JP5107615B2 - Deodorization device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a deodorizing apparatus that absorbs malodor and maintains freshness of vegetables and fruits.

  Conventionally, when deodorizing the inside of a refrigerator, a deodorizing apparatus has been used.

  As this deodorizing apparatus, for example, a container containing a gel-like deodorant is known, and the gel-like deodorant contains an activated carbon.

  Thereby, it is comprised so that the malodorous component contained in the said air can be adsorb | sucked to activated carbon containing a gel-like deodorizing agent because the air in a warehouse contacts the gel-like deodorizing agent in a container body.

  At this time, the gel-like deodorant is volatilized and becomes small, so that the replacement time can be understood.

  However, in the vegetable room where fruits and vegetables are housed, it is known that ethylene gas generated by fruits and vegetables promotes spoilage and yellowing and reduces freshness. There is a need for a deodorizing device that has the effect of maintaining the above.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a conventional subject, and it aims at providing the deodorizing apparatus with the effect which maintains a freshness, absorbing a bad odor.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the deodorizing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention, the upper surface opening of the container body containing the deodorizing body having the deodorizing function is in a container shape composed of the peripheral wall and the top surface. In the deodorizing apparatus covered with a cap having a vent hole, the mounting plate is supported by a support portion extending downward from the top surface, and the mounting plate is separated from the peripheral wall. together form a gap in the outer peripheral portion, arranged the ethylene absorber on top of the deodorizing body disposed ethylene absorber that absorbs ethylene gas on the mounting plate.

  That is, the deodorizing body that absorbs malodor is arranged on the lower side, and the ethylene absorber that absorbs ethylene gas is arranged on the upper side of the deodorizing body.

  Here, ethylene gas discharged from fruits and vegetables is lighter than air. In addition, malodors such as spoiled odor generated from vegetables and the like are composed of methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, methyl sulfide and the like, and are heavier than air.

  For this reason, the ethylene gas and air containing bad odor are first absorbed and removed by the ethylene absorber disposed on the upper side, which is lighter than the air component. The malodor composed of methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, methyl sulfide or the like heavier than air moves to the deodorizing body disposed below the ethylene absorber due to its weight, and is absorbed and deodorized by the deodorizing body.

  Further, in the deodorizing apparatus according to claim 2, the deodorizing body is constituted by a gel-like gel body containing a deodorizing agent, the ethylene absorber is constituted by a granular ethylene adsorbent, and the ethylene absorber is It arrange | positioned away from the deodorizing body.

  That is, the ethylene absorber disposed on the upper side of the deodorizing body is composed of granular ethylene adsorbent, and when air containing ethylene gas and malodor passes between the granular ethylene adsorbent, Ethylene gas is removed. Further, malodor such as methyl mercaptan from which ethylene gas has been removed moves to the lower deodorizing body side by its weight, and is absorbed and deodorized by the deodorizing body.

  At this time, the deodorizing body is composed of a gel-like gel body containing a deodorizing agent. For this reason, exchange time is shown using that the said gel body volatilizes and becomes small.

  And the said ethylene absorber is arrange | positioned in the position away from the said deodorizing body upwards, This ethylene absorber is comprised with the granular ethylene adsorbent. For this reason, compared with the case where the ethylene absorber and the deodorizing body are arranged side by side, the lateral dimension can be reduced without reducing the contact area between the deodorizing body and the malodor formed of the gel body. It is done.

Further, in the deodorizing apparatus according to claim 3, digits set the ethylene absorber in said cap.

  Thereby, compared with the case where both the said ethylene absorber and the said deodorizing body are accommodated in a container body, accommodation of the said deodorizing body in the said container body and accommodation of the said ethylene absorber in the said cap are carried out separately. Can be done.

  As described above, the deodorizing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a deodorizing body that absorbs malodors and an ethylene absorber that absorbs ethylene gas, so that methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, methyl sulfide, etc. Can absorb malodor and ethylene gas.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a deodorizing apparatus that has an effect of maintaining freshness while absorbing malodor.

