KR102304811B1 - Smart Bus Shelter with functions to block the inflow of fine dust and sterilize viruses - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a smart bus shelter with a fine dust inflow blocking function and a virus sterilization function. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the smart bus shelter comprises: a shelter main body formed to enable at least one surface to be opened; and a UV air conditioning unit installed inside the shelter main body to improve air quality by sucking internal air of the shelter main body to the inside thereof and sterilizing virus through a short wavelength ultraviolet ray (UV-C). Accordingly, air pressure inside the shelter is increased to block inflow of external air to the inside of the shelter main body, sucks the internal air to the inside of the shelter main body to improve the air quality, sterilizes the virus through the UV-C, and blocks fine dust when an entrance door is opened, thereby providing convenience to standby passengers.

Description

Smart Bus Shelter with functions to block the inflow of fine dust and sterilize viruses

The present invention relates to a bus shelter (stop) where a bus stops, and more particularly, to a smart bus shelter equipped with a fine dust inflow blocking function and a virus sterilization function.

Recently, the problem of fine dust contained in the atmosphere is at a serious level and is gradually intensifying.

In particular, the nitrogen dioxide concentration in the central lane of the bus stop is 2.5 to 5.3 times the average air quality concentration in the downtown area.

In addition, concerns are growing about the exposure of passengers to vehicle emissions from traffic environments, including those in high traffic areas, roadside walkways, giving or working in areas adjacent to roads, bicycling and waiting for public transport. Due to the increase in respiratory diseases caused by prolonged exposure of citizens using public transportation to air pollution, the interest of local governments and public institutions is increasing.

In addition, recently, due to the epidemic of viruses such as Corona virus-19 (COVID-19), a virus sterilization function in a small multi-use facility such as a bus stop is required, but an alternative to this is insufficient.

Therefore, it is required to find a way to improve the air quality around the bus stop and sterilize the virus.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve air quality by sucking internal air inside, and a smart bus shelter that sterilizes viruses through short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV-C) is to provide.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a smart bus shelter includes: a shelter body having at least one surface open; and a UV air conditioning unit installed in the shelter body to improve air quality by sucking air inside the shelter body to the inside, and sterilize viruses through short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV-C).

In addition, the UV air conditioning unit may increase the air pressure inside the shelter body to perform a positive pressure function to prevent external air from flowing into the shelter body.

In addition, the UV air conditioning unit, provided in the front, a primary filter (Pre-filter) for primary filtering the air flowing into the interior; a porous ceramic filter agent provided at the rear end of the primary filter to primarily collect dust and foreign substances contained in the air that has passed through the primary filter; UV lamps provided inside or outside the porous ceramic filter media to sterilize viruses contained in the internal air of the shelter body or the air that has passed through the primary filter; and an activated carbon filter that is provided at the rear end of the porous ceramic filter medium to secondaryly collect dust and foreign substances.

And, in the UV air conditioning unit, the inner surface of the porous ceramic filter agent on which the UV lamp is disposed may be coated with a photocatalyst of a predetermined thickness so as to improve the disinfection and sterilization effect.

In addition, the UV air conditioning unit may be provided inside a chair for a bus shelter.

And according to an embodiment of the present invention, the smart bus shelter may further include an air quality indicator provided inside the shelter body to measure the air quality of the internal air of the shelter body and display the measurement result to the outside. .

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a smart bus shelter includes: an entrance door provided in a sliding manner on an open surface of the shelter body; and an air curtain generating unit provided on the upper side or side of the access door and generating an air curtain to block fine dust when the access door is opened.

In addition, the air curtain generating unit is to prevent the air curtain formed over the area of the open access door from being generated toward the front of the access door, so that fine dust contained in the outside air is introduced into the interior of the shelter body. can

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a smart bus shelter includes: an image collecting unit for collecting image information inside the shelter body; And based on the collected image information, it is determined whether there are waiting passengers inside the shelter body, and when there are waiting passengers inside the shelter body, the illuminance of the UV lamp is lowered than when there are no waiting passengers inside the shelter body. It may further include; a processor for controlling relatively brighter.

And according to an embodiment of the present invention, the smart bus shelter may include a solar panel installed on the upper side of the shelter body.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present invention, the air pressure inside the shelter is increased to prevent outside air from flowing into the shelter body, the air quality is improved by sucking the inside air inside, and the short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV-C) ), by sterilizing the virus, it is possible to provide convenience to waiting passengers.

In addition, according to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide convenience to waiting passengers by blocking fine dust when the entrance door is opened.

