JP2017180924A - Air blower - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air blower capable of suppressing a manufacturing cost and corresponding to various installation attitudes.SOLUTION: An air blower 50 includes: a rectangular parallelepiped body 1 formed with a blowout port 13 and a suction port 11; an air fan stored inside the body 1 and configured to generate airflow from the suction port 11 toward the blowout port 13; and an air cleaner provided inside the body 1 and on a route of the airflow. The suction port 11 is formed on a first surface 31 side and a second surface 32 side facing mutually opposite directions in the body. The blowout port 13 is formed on a third surface 33 different from both of a first surface 31 and a second surface 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a blower that blows air cleaned by an air purifier.

  Some blowers that blow air include an air purifier represented by a deodorizing filter, an electrostatic precipitator, and an ion generator. Moreover, there exists a thing installed in storage spaces, such as a closet and entrance storage, in such an air blower. When installing a ventilation device in a storage space, it is common to install it by a ceiling installation in which a blower is attached to the ceiling surface or the bottom surface of a shelf in the storage space. In this case, the suction port of the blower is generally formed on the bottom surface, and the air outlet is generally formed on the bottom surface or the side surface. Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which both an inlet and an outlet are formed on the bottom surface of the blower.

Japanese Patent No. 580909

  As a method for installing the blower device in the storage space, there is a case where a stationary installation installed on a shelf board is adopted in addition to the ceiling suspension installation. The stationary installation includes horizontal installation in which the bottom surface where the suction port is formed is horizontal and vertical installation in which the bottom surface where the suction port is formed is vertical. However, in the air blower configured to be installed on the ceiling as described above, when installed horizontally, the suction port formed on the bottom surface is blocked, so that sufficient air blowing performance can be obtained. difficult. In addition, an increase in flow path resistance may cause equipment failure. In addition, in the case of vertical installation, the suction port may be blocked by the wall surface of the storage space, so the same problem as in the case of horizontal installation may occur. In addition, if the blower is turned upside down and turned left and right to make it an internal structure that can be installed, cost increases due to the complexity of the structure.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above, Comprising: It aims at obtaining the air blower which can respond to various installation attitudes, suppressing manufacturing cost.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the air blower according to the present invention includes a rectangular parallelepiped main body in which an air outlet and a suction port are formed, and an air outlet that is accommodated inside the main body and that is accommodated in the main body. A blower that generates an air flow toward the air, and an air cleaning device provided on the air flow path inside the main body. The suction port is formed on the first surface side and the second surface side facing the opposite directions of the main body, and the air outlet is formed on a third surface different from both the first surface and the second surface.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to obtain a blower that can cope with various installation postures while suppressing manufacturing costs.

It is a front view of the air blower concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention, Comprising: The figure which shows the state installed in the ceiling It is a front view of the air blower concerning Embodiment 1, Comprising: The figure which shows the state installed vertically It is a front view of the air blower concerning Embodiment 1, Comprising: The figure which shows the state installed horizontally The perspective view which looked at the air blower concerning Embodiment 1 from the front side. The perspective view which looked at the air blower concerning Embodiment 1 from the back side. The side view of the air blower concerning Embodiment 1. It is a top view of the air blower concerning Embodiment 1, Comprising: The figure which permeate | transmits an outline and shows an internal structure The perspective view which looked at the air blower concerning Embodiment 1 from the front side, Comprising: The figure which shows the state which opened the decorative grille The side view which expanded the decorative grille attachment part of the air blower concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. The perspective view which expanded the axial part of the main body in Embodiment 1 The perspective view of the dust filter in Embodiment 1 The perspective view which showed the method to insert a dust filter from the product upper surface in the air blower concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. The perspective view which showed the method to insert a dust filter from the product lower surface in the air blower concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. The perspective view of the air purifying apparatus in Embodiment 1. FIG. The perspective view of the air purifying apparatus in Embodiment 1. FIG. The perspective view of the high voltage part with which the air purifying apparatus in Embodiment 1 is provided. It is a perspective view of the air purifying apparatus in Embodiment 1, Comprising: The figure which shows an electric power feeding part It is a front view of the air blower concerning Embodiment 1, Comprising: The figure which shows the state which the decorative grille opened The perspective view which looked at the air blower concerning Embodiment 1 from the front side, Comprising: The figure which shows the state which the makeup | decoration grill opened The perspective view which looked at the air blower concerning Embodiment 1 from the front side, Comprising: The figure which shows the state which removed the air purifying apparatus The perspective view of the air blower concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. Plan view of the blower according to the second embodiment. Side view of the blower according to the second embodiment It is a perspective view of the air blower concerning Embodiment 2, Comprising: The figure which shows the state installed horizontally

