JPH10290913A - Air/water cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To contrive effectively utilizing cigarette filter material to be disposed of and to enable easy replacement of the filter material, by fitting the cigarette filter material to be disposed of discharged on manufacturing cigarettes to a filter part of an air/water cleaning device. SOLUTION: The Figure is an exploded diagonal view of elements of an air cleaning device. A filter cassette 16 covered with a filter cover 28 is integrally fitted in a suction part 20, and a fixture 23 is fitted to a ceiling or a wall. Next, a fan 21 is turned on by feeding power from a power cord 22 to rotate it, and polluted air is sucked and is filtered by a filter cassette 16. When the filter cassette 16 is replaced, setscrews of filter cassette attaching and detaching holes 25 are removed to enable easily removing it. And it will be sufficient if you remove the filter cover 28 and fit a new filter cassette 16 and set the setscrews of the filter cassette attaching and detaching holes 26 to the original positions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for purifying air and water, and more particularly to an apparatus for purifying air and water by effectively using waste materials produced as by-products during tobacco production.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, air purifying devices include an electrostatic precipitating type and an air purifying type using a cleaning layer filled with a microporous material or activated carbon. The electrostatic precipitator incorporates a built-in high-pressure generator and requires careful handling, and is cumbersome to maintain and expensive. Further, in the case of the cleaning layer passing type, the functional duration of the material is short, and the material needs to be replaced at regular intervals, so that the cost is extremely high in the long term. Further, some water purifiers use a purifying material such as a porous material or activated carbon, but as in the case of the above-mentioned air purifier, replacement is required at regular intervals, so the cost is very high. Had become expensive.

[0003]

In view of the above, the present inventor has solved this problem as follows as a result of earnest research. (1) An air / water purifying apparatus characterized in that a tobacco filter material to be discharged during tobacco production is attached to a filtering section of the air / water purifying apparatus. (2) A tobacco fiber filter column converging body formed by converging a plurality of fiber columns of waste tobacco filter material discharged at the time of tobacco production is attached to a filtration unit of an air / water purification device. Air and water purifier. (3) A composite tobacco filter made by converging a plurality of composite tobacco filter columns, which are made up of a fiber column and a charcoal tobacco filter column carrying activated carbon, which is a waste tobacco filter material discharged during tobacco production. An air / water purifying apparatus characterized in that the column converging body is mounted on a filtration unit of the air / water purifying apparatus. (4) The tobacco filter material that needs to be discharged during tobacco manufacture is an acetate fiber column (1).
Item 3. The air / water purifying device according to any one of items 3 to 3. (5) The air purifying apparatus according to the above (1), wherein the tobacco filter material is assembled into a cassette and made into a cassette. (6) The air / fuel filter according to any one of the above items (2) to (4), wherein the tobacco filter column converging body is assembled into a holder and made into a cassette.
Water purification equipment. (7) An air / water purifier characterized by filling a filter section of an air / water purifier with anti-hair fibers obtained by disassembling and reshaping fiber columns of a tobacco filter material required for disposal which are discharged during tobacco production. Device. (8) An air / water purifying apparatus characterized in that the air / water purifying apparatus according to any one of the above (1) to (7) is of a type that can be mounted on a ceiling or a wall surface. (9) The air according to any of (1) to (7)
An air / water purifier, wherein the water purifier is of a floor, tabletop, or wall type. (10) An air purifying apparatus, wherein the air / water purifying apparatus according to any one of (1) to (7) is provided at a central portion of an ashtray. (11) A water purifying apparatus, wherein the air / water purifying apparatus according to any one of (1) to (7) is detachably provided at a water discharge port.

