JP4033506B2 - Deodorizer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a deodorizing device placed in a front door, a toilet, a car, and the like, which can effectively deodorize malodorous components and can visually confirm the presence or absence of a deodorizing effect, making it easy to replace the product. It relates to a deodorant device that can be judged.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Fragrances and deodorizers are used to eliminate odors at the entrance and toilet. In particular, recently, there is a tendency to prefer odorless in the home, etc., and so-called deodorants that deodorize malodorous components are increasing in accordance with such needs.
Deodorants include physically adsorbing deodorants that deodorize by adsorbing malodorous components such as activated carbon, and volatile deodorants that volatilize deodorizing components such as paradichlorobenzene and diffuse them into the air. Etc.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, adsorption-type deodorants such as activated carbon cannot visually determine how much malodorous molecules have been absorbed. I can't judge by appearance.
In addition, volatile deodorizers volatilize and diffuse in the air and cause chemical reactions such as neutralization and addition reactions with malodorous molecules in malodorous components, and decompose the malodorous components into other odorless molecules. Or deodorizing by wrapping (enclosing) malodorous molecules, and since the malodorous components are decomposed and non-brominated from the beginning, the deodorizing effect is excellent. However, since the deodorizing component is diffused after volatilizing in the air, the concentration in the air is very thin, the probability of directly acting on the malodorous molecule is low, and there is a problem in terms of the deodorizing effect. In addition, it was difficult to determine when to replace the product because components that are not volatilized remain in the container. Moreover, even if there is no malodorous component, there is a problem that it volatilizes and the life of the product is shortened.
[0004]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, has a high effect of deodorizing bad odors, and can visually check the deodorizing effect, can determine the time when the deodorizing effect of the deodorant disappears, and the product at an appropriate time The purpose is to provide a deodorizing device that can be replaced.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The deodorizing apparatus of the present invention has an upper chamber opened upward and a lower chamber, a container having a liquid-permeable structure at the boundary between the two chambers, and the container formed separately from the container. Has a small storage container,
The storage container penetrates from the top, bottom, outer periphery and upper center to the bottom And the diameter gradually decreases toward the bottom. A wall having a hole and forming the upper part, the outer peripheral part and the periphery of the hole is provided, a breathable sheet is provided on the bottom part, or a small hole is formed in the wall forming the bottom part. Ventilation holes are formed in the surrounding walls,
Inside the storage container, a deliquescent substance that dehydrates by absorbing moisture in the air, and a deodorant substance are mixed and stored,
The storage container is installed in the upper chamber with the bottom facing down, and a breathable lid is attached to the top of the container.
[0006]
The deliquescent material is composed of one or a mixture of two or more of alkali metal salts or alkaline earth metal salts, for example.
[0007]
Moreover, it is preferable that the deodorizing substance deodorizes sulfur-based malodorous molecules.
[0008]
Further, it is possible to mix particles made of a deliquescent substance and colored particles containing a deodorant substance.
[0010]
Disappear Under the container of odor appliances Room On Room The liquid absorber which absorbs the liquid which flows down from can be provided. As this liquid absorber, a water-absorbing polymer is preferably used.
[0012]
The deodorizing apparatus of the present invention is Separate storage in the upper chamber of the container In the container, a deliquescent substance and a deodorizing substance that dehydrates by absorbing moisture in the air are mixed and put. The deliquescent material is, for example, an alkali metal salt such as calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, or sodium acetate, or an alkaline earth metal salt. For example, particles composed of one of these deliquescent materials, or two or more of them Particles obtained by mixing, or a mixture of these plural types of particles.
[0013]
When the deliquescent material touches air, it absorbs moisture in the air and dissolves (deliquesces). Typical examples of malodorous components that cause discomfort to humans include ammonia, trimethylamine, hydrogen sulfide, and methyl mercaptan. Among these malodorous components, nitrogen-based ammonia and trimethylamine are easily dissolved in water, and the solution is alkaline. Since the solution of the deliquescent substance exhibits acidity, it causes a neutralization reaction and a substitution reaction with nitrogen-based malodorous molecules such as ammonia and trimethylamine, and the malodorous molecules are absorbed and decomposed to be deodorized.
