JP3051055B2 - Anion generating method and apparatus - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating anions, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for generating a large amount of anions using a very small device, which can be carried out at home or in a car. Related to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In urban areas, it is generally said that the ratio of anions to cations in the air is about the same. It is widely known that placing the body below can provide medical effects such as a fatigue recovery effect, a tranquilizing effect, a blood purification effect, an increase in resistance, and an autonomic nervous adjustment effect.

Therefore, various methods for artificially increasing the concentration of anions have been invented in the past. These methods can be roughly divided into those using ultraviolet rays, those using high-pressure corona discharge, those using radioactive beta particles, those using mist Are classified into four types. The present invention belongs to a method for increasing the concentration of anions using the mist. By the way, the inventor of the present application, the above method and the above, since the influence on the human body may also produce an unknown amount of ozone at the same time,
This method is not necessarily an appropriate method because radioactive leakage must be thoroughly addressed.

The above-mentioned method utilizes a phenomenon in which the concentration of ions in the air increases when water breaks up and breaks into fine water droplets (mists). This phenomenon has been known from ancient times as an empirical fact that the area where water breaks and mist is generated by natural phenomena such as around waterfalls and seashores is good for the body, but theoretically in the early part of this century Nobel physicist When Dr. Lenerd collides with a water drop and breaks a metal plate, ions are generated in the air nearby, and the total charge of the split water drop is greater than the electric quantity of the first water drop. It has been recognized as the so-called "Lenard effect", which proves that the sum of the charges of the generated ions and the quantity of electricity of the water droplet increased by the division are equal.

As is apparent from the above description, the above method is practiced by artificially breaking water to generate mist. The following known invention is disclosed here as a method for artificially crushing water to generate mist. (Known Invention 1) An invention characterized by spraying water in a cyclone (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-79993).

(Known Invention 2) An invention characterized in that water impinges on a rotating plate rotating at high speed (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No.
No. 62534).

(Publication 3) A central portion of a pair of rotary plates having a predetermined gap is connected to an open end of a suction pipe communicating with a water tank, and a negative pressure is generated in the gap by rotation of the rotary plate. The invention is characterized in that water is sucked up into the gap through the suction pipe by the negative pressure, and the sucked water is scattered in a mist state by centrifugal force (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-7840).

[0008]

The above-mentioned known invention 1
As is evident from the description of the specification, it was developed mainly to purify the air by capturing bacteria and foreign substances in the air by mist, but at the same time it also produces anion generation effect It is. However, since the invention was originally focused on air purification, the amount of anions generated was small in proportion to the size of the device, and anions were generated to the extent that sufficient medical effects could be obtained. However, there is a problem that the equipment is too large to be used in homes or cars, regardless of plant facilities or commercial buildings.

Next, the known invention 2 is an invention which emphasizes generation of anions. However, since the amount of anions generated is proportional to the amount of mist generated, it is naturally proportional to the area of the rotating plate, and it is necessary to generate anions to such an extent that a sufficient medical effect can be obtained. Requires a rotating plate having a sufficient area, and consequently limits the miniaturization of the apparatus.

On the other hand, anions are generated in the air to be treated which comes into contact with the mist. In order to treat such air, the air to be treated must pass through the processing chamber in which the rotating plate is placed. Needless to say. However,
In this known invention, since the rotating plate as described above exists in the processing chamber, it is necessary to open a sufficient space in the processing chamber or increase the wind pressure of the passing air in order to allow a large amount of air to be processed. Was. Therefore, in the above case, the processing chamber itself becomes large, or a large blower for generating a sufficient wind pressure is required, and from this viewpoint, there is a limit to downsizing of the apparatus.

[0011] Known Invention 3 is also an invention that emphasizes the generation of anions. Needless to say, the same problem as that of the above-mentioned known invention 2 occurs in this invention. Further, in the case of the present invention, the amount of water sucked up to generate mist is proportional to the magnitude of the negative pressure generated in the gap between the rotating plates. A large rotating plate is required to generate a sufficient negative pressure corresponding to this, and from this point of view, there is a limit to miniaturization of the apparatus.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has an anion generator capable of generating a large amount of anions with a very small apparatus. It is an object to provide a method and an apparatus. That is, in the anion generation method of the present invention, in a processing chamber through which air to be processed passes, water is caused to collide with and scatter the rotating body having a mesh to generate a water curtain by mist and pass through the processing chamber. The concentration of anions in the air to be treated is increased by contact with the water curtain.

Further, the anion generator of the present invention has a processing chamber through which air to be processed is passed by a blower, a water storage section provided below the processing chamber, and a rotary having a mesh disposed above the water storage section. It is characterized by having a water discharge device for causing water pumped from a water storage unit to collide with the body and the rotating body.

