JPH0975641A - Illuminator fitted with purifying function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illuminator arranged in a home or an office without obstructing the activity of everybody and extremely high in air purifying efficiency. SOLUTION: An illuminator is arranged to a ceiling part or the upper part of a wall part in order to achieve the illumination function by an illumination part 17 and allowed to develop purifying function by a purifying part 18. Since the illuminator is arranged in a space becoming a dead space in relation to the activity of person, any effect is not exerted on the activity of everybody. Further, contaminated air containing smoke ready to rise to the vicinity of the ceiling part by a convection to stagnate is effectively sucked and filtered and, therefore, purifying effect is enhanced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a home, an office,
The present invention relates to a lighting device with a purification function that is suitable for use in a factory or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in view of the adverse effect of cigarette smoke, particularly sidestream smoke on the human body, air purification devices have begun to be installed in homes and offices.

[0003]

However, most of the conventional devices are installed on the floor, the wall surface, or the table, so that the living space and the working space are considerably reduced.

Further, the smoke or sidestream smoke exhaled by a smoker rises due to the temperature thereof, so that there is a problem that it is difficult to sufficiently purify the smoke on a device placed on the floor or the like.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides an apparatus that does not hinder the activities of people at home or at the workplace and has extremely high air purification efficiency.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a lighting device with a purifying function according to the present invention comprises a lighting unit,
A suction force generation unit that generates a suction force, a communication unit that forms a communication passage that communicates with a suction port of the suction force generation unit, and a filtration unit that is disposed in the communication passage and filters the suction fluid. Is configured.

According to the above construction, the contaminated air containing smoke produced by smoking is sucked by the suction force and filtered by the filtering means.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION When a lighting device with a purifying function according to the present invention is used for smoking in an almost enclosed space such as a home or an office, the activity of people in purifying air contaminated by the smoke can be reduced. Install it so that it does not interfere,
Moreover, it is implemented to improve the efficiency of purification.

[0009]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, a house unit equipped with a lighting fixture with a purifying function as a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the house unit is a house 1 having a living space where some people can relax.
It has. This house 1 can be disassembled and moved. The house 1 is provided with a door 2 for smokers to enter and exit, and a plurality of windows 3 and 4.
However, the window indicated by reference numeral 3 does not open and close.
The remaining window 4 is a sliding window that can be opened and closed. In this way, the house 1 is in a state in which the internal space is separated from the outside.

A window air conditioner 6 for cooling and heating and a ventilation fan 7 (this ventilation fan 7 need not be provided) are attached to a predetermined position on the side wall of the house 1. And
The lighting device 8 with a purifying function according to the present invention is provided in the central portion on the lower surface side of the ceiling 1a of the house 1.

Further, on the floor 1b of the house 1, there is provided a butts collecting device with a smoke absorbing function (hereinafter simply referred to as a butts collecting device) 10 which is suitable for use in combination with the lighting device 8 having a purifying function according to the present invention. It is arranged. The cigarette butt collection device 10 is of a table type, and a plurality of people can use the table butt collection device 10.
For example, four chairs 12 are also placed so that people can enjoy smoking while sitting around the room.

Above the window air conditioner 6, a distribution board 14 for appropriately distributing electric power to each of the electric facilities is set.

The lighting device 8 with the cleaning function will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the luminaire 8 with a purifying function includes an illuminating section 17 and a purifying section 18.
The lighting unit 17 is mounted on the ceiling 1a with the lower side facing down. Specifically, for example, a bolt or an attached fixing plate (not shown)
Is fastened to the ceiling 1a.

The illuminating unit 17 performs an original illuminating function as a luminaire, and as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of fluorescent lamps 17 and a shade for covering each of the fluorescent lamps.
e) 17b.

The illuminating unit provided in the luminaire 8 with the cleaning function is not limited to the above-mentioned fluorescent lamp type,
Incandescent bulbs may be used, and various choices such as decorated chandeliers are selected according to the conditions of the room in which they are installed.

