JP2022029067A - Air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an unconventional and practical air cleaner.SOLUTION: In an air cleaner, a suction part 1 which suctions air, an air passage part 2 which allows the air suctioned by the suction part 1 to pass, a filter part 3 provided at the air passage part 2, and an exhaust part 4 which exhausts processed air from which unnecessary objects are removed by the filter part 3 are provided in a housing 20. The air passage part 2 is formed by an elongated tubular structure in which the suction part 1 is provided at one end side and the exhaust part 4 is provided at the other end side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an air purifier.

Conventionally, an air purifying device (hereinafter referred to as a conventional example) disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-225338 has been proposed as a device for purifying air by capturing unnecessary substances such as dust floating in the indoor air. There is.

In this conventional example, a blower fan and a filter are provided in a housing having an air intake port and an air discharge port, and when the blower fan is operated, indoor air is sucked into the housing from the air suction port, and this suction is performed. The air that has been removed passes through the filter, and the air that has passed through this filter and has had unnecessary substances removed is discharged from the air outlet.

By the way, in recent years, there is a growing interest in infection control measures associated with the spread of viruses, and it is desired to propose a device having an excellent dust collecting function for this type of device.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-22538

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned current situation, and provides a practical air purifying device that has never existed before.

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An intake unit 1 that sucks in air, an air passage unit 2 that allows the air sucked in by the intake unit 1 to pass through, a filter unit 3 provided in the air passage unit 2, and a process in which unnecessary substances are removed by the filter unit 3. An air purifier having an exhaust unit 4 for discharging finished air in a housing 20, wherein the air passage unit 2 is provided with the intake unit 1 on one end side and the exhaust unit 4 on the other end side. It relates to an air purifier characterized by being an elongated tubular structure.

Further, in the air purifying device according to claim 1, the intake unit 1 is an intake pipe member 5 in which an intake hole 5a is provided on a peripheral surface and an air passage portion 2 is continuously provided at an end portion. It is related to the air purifier.

Further, in the air purifying device according to claim 2, the air purifying device is characterized in that a plurality of intake holes 5a are provided in the peripheral surface length direction of the intake pipe member 5.

Further, in the air purifying device according to any one of claims 2 and 3, the intake unit 1 has the intake pipe member 5 at a position near the inside of the intake opening 20a provided in the housing 20. The air purifying device is provided and configured, and the intake pipe member 5 is provided so as to be freely moved in and out of the housing 20 via the intake opening 20a.

Further, in the air purifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the exhaust portion 4 is an exhaust pipe in which an exhaust hole 6a is provided on a peripheral surface and an air passage portion 2 is continuously provided at an end portion. It relates to an air purifier characterized by being a member 6.

Further, in the air purifying device according to claim 5, the exhaust hole 6a relates to an air purifying device characterized in that a plurality of exhaust holes 6a are provided in the peripheral surface length direction of the exhaust pipe member 6.

Further, in the air purifying device according to any one of claims 5 and 6, the exhaust portion 4 has the exhaust pipe member 6 at a position near the inside of the exhaust opening 20b provided in the housing 20. The exhaust pipe member 6 is provided and configured, and relates to an air purifying device characterized in that the exhaust pipe member 6 is provided so as to be freely moved in and out of the housing 20 via the exhaust opening 20b.

Further, in the air purifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, a plurality of the filter units 3 are provided in the air passing unit 2 and arranged so that the filtration accuracy becomes higher toward the downstream side. It relates to an air purifier characterized by.

Further, in the air purifying device according to claim 8, the air purifying device is characterized in that the filter section 3 arranged at the most downstream position of the air passing section 2 is provided with a hollow fiber filter. Is.

Further, in the air purifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the air purifying device has a blower source 7 for passing air through the air passage portion 2, and a blower fan is adopted as the blower source 7. It relates to a characteristic air purifier.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is a practical air purifying device that exhibits an unprecedented action and effect, such as having an excellent dust collecting function and a cleaning function.

It is a perspective view which shows this Example. It is a front view which shows this embodiment. It is a rear perspective view which shows this embodiment. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the main part of this Example. It is explanatory drawing of the main part of this Example.

