KR101653863B1 - The air cleaner to equip a dehumidifing and humidifing function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air cleaner equipped with a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function, which removes fine dust in the air by removing air from the room by using water, and dehumidifying As an invention relating to an air cleaner equipped with a function and a humidifying function,
An air cleaner provided with a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function, comprising: a lower cover performing a function of a storage tank; An air purifier installed on the lower cover to provide an air purifying function and a humidifying function; A dehumidifying part formed at an upper part of the air purifying part; An upper cover coupled to the lower cover to cover the air purifying unit and the dehumidifying unit and having a grid formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof to serve as an air inlet; And a lid having an air discharge port mounted on an upper end of the upper cover. The air purifier includes a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air cleaner equipped with a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function,

The present invention relates to an air cleaner equipped with a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function, which removes fine dust in the air by removing air from the room by using water, and dehumidifying And an air purifier provided with a function and a humidification function.

Humidifiers, air cleaners or dehumidifiers, which are released in recent years, are usually released separately depending on their use. Humidifiers are popular in the winter and dehumidifiers are popular among consumers in the summer. In recent years, air purifiers that combine the functions of humidification and air purifiers that combine dehumidification functions have also been introduced. Such multifunctional air purifiers are attracting a lot of attention from consumers.

In the case of an air purifier equipped with a dehumidifying function, the air cleaning is continuously developed by adding an anion function from a basic filter system. The dehumidifying function is a function of time and / or temperature for simple functions such as a refrigerant circulation method and a thermoelectric element method. It has become popular as a product with improved performance due to technological improvement of control function according to pollution degree.

The air purifier having the dehumidifying function has a lot of technical developments.

Patent Application No. 10-2000-0066982 is directed to an air cleaner provided with a dehumidifying device using a thermoelectric semiconductor element, and includes a heat generating portion provided with heat sinks (heat sinks) and heat dissipating fans on both sides of the thermoelectric semiconductor elements, (A heat absorbing plate) and a drain port for collecting and discharging the condensed water in the heat absorbing unit. The dehumidifying device is installed inside the air cleaner having the air inlet and the air outlet, A description will be given of an air purifier having an outside air inlet through which outside air is introduced into a rear air cleaner case provided with a dehumidifying device and a purifying filter, a sterilizing device and an anion generator provided inside the outside air inlet I am suggesting.

In addition, Japanese Patent Application No. 10-2002-0045941 relates to a dehumidifier having an air purifying device, and discloses a dehumidifying member using a heat sink and a cold sink, and an air purifying member for purifying moisture-depleted air have.

In addition, the patent application No. 10-2008-0033578 relates to a domestic dehumidifier having humidifying and air cleaning functions, in which the contaminated room air is forcibly sucked, filtered through an internal filter, The present invention relates to a dehumidifying device having a humidifying function as well as moisture and fine dust and odor contained in the air are condensed together with moisture to be adsorbed and dehumidified.

Patent Application No. 10-2009-0093480 discloses an air purifier having a dehumidifying function. The air purifier includes a main body case having an internal space, a main body case disposed inside the main body case, And a dehumidifying part for removing moisture from air introduced into the other side of the main body case by a dehumidifying rotor, wherein the dehumidifying part is configured to remove moisture from the air introduced into the other side of the main body case, The main body case is provided with a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function air purifier having a first partition wall unit having a first through hole for separating the dehumidifying unit and the air blowing unit from each other, Technology.

The above technologies provide an air cleaner equipped with a dehumidifying function using a thermoelectric element and an air purifying function using an anion or a filter, but the amount of air to be purified is not so large.

In addition, when fine dust is removed using water, the fine dust may evaporate with water again, resulting in generation of new fine dust.

