JP2022016206A - Expired air purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an inexpensive expired air purifier capable of discharging expired air after purifying it with a simple configuration.SOLUTION: An expired air purifier 10 includes: a bottle body 12 having a nozzle 20 whose upper part is open; an antiseptic solution 50 stored inside the bottle body 12; antiseptic solution absorbers 32A to 32C provided along an inner surface of the bottle body 12 for absorbing the antiseptic solution 50; an expired air straightening body provided inside the nozzle 20, which consists of a plurality of hollow tubes through which expired air before and after sterilization passes; an expired air introduction tube 40 that penetrates through the tube in a center of the expired air straightening body and sends the expired air 62 to the bottle body 12; and a sponge body 44 through which the expired air introduction tube 40 penetrates, which has micropores for closing the nozzle 20 of the bottle body 12. The expired air 62 introduced from the expired air introduction tube 40 to the bottle body 12 is sterilized when brought into contact with the antiseptic solution absorbers 32A to 32C, and the sterilized expired air 64 is discharged to the outside.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an exhaled breath purifier for disinfecting exhaled breath (exhaled breath).

As a portable air purification device that can be taken outdoors and used, for example, there is a technique described in Patent Document 1 below. According to the patent document 1, it is disclosed that an ion generating element is provided inside the main body, positive ions and negative ions are released into the air, and bacteria floating in the air are removed. Then, it is disclosed that the portable air purifying device is processed into a mask type, for example, so that the main body can be attached to the face and used as a mask.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-343887

Many bacteria and microorganisms represented by allergenic substances such as viruses and fungi are present in the air inhaled through human breathing. Inhaling such dirty air induces various diseases such as new coronavirus infections and influenza. The technique described in Patent Document 1 described above is processed into a mask shape and attached to sterilize the inhaled air to prevent infectious diseases and illnesses caused by bacteria, and the odorous component contained in the exhaled breath. Is disclosed to be decomposed and removed. However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 requires a battery or a battery, even though it is a portable type, and cannot be manufactured at low cost with a simple configuration.

The present invention focuses on the above points, and provides an inexpensive exhaled breath purifier capable of purifying (sterilizing, sterilizing, sterilizing, etc.) exhaled breath and then releasing it to the outside with a simple configuration. That is the purpose.

The exhaled breath purifier of the present invention is provided along the inner surface of the bottle body, the bottle body having a cylinder opening with an open upper portion, the disinfectant solution contained in the bottle body, and the disinfectant solution, and absorbs the disinfectant solution. An exhalation fluid absorber to be disinfected, an exhalation rectifier composed of a plurality of hollow tubes provided inside the cylinder mouth and through which exhaled air before and after disinfection passes, and an exhalation rectifier that penetrates one of the tubes of the exhalation rectifier. It is characterized by comprising an exhalation introduction tube for feeding the bottle into the bottle body, and a sponge body through which the exhalation introduction tube penetrates and having fine holes for closing the tube mouth of the bottle body.

One of the main forms is that the disinfectant absorber comprises a flexible core that extends along the inner surface of the bottle body and a fabric that wraps the core and absorbs the disinfectant. It is characterized by.

One of the other forms is characterized in that the exhaled rectifying body is arranged so that the upper end of the exhaled rectifying body is located at a position lower than the upper end of the cylinder mouth of the bottle body.

One of still other forms is characterized in that the exhalation rectifier has a structure in which a plurality of tubes are arranged around a central tube, and the exhalation introduction tube is passed through the central tube. do.

Still another form is characterized in that a cap that is detachably attached to the cylinder mouth of the bottle body is provided. The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be clarified from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

According to the breath purifier of the present invention, a bottle body having a cylinder opening with an open upper portion, a disinfectant solution contained inside the bottle body, and a disinfectant solution provided along the inner surface of the bottle body are provided. A disinfectant fluid absorber that absorbs water, an exhalation rectifier that is provided inside the cylinder mouth and consists of a plurality of hollow tubes through which exhaled air before and after disinfection passes, and a tube of either of the exhalation rectifiers. , An exhalation introduction tube for sending exhaled air to the bottle body, and a sponge body having a fine hole through which the exhalation introduction tube penetrates and closes the tube mouth of the bottle body are provided.

With this configuration, the exhaled breath introduced into the bottle body by the exhaled breath introduction tube is purified (sterilized, sterilized, sterilized, etc.) by contacting the disinfectant solution absorber provided along the inner surface of the bottle body over a wide area. The purified exhaled breath is released to the outside through other tubes and sponge bodies that the exhaled breath introduction tube does not penetrate. For this reason, it is possible to provide an inexpensive exhaled breath purifier that purifies the exhaled breath and then releases it to the outside with a simple configuration, and when used by a carrier or a potential carrier, the surrounding people are infected. It can be prevented from doing.