[0014]
Further, as the deodorant substance mixed with the deliquescent substance, those which do not bromide a sulfur-based malodorous component are preferable, for example, plant extracts such as green tea extract and persimmon condensed tannin, surfactant applied deodorant, etc. Fatty acid salt deodorants such as agents are used. These deodorizing substances are impregnated into, for example, cellulose or zeolite particles to form deodorizing particles, and are mixed with particles made of the deliquescent substance. The green tea extract, koji-condensed tannin, or surfactant applied deodorant is chemically degrading hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan into odorless molecules, or these odorous molecules are encapsulated (inclusion) and odorless. It is to make it.
[0015]
Therefore, both the nitrogen-based malodorous component and the sulfur-based malodorous component can be effectively deodorized by the deliquescent material and the deodorizing material.
[0016]
The deodorant substance may be any substance that does not bromide the above-mentioned sulfur-based malodorous molecule, and activated carbon that deodorizes by physically adsorbing the malodorous molecule may be used. Alternatively, as the deodorizing substance, a substance that deodorizes the nitrogenous malodorous component may be used, or the deodorizing substance that does not bromide the sulfurous malodorous component and the nitrogenous malodorous component are deodorized. Both deodorant substances may be mixed with the deliquescent substance.
[0017]
Moreover, it is possible to impregnate the particles impregnated with the deodorant substance with a pH indicator that changes color by the deliquescent solution of the deliquescent particles, thereby coloring the particles.
[0018]
For example, when calcium chloride or magnesium chloride is used as the deliquescent substance, the solution of the deliquescent substance exhibits acidity. For this reason, as the pH indicator, methyl orange or methyl red having a color change region on the acidic side may be used. In this case, the color of the pH indicator changes depending on the solution of the deliquescent substance. For example, methyl orange and methyl red change from alkaline yellow to acidic red. Therefore, the deodorizing effect can be visually felt by the change in the color of the particles impregnated with the deodorizing substance. Further, the pH indicator may be impregnated in cellulose particles other than the deodorant particles and mixed with the deliquescent particles and the deodorant particles.
[0019]
The above deliquescent and deodorant substances are Shown as a reference example 1 and 2 are stored in a container having air permeability. May . In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a breathable sheet such as non-woven fabric or paper is covered in an opening of a container containing a deliquescent substance and a deodorant substance, and a lid provided with a hole from above the sheet. Is closed. Outside air passes through the hole in the lid and further passes through the breathable sheet and is absorbed into the container. The deliquescent substance dissolves by actively absorbing water in the outside air. Thus, since the deliquescent material actively absorbs moisture in the outside air, the outside air is easily absorbed in the container. For this reason, the deliquescent substance and the deodorant substance can easily absorb the sulfur-based or nitrogen-based malodorous component and have an excellent deodorizing effect.
[0020]
Further, by adjusting the density of the air-permeable sheet, the contact area between the deliquescent substance and the deodorizing substance and the air can be adjusted. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the deliquescent material from being deliquescent wastefully and to prolong the life of the product. Moreover, the lifetime of a product and a deodorizing effect can be adjusted also by changing the magnitude | size of a deliquescent substance. When the size of the deliquescent substance is large, the deliquescent substance becomes difficult to dissolve, so the product lasts longer.
[0021]
When the deliquescent substance is completely deliquescent, the deodorizing effect of the deliquescent substance is almost lost, and at this time, the product may be replaced with a new one. As described above, since the replacement time of the product can be determined based on the progress of the deliquescence of the deliquescent substance, the replacement time can be easily known visually. Moreover, the deodorizing effect can be visually felt by observing the state of dissolution of the deliquescent substance. In addition, when a deliquescent substance and a deodorant substance are mixed with a substance that forms a gel upon absorbing water, such as silica gel or a superabsorbent polymer (SAP), the silica gel or SAP absorbs the solution of the deliquescent substance to form a gel. Therefore, the deodorizing effect can be visually felt by the gelation state, and the time when the silica gel or SAP is almost completely gelled can be determined as the product replacement time.