The illuminating section 17 and the purifying section 18 may be completely fixed to each other or may be separable from each other. If separable, it is convenient and economical when only one of the illumination unit 17 and the purification unit 18 is broken down and repaired or replaced, and the user of each of the illumination unit 17 and the purification unit 18 It is also possible to appropriately select and combine those having desired functions and abilities, and it is also possible to attach the purifying unit 18 alone in a situation where the illumination unit is useless. In order to be separable as described above, the illumination unit 17 and the purification unit 18 may be fastened with bolts or the like, but it is preferable to use a latch mechanism so that they can be attached and detached with one touch.

On the other hand, the purification section 18 is constructed as follows.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the purifying section 18
Has a case 21. The case 21 is made of, for example, a steel plate, preferably a stainless steel plate, and in the case of the present embodiment, it is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape and has openings at both front and rear end surfaces. Inside the case 21, a dust filter A23, a smoke removal / deodorization filter B24, a sirocco fan 26, and a duct 28 are arranged in this order from the front end side (also shown in FIG. 2).

The sirocco fan 26 functions as a suction force generating means for generating a suction force, and has an impeller 30 having a large number of blades 30a. This impeller 3
0 is rotatably supported by bearings (not shown) provided on a pair of side plates 33a and 33b which the sirocco fan 26 has as a part of its housing, and is a motor attached to the side plate 33b. 34 (see FIG. 3). As the sirocco fan 26, other types of fans can be used as long as they generate a suction force.

A top plate 36 is installed between the upper ends of the side plates 33a and 33b, and the side plates 33a and 33b are connected to each other.
It is fastened to 33b with a screw 38 (see FIG. 3).

A wind guide plate 41 and a wind shield plate 42 are arranged below and above the impeller 30, respectively, and both ends of the wind guide plate 41 and the wind shield plate 42 are the side plates 33a, respectively.
It is fixed to 33b.

As is apparent from FIG. 4, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped duct 45 is disposed in front of the sirocco fan 26, and the dust filter A23 and the smoke / deodorization filter B24 are the ducts. It is stored in 45.

The duct 45 functions as a communication means that forms a communication path that communicates with the suction port 47 (see FIG. 4) of the sirocco fan 26 as the suction force generating means.

The filters A23 and B24 described above function as a filtering means for filtering and cleaning the contaminated air which is a fluid sucked by the operation of the sirocco fan 26. The filter A23 is made of flame-retardant fiber and has a dust removing function.
No. 4 contains flame-retardant fibers and activated carbon, and acts as a smoke and deodorizer.

The filters described above can be individually attached to and detached from the duct 45 in which they are loaded. Specifically, the duct 45 and the case 21
On the other hand, the filter can be pulled out in the direction (front side) perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 4, and the maintenance and replacement of these filters can be performed.

The maintenance method is to clean the taken-out filter with a vacuum cleaner or the like, and replace it when it becomes clogged.

As described above, since the purifying unit 18 is provided with the filter for removing dust, removing smoke and deodorizing, dust, smoke and bad odor are effectively removed and a comfortable environment is maintained. However, at least one of the filter A23 and the filter B24 may be appropriately provided in consideration of the objects to be removed.

The duct 28 provided on the rear side of the sirocco fan 26, that is, on the downstream side, allows the purified air discharged from the discharge port 49 (see FIG. 4) of the sirocco fan 26 to fall laterally and obliquely downward. It is intended to guide you to.

The operation of the purification unit 18 having the above structure will be described.

In the sirocco fan 26 provided in the purifying section 18, when the impeller 30 rotates (indicated by an arrow R in FIG. 4) by the operation of the motor 34, it will rise and stay near the ceiling due to convection or the like. The polluted air including smoke is sucked (indicated by arrow S in FIGS. 2 and 4).

The sucked contaminated air passes through the filter A23 and the filter B24 in order to remove dust, smoke and deodorize, and becomes clean. The cleaned air is further sucked (indicated by an arrow C ₁ in FIG. 4), delivered through an impeller 30 (also indicated by an arrow C ₂ ) and delivered through a duct 28 (in FIGS. 2 and 4). indicated by arrow C _3).