  And the deodorizing body which absorbs a bad odor is arrange | positioned below, and the ethylene absorber which absorbs ethylene gas is arrange | positioned above the said deodorizing body.

  For this reason, ethylene gas lighter than the air component can be first absorbed and removed by the upper ethylene absorber.

  Next, malodors consisting of methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, methyl sulfide, etc., which are heavier than air, move to the deodorizer side located below the ethylene absorber due to its weight, so these malodors are It can be absorbed and deodorized by the deodorizing body.

  For this reason, compared with the case where the said deodorizing body is arrange | positioned above the said ethylene absorber, the said ethylene gas and the said malodor can be excluded efficiently.

  Further, in the deodorizing apparatus according to claim 2, the ethylene absorber disposed on the upper side of the deodorizing body is composed of a granular ethylene adsorbent, and ethylene gas or bad odor is formed between the granular ethylene adsorbents. The ethylene gas can be removed when the air containing is passed. Further, malodor contained in the air from which ethylene gas has been removed moves to the lower deodorizing body side by its weight, and the deodorizing body can absorb the malodor and deodorize it.

  At this time, the deodorizing body is composed of a gel-like gel body containing a deodorizing agent. For this reason, the exchange time can be known by utilizing the fact that the gel body is volatilized and becomes small.

  And the said ethylene absorber is arrange | positioned in the position away from the said deodorizing body upwards, This ethylene absorber is comprised with the granular ethylene adsorbent.

  For this reason, compared with the case where the ethylene absorber and the deodorizing body are arranged side by side, the lateral dimension of the deodorizing apparatus is reduced without reducing the contact area between the deodorizing body made of the gel body and air. can do. Thereby, space saving of an installation place can be achieved.

  Furthermore, in the deodorizing apparatus according to claim 3, the deodorizing body is accommodated in the container body, and the ethylene absorber is accommodated in the cap so that both the ethylene absorber and the deodorizing body are accommodated in the container body. In comparison with the case, the storage of the deodorizing body in the container body and the storage of the ethylene absorber in the cap can be performed separately.

  Thereby, the efficiency in a manufacturing process can be improved.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a deodorizing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The deodorizing apparatus 1 includes a container body 11 having an upper surface opening shape and a cap 12 that is fitted on the upper side of the container body 11 and covers the upper surface opening of the container body 11. The container body 11 contains a gel-like deodorizing body 13, and the deodorizing body 13 is formed by mixing activated carbon as a deodorizing agent into the gel body.

  Thereby, when the malodor of the vegetable compartment of a refrigerator contacts the said deodorizing body 13, the malodorous component contained in the said air is adsorb | sucked to the activated carbon containing the deodorizing body 13, and it can comprise and deodorize. At this time, the deodorizing body 13 is configured to be able to grasp the replacement time by viewing from the side surface 22 of the container body 11 how the deodorizing body 13 volatilizes from the contact surface 21 in contact with the air and becomes smaller.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cap 12 is directed downward by an elliptical top surface 31 adapted to the upper surface opening of the container body 11 and a peripheral wall 32 depending from the periphery of the top surface 31. In the center of the top surface 31, a rectangular center opening 33 is formed. Elongated slits 34,... Are arranged in parallel at both ends of the central opening 33, and communicate with the inside through the central opening 33 and the slits 34,. .

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of rectangular vents 41,... Are formed in the peripheral wall 32, and the vents 41 are arranged along the circumferential surface. . Between the vents 41, 41, column portions 42,... Bulging outward are formed, and the column portions 42 extend vertically as shown in FIG. Plate-like ribs 43,... Each of the column portions 42 is connected to an outer fitting portion 44 that is fitted on the upper end portion of the container body 11, and an inner side surface of the outer fitting portion 44 has an upper edge of the container body 11. Engagement protrusions 45,... That engage with the collar portion are provided at a plurality of locations.

  Thereby, it is comprised so that the lower end of the said ribs 43 ... may contact | abut to the upper edge of the said container body 11, in the state which fitted the said external fitting part 44 to the upper end part of the said container body 11, In this contact state, the insertion amount of the cap 12 with respect to the container body 11 can be regulated.

