this indoor air cleaning and greening apparatus, in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, the outer peripheral wall 1 is a double-sided shape having a pair of parallel planar outer wall surfaces 1a and 1a. The end surfaces 1b and 1b on both sides of the outer peripheral wall 1 perpendicular to the planar outer wall surface portions 1a and 1a do not provide a soil layer. Also in this configuration, the same operations and effects as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Outer peripheral wall 2 ... Fan 3 ... Water storage tank 4 ... Soil layer 5 ... Plant 6 ... Enclosure space 7, 8 ... Net body 9 ... Earth retaining sheet 12 ... Sealing board 12a ... Inlet 13 ... Irrigation device 20 ... Duct

Claims (5)

  A breathable outer peripheral wall having a soil layer and a plant planted on the outer peripheral surface, and air to be purified is introduced into a space surrounded by the outer peripheral wall, and the introduced air is passed through the soil layer to be outside the outer peripheral wall. An indoor air cleaning and greening device comprising: a fan that is discharged to the outside and a water storage tank that is provided below the outer peripheral wall and that receives the drainage of the soil layer.   The indoor air purification greening device according to claim 1, further comprising an irrigation device for supplying water from the water storage tank into the soil layer.   3. The indoor air purification and greening device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a sealing means for keeping the enclosed space in an airtight state except for an air intake port of the fan.   The indoor air cleaning and greening device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a duct for introducing clean air into the enclosed space.   The indoor air purification and greening device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the outer peripheral wall is an inner peripheral side and an outer peripheral side net respectively disposed inside and outside in the wall thickness direction. An indoor air cleaning and greening device comprising the soil layer filled between the meshes on the peripheral side and the outer peripheral side, and a soil retaining sheet provided along the net on the inner peripheral side.

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