It is an external perspective view which shows the use state of one Embodiment of the breath purifier of this invention. It is an external perspective view which shows the structure of the bottle main body of the exhalation purifier of the said embodiment. It is an external perspective view which looked at the bottle body of the exhalation purifier of the said embodiment from above. It is an external perspective view which shows the structure of the exhalation introduction tube of the exhalation purifier of the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the manufacturing procedure of the exhalation purifier of the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the manufacturing procedure of the exhalation purifier of the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows the state at the time of carrying the exhalation purifier of the said embodiment.

The exhaled breath purifier of the present invention is provided along the inner surface of the bottle body, the bottle body having a cylinder opening with an open upper portion, the disinfectant solution contained in the bottle body, and the disinfectant solution, and absorbs the disinfectant solution. An exhalation fluid absorber to be disinfected, an exhalation rectifier composed of a plurality of hollow tubes provided inside the cylinder mouth and through which exhaled air before and after disinfection passes, and an exhalation rectifier that penetrates one of the tubes of the exhalation rectifier. A sponge body having a fine hole through which the exhaled breath introduction tube penetrates and closes the tube mouth of the bottle body is provided.

With this configuration, the exhaled breath introduced into the bottle body by the exhaled breath introduction tube is purified (sterilized, sterilized, sterilized, etc.) by contacting the disinfectant solution absorber provided along the inner surface of the bottle body over a wide area. The purified exhaled breath is released to the outside through other tubes and sponge bodies that the exhaled breath introduction tube does not penetrate. For this reason, it is possible to purify the exhaled breath and then release it to the outside with an inexpensive and simple configuration, and by using it by a carrier or a person who may be a carrier, it is possible to prevent infection by people around him. Can be done.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a usage state of one embodiment of the breath purifier of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the bottle body of the exhaled purifier, FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the bottle body of the exhaled purifier as viewed from above, and FIG. 4 is an exhaled introduction of the exhaled purifier. It is an external perspective view which shows the structure of a tube. 5 and 6 are views showing an example of the manufacturing procedure of the exhaled breath purifier. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state when the exhaled breath purifier is carried.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and 7, the breath purifier 10 of the present embodiment includes a bottle body 12, a disinfectant solution 50, a disinfectant solution absorber 32A to 32C, an exhaled rectifying body 30, and an exhaled breath introduction. It is composed of a tube 40, a sponge body 44, and a cap 70.

The bottle body 12 has a substantially cylindrical cylinder portion 14, a bottom surface 16, a cylinder mouth 20 having an open upper end, and an inclined portion 18 whose diameter decreases from the cylinder portion 14 toward the cylinder mouth 20. A screw portion for attaching and detaching the cap 70 is formed on the outer periphery of the cylinder mouth 20. As such a bottle body 12, for example, a PET bottle of a used beverage can be used. The capacity of the bottle body 12 is preferably about 350 ml to 500 ml, for example, from the viewpoint of portability.

The bottle body 12 may be colored or patterned, but it is preferably transparent so that the amount of the disinfectant solution 50 to be put inside can be confirmed. Further, as the disinfectant solution 50, various known disinfectant solutions can be used as long as the exhaled breath 62 can be disinfected (including treatments such as sterilization, sterilization, and sterilization).

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an exhaled fluid rectifying body 30 composed of a plurality of tubes 30A to 30G is provided inside the cylinder mouth 20 of the bottle body 12. In the illustrated example, six tubes 30A to 30F are arranged around the central tube 30G. The central tube 30G has a slightly larger diameter than the surrounding tubes 30A to 30F, and is set so as to project slightly longer downward.

In the present embodiment, the central tube 30G is the introduction path for the exhaled breath 62, and the surrounding tubes 30A to 30F function as the discharge path for the exhaled breath 64 after disinfection.

As shown in FIG. 3, the exhaled breath rectifying body 30 is attached to the inside of the cylinder mouth 20 so that the upper end thereof is slightly lower than the upper end portion 20A of the cylinder mouth 20. This is to prevent the disinfectant solution 50 from overflowing to the outside when the disinfectant solution 50 is poured from the tube mouth 20 into the inside.

Next, the disinfectant liquid absorbers 32A to 32C are provided along the inner surface of the bottle body 12 and absorb the disinfectant liquid 50. In the illustrated example, the disinfectant absorber 32A has a length slightly shorter than the inner circumference of the bottle body 12, and is set to a height of about half the height of the cylinder portion 14 of the bottle body 12. The disinfectant solution absorber 32A is obtained by wrapping a flexible core material 36A extending along the inner surface of the bottle body 12 with a cloth 34A that absorbs the disinfectant solution 50 and closing it by sewing 38A.

