JP2018102221A - Air purifying and greening apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air purifying and greening apparatus that can prevent the occurrence of turbulence and the like in a ventilation space and regulate the flow of air in the ventilation space, in an air purifying and greening apparatus of the type that allows air to pass through the planting section when introducing air (open air) into the apparatus.SOLUTION: An air purifying and greening apparatus according to the present invention includes: a planting container having a planting portion at the front side and filled up with soil and/or base; a housing having an opening at the front side and provided with a housing space to house the planting container; and a fan provided in the housing, characterized by comprising a ventilation space composed of the planting container and the housing and comprising a first rectification member provided at an air inlet and/or outlet side of the fan.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an air purification greening device. More specifically, the present invention relates to an air cleaning and greening apparatus that can prevent the occurrence of turbulent flow in the ventilation space and adjust the flow of air in the ventilation space by providing a rectifying member in the apparatus.
In addition, the present invention relates to an air purification and greening device that can secure the amount of air (outside air) that passes through the planting part by adjusting the flow of air in the ventilation space and can improve the air purification effect. .
Furthermore, the present invention relates to an air purification and greening device that can reduce vibration and noise generated from the device by adjusting the flow of air in the ventilation space.

  Various types of air cleaning and greening devices that have been installed indoors or outdoors to purify the installation environment and also perform greening have been developed (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). The air purification planting device described in Document 3 has been developed.

  Such an air purification and greening device is of a type that takes in air (outside air) after passing it through the planting part when taking it into the device, and then takes the cleaned air out of the device. (Patent Document 1) and air (outside air) once taken into the device, and then cleaned by passing the air from the bottom of the planting unit to the planting unit, the cleaned air from the planting unit outside the device Are roughly divided into two types (Patent Documents 2 and 3).

Here, when the air (outside air) is taken into the device (when the air (outside air) is sucked into the device), the type that passes through the planting part is once taken into the device and planted. Like the type of cleaning by passing air (outside air) from the bottom of the planting part to the planting part, the air (outside air) taken in is forced to pass through the planting part using a blower such as a fan ( Can't do that)
Therefore, when air (outside air) does not pass through a planting part well, there exists a problem that an air cleaning effect will fall.

JP 2008-272115 A JP 2004-255262 A Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-129502 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-98924 JP 2011-211201 A Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2014-41016 JP 2016-140249 A

  Therefore, for the type that allows air (outside air) to pass through the planting part when air (outside air) is taken into the device, the planting part structure is devised as a measure to prevent a decrease in the air cleaning effect. And improving the ability of a suction device such as a fan.

  However, when such a measure is adopted, there is a problem that the structure becomes complicated or the facility becomes large. There is also a problem that the cost is increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and is a type of air purifying and greening device that allows air (outside air) to pass through a planting part when taking air (outside air) into the device. It is an object of the present invention to provide an air cleaning and greening device that can prevent the occurrence of turbulent flow and the like in the ventilation space and regulate the flow of air in the ventilation space.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an air purification and greening device that can secure the amount of air (outside air) that passes through the planting part by adjusting the flow of air in the ventilation space and can improve the air purification effect. It is what.
Furthermore, the present invention relates to an air purification and greening device that can reduce vibration and noise generated from the device by adjusting the flow of air in the ventilation space.

  In addition, in the field of plant cultivation, many inventions provided with a current plate including those of the applicant of the present application have been made (Patent Documents 4 to 7). It is intended to be supplied uniformly, and has a different purpose from the present invention. Moreover, this invention and patent documents 4-7 differ also from the surface of the shape of a baffle plate.

  In order to achieve the above object, an air purification planting apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention has a planting part on the front side, a planting container filled with soil and / or a base, and an opening on the front side. While having a housing provided with a storage space for storing a planting container, and an air purification planting device provided with a fan provided in the housing, comprising a ventilation space formed by the planting container and the housing, A first rectifying member is provided on the air inlet side and / or the air outlet side of the fan.

  The air purification and greening device according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that the first rectifying member is formed so as to expand as the distance from the intake port side and / or the exhaust port side increases.

  The air purification greening apparatus according to claim 3 of the present invention further includes a back cover that covers the installation surface of the fan of one or a plurality of housings, and the ventilation space is a space formed by the planting container and the housing. In addition, it is a space formed between the back surface of the housing and the back cover, and a second rectifying member is provided in the space formed between the back surface of the housing and the back cover. .

