KR100931868B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner for allowing kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation product to be discharged in the air to filter out harmful bacteria such as bird flu virus.

An air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body provided with a suction port and a discharge port; A fan assembly mounted inside the main body to suck and discharge indoor air; A heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the indoor air sucked by the fan assembly and the refrigerant; It is installed inside or outside the body portion Kimchi bacteria member to release the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation; includes.

By the air conditioner according to the present invention, harmful bacteria distributed in the air are sterilized by the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation, there is an effect that can prevent disease infection through the respiratory organs.

Kimchi bacteria member, heat exchanger, discharge unit

Description

Air conditioning apparatus

1 is an external perspective view of an air conditioner according to the spirit of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the air conditioner cut along the line II 'of FIG.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the kimchi bacteria member according to the spirit of the present invention mounted on the upper discharge louver of the air conditioner.

Figure 4 is another embodiment of the air conditioner with kimchi bacteria member according to the spirit of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the air conditioner equipped with kimchi bacteria member according to the spirit of the present invention.

Figure 6 is another embodiment of the air conditioner equipped with Kimchi bacteria filter in accordance with the spirit of the present invention.

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10, 20, 30: air conditioner 16: filter

17: fan assembly 18, 32: heat exchanger

100, 400: Kimchi bacteria member 130: Kimchi bacteria kit

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner for allowing kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation product to be discharged in the air to filter out harmful bacteria such as bird flu virus.

In general, an air conditioner is a home appliance that inhales indoor air, cools it to a low temperature or a high temperature, and then discharges it back to the room, and removes dust and other harmful microorganisms contained in the inhaled air.

Recently, among the air conditioners, in addition to the function of increasing or decreasing the temperature of indoor air, consumers are increasingly favoring products that are equipped with an air purification function for removing dust or bacteria contained in the air. Therefore, an air conditioner equipped with a dust collecting filter for filtering foreign substances in the air, a deodorizing filter for filtering odors and the like by filtering fine particles in the air, and an antibacterial filter for adsorbing and sterilizing bacteria in the air are becoming common.

However, such a conventional air conditioner is capable of antimicrobial activity against common bacteria, such as certain bacteria, such as pathogenic avian influenza or SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus, etc. Recently, antibacterial and sterilization of lethal virulence, which has started to occur, is impossible.

In addition, recently, studies on kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation that inhibit or inhibit the growth of specific bacteria such as avian influenza virus or SARS virus have been continued, and the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation inhibits the growth of the pathogens and the like. In addition, bacteriocin secreted by kimchi lactic acid bacteria has been demonstrated to sterilize the pathogen.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a product having a function of sterilizing bacteria in the air by using the Kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation product. Since the bacteria and pathogens are generally diffused into the air, development of an apparatus capable of sterilizing indoor air is possible. This is required.

The present invention has been proposed to meet the above demands, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sterilizing air conditioner using a kimchi lactic acid bacterium fermentation product having an antibacterial property with the function of releasing beneficial components to the human body into the indoor air.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving the object as described above is provided with a main body portion is provided with the inlet and outlet; A fan assembly mounted inside the main body to suck and discharge indoor air; A heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the indoor air sucked by the fan assembly and the refrigerant; It is installed inside or outside the body portion Kimchi bacteria member to release the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation; includes.

In another aspect, an air conditioner according to the present invention includes a cabinet in which an indoor air inlet and an outlet are formed, and having an indoor air flow path therein; Includes a kimchi bacteria kit so that the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation product is discharged into the air discharged is mounted on any one side of the cabinet; and a receiving member that the kimchi bacteria kit is replaceably accommodated.

By the configuration as described above, the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation product to remove the harmful bacteria in the air passing through the air conditioner is included, there is an effect to prevent disease infection by the respiratory tract.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and other embodiments included within the scope of other inventive inventions or the scope of the present invention can be easily made by adding, changing, or deleting other elements. I can suggest.

1 is an external perspective view of an air conditioner according to the spirit of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of an air conditioner cut along the line II ′ of FIG. 1.

