KR100564491B1 - Air purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rear frame of a frame-type air purifier having a plurality of parts such as a filter device and various sensors.

The rear frame 130 of the air purifier according to the present invention includes: an intake grill 132 through which indoor air is sucked; A filter device 140 for filtering foreign matter in the air sucked through the suction grill 132 and being detachably mounted in a sliding manner; Sensors S1, S2 and S3 for measuring the pollution level of air are provided. And one side of the suction grill 132 is further formed with an auxiliary vent hole 136 for guiding external air to the sensor (S1, S2, S3), the filter device 140 of the suction grill 132 It is mounted to the filter seat 138 formed on the front. According to the rear frame of the air purifier according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the air suction from the rear is possible and the internal space of the air purifier is effectively utilized.

Air Purifier, Rear Frame, Sensor, Filter

Description

Frame air purifier {Air purifier}

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a conventional general air purifier.

2 is a front perspective view of a side discharge vane of the air purifier in which the preferred embodiment of the frame-type air purifier rear frame according to the present invention is closed;

3 is a front perspective view of a side discharge vane in which a preferred embodiment of the frame-type air purifier rear frame according to the present invention is employed;

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the rear appearance of the frame-type air purifier employing an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal configuration of a frame-type air purifier employing an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the filter device that is the main component of the frame-type air purifier employing an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is an exploded perspective view of a filter assembly that is a main component of a frame-type air purifier employing an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which various sensors, which are main components of a frame type air purifier, to which an embodiment of the present invention is employed, are mounted on a rear frame;

Figure 9 is an operating state showing the state that the filter device which is a main component of the frame-type air purifier employing an embodiment of the present invention is detached.

Figure 10 is a bird's eye view showing a frame-type air purifier employing an embodiment of the present invention installed inside the building.

11 is an operation state showing a state that the frame type air conditioner employing an embodiment of the present invention is operated in conjunction with the air conditioner.

12 is a perspective view showing a state in which a frame-type air purifier employing an embodiment of the present invention is installed in a corner of an inner wall of a building.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. Air Purifier 110. Front Panel

112. Display Window 114. Avatar Window

120. Front Frame 122. Side Discharge Outlet

124. Side discharge vane 126. Bottom discharge outlet

128. Rear discharge vane 130. Rear frame

132. Suction grill 134.

134 '. Locking bolt 136. Secondary vent

138. Filter seat 140. Filter device

142. Filter Assembly 144. Filter Frame

144 '. Filter insert 150. Display

152. Avatar Display 154. Control Window

156. Panel Hanger Home 160. Blower Fan

170. Orifice 172. Orifice Ball

174. Control box 176. Ozone generator

178. Discharge loop 200. Switchgear

S1. Gas sensor S2. Humidity sensor

S3. Dust sensor

The present invention relates to an air purifier, and more particularly, to a rear frame of a frame type air purifier having a plurality of parts such as a filter device and various sensors.

In general, an air purifier is a device for creating a pleasant indoor environment by removing impurities such as dust, gas, odor, and smoke contained in indoor air.

1 shows an example of a general air purifier according to the prior art, which is placed and used on a part of a building interior (table, etc.).

As shown in the drawing, the air purifier includes a cabinet 16 having a suction grill 12 mounted on the front side and a discharge grill 14 for discharging the purified air on an upper side thereof, and the suction grill 12. A filter 18 mounted inside and collecting various impurities such as dust and gas contained in the air sucked through the suction grill 12, a fixed panel 20 to which the filter 18 is fitted, and indoor air A blowing fan 22 for blowing and discharging the blower to the filter 18 side, and the blowing fan 22 is built-in and mounted inside the cabinet 16 and generated by the blowing fan 22. And a fan housing 24 for guiding the blowing pressure.

Here, the filter mounting structure to be fitted to the fixed panel 20 is a guide for guiding the upper and lower sides of the filter 18 so that the filter 18 can be fitted to the fixed panel 20 in the lateral direction. Grooves 26 are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the fixed panel 20, respectively, and push buttons 28 are formed on one side of the fixed panel 20, and the other side and the fixed panel 20 of the filter 18 are formed. At the side end of the filter 18 is pressed once the locking action, and once again is equipped with a push fastening mechanism to release the locking action.