As is apparent from the above configuration, the most significant feature of the method and the apparatus of the present invention is that a mist is generated by colliding water with a rotating body having a mesh and scattering the water. Therefore, according to the present invention, not only the two-dimensional direction (plane direction) but also the three-dimensional direction (thickness direction) of the wall (specifically, the inner wall of the mesh forming the mesh) is generated on the rotating body by the mesh. As a result, the surface area with which water collides per unit diameter is greatly increased.

Further, the presence of the mesh means that air can pass through the rotating body at the same time, so that a large amount of air to be treated can be passed with a limited processing chamber size, and a large amount of air can be passed with a limited wind pressure. This allows the air to be processed to pass through.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, the embodiment of the anion generating apparatus will be disclosed, and the anion generating method will be described at the same time.

(First Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the anion generator according to the present invention. Reference symbol A in the figure indicates a casing of the anion generator, which is a processing chamber 1 through which air to be processed is passed by a blower, a water storage section 2 provided at a lower portion of the processing chamber, Rotating bodies 12A, 12 having meshes arranged above
B, which is characterized by having a water discharge device 8 for colliding the water pumped from the water storage portion with the rotating body, and further includes a gas-liquid separation chamber 3 here.

In this embodiment, the processing chamber 1 and the gas-liquid separation chamber 3 have a common housing A and are separated by a partition wall 5. When the lower end of the partition wall 5 is opened, the two communicate with each other below, and the water W is stored near the bottom of the housing A to form the water storage section 2.

The processing chamber 1 is opened at its upper part to serve as an inflow path for air to be processed. A motor 9 is provided near the upper center of the processing chamber 1 with a rotating shaft 11 suspended therefrom.
, A blower blade 10 that blows air downwards by rotation of a motor from above and rotary bodies 12A and 12B are coaxially provided.

On the other hand, in the processing chamber 1, a water discharge device 8 is provided on the bottom of the casing A for causing water to collide with the lower surface of the rotating body 12 B.
The water discharge device 8 is configured to discharge water pumped from the water storage unit 2 by the pump 7 from the end of an upright pipe.

In this embodiment, the rotating bodies 12A and 12B adopt a plate-like disk made of a wire mesh of about 12 to 16 mesh, and are curved toward the periphery here. Further, in this case, two rotating bodies 12A and 12B are arranged above and below in order to increase the collision area of water, but it is needless to say that one rotating body may be provided. Further, the means for providing a mesh on the rotating body is not limited to the above-described wire mesh, and it is a matter of course that the means may be realized by providing a large number of pores in a plate.

The operation of the embodiment having the above configuration is as follows. First, the blower blade 1 rotated by the motor 9
0 to outside air (shown by solid arrows in FIG. 1)
Is introduced into the processing chamber 1. At the same time, the water W stored in the water storage unit 2 is pumped up by the pump 7 and is discharged from the tip of the water discharge device 8 to collide with the mesh of the rotating body 12B. In this embodiment, two upper and lower rotating bodies 12A,
Since the water 12B is disposed, the water that has passed through the mesh of the lower rotating body 12B, which has passed through this mesh, now has a double effect of colliding with the mesh of the upper rotating body 12A. Become.

At this time, the rotating bodies 12B and 12A rotate at high speed together with the blower blade 10 (in this embodiment, 2000 rpm).
m), the water that has collided with the mesh breaks and breaks into mist and scatters, generating a water curtain due to the mist. And the processing room 1
The concentration of anions in the air is increased by the contact of the air to be treated passing through the inside.

At this time, bacteria and foreign substances in the air come into contact with the mist and are captured by the mist. Such a mist that has captured bacteria and contaminants increases in mass, and the mist having a relatively large mass falls naturally into the water storage unit 2 as it is.

On the other hand, the air to be processed (indicated by a chain line arrow in FIG. 1) that has passed through the processing chamber is introduced into the gas-liquid separation chamber 3 defined by the partition wall 5, and is applied to the wall surface of the gas-liquid separation chamber 3. Due to the collision, the mist trapped by the mist that has not fallen naturally into the water storage section 2 is shaken off into the water storage section 2 and contains a large amount of anions, and the bacteria and foreign substances are removed. The processed air thus purified is discharged from the discharge port 4.

In this embodiment, the processing chamber 1 and the gas-liquid separation chamber 3 are provided with a water receiving gutter 6 at the lower end of a partition wall 5 for partitioning. As described above, the rotating body 12
Water colliding with B and 12A is scattered as mist, but some of them reach the wall surface of the processing chamber 1 and fall as coarse water droplets along the wall surface. In this case, in the wall surface of the processing chamber 1, the lower end of the partition wall 5 is opened,
Since this is a passage for the air to be processed from the processing chamber 1 to the gas-liquid separation chamber 3, the flow of the air to be processed passing through this passage drops along the wall surface of the partition wall 5. May cause interference. The above-mentioned water receiving gutter 6 is for preventing the above-mentioned interference by catching coarse water drops falling along the wall surface of the partition wall 5 so as not to fall any further. A pair of discharge holes 6A, 6A for discharging trapped water droplets from the processing chamber 1 of the air to be processed to both wall surfaces of the passage of the gas-liquid separation chamber 3
Are provided at both ends (see FIG. 2).