[0022]
A container in which the deliquescent substance and the deodorant substance are stored, As a reference example As shown in FIG. 3, the container is separated into an upper layer and a lower layer, and the boundary between the two layers is a liquid-passing structure. In the upper layer of this container, deliquescent substances and deodorant substances are put in other containers. Stowed structure Possible It is. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper layer container containing the deliquescent substance and the deodorant substance has an open bottom surface, and the opening is covered with a breathable sheet such as a nonwoven fabric or paper. And it has the structure where external air enters into the container of the upper layer through this lower surface side air permeable sheet. When outside air enters the container and the deliquescent substance absorbs and dissolves moisture in the outside air, the dissolved solution flows down to the lower layer through the liquid permeation structure at the boundary between both layers. Therefore, it is possible to separate the deliquescent substance solution and the non-deliquescent deliquescent substance, and prevent the non-deliquescent deliquescent substance from absorbing the deliquescent deliquescent substance solution, The deliquescent material can be used without waste.
[0023]
It is preferable that a liquid absorber that absorbs the flowing liquid is provided in the lower layer in the container. The liquid absorber is preferably a gel that swells by water absorption such as a water-absorbing polymer. At this time, it is possible to know how much the deliquescent substance is dissolved by observing the gelation state of the water-absorbing polymer in the lower layer. In particular, if all of the deliquescent material stored in the upper layer is dissolved, a mark is placed on the wall of the container where the upper part of the water-absorbing polymer that has completely absorbed the dissolved solution reaches the mark. The product should be replaced when the functional polymer swells, and the guideline for the replacement of the product becomes clear. In addition, since the solution can be retained in the water-absorbing polymer, the solution dropped on the lower layer does not vaporize, and the upper layer deliquescent material can be prevented from absorbing the water vaporized from the lower layer. Water can be absorbed, and the deodorizing effect can be enhanced also in this respect.
[0024]
As described above, the deodorizing instrument of the present invention has a high deodorizing effect, and can visually capture the deodorizing effect, and makes it easy to visually determine the time for product replacement.
[0025]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the present invention. As a reference example The perspective view which shows an example of a deodorizing instrument, FIG. 2 is the sectional drawing.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes deliquescent particles, and reference numeral 2 denotes deodorant particles. The deliquescent particles 1 are mainly formed by granulating a deliquescent hygroscopic material such as an alkali metal salt or alkaline earth metal salt such as calcium chloride, magnesium chloride or potassium acetate. The granular deliquescence particles 1 are formed by mixing one or more of the deliquescence substances to form respective grains. Alternatively, a plurality of different deliquescent particles may be mixed and used.
[0026]
Malodorous components that cause human discomfort are mainly nitrogen-based ammonia and trimethylamine, and sulfur-based hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan. Since ammonia and trimethylamine are well soluble in water, when the deliquescent particles 1 absorb and absorb moisture in the air, they dissolve in this solution. Thereby, ammonia and trimethylamine are deodorized. Among the deliquescent materials, calcium chloride and magnesium chloride are particularly excellent in terms of safety and hygroscopicity.
[0027]
Further, the deodorant particles 2 are impregnated into a granular zeolite or cellulose, for example, with a plant extract such as green tea extract or koji condensed tannin or a fatty acid salt-based deodorant such as a surfactant applied deodorant. Or these components themselves are formed into granules. The green tea extract, koji-condensed tannin, or surfactant applied deodorant is chemically degrading hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan into odorless molecules, or these odorous molecules are encapsulated (inclusion) and odorless. It is to make it. The deodorant particles 2 are preferably those that deodorize sulfur-based malodorous molecules such as hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan that cannot be deodorized by the deliquescent particles 1, and these sulfur-based malodorous molecules are physically removed. Activated carbon that is adsorbed and deodorized, or a mixture of zeolite and metal ions may be used.
[0028]
The deodorant particles 2 can be colored by impregnating the storage container 3 with a pH indicator that changes color with the solution of the deliquescent particles 1. For example, when calcium chloride or magnesium chloride is used as the deliquescent particles 1, calcium chloride or magnesium chloride is dissolved by moisture in the air, and the solution is acidic. For this reason, as the pH indicator, methyl orange or methyl red having a color change region on the acidic side may be used. When the deliquescent particles 1 are dissolved, the color of the pH indicator is changed by the solution to change the color of the deodorant particles 2, for example, methyl orange and methyl red are changed from alkaline yellow to acidic red. This color change makes it possible to feel the deodorizing effect as an image. Further, this pH indicator may be impregnated in cellulose particles other than the deodorant particles and mixed with the deliquescent particles 1 and the deodorant particles 2.