  The air purification greening device according to claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that the second rectifying member has an arcuate inner corner of the back cover.

According to the air purification and greening device of the present invention, by providing the rectifying member, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of turbulence in the ventilation space and to regulate the flow of air in the ventilation space. That is, since air that has passed through the planting part is discharged outside the ventilation space (storage space) without staying in the ventilation space, the air (outside air) smoothly flows into the device (planting part). The amount of air (outside air) passing through the planting part can be secured.
And since air (outside air) can be smoothly passed in the apparatus (planting part), the air purifying effect can be improved.
In addition, since the air that has passed through the planting part can be discharged outside the ventilation space (storage space) without staying in the ventilation space, a slight negative pressure effect will also occur in the ventilation space, Also from this point, air (outside air) is smoothly taken into the apparatus (planting portion), and the amount of air (outside air) passing through the planting portion can be ensured.
Furthermore, since the flow of air in the ventilation space can be adjusted, vibration and noise generated from the apparatus can be reduced.

  According to the air purification and greening device of claim 2 of the present invention, by making the first rectifying member have a specific shape, the flow of air in the ventilation space can be further adjusted, and the above effect is further improved. be able to.

  According to the air purification and greening device of the third aspect of the present invention, the air purifying / greening device further includes a back cover that covers the installation surface of the fan of one or a plurality of housings, and a second rectifying member. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of turbulence in the ventilation space formed between the back cover and the air flow in the ventilation space. And since the quantity of the air (outside air) which passes a planting part can be ensured, the air purifying effect can be improved more.

  According to the air purification and greening device of claim 4 of the present invention, by making the second rectifying member a specific shape, the flow of air in the ventilation space can be further adjusted, and the above effect is further improved. be able to.

It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows one Embodiment of the air purifying greening apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the air purification greening apparatus of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the planting container used for the air cleaning greening apparatus of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the positional relationship of the planting container used for the air purification greening apparatus of FIG. 1, a housing | casing, a fan, and a 1st rectification | straightening member. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows the attachment state of the housing | casing used for the air purification greening apparatus of FIG. 1, a fan, and a 1st rectification | straightening member. It is a side view of the back cover frame used for the air purification greening apparatus of FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is merely an example embodying the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of an air cleaning greening device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the air cleaning greening device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an air cleaning greening of FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a planting container used in the apparatus, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a positional relationship among the planting container, the casing, the fan, and the first rectifying member used in the air cleaning greening apparatus of FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of a casing, a fan, and a first rectifying member used in the air purification greening device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is used in the air purification greening device of FIG. It is a side view of a back cover frame.

(Basic structure)
First, the basic structure of the air purification greening apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The air purification greening device 1 of the present invention is configured with a planting container 2, a housing 3, a fan 4, and a first rectifying member 5 as main components.

Moreover, in the air purification greening apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a back cover 6 that covers the back of the casing 3 is provided on the back of the casing 3, and below the air cleaning greening apparatus 1 (the casing 3. The lower part is provided with an exhaust fan 7, a pump 8, a tank 9, and a control device 10, and an installation leg 11 is attached to the lower part of the air purification greening device 1.
Furthermore, the tank 9 and the planting container 2 are connected by a pump 8 and a water supply pipe (not shown), and drainage from the planting container 2 is returned to the tank 9 in the planting container 2 and the housing 3. It has a structure in which drainage means such as a drainage pipe (not shown) for discharging outside the air cleaning greening device 1 is provided.

  In addition, the air purification greening apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 prepares a plurality of units of a planting container 2, a housing 3, a fan 4, and a first rectifying member 5, which are main constituent elements, and the units are arranged in multiple stages up and down. However, the air purification and greening device of the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the planting container 2, the housing 3, the fan 4, and the first rectifying member that are the main constituent elements. Various forms such as a form in which 5 is composed of only one unit and a form in which a plurality of units are arranged on the left and right can be adopted.

  Next, each component requirement is demonstrated based on FIGS.

(Planting container, planting part)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the planting container 2 used in the present invention is a container having a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped box shape, and a planting part 12 in which planting is planted is provided on the front side. The back side is closed by a back plate 14 provided with a vent hole 13 on the entire surface, and the top side is closed by a top plate 15. Further, the inside of the container is structured to be filled with soil and / or base.

