JPH05287825A - Smoking partition - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent smoke from a cigarette from flowing outside of a partition formed in a U-like shape by providing air-purifiers having suction ports opened at the inner surface of the partition, and blow-off ports opened at the top outer surface thereof, and further by providing an air-purifier above the space of the partition so that it is associated with the purifiers in order to effect a negative pressure in the space. CONSTITUTION:A U-like Partition 1 is arranged, and air-purifiers 2 are arranged respectively at all sides of the partition 1. The suction port 3 of each of the purifiers 2 is opened at the inner surface of the partition, and the blow-off port 4 thereof is opened at the top side of the purifier 2. A purifier 5 is laid above the space at the center of the latter, having its suction port 6 at its lower surface and blow-off ports 7 at its side surfaces. Further, a control circuit 9 is provided in a control box 8 so as to operate the purifiers 2, 5 in association with one another, and accordingly, a negative pressure is effected in the space of the partition 1 when the purifiers 2, 5 are operated. With this arrangement, air flowing into the space from the outside thereof, is circulated in the space so as to facilitate the suction of smoke into the suction ports 2, and is disposed without discharging smoke outside of the partition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a smoking partition having a function of treating tobacco smoke generated by smoking in a space surrounded by the partition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, smoking has been restricted and sectioned in order to prevent socially adverse effects on non-smokers, especially as smoking has been adversely affected by increasing awareness of health.

Conventionally, in this kind of compartment, it is general that one corner of a room is surrounded by a partition and an air cleaner is installed therein. The configuration will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

An air purifier 102 is disposed in a partition 101 formed in a substantially U-shape in the figure. The air inlet 103 of this air purifier 102 is
The air outlet 104 is provided above the inside surrounded by.

In the above structure, when smoking in the partition compartment, the air cleaner operates to process the cigarette smoke in the compartment.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, only the vicinity of the air suction port 103 of the air cleaner 102 has a negative pressure, and the smoke of the tobacco in the vicinity can be treated.
There was a problem that the smoke of the other part of the cigarette was retained in the compartment or flowed out of the compartment, which was uncomfortable for non-smokers.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by making negative pressure in the compartment surrounded by the partition, and preventing the smoke from flowing out of the compartment by the local air curtain effect and the air purification function. The first purpose is to do so.

A second object is to prevent outflow of cigarette smoke to the outside of the partition at a low price by the air purification function and the air circulation function inside the partition.

[0009] A third object is to efficiently and efficiently discharge cigarette smoke and outflow from the compartment at a low price by an air purification function and a ventilation function having a local air curtain effect in the compartment surrounded by the partition. To prevent.

[0010]

The first means for achieving the first object of the present invention is a partition formed in a substantially U shape and an air cleaner on one side of the substantially U shape. Is arranged so that the air intake port faces the inner surface of the space surrounded by the substantially U shape and the air outlet port faces the upper side of the space, and the air cleaning is performed on the upper part of the space surrounded by the substantially U shape. And a control circuit having an operation switch for interlocking control of the air cleaner arranged in the partition and the air cleaner arranged in the upper part of the space.

A second means for achieving the second object is to use an air purifier arranged on one side of the partition formed in the substantially U shape described in the first means as a blower for air circulation. The configuration is as follows.

A third means for achieving the third object is an air cleaner provided on the upper surface of the space surrounded by the partition formed in the substantially U shape described in the first means. Is the intake port for ventilation.

[0013]

According to the present invention, by the structure of the above-mentioned first means, when smoking is carried out in the partition compartment, when the operation switch is operated, the air cleaner arranged in the partition and the air cleaner arranged in the upper part of the section. Is operated, the inside of the partition section becomes a negative pressure, the smoke of the cigarette does not flow out of the partition section, and the smoke is sucked into the air cleaner to be adsorbed. The treated air is discharged into the space above the partition from the air outlet of the air purifier. Due to the local air curtain effect, the released air attracts smoke that rises to the upper part of the compartment, and is adsorbed by the air cleaner installed in the upper space.

Further, according to the structure of the second means, when the operation switch is actuated, the air circulation blower arranged in the partition is operated, the inside of the partition becomes negative pressure, and the tobacco smoke flows out of the partition. Instead, smoke is drawn into the circulation blower and released into the space above the partition. Due to the local air curtain effect, the released air attracts smoke that rises to the upper part of the compartment, and is adsorbed by the air cleaner installed in the upper space.

Further, according to the structure of the third means, smoke generated by smoking in the partition compartment is adsorbed to the air cleaner without being discharged to the outside because the inside of the compartment becomes negative pressure due to the operation of the air cleaner. At the same time, smoke rising to the upper part of the compartment is discharged to the outside from the ventilation intake port.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in the drawing, a partition 1 is arranged in an approximately U shape at an appropriate place in the room, and a floor-standing air cleaner 2 is arranged on each side of the partition 1. The air purifier 2 has an intake port 3 provided on the inner surface side of the space surrounded by the partition 1, and an air outlet 4 provided on the upper surface of the air purifier 2.

On the other hand, a ceiling-suspended air purifier 5 is arranged in the upper center of the space surrounded by the partition 1. The air purifier 5 has an intake port 6 on the lower surface and an air outlet 7 on the side surface. is doing. Further, the air purifiers 2 and 5 are provided with a control circuit 9 incorporated in the control box 8 so as to operate in conjunction with each other.