1 and 2, the air conditioner according to the present invention is a stand-type air conditioner 10 which is placed on the floor of the room, the external structure of the back cover 11 and the front of the back cover 11 The base cover 12, the back cover 11 and the front cover 12 is seated, the base 14, the bottom inlet 141 is formed in the front, and the front cover 12 The control panel 15 is coupled to the display panel for showing the operating state of the air conditioner, and the suction panel 13 is coupled to the lower side of the control panel 15, the inlet 131 is formed on both sides This includes.

In detail, the back of the suction panel 13 is equipped with a filter 16 for filtering foreign matter contained in the air, to filter the dust and other foreign matter contained in the air sucked through the inlet 131. In addition, a front discharge hole 121 is formed on a front surface of the front cover 12, and a side discharge hole 123 is formed on a side surface thereof. In addition, the discharge grill 122 is rotatably mounted on the front discharge port 121 to allow the discharged air to spread to the interior corners. Here, of course, the discharge grill 122 may be mounted on the side discharge port 123 as well as the front discharge port 121.

In addition, an upper discharge hole is formed above the front discharge hole 121, and an upper discharge louver 19 is rotatably mounted in the upper discharge hole in an upper and lower direction. In addition, the kimchi bacterium member 100 is mounted at an approximately center portion of the upper discharge louver 19 so that the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermented product is mixed and discharged in the discharged air.

On the other hand, the inside of the air conditioner 10, the fan assembly 17 for sucking the indoor air and discharged back to the room, and the indoor air sucked by the fan assembly 17 is the temperature through the heat exchange with the refrigerant A heat exchanger 18 is mounted to raise or lower.

In addition, the fan assembly 17 includes a blower fan 172 that sucks indoor air, and a fan housing 171 that surrounds the blower fan 1721 and includes a suction port and a discharge port, respectively.

In addition, the filter 16 includes a pre-filter for filtering bulky dust, a HEPA fileter (High Efficiency Particulate Air filter) for filtering fine dust through the pre-filter, and the hepa filter. It consists of a deodorization filter etc. which remove the bad smell contained in air.

Referring to the operation of the air conditioner 10 according to the present invention having the above configuration, when the power is first applied to the air conditioner 10, the fan assembly 17 is driven to suck the indoor air. In detail, the indoor air is sucked through the bottom suction port 141 and the side suction port 131 of the base 14 by driving the fan assembly 17. In addition, the indoor air sucked by the fan assembly 17 is heat-exchanged while passing through the heat exchanger 18, thereby lowering or increasing the temperature.

On the other hand, the air heat-exchanged while passing through the heat exchanger 17 is discharged back into the room through the upper discharge port provided with the front discharge port 121, the side discharge port 123 and the discharge louver 19 of the front cover 12. do.

Here, while the air discharged through the upper discharge port passes through the kimchi bacteria member 100 mounted on the upper discharge louver 19, the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermented product is mixed in the air.

In detail, the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation may be selected from the group consisting of a culture of kimchi lactic acid bacteria, a concentrate of the culture, dried products of the culture and mixtures thereof. The kimchi lactic acid bacteria may be selected from the group of lactic acid bacteria of the genus Leukonostoc (Leuconostoc), kimchi lactic acid bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus (Lactobacillus), kimchi lactic acid bacteria of the genus Weissella (Weissella) and mixtures thereof. Kimchi bacteria member of the present invention is a kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermented kimchi bacteria (130: Figure 3) of the solid form is to be mounted on the upper discharge louver (19), to be mixed in the discharged air to be discharged.

The kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermented product of the present invention is to appear in the ripening process of kimchi, can be used directly extracted from kimchi or purchased commercially available kimchi lactic acid bacteria and cultured, it can be used in any state without particular limitation. The culture of kimchi lactic acid bacteria may be any one selected from the group consisting of lactic acid bacteria culture medium, concentrated solution of the culture solution, dried products of the culture solution and mixtures thereof.