  Below, the air blower concerning embodiment of this invention is demonstrated in detail based on drawing. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the air blower according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state where it is suspended from a ceiling. FIG. 2 is a front view of the air blower according to the first embodiment, and shows a vertically installed state. FIG. 3 is a front view of the air blower according to the first embodiment, and shows a state where the air blower is installed horizontally.

  The blower 50 according to the first embodiment is a product that is assumed to be installed in a storage space that is a small space such as a closet or a shoe cloak. As shown in FIG. 3, the installation position in the storage space is horizontal when installing on the storage shelf 18 as shown in FIG. 1, when installing vertically on the storage shelf 18 as shown in FIG. It is assumed that it will be installed.

  The blower 50 is a circulation type blower that circulates the air in the storage space. As shown in FIG. 1, in the ceiling-mounted installation, the blower device 50 is attached to the storage shelf 18 by the hanging bracket 17, the hanging bracket fixing screw 19, and the product fixing screw 20. In addition, the term indicating the direction used in the following description is based on the direction in the installation posture shown in FIG. 1, and for example, the upper surface is the product upper surface 32 which is the second surface, and the lower surface is the first surface. Let it be the lower surface 31. As shown in FIG. 2, in the vertical installation, the blower device 50 is installed on the storage shelf board 18 in a posture in which the front surface 33 as the third surface is vertically long in a front view. As shown in FIG. 3, in the horizontal installation, the blower device 50 is installed on the storage shelf 18 in a posture in which the front surface 33 is horizontally long when viewed from the front.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the air blower according to the first embodiment when viewed from the front surface 33 side. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the air blower according to the first embodiment when viewed from the back surface 34 side. FIG. 6 is a side view of the blower according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the air blower according to the first embodiment and shows the internal structure through the outer shell.

  The blower 50 includes a resin-made rectangular parallelepiped main body 1, a blower 2 housed inside the main body 1, an air purifying device 5 disposed on the downstream side of the blower 2, and a decorative grille attached to the front surface 33. 7. The blower 2 includes a motor 8 and a fan 3 that is plugged into a drive shaft of the motor 8. In the first embodiment, an axial fan is used for the blower 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a centrifugal fan may be used.

  The main body 1 includes a box-shaped main body base 1a and a main body cover 1b. An air outlet 13 for blowing out air is formed on the front surface 33 of the main body 1. In addition, a suction port 11 for sucking air is formed in each of the product lower surface 31 and the product upper surface 32 facing in opposite directions in the main body 1. When the fan 3 is rotated by the operation of the blower 2, that is, by driving the motor 8, an air flow from the inlet 11 toward the outlet 13 is generated inside the main body. As shown in FIG. 5, the suction port 11 is provided with a dust removal filter 9, and collects dust contained in the air sucked from the suction port 11.

  Since the suction port 11 is formed on both the product lower surface 31 and the product upper surface 32, even if one suction port 11 is close to the storage shelf 18 or the wall surface, air can be sucked from the other suction port 11. it can.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a step is provided on each of the product lower surface 31 and the product upper surface 32 so that the distance between the product lower surface 31 and the product upper surface 32 is narrower on the back surface 34 side than on the front surface 33 side. It has been. The suction port 11 is formed in the bottom part 1c when the part with the wide space | interval of the product lower surface 31 and the product upper surface 32 is made into the upper part 1i, and the part with a narrow space | interval is made into the bottom part 1c. Since the suction port 11 is formed in the bottom portion 1c, a gap is formed between the storage shelf plate 18 or the wall surface and the suction port 11 even when the upper portion 1i is in close contact with the storage shelf plate 18 or the wall surface. Therefore, air can be sucked.

