KR101842003B1 - Ceiling type air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a ceiling type air cleaner. The ceiling type air cleaner comprises: a body fixed to an indoor ceiling in order for an inlet and an outlet to be exposed to an indoor side and having an air suction chamber having the inlet sucking air on the bottom and an air blast chamber discharging air through the outlet having the bottom by receiving the air from the air suction chamber; an air blower installed in the air suction chamber and driving by receiving power of a power supply unit by control of a control unit, wherein the air blower sucks the air through the inlet and discharges the air to the air blast chamber; and a filter unit filtering and purifying the sucked air by being installed in the inlet. The ceiling type air cleaner efficiently improves a circulation area of the air and lights the indoor side by radiating illumination light. The ceiling type air cleaner has an illumination unit fixed at intervals. The illumination unit comprises: an illumination frame passing through the center on the outlet of the body; a light guide plate fixed to the inner surface of the illumination frame and emitting the light while transmitting the light throughout a whole area by receiving the light; and an LED module installed in the illumination frame in order for an LED device to be in contact with a side of the light guide plate, wherein the LED devices emitting the illumination light are arranged in the LED module by being electrically connected by receiving the power of the power supply unit by the control of the control unit.

Description

Ceiling type air cleaner

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ceiling type air cleaner installed in a ceiling of an indoor room such as a clean room, an office, a home, etc., and purifying the air while circulating the indoor air. More particularly, The present invention relates to a ceiling-type air cleaner that can maximize the efficiency of use by minimizing the space occupied by the facility.

With the recent development of the electronics industry and biotechnology, clean room facilities are increasing in precision industries such as semiconductors, computers, optical instruments, genetic engineering, and medicine manufacturing.

Such a clean room refers to a room in which suspended particles in the air in the room are controlled to a predetermined limit value or less. The clean room is generally used in a production facility, a laboratory, a laboratory, a manufacturing facility, It is used in various fields requiring high dust prevention function such as hospital medical facilities.

Generally, in such a clean room, indoor air is circulated by an air conditioner installed outdoors, and indoor air circulated through the air conditioner is passed through a filter to remove fine particles such as dust in the air.

Specifically, in the clean room, the air in the basement layer is sent to the ceiling through the airway by a circulating air-conditioning apparatus, and a certain pressure is formed in the ceiling portion, and the particles are subjected to the influence of the air pressure by the filter of the high- The filtered high-purity clean air is introduced into the room, and the air in the room is cleaned by a series of circulation processes through the tile passing through the tile having fine holes at the bottom due to the suction of the circulating air conditioner. It will be done.

That is, there is provided a ducting facility for supplying purified air to the inside of the ceiling, and a separate blowing facility for discharging the air in the room to the outside.

At this time, a system seal for a semiconductor clean room is installed on the ceiling above the clean room.

Such system sealing for a semiconductor clean room is generally known in the art, as disclosed in Patent Registration No. 10-1728097, in which a mold bar made of aluminum material is installed in a lattice structure, and the mold bar is attached to a suspending bolt Hanging on the frame fixed to the ceiling slab.

A fan filter unit for maintaining the cleanliness of the inside of the clean room is installed at a predetermined interval at the upper end of the mold bar and a blind panel is installed in a space between the fan filter units. Lt; / RTI >

In addition, the mold bar or the blind panel is provided with an illuminator for ensuring the illuminance inside the clean room, and the fluorescent lamp, which is one example of the illumination, is exposed on the bottom of the mold bar or the bottom of the blind panel So that the room is illuminated.

That is, a separate lighting facility is installed on the ceiling of the clean room to illuminate the room.

As disclosed in Korean Laid-Open Patent Application No. 20-1996-0039638 (entitled " Mounting Structure of Open Air Cleaning Apparatus ", Nov. 12, 1996), a housing includes a housing, A grating grid integrally attached to an opening formed at a lower end of the air cleaning apparatus and an operation switch for operating the air cleaning apparatus. When the opening and closing door is opened, a plurality of filters are mounted in the horizontal direction, An electric dust collecting plate for attracting and attracting fine dust particles, a carbon filter formed of a predetermined fibrous material to remove odors, and a motor which is integrally formed with the motor inside the four-direction discharge grill formed at the uppermost stage And a fan to be mounted.

In Korean Patent Application No. 10-1997-007087 (name: Smoking Booth Using Air Purifier / Apr. 07, 1997), as is known in the art, a ceiling supported by pillars is provided, An air cleaner is installed in the air chamber so as to suck contaminated air in the center of the ceiling and at the same time the purified air is discharged to the air chamber, And air discharged to the outside through the discharge hole formed around the ceiling is exhausted to the outside to form an air curtain.

