KR101307904B1 - Air cleaning apparatus for automotive vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle air cleaning device, and aims to continuously sterilize and deodorize bacteria, fungi, and odors in a room by allowing negative and positive ions to be continuously generated regardless of the operation of the device. .

The present invention for achieving the object, the air inlet for introducing the air in the interior, the air purifying passage through which the introduced air is compressed, the housing having an outlet for discharging the air of the air purification passage, and the air on the air purification passage In a vehicle air cleaning apparatus including an ion generator for emitting negative and positive ions, the ion generator extends at intervals in the air purification passage so as to release negative ions and positive ions having linearity in the air of the air purification passage. An anion discharge electrode and a cation discharge electrode are provided, wherein the anion discharge electrode and the cation discharge electrode are positioned at a position corresponding to the discharge port to sterilize and deodorize bacteria and fungi in the room while the negative ion and cation are discharged directly to the discharge port. It is installed when the vehicle is turned on, and then continues until the vehicle is turned off. As shown in FIG.

Description

Air cleaning device for vehicle {AIR CLEANING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional vehicle air cleaning device,

2 is a view schematically showing an ion generator constituting a conventional air cleaning device,

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a vehicle air cleaning device according to the present invention;

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 3;

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the vehicular air cleaning device according to the present invention;

6 is a perspective view showing a modification of the vehicular air cleaning device according to the present invention;

7 is a cross-sectional view showing another modified example of the vehicle air cleaning device according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

10: housing 12: air purification passage

14: Inlet port 16: Outlet port

20: Air Filter 30: Blower

50: ion generator 52: main body

54 anion discharge electrode 56 cation discharge electrode

60: vehicle start switch 70: ion generator operation switch

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle air cleaning device, and more particularly, to continuously sterilize and deodorize bacteria, fungi and odors in a room by configuring so that negative and positive ions can be continuously generated regardless of the operation of the device. It relates to a vehicle air cleaning device that can be.

The interior of the car is narrow and airtight, so it is prone to contamination. In particular, indoor air pollution is further increased due to fine dust and various contaminants introduced into the room. And when the air conditioner is operated in rainy or very humid weather, bacteria and fungi that inhabit the surface of the evaporator flow into the room, causing odor and causing various diseases.

In view of this, in recent years, a vehicle air purifier for purifying indoor air of a vehicle has been developed. As an example, there is a loop type air cleaning device installed on the ceiling of a vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 1, the roof type air cleaning device includes a housing 10 installed in an indoor ceiling 1 of a vehicle.

The housing 10 has an air purifying passage 12 therein. The air purifying passage 12 has an inlet 14 for introducing indoor air and an outlet 16 for discharging the introduced air into the room. ).

On the other hand, the air filter 20 is installed in the inlet 14 of the air purification passage 12. The air filter 20 filters the air introduced into the inlet 14. In particular, the harmful substances contained in the air are first removed.

The loop air cleaning device includes a blower 30 that sucks indoor air into the air purification passage 12. The blower 30 includes a fan 32 installed on the air purification passage 12 and a drive motor 34 for rotating the fan 32.

The loop air cleaner includes an ion generator 40 provided on the air purifying passage 12.

The ion generator 40 is a device that generates a large amount of negative ions and cations. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the dielectric chip 42 and the ground electrode provided on both of the dielectrics 42 are made of ceramic chips. And a voltage applying means 48 for alternately applying a voltage to the electrodes 44 and 46 and the electrodes 44 and 46 of both.

In the ion generator 40, when a voltage is alternately applied to the ground electrode 44 and the applying electrode 46, the dielectric 42 causes polarization by an applied power source, and as the polarization occurs, both electrodes are formed. As the plasma discharge occurs in the air layer adjacent to (44, 46), negative and positive ions are generated, and the generated negative and positive ions are released on the air purification passage 12.

Therefore, the negative and cationic particles released on the air purification passage 12 enable sterilization and deodorization treatment of various bacteria and molds in the air flowing along the air purification passage 12. Accordingly, the interior of the vehicle The cleanliness of the air discharged to the air is created to create a comfortable interior environment of the vehicle.