  A region between the bottom portion 1c in the main body 1 is a component storage portion 1d, and a control circuit 4 is mounted on the component storage portion 1d. With this arrangement, the air cleaning device 5 and the control circuit 4 are arranged so as to overlap each other when viewed from the front surface 33 side. The control circuit 4 is often provided on the product upper surface 32 side with respect to the blower 2 and the air cleaning device 5 in order to reduce the area of the product in plan view. That is, when viewed from the front 33 side, the air cleaning device 5 and the control circuit 4 are often arranged side by side, but can be installed in a storage space like the blower device 50 of the first embodiment. When assumed, it is advantageous to reduce the distance between the product upper surface 32 and the product lower surface 31, that is, the product height. Therefore, in the air blower 50, the control circuit 4 is arrange | positioned in the area | region between bottom parts 1c, ie, the back surface 34 side rather than the air blower 2. FIG.

  Further, the blower device 50 includes a power plug 16. Since operation is possible simply by inserting the power plug 16 into an outlet, general electrical work is unnecessary and construction is easy.

  The decorative grill 7 is provided mainly for the purpose of improving the design of the blower 2 and preventing the user from coming into contact with the air cleaning device 5 during energization. The decorative grill 7 is an integrally molded product made of resin.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the blower device 50 according to the first embodiment as viewed from the front surface 33 side, and shows a state in which the decorative grille 7 is opened. FIG. 9 is an enlarged side view of a portion where the decorative grille 7 is attached to the blower 50 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of the shaft 1e portion of the main body 1 in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the decorative grill 7 is fixed to the main body 1 by fitting the shaft 1 e formed in the main body 1 into the bearing hole 7 a formed in the decorative grill 7. Further, the claw 7b formed on the decorative grill 7 shown in FIG. 8 is hooked on the claw fitting portion 1f formed on the main body 1, whereby the decorative grill 7 is kept closed. Then, by removing the claw 7b formed on the decorative grill 7 from the claw fitting portion 1f of the main body 1, the decorative grill 7 can be rotated around the bearing hole 7a and the shaft 1e to open the decorative grill 7. it can.

  The air cleaning device 5 can be inserted into and removed from the main body 1 through the air outlet 13 formed in the front surface 33 of the main body 1. Therefore, by opening the decorative grille 7, it is possible to remove the air cleaning device 5 housed in the main body 1 and perform maintenance.

  FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the dust filter 9 in the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a method of inserting the dust filter 9 from the product upper surface 32 in the blower 50 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a method of inserting the dust filter 9 from the product lower surface 31 in the blower 50 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the main body 1 is provided with four fixing portions 1 g for fixing the dust filter 9 provided in the suction port 11. The dust filter 9 is fixed to the main body 1 by inserting the dust filter 9 between the fixing portions 1g. At this time, the four protrusions 9a provided on the dust filter 9 are press-fitted into the fixing portion 1g of the main body 1, so that the dust filter 9 is firmly fixed, and the unexpected drop-out is prevented.

  FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the air cleaning device 5 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the air cleaning device 5 according to Embodiment 1 and shows a deodorizing filter mounting portion. FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a high voltage unit included in the air cleaning device 5 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the air cleaning device 5 according to the first embodiment and shows a power feeding unit.

  The air cleaning device 5 is provided on the path of the air flow generated by the operation of the blower 2, more specifically on the downstream side of the blower 2. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, it is provided near the air outlet 13 of the main body 1. The air cleaning device 5 has a deodorizing filter 6, and performs dust collection and deodorization by electric dust collection on the air blown out from the blower 2 through the air cleaning device 5.