The push fastening mechanism includes a locking hook 30 protruding from the other side of the filter 18, and a locking member 32 mounted on the side of the fixing panel 20 to insert and lock the locking hook 30. .

That is, such a filter mounting structure is such that the locking hook 30 formed in the filter is inserted into the locking member 32 mounted on the fixed panel when the filter 18 is pushed from the side along the guide groove 26 of the fixed panel 20. It becomes the locking action. Pressing the pushbutton 28 again in this state releases the locking hook 30 from the locking member 32 to separate the filter 18.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems. That is, in the conventional air purifier having the above configuration, since the filter 18 is installed on a separate fixed panel 20 and no sensor is provided, the overall configuration is complicated and air pollution cannot be detected.

 The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is to provide a rear frame of the frame-type air purifier is provided with a suction grill that sucks the outside air.

Another object of the present invention, the sensor is to be installed on the inner surface of the rear frame to form the rear appearance of the frame type air purifier.

Still another object of the present invention is to allow the filter device to be detachably mounted to the rear frame of the frame type air purifier.

In the rear frame of the air purifier according to the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the suction grill is sucked indoor air; A filter device for filtering foreign substances in the air sucked through the suction grill and being slidably attached thereto; It is characterized in that the sensor for measuring the pollution of the air is provided.

One side of the suction grill is further formed with an auxiliary vent hole for guiding external air to the sensor.

The filter device is mounted to a filter seat formed on the front surface of the suction grill.

According to the rear frame of the air purifier according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the air suction from the rear is possible and the internal space of the air purifier is effectively utilized.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 2 and 3 is a front perspective view of the air purifier employing the air purifier rear frame according to the present invention is shown in the discharge vane closed and open state, respectively, Figure 4 is a rear appearance of the air purifier employing the present invention This is shown in perspective view.

As shown in these figures, the front exterior of the air purifier 100 is formed by the front panel 110 of the square flat plate, the lower portion of the front panel 110, the display unit 150 to be described below is external The display window 112 is viewed through. In addition, an avatar window 114 through which the avatar display unit 152 to be described below is projected is formed above the display window 112. That is, the display window 112 and the avatar window 114 are made of a transparent material so that the state of the inside is easily recognized from the outside.

On the other hand, the front panel 110 may be added to the image (image), such as an arbitrary picture or photo according to the consumer's choice. That is, it is also possible to add a photograph of a famous painter to the front panel 110 by coating or printing in order for the user to look beautiful in the room. In addition, the front panel 110 may be equipped with an electronic picture frame or a plasma display panel (PDP) so that the user can configure a display (eg, a portrait of a person or a family picture) or a picture desired by the user. will be.

The front frame 120 is provided at the rear of the front panel 110 to cover the front and support the front panel 110. Therefore, the front panel 110 is fixed to the front frame 120 by walking. A predetermined inclined surface 120 'is formed at both ends of the front surface of the front frame 120, and a side discharge port 122 through which the purified air is discharged is formed at the inclined surface 120'.

The side discharge vane 122 is provided with a side discharge vane 124 that is selectively opened and closed depending on the operation of the air purifier 100. On the other hand, the discharge outlet 178 to be described below is further installed inside the side discharge port 122 to control the direction of the discharged air.

The rear side of the front frame 120 is provided with a rear frame 130 to form a rear appearance of the air purifier 100. A central portion of the rear frame 130 has a shape protruding to the rear portion, the suction frame 132 formed with a plurality of vent holes (132 ') is integrally formed in the central portion of the rear frame 130 from the rear Guide the air intake.

The rear frame 130 is provided with a plurality of purification parts including a filter device for purifying air and various sensors to be described below. The filter device 140 is installed to slide down the rear frame 130.

