JP2017090011A - Air purification device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air purification device which is installed at an existing architectural structure and enables replacement work of a purification body.SOLUTION: An air purification device includes: a storage which is installed facing an outer wall of an architectural structure and having a door and an intake hole which opens to the exterior; a purification body which purifies air introduced from the intake hole; and a blower fan which sends the air purified by the purification body from the storage to the interior of the architectural structure. The purification body and the blower fan are housed in the storage, and the purification body is disposed in the storage so that a user opens the door of the storage and replaces the purification body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an air purification device that purifies air inside a building such as a residential building, and more particularly to an air purification device that is externally installed in a building.

  The airtightness of residential buildings has been increasing in recent years, and in residential buildings, installation of ventilation equipment (first-class ventilation equipment, second-class ventilation equipment, third-class ventilation equipment) is required as required. . Ventilation is used to exchange and circulate dirty air generated in the building (thing generated from building materials and furniture, water vapor generated from the human body, kitchen, bathroom, etc.) with fresh air without staying indoors. It is also implemented as a preventive measure for so-called sick house syndrome.

  As described above, ventilation exchanges and circulates internal and external air. Further, there is also provided an air purification device that purifies and circulates air in a house through a purifier such as activated carbon. (For example, Patent Documents 1 to 4). In the air purification apparatus, in Patent Document 1-3, a purification body (for example, activated carbon) for purifying air is disposed in an underfloor space and circulates air in the entire room through the underfloor, thereby purifying indoor air. I am trying. Moreover, patent document 4 arrange | positions a purification body in a ceiling back, and the purification | cleaning of the air of the whole room | chamber interior is achieved by building the circulation path containing a ceiling back.

JP-A-10-122623 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-280659 Registered Utility Model No. 3033543 JP 2002-71186 A

  In a conventional air purifying device, a purifier is placed under the floor or behind the ceiling, and building a facility for passing the purified air passing through the entire interior of the house is particularly important during interior construction. In order to install an air purification device in a retrofit in an existing residential building, it will be a large and expensive construction work such as a renovation of a residential building. Not progressing.

  Purified bodies made of charcoal materials such as bamboo charcoal and activated charcoal vary depending on the usage environment and usage, but they usually have their lifetime in several years and need to be replaced regularly after installation. In exchanging work, exchanging work under the floor or behind the ceiling through a narrow frontage is inefficient and inefficient.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an air purification device that can be installed in an existing building and that can realize an easy replacement operation of a purification body.

  In order to achieve the above object, an air purifying apparatus of the present invention purifies the air introduced through an air intake hole, and a storage box that faces the outer wall of the building and has a door and an air intake hole that opens to the outside. A purifying body and a blower fan for sending air purified by the purifying body from the storage into the building, the purifying body and the blower fan are housed in the storage, and the purification body opens the door of the storage. The inside of the storage is replaceable.

  Furthermore, the air purification apparatus includes a duct connected to the blower fan, the duct extends through the outer wall of the building to the ceiling of the building, and the air sent from the blower fan is built through the ceiling of the building. Supplied inside the product.

  Further, the purifying body is configured as a bag body having air permeability and containing a porous adsorbing substance made of carbide, and is disposed in a plurality of stages in the height direction of the storage.

  According to the air purification device of the present invention, since the storage for storing the purification body is installed facing the outer wall of the building, the air purification device is added to the existing building in addition to the building construction. It can be installed on the top, and the purifier can be replaced.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows schematic structure of the air purification apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a 1st design example of an air purification apparatus, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the structure installed integrally with a building. It is a 2nd design example of an air purification apparatus, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the structure installed in the exterior of a building. It is a figure which shows the front of the storage 10 of the air purification apparatus installed in the house.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, such an embodiment does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

  1 to 3 are diagrams showing a configuration example of an air purification device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an air purification device, and FIG. 2 is a first design example of the air purification device, and is a longitudinal section of a configuration installed integrally with a building. FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a second design example of the air purification device, which is installed outside the building.

  In FIG. 1, the air purification apparatus includes a box-shaped storage 10 that faces an outer wall of a building such as a residential building, and the storage 10 includes a door 10a (see FIG. 4) that can be opened and closed. An intake hole 10b opened to the outside is provided. In the storage 10, a purifier 11 such as charcoal and a blower fan 12 are disposed. When the storage 10 is retrofitted to an existing building, the storage 10 is fixedly installed so as to be adjacent to the outside of the building so as to face the outer wall of the building, for example, a box made of metal material such as a stainless steel plate or wood. It is formed as a shape. By installing the storage 10 adjacent to the outer wall of the existing building, it is possible to provide an air purification device as a retrofit to the existing building.