  The air cleaning device 5 is equipped with a high voltage unit 5a. The high voltage part 5a has a discharge electrode 5b and a counter electrode 5c. The discharge electrode 5b is a wire-like and strong electric conductor such as tungsten. The counter electrode 5c is an electrical conductor such as stainless steel. The discharge electrode 5b and the counter electrode 5c are made of a material that is resistant to rusting with water so that it can be washed away with water when dust adheres. As shown in FIG. 16, the high voltage portion 5a has a structure in which the counter electrode 5c is disposed so as to sandwich the discharge electrode 5b from both sides, and a high voltage is applied to the discharge electrode 5b (voltage side) and the counter electrode 5c (ground side). The discharge electric field space is generated. In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, the air purifying device 5 includes a power supply unit 5d on the lower surface, and includes a handle portion 5f that is used when the power supply unit 5d is removed during maintenance or the like.

  FIG. 18 is a front view of the blower 50 according to the first embodiment, and shows a state where the decorative grille 7 is opened. FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the blower device 50 according to the first embodiment when viewed from the front surface 33 side, and shows a state where the decorative grille 7 is opened. FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the air blowing device 50 according to the first embodiment when viewed from the front surface 33 side, and shows a state in which the air cleaning device 5 is removed.

  The air cleaning device 5 is attached in the main body 1 so that the power supply unit 5d is connected to the terminal block 14 for the air cleaning device shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, a step-up transformer 15 is mounted on the terminal block 14 for the air purifier. The electric power converted into a high voltage by the step-up transformer 15 is fed to the air cleaning device 5 through a connecting portion between the power feeding unit 5d and the terminal block 14 for the air cleaning device.

  The air purifier 5 has a hooking claw 5e formed on the other end 36 of the air purifier 5 with the one end 35 hooked on the air purifier fixing portion 1h of the main body 1 shown in FIG. The air purifier terminal block 14 shown in FIG. Therefore, the air purifier 5 can be easily attached / detached by pulling out and inserting the handle 5f.

  If it is the air blower 50 demonstrated above, the vertical installation shown in FIG. 2 and the horizontal installation shown in FIG. 3 other than the ceiling installation shown in FIG. 1 can be performed.

  If installed vertically, even if one of the product upper surface 32 and the product lower surface 31 is close to the wall surface, it is possible to suck air from the suction port 11 formed on the other surface. . Further, air is smoothly blown out from the air outlet 13 formed in the front surface 33. Moreover, since the suction inlet 11 is formed in the bottom part 1c, since a clearance gap is formed between a wall surface and the suction inlet 11, it is also possible to inhale air from the suction inlet 11 through the clearance gap. Thereby, the fall of ventilation performance can be suppressed and generation | occurrence | production of a failure of an apparatus can also be suppressed. As described above, since the deterioration of the air blowing performance can be suppressed without turning the blower device 50 upside down and right and left in accordance with the installation position, it is not necessary to employ a complicated internal structure assuming reverse installation. Thereby, suppression of manufacturing cost can be aimed at.

  In the case of horizontal installation, the product lower surface 31 is close to the storage shelf board 18, but air can be sucked from the suction port 11 formed in the product upper surface 32. Further, air is smoothly blown out from the air outlet 13 formed in the front surface 33. Moreover, since the suction inlet 11 is formed in the bottom part 1c, since a clearance gap is formed between the storage shelf board 18 and the suction inlet 11 on the product lower surface 31 side, air is sucked from the suction inlet 11 through the clearance. Is also possible. Thereby, the fall of ventilation performance can be suppressed and generation | occurrence | production of a failure of an apparatus can also be suppressed. As described above, since the deterioration of the air blowing performance can be suppressed without turning the blower device 50 upside down and right and left in accordance with the installation position, it is not necessary to employ a complicated internal structure assuming reverse installation. Thereby, suppression of manufacturing cost can be aimed at. In the case of ceiling installation, air can be sucked through the gap formed between the storage shelf 18 and the suction port 11 from the suction port 11 formed on the upper surface 32 of the product. Can be improved.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the blower 51 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 22 is a plan view of the blower 51 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 23 is a side view of the blower 51 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the blower 51 according to the second embodiment and shows a state in which it is installed horizontally. In addition, about the code | symbol similar to the said Embodiment 1, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted using the same code | symbol.