[0029]
In the illustrated example, the deliquescent particles 1 and the deodorant particles 2 are separate particles. However, the deliquescent material and the deodorant material described above may be mixed and granulated. Moreover, the surface of the particle | grains which consist of a deodorizing substance may be coated with the said deliquescent substance.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. Reference example The deliquescent particles 1 and deodorant particles 2 are uniformly mixed and stored in a transparent storage container 3 such as plastic. A preservative such as paraben is placed in the storage container 3 as necessary. As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, the opening 3a of the storage container 3 is covered and closed with a porous sheet such as a non-woven fabric having a large number of small holes or a breathable sheet 5 such as a paper sheet. It has been. Further, before use, a non-venting sealing sheet 6 such as an aluminum sheet covers the opening 3 a of the container in an airtight manner from above the breathable sheet 5, and the inside of the storage container 3 is outside air by the sealing sheet 6. It is cut off from and sealed. And the lid | cover 4 is closed from on this sealing sheet 6, and the deodorizing instrument S1 is comprised.
[0031]
When the deodorizing device S1 is placed in a living room, a toilet, a car or the like and used, when the lid 4 is removed and the sealing sheet 6 is peeled off, the opening 3a of the storage container 3 has a breathable sheet. 5 appears. Then, the lid 4 is closed again from above the breathable sheet 5. Since the lid 4 has a hole 4a for ventilation, outside air passes through the hole 4a as shown by an arrow in FIG. Thus, when air enters the storage container 3 and touches the deliquescent particles 1, the deliquescent particles 1 absorb moisture in the air and dissolve (deliquesce). Then, malodorous molecules such as ammonia and trimethylamine are dissolved in the solution, and the malodorous molecules are deodorized. Since the deliquescent particles 1 are those that actively take in the outside air and absorb the moisture, the outside air tends to be absorbed into the container. For this reason, external air is easy to contact the deodorant particles 2. Accordingly, the deodorant particles 2 effectively deodorize sulfur-based malodorous molecules such as hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan in the atmosphere.
[0032]
The deliquescent particles 1 are liquefied from what appears on the surface in the container 3, that is, those that come into contact with air. When the deliquescent particles 1 are deliquesed, the deliquescent solution permeates below the storage container 3, and the deliquescent particles 1 and the deodorizing particles 2 that existed under the deliquescent deliquescent particles 1 appear on the surface. Come to touch. And the deliquescent particle | grains 1 which contacted air deliquesce, and the deliquescent particle | grains 1 and the deodorizing particle | grain 2 deodorize a malodorous molecule | numerator. By repeating this, the deliquescent particles 1 are completely deliquescent, and the deliquescent particles 1 in the storage container 3 are completely liquefied. In this way, the malodorous component in the contacted air can be deodorized almost certainly, so that the deodorizing effect is higher than that of a conventional volatile deodorant. In addition, it is possible to easily see the deliquescent particles 1 being deliquesced from the outside of the storage container 3, whereby the deodorizing effect can be visually observed although it is an image.
[0033]
The deliquescent particles 1 are completely dissolved and ammonia or trimethylamine cannot be dissolved any more in the solution, that is, the solution is saturated. The time when this saturation state is reached depends on the amount of malodorous molecules in the air, but is the time when the deliquescent particles 1 are almost completely liquefied. Therefore, a new product may be replaced when the deliquescent particles 1 in the storage container 3 are completely liquefied.
[0034]
Since the opening 3 a is covered with the breathable sheet 5, contact between the deliquescent particles 1 and the deodorant particles 2 and the outside air is limited to some extent by the breathable sheet 5. Therefore, by adjusting the density of the sheet, the contact area between the deliquescent particles 1 and the deodorant particles 2 and the air can be adjusted, and excessive deliquescence of the deliquescent particles can be prevented. For this reason, a moderate deodorizing effect can be acquired and the lifetime of a product can be lengthened.
