JP2014064650A - Air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air cleaner which removes bacteria, fungi, viruses, and odor in air using electrolytic water obtained by energization of water, allowing for easy operation for draining dirty electrolytic water.SOLUTION: In a main body case 1 having an inlet 2 and an outlet 3, ventilation means 4 and air purification means 5 are provided. The air purification means includes a tray 6, a feed tank 7 for feeding water to the tray 6, an electrolytic unit 8, a filter part 9, and a drain tank 20 for storing water in the tray 6. The feed tank 7 includes a first feed tank grip part 21. The drain tank 20 includes a drain tank grip part 22. A portion of the drain tank grip part 22 of the drain tank 20 overlaps the first feed tank grip part 21 of the feed tank 7, so that the feed tank 7 and the drain tank 20 can be simultaneously transported with a single hand, resulting in reduction in the operation load for draining dirty electrolytic water.

Description

  The present invention relates to an air cleaning apparatus that removes bacteria, fungi, viruses, odors, and the like in the air using electrolyzed water obtained by energizing water.

  Conventionally, by electrolyzing water with increased chlorine ions by adding salt to tap water, electrolyzed water containing hypochlorous acid is generated, and using this electrolyzed water, such as bacteria floating in the air Air purifiers that measure removal have been proposed. The structure of this type of air purifier was as follows.

  That is, by supplying electrolyzed water to a humidifying element made of non-woven fabric, etc., the bacteria in the air are brought into contact with the electrolyzed water on the humidifying element, and the bacteria are suppressed, thereby attempting to remove the bacteria in the air. (For example, the following patent document 1).

JP 2012-52699 A

  When the electrolyzed water is used for a long time, the electrolyzed water is contaminated, which causes the problem that the electrolysis performance is lowered and the sterilization performance is lowered. Therefore, when supplying tap water to the water supply tank, the humidifying element has to carry the tray in contact with the electrolyzed water to the drainage facility and drain the dirty water inside. Since the tray is a tray for the water supply tank and the humidifying element, it is large, and it is necessary to carry the water supply tank and the tray separately twice during water supply / drainage, and the drainage work is troublesome because it exists at the bottom of the product. It was.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air cleaning device that facilitates the drainage of dirty electrolytic water.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a main body case having an air inlet and an outlet, and a blower means and an air cleaning means are provided in the main body case. A bowl-shaped tray, a water supply tank for supplying water to the tray, an electrolysis unit for generating electrolyzed water from the water in the tray, a water absorption pump for absorbing the water in the tray, and water absorption by the water absorption pump Formed from a drainage tank for storing the collected water and a filter part partially immersed in the water in the tray, and the air sucked from the intake port by the blower means passes through the filter part to the outlet The water tank has a first water tank handle, the drain tank has a drain tank handle, and a part of the drain tank handle of the drain tank And it is characterized in that overlaps the first water tank handle portion of the water tank.

  By these means, the initial purpose is achieved.

  As described above, the present invention is provided with a main body case having an air inlet and an air outlet, and an air blowing means and an air cleaning means are provided in the main body case. The air cleaning means is a bowl-shaped tray having an open top surface. A water supply tank that supplies water to the tray, an electrolysis unit that generates electrolyzed water from the water in the tray, a water absorption pump that absorbs water in the tray, and water that is absorbed by the water absorption pump And a filter part partially immersed in the water in the tray, and the air sucked from the intake port by the blowing means is blown to the outlet through the filter part The water tank has a first water tank handle, the drain tank has a drain tank handle, and a part of the drain tank handle of the drain tank is a part of the water tank. It is characterized in that overlaps the serial first feed tank handle.

  In this way, instead of removing the tray from the main body case and transporting it to the drainage facility in order to drain the contaminated electrolyzed water, only the drainage tank containing the dirty electrolyzed water is removed from the tray and transported to the drainage facility. Since the drainage tank can hold the water supply tank and the handle part, the air purifier can be easily drained by simultaneously enabling the water supply and drainage work. Can be provided.

Schematic of the air cleaning device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The figure which shows the schematic cross section of the same air cleaning device The figure which shows schematic structure of the air purifier Schematic of storage case part of the air purifier Schematic of the water tank of the air purifier Schematic of the drainage tank of the air purifier Schematic diagram of water supply tank and drainage tank of the air purifier Schematic diagram of water supply tank and drainage tank of the air purifier

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, the air purifier according to the present embodiment is constituted by a substantially box-shaped main body case 1, and a substantially square-shaped air inlet 2 is provided on both side surfaces of the main body case 1. A substantially rectangular air outlet 3 is provided on the top surface of 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main body case 1 is provided with a blowing means 4 and an air cleaning means 5.