In order to determine the antimicrobial activity of the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation obtained above strains of E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, bactericidal power was tested according to the method of KS M 0146-2003. In detail, the KS M 0146-2003 is published in the Technical Standards Institute of Korea, and relates to the "Antimicrobial activity test method Part 1 shake flask method of antibacterial functional products" deliberated by the Industrial Standards Council.

That is, using a test apparatus of autoclave, bacterial culture incubator, aseptic box, colony counter, constant temperature bath, absorbance photometer, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 Bactericidal power was tested for each of the strains. In addition, the bactericidal force test for the strain was performed by a FITI test researcher and Interteck Testing Services (ITS). The strain (1.0 ml each) is applied to an aluminum mesh filter (1.0 cm x 1.0 cm) containing the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation according to the present invention obtained in Example 1. Three controls (only three strains each inoculated) and three aluminum mesh filters were put in a Erlenmeyer flask and incubated at 35 ± 1 ° C. and 120 rpm for 3 hours. Then, the cells were separated, diluted in physiological saline and plated at 37 ° C. for 48 hours, and then the number of bacteria was confirmed. The results are shown in Tables 1 to 3. It is noted that the unit CFU / ml described in the table below is a colony forming unit representing the amount of cells or strains per unit volume.

Bactericidal activity against E. coli                     Cultivation time 0 1 hour later 2 hours later 3 hours later Control 1.5 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL 1.6 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL 1.7 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL 2.0 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL Aluminum mesh filter 1.5 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL  <10 CFU / mL  <10 CFU / mL  <10 CFU / mL 99.9 99.9 99.9

Bactericidal activity against Staphylococcus aureus                        Cultivation time 0 1 hour later 2 hours later 3 hours later Control 1.3 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL 1.5 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL 1.8 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL 2.2 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL Aluminum mesh filter 1.3 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL  <10 CFU / mL  <10 CFU / mL  <10 CFU / mL 99.9 99.9 99.9

Bactericidal activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa                        Cultivation time 0 1 hour later 2 hours later 3 hours later Control sample 1.2 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL 1.4 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL 1.7 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL 2.2 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL Aluminum mesh filter 1.2 × 10 ⁵ CFU / mL  <10 CFU / mL  <10 CFU / mL  <10 CFU / mL 99.9 99.9 99.9

From Tables 1 to 3, the filter containing kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation according to the present invention can be confirmed that the sterilization effect against microorganisms such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is significantly improved.
In detail, Table 1 briefly described, in the case of the aluminum mesh filter containing the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation, the incubation time is about 1 hour, the amount of E. coli is reduced to less than 10CFU / ml it can be confirmed that the sterilization rate is 99.9% . On the contrary, in the case of the control, as the incubation time increases, the amount of E. coli increased from 1.3 × 10 ⁵ CFU / ml to 2.2 × 10 ⁵ CFU / ml.
Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the kimchi bacteria member according to the spirit of the present invention mounted on the upper discharge louver of the air conditioner.

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Referring to FIG. 3, the kimchi bacteria member according to the present invention is formed in the solid kimchi bacteria kit 130 and the upper discharge louver 19 in which the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation is concentrated, so that the kimchi bacteria kit 130 is inserted. The case 110 and the cover 120 to cover and protect the kimchi bacteria kit 130 is included.

In detail, the case 110 may be injection molded integrally with the upper discharge louver 19, or may be manufactured in a separate unit and detachably coupled thereto. Then, a guide member for guiding the sliding insertion of the kimchi bacteria kit 130 may be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the case 110. In addition, a plurality of grills are arranged on the rear surface of the case 110 to allow the discharged air to flow into the case 110. In addition, a plurality of discharge holes are formed inside the cover 120 to allow the air introduced into the case 110 to be easily discharged into the room. And, in order to facilitate the exchange of the kimchi bacteria kit 130, it is preferable that the cover 120 is rotatably coupled to the front of the case 110.