  The vents 41 are arranged in the upper region of the peripheral wall 32. In the lower region 51 from the lower vents 41,... To the upper edge of the outer fitting portion 44, the vents 41,. , Thin portions 52 are formed. The lower portion 51 is connected to the adjacent column portions 42, 42 by the thin portions 52,..., And the cap 12 extends from the outer fitting portion 44 to the vents 41,. The lower region 51 is closed over the entire circumference by the pillar portions 42, ... and the thin-walled portions 52, ..., and the cap 12 is fitted to the container body 11 A surrounding portion 53 is formed to cover the contact surface 21 of the deodorizing body 13 in the container body 11 from the surroundings.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plate-shaped mounting plate 61 is provided inside the surrounding portion 53. As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting plate 61 is formed in a rectangular shape extending in the length direction of the cap 12, and is disposed below the central opening 33. Each side of the mounting plate 61 is supported by support portions 62, which are suspended downward from the opening edge of the central opening 33, and a die that is die-cut vertically when the cap 12 is formed. Thus, the cap 12 can be integrally formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the placement plate 61 is provided in a range from the height position of the lower edge of the vent hole 41 to the height position of the upper edge of the outer fitting portion 44, With the cap 12 attached to the container body 11, it is within the range from the height position of the upper end of the surrounding portion 53 to the height position of the contact surface 21 of the deodorizing body 13 accommodated in the container body 11. In addition, it is arranged so as to extend along the contact surface 21 at a position separated from the deodorizing body 13.

  2 and 3, the mounting plate 61 is formed in a lattice shape by vertical walls 71 extending in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the vertical walls 71 intersect. Cylindrical cylindrical portions 72,... Are integrally formed at the intersection. The mounting plate 61 is formed with a plurality of rectangular flow holes 73,... Surrounded by the vertical walls 71,..., Each flow hole 73,. The placement plate 61 is disposed in a distributed manner.

  And from the said central opening part 33 of this cap 12 top surface 31, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.3, it is comprised so that the ethylene absorber 81 may be accommodated in the said cap 12, and this ethylene absorption The body 81 is prevented from being detached from the outer periphery of the mounting plate 61 by the support portions 62 that support the mounting plate 61 in a state of being mounted on the mounting plate 61.

  The ethylene absorber 81 is configured to be disposed on the deodorizing body 13 of the container body 11 while being supported by the mounting plate 61, and the ethylene absorber 81 is While being spaced apart from the deodorizing body 13, the deodorizing body 13 is arranged at a height position of the vent hole 41 provided in the peripheral wall 32 of the cap 12.

  The ethylene absorber 81 is composed of a granular ethylene adsorbent that adsorbs ethylene gas and a bag body that stores the ethylene adsorbent (not shown), and the bag body is made of a nonwoven fabric that allows air to pass therethrough. ing.

  Accordingly, the ethylene absorber 81 that absorbs ethylene gas in a state in which the cap 12 is mounted on the container body 11 is configured to be disposed on the deodorizing body 13 that absorbs malodor. .

  In this Embodiment concerning the above structure, the deodorizing body 13 which absorbs a bad odor is arrange | positioned under the said deodorizing apparatus 1, The ethylene absorber 81 which absorbs ethylene gas is the upper side of the said deodorizing body 13. Is arranged.

  Here, ethylene gas discharged from fruits and vegetables is lighter than air. In addition, malodors such as spoiled odor generated from vegetables and the like are composed of methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, methyl sulfide and the like, and are heavier than air.

  For this reason, the ethylene gas lighter than an air component is first absorbed and removed from the vegetable room air containing ethylene gas and bad odor by the ethylene absorber 81 arranged on the upper side. Then, malodor composed of methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, methyl sulfide, etc. heavier than air moves to the deodorizing body 13 arranged below the ethylene absorber 81 due to its weight, and is absorbed by the deodorizing body 13. And deodorized.