Four suction protrusions 134 are formed in the suction grill 132. The locking protrusion 134 is formed to protrude to the rear portion from the left and right end of the lower end of the suction grill 132, the locking protrusion 134 is further formed with a locking bolt (134 '). Therefore, although not shown, the locking bolt 134 ′ is inserted into the locking hole of the mounting plate installed on the wall of the building. In this case, the air purifier 100 is fixed at an arbitrary position on the building wall surface.

An auxiliary vent 136 penetrating the front and rear is formed in the upper portion of the rear frame 130. The auxiliary vent 136 serves to guide the outside (indoor) air to easily contact the dust sensor (S3) or gas sensor (S1) to be described below.

5 is an exploded perspective view of the air purifier 100 employing the rear frame 130 according to the present invention. With reference to this in detail the respective components installed between the front frame 120 and the front frame 120 and the rear frame 130, the lower portion of the front frame 120 to guide the purified air downward The lower surface discharge port 126 is formed to penetrate up and down. The lower surface discharge outlet 126 is provided with a lower surface discharge vane 128 to selectively open and close the lower surface discharge outlet 126.

On the other hand, the front surface of the front frame 120 is provided with a display unit 150 for displaying the operating state of the air purifier 100. The display unit 150 is composed of an LCD (LCD) or LED (LED), and is connected to the control box 174 to be described below to control the operation of the air purifier 100, while the user is in this operation state This is what makes it recognizable.

The avatar display unit 152 is further provided above the display unit 150. The avatar display unit 152 is a place where a set avatar is displayed. The avatar display unit 152 is composed of an LCD (LCD) or an LED (LED) like the display unit 150.

The avatar displayed on the avatar display unit 152 refers to a character in a cyber space called 'my alter ego'. The avatar can be downloaded from the Internet or other external device and used in various shapes. Therefore, the avatars of various shapes or expressions are displayed on the avatar display unit 152 according to the operation state of the air purifier 100.

The control window 154 is formed on the front upper portion of the front frame 120. The control window 154 is a part from which various parts of the control box 174 provided in the orifice 170 to be described below protrude.

The front of the front frame 120 is further provided with a discharge opening and closing device 200 to be described in detail below to open and close the side discharge vane 124. In addition, upper and lower edges of the front frame 120 are formed with panel hanger grooves 156 on which the front panel 110 is fixed.

The rear side of the front frame 120 is installed with a blowing fan 160 to suck the indoor air. The blowing fan 160 sucks air in the room through the suction grill 132 and discharges the air in the circumferential direction.

In addition, an orifice 170 for guiding the air flowing by the blowing fan 160 is provided. An orifice hole 172 for guiding the air sucked into the blower fan 160 is formed in the center of the orifice 170 so as to penetrate back and forth, and around the orifice hole 172 by the blower fan 160. A guide guide 173 for guiding the discharged air is formed. The guide guide 173 is formed in a predetermined form and at a predetermined position according to the position or shape of the discharge holes 122 and 126 formed in the front frame 120.

The control box 174 for controlling the overall operation of the air purifier 100 including a fan motor (not shown) is built in the front upper portion of the orifice 170 to rotate the blowing fan 160. Is provided.

The ozone generator 176 is installed at the right side of the control box 174. The ozone generator 176 generates ozone (O ₃ ) by an applied power source to eradicate bacteria in the inhaled air and bacteria in the filter assembly 142 described below.

The left and right ends of the orifice 170 is provided with a discharge lube 178 for guiding the discharge direction of the air discharged by the blowing fan 160. The discharge lube 178 is installed to allow a predetermined flow to control the direction of air discharged through the side discharge port 122.

A plurality of sensors are installed at the upper end of the front side (inner side) of the rear frame 130. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the gas sensor S1, the humidity sensor S2, and the dust sensor S3 are installed above the auxiliary vent 136.

The gas sensor (S1) is to measure the pollution level of the air by detecting a variety of gases contained in the air sucked through the auxiliary vent 136 of the front frame 120. Therefore, the gas sensor S1 transmits the air pollution measurement value to the control box 174, and the control box 174 adjusts the operating condition of the air purifier according to the air pollution degree.