[0004]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
The configuration and operation of the water purification device will be described. The tobacco filter material is provided when a tobacco company manufactures tobacco, and is usually one long product with four tobacco filter materials connected. The tobacco filter material is strictly inspected with a magnifying glass before the cutting. And in the course of the above inspection, irregularities of the cut both end faces, such as not noticeable to the naked eye, poor adhesion of the adhesive of the wrapping paper, etc. were found in a part of a huge amount,
It is regarded as a nonstandard product. Heretofore, when a certain amount of nonstandard products has been accumulated, it has to be discarded as industrial waste, and the disposal thereof has been very expensive. However, according to the study of the present inventor, the above-mentioned non-standardized product can be used as the above-mentioned air or water cleaning material at all, and is optimal for effectively utilizing its excellent cleaning effect. It turned out to be a good material. Therefore, in the present invention, the tobacco filter material requiring disposal is effectively used, and the tobacco manufacturing company which supplies the filter material, which is a raw material, is greatly welcomed as a method of utilizing industrial waste, and is easily available.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a filter material according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is a plan view of the filter material, and FIG.
The figure is a right side view of FIG. In the figure, 1 is an acetate fiber mixed with charcoal, 3 is a wrapping paper, and 5 is a filter material. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2A is a sectional view taken along the line YY 'of FIG. 1B. In the figure, 2 is an acetate fiber, 6 to 8 are cutting positions,
Reference numerals 9 to 12 denote decomposition cut positions, reference numeral 13 denotes an anti-hair of acetate fiber mixed with charcoal, and reference numeral 14 denotes an anti-hair of acetate fiber. As shown in the figure, the filter material 5 as a raw material before cutting is formed by alternately arranging acetate fibers 1 and acetate fibers 2 mixed with charcoal, and winding the same with a filter wrapping paper 3. I have. When used for tobacco production, as an example, the middle of the central portion of the acetate fiber 1 mixed with the charcoal of the central portion and the middle of each of the acetate fibers 2 (cut arrows 6, 7, 8) are cut. , And a total of four filter materials were obtained. FIG. 2B is a combination diagram of the acetate fiber 1 and the acetate fiber 2 mixed with charcoal cut from the cut arrow 6 described above. (C) The figure is a figure of the acetate fiber 2 cut from the cut arrows 11 and 12.
(D) is a view in which the acetate fiber 1 mixed with charcoal is exposed by cutting from the cut arrow 9 to remove the wrapping paper 3. (E) is a diagram in which the acetate fiber 1 mixed with charcoal in the diagram (D) has anti-hair 13. (F) The figure which removed the wrapping paper 3 of the figure (C), and the acetate fiber 2 was exposed.
(G) is a diagram in which the acetate fibers 2 of FIG. Are respectively shown. The above-mentioned materials of various sizes are used at the right place for the right material (described later) as a material for the above-mentioned air / water purifying apparatus.

Next, using the tobacco filter material,
The basic form of the filter cassette and its application examples will be described. 3 (A) is a plan view of the cassette, FIG. 3 (B) is a front view, and FIG. 3 (C) is a sectional view taken along line XX 'of FIG. 3 (A). In the figure, 4 is an adhesive material, 5 is a filter material, 15 is a cassette frame (holding tool), 16 is a filter cassette, and 17 is a cassette frame 1.
The height l, 18 of 5 is the diameter d of the cassette. As shown in FIG.
Then, the tobacco filter materials 5 adjacent to each other are fixed and stored with an adhesive 6. Since the filter material 5 is flexible and resilient, if a bundle is applied and a force is applied from the periphery, the outer shape of the filter material 5 comes into close contact with the neighboring filter material 5 and the cassette frame 15 (holding tool) adjacent to each other so that there is no gap. The shape of the part that comes into contact with the outside air and water becomes a honeycomb shape. In addition, as shown in the drawing, the size d of the height l and the diameter d of the cassette frame 15 may be determined according to the size of the tobacco filter cassette. The filter cassette 16 has a simple structure that can be replaced for each cassette after a certain period of use. The cassette frame 1
5 (holding tool) is desirably a flammable material such as hard paper or plastic for disposable use. The shape of the cassette frame may be a circle, a quadrangle, a polygon, or the like.

FIG. 4 is a cassette diagram in which tobacco filter material is stored with anti-hair. In the figure, reference numeral 19 denotes a ventilation / water-permeable cover. The fiber 13 containing the charcoal-mixed acetate fiber 1 or the fiber 14 having the acetate fiber 2 re-haired, or a mixture of both, is stored therein. As shown, the upper and lower surfaces of the cassette frame are ventilated. , A water-permeable cover 19 is provided. Further, the size of the diameter d of the height 17 of the cassette frame 15 (holding tool) and the diameter d of the 18 may be determined according to the size of the filter cassette. The tobacco filter cassette 16 has a simple structure that can be replaced for each cassette after a certain period of use. The cassette frame 15 (holding tool) is desirably made of a combustible material such as hard paper or plastic for disposable use.
The shape of the cassette frame may be circular, square, polygonal, spherical, or any other shape.