  Thus, in the deodorizing apparatus of the present embodiment, methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, or methyl sulfide is provided by including the deodorizing body 13 that absorbs malodors and the ethylene absorber 81 that absorbs ethylene gas. And the like, and ethylene gas that promotes the decay and yellowing of fruits and vegetables.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide the deodorizing apparatus 1 having an effect of maintaining freshness while absorbing bad odors.

  And the said deodorizing body 13 which absorbs a bad odor is arrange | positioned under the said deodorizing apparatus 1, and the said ethylene absorber 81 which absorbs ethylene gas is arrange | positioned above the said deodorizing body 13. FIG.

  For this reason, ethylene gas lighter than the air component can first be absorbed and removed by the upper ethylene absorber 81.

  Next, malodors consisting of methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, methyl sulfide, etc., which are heavier than air, move to the deodorizing body 13 disposed below the ethylene absorber 81 due to their weight, so these malodors are removed. It can be absorbed and deodorized by the lower deodorizing body 13.

  For this reason, compared with the case where the said deodorizing body 13 is arrange | positioned above the said ethylene absorber 81, the said ethylene gas and the said malodor can be excluded efficiently.

  Further, the ethylene absorber 81 disposed on the upper side of the deodorizing body 13 is composed of a granular ethylene adsorbent, and prevents ethylene gas and bad odors flowing from the vents 41 of the cap 12. When the contained air passes between the granular ethylene adsorbents, the ethylene gas can be removed. Further, the bad odor in the air from which the ethylene gas has been removed is lowered by the weight of the mounting plate 61 through the outer peripheral portion of the mounting plate 61 and the flow holes 73 provided in the mounting plate 61. It moves to the said deodorizing body 13 side, and this deodorizing body 13 can absorb a bad odor and deodorize.

  At this time, this deodorizing body 13 is comprised with the gel-like gel body containing activated carbon as a deodorizing agent. For this reason, the exchange time can be known by utilizing the fact that the gel body is volatilized and becomes small.

  And the said ethylene absorber 81 is arrange | positioned in the position away from the said deodorizing body 13, and this ethylene absorber 81 is comprised with the granular ethylene adsorbent.

  For this reason, compared with the case where the ethylene absorber 81 and the deodorizing body 13 are arranged side by side, the deodorizing apparatus 1 without reducing the contact area between the deodorizing body 13 made of the gel body and air. The lateral dimension of can be reduced. Thereby, space saving of an installation place can be achieved.

  Further, since the deodorizing body 13 is housed in the container body 11 and the ethylene absorber 81 is housed in the cap 12, the case where both the ethylene absorber 81 and the deodorizing body 13 are housed in the container body 11; In comparison, the housing of the deodorizing body 13 in the container body 11 and the housing of the ethylene absorber 81 in the cap 12 can be performed in separate steps.

  Thereby, efficiency in the manufacturing process can be achieved.

It is a side view which shows one embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the same embodiment. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Deodorizing apparatus 11 Container body 12 Cap 13 Deodorizing body 21 Contact surface 31 Top surface 32 Perimeter wall 41 Ventilation hole 61 Mounting plate
62 Supporting part 81 Ethylene absorber

Claims (3)

In the deodorizing apparatus in which the upper surface opening of the container body containing the deodorizing body having a deodorizing function is in a container shape composed of a peripheral wall and a top surface and covered with a cap having a vent hole ,
The mounting plate is supported by a support portion extending downward from the top surface, and the mounting plate is separated from the peripheral wall to form a gap in the outer peripheral portion of the mounting plate. deodorizing device being characterized in that arranged the ethylene absorber on top of the deodorizing body disposed ethylene absorber that absorbs ethylene gas to above.   The deodorizing body is composed of a gel-like gel body containing a deodorizing agent, the ethylene absorber is composed of a granular ethylene adsorbent, and the ethylene absorber is disposed apart from the deodorizing body. The deodorizing apparatus according to claim 1. Deodorizing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the said ethylene absorber digits set in said cap.

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