  In the blower 51 according to the second embodiment, the arrangement of the blower 2 and the internal components is the same as that in the first embodiment. However, as shown in FIGS. 12 is formed. The suction port 11 is formed inside the groove 12.

  Therefore, even when the blower 51 is installed horizontally as shown in FIG. 24, in addition to sucking air from the suction port 11 formed on the product upper surface 32, the suction formed on the product lower surface 31. Air can also be sucked from the mouth 11 through the groove 12. Although illustration is omitted, even when the blower 51 is installed vertically and the wall surface is close to the product upper surface 32 or the product lower surface 31, air is sucked from the inlet 11 through the groove 12. Can do. Thereby, the fall of ventilation performance can be suppressed and generation | occurrence | production of a failure of an apparatus can also be suppressed. As described above, since the deterioration of the blowing performance can be suppressed without turning the blower device 51 upside down and left and right in accordance with the installation position, it is not necessary to employ a complicated internal structure assuming reverse installation. Thereby, suppression of manufacturing cost can be aimed at. In addition, also in the case of ceiling installation, since air can be sucked in through the groove 12 from the suction port 11 formed in the product upper surface 32, the blowing performance can be improved.

  In the second embodiment, the groove 12 is formed over the entire circumference of the main body 1, but the form of the groove 12 is not limited to this. If the groove 12 is formed so as to reach the end portions of the product upper surface 32 and the product lower surface 31, air can be sucked from the suction port 11 through the groove 12, so that, for example, no groove is formed on the side surface. Alternatively, the groove 12 may be formed so as to reach the end portion on the front surface 33 or the back surface 34 side.

  The configuration described in the above embodiment shows an example of the contents of the present invention, and can be combined with another known technique, and can be combined with other configurations without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is also possible to omit or change the part.

  1 main body, 1a main body base, 1b main body cover, 1c bottom part, 1d component storage part, 1e shaft, 1f claw fitting part, 1g fixing part, 1h air purifier fixing part, 1i upper part, 2 blower, 3 fan, 4 control Circuit, 5 Air purifier, 5a High voltage part, 5b Discharge electrode, 5c Counter electrode, 5d Feeding part, 5e Hook claw, 5f Hook part, 6 Deodorizing filter, 7 Cosmetic grille, 7a Bearing hole, 7b Claw, 8 Motor , 9 Dust filter, 9a Protrusion, 11 Suction port, 12 Groove, 13 Air outlet, 14 Air purifier terminal block, 14a Hook, 15 Step-up transformer, 16 Power plug, 17 Suspension bracket, 18 Storage shelf, 19 Suspension bracket fixing screw, 20 product fixing screw, 31 product lower surface (first surface), 32 product upper surface (second surface), 33 front surface (third surface), 34 back surface, 35 End, 36 other end, 50 and 51 blower.

Claims (5)

A rectangular parallelepiped main body formed with a blowout port and a suction port;
A blower that is housed inside the main body and generates an air flow from the suction port toward the blowout port;
An air purifier provided inside the main body and on the air flow path,
The suction port is formed on the first surface side and the second surface side facing the opposite directions of the main body,
The blower outlet is formed on a third surface different from both the first surface and the second surface. A step is formed on the first surface and the second surface,
The blower according to claim 1, wherein the suction port is formed at a bottom of the step. A groove is formed in the first surface and the second surface,
The blower according to claim 1, wherein the suction port is formed in the groove. A control circuit provided inside the main body for controlling the air purifier;
The air blower according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the air purifier and the control circuit are arranged so as to overlap each other when viewed from the third surface side. Further comprising a decorative grill that covers the air outlet, is openable and detachable,
The blower according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the air purifier can be inserted into and removed from the main body through the blower outlet when the decorative grille is opened and removed.