JPH05230A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To keep deodorizing capacity and to extend the life of deodorizing function. CONSTITUTION:In an air conditioner having a taking-in port 1, a blowing port 2, the flow path 3 connecting the taking-in port 1 and the blowing port 2 and the deodorizing means 6 provided in the flow path and a blowing means 4, the deodorizing means 6 is constituted using a deodorizing member 6c formed from a composite material consisting of a metal complex 6b constituted of a metal ion and org. acid and a ferrous porous body 6a. The branch path 7 branched from the flow path 3 having the taking-in port 1, the deodorizing means 6 and the blowing means 4 to communicate with the outside of a room, the first change-over valve 8 opening and closing the branch path 7 and the second change-over valve 9 opening and closing the flow path 3 between the taking-in port 1 and the branch path 7 are provided and the first and second change-over valves 8, 9 are reversely operated to each other. The fresh open air is taken in from the branch path 7 communicating with the outside of the room by the opening and closing control of the second and first change-over valves 9, 8 and applied to the deodorizing means 6 to activate the deodorizing capacity of the deodorizing member 6c.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner which circulates air in a room to deodorize it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional air conditioner includes an intake port and a ventilation port provided on the indoor side, a flow passage connecting the intake port and the ventilation port, and a deodorizing means provided in the flow channel. A ventilation means for taking in the air in the room from the air inlet and flowing it into the room from the air outlet. For example, there are an air cleaning device and an air conditioning device for cooling and heating, which incorporates a deodorizing means using a deodorant such as activated carbon or a fragrance by a masking method.

[0003]

In the air conditioner as described above, the air conditioner using the deodorant has a reduced deodorizing ability when the deodorant component is adsorbed, and the air conditioner using the air freshener is The life of the deodorant function is short due to the fact that it smells and vaporizes to reduce the masking effect.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of maintaining the deodorizing ability and having a long life of the deodorizing function.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an air conditioner according to the present invention comprises an intake port and a ventilation port provided on the indoor side, and a flow passage connecting the intake port and the ventilation port. ,
In an air conditioner having a deodorizing means provided in the flow passage, and an air blowing means for taking in indoor air from the intake port to the flow passage and flowing the air into the room from the air blowing port, the deodorizing means is a metal ion. Using a deodorant member formed of a composite material of a metal complex composed of an organic acid and an iron-based porous body,
A branch passage that branches from the flow passage between the intake port and the deodorizing means and the blowing means to the outside, a first switching valve that opens and closes the branch passage, and a flow passage between the intake port and the branch passage. A second switching valve that opens and closes is provided, and the first switching valve and the second switching valve are configured to operate in reverse.

[0006]

According to this structure, if the air blowing means is operated with the second switching valve in the "open" state (the first switching valve is "closed" at this time), air conditioning including normal deodorization can be performed. When the blower means is operated with the first switching valve in the "open" state (the second switching valve is "closed" at this time), fresh air is taken in from the branch passage leading to the outside, Is applied to the deodorizing means to activate the deodorizing ability of the deodorizing member.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention, in which the driving part is of an outdoor type, will be described below with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 1 designates an intake port, which is formed by opening a wall of a chamber or the like and has a gallery 1a detachably attached thereto and a dust removing filter 1b inside thereof.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a blower port, which has a gallery 2a which is formed by opening a wall of the chamber or the like and is detachably attached.
This blower port 2 is provided apart from the intake port 1 so as not to reduce the efficiency of air cleaning and deodorization.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a flow passage, which is an intake port 1 and a blower unit described later, a blower unit and a heat exchanger described later, a heat exchanger and a blower port 2.
, And a part for communicating with each other.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a blower, which uses a centrifugal blower or the like to take in the air in the room from the intake 1 to the flow passage 3
From the inside. Drive control of the blower means 4 is performed by remote operation from the room.

A heat exchanger 5 cools or warms the atmosphere flowing through the flow passage 3. Drive control of the heat exchanger 5 is performed by remote control from the room.