1 is a perspective view of a smart bus shelter according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a plan view of a smart bus shelter according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 to 4 are views provided for the description of the UV air conditioning unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a view provided for the description of an air curtain generating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and
6 is a diagram provided for explanation of a processor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 2 are diagrams provided for explanation of a smart bus shelter according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a smart bus shelter according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the smart bus shelter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The smart bus shelter according to this embodiment is provided to improve air quality by sucking internal air inside, and to sterilize viruses through short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV-C) to provide convenience to waiting passengers.

To this end, the present smart bus shelter includes a shelter body 100 , a UV air conditioning unit 200 , an entrance door 300 , an air curtain generating unit 400 , an air quality indicator light (not shown), and an image collection unit 600 . , a processor 700 and a solar panel.

The shelter body 100 is implemented as a facility providing an internal space, and is formed so that at least one side is open, so that waiting passengers can wait for the bus in an internal space separated from the outside.

The UV air conditioning unit 200 is installed in the shelter body 100 to increase the air pressure inside the shelter body 100 to prevent external air from flowing into the shelter body 100. To perform a positive pressure function. At the same time, it is provided to improve the air quality by sucking the internal air of the shelter body 100 to the inside, and to sterilize the virus through short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV-C).

In this case, the UV air conditioning unit 200 includes a wall mounted UV air conditioning unit (not shown) mounted on the wall of the shelter body 100, and a ceiling type UV air conditioning unit 200- that is embedded or mounted on the ceiling of the shelter body 100. 1), it may be implemented as a chair-type UV air conditioning unit 200-2 provided inside a chair for a bus shelter.

The access door 300 may be provided on an open surface of the shelter body 100 in a sliding manner.

That is, when both sides of the shelter body 100 are opened as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 2 , the access doors 300 are also provided on both open sides of the shelter body 100 .

Specifically, the access door 300 is provided with a motion sensor, so that when a waiting passenger stands in front of the access door 300 , the access door 300 is automatically opened or an open switch is provided around the access door 300 . , it may be implemented so that the access door 300 is opened through an open switch.

The air curtain generating unit 400 may be provided on the upper side or the side of the access door 300 to generate an air curtain to block fine dust when the access door 300 is opened.

For example, in the air curtain generating unit 400 , the air curtain is generated toward the front of the entrance door 300 , so that fine dust contained in the outside air does not flow into the inside of the shelter body 100 . can prevent it

An air quality indicator (not shown) is provided inside the shelter body 100 to measure the air quality of the internal air of the shelter body 100, and a plurality of LEDs having a unique color are provided to display the measurement results to the outside can do.

Specifically, the air quality indicator light (not shown) may be provided with a fine dust measurement sensor that measures the fine dust concentration of the internal air of the shelter body 100, and is based on the third grade ( A unique color indicator may be turned on according to a preset grade such as good, normal, bad) or 4 grade (good, normal, bad, very bad).

That is, for example, the air quality indicator (not shown) is, when the air quality of the internal air is good grade, the green LED is turned on, in the case of the normal grade, the yellow LED is turned on, and in the case of the bad grade, the orange LED is turned on It is lit, and in the case of a very poor grade, the air quality of the air inside the shelter body 100 may be displayed in such a way that a red LED is turned on.

The image collection unit 600 may be implemented as a CCTV camera, etc., and may be installed above or outside the shelter body 100 to collect image information inside or around the shelter body 100 .

The processor 700 is provided to handle all matters of the smart bus shelter.

For example, the processor 700 determines whether there is a waiting passenger inside the shelter body 100 based on the image information collected through the image collection unit 600 , and waits inside the shelter body 100 . When there is a passenger, the illuminance of the UV lamp 230 can be controlled to be relatively brighter than when there is no waiting passenger inside the shelter body 100 .

The solar panel may be installed above the shelter body 100 .

On the other hand, the smart bus shelter includes a shelter body 100 , a UV air conditioning unit 200 , an entrance door 300 , an air curtain generating unit 400 , an air quality indicator light (not shown), an image collection unit 600 , and a processor In addition to 700 and the solar panel, an ambient wind speed measurement unit 900, a communication unit (not shown) and a power supply unit (or battery unit) may be additionally provided.

The ambient wind speed measuring unit 900 may be installed outside the shelter body 100 to measure the wind speed direction and wind speed strength around the shelter body 100 .

At this time, the result measured from the ambient wind speed measurement unit 900 may be transmitted to the processor 700 and reflected in the operation of the air curtain generating unit 400 , a more detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. 6 . decide to do

The communication unit may receive information necessary for the processor 700 to operate or may transmit information to the outside.

