JP2660634B2 - Air purifier - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air purifying apparatus, and more particularly to an air purifying apparatus for cleaning and collecting dust, cigarette smoke, mite dung, and other fine dust in the air.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a household air purifier, a dust collecting electrode is provided for a needle electrode or a wire electrode, and dust is charged at the same location by applying a high DC voltage between the two electrodes. A single-stage type that collects dust by itself is known. Generally, this type of air cleaning device covers the dust collecting electrode with an inexpensive paper sheet called dust collecting paper, and the dust collecting paper can be replaced. In addition, this type of air cleaning device does not use a blowing means, and when charged particles move to a dust collecting electrode having the opposite polarity to the charged particles, they also collide with neutral particles to give kinetic energy, and these movements are performed. It uses ionic wind along the lines of electric force and convection wind in the room, which is caused by the viscosity of the air.

On the other hand, as a household air cleaning device, a blowing unit such as a fan is used, and a charging unit for charging dust particles by corona discharge and a particle charged by the charging unit are permanently set to have the opposite charge. A two-stage type having a dust collection unit using a charged electret filter is also known.

[0004] Some wet-type vacuum cleaners, which are not air purifiers, are of a type in which suction air is blown or passed through dust-collecting water stored in advance. Separately, some large-scale facilities use a charged mist to collect in some plants.

[0005] Among the above-mentioned conventional household air purifiers, the one-stage type has a merit that the consumable dust-collecting paper can be obtained at a low cost. Is difficult to provide. For this reason, there is a drawback that the dust collection speed is low in order to cope with the case where many contaminant particles are generated temporarily, such as cigarette smoke. On the other hand, the two-stage type does not have the problem of dust collection speed even in the above-mentioned case, but since the filtration is performed using the electret filter, the problem that the consumable filter is expensive is problematic. In addition, there is a drawback that the load on the filter gradually increases as the contamination progresses.

[0006] Further, since the above wet vacuum cleaner is intended for dust originally falling on the floor, it is required to collect airborne dust in the air purifying device (percentage of dust). (Several μm to several μm), many of them cannot be collected, and the result is that they fly up. The present applicant has previously filed an application for an air purifying apparatus which eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional electric air purifying apparatus, has a high dust collection speed, and can use water as a collecting medium. Japanese Patent Application Hei 3-35
No. 6036).

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the air purifying apparatus previously filed by the present applicant. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body case.
Is provided through a slit 3 of the main body case 1, and a wire positive electrode 4 and a plate-like negative electrode 5 constituting a charging unit for charging fine dust in the air are arranged in parallel behind the slit. . The intake port 2 is connected to a foam plate 8 temporarily provided at the bottom of a water pan 7 via an air guide path 6.
The water pan 7 is previously filled with water for collection, and a collection net 10 is provided in the water near the water surface 9.

A motor 11 and a centrifugal fan 12 connected to be driven by the motor 11 are provided on the upper part of the main body case 1.
And a mist separator 13 are provided. The motor 11 and the centrifugal fan 12 constitute a blowing unit. The water pan 7 is airtightly connected to the main body case 1 via a packing 14. Reference numeral 15 denotes a support for installing the whole, and 16 denotes a foot of the support 15.

In the above-described air purifying apparatus, when a power supply (circuits and the like are not shown) is turned on, a direct current is applied to the wire positive electrode 4 and the flat negative electrode 5 in the charging section at the rear of the intake port 2. Several K to more than 10 K from high voltage power supply (not shown)
A voltage of V is applied, thereby generating a positive corona discharge. Further, a drive current is supplied to the motor 11, and the airtight chamber 17 has a negative pressure by a blowing means including the motor 11 and the centrifugal fan 12, so that air is sucked from the intake port 2. The fine dust in the sucked air is positively charged by the positive corona discharge. In addition, a piano wire or a tungsten wire of about 50 to 100 μm is generally used as the discharge wire serving as the wire positive electrode 4.

After passing through the air guide path 6, the positively charged dust is discharged as bubbles into dust catching water previously placed in the water pan 7 through small holes 18 formed in the foam plate 8. Since the dust catching net 10 is connected to the negative electrode (or the ground electrode) and is disposed below the water surface 9 of the dust catching water, the air bubbles containing the charged dust pass through the dust catching net 10. It bursts on the water surface 9.

In this process, if the fine dust is floating in bubbles in the dust catching water, the charge is equilibrated, so that the fine dust attracts water having the same polarity as the dust net 10. However, when the fine dust passes in contact with the dust catching net 10 and when the air bubbles pop on the water surface 9, the dust is attracted to the dust catching net 10 and water in two stages, respectively, to be collected. Further, the dust catching net 10 has a self-cleaning action of catching bubbles while the bubbles are passing therethrough and being washed again by water that comes in contact with the dust catching nets. Contributes to the cleaning action,
Dust does not accumulate in the water and diffuses into the water for dust collection.

Since the dust catching net 10 is made of stainless steel or the like and is not a filter, it is not necessary to make the mesh so fine, and a mesh having a diameter of about 1/5 to 1/3 of the generated bubble diameter has a sufficient effect. is there. As described above, the air that has passed through the dust-collecting water as air bubbles and has been cleaned is removed by the mist separator 1.
The mist is separated by 3 and is discharged from the discharge port 19 by the centrifugal fan 12.