  Of course, it is possible to install an air purification device when building a building (new construction). When installing at a new construction, it is adjacent to the outer wall outside the building as in the case of an existing building. It may be fixedly installed, or may be installed as an interior space surrounded by an inner wall, an outer wall, a ceiling, and a floor as part of a room inside the building. Even when the storage 10 is installed as an indoor space, the storage 10 includes an intake port 10b that opens to the outside. Therefore, the storage 10 faces the outer wall from the inside. In this specification, the storage 10 The installation configuration facing the outer wall includes both the installation facing the outer wall outside the building and the installation where the outer wall forms a part of the wall of the storage inside the building.

  The purification body 11 is configured as a porous adsorbent made of a carbide such as bamboo charcoal, charcoal, activated carbon or the like in a granular, powdery, or solid form in a bag body having air permeability such as a nonwoven fabric. A plurality of stages are disposed in the inner purification body installation space 10c. The purification body installation space 10c is partitioned into a plurality of stages in the height direction, and the purification bodies 11 are spread over almost one surface of a horizontal shelf installed in each stage. By disposing the purifying bodies 11 in a plurality of stages, a large amount of purifying bodies can be efficiently stored while ensuring a sufficient contact area with the air, the suctioned air can be reliably purified, and low ventilation can be achieved. A resistance channel can be formed. The horizontal shelf is preferably a net-like body having almost no airflow resistance, and its shape and material are appropriately selected.

  When installed as an air purification device for a typical single-family house for home use (floor area of about 30 to 40 tsubo), the amount of the purification body 11 that is a porous adsorbent made of carbide is, for example, about 500 kg to 1000 kg. In this case, the replacement cycle of the purification body 11 is about 10 years. The purification body 11 is disposed inside the storage 10 so that the door 10a of the storage 10 can be opened and replaced.

  The air sucked from the air inlet 10b is sent to the purification body installation space 10c via a duct 14 provided with a predetermined filter box 13. An inspection port for inspecting and replacing the filter in the filter box 13 is provided on the side surface of the storage case 10.

  The inlet 10b of the storage 10 is installed below the lowermost stage of the purification body installation space 10c in which the purification bodies 11 are arranged in a plurality of stages, and the blower fan 12 is above the uppermost stage of the plurality of horizontal shelves. Installed. With this configuration, a flow path through which the air sucked and introduced from the intake port 10b passes through the purification body installation space 10c is formed, and the air introduced through the intake hole 10b is purified.

  The blower fan 12 sends the air purified through the purification body installation space 10c in which the purification body 11 is installed from the storage 10 into the building. The blower fan 12 includes a duct 15 connected thereto, and the duct 15 passes through the outer wall or the inner wall of the building and extends to the ceiling of the building. The air sent from the blower fan 12 is sent to the ceiling of the building (1 It is supplied to each room on each floor inside the building via a ceiling back space between the floor ceiling and the second floor.

  FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a first design example of the air purification device. In the design of a two-story single-family house, the air purification device is a part of a room inside the building, 1st floor interior space on the outer wall side across the inner wall, and 1st floor and 2nd floor through the 1st floor duct and 2nd floor duct through the ceiling space on the 1st floor Supply air to both floors.

  FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a second design example of the air purification device, and the air purification device is configured to be installed outside the building and is adjacent to the outer wall outside the house. In addition, a configuration in which the air is supplied to the interior of each floor from each duct through the ducts through the ceiling space of each of the first floor and the second floor is shown.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing the front of the storage cabinet 10 of the air purification apparatus installed in a residential building, and shows a door 10a and an air inlet 10b. The storage 10 can be accessed from the door 10a, and the purifier replacement work and the internal inspection work can be performed. Regarding the replacement of the purifying body, not the replacement work under the ceiling or under the floor, but the opening part where the door 10a of the storage 10 is opened opens to a wide space on the ground, and a large amount of purifying body replacement work and inspection work inside It should be easy.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and there are design changes within a range that does not depart from the gist including various modifications and corrections that can be conceived by those having ordinary knowledge in the field of the present invention. Of course, it is included in the present invention.

  10: Storage, 10a: Door, 10b: Intake port, 10c: Purifying body installation space, 11: Purifying body, 12: Blower fan, 13: Filter box, 14: Duct, 15: Duct

Claims (3)

A storage that is installed facing the outer wall of the building and has a door and an intake hole that opens to the outside;
A purifier that is housed in the storage and purifies the air introduced by the intake holes;
A blower fan that feeds the air stored in the storage and purified by the purifier from the storage into the building;
The air purifier is characterized in that the purifier is disposed inside the storage so as to be replaceable by opening a door of the storage.   A duct connected to the blower fan, the duct extending through an outer wall of the building to the ceiling of the building, and air sent from the blower fan passes through the ceiling of the building The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein the air purifier is supplied into an object.   The purifying body is configured by containing a porous adsorbent made of carbide in a bag body having air permeability, and is disposed in a plurality of stages in the height direction of the storage. The air purifier according to 1 or 2.

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