The humidity sensor S2 is further installed on the left side of the gas sensor S1. The humidity sensor S2 functions to measure moisture in the air sucked through the auxiliary vent 136 and transmit it to the control box 174.

Meanwhile, a dust sensor S3 may be further installed on the left side of the humidity sensor S2. The dust sensor S3 measures the amount of foreign matter in the air and transmits it to the control unit of the control box 174 to control the intensity of the air purifier 100.

The front of the rear frame 130 is formed with a filter seat 138 to which the filter device 140 will be described below. The filter seat 138 is formed to have a thickness corresponding to the filter device 140 having a predetermined thickness, and the filter guide 138 ′ for sliding and fixing the filter device 140 is provided at left and right ends of the tip part. Each is formed at a predetermined interval. And at the lower end of the rear frame 130, the filter attachment and exit 138 "is formed so that the filter device 140 to be described below to enter and exit upward.

The filter seat 138 is equipped with a filter device 140 as shown in FIG. The filter device 140 includes a multifunctional filter assembly 142 and a filter frame 144 into which the filter assembly 142 is inserted and fixed.

The filter insert 144 ′ in which the filter assembly 142 is inserted and seated in the filter frame 144 is formed to have a size corresponding to the outer shape of the filter assembly 142, and a filter frame 144 is disposed at the bottom of the filter frame 144. The filter handle 144 ″ to be easily attached to or detached from the rear frame 130 is formed to recess forward.

The filter assembly 142 is formed in a rectangular shape and installed in the filter inserting portion 144 ′, and serves to purify the air sucked from the outside (inside space) of the air purifier 100. That is, the filter assembly 142 is composed of a plurality of filter assemblies, as well as remove foreign matter in the air, as well as various functions such as bacteria eradication and antibacterial action.

The filter assembly 142 is shown in detail in FIG. As shown in the drawing, a prefilter 142a for removing a relatively large dust among the dust included in the inhaled air forms the front surface of the filter assembly 142. The prefilter 142a is made of a mesh having a relatively large hole, and a separate product may be added to the mesh surface to have an antibacterial effect.

A HEPA filter 142b for secondarily filtering fine dust that has passed through the prefilter 142a is provided at the rear side of the prefilter 142a. The hepa filter 142b is a high-performance filter coated with a catechin component of green tea having an antibacterial effect, and can remove almost 99.97% of fine dust of 0.3 micrometer (μm).

The rear side of the HEPA filter 142b is provided with a deodorizing filter 142c that primarily filters odor particles in the air. The deodorizing filter 142c may be mainly used as a super strong activated carbon filter, and has an effect of deodorizing the smell of tobacco and food in the air.

The rear side of the deodorizing filter 142c is provided with a carbon nanoball (CNB) filter 142d for removing kimchi odor, tobacco odor and fishy fish smell with excellent odor removal power than the existing deodorizing filter.

Carbon nano ball (CNB) is a spherical carbon structure with a size of 200 to 500 nm, and has a high surface adsorption area because it contains pores of several nanometers on its surface. As such, the high surface adsorption area means that the ability to adsorb odorous components and organic substances is excellent.

Meanwhile, the carbon nanoballs used in the carbon nanoball filter 142d can arbitrarily control the thickness and pore size of the carbon structure through a seven-step synthesis method using silica precursors, thus maximizing adsorption capacity for various pollutants. You can do it.

In addition, the carbon nanoball filter 142d has the characteristic of simultaneously adsorbing and decomposing contaminants by adding a catalyst that decomposes malodorous substances to an internal empty space of the carbon structure, and removes malodorous gases as compared to existing activated carbon. The capacity is 8-12 times higher and the adsorption power related to water pollutant removal is 17 times higher.

An ozone removal filter 142e is provided on the rear side of the carbon nanoball filter 142d. The ozone removal filter 142e removes ozone (O ₃ ) in the air. In particular, the ozone removal filter 142e prevents ozone generated from the ozone generator 176 from entering the indoor space so as to provide a healthy and comfortable environment.