In the above structure, when smoking is done inside the partition 1, the air purifiers 2 and 5 are started by the control circuit 9 built in the control box 8. Since the inside of the partition becomes negative pressure, as shown in FIG. 2, an airflow A in which air flows from the outside of the partition is generated and a circulating airflow B is generated in the partition, so that tobacco smoke is sucked into the air suction port 3. It becomes easier and absorbs cigarette smoke. At the same time, the air flow blown out from the air outlet 4 is directed upward, so that a local air curtain effect is generated and an air flow C directed upward from the partition 1 is generated.
The ambient air is sucked in by the air intake port 6 and is attracted, and the airflow C becomes an airflow toward the air intake port 6, and it becomes easier to process the smoke of the cigarette above the partition section. As described above, it is possible to prevent the cigarette smoke from leaking to the outside of the partition section by the airflows A, B, and C, and to effectively treat the cigarette smoke.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in the drawing, a circulation blower 10 is arranged on each side of the partition 1 arranged in a substantially U-shape. This circulation blower 10
Is provided with an intake port 3 on the inner surface side of the space surrounded by the partition 1 and an outlet port 4 on the upper surface of the circulation blower 10.

On the other hand, a ceiling-suspended air cleaner 5 is arranged in the center of the upper part of the space surrounded by the partition 1. The air cleaner 5 has an intake port 6 on the lower surface and an air outlet 7 on the side surface. is doing.

A control circuit 9 built in the control box 8 is provided so that the circulation blower 10 and the air purifier 5 operate in conjunction with each other.

In the above structure, when smoking is done inside the partition 1, the control blower 10 for circulation and the air purifier 5 are started by the control circuit 9 incorporated in the control box 8. As the inside of the partition becomes negative pressure,
As shown by, the airflow A in which the air flows from the outside of the partition section is generated and the circulating airflow B is generated in the section, so that the smoke of the cigarette is easily sucked into the air suction port 3. This air blows out from the air outlet 4 and goes upward, so that a local air curtain effect is generated and an air flow C that goes upward from the partition 1 is generated, but ambient air is sucked in by the air intake 6 of the air cleaner 5. Is attracted to the air flow C
Becomes an air flow toward the air intake port 6, and it becomes easy to adsorb the smoke of the cigarette above the partition section. As described above, the cigarette smoke attracted by the air flow B is circulated by the blower 1
The air is sucked into 0, blown upward, and while being generated the air flow C, is sucked into the suction port 6 of the air cleaner 5 and can be sucked to the outside of the partition 1 without leakage.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in the figure, an air cleaner 2 is arranged on each side of a partition 1 arranged in a substantially U-shape. This air cleaner 2 has an intake port 3 provided on the inner surface side of the space surrounded by the partition 1.
The air outlet 4 is provided on the upper surface of the air purifier 2.

On the other hand, a ventilation inlet 11 and a ventilation duct 12 of a ceiling duct type ventilation fan are arranged in the upper center of the space surrounded by the partition 1. Further, the ceiling duct type ventilation fan and the air purifier 5 are provided with a control circuit 9 incorporated in the control box 8 so as to operate in conjunction with each other.

In the above structure, when smoking is performed inside the partition 1, the control circuit 9 incorporated in the control box 8 causes the air purifier 2 and the ceiling duct type ventilation fan to start operating. Since the inside of the partition becomes negative pressure,
As shown in FIG. 2, an airflow A that allows air to flow in from outside the partition is generated, and a circulating airflow B is generated in the partition.
Occurs, and the smoke of the cigarette is sucked into the air suction port 3 to facilitate the adsorption process. This treated air is blown out from the air outlet 4 and goes upward, so that a local air curtain effect is generated and an air flow C that goes upward from the partition 1 is generated. Since it is sucked, it is attracted and the airflow C becomes an airflow toward the ventilation intake port 11, and it becomes easy to discharge the smoke of cigarettes in the upper part of the partition section to the outside through the ventilation duct. As described above, the airflows A, B, and C can prevent the cigarette smoke from leaking to the outside of the partition section, and can effectively perform the cigarette smoke adsorption processing and the outdoor discharge.

[0027]

As is apparent from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, there is provided a smoking partition which is effective in treating tobacco smoke produced by smoking in the partition without flowing out of the partition. Can be provided.

[0028] Further, by using the air purifier arranged in the partition of the smoking partition as a circulation fan, the partition for air purification and the air circulation function can significantly reduce the cost in terms of cost. Can be provided.

Further, by utilizing the ventilation intake port of the ceiling duct type ventilation fan already installed in a building or the like, the same effect as the smoking partition is obtained, and the smoking is highly versatile and reduced in cost. Partition can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a smoking partition according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a schematic view of the wiring of the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 (a) is a schematic plan view of the same first embodiment, and (b) is an air flow distribution diagram of the same first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional smoking partition.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Partition 2 Air Purifier 3 Air Suction Port 4 Air Outlet 5 Air Purifier 6 Air Suction Port 7 Air Outlet 8 Control Box 9 Control Circuit 10 Circulation Blower 11 Ventilation Inlet 12 Ventilation Duct

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A partition formed in a substantially U shape,
An air purifier is arranged on one side of the substantially U-shape so that the air intake port is located on the inner surface side of the space surrounded by the U-shape and the air outlet port is located on the upper side of the space. A control circuit having an air cleaner installed in the upper part of the space surrounded by a letter, and an operation switch for interlocking control of the air cleaner installed in the partition and the air cleaner installed in the upper part of the space Smoking partition with. 2. A partition for smoking according to claim 1, wherein the air purifier arranged on one side of the partition formed in a substantially U shape is a blower for air circulation. 3. The smoking partition according to claim 1, wherein the air purifier provided on the upper surface of the space surrounded by the partition formed in a substantially U shape is used as a ventilation intake port.