On the other hand, as disclosed in Korean Utility Model No. 20-2001-0040312 (name: illuminator having an air cleaning function / December 21, 2001), a plurality of supporting pieces and a ballast are provided, And an illumination cover mounted on the outer periphery of the mounting frame to protect the illumination lamp, wherein the illumination cover is provided with at least one illumination lamp on the plurality of support pieces mounted on the mounting frame, The lighting apparatus comprising: a suction fan mounted on a fan mounting base formed at the center of the mounting frame; And an inlet port through which the polluted air flows into the room is formed in the lower side of the filter cover. A filter cover; And a discharge hole formed in the side of the illumination cover for discharging the clean air filtered by the filter body to the room.

In addition, as disclosed in Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0038269 (entitled "Air Cleaning Combined Ventilation System / Apr. 28, 2004), a suction portion for sucking indoor polluted air is formed on the bottom surface, A case having a discharge part for discharging air and formed with a suction and discharge part for suctioning indoor air contaminated air or discharging outdoor air, a case having a supply mechanism and an exhaust port formed on a side surface thereof; An air cleaning fan provided inside the case and sucking air in an axial direction to flow air in a radial direction; An air supply duct which is installed at one end of the outdoor unit and whose other end is connected to the air supply unit of the case so as to allow outdoor air to flow into the case; An exhaust duct which is installed at one end of the outdoor unit and whose other end communicates with the exhaust port of the case, An air guide installed inside the case and guiding the flow of the air introduced into the air supply duct or the air inlet to the discharge portion side; A damper device provided in the case to control the outdoor air and the indoor polluted air to selectively flow; And an air cleaning means installed in the case to purify outdoor air and indoor air contaminated with fresh air.

1. Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-1996-0039638 (November 12, 1996) 2. Korean Patent Application No. 10-1997-007087 (Mar. 4, 1997) 3. Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-2001-0040312 (December 27, 2001) 4. Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0038269 (May 28, 2004)

However, the conventional air cleaners as described above can perform the function of performing the illumination as well as purifying the air in the room by being buried in the ceiling. However, since the structure is complicated, the air cleaner is not economical, There is a problem that the efficiency is lowered.

In addition, there is a problem in that the efficiency of the operation is deteriorated because the replacement of the filter is difficult.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. It is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner which can purify indoor air while circulating air, And an object of the present invention is to provide a ceiling-type air cleaner which maximizes the use efficiency by minimizing the occupied area, and is particularly economical and has a large ventilation area, thereby maximizing ventilation efficiency.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ceiling-type air cleaner including: an air suction chamber having an inlet through which air is sucked into the bottom surface; and an air outlet through which the air is received in the air suction chamber, A body having an air blowing chamber to be discharged, the inlet and the outlet being fixed to the ceiling of the room so as to be exposed to the room; A blower installed in the air suction chamber and adapted to receive and drive the power of the power supply unit through the control of the control unit to suck air through the inlet and to discharge air into the air blowing chamber; And filter means disposed at the inlet and configured to purify air to be sucked in air, the apparatus comprising: The lighting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lighting unit includes a lighting unit that is disposed at an exit side of the lighting unit, a center portion of the illumination unit, and a plate that is fixed to an inner surface of the lighting unit, And a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) for emitting illumination light by receiving power from the power supply unit through the control of the control unit are electrically connected to each other, The lighting means including the LED module mounted on the frame is fixed with a gap therebetween; The area of the light guide plate is larger than the area of the outlet, and the purified air moves along the ceiling surface; The filter means includes a filter frame having a frame shape rotatably coupled to the inlet side of the body and penetrating the filter frame at a center thereof and a filter member fixed to the inner surface of the filter frame, And a filter member in which a pre-filter and a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter are sequentially stacked on a substrate; The filter frame is provided with a locker which is unlocked from the body.

The ceiling type air cleaner according to the present invention as described above purifies the indoor air while circulating the air through the filter means and the blower, and the lighting means is composed of the LED module and the light guide plate, So that the blowing efficiency can be maximized.

In addition, since the air purification and the indoor illumination are integrally formed, the space occupied area for the facility is minimized and the efficiency of use is maximized.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional exemplary view showing a ceiling type air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing a filter means constituting a ceiling air cleaner according to the present embodiment. Fig.
3 is a schematic view showing a state in which the filter means constituting the ceiling type air cleaner according to the present embodiment is opened.
Fig. 4 is a schematic outline of a part of an illumination means constituting a ceiling type air cleaner according to the present embodiment. Fig.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the ceiling type air cleaner according to the present embodiment. Fig.
FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional exemplary view showing a ceiling type air cleaner according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional exemplary view showing a ceiling type air cleaner according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
Figs. 8 and 9 are schematic views showing other examples of an induction plate constituting a ceiling air cleaner according to the present embodiment. Fig.
10 is a schematic view showing a control state of a ceiling air cleaner according to the present embodiment.
Figs. 11 to 13 are schematic views showing another example of the body constituting the ceiling type air cleaner according to the present embodiment. Fig.
FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional exemplary view showing a ceiling type air cleaner according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, a ceiling type air cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiments of the present invention can be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. This embodiment is provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the shapes and the like of the elements in the drawings can be exaggeratedly expressed to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that in the drawings, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and constructions which may be unnecessarily obscured by the gist of the present invention are omitted.