On the rear side of the ozone removal filter 142e, a nanosilver filter 142f is formed to form a rear surface of the filter assembly 142. The nano silver filter 142f is to coat silver, which is the strongest antimicrobial metal on the earth, to inhibit bacterial propagation at the corner of the filter, and has a structure in which silver nano silver is bonded to the nano silica.

The nanosilver filter 142f is manufactured by coating nanosilver on a net formed of a resin or adding nanosilver particles when forming a net with a resin.

Meanwhile, a separate air filter 146 is further provided in front of the filter assembly 142. The air filter 146 primarily filters the foreign matter in the air flowing into the filter assembly 142 and is generally made of a prefilter. Therefore, when the air filter 146 is provided, the filter assembly 142 may not include the prefilter 142a.

The front frame 120 is provided with a discharge opening and closing device 200 for opening and closing the side discharge port 122 by flowing the side discharge vane 124.

Hereinafter will be described the operation of the rear frame of the air purifier according to the present invention having the configuration as described above and the air purifier employing such a rear frame.

When the air purifier 100 of the present invention is operated, the side discharge vane 124 and the bottom discharge vane 128 open the side discharge port 122 and the bottom discharge outlet 126, respectively, and the fan motor (not shown). The air in the indoor space is introduced into the air purifier 100 through the suction grill 132 formed on the rear frame 130 as the blowing fan 160 is rotated by the driving of the air.

The air sucked into the air purifier 100 as described above passes through the filter assembly 142 via the air filter 146. In this case, since the filter assembly 142 is composed of a plurality of filter assemblies and has various functions, the filter assembly 142 removes foreign substances such as dust in the air, as well as odors.

That is, in the prefilter 142a, dust of a relatively large size contained in the inhaled air is first filtered out, and fine dust passing through the prefilter 142a is filtered by the HEPA filter 142b. More than 119.97% of fine dust of 0.3 micrometer (micrometer) is almost eliminated.

And odor particles contained in the air passing through the hepa filter (142b) is first removed by the deodorizing filter (142c), and then carbon nano with a stronger odor removal than the deodorizing filter (142c) It is removed again by the ball (CNB) filter 142d.

In the ozone removal filter 142e, ozone generated in the ozone generator 80 is removed, and in the nanosilver filter 142f, bacteria propagation in the filter is suppressed.

On the other hand, ozone is generated in the ozone generator 176 and injected into the suction air introduced through the suction grill 132. Accordingly, the ozone (O ₃ ) is inhaled and the air and sterilizes the filter assembly 142.

While passing through the filter assembly 142, the purified air from which foreign substances and odors have been removed is guided by the orifice 170 and introduced into the center of the blower fan 160, and then in the centrifugal direction of the blower fan 160. Discharged. The air discharged from the blower fan 160 is discharged to the outside (indoor space) through the side discharge port 122 and the lower surface discharge port 126.

At this time, the side discharge vane 124 and the bottom discharge vane 128 for opening and closing the side discharge port 122 and the lower surface discharge port 126 can be controlled separately according to the user's selection. That is, when the air pollution is severe, both the side discharge port 122 and the bottom discharge outlet 126 are opened, and when the air purification is not necessary as at bedtime, the bottom discharge outlet 126 is closed, and the side It is also possible to open only the discharge port 122.

After the air purifier 100 is used for a long time, the filter assembly 142 needs to be replaced. In this case, the filter handle 144 " formed on the filter frame 144 is held by hand. Pulled downward as described above to separate the filter device 140 from the rear frame 130. In this invention, a plurality of filters are coupled to one filter assembly 142, so that a plurality of filters can be replaced at once. Next, when the new filter assembly 142 is to be mounted, the reverse order of the above-described separation is performed.