On the other hand, the air cleaning device is automatically turned off after a predetermined time after being operated according to the user's operation. The setting time at this time is set to approximately 120 minutes. Therefore, the air cleaner is turned off automatically after being operated for 120 minutes.

However, such a conventional air cleaning device has a disadvantage that the negative and positive ions are generated only when the device is operated because the structure is turned off automatically after being operated only for a set time. There is a problem that can not sterilize and deodorize the air in the room.

In particular, when the air conditioner of the air conditioning system is operating, bacteria, mold and odors inhabit the surface of the evaporator are introduced into the room. At this time, since the device is turned off, it is impossible to remove bacteria, mold and odors introduced into the room. This is being pointed out.

On the other hand, the air cleaning device may be operated again every time it is turned off, but in this case, since the operation switch must be operated every time the air cleaning device is turned off, there is a disadvantage in that it is very troublesome to operate.

In addition, by configuring the air cleaning device to operate continuously, it is also possible to configure to continuously remove the bacteria, mold and odor introduced into the room, in this case, the blower 30 inside the operation continues to operate Therefore, there is a problem that noise is generated.

In view of this, by configuring only the ion generator 40 to operate independently, it is possible to reduce the generation of noise, to remove bacteria, mold and odor in the room, in this case, the sound generated by the ion generator 40 However, since the straightness of the cation is poor, there is a problem in that the bacteria, mold and odors of the room cannot be effectively removed without the help of the blower air of the blower 30.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the object of the present invention is to provide an air cleaning device for a vehicle that can efficiently sterilize and deodorize bacteria, mold, and odor in the room without the help of blower air blower. There is.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air cleaning device for a vehicle that can automatically sterilize and deodorize bacteria, mold, and odors in a room continuously without operating the device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a housing having an inlet for introducing air in a vehicle cabin, an air purifying passage through which the introduced air is pumped, and an outlet for discharging air from the air purifying passage, and air on the air purifying passage. In the vehicle air cleaning apparatus including an ion generator for emitting a positive ion, the ion generator is spaced apart in the air purification passage so as to release anions and cations having linearity in the air of the air purification passage. And an anion discharge electrode and a cation discharge electrode extending therebetween, wherein the anion discharge electrode and the cation discharge electrode are capable of sterilizing and deodorizing bacteria and fungi in the room while anion and cation having linearity are discharged directly to the discharge port. It is installed at a position corresponding to the discharge port, and after being turned on when the vehicle is turned on, The vehicle is continuously operated until the vehicle is turned off.

Preferably, the method further includes an ion generator operating switch for turning the ion generator on or off, wherein the ion generator is independently turned on or off by receiving a battery power according to operating the ion generator operating switch. .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a vehicle air cleaning device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a vehicle air cleaning device according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. First, before looking at the features of the vehicle air cleaning device according to the present invention, a brief description of the vehicle air cleaning device with reference to FIG.

The air cleaning device includes a housing 10. The housing 10 is installed on the indoor ceiling 1 of the vehicle, and has an internal air purification passage 12. The internal air purification passage 12 has an inlet 14 for introducing indoor air and an outlet 16 for discharging the introduced air into the room.

On the other hand, the air filter 20 is installed in the inlet 14 of the air purification passage 12. The air filter 20 filters the air introduced into the inlet 14. In particular, the harmful substances contained in the air are first removed.

The air cleaning apparatus includes a blower 30 that sucks indoor air into the air purification passage 12. The blower 30 is composed of a fan 32 installed on the air purifying passage 12 and a drive motor 34 for rotating the fan 32.

Next, the features of the air cleaning apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, the air purifying apparatus of the present invention includes an ion generator 50 which releases anions and cations (Ion) in the air on the air purifying passage 12.

The ion generator 50 is a device that generates a large amount of anions and cations by directly radiating electrons in the air and reacting with oxygen and moisture in the air. The ion generator 50 does not generate pollutants such as ozone and nitrogen oxides that are harmful to the human body. have.

This ion generator 50 has a main body 52. 3 and 4, the main body 52 is mounted inside the housing 10 and includes a power input unit (not shown) and a high voltage generation unit (not shown).

The ion generator 50 includes an anion discharge electrode 54 and a cation discharge electrode 56 provided at intervals on the outer surface of the main body 52, and these anion and cation discharge electrodes 54 and 56 are air. It extends at intervals toward the interior of the purification passage 12.