Embodiments of the present invention which are considered to be suitable will be briefly described by showing the operation of the present invention based on the drawings.

The air sucked from the intake unit 1 passes through the air passage unit 2, and when it passes through the air passage unit 2, it passes through the filter unit 3 to capture unnecessary substances and purify the air. The treated air from which unnecessary substances have been removed in 3 is discharged from the exhaust unit 4.

By the way, the air passage portion 2 according to the present invention is an elongated tubular structure in which an intake portion 1 is provided on one end side and an exhaust portion 4 is provided on the other end side. For example, the air in a room is an elongated and narrow tubular space. The air is collected in the air and passes through the closed passage from the time when the air is sucked to the time when the air is discharged, and unnecessary substances are captured by the filter unit 3 provided in the air passage unit 2.

Further, all the air sucked by the intake unit 1 passes through the air passage unit 2 where the filter unit 3 is located and is cleaned, and is discharged from the exhaust unit 4 without being mixed with the uncleaned air in the housing 20, for example. ..

Therefore, since the structure is such that the sucked air is collected and surely passed through the filter unit 3 to be filtered, it exhibits an excellent dust collecting function and a cleaning function.

Specific examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, an intake unit 1 that sucks air, an air passage unit 2 that allows air sucked by the intake unit 1 to pass through, a filter unit 3 provided in the air passage unit 2, and an unnecessary object in the filter unit 3. Is an air purifying device having an exhaust unit 4 for discharging the treated air from which the air has been removed.

Specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, various types described above are contained in a vertical box-shaped (hollow rectangular parallelepiped-shaped) synthetic resin housing 20 having moving wheels 21 (casters) at the bottom. The structure is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the housing 20 is provided with vertical intake openings 20a at the corners on the front left and right side edges, and the intake openings 20a are provided with the intake openings 20a. A ventilation plate 20A is detachably provided so as to close the air.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the housing 20 is provided with a horizontal exhaust opening 20b at a corner portion serving as an upper edge on the back surface, and the exhaust opening 20b is closed to the exhaust opening 20b. As described above, the ventilation plate 20B is detachably provided.

Reference numeral 22 is a handle, 23 is an operation / stop confirmation lamp, 24 is an ON / OFF switch, and 25 is a power cord of the air source 7.

The intake portion 1 is configured to include an intake pipe member 5 in which a circular intake hole 5a is provided on the peripheral surface and air passage portions 2 are continuously provided at both end portions.

Specifically, the intake pipe member 5 is made of an appropriate synthetic resin (vinyl chloride) member as shown in FIG. 4, and has substantially the same length as the height of the housing 20. It is configured to have, and a plurality of intake holes 5a are provided in the peripheral surface length direction of the intake pipe member 5. The intake hole 5a may be configured to have one or a plurality of intake holes (slit-shaped) having a length in the length direction of the intake pipe member 5.

In this embodiment, the intake pipe member 5 is vertically installed at a position near the inside of the intake opening 20a provided in the housing 20 via an installation member (not shown) to be configured as the intake unit 1. ing.

Further, air passage portions 2 (first ventilation pipe member 2A), which will be described later, are connected to both end portions of the intake pipe member 5.

Therefore, the air sucked from the intake pipe member 5 is conveyed from the side end portion of the intake pipe member 5 via the air passage portion 2 (first ventilation pipe member 2A).

Further, the intake pipe member 5 is provided so that the ventilation plate 20A can be removed and the intake pipe member 5 can be freely taken in and out of the housing 20 via the intake opening 20a, and the intake unit 1 can be installed at a desired position outside the housing 20.

The exhaust portion 4 is configured to include an exhaust pipe member 6 in which a circular exhaust hole 6a is provided on the peripheral surface and an air passage portion 2 is continuously provided at one side end.

Specifically, the exhaust pipe member 6 is made of an appropriate synthetic resin (vinyl chloride) member as shown in FIG. 4, and has a length substantially the same as the width of the housing 20. It is configured to have, and a plurality of exhaust holes 6a are provided in the peripheral surface length direction of the exhaust pipe member 6. The exhaust hole 6a may be configured to have one or a plurality of exhaust pipe members 6 having a length in the length direction (slit-shaped one).