In the illustrated example, the disinfectant absorbers 32B and 32C are about half the length of the inner circumference of the cylinder portion 14 of the bottle body 12, and are about half the height of the cylinder portion 14 of the bottle body 12. It is set to the height. Then, the disinfectant liquid absorbers 32B and 32C wrap the flexible core materials 36B and 36C extending along the inner surface of the bottle body 12 with the cloths 34B and 34C that absorb the disinfectant liquid, and close them by sewing 38B and 38C. It is a thing.

For the core materials 36A to 36C, for example, a flexible plastic sheet is used, which is rolled into a thin piece and inserted into the bottle body 12 and then spreads along the inner surface. Then, the cloths 34A to 34C wrapping the core materials 36A to 36C absorb the disinfectant solution 50, so that the disinfectant solution absorbers 32A to 32C containing the disinfectant solution 50 are substantially on the inner surface of the cylinder portion 14 of the bottle body 12. It will cover the whole.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the exhaled breath introduction tube 40 is composed of a tube body 42 and a sponge body 44 having a large number of micropores 46. The sponge body 44 has a hole 45 for penetrating the tube body 42, and the sponge body 44 can move along the tube body 42.

When the tube body 42 is passed through the tube 30G in the center of the exhaled rectifying body 30 and the sponge body 44 is slid to close the tube mouth 20 of the bottle body 12, as shown in FIG. 1, the disinfectant solution 50 is charged. It is possible to prevent the droplets from coming out of the tube mouth 20. Even if the tube mouth 20 is closed with the sponge body 44, the disinfected exhaled breath 64 discharged to the outside through the tubes 30A to 30F can pass through the fine holes 46 of the sponge body 44.

Next, an example of the manufacturing procedure of the breath purifier 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. In addition, it is assumed that the disinfectant fluid absorbers 32A to 32C and the exhaled breath rectifying body 30 are manufactured in advance. First, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), the disinfectant solution absorber 32A is rolled and inserted into the inside through the cylinder mouth 20 of the bottle body 12. The inserted disinfectant solution absorber 32A spreads along the inner surface of the cylinder portion 14 of the bottle body 12 by the core material 36A (FIG. 5 (B)).

Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, the disinfectant absorbers 32B and 32C are rolled up and inserted into the inside through the cylinder mouth 20 of the bottle body 12. The inserted disinfectant absorbers 32B and 32C are spread along the inner surface of the tubular portion 14 of the bottle body 12 by the core materials 36B and 36C (FIG. 5 (C)).

Next, the exhaled breath rectifying body 30 is attached to the inside of the cylinder mouth 20 of the bottle body 12 as shown in FIG. 5 (C). At this time, the upper end portion of the exhaled rectifying body 30 is fixed so as to be slightly lower than the upper end 20A of the cylinder mouth 20.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6A, the disinfectant solution 50 is poured into the bottle body 12 from the cylinder mouth 22. The disinfectant solution 50 is poured, for example, to a height of about 1/4 to 1/2 of the height of the tubular portion 14. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the cloths 34A to 34C of the disinfectant liquid absorbers 32A to 32C absorb and suck up the disinfectant liquid 50, and the disinfectant liquid 50 covers almost the entire inner surface of the cylinder portion 14 of the bottle body 12. Spreads.

In that state, as shown in FIG. 6B, the tube body 42 of the exhalation introduction tube 40 is passed through the tube 30G in the center of the exhalation rectifying body 30, and the sponge body 44 is moved to close the tube mouth 20. do. In that state, as shown in FIG. 1, when the user 60 sends the exhaled breath 62 to the bottle body 12 in addition to the tube body 42, the exhaled air 62 is provided so as to spread over almost the entire inside of the cylinder portion 14 of the bottle body 12. The exhaled fluid 62 is sterilized by hitting the disinfectant fluid absorbers 32A to 32C, and the disinfected exhaled breath 64 is discharged to the outside through the tubes 30A to 30F of the exhaled breath rectifying body 30 and the micropores 46 of the sponge body 44.

When carrying such an exhaled breath purifier 10, as shown in FIG. 7, the exhaled breath introduction tube 40 is taken out and the tube mouth 20 is closed with a cap 70 so that the internal disinfectant solution 50 can be carried without spilling. can.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the bottle body 12 having a cylinder mouth 20 having an open upper portion, the disinfectant fluid 50 housed inside the bottle body 12, and the inner surface of the bottle body 12 are aligned. Exhalation consisting of disinfectant fluid absorbers 32A to 32C for absorbing the disinfectant solution 50 and a plurality of hollow tubes 30A to 30G provided inside the cylinder mouth 20 through which exhalation before and after disinfection passes. The exhalation introduction tube 40 that penetrates the rectifying body 30 and the central tube 30G of the exhalation rectifying body 30 and sends the exhaled air 62 to the bottle body 12, and the exhalation introduction tube 40 penetrates and the tube mouth 20 of the bottle body 12. It is configured to include a sponge body 44 having micropores 46 for closing the above.

