JPH0278413A - Air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently clean the air contaminated with tobacco smoke, etc., to reduce the space occupied by the title cleaner when a guide wall is not used, and to improve the appearance by providing the guide wall free to open and close for guiding the contaminated air to the suction port. CONSTITUTION:A fan 9 and air cleaning filters 7 and 8 are set in the air passage 6 of the main body 1 of an air cleaner. The guide wall 4 free to open and close for guiding the air to be sucked to the suction port 2 of the air passage 6 is provided. As a result, the air contaminated with tobacco smoke, etc., is efficiently introduced, and the air cleaning efficiently can be improved. Since the guide wall can be closed when the wall is not used, the space for the guide wall is reduced, and the appearance is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an air cleaner that purifies dirty air in a room or the like.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional air purifiers have a structure that relies only on the suction force from the suction port to introduce dirty air into the suction port.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

For this reason, there is a problem in that when polluted air is generated locally, such as from cigarette smoke, the efficiency of collecting polluted air is poor.

Ventilation fans have a guide wall for introducing air, similar to what you see in range hoods.

However, the guide wall is not retractable and takes up space even when not in use, resulting in a poor appearance.

An object of the present invention is to provide an air purifier that has good efficiency in collecting dirty air, does not take up space when the guide wall is not in use, and has an improved appearance.

[Means to solve the problem]

The air purifier of the present invention is provided with a protruding and retractable guide wall that guides sucked air to the suction port of the air purifier main body. The main body of the air purifier is equipped with a fan and an air purifying filter in the air passage.

[Effect]

According to the configuration of the present invention, by protruding the guide wall during use, the guide wall guides dirty air to the suction port. When not in use, the guide wall can be stored out of the way.

[Embodiment]r A first embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 5. The air purifier main body 1 has a suction port 2 on the front,
Each has a discharge port 3 on the top surface, and a pair of guide walls 4 are attached at number 5 on both side edges of the front surface. Both guide walls 4 have approximately the same area as the entire front surface of the air purifier main body l, and the right guide wall 4 is stacked on the outside of the left guide wall 4 in the figure to form a second guide wall 4.
As shown in the figure, it can be folded onto the front of the air purifier main body l.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the air purifier main body l has an air passage 6 communicating from the suction port 2 to the discharge port 3 inside, and the suction port 2 and the discharge port 3 have a suction port grill 2a and The outlet grilles 3a are each attached. Inlet grill 2a
A dust removal filter 7 and a deodorizing filter 8 are provided on the inner surface of the
A motor 10 with a fan 9 attached thereto is installed in the air passage 6.

According to the above configuration, air is sucked through the suction port 2 by rotating the fan 9 with the motor 10. The suction air passes through a dust removing filter 7 and a deodorizing filter 8 to remove dust and odor, and is discharged from the discharge port 3 as clean air.

Figure 3 shows the air purifier in use when placed on a desk. When the guide wall 4 is opened and protruded as shown in the figure, the smoke from the cigarette 12 exhaled by the person in front of the desk 11 is guided by the guide wall 4 and sucked into the suction port 2 without spreading to the surroundings. Ru. Therefore, the cigarette smoke collection efficiency is good and the air purification efficiency is good. When not in use, both guide walls 4 can be folded in front of the air purifier main body 1 as shown in Fig. 2. It doesn't take up space and looks good.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment. In this example, two air purifier bodies 1 are connected facing each other by a hinge 13. The air purifier main body 1 is similar to that shown in the first embodiment.

In this configuration, by arranging the two air purifier bodies 1 diagonally facing each other as shown in the figure, the other air purifier body 1 also serves as a guide wall, and dirty air is removed from the suction port. You will be guided to 2.

When not in use, fold the two air purifier bodies so that their front surfaces overlap.

Figures 7 to 9 show a third embodiment, which includes:
Attach the front guide wall 24a to the air purifier body 21 at the hinge 25a.
At the same time, side guide walls 24b are attached to both sides of the front guide wall 24a at hinges 25b. As shown in FIG. 9, the air purifier main body 21 has an air passage 26 that opens from a suction port 22 on the front surface to a discharge port 23 on the rear surface, and a motor 30 to which a fan 29 is attached.
A dust removal filter 27 and a deodorizing filter 28 are provided.

In the case of this configuration, when in use, as shown in FIG. 7, the front guide wall 24a and the side guide wall 24b are erected in a U-shape.
The air purifier main body 21 is supported by the support link 34 with the air purifier main body 21 facing diagonally downward, so that the dirty air is guided to the side guide wall 24b and the front guide wall 24a, and the air purifier main body 21 has a suction port. 22 is attracted. When not in use, the two side guide walls 24b are connected to the front guide wall 24a.
The front guide wall 24a in this overlapping state is folded onto the front surface of the air purifier main body 21 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 shows a fourth embodiment. In this example, four air purifier bodies 21' are connected by a number 25 so that they can be folded in sequence. The air purifier main body 21' has an internal structure similar to that of the example shown in FIG. 9, and has a suction port 22 on the front surface and a discharge port (not shown) on the rear surface. The air purifier main body 21' has a size that can be placed on a desk.