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 4 is a view showing a second embodiment of the anion generator according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the tip of a water discharge device for causing water to collide with the rotating body is extended above the rotating body, and water is made to collide with the rotating body from above.

That is, reference numeral 28 in the drawing denotes a water discharge device in this case, and the water discharge device 28 pumps water pumped from the water storage unit 2 by the pump 7 into two upper and lower rotating bodies 12A, 12B.
Of the pipe extending from the tip of the pipe extending above the upper rotating body 12A. The remaining configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 5 is a view showing a third embodiment of the anion generator according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the rotating body is formed in a tubular shape having a mesh, and water is caused to impinge on the mesh of the tubular rotating body from inside the rotating body to generate a water curtain by mist.

That is, reference numeral 30 in the figure denotes a rotating body in this case, which is formed in a cylindrical shape having a ceiling portion on which the rotating shaft 11 of the motor 9 is to be fixed.

On the other hand, in the processing chamber 1, a water discharge device 31 is provided at the bottom of the housing A for causing water to collide with the inside of the rotating body 30.
The water discharge device 31 is provided with a pump 7
The water pumped up by the above is discharged from a large number of holes 32 provided on the peripheral side of the pipe standing upright to the inside of the rotating body 30.

The rotating body in this embodiment is not limited to the cylindrical one as described above. For example, the rotating body 40 may have a square or polygonal cross section, a star-shaped rotating body 40 as shown in FIG. Of course, it may be of a radial type.

The remaining structure of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment.
The description is omitted because it is common to the embodiment.

[0034]

EXAMPLES Lastly, experimental examples of the anion generator of the present invention will be described. Here, in the anion generator of the third embodiment, a rotating body 40 having a star-shaped cross section shown in FIG. 7 is used, and the specifications are as follows. 1. 1. Diameter and height of rotating body 80 mm x 50 mm 2. Mesh type 12 mesh wire mesh 3. The amount of water hit by the mesh 6000 cc per minute 4. Diameter of pipe of water discharge device 13mm 5. Number of holes in water discharge device 30 Rotation speed of rotating body 2000rpm

When the amount of anions in the air was measured near the outlet of the anion generator of the above specification, it was found that 120,
000 pieces / cc were recorded.

[0036]

The present invention having the above configuration has the following specific effects. The mesh causes not only the two-dimensional direction (plane direction) but also the three-dimensional direction (thickness direction) of the rotating body (specifically, the inner wall of the eyes constituting the mesh) on the rotating body. As the surface area that collides with increases dramatically,
It is possible to increase the amount of mist generated for the size of the rotating body.

The presence of the mesh means that air can pass through the rotating body at the same time, and a large amount of air to be treated can be passed in a limited size of the processing chamber. Even if the air is generated, it is possible to bring an amount of air to be treated into contact with the air, and in combination with the above-described effects, it is possible to generate a large amount of anions with a small device.

For the same reason as described above, a large amount of air to be processed can be passed at a limited wind pressure. Therefore,
For example, a special blower as described in the publications of the above-mentioned known inventions 2 and 3 becomes unnecessary, and even if the rotation axis of the blower blade is made coaxial with the rotation axis of the rotating body as in Examples 1 to 3, Since it is possible to obtain an air volume sufficient to pass the processing air, it is possible to reduce the size of the apparatus.

The sum of the above effects makes it possible to generate a great deal of anions with a very small device. Air purification devices for cars, etc.
Alternatively, the present invention can be applied to a device that blows air to be processed directly on a human body, such as a facial beauty device.

For the same reason, the members constituting the apparatus can be reduced in size, and a special high-speed operation and a high wind pressure are not required. Becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of a first embodiment of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view, partially cut away, of the above.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an essential part of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view of a second embodiment of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view of a third embodiment of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the above.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of another embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Processing chamber 2 Water storage part 3 Gas-liquid separation chamber 8 Water discharge device 12A Rotating body 12B Rotating body

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] In a processing chamber through which air to be processed passes, water is caused to collide with and scatter the rotating body.
In a method of generating a water curtain by mist and increasing the concentration of anions of the air to be processed passing through the processing chamber by contacting the water curtain, a mesh through which water and air can pass is formed on a rotating body. it makes anion generation method being characterized in that also the inner wall of the eye that constitutes the network to collide with <br/> water by increasing the surface area to be provided. 2. The anion generating method according to claim 1, wherein the rotator is a plate having a mesh, and a water curtain is generated by mist by colliding water on the mesh of the rotator. 3. The shade according to claim 1, wherein the rotator has a tubular shape having a mesh, and a water curtain by mist is generated by colliding water from inside the rotator on the mesh of the tubular rotator. Ion generation method.