In this embodiment, the exhaust pipe member 6 is configured as the exhaust portion 4 by horizontally installing the exhaust pipe member 6 at a position near the inside of the exhaust opening 20b provided in the housing 20 via an installation member (not shown). There is.

Further, an air passage portion 2 (fifth ventilation pipe member 2E), which will be described later, is connected to one side end of the exhaust pipe member 6.

Therefore, the air conveyed by the air passage portion 2 (fifth ventilation pipe member 2E) is introduced from the side end portion of the exhaust pipe member 6 and discharged from the exhaust hole 6a.

Further, the exhaust pipe member 6 is provided so as to be freely moved in and out of the housing 20 via the exhaust opening 20b by removing the ventilation plate 20B, and the exhaust part 4 can be installed at a desired position outside the housing 20.

The air passage portion 2 is an elongated tubular structure (piping structure) in which an intake portion 1 is provided on one end side and an exhaust portion 4 is provided on the other end side.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, one end is connected to the intake unit 1 (intake pipe member 5) and the other end is connected to the first filter unit 3 (first filter storage unit 3A) described later. The first ventilation pipe member 2A (flexible resin hose) and the second filter unit 3 (second filter storage unit 3B) whose one end is connected to the first filter storage unit 3A and the other end is described later. A second ventilation pipe member 2B (a pipe made of vinyl chloride) to be connected, and a third ventilation pipe member 2C (one end connected to the second filter accommodating portion 3B and the other end connected to a blower source 7 described later). (Vinyl chloride pipe) and a fourth ventilation pipe member 2D (possible) whose one end is connected to the air source 7 and the other end is connected to the third filter unit 3 (pair of third filter storage units 3C) described later. A flexible resin hose) and a fifth ventilation pipe member 2E (flexibility) whose one end is connected to the third filter storage portion 3C and the other end is connected to the exhaust portion 4 (exhaust pipe member 6). It is composed of a resin hose that has.

Further, the fourth ventilation pipe member 2D is branched via the branch pipe 2a (three-pronged pipe) and connected to the pair of third filter storage portions 3C, and the fifth ventilation pipe member 2E is a pair of third. The portion extending from the filter accommodating portion 3C merges via the merging pipe 2b (three-pronged pipe) and is connected to the exhaust portion 4 (one end of the exhaust pipe member 6).

Further, the air passage portion 2 is provided with a blower source 7 having an intake / exhaust function for passing air, and a blower fan having a wind pressure of 1 to 80 kPa is adopted as the blower source 7.

By the way, as an option of the blower source 7, a compressor that sends compressed air of 100 to 1000 kPa or a structure that obtains air supply power by a piston type cylinder can be selected. Piston type due to problems such as operating noise when creating compressed air, large gas tank, heat during operation, scattering of hydraulic oil during operation, contamination due to the generation of bacteria and mold in the tank, and scattering of these pollutants. In the cylinder, in order to obtain a large amount of exhaust, for example, the piston capacity (piston size), which is not realistic as a general-purpose product, is inferior in compactness, and it is necessary to operate at high speed.

In this respect, in this embodiment, the blower fan is adopted as the blower source 7, and the above-mentioned problem does not occur.

Further, a hollow fiber filter (hollow fiber membrane filter) having a dust collection efficiency of 0.01 μm or more, which is adopted in the third filter unit 3 described later, generally allows compressed air to pass through using a compressor or the like. Although it is used in a high pressure environment, the air passage portion 2 of this embodiment is in an atmospheric pressure environment on both the intake side and the exhaust side of the air source 7, that is, a constant air volume is continuously passed at a constant wind speed. Because it is a structure that can be used, even blower fans can fully adopt it.

Further, in the present embodiment, the blower source 7 is provided at a position between the second filter unit 3 and the third filter unit 3, but the present invention is not limited to this, that is, the first filter unit. It may be provided at a position upstream of 3, or between the first filter unit 3 and the second filter unit 3, or at a position downstream of the third filter unit 3.