  The air blowing means 4 is provided as an upper part of the main body case 1 and is formed as a so-called sirocco fan including a motor, an impeller rotated by the motor, and a case surrounding them.

  The air cleaning means 5 includes a tray 6 that stores water, a water supply tank 7 that supplies water to the tray 6, an electrolysis unit 8 that generates electrolyzed water from the water in the tray 6, and a part of the water in the tray 6. Is formed from a filter part 9 in which water is immersed, a drain tank 20 for storing a part of the water in the tray 6, and a water absorption pump (not shown) for pumping the water in the tray 6 to the drain tank 20. .

  The tray 6 has a box shape with an opening on the top and has a structure capable of storing water. The tray 6 is disposed at the lower part of the main body case 1 and is detachable by sliding horizontally from the main body case 1. Yes.

  The water supply tank 7 is installed on the front side inside the main body case 1 so as to be built in the tray 6, and has a structure that can be detached from the tray 6.

  The water supply tank 7 can be sealed with the cap 27, but when the water supply tank 7 is installed on the tray 6, the water tap provided on the cap 27 is released and water is supplied to the tray 6. Yes. When the water surface rises to the faucet, the water supply tank 7 is sealed by the water surface, the supply of water is stopped, and a constant amount of water can always be supplied.

  The electrolysis unit 8 is composed of a plurality of electrode plates, and the electrode plates are installed so as to be immersed in the water in the tray 6. By energizing these electrodes, water containing chloride ions in the tray 6 is provided. Electrolyzed water is generated by electrochemically electrolyzing (in this embodiment, water in which sodium chloride is dissolved in tap water).

  The filter unit 9 is a member that makes the electrolytic water generated by the electrolysis unit 8 in the tray 6 come into contact with the indoor air sucked into the main body case 1 by the blowing means 4. A filter having a cylindrical shape and provided with a hole through which air can flow is arranged in the circumferential portion, and one end of the filter is rotatably incorporated in the tray 6 so as to be immersed in the electrolytic water of the tray 6. And it is the structure rotated by the drive part (not shown), and makes electrolyzed water and room air contact continuously.

  The material constituting the filter unit 9 is a material that is less reactive to electrolyzed water, that is, a material that is less deteriorated by electrolyzed water, such as polyolefin resin (polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, etc.), PET (polyethylene terephthalate resin). ), Vinyl chloride resin, fluorine-based resin (PTFE, PFA, ETFE, etc.), cellulose-based material, ceramic-based material, or the like is used. In this embodiment, polyester is employed.

  In the above configuration, the operation of the air purifier will be described. Tap water is supplied to the tray 6 by the water supply tank 7. At this time, sodium chloride is simultaneously put into the tray 6 by the user. The water containing chloride ions is energized by the electrolysis unit 8 and electrolyzed to generate electrolyzed water containing hypochlorous acid.

  Here, hypochlorous acid is included in the broadly defined reactive oxygen species and has strong oxidizing action and bleaching action. Therefore, electrolyzed water containing hypochlorous acid is inactivated by viruses, bacteria, organic Various effects such as decomposition of compounds are exhibited.

  The electrolyzed water soaks the entire filter unit 9 by the rotation of the filter unit 9, and comes into contact with the room air sucked into the main body case 1 from the air inlet 2 by the blower 4.

  Bacteria, fungi, viruses, odorous components, etc. in the air sucked into the main body case 1 together with room air are decomposed, inactivated, etc. by contacting the electrolytic water on the filter unit 9. The purified air is supplied into the room from the outlet 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body case 1 is composed of a substantially box-shaped rear case portion 10 having an open front side and a front case portion 11 provided in the opening of the rear case portion 10. The water tank 7 is provided with a space 12 above the water tank 7, and the water tank 7 is structured to be removable upward from the opening of the back case portion 10 through the space portion 12, and the sodium chloride storage means 13 is attached to the front case portion 11. The sodium chloride storage means 13 is located in the space part 12 when installed and when the rear case part 10 is closed by the front case part 11.

  The front case portion 11 is configured to rotate around a rotation shaft provided on one side surface of the rear case portion 10. When the water supply tank 7 or the tray 6 is attached or detached, the front case portion 11 is attached. Will be opened.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 4, sodium chloride is formed as a tablet-like salt tablet 14 in accordance with a single charge, and the sodium chloride storage means 13 is a storage case portion in which a plurality of salt tablets 14 can be incorporated. 15 and a case holding portion 16 for holding the storage case portion 15.