The present invention can be carried out only by performing an air cleaning function for removing impurities such as fine dust from the air, or by a dehumidifying function for reducing moisture in the air, or by removing moisture from the air and purifying the air And an air purifier capable of being sprayed into the air again.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an air cleaner having a dehumidifying function that can solve the problem that the air volume that can be generated by simultaneously performing the dehumidifying function and the air cleaning is lowered.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an air cleaner capable of providing a humidifying function together with air cleaning.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air cleaner provided with a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function, comprising: a lower cover performing a function of a storage tank; A filtration filter mounted on an upper end of the lower cover and mounted inside the lower cover to remove impurities of water introduced into the pump; A pump connected to the filtration filter for pumping water passing through the filtration filter; A lower casing formed of a hole formed at the center, a plurality of cleaner receiving grooves formed radially spaced apart from the center hole by a predetermined distance, and a perforated hole formed on the bottom surface; A plurality of cleaners seated in the cleaner receiving grooves of the lower casing; A supply pipe connected to the pump to supply the pumped water to the cleaner to rotate the cleaner; And an upper casing including an opening through which air is discharged to the center and an opening for allowing water to be discharged while maintaining a clearance with the cleaner and a blocking portion for blocking a portion other than the opening. A dehumidifying part formed at an upper part of the air purifying part; An upper cover coupled to the lower cover to cover the air purifying unit and the dehumidifying unit and having a grid formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof to serve as an air inlet; And a lid having an air discharge port mounted on an upper end of the upper cover. The air purifier includes a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function.
The present invention further includes a holder mounted on a lower portion of the lower casing to receive water from the lower cover, and the filter is mounted on the holder.

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The supply pipe of the present invention may be composed of a lower supply manifold which is connected to a pump and is mounted at a lower portion of each of the cleaner mounting grooves and includes a pressure regulating injection nozzle for regulating the supply of water to the cleaner, have. The apparatus may further include a central supply pipe connected to the lower supply manifold and extending upward, and an upper supply manifold connected to the central supply pipe to spray water from the upper portion of the cleaner to increase the rotational force of the cleaner.

The cleaner of the present invention may be formed into a spherical shape or a cylindrical shape. And can be formed into a spherical or cylindrical shape so that it can rotate as a water mill by the water injection of the supply pipe. The surface of the cleaner is temporarily filled with water, and is formed with a concave groove so that it can freely fall while spreading on the surface of the cleaner. The free fall of the water causes a rotational force to be added. As the water flows down the surface of the cleaner, Can be formed. Water is adhered to the concave groove by the surface tension, and then the cleaner rotates and the water that has accumulated on the concave groove freely falls and spreads on the entire surface of the cleaner, so that the impurities such as dust effectively Can be removed. In addition, the surface of the cleaner may be temporarily filled with water, and free fall may form a groove groove that gives rotational force to the cleaner. Water flows down along the groove groove of the cleaner to form a surface layer to effectively remove impurities such as dust . Further, the cleaner is formed by laminating fine diaphragms, a predetermined gap is formed between the fine diaphragm and the minute diaphragm, water is freely dropped as the cleaner rotates after the water has permeated through the gap, It can be configured to remove impurities as air passes through.

The dehumidifying part of the present invention comprises a thermoelectric element, a heat absorbing plate mounted on one side of the thermoelectric element, a heat sink mounted on the other side of the thermoelectric element, cooling And a fan, and the dehumidifying part can be mounted to the upper casing.

In the present invention, an exhaust fan for exhausting air may be attached to the lower portion of the air outlet formed in the lid. By attaching the exhaust fan, the hot air in the lower part can be easily sent to the upper part, and the air is circulated accordingly, and the air can be cleaned at a high speed.

In the present invention, a primary filter may further be provided inside the upper cover on which the grid is formed. The provision of the primary filter makes it possible to remove impurities of relatively large particles from the air introduced through the air inlet. There is an advantage in that the water exchange time can be delayed accordingly.

The present invention can be carried out only by performing an air cleaning function for removing impurities such as fine dust from the air, or by a dehumidifying function for reducing moisture in the air, or by removing moisture from the air and purifying the air So that it is possible to achieve a multifunctional air purifier capable of discharging the air into the air again.

In addition, there is an advantage that the problems of the air volume decrease and the pressure drop which can be caused by simultaneously performing the dehumidifying function and the air cleaning are solved.

In addition, it has an advantage of having a humidifying function in addition to air cleaning.

Further, since each component is easy to separate, there is an effect that assembly and maintenance are easy.