Therefore, when the air source 7 is operated, the air outside the housing 20 sucked from the intake unit 1 is the first ventilation pipe member 2A, the first filter storage portion 3A, the second ventilation pipe member 2B, and the second. (2) Passing through the filter storage part 3B, the third ventilation pipe member 2C, the air source 7, the fourth ventilation pipe member 2D, the third filter storage part 3C, and the fifth ventilation pipe member 2E in this order, and from the exhaust part 4 to the casing. It is discharged outside the body 20.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned air passage unit 2 is provided with a plurality of filter units 3 (first filter unit 3, second filter unit 3 and third filter unit 3).

Specifically, the first filter portion 3 is a box to which the downstream end portion of the first ventilation pipe member 2A and the upstream end portion of the second ventilation pipe member 2B are connected as shown in FIG. It is composed of a first filter accommodating portion 3A having a shape, and a first filter 3a arranged in the first filter accommodating portion 3A and provided at the upstream end portion of the second ventilation pipe member 2B.

As shown in FIG. 5, the second filter portion 3 is a box-shaped second filter to which the downstream end portion of the second ventilation pipe member 2B and the upstream end portion of the third ventilation pipe member 2C are connected. It is composed of a storage portion 3B and a second filter 3b arranged in the second filter storage portion 3B and provided at the upstream end portion of the third ventilation pipe member 2C.

As shown in FIG. 5, the third filter portion 3 is a tubular third filter to which the downstream end portion of the fourth ventilation pipe member 2D and the upstream end portion of the fifth ventilation pipe member 2E are connected. It is composed of a storage unit 3C and a third filter 3c arranged in the third filter storage unit 3C.

Further, each of the filter portions 3 is provided in the air passage portion 2 so that the filtration accuracy becomes higher toward the downstream side.

Specifically, the first filter 3a uses an air filter with a dust collection efficiency of 1 to 10 μm or more (manufactured by Wako Filter Technology Co., Ltd./product code: LA-1507V), and the second filter 3b has a dust collection efficiency of 0. A HEPA filter of .3 μm or more (HiKOKI / product code: 372726) is adopted, and the third filter 3c is a hollow thread filter (SMC / product code: SFD-EL200 “hollow” with a dust collection efficiency of 0.01 μm or more. Thread film air filter ") is adopted.

Since this embodiment is configured as described above, when the air source 7 is operated, the air sucked from the intake unit 1 (intake pipe member 5) becomes the air passage unit 2 (first ventilation pipe member 2A, first). (Ii) When passing through the ventilation pipe member 2B, the third ventilation pipe member 2C, the ventilation source 7, the fourth ventilation pipe member 2D and the fifth ventilation pipe member 2E) and passing through the air passage portion 2, 3 By passing through the three filter units 3 (first filter unit 3, second filter unit 3 and third filter unit 3), unnecessary substances are captured and the air is purified, and these three filter units 3 are unnecessary. The treated air from which the substances have been removed is discharged from the exhaust section 4 (exhaust pipe member 6).

The air passage portion 2 according to the present embodiment is an elongated tubular structure in which an intake portion 1 is provided on one end side and an exhaust portion 4 is provided on the other end side. For example, the air in a room is made into an elongated and narrow tubular space. From the time when the air is collected and the time when the air is sucked in until the air is discharged, the air passes through a closed passage, and unnecessary substances are captured by the filter unit 3 provided in the air passage unit 2.

Further, all the air sucked by the intake unit 1 passes through the air passage unit 2 where the filter unit 3 is located and is cleaned, and is discharged from the exhaust unit 4 without being mixed with the uncleaned air in the housing 20, for example. ..

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the structure is such that the sucked air is collected and surely passed through the filter unit 3 to be filtered, so that the excellent dust collecting function and cleaning function are exhibited.

Further, in the present embodiment, the intake portion 1 has an elongated tubular structure because the intake portion 1 is provided with an intake pipe member 5 having an intake hole 5a provided on the peripheral surface and an air passage portion 2 continuously provided at the side end portion. Air can be collected from a wide range to the air passage portion 2 which is the body.

Further, in this embodiment, since a plurality of intake holes 5a are provided in the peripheral surface length direction of the intake pipe member 5, the above-mentioned action and effect are surely exhibited.