1 to 5 are diagrams showing a ceiling type air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention. The ceiling type air cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment is an air cleaner having an air inlet 21, And an air blowing chamber 24 for receiving air from the suction chamber 22 and the air suction chamber 22 and discharging air through an outlet 23 having a bottom face, A body 2 to which the outlet 23 and the outlet 23 are fixed so as to be exposed to the room; The power supply unit 3 is installed in the air suction chamber 22 and receives power from the power supply unit 3 through the control of the control unit 4 to suck air through the inlet 21, An air blower 5 for discharging the air; And filter means (6) disposed in the inlet (21) for purifying air to be sucked and purifying the air.

That is, as the blower 5 is driven, air in the room is sucked into the inlet 21, and the foreign substances contained in the air are filtered through the filter unit 6 to be introduced into the air suction chamber 22 And then is discharged to the outlet 23 via the air blowing chamber 24 and circulated to the room.

Accordingly, the air in the room is constantly purified.

In the ceiling air cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment, the body 2 is provided with the inlet 21 and the outlet 23 connected to each other on the bottom surface thereof, and the air suction chamber 22, It is preferable that the chambers 24 are formed in the shape of a barrel which is divided through a partition wall 25 partially opened on the upper part thereof; It is most preferable that a flange fixed to the mold bar 10 of the ceiling is formed on the outer surface of the tassel.

The opening of the partition 25 is preferably formed at a height where the blower 5 is located; It is most preferable to be located at the upper portion in the air suction chamber 22.

Meanwhile, the body 2 may be formed integrally with the air suction chamber 22 and the air blowing chamber 24; As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, they may be formed separately and assembled to be spatially connected, and are preferably applied according to the user's selection.

That is, they may be partitioned from one body 2 through the partition 25, and they may be separately assembled and assembled.

In the ceiling type air cleaner 1 according to this embodiment, on the side of the outlet 23 of the body 2, a 'frame' shaped illumination frame 71 passing through the center, A light guide plate 72 fixed to an inner surface of the light guide plate 71 and configured to transmit and receive light while transmitting the light to the entire surface of the light guide plate 72, 3 are arranged to electrically connect the LED elements to emit illumination light and are connected to the side surface of the light guide plate 72 so that the LED elements are in surface contact with each other. The lighting unit 7 including the module 73 is fixed with a gap therebetween.

That is, the air discharged through the outlet 23 is discharged through the space between the body 2 and the illuminating means 7 to circulate the air; The interior of the room is illuminated through the lighting unit 7, minimizing the space occupied area for the air conditioner and the lighting equipment, thereby maximizing the use efficiency.

In the upper part of the light guide plate 72, a reflection plate 74 for reflecting light is stacked; It is preferable that a diffusion plate 75 for absorbing and diffusing light is disposed under the light guide plate 72.

As a result, the light is more uniformly irradiated to the room.

In the meantime, a reinforced glass plate or a separate illuminating lamp (not shown) may be disposed on the lower portion of the diffuser plate 75, and it is most preferable to apply it according to the user's selection.

The area of the light guide plate 72 is larger than the area of the outlet 23 so that the purified air moves along the ceiling face so that the air emitted from the outlet 23 is not emitted in the vertical direction, 72, and is guided to the ceiling side to be emitted.

That is, air is blown in the direction toward the ceiling surface side, and air is guided along the ceiling surface, so that the air is uniformly purified over the entire area of the room, thereby maximizing the air purification efficiency.

In the ceiling type air cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment as described above, the filter means 6 includes a frame 2 which is rotatably and axially coupled to the inlet 21 side of the body 2, a prefilter 62 having a shape of a plate that is fixed to the inner surface of the filter frame 61 and filters the foreign substances contained in the air, And a HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter 63 are sequentially stacked.

That is, foreign substances such as fine dust contained in the air are filtered and purified through the pre-filter 62 and the HEPA filter 63.

The filter unit 6 is fixed to the filter frame 61 and receives light emitted from the power supply unit 3 under the control of the control unit 4 to generate a photocatalytic reaction And a photocatalyst filter (65) adapted to sterilize the air, and can be applied according to the user's selection.