Figure 4 is another embodiment of the air conditioner with kimchi bacteria member according to the spirit of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is a detachable air conditioner 20 that can be mounted on a wall, and includes a back cover 21 having a discharge opening 211 formed at side and bottom thereof, and the back cover 21. The front cover 22 is coupled to the front of the front, and the indoor air discharge port is formed on the upper side, and the front panel 23 is rotatably coupled to the front of the front cover 22. Of course, inside the air conditioner 20, a filter, a heat exchanger, and a blower fan are arranged back and forth, and the intake air is purified by the filter, and then the temperature is lowered or raised through the heat exchanger to the room through the discharge port. It is discharged again.

Here, the front panel 23 is formed smaller than the front area of the front cover 22, it is mounted so as to be spaced apart from the front cover 22 to a predetermined interval forward. The gap formed in the edge portion of the front panel 23 becomes the indoor air inlet 221. Therefore, the indoor air is introduced through the indoor air inlet 221 formed at the front edge of the air conditioner 20 and discharged to the side and front upper outlets.

In addition, the front discharge unit 25 is mounted on the front upper discharge port formed above the front cover 22, and the kimchi bacteria member 100 is mounted on the front discharge unit 25. And, the kimchi bacteria member 100 is made of a structure as described in Figures 1 to 3.

In addition, the front discharge unit 25 is rotatably mounted, and the front panel 23 covers the front surface of the front cover 22 except for the front discharge unit 25. In addition, the front discharge unit 25 rotates to shield the discharge port when the air conditioner 20 is not in operation, and rotates again to open the discharge port when the air conditioner 20 is in operation.

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the air conditioner equipped with kimchi bacteria member according to the spirit of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the air conditioner 30 having the kimchi bacteria member according to the present invention is a wall-mounted air conditioner that can be attached to a wall, and includes a cabinet 31 forming an exterior and an interior of the cabinet 31. Kimchi lactic acid bacteria in contact with the heat exchanger 32 to be mounted, the blowing fan 33 mounted to the lower side of the heat exchanger 32 to suck indoor air, and the air sucked and discharged by the blower fan 33. Kimchi bacteria kit 130 is included to allow the fermentation to be released into the air.

In detail, an upper suction port 311 and a front suction port 312 are formed at upper and front surfaces of the cabinet 31 to suck indoor air. And, a louver grill for opening and closing the suction ports 311 and 312 may be mounted. In addition, a discharge port 314 is formed at the lower side of the cabinet 31 to discharge the air having the temperature lowered or increased while passing through the heat exchanger 32 to the room again. In addition, the discharge port 314 is selectively opened and closed by the discharge louver 313.

In more detail, the discharge louver 313 is rotatably mounted to the cabinet 31 to selectively open and close the discharge port 314, and one or more discharge louvers 313 may be mounted.

In addition, the cabinet 31 is equipped with an air guide 35 for guiding the flow of the discharged air. In detail, the air guide 35 is mounted on the inner wall of the heat exchanger 32 or the cabinet 31, and is bent to a predetermined curvature so that the discharged air is discharged without frictional resistance.

In addition, a plurality of the heat exchanger 32 is formed on the upper side of the blowing fan 33, and is mounted in a form surrounding the upper side of the blowing fan 33. Therefore, all of the air sucked by the blower fan 33 passes through the heat exchanger 32. In addition, the air guide 35 is mounted at the rear side of the blowing fan 33, that is, at a position close to the rear inner circumferential surface of the cabinet. Therefore, the air discharged while rotating along the outer circumferential surface of the blower fan 33 is smoothly guided to the discharge port 314 without frictional resistance.

On the other hand, a seating groove 351 for seating the kimchi bacteria kit 130 is formed at a point spaced apart a predetermined interval upward from the end of the air guide 35. And, the kimchi bacteria kit 130 is mounted detachably in the mounting groove 351, so that the replacement is made easily.

In more detail, the air guided by the air guide 35 is passed through the kimchi bacteria kit 130, the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation product is released into the air. And, the air containing the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation is discharged back to the room through the discharge port 314.

In addition, a pre-filter and / or a hepa filter and / or a dust collecting filter may be installed near the upper suction port 311 and the front suction port 312 to filter out dust and other foreign substances.