Next, various examples of the air / water purifying apparatus equipped with the above-described filter cassette will be described. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of an installation-type air cleaning device attached to a ceiling or a wall. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of components of the air cleaning device of FIG. In the figure,
20 is a suction unit, 21 is a fan, 22 is a power cord, 23
Is a mounting unit, 24 is a suction unit mounting hole, 25 is a filter cassette mounting screw hole, 26 is a filter cassette mounting hole, 27 is a filter cover mounting screw hole, 28 is a filter cover, 29 is a cover net, and 30 is a filter cover mounting hole. , 31 denotes a ceiling / wall, and 100 denotes a stationary air purifying device. As shown in FIG. 6, the filter cassette 16 covered with the filter cover 28 is fitted into the suction part 20 to be integrated, and the mounting member 23 is mounted on the ceiling / wall. Next, the fan 21 is supplied with power from the power cord 22 and turned on to rotate the fan 21 to suck the contaminated air and filter the same through the filter cassette 16. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the exploded perspective view of FIG. In order to replace the filter cassette 16, the set can be easily removed by removing the set screw of the filter cassette mounting hole 25 shown in FIG. Then, the filter cover 28 is removed, the filter cover 28 is attached to a new filter cassette 16, and the filter cassette 28 is again stopped at the original position with the set screw of the filter cassette mounting hole 26.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the components of a floor / desktop / wall-mounted air purifying apparatus. As shown,
In this example, four filter cassettes 16 are housed in a cassette frame 15 (holding tool) and integrated. A cassette cover 28 and a suction unit (fan box) 20 are attached to the front and back of the cassette housing frame to be integrated. FIG. 8 is an integrated view of the components of FIG. In the figure, 32 is a fan ON / OFF switch, 33 is a wall hanging device, and 200 is a floor / desktop / wall hanging type air cleaning device. As shown in FIG. 7, the filter cassette 16 can be easily replaced by, for example, removing set screws (not shown) before and after connection.

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view in which an air purifying device is provided at the center of the ashtray. In the figure, 34 is an ashtray / container, 35 is a battery, and 300 is an ashtray type air cleaning device. The smoke from cigarettes around the ashtray and the smoke from a lump cigarette placed on the ashtray are filtered when the fan 21 sucks the smoke through the filter cassette 16. A battery is used as a power supply for the fan 21 and is turned off by the ON / OFF switch 32 except when smoking.
The filter cassette 16 can be easily replaced by, for example, removing a set screw (not shown) connected to the ashtray / container 34.

Next, an example of a water purifying apparatus will be described. FIG. 10 shows a water purification device attached to a tap of a water supply system (part 1)
FIG. (A) is an external perspective view of the water purification device, and (B) is a longitudinal sectional view of (A). In the figure, 36 is a faucet, 37 is a mounting part, 38 is a faucet insertion part, 39 is a filter cassette bottom net, and 400 is a tube type water purifier. Filter cassette 16
The filter cassette frame 15 (holding tool) is made of hard plastic, and the mounting portion 37 is made of soft plastic. Note that the filter cassette 16 may be configured by a rubber tube or the like integrated with the mounting portion 37. The filter material 5 is placed in the filter cassette frame 15 (holding tool).
Are stored, and a bottom portion of the filter cassette bottom net 39 is fixed thereto. First, the operation of the water purifying device is described as follows.
The faucet 36 is fitted and fixed by the elasticity of the mounting portion 37. The water discharged from the faucet 36 is filtered when passing through the tobacco filter material 5 in the tobacco filter cassette 16. Also, the replacement of the filter cassette 16
Replace every storage unit.

FIG. 11 is an external view of a water purification device (part 2) mounted on a tap of a water supply system. (A) is a perspective view of the external appearance of the water purification device, (B) is a longitudinal sectional view of (A),
It is. In the figure, reference numeral 500 denotes a cylindrical water purification device. Filter cassette frame 1 of filter cassette 16
5 (holding tool) is a hard plastic, and the mounting portion 37 is a soft plastic. The above-mentioned filter cassette frame 15
A plurality of the filter materials 5 are housed in a cylindrical shape, and a filter cassette bottom net 39 is fixed to the bottom thereof. The operation of the water purifying device is as follows. First, the faucet 36 is fitted into the faucet insertion portion 38 of the attachment portion 37 and fixed by the elasticity of the attachment portion 37. The water discharged from the faucet 36 is filtered when passing through the filter material 5 in the filter cassette 16. Further, the replacement of the filter cassette 16 is performed for each storage unit. The above water purifying device is an example in which the water purifying device is attached to a faucet of a water supply, but if it is attached to a discharge port of a large or small water tank, it can be installed or portable. The air / water purifying apparatus using the filter cassette 16 obtained by disassembling the filter material 5 has the same operation and effect as those in each of the above cases.