1 is a perspective view of an air purifier according to the present invention;
2 is an exploded perspective view of the air purifier according to the present invention.
3 is a plan view of the air purifier according to the present invention.
4 is a sectional view taken along line A-A 'in Fig. 3; Fig.
5 is a perspective view of the air purifier according to the present invention with the lid removed.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a connection relationship between a lower casing, a cleaner, and a supply pipe of the air cleaner according to the present invention. FIG.
7 is a perspective view of a supply pipe of the air purifier according to the present invention.
8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a cleaner and a supply tube according to the present invention.
9 is a perspective view of still another embodiment of a cleaner and a supply pipe according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention in which the above objects can be specifically realized will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the embodiments, the same names and symbols are used for the same components, and further description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the air cleaner according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the air cleaner according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the air cleaner according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the air purifier according to the present invention, with the lid removed. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a connection relationship between the lower casing, the cleaner, and the supply pipe of the air purifier according to the present invention, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a supply pipe of an air cleaner according to the present invention, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a cleaner and a supply pipe according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of still another embodiment of a cleaner and a supply pipe according to the present invention.

1 and 2, an air cleaner 1 having a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function according to the present invention will be described in detail.

1, an air cleaner provided with a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function according to the present invention includes an outer portion of the air cleaner 1 as a lower cover 10, an upper cover 40 and a lid 50 .

2, the detailed structure of the air purifier 1 provided with the dehumidifying function and the humidifying function according to the present invention includes a lower cover 10 and an air cleaning unit 20 A dehumidifying part 30 mounted on the upper part of the air purifying part 20 and an upper cover 40 covering the air purifying part 20 and the dehumidifying part 30, 40 is equipped with a lid 50, and an air outlet 52 is formed at the center of the lid 50 so that air is discharged to the outside. In addition, a plurality of grids are formed on the outer inclined surface of the air outlet 52 to provide a grid-shaped air outlet 53 through which the air passed through the dehumidifier is exhausted. A shutoff plate 54 is provided at the lower part of the lid 50 to prevent air from being discharged through the dehumidifying part 40. The blocking plate 54 is formed to be positioned between the dehumidifying part 40 and the dehumidifying part 40 and prevents the air from being discharged through the side surface of the dehumidifying part.

Next, the upper cover 40 is positioned below the lid 50, and a grid is formed on the outer periphery of the lid 50 to serve as an air inlet 41. And a hole 42 is formed at the center thereof to seat the lid 50 in the hole 42. A primary filter (not shown) may be further provided on the inner side of the grid, which is the air inlet 41. As the primary filter, a filter member such as a nonwoven fabric may be used.

Next, the dehumidifying part 30 is provided with a heat absorbing plate 32 to which external air is introduced and brought into contact, a thermoelectric semiconductor element 31 located inside the heat absorbing plate 32, And a cooling fan 34 positioned inside the heat dissipating plate 33 and sending air to the heat dissipating plate side to heat air. The dehumidifying part 30 is useful when it functions only as a dehumidifying function without using an air cleaning function, and moisture can be removed from the room air by the dehumidifying part 30.

The air cleaning unit 20 includes a lower casing 21, a cleaner 22 seated on the lower casing 21, a supply pipe 22 for rotating the cleaner 22 by supplying water to the lower portion of the cleaner 22, A pump 25 for supplying water to the supply pipe 23; a filter 24 for filtering impurities such as fine dust from water introduced into the pump 25; An upper casing 28 mounted on the upper portion of the casing 21 and composed of an opening 281 for forming a gap with the cleaner at a predetermined interval and a blocking portion 282 for blocking a portion other than the opening 281, . A central hole 284 is formed in the upper casing 28 so that air can be discharged and a flat portion 283 is formed at an outer edge along the center hole 284. A dehumidifying part (40) is mounted on the flat part (283). The pump 25 and the filtration filter 24 are provided inside the lower cover 10 or a separate holder 27 is formed in the air cleaning unit 20 and the pores 26 are formed in the holder 27 The pump 25 and the filtration filter 24 may be mounted. The reason for forming the perforation 26 in the holder 27 is to make water in the holder 27. In the present embodiment, the cleaner 22 is provided in a spherical shape, and a groove 221 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the cleaner 22 so that the cleaner is temporarily rotated while the cleaner is rotating, . Water is entirely flowing on the surface of the cleaner 22 due to the presence of water in the grooves of the cleaner 22 so that the air escapes into the gap between the cleaner 22 and the opening 281, So that impurities such as fine dust can be removed.

The pump 25 is provided with a discharge port 251 through which the water having passed through the filtration filter 24 is discharged and the discharge port 251 is connected with the supply pipe 23 to supply water to the supply pipe 23.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, an air purifier according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2. However, in the figure, the air outlet 52 And an exhaust fan 55 is provided at a lower portion of the air discharge port 52 so that purified air or dehumidified air can be discharged to the outside.