The negative ion discharge electrode 54 directly emits high voltage pulses applied from the high voltage generator in the air of the air purification passage 12 to generate negative ions. Anion generating brush portion 54a is provided at the end thereof.

The positive electrode discharge electrode 56 generates positive ions by directly radiating a high voltage pulse applied from the high voltage generator in the air of the air purification passage 12, and a cation generating brush portion 56a is provided at an end thereof.

The anion and cation discharge electrodes 54 and 56 emit negative and positive ions by directly radiating a high voltage pulse in the air, so that the generated negative and positive ion particles flow along the air purification passage 12 and are discharged to the discharge port 16. As the discharged um, cationic particles are introduced into the room, it is able to sterilize and deodorize various bacteria, fungi and odors that live in the room.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, the anion discharge electrode 54 and the cation discharge electrode 56 extend toward the inside of the air purification passage 12, but the outlet 16 of the air purification passage 12 is disposed. It is configured to correspond to. This is to allow the negative and positive ion particles generated in the anion and cation discharge electrodes 54 and 56 to be directly discharged to the outlet 16 of the air purification passage 12.

Here, the outlet 16 of the air purification passage 12 has a wide size so as to minimize direct contact with the negative and cationic particles to be discharged. This is to prevent the negative and positive cationic particles from colliding with the outlet port 16 and thereby disappearing by preventing direct contact with the negative and cationic particles.

On the other hand, the ion generator 50 is configured to be electrically connected to the start switch 60 of the vehicle. Therefore, it is configured to operate at the same time when the starting of the vehicle is ON, and to stop at the same time when the starting of the vehicle is OFF.

The reason for this configuration is that if the ion generator 50 is turned on regardless of whether the air cleaner is operated or not, it is operated continuously unconditionally, even if the air cleaner is not turned on. This is to allow for the disinfection of bacteria and fungi that live there.

In addition, the ion generator 50 is configured to be independently turned on or off by receiving a power of a battery (not shown) by operating only the ion generator operating switch 70 installed on the outer surface of the housing 10.

The reason for this configuration is to operate the ion generator 50 irrespective of whether the air cleaner is operated or not, regardless of whether the vehicle is started or turned off. Even if the ignition is not turned on, the germs and mold living in the interior of the vehicle can be sterilized.

On the other hand, since the negative and positive ion particles generated in the anion discharge electrode 54 and the positive electrode discharge electrode 56 have a straightness, they are introduced directly into the room through the outlet 16 of the air purification passage 12 without the help of blowing air. do. Therefore, fungi, bacteria and odors that live in the room are sterilized and deodorized.

Here, the negative ion discharge electrode 54 and the positive ion discharge electrode 56 should be installed within a distance L at which negative and positive ion generated particles can be discharged to the outlet 16 of the air purification passage 12 by the straightness. do.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, since the ion generator 50 can be operated independently and continuously regardless of the operation of the device, even if the device is not operated, bacteria, mold, and odors in the room can be efficiently and efficiently continued. Can be sterilized and removed.

In addition, since the ion generator 50 is automatically operated when the vehicle is turned on, the present invention can continuously sterilize and deodorize bacteria, fungi, and odors in a room without manually operating the device. Can be.

In addition, since the present invention has a structure of generating negative and positive ions having straightness, it is possible to introduce negative and positive ions into the vehicle interior without the help of blower blower air. Can be sterilized and removed efficiently.

Next, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are cross-sectional views and perspective views showing a modification of the air purifying apparatus according to the present invention.

The present invention of the modification has a structure in which the anion discharge electrode 54 and the cation discharge electrode 56 of the ion generator 50 are provided on the ceiling surface 12a of the air purification passage 12. In particular, it is comprised so that it may extend toward the discharge port 16 from the ceiling surface 12a.

Thus, the negative ion discharge electrode 54 and the positive ion discharge electrode 56 provided toward the discharge port 16 discharge the generated negative ions and positive ions to the discharge port 16. Thus, anions and cations having a straightness can be discharged directly to the outlet 16, thereby allowing a large amount of anions and cations to be discharged.