As described above, the lighting device 8 with a purifying function according to the present invention is installed on the ceiling of the house 1 so as to fulfill the lighting function of the lighting part 17, and the purifying part 18 is also included.
To exert an air purification function. As described above, since it is installed in a space that becomes a dead space for human activities, it does not spoil aesthetics and has no effect on human activities.

In addition, the contaminated air containing smoke, which tends to rise and stay near the ceiling due to convection, is effectively sucked in,
Since it is filtered, the purification efficiency is high.

Although the luminaire 8 with the cleaning function is provided in the prefabricated house 1 in this embodiment, it may be properly installed in a normal house, office, factory or the like. Further, although the filter A23 and the filter B24 are used as the filtering means, the smoke removing / deodorizing filter B2 is used.
4 can be configured using an electric dust collector for dust on the upstream side. In this case, the filter A23 and the filter B24 may be provided separately from each other, or may be replaced with the filter A23.

Further, in this embodiment, the lighting equipment 8 with a purifying function is mounted on the ceiling, but it may be mounted on a wall, particularly on the upper side. In this case, the form of the illumination unit 17 is also selected so as to be compatible with the wall.

Next, the butts recovery device 10 installed on the floor 1b of the house 1 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the butts collecting device 10 is provided with a table 56 composed of a rectangular plate-shaped table body 56a and legs 56b supporting the table body 56a. The table 56 is placed on the floor 1b of the house 1.

In the table body 56a, a plurality of, in this case, four ashtrays 58 are arranged at equal intervals along the longitudinal centerline of the table body 56a.

Below the table body 56a, metal ducts 60 are arranged along the arrangement direction of the ashtrays 58. The ashtrays 58 are connected to the ducts 60 together with the table body 56a, and , Is connected to the duct 60. As is clear from FIG. 6, one end 60h of this duct 60 is open.

Next, the suction means for exerting a suction force on the ashtray 58 through the duct 60 will be described.

As is particularly clear from FIG. 6, the suction means has a blower 75 as suction force generation means for generating suction force. As shown, this blower 7
5 is housed in a blower box 76 installed on the floor 1b of the house 1 (see FIG. 1). A caster 77 is provided at the bottom of the blower box 76,
It can be freely and easily transported.

As shown, the blower box 76
An exhaust pipe 79 having a silencer function is connected to the lower part of the exhaust pipe, and exhaust is performed while suppressing the level of the sound generated from the blower 75.

Also, with respect to the blower box 76 itself, the sound absorbing material 80 is attached over substantially the entire inner surface thereof to prevent the propagation of sound through the blower box 76.

An electric box 82 for supplying electric power to the blower 75 is mounted on the blower box 76.

The suction port of the blower 75 and the above-mentioned duct 60 are communicated with each other by a communication passage formed by a communication means including a vacuum pipe 85, an airtight box 86 and a bent pipe 87.

The airtight box 86 is installed on the floor 1b like the blower box 76 described above, and can be freely carried by using the caster 89 provided on the bottom of the floor box 1b.

Inside the airtight box 86, there is provided a filtering means for filtering the suction gas sucked by the blower 75. This filtering means will be described.

As shown in FIG. 6, the filtering means has a butts recovery box 91 and a filter unit 92 mounted on the upper part of the butts recovery box 91.

This filter unit 92 has a support frame 93 fitted so as to cover the upper surface of the butts collection box 91.
And a cylindrical support portion 93 formed on one side of the support frame 93.
Three types of filters 95, 96 that are stacked in a
And 97. The filter 95 arranged at the lower stage, that is, on the upstream side of the flow of the suction fluid, is for removing relatively large butts and the like, and is made of wire mesh.

Further, the filters 96 and 97 arranged at the interruption and the upper stage are made of flame-retardant fiber, and the filter 96 in the middle stage removes fine ash and the like, and the filter 97 in the upper stage.
Deodorizes and smokes. That is, the upper filter 97 contains activated carbon and the like for deodorization and smoke removal.