In addition, about the structure of the planting part 12, it is not specifically limited, The thing of various structures, such as not only cup shape as shown in FIGS. 1-4, but cylindrical shape, rectangular tube shape, cone shape, bowl shape, etc. Can be used. Moreover, a plant can also be planted directly in the planting container 2 without providing a planting part depending on the case.
Among them, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the front side of the planting container 2 is closed with a front plate 18 provided with a plurality of openings 16 and ventilation holes 17, a flange 20 is provided at the upper end portion 19, and ventilation is provided on the side surface. If the cup-shaped container 22 having the groove 21 and the flange 23 are provided and the ring-shaped member 24 is detachably attached to the outer periphery of the upper end portion 19, without causing air leakage or water leakage, Since the planting part 12 can be provided in the planting container 2 while ensuring airtightness, it is suitable.
That is, after the front side of the planting container 2 is closed with the front plate 18, the cup-shaped container 22 is inserted into the opening 16 so that the upper end portion 19 protrudes from the inside of the planting container 2 (front plate 18). By attaching the ring-shaped member 24 to the upper end 19 projecting from the outside of the planting container 2 (front plate 18), the clamping effect by both flanges 20 and 23 appears, without causing air leakage or water leakage, The planting part 12 can be installed in the planting container 2 while ensuring airtightness.
Moreover, if it is set as the structure with which the upper end part 19 of the cup-shaped container 22 and the ring-shaped member 24 are screwed together and it is mounted | worn with the planting container 2 (front board 18), an air leak, a water leak, etc. will be prevented. However, it is preferable because work efficiency can be improved.

(Casing)
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the housing 3 used in the present invention is a container having a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped box shape, and has an opening 25 on the front side and accommodates the planting container 2. The storage space 26 is provided. In addition, when the planting container 2 is stored in the storage space 26, a ventilation space 27 is formed between the planting container 2 and the housing 3 (the storage space between the planting container 2 and the housing 3). 26 becomes a ventilation space 27).

The housing 3 is provided with an opening 28 different from the opening 25 on the front side, and the fan 4 is installed in the other opening 28. Further, the first rectifying member 5 is installed on the inlet side of the fan 4.
In the form shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the form in which the first rectifying member 5 is provided on the air inlet side of the fan 4 is adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the first rectifying member 5 is not limited thereto. Can be provided on the exhaust port side of the fan 4 or on both the intake port side and the exhaust port side.

  The position of another opening 28 (including the fan 4 and the first rectifying member 5) is not particularly limited as long as it is provided at a position different from the opening 25 on the front side. It can be provided at any position on the bottom and side surfaces. Among them, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 5, if another opening 28 (including the fan 4 and the first rectifying member 5) is provided in the central portion of the back plate 29 of the housing 3. Since the passage distance of the air that has passed through the planting container 2 (planting unit 12) in the ventilation space 27 can be shortened, the air discharge efficiency can be further improved, which is preferable. And as a result, generation | occurrence | production of the turbulent flow etc. in the ventilation space 27 can be prevented more, the flow of the air in the ventilation space 27 can be adjusted more, and the air volume of the air (outside air) which passes through the planting part 12 can be reduced. It is preferable because it can be secured more. Moreover, since air (outside air) can be passed through the planting part 12 more smoothly, it is preferable because the air cleaning effect can be further improved.

(First straightening member)
As the structure of the first rectifying member 5, the air that has passed through the planting container 2 (planting unit 12) regulates the flow of air in the ventilation space 27 without generating turbulence in the ventilation space 27. If it can do, it will not specifically limit, The thing of various structures can be used. Among them, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 5, the structure is formed so as to expand from the intake port side and / or the exhaust port side (more specifically, the bottom opening has a rectangular bottom opening). If the structure is such that a rectangular opening larger than the bottom opening is formed at the upper end, the air flow in the ventilation space 27 can be further adjusted. This is preferable because it is possible.