That is, foreign substances such as fine dust contained in the air are filtered through the pre-filter 62 and the HEPA filter 63, and the odor and bacteria contained in the air are sterilized and salted through the photocatalytic filter 65 The air is purified.

The filter frame 61 is provided with a locking device 66 for unlocking the body 2 so that the filter frame 61 is normally fixed to the body 2; The filter member 61 and the photocatalytic filter 65 may be repaired by opening the inside of the filter frame 61 by rotating the body 2 with respect to the body 2, Or the inside of the air suction chamber 22 is cleaned, so that the maintenance work can be stably performed.

Thus, the maintenance work can be efficiently performed.

In the ceiling air cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment thus constructed, the air blowing chamber 24 and the lighting means 7 are provided at two positions symmetrical to each other with respect to the air suction chamber 22, May be arranged in a set; The air suction chambers 22 are arranged symmetrically with respect to each other in three directions with respect to the air suction chamber 22, And may be applied according to the user's selection.

On the other hand, the air blowing chamber 24 is provided with an induction plate 8 having a slope that is fixed to the partition wall 25 at a portion thereof and increases in width from the upper portion to the outer portion and gradually decreases in height desirable.

That is, the air introduced from the air suction chamber 22 and discharged to the outlet 23 is guided while being guided by the guide plate 8 while spreading the air through three surfaces.

As a result, diffusion of air can be performed more efficiently.

A plurality of guide protrusions 81 may be formed on the upper surface of the induction plate 8 so as to protrude in a curved shape and guide the air into the spiral shape.

That is, the air guided in the form of a vortex is guided through the guide protrusion 81 to induce a vortex on the ceiling surface of the room, thereby maximizing the blowing efficiency.

On the other hand, in the ceiling type air cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, air cleaned downward is guided to the upper part of the air blowing room 24, And a guide plate 9 having an inclined surface whose height is gradually decreased as the distance from the air blowing chamber 24 increases toward the outside so as to smooth the air flow.

The ceiling type air cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with the filter means 6 for purifying the indoor air while circulating the air, the blower 5 and the lighting means 7 for illuminating the room, And the air is emitted from the rim of the lighting means 7 and blows air to the ceiling front face uniformly.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent arrangements may be made therein without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. . Therefore, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims. It is also to be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

1: air purifier 2: body
21: inlet 22: air intake chamber
23: outlet 24: air blowing chamber
25: bulkhead 3: power supply
4: control means 5: blower
6: Filter means 61: Filter frame
62: prefilter 63: HEPA filter
64: Filtration member 65: Photocatalytic filter
66: Locking device 7: Lighting means
71: illumination frame 72: light guide plate
73: LED module 74: reflector
75: diffusion plate 8: induction plate
81: guide projection 9: guide plate
10: Molded bar

Claims (1)

An air suction chamber 22 having an inlet 21 through which air is sucked into the bottom surface thereof and an air blowing chamber 22 through which air is discharged from the air suction chamber 22 through an outlet 23, A body 2 having the inlet 21 and the outlet 23 fixed to the ceiling of the room so as to be exposed to the room; The power supply unit 3 is installed in the air suction chamber 22 and receives power from the power supply unit 3 through the control of the control unit 4 to suck air through the inlet 21, An air blower 5 for discharging the air; And a locking device 66 disposed on the inlet 21 and unlocked from the body 2 to filter and purify the air to be sucked in. The locking device 66 is axially coupled to the inlet 21, shaped filter frame 61 which is fixed to the inner surface of the filter frame 61 and filters out foreign substances contained in the air to form a plate filter 62 and a HEPA filter (6) having a filtration member (64) in which a plurality of filtration members (63) are sequentially stacked; A lighting fixture 71 fixed to the inner surface of the lighting fixture 71 and emitting light while being transmitted over the entire surface of the lighting fixture 71, A light guide plate 72 in the form of a plate having a predetermined shape and an LED element for receiving the power of the power supply unit 3 and emitting illumination light through the control of the control means 4, And an illumination unit (7) having an LED module (73) provided in a lighting frame such that the LED module is in surface contact with a side surface of the light guide plate (72) ;
The air suction chamber (22) and the air blowing chamber (24) in the body (2)
And a plurality of air blowing chambers (24) are assembled so as to be spatially connected to the side of the air suction chamber (22) at the center of the air suction chamber (22), respectively;
The lighting means (7)
The area of the light guide plate 72 is larger than the area of the outlet 23 so that the purified air moves along the ceiling face of the body 2 , And the air discharged from the outlet (23) is not emitted in the vertical direction but is reflected through the light guide plate (72) and guided to the ceiling side to be emitted.

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