The filters 95 to 97 described above are used.
Can be individually attached to and detached from the support frame 93 loaded with them. Specifically, the airtight box 8 can be pulled out in a direction (front side) perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG.
The filter (6) (not shown) can be opened for easy maintenance and replacement of these filters. However, the support frame 93
The filter itself can also be taken out of the airtight box 86 together with the butts collection box 91, so that each filter may be maintained and replaced with the support frame 93 taken out.

The maintenance method is as follows:
6 can be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner or washed with water,
The fibrous filter 96 is replaced when it becomes sticky with nicotine or the like.

The filter 97 for deodorizing and deodorizing is cleaned with a vacuum cleaner or the like, and is replaced when it becomes clogged.

As described above, the filtering means is provided with the filter 95 for removing relatively large butts and the like and the filter 96 for removing dust such as fine ash, as well as the filter 97 for deodorizing and smoking. . Therefore, bad odor and smoke are removed and a comfortable environment is maintained. However, at least one of these filters 95, 96, and 97 may be appropriately provided in consideration of the objects to be removed.

On the other hand, the cigarette butt collection box 91 included in the filtering means is as follows.

That is, the butts recovery box 91 functions as a liquid storage section and stores a predetermined liquid 100 such as water. Then, the butts collection box 91 is provided with the duct 6
It is arranged on the upstream side of each of the filters 95 to 97 in the vicinity of the communication passage extending from 0 to the suction port of the blower 75.

As shown in FIG. 6, the cigarette butt collection box 9
A ventilation port 93b is formed in the support frame 93 fitted to the upper part of 1, and suction gas passing through the bent pipe 87 is blown toward the liquid 100 through the ventilation port 93b.

Due to such a construction, the butts sucked together with the atmosphere are dropped into the liquid 100 and stored therein, and if there is an afterglow, the liquid 100 also extinguishes the fire. Most of the dust such as ash is the liquid 10.
Captured by 0.

By the way, as the liquid 100, it is preferable to use a mixture of city water and a chemical liquid rather than simply using city water. This chemical liquid has a function of eliminating the odor of the recovered cigarettes and the contaminated air.

The cigarette butt collection box 91 described above can be easily taken out by opening the lid (not shown) of the airtight box 86 that houses it. The filter unit 92 is removed from the removed butts collection box 91, the butts collection box 91 is tilted, and the liquid 100 inside is removed.
Is discarded as sewage. However, at this time, it is preferable that the solid matter such as butts mixed in the liquid 100 is filtered out and separated from the liquid and discarded.

As shown in FIG. 6, a cigarette butt collection box 91.
The return member 103 is provided on the inner peripheral side of the upper part of the device over the entire circumference. This return member 103 is sprayed onto the liquid 100 from the bending pipe 87 in FIG.
This is for suppressing the splashing of No. 00, and by providing this, dust, splashes, etc. do not scatter and are effectively captured by the liquid 100.

The filtering means is constructed as described above.
By providing such a filtering means, the suction fluid reaching the blower 75 as the suction force generating means is filtered and does not contain dust or the like, so that dust or the like does not adhere to the inside of the blower 75, and A decrease in suction ability is prevented.

Further, the suction fluid discharged to the atmosphere through the blower 75 becomes clean, and the hygiene of the environment is maintained.

In this embodiment, the table 56
Has a size that can be used by four persons and has a rectangular shape, but it goes without saying that the size and shape of the table can be changed as necessary. Further, the length of the duct arranged below the table, the form of piping, and the suction capacity of the suction means can be variously changed.

Next, a purifying section which is a main part of the lighting equipment with a purifying function as the second embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on FIG. 7 and FIG. However, the lighting equipment with a purifying function of the second embodiment is configured in the same manner as the lighting equipment with a purifying function as the above-described first embodiment except for the portions described below, and the description of the entire equipment is duplicated. Therefore, the description is omitted and only the main part is described.

Further, in the following description and drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding components as the components of the lighting equipment with a purifying function of the first embodiment.