For example, the communication unit may receive weather information from an external server such as the Meteorological Administration and transmit it to the processor 700 .

The power supply unit may be connected to an external power supply line and a solar panel to supply power required for the components of the smart bus shelter to operate.

The battery unit may be connected to the solar panel to charge power, and may supply power to components when the power supply unit does not operate normally.

3 to 4 are views provided for the description of the UV air conditioning unit 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the UV air conditioning unit 200 , and FIG. 4 is a view showing the internal structure of the UV air conditioning unit 200 .

The UV air conditioning unit 200 according to this embodiment is installed in the shelter body 100 , and increases the air pressure inside the shelter body 100 to prevent external air from flowing into the shelter body 100 . ) function, while improving the air quality by sucking the internal air of the shelter body 100 to the inside, and sterilizing the virus through UV-C, the inlet 210 for sucking the internal air of the shelter body 100 ), the outlet 220 through which the internal air of the UV air conditioning unit 200 is discharged to the shelter body 100, the UV lamp 230, the primary filter 240, the porous ceramic filter medium 250 and the activated carbon filter 260 ) can be provided.

The UV lamp 230 may be provided inside or outside the UV air conditioning unit 200 to sterilize the virus contained in the air.

That is, the UV lamp 230 may be provided outside the UV air conditioning unit 200 to simultaneously perform a virus sterilization function and a lighting function, or may be provided inside the UV air conditioning unit 200 to perform a virus sterilization function.

Specifically, for example, the UV air conditioning unit 200 is implemented as a wall mounted UV air conditioning unit mounted on the wall of the shelter body 100 or a ceiling type UV air conditioning unit embedded or mounted on the ceiling of the shelter body 100 . In this case, when the UV lamp 230 is provided outside the UV air conditioning unit 200 and the UV air conditioning unit 200 is implemented as a chair-type UV air conditioning unit provided inside a chair for a bus shelter, the UV lamp 230 . may be provided inside the UV air conditioning unit 200 .

The primary filter 240 may be provided at the front end of the UV air conditioning unit 200 to primarily filter the air flowing into the inside through the inlet 210 .

The porous ceramic filter agent 250 may be provided at the rear end of the primary filter 240 to primarily collect dust and foreign substances contained in the air that has passed through the primary filter 240 .

At this time, the UV lamp 230 may be provided inside the porous ceramic filter medium 250 , and in this case, it is possible to sterilize the virus contained in the air that has passed through the primary filter 240 .

In addition, the porous ceramic filter medium 250 is formed of a photocatalyst coating surface 251 in which the inner surface of the porous ceramic filter medium 250 on which the UV lamp 230 is disposed is coated with a photocatalyst of a predetermined thickness, disinfection and It can improve the sterilization effect.

The activated carbon filter 260 may be provided at the rear end of the porous ceramic filter medium 250 to collect secondary dust and foreign substances.

5 is a diagram provided for the description of the air curtain generating unit 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram provided for the description of the processor 700 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The air curtain generating unit 400 is provided in plurality, and a plurality of air curtain generating units 400 provided around one entrance door 300 may form a group.

Specifically, the air curtain generating unit 400 is formed over the area of the open access door 300 by operating the air curtain generating units 400 forming each group together, and the front side of the access door 300 ( By creating an air curtain facing the front, it is possible to prevent fine dust contained in the outside air from flowing into the shelter body 100 .

Specifically, the air curtain generating unit 400 may generate an air curtain toward the front of the access door 300 by operating when the access door 300 is opened.

In this case, the processor 700 may control the air pressure emitted by the air curtain generating unit 400 when generating the air curtain by using the ambient wind measurement result measured by the ambient wind speed measuring unit 900 .

That is, when the ambient wind blows toward the entrance door 300, the processor 700 controls the air pressure emitted by the air curtain generating unit 400 to generate the air curtain relatively stronger than when there is no ambient wind. , when the ambient wind blows in the opposite direction of the entrance door 300 , it is possible to control the emitted air pressure to be relatively weaker than when there is no ambient wind. In this case, the intensity of the controlled air pressure may be adjusted according to the intensity of the ambient wind.

Through this, the air curtain generating unit 400, it is possible to reduce the power consumption required to discharge the air.

In summary, when the access door 300 is provided on both sides of the shelter body 100, the ambient wind speed measurement unit 900 individually measures the direction and intensity of the ambient wind blowing on both sides of the access door. 300 may be provided on both sides of the provided side, respectively.