[0035]
Furthermore, a super absorbent polymer (SAP) such as silica gel or polyacrylate may be put in the storage container 3 and mixed with the deliquescent particles 1 and the deodorant particles 2. When the deliquescent particles 1 absorb water and dissolve, these silica gels and SAP absorb this solution to form a gel. Therefore, it is possible to visually determine how much the deliquescent particles 1 have been deliquesed by observing the gelation state, and when the silica gel or the like in the storage container 3 is almost completely gelled, the product replacement time is determined. It is possible to judge.
[0036]
In addition, the particle size of the deliquescent particles 1 is preferably adjusted to an appropriate size according to the deodorizing effect and the life of the product. Further, the size of the deliquescent particles 1 may be changed between above and below the container. At this time, for example, if the particle size of the deliquescent particles 1 placed on the opening 3a side of the storage container 3, that is, the upper portion is reduced and the particle size of the lower particles is increased, the deliquescence having a smaller particle size is obtained. Since the denatured particles 1 are easily deliquescent, the deliquescent of the deliquescent particles 1 progresses quickly, and the deodorizing effect is enhanced. Conversely, if the diameter of the upper particles is increased and the diameter of the lower particles is decreased, the upper particles are difficult to deliquesce and it takes time for the deliquescent particles 1 in the container to be completely liquefied. For this reason, the lifetime of a product can be lengthened.
[0037]
Figure 3 As a reference example Deodorizer The 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.
3 and 4, the storage container 7 in which the deliquescent particles 1 and the deodorant particles 2 are placed is more than the storage container 7 with the opening 7a facing downward. It is put in a large container 8. Inside the container 8, a partition plate 8b in which a large number of holes 8c are opened over the entire surface is provided at the upper and lower centers of the side wall 8d. The interior of the container 8 is separated from the upper chamber (upper layer) 8A by the partition plate 8b. It is divided into a lower chamber (lower layer) 8B.
[0038]
The opening 7a of the storage container 7 stored in the upper chamber (upper layer) 8A is closed with a breathable sheet 11 through which air such as nonwoven fabric or paper passes. The storage container 7 is placed on the partition plate 8b with the opening 7a facing downward. When the deliquescent particles 1 absorb water and dissolve, the solution flows down to the lower chamber (lower layer) 8B through the hole 8c of the partition plate 8b. Therefore, the deodorizing effect can be determined by the amount of the solution accumulated in the lower chamber 8B. However, more preferably, the lower chamber 8B is filled with a water absorbent resin 10 that swells and becomes a gel when water such as SAP or silica gel is absorbed. The solution that has flowed into the lower chamber 8B is absorbed by the water absorbent resin 10, and the water absorbent resin 10 swells and gels. By observing this gelled state, the deodorizing effect can be captured in an image. In addition, since the solution can be held in the water absorbent resin 10, the solution dropped in the lower layer does not vaporize, and it is possible to prevent the upper layer deliquescent particles 1 from absorbing the vaporized water. Therefore, water in the outside air can be actively absorbed, and malodorous molecules such as ammonia and trimethylamine can be efficiently deodorized.
[0039]
As described above, the lower chamber 8B may be provided with a liquid absorber capable of visually observing the absorption amount of the solution of the deliquescent particles 1, but the liquid absorber is not limited to the water-absorbing polymer to be gelled and is a sponge. Or a hydrophilic nonwoven fabric may be used.
[0040]
After the storage container 7 is installed in the upper chamber 8A of the container 8, the opening 8a of the container 8 is hermetically closed with a sealing sheet 12 such as an aluminum sheet that does not vent, and the inside of the container 8 is sealed. Then, the lid 9 having holes 9a formed on the entire surface from the top of the sealing sheet 12 is closed, and the product is shipped as a product in this state.