(fan)
The fan 4 is not particularly limited as long as it can intake and exhaust air, and various fans can be used.
Further, the installation form of the fan 4 in the housing 3 (another opening 28) is not particularly limited, but as shown in FIG. 5, the first rectifying member 5 and the mounting plate 30 are disposed on the storage space 26 side. The fan 4 is preferably attached to another opening 28 using a screw 31a or the like, and the fan 4 is attached to the attachment plate 30 from the outside of the housing 3 using a screw 31b or the like. That is, if such an installation form is adopted, when maintenance or replacement of the fan 4 is performed after the air purification greening device 1 is installed, if the work can be performed only from the front side of the air purification greening device 1, the case 3 is started. After removing the planting container 2, the fan 4 can be taken out together with the mounting plate 30 by removing the screw 31a, and maintenance and replacement can be performed. Conversely, when the work can be performed only from the back side of the air purification planting apparatus 1. This is preferable because the fan 4 can be taken out for maintenance and replacement by removing the screw 31b after removing the back cover 6 described later.

(Back cover)
Furthermore, in the air purification greening device of the present invention, when a plurality of units of the planting container 2, the casing 3, the fan 4, and the first rectifying member 5 as shown in FIGS. A back cover 6 that covers the back of the housing 3 can be provided. In addition, when the back cover 6 is provided, the ventilation space 27 in the present invention includes a ventilation space 27 a formed by the planting container 2 and the storage space 26, and a back surface of the housing 3 and the back cover 6. A ventilation space 27b formed therebetween is also included.

Here, the structure of the back cover 6 is not particularly limited, but in order to more efficiently discharge the air discharged from the plurality of housings 3 (fans 4) to the outside of the air purification greening device 1. It is necessary to ensure the sealing property between the housing 3 and the back cover 6 (so that air does not leak from the joint of the back cover 6 or the like). Therefore, the structure of the back cover 6 includes a back cover frame 6a that can be connected to the back of the plurality of housings 3 shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, and a back cover plate 6b that can cover the back of the back cover frame 6a. In order to further secure the sealing between the housing 3 and the back cover 6, a structure in which the back cover frame 6a and the back cover plate 6b are integrally formed is employed. It is preferable.
In consideration of maintainability, the back cover 6 is secured to the back cover shown in FIGS. 2 and 6 after the sealing between the back cover frame 6a and the back cover plate 6b is secured by using packing or the like. It is preferable to employ a structure (structure shown in FIG. 2) that is divided into a frame 6a and a back cover plate 6b.

(Second rectifying member)
Further, when such a back cover 6 is provided, the air discharged from the plurality of housings 3 (fans 4) does not cause turbulent flow in the back cover 6 and more effectively cleans the air. It is preferable to provide the second rectifying member 32 in the back cover 6 for discharging out of the greening device 1.
Although the structure of the second rectifying member 32 is not particularly limited, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, it is preferable that the inner corner of the back cover frame 6a has an arc shape. What makes the corner | angular part of the inner surface of the cover frame 6a circular arc shape is preferable.
Moreover, in the air purifying greening apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second rectifying member 32 is provided only at the corner of the inner upper surface of the back cover frame 6a, but at the corner of the inner lower surface of the rear cover frame 6a. If it is also provided, the effect can be further improved, which is preferable.

  Next, operation | movement and an effect | action of the air purification greening apparatus 1 comprised as mentioned above are demonstrated below.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the cup-shaped container 22 is inserted from the inside of the planting container 2 (front plate 18) so that the upper end portion 19 protrudes, and the ring is formed from the outside of the planting container 2 (front plate 18). The planting part 12 is produced in the planting container 2 by mounting the shaped member 24.
Next, as shown in FIG. 4, after the upper surface side of the planting container 2 is closed by the upper surface plate 15, the soil and / or the base is filled from the rear surface side, and the rear surface side is closed by the rear surface plate 14, thereby planting. The form which can plant a plant in the planting part 12 is produced.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the first rectifying member 5 and the mounting plate 30 are attached to another opening 28 of the housing 3 from the storage space 26 side using screws 31 a and the fan 4 is attached to the outside of the housing 3. To the mounting plate 30 using screws 31b or the like. At this time, the water supply pipe and the drain pipe are also attached.
Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the planting unit 12 is installed as described above, the planting container 2 filled with soil and / or the base is stored in the housing 3 (storage space 26), and a screw (not shown). The unit of the planting container 2, the housing 3, the fan 4, and the first rectifying member 5, which are main constituent elements, is manufactured.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the units produced above are arranged in multiple stages, and the back cover 6, the exhaust fan 7, the pump 8, the tank 9, the control device 10, the installation legs 11, etc. are attached. The air purification greening device 1 is completed by planting plants in the planting unit 12.