Since the water pan 7, the foam plate 8 and the dust catching net 10 are configured so as to be easily detachable, replacement of dust catching water and periodic cleaning are possible.
In the air purifying apparatus shown in FIG. 2, dust containing fine dust is passed through the dust catching water to catch dust. However, dust containing water can be hit by dust containing fine dust. .

In the air purifying apparatus shown in FIG. 2, the blowing speed can sufficiently increase the dust collecting speed, and water is used as the dust collecting medium. There is no need to use consumables such as a special electret filter or dust collecting paper. Also, since the dust catching net is disposed below the water surface, the charged dust in the bubbles rising in the dust catching water is collected while the bubbles pass through the dust catching net, and is washed away by the water that comes in contact again. . This cleaning of the dust catching net also greatly contributes to the ultrasonic vibration generated at the moment when the air bubbles are broken on the surface of the dust catching water, and therefore does not require a large and complicated structure as in a conventional wet type electrostatic precipitator.

[0015]

However, the above-described air purifying apparatus has a problem that mold spores and various bacteria in house dust collected in the dust collecting water propagate in the dust collecting water. In an air purifier in which a negative corona discharge is performed by setting the discharge electrode to a negative value, the propagation of various bacteria can be prevented by the generation of ozone. However, the generated ozone is released, which poses a health problem. The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks of the electric dust collecting type air purifying apparatus, and has a high dust collecting speed, does not require consumables, has a simple structure, can achieve a sterilizing effect, and has no health problems. It is an object to provide a cleaning device.

[0016]

To achieve the above object SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The air purification device of the present invention, in the initially charged was dust trapping water in a water pan, only passes the air containing fine dust dust trapping A water-washing type air purifying device, provided near the intake port, for charging fine dust in the air by corona discharge, and a charging unit disposed below the surface of the dust-collecting water and charged dust. And a dust catcher having a reverse polarity, wherein a sterilizing section made of a material having a sterilizing action such as silver, copper or an alloy of silver or copper is provided on the inner surface of the water pan. Things. Further, the sterilization unit may display a water level that is a standard of the dust catching water.

[0017]

In the air purifying apparatus constructed as described above, the air containing fine dust is guided by the blowing means to the dust catching water previously placed in the water pan. At this time, the fine dust is charged by the charging unit disposed upstream of the introduced air, and is collected by the dust net disposed below the surface of the dust-collecting water. At this time, since the dust catching water is in contact with the sterilizing unit provided on the inner surface of the water pan, the dust collecting water is sterilized by the metal ions in the sterilizing unit, and propagation of various bacteria and the like is prevented.

[0018]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 denotes a water pan formed of a resin or the like, which is plated or sputtered around its inner surface with a material having a disinfecting action such as silver, copper, or an alloy of silver or copper in a belt or container shape. There is provided a sterilization unit 21 formed by the above method. The sterilizing section 21 may be coated with a paint containing microparticles having a sterilizing effect, or may be a detachable film-shaped component having a sterilizing effect. By using such a water pan 20 in place of the water pan 7 of the air purifying apparatus described with reference to FIG. 2, the sterilizing section 21 comes into contact with the dust catching water, and as a result, the dust is collected by the sterilizing action of silver or copper ions. The propagation of various bacteria in the water is hindered.

Although this bactericidal action has been known, it is very effective against bactericidal and antibacterial effects on bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Trichophyton, and also on inhibiting the growth of mold. It is. Also, the sterilizing section 21 does not need to be continuously applied to the inner surface of the water pan 20, and a slit 23 may be provided in the depth direction in order to know the degree of contamination of the dust collecting water and the replacement time. Note that the upper end 22 of the sterilizing section 21 is shown in FIG.
By making it coincide with the water surface 9 of the dust catching water described in
It is possible to display the standard water level for dust collection water.

[0020]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to prevent the growth of various bacteria and fungi in the collected dust with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water pan for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an air purifying device on which the present invention is based.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 2 Intake port 3 Slit 4 Wire positive electrode 5 Flat negative electrode 6 Air guide path 7 Water pan 8 Foam board 9 Water surface 10 Dust net 11 Motor 12 Centrifugal fan 13 Mist separator 14 Packing 15 Support 16 Foot 17 Airtight chamber 18 Small hole 19 Discharge port 20 Water pan 21 Sterilizing part 22 Upper end 23 Slit

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] To 1. A pre-placed was dust trapping water in a water pan, a water-cleaning air cleaning device for dust trapping and only passes the air containing fine dusts, provided near the air inlet, the air A charging unit configured to charge fine dust by corona discharge, and a dust catcher arranged below the surface of the dust catching water and having a polarity opposite to that of the charged dust, wherein silver is provided on the inner surface of the water pan. An air purifying device provided with a sterilizing section made of a material having a sterilizing action such as copper, silver or an alloy of silver or copper. 2. The air purifying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sterilization section displays a standard water level for the dust catching water.