KR20030068073A - Air cleaner with tooth brush sterilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air cleaner having a toothbrush dryer inside is provided to dry and sterilize a toothbrush by a series of operating programs and enable the dehumidification, purification and sterilization of an indoor air. CONSTITUTION: The air cleaner comprises: a toothbrush drying section(10) which sterilizes and purifies an indoor air; an air purifying section(30) which has a main body(32) equipped with the toothbrush drying section(10) and sterilizes, filters and dehumidifies the air introduced into the main body(32); a sterilizing section(50) which is provided with an ultraviolet ray lamp(54) disposed in the main body(32) for sterilizing both a toothbrush mounted on the toothbrush drying section(10) and the air introduced into the main body(32); and a control section(90) which operates the toothbrush drying section(10), the air purifying section(30) and the sterilizing section(50) according to a time schedule.

Description

Air Cleaner with Toothbrush Dryer {AIR CLEANER WITH TOOTH BRUSH STERILIZER}

The present invention relates to an air cleaner having a built-in toothbrush dryer, and more particularly, by adding a toothbrush dryer for sterilizing and drying the toothbrush to an air cleaner having a dehumidification function, the air cleaning and the toothbrush sterilization are improved. It relates to an air purifier having a toothbrush dryer.

As the public's interest in health increased, the level of awareness of hygiene also increased, and various household sterilization and disinfection devices appeared.

Home disinfection devices appeared as described above is generally using the characteristics of the ultraviolet, the characteristics of the ultraviolet appears different depending on the length of the wavelength. That is, the shorter the wavelength, the stronger the energy, the weaker the penetration, and the higher the unit energy than visible light. In addition, the energy may kill bacteria or cause chemical reactions, and may change oxygen in the air into ozone.

Such characteristics of ultraviolet rays include a toothbrush dryer and an air cleaner for dehumidifying and purifying indoor air. That is, the toothbrush dryer is equipped with an ultraviolet lamp for generating ultraviolet rays to sterilize and disinfect the toothbrush, and the air cleaner also has a lamp for generating ultraviolet rays for removing odors of various purification filters, suppressing propagation of microorganisms, and sterilizing. Doing.

However, in the past, the toothbrush dryer was used in a toilet or a washroom, but moisture or odor generated in the washroom or the toilet was removed by simply discharging it to the outside using a fan.

Therefore, mold and various bacteria propagate due to moisture in washrooms and toilets, thereby inhibiting the hygiene of the room, and the effect of disinfecting and disinfecting toothbrushes by a toothbrush dryer is also reduced.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, the air cleaner with a built-in toothbrush dryer improved to enable the dehumidification, purification and sterilization of the indoor air at the same time to dry and sterilize the toothbrush by a series of operating programs. The purpose is to provide.

1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the structure of an air cleaner with a toothbrush dryer according to the present invention;

2 is a control signal flow diagram of an air cleaner with a toothbrush dryer according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a flow chart of the operation of a built-in toothbrush dryer according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10 .... toothbrush dryer 12 .. toothbrush mount

14 ..... open / close means 16 ..... open / close detection sensor

30 ..... Air Purifying Unit

34 ..... suction fan 36 ..... heater

38 ..... Filtration filter 50 ..... Sterilization unit

52 ..... Temperature sensor 90 ..... Control part

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, in the device for sterilizing and purifying the air in the room, equipped with an opening and closing means and the toothbrush mounting to which the toothbrush is mounted and the opening and closing detection sensor for detecting the opening and closing of the toothbrush mounting of the opening and closing means Toothbrush drying unit provided; A main body having the toothbrush mounting stand, a suction fan installed in the main body to suck air into the main body from the outside, a heater for heating the air sucked by the suction fan, and a filtration filter for filtering the air heated by the heater Air purification unit provided with; And a sterilization unit installed in the main body and having a temperature sensor for sensing an indoor temperature and a sterilization unit installed in the main body and having a toothbrush of the toothbrush mounting unit and an ultraviolet lamp sterilizing the filtration filter and air. Provide an air cleaner.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the structure of an air cleaner with a toothbrush dryer according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a control signal of the air cleaner with a toothbrush dryer according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a flowchart of operation of the air cleaner according to the toothbrush dryer.

1 to 3, there is shown an air cleaner 1 incorporating a toothbrush dryer according to the present invention. The structure thereof is as follows.