With this configuration, the exhaled breath 62 introduced into the bottle body 12 by the exhaled breath introducing tube 40 comes into contact with the disinfectant liquid absorbers 32A to 32C provided along the inner surface of the tubular portion 14 of the bottle body 12 over a wide area. The purified exhaled breath 64 (sterilized, sterilized, sterilized, etc.) is discharged to the outside through the other tubes 30A to 30F through which the exhaled breath introduction tube 40 does not penetrate and the micropores 46 of the sponge body 44. To. Therefore, with a simple configuration, it is possible to provide an inexpensive exhaled breath purifier 10 that purifies the exhaled breath 62 and then releases it to the outside, and by using it by a carrier or a person who has a possibility thereof, people around him / her. Can be prevented from being infected.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the following are also included.
(1) The shape and capacity of the bottle body 12 shown in the above embodiment are examples, and may be appropriately changed within a range in which the same effect is obtained.
(2) In the above embodiment, three disinfectant absorbers 32A to 32C are used, but this is also an example, and the number of disinfectant absorbers may be increased or decreased within the range in which the same effect is obtained. ..
(3) The configuration of the exhaled fluid rectifying body 30 shown in the above embodiment is also an example, and the design may be appropriately changed within a range in which the same effect is obtained.

According to the present invention, a bottle body having a cylinder mouth with an open upper portion, a disinfectant solution contained inside the bottle body, and a disinfectant solution provided along the inner surface of the bottle body and absorbing the disinfectant solution. A liquid absorber, an exhaled rectifier composed of a plurality of hollow tubes provided inside the tube mouth and through which exhaled air before and after disinfection passes, and an exhaled rectifier that penetrates one of the tubes of the exhaled rectifier to bottle exhaled air. It is provided with an exhaled breath introduction tube to be fed into the main body and a sponge body having a fine hole through which the exhaled breath introduction tube penetrates and closes the tube mouth of the bottle body.

With this configuration, the exhaled breath introduced into the bottle body by the exhaled breath introduction tube is purified (sterilized, sterilized, sterilized, etc.) by contacting the disinfectant solution absorber provided along the inner surface of the bottle body over a wide area. The purified exhaled breath is released to the outside through other tubes and sponge bodies that the exhaled breath introduction tube does not penetrate. For this reason, it is possible to purify the exhaled breath and then release it to the outside with an inexpensive and simple configuration, and it is possible to prevent infectious diseases by using it by a carrier or a person who may be a carrier. , Applicable to breath purifier applications. In particular, it is suitable when a plurality of people gather in a closed space.

10: Exhalation purifier 12: Bottle body 14: Tube 16: Bottom 18: Inclined part 20: Tube mouth 20A: Upper end 30: Exhalation rectifier 30A-30G: Tube 32A-32C: Disinfectant absorber 34A-34C: Fabric 36A-36C: Core material 38A-38C: Sewing 40: Exhaled breath introduction tube 42: Tube body 44: Sponge body 45: Hole 46: Micropores 50: Disinfectant 60: User 62: Exhaled breath 64: Disinfected exhaled breath 70: cap

Claims (5)

A bottle body with a tube mouth that opens at the top,
The disinfectant solution contained inside the bottle body and
A disinfectant solution absorber that is provided along the inner surface of the bottle body and absorbs the disinfectant solution, and a disinfectant solution absorber.
An exhaled rectifying body provided inside the tube mouth and composed of a plurality of hollow tubes through which exhaled air before and after disinfection passes.
An exhalation introduction tube that penetrates any tube of the exhalation rectifier and sends exhaled air to the bottle body.
A sponge body having a micropore that penetrates the exhaled breath introduction tube and closes the tube mouth of the bottle body.
An exhalation purifier characterized by being equipped with. The disinfectant absorber
A flexible core material that extends along the inner surface of the bottle body,
A cloth that wraps the core material and absorbs the disinfectant solution,
The exhaled breath purifier according to claim 1, wherein the exhaled breath purifier comprises. The breath purifier according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the breath rectifier is arranged so that the upper end of the breath rectifier is lower than the upper end of the cylinder mouth of the bottle body. .. The exhaled rectifier
It is a structure in which multiple tubes are arranged around the central tube.
The breath purifier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the breath introduction tube is passed through the central tube. A cap that can be attached and detached to the mouth of the bottle body.
The exhaled breath purifier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the exhaled breath purifier is provided.

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