5 shows that the exhaust fan 55 is located when only the lid is removed.

6 shows the shape of the lower casing 21 and the coupling of the cleaner 22. The lower casing 21 includes a hole 214 formed at the center thereof, a cleaner receiving groove 212, a bore 215 formed in a flat surface, and a supply pipe 23 formed in the cleaner receiving groove 212 A supply tube insertion hole 213 is formed. Water is supplied to the cleaner receiving groove 212 through the supply pipe, so that the cleaner 22 can be rotated. A hooking jaw 215 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the lower casing 21 so that the hooking jaw 215 can be placed on the lower cover 10.

Fig. 7 shows a view of the supply pipe 23. Fig. The supply pipe 23 includes an inlet 231 connected to the outlet 251 of the pump, a lower manifold 232 connected to the inlet 231, a lower manifold 232 connected to the lower manifold 232, And an upper manifold 234 connected to the extension pipe 233. The lower manifold 232 further includes a lower branch tube 235 extending radially and a pressure regulating nozzle 236 for water injection formed at the end of the lower branch tube 235. The extension pipe 233 may be formed of one or a plurality of pipes. The upper manifold 234 includes a plurality of upper branch tubes 237 and an end of the upper branch tube 237 is provided with an injection nozzle for supplying water.

8 to 10 show another embodiment of the cleaner rotated by the supply pipe. In FIG. 8, a groove 221-1 is formed on the surface of a cylindrical shaped cleaner 22-1 so that water can be temporarily held between the groove groove and the groove groove. The cylindrical cleaner of FIG. 8 may be manufactured by overlapping a plurality of fine diaphragms, but the diaphragm may be formed by varying the height of the diaphragm and the diaphragm, or by forming a groove in the cylinder. The spherical cleaner may also be formed using a fine diaphragm. 9 is a view of the cleaner 22-2 using the fine diaphragm 221-2. The fine diaphragm 221-2 is provided with a projection 222 so that a constant gap 223 is formed between the diaphragm and the diaphragm . Air passes through the gap 223, and impurities in the air are removed by the water. As the cleaner rotates, the water containing the impurities falls freely down to the lower cover 10 of the storage tank. When a cleaner is formed by laminating fine diaphragms, there is no need to have protrusions. When the diaphragm is slightly twisted or the diaphragm is loosely stacked, a gap can be formed between the diaphragm and the diaphragm. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. In FIG. 10, grooves 221-3 are formed on the surface of the cylindrical shaped cleaner 22-3 so as to perform functions similar to those of the spherical shape.

The dehumidifying function and the air cleaning function will be described with reference to the drawing of Fig. First, the air cleaning function will be explained. 4, when the air is introduced through the grid 41 formed in the upper cover 40, the inflow air flows through the fine gap formed by the rotating cleaner 22 and the upper casing 28 Lt; / RTI > The air is removed by the water flowing through the surface of the cleaner 22 and the water sprayed through the spray nozzle while impurities such as fine dust contained in the air move through the fine gaps. In the process of removal, large particles such as dust adhere due to the surface tension of water formed on the surface of water, and positive (+) ion particles such as negative (-) ions and dust formed in the sprayed water are bonded to each other, The water flows downward along with water and flows into the reservoir. And then discharged to the outside by the exhaust fan 55 while moving to the inside. That is, by driving the exhaust fan 55, the outside air flows into the inside through the grid 41 of the upper cover, and relatively large particles in the air are filtered by the primary filter installed inside the grid 41 Fine dust and the like are removed through the next cleaner 22 and cleaned with clean air. Impurities such as fine dust contained in water are introduced into the water in the bottom cover together with water and the inflow water is circulated so that the filtration filter 24 is placed in front of the pump 25 in order to prevent the impurities of the circulating water from being discharged again. Impurities such as fine dust are removed through the filtration filter 24 and clean water is supplied to the cleaner 22 through the supply pipe 23. The air in the room is cleaned by repeating this process.

Next, the dehumidifying function will be described. The air introduced through the grid 41 of the upper cover 40 is first brought into contact with the heat absorbing plate 32 formed on the front side of the thermoelectric semiconductor and when the heat is absorbed by the heat absorbing plate 32, Dew is generated on the plate 32, and moisture contained in the air is thereby removed. The moisture-depleted air is introduced into the air cleaner through fine gaps defined by the non-rotating cleaner 22 and the upper casing 28, and the introduced air is guided to the heat sink 33 And is further dried once again by the heat of the heat sink 33. As a result, The dried air is discharged to the outside through the grid-shaped air outlet 53 of the lid 50.