As shown in the drawing, in the purifying section 111, the tray 1 is provided on the downstream side of the sirocco fan 26.
13 is arranged and fixed to the case 21. The smoke removing / deodorizing filter B24 is arranged further downstream of the tray 113. Case 2
1 is longer than that of the first embodiment to surround the tray 113 and the like.

A moisture absorbent material 114 made of sponge or cotton cloth is provided in the tray 113. The moisture absorbent 114 is impregnated with a predetermined liquid. As shown in FIG. 7, a cartridge 116 is detachably loaded on one side of the tray 113, the liquid is contained in the cartridge 116, and the liquid is supplied so as to soak into the hygroscopic material 114 as appropriate.

The tray 113, the hygroscopic material 114, and the cartridge 116 are collectively referred to as a liquid storage section. This liquid reservoir and the duct 118 described below act as a filtering means for filtering the fluid that is drawn in, ie the air contaminated by smoking.

The liquid is gradually evaporated from the hygroscopic material 114 and consumed, and when the cartridge 116 becomes empty, the cartridge 116 is replaced.

As the above-mentioned liquid, for example, the same liquid as the liquid stored in the cigarette butt collection box 91 shown in FIG. 6 is used, and has the action of eliminating the odor of contaminated air.

The duct 11 is provided upstream of the tray 113.
8 are provided. As is particularly clear from FIG. 8, the duct 118 is formed in the concave portion 11 near the tray 113.
8a, whereby the sucked contaminated air is blown toward the liquid that has soaked in the moisture absorbent 114 (shown by an arrow C _{4 in} FIG. 8). Therefore, the odor of the contaminated air is removed to some extent, and it is almost completely deodorized in combination with the deodorizing action of the filter B24 provided on the downstream side.

In this embodiment, the tray 113 is used as described above.
Although the hygroscopic material 114 is provided inside and the liquid is impregnated therein, the liquid may be stored as it is in the tray 113 without providing the hygroscopic material 114. However, the use of the hygroscopic material 114 makes it difficult for the liquid to spill.

[0076]

As described above, the lighting equipment with the purifying function according to the present invention is installed above the ceiling or the wall so as to fulfill its lighting function, and also exerts the purifying function. As described above, since it is installed in a space that becomes a dead space for human activities, it does not affect human activities at all. Further, since the contaminated air including smoke that rises and stays near the ceiling due to convection and the like is effectively sucked and filtered, the purification efficiency is high.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view including a partially transparent portion of a house unit equipped with a lighting fixture with a purification function as a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the inside of the house unit shown in FIG. 1, including a partial cross section.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view including a partially transparent portion of the purification unit included in the lighting device with a purification function as the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the purification unit shown in FIG. 3 as seen from the front.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a cigarette butt recovery device with a smoke absorbing function, which is installed in the house unit shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 6 is a front view including a partial cross section of the cigarette butter recovery device shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view including a partially transparent portion of the purification unit included in the lighting device with a purification function as the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the purification unit shown in FIG. 7 seen from the front.

[Explanation of symbols]

8 Lighting Equipment with Purification Function 17 Illumination Section 18 Purification Section 21 Case 23 Filter A (For Smoke Removal) 24 Filter B (For Deodorization) 26 Sirocco Fan (Suction Force Generation Means) 28 Duct 30 Impeller 33a. 33b Side plate 34 Motor 36 Top plate 41 Baffle plate 42 Wind shield 45 Duct 47 Suction port (of sirocco fan 26) 49 Exhaust port (of sirocco fan 26) 111 Purification part (2nd embodiment) 113 Tray 114 Hygroscopic agent 116 Cartridge 118 duct

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lighting unit, a suction force generation unit that generates a suction force, a communication unit that forms a communication channel that communicates with a suction port of the suction force generation unit, and a suction fluid that is disposed in the communication channel. A lighting device with a purifying function, which comprises: 2. The lighting device with a purifying function according to claim 1, wherein the filtering means includes at least one of a filter for smoke removal / deodorization and a filter for dust removal. 3. The filter unit according to claim 2, further comprising a liquid storage section for storing liquid on the downstream side, wherein the suction fluid is sprayed toward the liquid. Lighting equipment with purification function.