On the other hand, the present invention of the modification, the anion discharge electrode 54 and the cationic discharge electrode 56 is configured to be separated from the main body 52, each of the separated electrodes 54, 56 through the wire 58 It is configured to be electrically connected with the body 52.

Next, Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing another modification of the air purifying apparatus according to the present invention.

In another modified embodiment of the present invention, the anion discharge electrode 54 and the cation discharge electrode 56 of the ion generator 50 have different shapes and shapes with respect to each other, and the anion discharge electrode 54 is a brush. ), And the cation discharge electrode 56 is a needle (Needle) type.

The brush type negative ion discharge electrode 54 is a brush made of carbon material, and high voltage pulses are emitted from the respective brush hairs. Therefore, a large amount of high voltage pulses are emitted, and a large amount of high voltage pulses are emitted, so that a large amount of negative ions are generated.

The needle-type cationic discharge electrode 56 is a metal rod made of metal, and high voltage pulses are emitted only at one tip portion. Thus, a small amount of high voltage pulse is emitted and a small amount of high voltage pulse is emitted, so that a small amount of cation is generated. In particular, a significantly smaller amount of anion than that generated in the brush type anion discharge electrode 54 is generated.

As described above, the anion discharge electrodes 54 and the cation discharge electrodes 56 having different shapes and shapes generate different ratios of anions and cations. In particular, the rate of generation of cations is much lower than that of anions. Therefore, it is possible to significantly reduce the amount of cations introduced into the interior of the vehicle without reducing the amount of negative ions, thereby significantly reducing the pollution of the indoor environment of the vehicle due to the inflow of cations.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention.

As described above, according to the air cleaning device for a vehicle according to the present invention, since only the ion generator can be operated continuously and independently, it is possible to efficiently and efficiently keep bacteria, fungi and odors in the room irrespective of whether the device is operated or not. There is an effect that can be sterilized and removed.

In addition, when the vehicle is turned on, since the ion generator is operated, there is an effect of automatically sterilizing and deodorizing bacteria, mold, and odors in the room without any manual manipulation.

In addition, since the positive and positive ions are generated, the negative and positive ions are introduced into the vehicle's interior without the help of blower air, thereby effectively sterilizing and removing bacteria, mold, and odors in the room.

In addition, since the structure can reduce the amount of cations generated, there is an effect that can minimize the inflow of cations harmful to the human body.

Claims (6)

       A housing (10) having an inlet (14) for introducing air in the vehicle cabin, an air purifying passage (12) through which the introduced air is pumped, and an outlet (16) for discharging air from the air purifying passage (12); In the air cleaning device for a vehicle comprising an ion generator (50) for releasing anions and cations to the air on the air purification passage (12), The ion generator 50 includes an anion discharge electrode 54 extending at intervals to the air purification passage 12 so as to release anions and cations having straightness in the air of the air purification passage 12, respectively. It is provided with a cationic discharge electrode 56, The anion discharge electrode 54 and the cation discharge electrode 56 are discharged to the discharge port 16 so that the anion and cation having a linearity is discharged directly to the discharge port 16 while sterilizing and deodorizing bacteria and mold in the room. mounted at a corresponding position, after the starting of the vehicle on (oN) (oN) oN at the time to be, being the starting of the vehicle-off (oFF) will continue to operate until high, It further comprises an ion generator operation switch 70 for turning on or off the ion generator 50, the ion generator 50 is independently supplied with the power of the battery by operating the ion generator operation switch 70 On or off, The anion discharge electrode 54 and the cation discharge electrode 56 is installed within a distance (L) that the generated anion and cation particles can be discharged to the outlet 16 of the air purification passage 12 by the straightness, The anion discharge electrode (54) and the cation discharge electrode (56) extend from the ceiling surface (12a) of the air purification passage (12) toward the outlet (16). delete delete delete The method of claim 1, The anion discharge electrode (54) and the cation discharge electrode (56), the vehicle air cleaning device, characterized in that formed in a different shape so that the discharged anions and cations have different quantities. 6. The method of claim 5, The anion discharge electrode 54 is a brush type capable of emitting a large amount of anions, and the cation discharge electrode 56 is a needle type capable of emitting a small amount of cations. Car air cleaning device.

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