6 is another embodiment of the air conditioner equipped with a Kimchi bacteria filter according to the spirit of the present invention.

6, the air conditioner 30 according to the present invention is characterized in that the kimchi bacteria kit 440 is separately mounted to the outside.

In detail, when the kimchi bacteria member is mounted inside the air conditioner 30, when the air conditioning function is not performed, the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation product is not released.

According to this embodiment, the kimchi bacteria member 400 equipped with a small fan is separately mounted to the air conditioner 30, so that the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation product is released in the air even when the air conditioner does not operate.

On the other hand, the kimchi bacteria member 400 is a case 410 for mounting the kimchi bacteria kit 440, a cover 420 is mounted to the front of the case 410 and the discharge hole is formed on the front, and the case ( It is mounted to the rear of the 410 includes a sub-fan 430 for sucking the indoor air.

In detail, suction holes 450 for sucking indoor air are formed at both sides of the case 410, so that the indoor air can pass through the Kimchi bacteria kit 440 even when the blowing fan 33 is not driven. .

By the above configuration, in the spring and autumn not using the air conditioner 30, so that only the kimchi bacteria member 400 is operated, always contains kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation in the air, such as bird flu virus in the air It is possible to prevent harmful bacteria from floating.

Of course, the kimchi bacteria member 400 may be detachable from the front of the air conditioner (30).

By the air conditioner according to the present invention constituting the above configuration, harmful bacteria distributed in the air are sterilized by kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation, there is an effect that can prevent disease infection through the respiratory tract.

In addition, in the spring and autumn when the heating and cooling function is not performed, only the kimchi bacteria member is operated separately, so that the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation product can be released into the air regardless of the season, so that consumers are not infected with the disease.

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A main body provided with a suction port and a discharge port; A fan assembly mounted inside the main body to suck and discharge indoor air; A heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the indoor air sucked by the fan assembly and the refrigerant; Is installed inside or outside the main body Kimchi lactic acid bacteria Kimchi bacteria to release the fermentation product; Air conditioner comprising a. The method of claim 1, A discharge unit which is mounted to the discharge port and guides a discharge direction of air, And the kimchi bacteria member is mounted to the discharge unit. The method of claim 1, The Kimchi bacteria member is air conditioner, characterized in that installed on the passage of the indoor air discharged. The method of claim 1, The kimchi bacteria member is a kimchi bacteria kit of a solid form of kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermented, Case and the kimchi bacteria kit is accommodated An air conditioner including a cover which is mounted to the front of the case to be rotated or detachable. The method of claim 1, The kimchi bacteria member and the case is mounted to the outer peripheral surface of the main body portion, Kimchi bacteria kit and mounted inside the case, A sub fan mounted inside the case; Air conditioner includes a cover which is mounted to the case rotatably or detachably. The method according to claim 4 or 5, The Kimchi bacteria kit is separated from the case air conditioner, characterized in that replaceable. The method according to claim 4 or 5, The kimchi bacteria kit is an air conditioner, characterized in that the fermented kimchi lactic acid bacteria selected from the lactic acid bacteria of the genus Leukonostoc (Leuconostoc), kimchi lactic acid bacteria of the Lactobacillus (Lactobacillus), kimchi lactic acid bacteria of the Weissella (Weissella). The method of claim 1, The air guide for guiding the discharged air to the discharge port is mounted inside the main body portion, And the kimchi bacteria member is replaceably mounted at any point of the air guide. A cabinet having an indoor air inlet and an outlet formed therein and having an indoor air passage therein; Kimchi bacteria kit so that the kimchi lactic acid bacteria fermentation product is discharged into the air discharged is mounted on one side of the cabinet; And And a receiving member in which the kimchi bacteria kit is interchangeably accommodated. The method of claim 9, The Kimchi bacteria kit is air conditioner, characterized in that mounted to the discharge louver rotatably provided in the discharge port. The method of claim 9, The kimchi bacteria kit is accommodated in the receiving member having a separate sub-pan, the air conditioner, characterized in that mounted separately in front of the cabinet.

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