  And the air purification greening apparatus 1 produced as mentioned above is installed in the place which wants to perform air purification or greening.

  Next, the control device 10 starts and discharges the air in the ventilation space 27a by operating and controlling the fan 4. If it does so, outside air will be taken in into the planting part 12 by the air in the ventilation space 27a being discharged | emitted, and air cleaning will be performed with the soil and the base | substrate with which the planting part 12 was filled.

At this time, since the first rectifying member 5 is provided on the air inlet side and / or the air outlet side of the fan 4, the air flow in the ventilation space 27a is adjusted as shown in FIG. Thus, the air that has passed through the planting container 2 (planting unit 12) is discharged outside the ventilation space 27 (storage space 26) without staying in the ventilation space 27.
Therefore, since the air that has passed through the planting part 12 is discharged outside the ventilation space 27a (storage space 26) without staying in the ventilation space 27a, the air (outside air) is smoothly cleaned and greened. It will be taken in by the apparatus 1 (planting part 12), and the quantity of the air (outside air) which passes the planting part 12 can be ensured. And since air (outside air) can be passed smoothly through the planting part 12, the air purifying effect can be improved.

  In addition, since the air that has passed through the planting portion 12 can be smoothly discharged out of the ventilation space (storage space), a slight negative pressure effect also occurs in the ventilation space. (Outside air) will be smoothly taken into the apparatus (planting unit 12), and the amount of air (outside air) passing through the planting unit 12 can be secured.

  Furthermore, since the flow of air in the ventilation space can be adjusted, vibration and noise generated from the apparatus can be reduced.

Next, the air discharged from the ventilation space 27a passes through the back cover 6 (ventilation space 27b) and is discharged out of the air cleaning and greening device 1.
At this time, since the second rectifying member 32 is provided in the back cover 6, the air flow in the ventilation space 27b is adjusted as shown in FIG. The exhaust effect of the air in the ventilation space 27a by the member 5 is further improved, and the air volume of the air (outside air) passing through the planting part 12 can be further ensured. And since air (outside air) can be passed through the planting part 12 more smoothly, the air purifying effect can be further improved.

  In addition, the effects described in [0040] to [0042] can be further improved.

  As described above, the air purification and greening device of the present invention can prevent the occurrence of turbulent flow in the ventilation space by arranging the rectifying member, and can regulate the flow of air in the ventilation space. The air volume of the air that passes through (outside air) can be secured. Moreover, since air (outside air) can be smoothly passed through the planting part, the air cleaning effect can be improved.

  The air purification greening device of the present invention can be used for outdoor and indoor air purification and greening.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air clean planting device 2 Planting container 3 Case 4 Fan 5 First rectifying member 6 Back cover 6a Back cover frame 6b Back cover plate 7 Exhaust fan 8 Pump 9 Tank 10 Controller 11 Installation leg 12 Planting part 13 (Back Vent hole 14 (of the planting plate) Back plate 15 (of the planting container) Top plate 16 (front panel) opening 17 (front panel) Vent hole 18 Front panel 19 Upper end 20 Flange 21 Ventilation groove 22 Cup-shaped container 23 Flange 24 Ring-shaped member 25 Opening 26 (housing) Storage space 27 Ventilation space 27a Ventilation space 27b Venting space 28 Another opening 29 (housing) Back plate 30 (Housing) Mounting plate 31 Screw 31a Screw 31b Screw 32 First Two rectifying members

Claims (4)

A planting container having a planting part on the front side and filled with soil and / or a base;
A housing having an opening on the front side and provided with a storage space for storing the planting container;
An air cleaning greening device comprising a fan provided in the housing,
While having a ventilation space formed by the planting container and the housing,
An air purifying and greening device, wherein a first rectifying member is provided on an intake port side and / or an exhaust port side of the fan.
The first rectifying member is
The air purifying and greening device according to claim 1, wherein the air purifying greening device is formed so as to expand as the distance from the intake port side and / or the exhaust port side increases.
further,
A back cover that covers an installation surface of the fan of one or a plurality of the housings;
The ventilation space is
In addition to the space formed by the planting container and the housing, it is a space formed between the back surface of the housing and the back cover,
The air purification greening device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a second rectifying member is provided in a space formed between a back surface of the housing and the back cover.
The second rectifying member is
The air purifying and greening device according to claim 3, wherein an inner corner portion of the back cover has an arc shape.