[0041]
In use, the lid 9 is opened, the sealing sheet 12 is peeled off, the lid 9 is closed again and placed in a toilet or the like. Then, as shown by an arrow in FIG. 4, air enters the container 8 from the hole 9a of the lid 9, passes through the breathable sheet 11, enters the storage container 7 from the opening 7a, and appears on the surface on the opening 7a side. The deliquescent particles 2 and the deliquescent particles 1 are in contact. The deliquescent particles 1 absorb moisture in the air and dissolve (deliquesce), and ammonia and trimethylamine are absorbed into the solution. The solution is dropped into the lower chamber 8B through the hole 8c of the partition plate 8b, and is absorbed by the water absorbent resin 10 in the lower chamber 8B. The water absorbent resin 10 swells and becomes a gel by absorbing the deliquescent solution. Moreover, the deodorizing effect can be imaged by this gelation state. In addition, when the deliquescent particles 1 are completely dissolved on the side surface of the container 8, a mark M (see FIG. 3) is marked at a position where the upper part of the water absorbent resin 10 in a state where the dissolved liquid is completely absorbed is reached. When the upper part of the swollen water-absorbing resin 10 reaches this line, it is sufficient to replace the product, so that it is easy to determine the replacement time of the product.
[0042]
Thus, by removing the solution of deliquescent particles 1 from the storage container 7 with the opening 7a of the storage container 7 facing downward, it can be separated from the deliquescent particles 1 that have not reacted with moisture in the air. It is possible to prevent the deliquescent particles 1 that have not been deliquesced from absorbing the solution. Therefore, moisture absorption and deodorization can be performed more effectively.
[0043]
In addition, FIG. Of the present invention Deodorizer Show FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG.
In the deodorizing device S3 of FIG. 5, a donut shape in which the deliquescent particles 1 and the deodorizing particles 2 are housed in the upper chamber (upper layer) 8A of the container 8 having the same partition plate 8b as shown in FIG. Storage container 13 is placed. The storage container 13 is formed of transparent plastic or the like. As shown in FIG. 6, the diameter of the central hole 13a of the storage container 13 is gradually reduced from the top to the bottom. The inner wall 13b of the hole 13a has a number of small holes for ventilation. In addition, a large number of small holes for ventilation are formed in the bottom portion 13 c of the storage container 13. Alternatively, a small hole may be formed only in the inner wall 13b. Alternatively, the inner wall and bottom surface of the hole 13a of the storage container, or only the inner wall may be formed of a breathable sheet such as a nonwoven fabric or a paper sheet.
[0044]
Outside air is absorbed from the inner wall 13b of the hole 13a of the storage container 13 and the small hole (mainly the small hole of the inner wall) of the bottom surface 13c of the storage container 13, and comes into contact with the deliquescent particles 1 and deodorant particles 2 in the storage container 13. . Since the central hole 13a has a tapered shape and can be vented into the storage container 13 through the inner wall 13b, the outside air from the hole 9a of the lid 9 is deliquescent particles 1 and deodorant particles 2 in the storage container 13. The contact area can be increased, the contact area can be increased, and the malodorous component can be effectively eliminated.
[0045]
Figure Deodorizing equipment shown in 7 Is a reference example of the deodorizing apparatus of the present invention It is.
The deodorizing device S4 is composed of two conical containers 14 and 15, with the inside of the container 14 being an upper layer and the inside of the container 15 being a lower layer. The containers 14 and 15 are open in the direction of smaller cone diameter, and have an hourglass shape in which the openings are joined together. A deliquescent particle 1 and a deodorizing particle 2 are placed in a container 14 which is an upper layer, and a lower end thereof is closed with a breathable and liquid permeable breathable sheet 16.
[0046]
In the container 15 as a lower layer, a water absorbent resin 10 for absorbing the deliquescent liquid when the deliquescent liquid 1 flows down is placed. In the neck portion 15a where the upper and lower containers 14 and 15 are joined, a large number of vent holes 15b are arranged below the breathable sheet 16 and arranged on the circumference.
[0047]
Before being used, the vent hole 15b is sealed from the outside so as not to allow air to enter. When this seal is peeled off during use, air enters from the vent hole 15b, and the deliquescent particles 1 and the deodorant particles 2 come into contact with the air on the lower end side of the container 14. When the deliquescent particles 1 absorb water in the air and deliquesce, the deliquescent liquid is dropped into the container 14 and absorbed by the water absorbent resin 10 in the container 15. As the deliquescent particles 1 in the container 14 are dissolved and deodorized, the amount of the deliquescent particles 1 in the container 14 decreases, and the water-absorbent resin 10 in the container 15 absorbs the deliquescent liquid accordingly. Swells and increases its volume. Therefore, the increase / decrease in the deliquescent particles 1 and the water absorbent resin 10 in the container changes in the same manner as the sand of the hourglass. Therefore, the design is excellent and the deodorizing effect can be felt like an image.