Further, in this embodiment, the intake portion 1 is configured by providing an intake pipe member 5 at a position near the inside of the intake opening 20a provided in the housing 20, and the intake pipe member 5 is an intake opening. Since it is freely provided to and from the housing 20 via 20a, the intake pipe member 5 is arranged in a space separated by a vinyl curtain such as a hospital room, and the exhaust pipe member 6 is placed outside the space. If arranged, the space can be made negative pressure, and conversely, if the intake pipe member 5 is arranged outside the space and the exhaust pipe member 6 is arranged inside the space, the space becomes positive pressure. be able to.

Further, in the present embodiment, the exhaust portion 4 is provided with an exhaust pipe member 6 having an exhaust hole 6a provided on the peripheral surface and an air passage portion 2 continuously provided at the side end portion, so that the air passage portion 4 is provided. The treated air that has passed through the filter unit 2 and the filter unit 3 can be satisfactorily discharged.

Further, in this embodiment, since a plurality of exhaust holes 6a are provided in the peripheral surface length direction of the exhaust pipe member 6, the above-mentioned action and effect are surely exhibited.

Further, in this embodiment, the exhaust portion 4 is configured by providing an exhaust pipe member 6 at a position near the inside of the exhaust opening 20b provided in the housing 20, and the exhaust pipe member 6 is an exhaust opening. Since it is provided so as to be freely moved in and out of the housing 20 via the 20b, the above-mentioned action and effect are surely exhibited.

Further, in this embodiment, since a plurality of filter units 3 are provided in the air passage unit 2 and are provided in the air passage unit 2 so that the filtration accuracy becomes higher toward the downstream side, the unnecessary substances in the air are large. It is captured in order and the air is well cleaned.

Further, in this embodiment, since the filter unit 3 arranged at the most downstream position of the air passage unit 2 is provided with a hollow fiber filter, the air is satisfactorily purified.

Further, in this embodiment, since the air passage portion 2 has a blower source 7 for passing air and a blower fan is adopted as the blower source 7, the operation is compared with a compressor or the like that blows compressed air. The sound is quiet and hygienic.

The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the specific configuration of each constituent requirement can be appropriately designed.

1 Intake part 2 Air passage part 3 Filter part 4 Exhaust part 5 Intake pipe member 5a Intake hole 6 Exhaust pipe member 6a Exhaust hole 7 Blower
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Claims (10)

An intake part that sucks in air, an air passage part that passes the air sucked in by this intake part, a filter part provided in this air passage part, and an exhaust that discharges processed air from which unnecessary substances have been removed by this filter part. It is an air purifying device having a portion and a housing, and the air passing portion is characterized by being an elongated tubular structure in which the intake portion is provided on one end side and the exhaust portion is provided on the other end side. Air purifier. The air purifying device according to claim 1, wherein the air intake portion is an air intake pipe member having an intake hole provided on a peripheral surface and an air passing portion continuously provided at an end portion. The air purifying device according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the intake holes are provided in the peripheral surface length direction of the intake pipe member. In the air purifying device according to any one of claims 2 and 3, the intake unit is configured by providing the intake pipe member at a position near the inside of the intake opening provided in the housing. An air purifying device characterized in that the intake pipe member is provided so as to be freely moved in and out of the housing through the intake opening. In the air purifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the exhaust portion is an exhaust pipe member having an exhaust hole provided on a peripheral surface and an air passing portion continuously provided at an end portion. Characterized air purifier. The air purifying device according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of the exhaust holes are provided in the peripheral surface length direction of the exhaust pipe member. In the air purifying device according to any one of claims 5 and 6, the exhaust portion is configured by providing the exhaust pipe member at a position near the inside of the exhaust opening provided in the housing. An air purifying device characterized in that the exhaust pipe member is provided so as to be freely moved in and out of the housing through the exhaust opening. The air purifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is characterized in that a plurality of the filter portions are provided in the air passing portion and are arranged so that the filtration accuracy becomes higher toward the downstream side. Air purifier. The air purifying device according to claim 8, wherein the filter portion arranged at the most downstream position of the air passing portion is provided with a hollow fiber filter. The air purifier according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the air purifier has a blower source for passing air through the air passage portion, and a blower fan is adopted as the blower source. Device.

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