Through this, the processor 700 may receive the measurement result individually from each ambient wind speed measurement unit 900 , and the grouped air curtain generating units 400 provided around each entrance door 300 . By controlling each access door 300, the air pressure emitted by each group can be individually controlled, so that when the access door 300 is opened, fine dust is blocked, providing convenience to waiting passengers, and additionally releasing air It is possible to reduce the power consumption required for

Meanwhile, the processor 700 may determine whether there is a waiting passenger in the shelter body 100 based on the image information collected through the image collection unit 600 .

Specifically, the processor 700 determines whether there is a waiting passenger inside the shelter body 100 based on the collected image information, and when there is a waiting passenger inside the shelter body 100, the UV lamp ( 230) can be controlled to be relatively brighter than when there is no waiting passenger inside the shelter body 100.

For example, the processor 700 adjusts the illuminance of the UV lamp 230 when there is a waiting passenger inside the shelter body 100 compared to the case where there is no waiting passenger inside the shelter body 100 by about 10%. It can be controlled brightly, providing convenience to waiting passengers.

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and it is common in the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications may be made by those having the knowledge of, of course, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present invention.

100: shelter body
200: UV air conditioning unit
210: inlet
220: outlet
230: UV lamp
240: primary filter
250: porous ceramic filter medium
251: photocatalyst coated surface
260: activated carbon filter
300: entrance door
400: air curtain generating unit
600: image acquisition unit
700 : processor
800: solar panel
900: ambient wind speed measurement unit

Claims (10)

a shelter body having at least one surface open; and
A UV air conditioning unit that is installed in the shelter body, improves air quality by sucking the internal air of the shelter body inside, and sterilizes viruses through short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV-C);
UV air conditioning unit,
It performs a positive pressure function that increases the air pressure inside the shelter body to prevent outside air from flowing into the shelter body.
UV air conditioning unit,
a primary filter provided at the front end to primary filter the air flowing into the interior (Pre-filter);
a porous ceramic filter agent that is provided at the rear end of the primary filter and primarily collects dust and foreign substances contained in the air that has passed through the primary filter;
UV lamps provided inside or outside the porous ceramic filter media to sterilize viruses contained in the internal air of the shelter body or the air that has passed through the primary filter; and
An activated carbon filter that is provided at the rear end of the porous ceramic filter medium and collects dust and foreign substances secondarily;
UV air conditioning unit,
In order to improve the disinfection and sterilization effect, the inner surface of the porous ceramic filter medium on which the UV lamp is disposed is coated with a photocatalyst of a predetermined thickness,
smart bus shelter,
an access door provided in a sliding manner on an open surface of the shelter body; and
It further includes; an air curtain generating unit that is provided on the upper side or the side of the entrance door and generates an air curtain to block fine dust when the entrance door is opened,
Air curtain generating unit,
An air curtain that is formed over the area of the open access door is created toward the front of the access door to prevent fine dust contained in the outside air from entering the inside of the shelter body,
smart bus shelter,
an image collecting unit that collects image information inside the shelter body; and
Based on the collected image information, it is determined whether there are waiting passengers inside the shelter body, and when there are waiting passengers inside the shelter body, the illuminance of the UV lamp is relatively higher than when there are no waiting passengers inside the shelter body. A processor to control brighter with; further comprising,
smart bus shelter,
When the access door is provided on both sides of the shelter body, the ambient wind speed measuring unit is provided on both sides of the provided access door, and separately measures the direction and intensity of the ambient wind blowing on both sides; further comprising,
smart bus shelter,
an air quality indicator provided inside the shelter body to measure the air quality of the internal air of the shelter body and display the measurement result to the outside; and
A solar panel installed on the upper side of the shelter body; further comprising,
UV air conditioning unit,
It is provided inside the chair for the bus shelter, and the UV lamp is provided inside the UV air conditioning unit.
The processor is
According to the ambient wind measurement result measured by the ambient wind speed measurement unit, when the ambient wind blows toward the entrance door, the pressure of the air discharged by the air curtain generation unit to create the air curtain is relatively stronger than when there is no ambient wind. and control so that when the ambient wind blows in the opposite direction of the entrance door, the discharged air pressure is relatively weaker than when there is no ambient wind,
When the measurement result is individually received from each ambient wind speed measuring unit, by controlling the grouped air curtain generating units provided around each access door for each access door, the air pressure emitted for each group of the air curtain generating units is individually Smart bus shelter, characterized in that it is controlled.

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