[0048]
Further, it is not always necessary to see the entire inside of the container in order to determine the replacement time of the product. For example, in the storage container 3 shown in FIG. 1, it is only necessary to see whether or not the deliquescent particles 1 below the storage container 3 to be deliquesed last are dissolved. In the container 8 shown in FIGS. It is only necessary to see the mark M on the upper part or side wall of the conductive resin 10. Therefore, the wall surface other than this portion may be covered with an opaque plastic or the like, or a label for representing a product may be attached.
[0049]
For example, a deodorizing instrument S5 shown in FIG. 8 is obtained by attaching a label L for displaying a product on the side surface of the storage container 3 in the deodorizing instrument shown in FIG. The label L is affixed to a portion excluding the lower portion of the storage container 3, and the portion where the label L is affixed is shown by diagonal lines in FIG. 8. The lower wall surface not shown by diagonal lines is transparent so that the deliquescent progress of the deliquescent particles 1 can be seen from the outside of the storage container 3.
[0050]
Moreover, the deodorizing instrument S6 shown in FIG. 9 is obtained by attaching a label L to the wall surface of the upper chamber 8A of the container 8 of the deodorizing instrument S2 shown in FIG. The wall surface of the lower chamber 8B of the container 8 is transparent, and the gelled state of the water absorbent resin 10 can be seen at this portion.
[0051]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the deodorizing apparatus of the present invention, since the deliquescent material actively absorbs moisture in the outside air, the outside air is easily absorbed in the container, and the deodorizing material and the malodorous component are in contact with each other. It becomes easy to do. Therefore, nitrogen-based malodorous components such as ammonia can be deodorized by deliquescent materials, sulfur-based malodorous components such as hydrogen sulfide can be deodorized by deodorizing materials, and most of the malodorous components can be deodorized. Deodorizing effect is increased.
[0052]
Moreover, since the deliquescent substance dissolves as it is deodorized, the deodorizing effect can be grasped in an image based on the amount of the deliquescent substance reduced, and the product replacement time can be easily determined.
[Brief description of the drawings]
[Figure 1] deodorize A perspective view showing a reference example of the instrument,
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.
[Fig. 3] As a reference example A perspective view showing a deodorizing device,
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.
[Figure 5] Of the present invention Deodorizer Indicate Perspective view,
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG.
[Fig. 7] deodorize A perspective view showing a reference example of the instrument,
[Fig. 8] FIG. The figure which shows the state which stuck the label on the wall surface of the deodorizing instrument,
9 is a view showing a state where a label is attached to the wall surface of the deodorizing apparatus of FIG.

Claims (6)

The container has an upper chamber opened upward and a lower chamber, the boundary between the chambers having a liquid-permeable structure, and a storage container formed separately from the container and smaller than the container. And
The storage container has a top, a bottom, an outer periphery, and a hole penetrating from the center of the upper part toward the bottom, and the diameter gradually decreases toward the bottom , and the periphery of the top, the outer periphery, and the hole. The bottom portion is provided with a breathable sheet or a small hole is formed in the wall forming the bottom portion, and a vent hole is formed in the wall forming the periphery of the hole,
Inside the storage container, a deliquescent substance that dehydrates by absorbing moisture in the air, and a deodorant substance are mixed and stored,
The deodorizing apparatus, wherein the storage container is installed in the upper chamber with the bottom facing down, and a breathable lid is attached to the upper part of the container. The lower chamber of the vessel, deodorizing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the liquid absorber that absorbs liquid flowing down from the upper chamber. The deodorizing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the liquid absorber is a water-absorbing polymer. The deodorizing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the deliquescent material is composed of one or a mixture of two or more of alkali metal salts or alkaline earth metal salts. The deodorizing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the deodorizing substance is for deodorizing sulfur-based malodorous molecules. The deodorizing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein particles made of a deliquescent substance and colored particles containing a deodorizing substance are mixed.

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