When the dehumidifying function and the air cleaning function are simultaneously executed, moisture of the air is removed through the endothermic plate of the dehumidifying part and then moved inward through the gap between the cleaner 22 and the upper casing 28, The air is exhausted to the outside by driving the exhaust fan 55, and a part of the air is discharged to the outside after contacting with the heat sink by the driving of the cooling fan 34, thereby performing the two functions simultaneously.

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in many other forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, Accordingly, the above-described embodiments are to be considered illustrative and not restrictive, and all embodiments within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

1: Air purifier with dehumidification function
10: Lower cover
20: air purifier 21: lower casing
22: cleaner 23: supply pipe
24: Filtration filter 25: Pump
26: perforated 27: holder
30: dehumidifying part 31: thermoelectric semiconductor
32: endothermic plate 33: heat sink
34: Cooling fan
40: upper cover 41: air inlet
42: upper cover hole
50: lid 51: lid body
52: air outlet 53: grid-shaped air outlet
54: air blocking member 55: exhaust fan

Claims (12)

In an air cleaner provided with a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function,
A lower cover performing the function of a reservoir;
A filtration filter mounted on an upper end of the lower cover and mounted inside the lower cover to remove impurities of water introduced into the pump; A pump connected to the filtration filter for pumping water passing through the filtration filter; A lower casing formed of a hole formed at the center, a plurality of cleaner receiving grooves formed radially spaced apart from the center hole by a predetermined distance, and a perforated hole formed on the bottom surface; A plurality of cleaners seated in the cleaner receiving grooves of the lower casing; A supply pipe connected to the pump to supply the pumped water to the cleaner to rotate the cleaner; And an upper casing including an opening through which air is discharged to the center and an opening for allowing water to be discharged while maintaining a clearance with the cleaner and a blocking portion for blocking a portion other than the opening.
A dehumidifying part formed at an upper part of the air purifying part;
An upper cover coupled to the lower cover to cover the air purifying unit and the dehumidifying unit and having a grid formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof to serve as an air inlet; And
A lid having an air discharge port mounted on an upper end of the upper cover;
And a humidifying function of the humidifying function.
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And a holder mounted on a lower portion of the lower casing to receive water from the lower cover,
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The method according to claim 1,
The supply pipe,
And a lower supply manifold connected to the pump, the lower supply manifold being mounted on a lower portion of each of the cleaner receiving grooves and including a pressure regulating spray nozzle for regulating the supply of water to the cleaner to regulate the rotational force of the cleaner. Air purifier with function and humidification function.
5. The method of claim 4,
A central supply pipe connected to the lower supply manifold and extending upward, and an upper supply manifold connected to the central supply pipe to spray water from the upper portion of each cleaner to increase the rotational force of the cleaner. The air purifier is equipped with a dehumidifying function and a humidification function.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cleaner is formed in a spherical shape or a cylindrical shape, and has a dehumidifying function and a humidifying function.
The method according to claim 6,
The surface of the cleaner is formed with concave grooves so that the water can temporarily freeze and spread freely on the surface of the cleaner. When the water drops off the surface of the cleaner due to the free fall of the water, And a surface layer is formed on the surface of the air cleaner.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the surface of the cleaner is formed with a trough groove for temporarily rotating the water while allowing the water to freely fall and giving a rotational force to the cleaner, and the water flows down along the groove of the cleaner to form a surface layer. Air purifier with function.
The method according to claim 6,
The cleaner is formed by laminating fine diaphragms, and a predetermined gap is formed between the fine diaphragms and the fine diaphragms,
As the cleaner rotates after the water seeps into the gap, the water falls freely,
And air is passed through the gap to remove impurities. The air purifier according to claim 1,
The method according to claim 1,
The dehumidifying part
And a cooling fan attached to a side surface of the heat dissipation plate and sending air to the heat dissipation plate to dry the air, wherein the heat dissipation plate is made of a heat dissipation plate,
Wherein the dehumidifying unit is mounted on the upper casing.
The method according to claim 1,
And an exhaust fan for exhausting air is attached to a lower portion of the air outlet formed in the lid.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the primary filter is provided inside the upper cover with the grid formed therein.

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