In this example, the adjacent air purifier main body 21' also serves as a guide wall to guide dirty air to the suction port 22, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. In this case, since there are two sets A and B of the air purifier main bodies 21' facing each other, each set A and B can be used by two people lined up in front of the desk.

FIGS. 11 and 12 show a fifth embodiment.

In this example, the guide wall 44 is attached to the air purifier main body 21 at the hinge 4.
5 and a support link 34', and the guide wall 44 is fixed to a wall 55 in the room. The air purifier main body 21 has the structure shown in FIG. 9, and has a discharge port 23 on the top surface.
A suction port 22 is provided on the bottom surface. Further, the air purifier main body 21 is provided with a handle 56.

In this configuration, when in use, the air purifier main body 21 is projected forward of the wall 55 and supported by the support link 34', as shown in FIG. 12. Thereby, air contaminated with cigarette smoke etc. can be efficiently sucked in through the suction port 22. When not in use, the air purifier main body 21 is stored along the front surface of the guide wall 44.

FIGS. 13 to 16 show a sixth embodiment.

In this example, suction ports 62a, (i2b) consisting of a large number of small holes are provided on the front surface of the air purifier main body 61 and on the front surface of two guide walls 64 attached at both sides with hinges 65. As shown in FIG. 14, the air purifier main body 61 has an air passage 66 that communicates from an inlet 62a on the front surface to an outlet 63 on the upper surface, and a motor 70 with a fan 69 attached thereto is installed in the air passage 66. At the same time, the discharge port grid 6 of the discharge port 63
A deodorizing filter 68 and a dust removing filter 67 are provided inside 3a. The guide wall 64 has a communication space 71 in which a suction port 62b is opened, as shown in FIG. The communication space 71 is connected to the air purifier main body 61 by the communication pipe 72 shown in FIG.
It communicates with the inner space 66a of the suction port 62a. Communication pipe 7
2 consists of a flexible tube or the like.

In the case of this configuration, when the guide wall 64 is expanded and used as shown in FIG. The water is also sucked in from the suction port 62b, and purification is performed. Therefore, the efficiency of collecting dirty air is further improved.

17 to 19 show a seventh embodiment.

In this example, an auxiliary blower section 75 for blowing air toward the suction port 2 is provided on the guide walls 4' attached to both sides of the air purifier main body 1. As shown in FIG. 19, the auxiliary ventilation section 75 includes an auxiliary ventilation suction lower 7b and an auxiliary ventilation discharge lower 7a on both sides.
An auxiliary air passage 77 is opened to the inside, and a cross-flow fan 78 and an auxiliary air guide 79 are provided inside. The auxiliary ventilation guide 79 is rotatable on a support shaft 79a, so that the auxiliary ventilation guide 79 can be stored along the inner surface of the guide wall 4' when the guide wall 4' is stored.

In this configuration, air contaminated with cigarette smoke, etc. is guided to the suction port 2 by the guide wall 4', and the auxiliary air blower 75
It is also sent to the suction port 2 by the flow of air discharged from the inlet. Therefore, the efficiency of collecting dirty air is further improved.

FIGS. 20 to 22 show an eighth embodiment.

In this example, the guide wall 84 is shaped like a downward bowl, the air purifier main body 81 is provided on the top of the guide wall 84, and the air purifier main body 81 is connected to a reel 93 on the ceiling 92 by a hanging rope 91 such as a wire.
It was hung on the . The reel 93 has a built-in mainspring spring (not shown) for winding, and is equipped with a brake device f94.

The air purifier main body 81 has a discharge port 83 and a suction port 82 on the upper and lower surfaces, a motor 90 with a fan 89 attached to the air passage 86, a dust filter 87, and a deodorizing filter 8.
8 is provided. Further, the six-handle/auxiliary air blower 95, which is a handle/auxiliary air blower 95 suspended from the guide wall 84 by a hanging rod 96, houses a cross flow fan 97 and its motor 97a therein, as shown in FIG. An auxiliary air inlet 98 is provided on the back surface, and an auxiliary air outlet 99 is provided on the upper surface.

In the case of this configuration, the guide wall 84 is normally stored at a height near the ceiling, and when smoking etc., the handle/auxiliary blower part 95 is pulled and lowered as shown in FIG. At the height at which the air blower 95 stops being pulled down, the brake device 9
It comes to rest due to the action of 4. In this way, the guide wall 84
When smoking directly under the cigarette smoke, the air contaminated with cigarette smoke is carried by the air from the auxiliary air blower 95 to the suction port 82 of the air purifier main body 81. Furthermore, the guide wall 84 allows the liquid to be sucked into the suction port 82 without being diffused to the surroundings. Therefore, the collection efficiency is improved. When storing, it is sufficient to push up the handle/auxiliary air blowing part 95, and the reel 93 winds up the hanging rope 91 by the urging force of the winding spring. In this way, the guide wall 84 can be stored in the ceiling together with the air purifier main body 81, so it does not take up much space and has a good appearance.