  The case holding portion 16 is provided in the front case portion 11 and is configured to receive the storage case portion 15, and the storage case portion 15 is detachably disposed on the case holding portion 16.

  The storage case portion 15 is formed of a hollow vertically long cylindrical storage container 17 having an opening on the upper surface, and a lid 18 provided in the opening. The color of the storage container 17 is different from the color of the inner surface of the front case part 11. The height of the storage case portion 15 is shorter than the length in the left-right direction of the main body case of the water supply tank 7 with the water supply tank 7 mounted in the main body case 1.

  Further, when the storage case portion 15 is attached to the case holding portion 16, the opening of the storage container 17 is configured to be located on the side.

  The back case part 10 has a partition plate part 19, the air blowing means 4 and the filter part 9 are located on the back side of the partition plate part 19, and a water supply tank 7 and a drain tank 20 on the front side. And is located. In other words, the rear side of the partition plate portion 19 becomes the air path of the air blowing means 4. The water supply tank 7 and the drainage tank 20 are adjacent to each other, and the drainage tank 20 is located on one side of the water supply tank 7, that is, on the right side of the main body case 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the feature of the present embodiment is that the water supply tank 7 has a first water supply tank handle 21, and the drainage tank 20 has a drainage tank handle 22. Here, a part of the drainage tank handle 22 of the drainage tank 20 overlaps the first feedwater tank handle 21 of the feedwater tank 7.

  Thus, when the electrolyzed water becomes dirty due to the use of the electrolyzed water for a long time, instead of removing the tray 6 from the main body case 1 and discharging it to the drainage facility in order to drain the contaminated electrolyzed water, the contaminated electrolyzed water is used. By removing only the drainage tank 20 containing water from the tray 6 and carrying it to the drainage facility, the drainage work of the water in the tray 6 can be performed, and the burden of the drainage work is reduced. Further, since the electrolyzed water is contaminated when it is operated for a long time, water supply work to the water supply tank 7 is also required. Here, since the drainage tank 20 can be overlapped with the water supply tank 7 and each handle part, it is possible to carry the water supply tank 7 and the drainage tank 20 from the water supply / drainage facility with one hand at the time of water supply, and the load of drainage work is reduced. The effect that it is done.

  The water supply tank 7 has a box shape, and the first water supply tank handle portion 21 has a bar shape extending in parallel with one side surface of the water supply tank. The drainage tank 20 is in the shape of a vertically long box, has a lid 25, and is provided with a drainage tank handle 22 on the upper part so as to be rotatable. The drain tank handle portion 22 includes two support portions 23 extending from the upper portions of the opposite side surfaces of the drain tank 20, and a rod-shaped handle portion 24 that connects the support portions 23. The support portion 23 has such a length that the height of the handle portion 24 is equal to the height of the first water supply tank handle portion 21 when the handle portion of the drainage tank 20 is directed upward, and the handle portion 24 has the first height. And a part of the side surface of the drainage tank 20 and a part of the side surface of the water supply tank 7 come into contact with each other.

  By having the drain tank 20 in the shape of a vertically long box and having the lid 25, water leakage when transporting the drain tank when transporting to the drainage facility is reduced as compared with transporting the bowl-shaped tray 6 having an open top surface.

  Moreover, since the height of the handle portion 24 of the drainage tank 20 is the same height as the first water supply tank handle portion 21, it is not necessary to squat when removing the drainage tank 20 from the tray 6. It becomes easy to remove the drain tank 20 from the tray 6 at the same time. When carrying the removed water supply tank 7 and drainage tank 20 to the water supply / drainage facility at the same time, the handle 24 can be stacked on the first water supply tank handle 21 so that the water supply tank 7 and the drainage tank 20 are transported with one hand. In addition, a part of the side surface of the drainage tank 20 and a part of the side surface of the water supply tank 7 are in contact with each other, so that the position of the drainage tank 20 is stabilized and the drainage water contained therein becomes difficult to leak. Because the drainage tank can hold the water supply tank 7 and the drainage tank 20 with one hand at the same time without worrying about leaking water as well as returning from the empty water supply / drainage facility. There is an effect that the load of drainage work is reduced.

  An arm can be inserted into the drain tank handle 22 of the drain tank 20. As a result, even when the water supply tank 7 and the drainage tank 20 are held with both hands, the drainage tank 20 can be carried to the drainage equipment instead of holding the drainage tank 20 by hand, so that one hand can be used. There is an effect that the load of drainage work is reduced.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the volume of the water supply tank 7 is larger than the volume of the drainage tank 20, and the water supply tank 7 has a second water supply tank handle portion 26. A part of the drainage tank handle 22 of the drainage tank 20 overlaps the second feedwater tank handle 26 of the feedwater tank 7.