In addition, for the after-sales service of the air purifier 100 according to the present invention, it is possible to work only by removing the front panel 110. That is, the front frame 120 is formed with a control window 154 through which the control box 174 protrudes, and the display unit 150 and the avatar display unit 152 are also provided on the front of the front frame 120. Therefore, most of the after-sales service operation is possible only by removing the front panel 110.

Meanwhile, the air conditioner 100 having the above configuration may be configured to operate in conjunction with an air conditioner installed indoors, and FIGS. 10 and 11 show a state in which the air conditioner and the air conditioner 100 operate in conjunction with each other. Is shown.

As shown in the figure, when the user operates the indoor unit 310 of the air conditioner using the remote controller R or the like, a signal is transmitted from the signal generator built in the indoor unit 310, and the signal is facing each other. It is received in the signal receiver of the air purifier 100. As such, when the operation signal of the indoor unit 310 is received at the signal receiving unit of the air purifier 100, the operation of the air purifier 100 starts.

At this time, the outdoor unit 320 that is in communication with the indoor unit 310 is also operated at the same time, when the operation of the indoor unit 310 is stopped, such a signal is transmitted to the air purifier 100, the operation of the air purifier 100 is also automatically Is stopped.

In addition to the air purifier 100, an additional air purifier 330 may be provided and used indoors. That is, as shown, the frame-type air purifier 330 is installed on one side of the inner room may be configured to operate in conjunction with the indoor unit 310, similar to the operation of the air purifier 100. In addition, another frame-type air conditioner 310 'is installed in the interior of the room may be configured to work together.

In addition, the air purifier 100 may be installed at a corner inside the building. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the mounting plate (not shown) corresponding to the corner (corner) is installed on the wall and then the locking projection 134 and the locking bolt 134 'formed on the rear frame 130. To the mounting plate.

In addition, the avatar display unit 152 of the air purifier 100 appears in the avatar of various expressions to represent the current indoor state. That is, the state of the indoor air is sensed by the plurality of sensors (S1, S2, S3) from the air sucked through the auxiliary vent 136, the operating state of the air purifier 100 in accordance with the state of the indoor air While the expressions of the various avatars are displayed on the avatar display unit 152.

For example, when the indoor air is relatively clean, the avatar smiles brightly. On the contrary, when the indoor air is contaminated, the avatar is displayed in various shapes such as a crying or frowning expression.

In addition, the air purifier 100 may be provided with a recording function. Therefore, the user can record his or her voice or a separate sound to be replaced with the set voice. Therefore, it is possible to guide the operating state of the air purifier 100 and the state of the current room with its own voice or the operating state using a separate melody.

The avatar is basically programmed when the product of the air conditioner is released, but is configured to be made and used by a user later. In other words, the user may download and use the avatar program through an external device such as a computer or a mobile phone.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

Since the rear frame of the air purifier according to the present invention has the suction grill and the filter device, the air from the outside of the booker (indoor space) is sucked to the rear and purified by the filter device, and then the side frame of the first half of the air purifier according to the present invention. Discharged downward. Therefore, in the air purifier employing the present invention, there is an advantage in that the air purification ability is improved and the discharge area of the purified air is increased.

And the filter device is installed to slide detachable downward in the rear frame, a plurality of sensors are installed above the mounting portion of the filter device. Therefore, the degree of contamination in the air is measured by the sensor, and the operation of the air purifier is controlled according to the measured value.

As such, in the present invention, since a plurality of parts are provided in the rear frame forming the rear exterior, the inner space of the rear frame is effectively utilized.

Claims (3)

A front frame forming a front appearance; A rear frame forming a rear appearance; A blowing fan formed between the front frame and the rear frame to forcibly intake / exhaust air; A suction grill formed at a center portion of the frame to suck outside air; A sensor installed inside the upper portion of the rear frame to detect a pollution level of air; An auxiliary vent formed on one side of the rear frame to guide external air to the sensor; And And a filter device that filters foreign substances in the air sucked through the suction grill and is detachably mounted to the rear frame. delete The method of claim 1, The filter device is frame-type air purifier, characterized in that mounted on the filter seating portion formed on the front of the suction grill.

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