Deodorizing means 6 is a plate-shaped three-dimensional mesh-shaped iron-based porous body 6a having a microporous structure, and a metal complex is formed on the iron-based porous body 6a in contact with the atmosphere by an organic acid. A deodorizing member 6c formed by forming 6b is supported by a frame or the like, and is provided at a position crossing the flow passage 3 between the intake port 1 and the blowing means 4. If a frame is used, the flow passage
It may be detachable with respect to 3.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a branch passage, which is a passage for taking in outdoor air and is provided between the intake 1 and the deodorizing means 4 so as to be branched from the flow passage 3.

Reference numeral 8 is a first switching valve, which is provided in the branch passage 7 by using one of a butterfly valve and a twin-type wind door. This first
The switching valve 8 interlocks with and reversely operates a second switching valve, which will be described later, to open and close the branch passage 7. Opening / closing control is performed by remote control from the room.

A second switching valve 9 is the same as the first switching valve 8 and is provided in the flow passage 3 between the intake port 1 and the branch passage 7. This second switching valve 9 is interlocked with the first switching valve 8,
Reverse operation opens and closes flow passage 3. The opening / closing control is performed together with the first switching valve 8 by remote control from the room.

Next, the operation will be described. In normal operation, that is, when the air in the room is circulated for air conditioning, the second switching valve 9 is in the “open” state, the first switching valve 8 is in the “closed” state, and the blower means 4 is operated, thereby Atmosphere is taken in through the intake port 1, passes through the flow passage 3, and is sent out through the ventilation port 2. During this period, coarse dust is removed by the dust filter 1b, and then the odor component is removed by the deodorizing means 6 during this period. At this time, if the heat exchanger 5 is operating,
The clean air with the temperature according to the control is sent out from the blower port 2.

In this device, the blower means 4 has the second switching valve 9 "closed" and the first switching valve 8 "open" at regular intervals.
To operate. In this state, the intake of indoor air is closed, the branch passage 7 leading to the outside is opened, and fresh outdoor air is taken in, and this air is sent out to the air outlet 2 through the deodorizing means 6. Be done. At this time, the fresh air passing through the three-dimensional mesh-like cavities of the deodorizing member 6c causes the deodorizing member 6c
Activates the deodorizing ability of.

The deodorizing mechanism is roughly as follows. First, the odorous component is adsorbed by the metal complex 6b formed on the microstructure surface of the iron-based porous body 6a, and is further “occluded” inside the metal complex 6b. Therefore, the adsorption active points on the surface are maintained, and an extremely high deodorizing ability is exhibited.

Second, metallic iron supplies electrons necessary for maintaining the activity of the metal complex 6b, so that the deodorizing effect is maintained for a long period of time.

Third, when the wind blows, the deodorizing ability is restored each time, so the deodorizing effect is maintained.

[0022]

According to the air conditioner of the present invention, with the above-mentioned configuration, the open / close control of the second switching valve and the first switching valve takes in fresh air from the branch passage leading to the outside and deodorizes this atmosphere. Since the deodorizing ability of the deodorizing member can be activated by applying the deodorizing function, the deodorizing ability can be maintained and the life of the deodorizing function can be extended.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B also show a deodorizing member, wherein FIG. 2A is a partial perspective view and FIG. 2B is a partially enlarged view.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing adsorption and occlusion of a deodorant member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Inlet 2 Blower 3 Flow passage 4 Blower 5 Heat exchanger 6 Deodorizer 6a Iron-based porous body 6b Metal complex 6c Deodorant member 7 Branch 8 First switching valve 9 Second switching valve

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. An intake port and a blower port provided on the indoor side, a flow passage connecting the intake port and the blower port, a deodorizing means provided in the flow passage, An air conditioner having a blower means for taking in the air in the room from the inlet and flowing it into the room from the blower, wherein the deodorizing means is a metal complex composed of metal ions and an organic acid, and an iron-based porous body. A deodorizing member formed of a composite material of, and a branch path that branches from a flow path between the intake port and the deodorizing means and the blowing means to the outside, and a branch path that opens and closes the branch path. An air conditioner characterized in that a first switching valve and a second switching valve that opens and closes a flow passage between the intake port and the branch passage are provided, and the first switching valve and the second switching valve are operated in reverse to each other. ..