Next, the result of an experiment using the air / water purifying apparatus will be described. 1. The air purifier is of the desktop type shown in FIG. 6, and a plurality of filter materials (45 × 4 cassettes) of FIG. / 200 liters. As a result, tar, nicotine, etc. in the smoke of the indoor tobacco are filtered to be colorless and odorless, and the suspended particulates (dust and pollen) are absorbed.
The concentrations of NOx and SOx fell below half. 2. The water purifying apparatus is a tube type shown in FIG. 10, and a plurality (five) of the filter materials 5 in the filter cassette 16 shown in FIG. 2A are used. Minutes / 2 liters. As a result, the water after filtration is
It became tasteless and odorless, and the residual chlorine was 0.7 ppm at first, but decreased to 0.1 ppm or less.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects are exhibited. 1. According to the invention of claims 1 to 4 of the present invention, it is possible to effectively use the tobacco filter material which is discharged at the time of manufacturing tobacco, and the contribution to the art is great. Also,
In the air purifier, harmful substances in tobacco smoke floating in the air, and fine dust and pollen floating in the air are suction-cleaned to be colorless and odorless, and the concentration of NOx and SOx can be greatly reduced. The cleaning effect is great. In the water purifying apparatus, purified water can be obtained by greatly reducing solid suspended solids, residual chlorine and the like in the water. According to the second, fifth or sixth aspect of the present invention, the filter material is made into a cassette, has a simple and easily replaceable structure, and can be made disposable because it is very inexpensive. The economic effect is great for the user and the user. According to the third and seventh aspects of the present invention, a free-form air / water purifying apparatus can be manufactured by using a filter cassette in which tobacco filter materials are disassembled and stored. 4. According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, a single or plural units are used as a stationary air / water purifying device protruding from or embedded in a ceiling, a wall, or the like in a place such as a home, an office, a game hall, or the like. can do. According to the fifth and ninth aspects of the present invention, the air / water purifying apparatus can be carried on a floor, on a table, or mounted on a wall, or used on a wall or the like. 6. According to the invention of claim 10, by providing an air purifying device in the center of the ashtray, it is installed on a table such as a conference room, a reception room, a smoking room, etc., and smokes from smoking around the ashtray, The smoke of a cigarette in an ashtray can be filtered immediately. A battery is used as a power supply for the fan, and can be turned off except when smoking. According to the eleventh and eleventh aspects of the present invention, a water purifying device equipped with a filter cassette is detachably provided at the water outlet, so that the effect of purifying drinking water and the like can be easily obtained. It can be manufactured and used at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a filter material according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of a filter cassette.

FIG. 4 is a cassette diagram in which a filter material with anti-hair is stored.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of a stationary air cleaning device.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of components of the air cleaning device of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of components on a floor, a table, and a wall.

FIG. 8 is an integrated view of the components of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of an ashtray provided with an air cleaning device in the center.

FIG. 10 is an external view of a water purification device (part 1) attached to a water tap.

FIG. 11 is an external view of a water purification device (part 2) attached to a water tap.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: acetate fiber mixed with charcoal 2: acetate fiber 3: wrapping paper 4: adhesive material 5: filter material 6 to 8:
Cut position 9-12: Disassembly cut position 13: Abrasive fiber of acetate fiber mixed with charcoal 14: Abrasive fiber of acetate fiber 15: Filter cassette frame (holding tool) 16: Filter cassette 17: Cassette frame 15 Height l 18: Diameter d of cassette 19: Cover for ventilation and water permeability 20: Suction unit 21: Fan 22: Power cord 23: Mounting tool 24: Suction unit mounting hole 25: Filter mounting screw hole 26: Filter cassette mounting hole 27: Filter cover attaching / detaching screw hole 28: Filter cover 29: Cover net 30: Filter cover attaching / detaching hole 31: Ceiling / wall 32: Fan ON / OFF switch
33: wall hangings 34: ashtray / container 35: battery 36: faucet 37: mounting part 38: faucet insertion part 39: filter cassette bottom net
100: stationary air purifier 200: floor / desktop / wall mounted air purifier 300: ashtray type air purifier 400: tube type water purifier 500: cylindrical water purifier

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An air / water purifying apparatus characterized in that a tobacco filter material to be discharged at the time of tobacco production is attached to a filtering section of the air / water purifying apparatus. 2. A tobacco fiber filter column converging body formed by converging a plurality of fiber columns of tobacco filter material to be discharged during tobacco production, which is attached to a filtration section of an air / water purifying apparatus. An air / water purifier characterized by the following. 3. A composite tobacco filter obtained by converging a plurality of composite tobacco filter columns formed by connecting a fiber column and a charcoal tobacco filter column carrying activated carbon of a waste tobacco filter material discharged during tobacco production. An air / water purifying apparatus characterized in that a filter column converging body is mounted on a filtration section of an air / water purifying apparatus. 4. The air / water purifying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tobacco filter material to be discharged during tobacco production is an acetate fiber column. 5. The air purifying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tobacco filter material is assembled into a cassette and made into a cassette. 6. The air / water purifying apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the tobacco filter column converging body is assembled into a holder and made into a cassette. 7. An air / water purifying apparatus comprising: a filter section of an air / water purifying device filled with anti-hair fibers obtained by disassembling and reshaping fiber columns of waste tobacco filter material discharged during tobacco production. Water purification equipment. 8. The air / water purifying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the air / water purifying apparatus is a ceiling or wall type. 9. An air / water purifying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the air / water purifying apparatus is of a floor, tabletop, or wall-mounted type. 10. An air purifying apparatus characterized in that the air / water purifying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is provided at the center of an ashtray. 11. A water purifying apparatus, wherein the air / water purifying apparatus according to claim 1 is detachably provided at a water discharge port.