  Thereby, even when the water supply tank 7 is taken sideways from the water supply / drainage facility, the water discharge tank 20 can be held in piles with the water supply tank 7 and each handle portion, so that the water supply tank 7 and the water discharge tank 20 can be held with one hand at the time of water supply. It can be taken home from the water supply / drainage facility, and the load of drainage work is reduced.

  Further, a cap 27 in the water supply tank 7 is provided so as to face the first water supply tank handle 21. The cap 27 has a cylindrical tube portion 28 extending downward from the cap 27. When water droplets adhere to the cylindrical portion 28, the water droplets in the cylindrical portion of the cap 27 can be prevented from dripping by carrying the second water supply tank handle portion 26 upward.

  Further, the handle portion 24 overlaps the second water supply tank handle portion 26, and a part of the side surface of the drainage tank 20 and a part of the side surface of the water supply tank 7 come into contact with each other.

  Thereby, without worrying about the direction of the water supply tank 7 and the amount of water in the drainage tank 20, it is possible to carry the respective handle portions with one hand and carry the effect of reducing the drainage work load.

  An air purifying apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a main body case having an air inlet and an air outlet, and an air blowing means and an air purifying means provided in the main body case. A tray, a water supply tank for supplying water to the tray, an electrolysis unit for generating electrolyzed water from the water in the tray, a filter part partially immersed in the water in the tray, and a water absorption for absorbing the water in the tray A pump and a drainage tank for storing the water absorbed by the water absorption pump are formed, and the air sucked from the air inlet by the air blowing means is blown to the air outlet through the filter portion. The drainage tank has a drainage tank handle, and a part of the drainage tank handle of the drainage tank overlaps the first feedwater tank handle of the feedwater tank. By the, it is possible to transport the water supply tank and the waste water tank at the same time with one hand, it is possible to load on the waste water work dirty electrolyzed water to provide an air cleaning apparatus to be reduced.

  Therefore, it is expected to be used as an air cleaning device for sterilization and deodorization for home use, office use, public space and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 2 Intake port 3 Outlet 4 Blowing means 5 Air purifying means 6 Tray 7 Water supply tank 8 Electrolysis unit 9 Filter part 10 Back case part 11 Front case part 12 Space part 13 Sodium chloride storage means 14 Salt tablet 15 Storage case part 16 Case holding part 17 Storage container 18 Lid 19 Partition plate part 20 Drain tank 21 First water tank handle part 22 Drain tank handle part 23 Support part 24 Handle part 25 Lid 26 Second water tank handle part 27 Cap 28 Tube part

Claims (5)

A main body case having an air inlet and an air outlet, and a blowing means and an air cleaning means are provided in the main body case. The air cleaning means supplies a bowl-shaped tray having an open top surface and water to the tray. A water supply tank, an electrolysis unit that generates electrolyzed water from the water in the tray, a water absorption pump that absorbs the water in the tray, a drain tank that stores the water absorbed by the water absorption pump, and the tray A filter part partially immersed in the water, and the air sucked from the air inlet by the air blowing means is blown to the air outlet through the filter part. The drainage tank has a drainage tank handle, and a part of the drainage tank handle of the drainage tank is part of the first feedwater tank handle of the feedwater tank. Air cleaning apparatus, wherein the overlapping parts. The water supply tank has a box shape, the first water supply tank handle has a bar shape extending parallel to one side of the water supply tank, the drainage tank has a vertically long box shape, has a lid, and has an upper portion. The drainage tank handle is provided with the drainage tank handle so that the drainage tank handle has two support parts extending from the upper part of the opposite side surfaces of the drainage tank, and a rod shape connecting the support parts. And the support portion has a length such that when the handle portion of the first drainage tank is directed upward, the height of the handle portion is equal to the height of the water supply tank handle portion, The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein a handle portion overlaps the first water supply tank handle portion, and a part of a side surface of the drainage tank and a part of a side surface of the water supply tank are in contact with each other. . The air purifier according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an arm can be inserted into the drain tank handle of the drain tank. The volume of the water supply tank is larger than the volume of the drainage tank, the water supply tank has a second water supply tank handle portion, and a part of the drainage tank handle portion of the drainage tank is the water supply tank The air purifier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the air purifier overlaps with the second water supply tank handle. The air purifier according to claim 4, wherein the handle portion overlaps the second water supply tank handle portion, and a part of a side surface of the drainage tank and a part of a side surface of the water supply tank are in contact with each other. apparatus.

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