FIG. 23 shows a ninth embodiment. In this example, a handle/auxiliary air blower 95' including an axial fan 97' is provided in place of the handle/auxiliary air blower 95 shown in FIG.

When configured in this way, the auxiliary air flow becomes a swirling flow, which makes it easier to entrain cigarette smoke, further improving the collection efficiency.

FIGS. 24 and 25 show a tenth embodiment. In this example, a guide groove 101 is provided at the bottom of a bowl-shaped guide wall 84, and the auxiliary blower section 102 is connected to the guide groove 101 by a stopper 103.
This is what was installed on the 01. The stopper 103 is capable of fixing the auxiliary blower 102 at an arbitrary height by N-rubbing. As shown in FIG. 25, the auxiliary blower section 102 includes an axial fan 105 and a motor 106 for driving the axial fan 105 in a pipe-shaped auxiliary blower case 104. The auxiliary air blower case 104 is provided with an auxiliary air intake inlet 107 at the lower end, and a plurality of auxiliary air outlet ports 108 are provided on the side surface portion of the guide wall 84 facing in the circumferential direction. The air purifier main body 81 is similar to the example shown in FIG. 20, and is suspended by a hanging cable 9I. Further, a handle for ascending to the position is provided on the guide wall B4 as necessary.

In the case of this configuration, it is used in the same manner as the example shown in FIG. 20, but a cylindrical air curtain is formed following the lower edge of the guide wall 84 by blowing air from the auxiliary blower section 102. Therefore,
Diffusion of dirty air can be prevented over a wide range, further improving collection efficiency. When not in use, push up the auxiliary blower section 102 along the guide i'i41Ql and close it to the guide wall 84.
Store it on the back side.

Further, the guide wall 84 is raised up to near the ceiling in the same manner as described above.

FIG. 26 shows an eleventh embodiment. In this example, the auxiliary air outlet 108' of each auxiliary air blower 102 is directed diagonally inward of the guide wall 84. The other configurations are the same as those of the tenth embodiment.

When the auxiliary air outlet 108' is turned inward in this way,
The auxiliary air flow is a swirling flow. Therefore, the air purifier main body 8 can raise the cigarette smoke generated from below and prevent it from spreading to the surrounding area.
1 suction port (not shown).

In addition, each of the embodiments up to FIG. 19 was designed to be placed on a desk, but each of the embodiments 1.2, 4.5.6 can be placed on a folding screen or a desk by appropriately designing the size and thickness. It can be used as a screen.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the air purifier of the present invention has a protruding and retractable guide wall for guiding dirty air at the suction port, the introduction efficiency of dirty air such as cigarette smoke is high, and the air purification efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, since the guide wall can be stored when not in use, the guide wall does not take up space and has the effect of improving the appearance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention in the guide wall protruding state, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the guide wall in the retracted state, and FIG.
4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 4. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the third embodiment in the guide wall protruding state, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the guide wall in the retracted state, and FIG. 9 is a partial sectional view of the air purifier main body. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment, Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the fifth embodiment, Fig. 12 is a sectional view thereof, Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the sixth embodiment, and Fig. 14. is the 13th
15 is a partial sectional view taken along the line XrV-XrV in FIG. 13, FIG. 16 is a partially enlarged perspective view thereof, and FIG. 17 is a guide wall of the seventh embodiment. FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the protruding state, FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the guide wall retracted state, FIG.
The figure is a sectional view of the eighth embodiment, Figure 21 and XXI of Figure 20.
-XX I-line enlarged sectional view, FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the same state of use, FIG. 23 is a sectional view of the handle and auxiliary blower of the ninth embodiment, and FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the tenth embodiment. Figure, 2nd
FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view, and FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the eleventh embodiment. l... Air purifier main body, 2... Suction port, 3... Discharge port, 4... Guide wall, 6... Air duct, 7... Dust removal filter, 8... Deodorizing Filter, 9...Fan,
10... Motor, 2], 21', 61.81... Air purifier body, 44°64.84... Guide wall, 24
a...Front guide wall, 24b...Side guide wall 1 Air purifier main body Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 7/24a Fig. 9 Fig. 10 Fig. 11 Fig. 12 Fig. 14 Fig. 15 Fig. 16 Fig. 17 Fig. 18 Fig. 19 Fig. 23 Fig. 22 Fig. 24 Fig. 26 Procedural amendment (travel) 1. Hanyu's 1988 patent No. 077428 2. Invention name? ) Self-Review (In95 device 3, Person making the amendment Relationship with Hanyu: Applicant 4, Agent 5, Date of amendment order September 26, 1999 6, Number of claims increased by amendment 7) , in column 8 of the brief description of drawings in the specification to be amended, on page 14, line 18 of the specification of contents of the amendment, "26" is corrected to "Figure 26."

Claims (1)

[Claims] An air purifier comprising an air purifier main body in which a fan and an air purifying filter are provided in an air passage, and a protruding and retractable guide wall that guides sucked air to a suction port of the air passage.