The air cleaner 1 having a built-in toothbrush dryer according to the present invention includes a toothbrush dryer 10, an air purifier 30, a sterilizer 50, and a controller 90. (10) will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the toothbrush drying unit 10 includes a toothbrush mount 12 to which a wet toothbrush is mounted after use, and an opening and closing means 14 for opening and closing the toothbrush mount 12. The opening and closing detection sensor 16 is fixed to the inside of the toothbrush mount 12 so as to detect the opening and closing state of the opening and closing means 14.

Next, the air purification unit 30 will be described.

The air purifying unit 30 includes a main body 32, a suction fan 34, a heater 36, and a filtration filter 38. The main body 32 has a toothbrush mounted on the toothbrush mounting unit 10. A stand 12 is built in and fixed, and a suction fan 34 is provided inside the main body 32 to suck air outside the main body 32 into the main body 32.

In addition, a heater 36 is installed inside the main body 32 adjacent to the suction fan 34, and the heater 36 is sucked into the main body 32 by the suction fan 34. The air is selectively heated.

In addition, a filtration filter 38 is installed inside the main body 32 to remove foreign substances in the air by filtering the air sucked by the suction fan 34 and selectively heated by the heater 36 as described above. It is.

At this time, the suction fan 34 serves to circulate air so that the air is sucked into the main body 32 from the outside and discharged to the outside of the main body 32 again through the heater 36, the filtration filter 38, and the like. .

On the other hand, the body 32 is provided with a sterilization unit 50 for sterilizing the toothbrush, the filtration filter 38 and the circulated air of the toothbrush mount 12, the structure will be described below. .

As shown in FIG. 1, the sterilization unit 50 installed in the main body 32 includes an ultraviolet lamp 54 and a temperature sensor 52, and the ultraviolet lamp 54 is the toothbrush mounting stand. Toothbrush and filtration filter 38 attached to the (12) is installed in the main body 32 to be sterilized, the temperature sensor 52 is installed in the main body 32 to sense the temperature of the room.

That is, the ultraviolet ray lamp 54 is disposed in the main body 32 so that ultraviolet rays generated from the ultraviolet ray lamp 54 can be irradiated to the toothbrush and the filtration filter 38 mounted on the toothbrush mount 12. At this time, the air sucked into the main body 32 by the suction fan 34 and heated by the heater 36 to be dehumidified is irradiated with ultraviolet rays before being filtered by the filtration filter 38.

Next, the control unit 90 will be described.

The control unit 90 operates the toothbrush drying unit 10, the air purifying unit 30, and the sterilizing unit 50 on a time schedule preprogrammed in the control unit 90 as follows.

That is, as shown in Figure 2 is electrically connected to the control unit 90, the control unit 90 is composed of a control panel and a control computer applied to a general toothbrush dryer or an air cleaner.

In addition, the control unit 90 is electrically connected to the opening and closing detection sensor 16, the suction fan 34, the heater 36, the temperature sensor 52, the ultraviolet lamp 54 and the like described above, manual operation It is configured to have a manual operation stage 92 for the display device 94, such as a liquid crystal panel or monitor to visually show the operating state.

That is, the control unit 90 controls the suction fan 34, the heater 36, and the temperature by the signals from the open / close detection sensor 16 and the temperature sensor 52 and the operation of the manual operation stage 92. The detection sensor 52 and the ultraviolet lamp 54 are selectively operated.

The operation of the air cleaner 1 incorporating a toothbrush dryer according to the present invention configured as described above will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 3, when power is supplied to the air cleaner 1 in which the toothbrush dryer is built, the temperature sensor 52 installed in the main body 32 to detect the temperature of the room is operated. The temperature sensor 52 compares the temperature set value set in the vehicle body with the temperature of the room and transmits the result to the controller 90.

The controller 90 receiving the temperature signal from the temperature sensor 52 as described above is the opening and closing means 14 of the toothbrush drying unit 10 when the indoor temperature is lower than the set value of the temperature sensor 52. The suction fan 34, the heater 36, and the ultraviolet lamp 54 are operated in an automatic mode selectively operated by a time schedule depending on whether the door is opened or closed.

That is, when the indoor temperature is lower than the set value of the temperature sensor 52, and the opening and closing means 14 of the toothbrush drying unit 10 is closed, the suction fan 34, the heater 36, and the ultraviolet lamp All 54 are operated by time schedule.

Therefore, indoor air is sucked into the main body 32 by the suction fan 34, and the air sucked as described above is heated and dehumidified by the heater 36, and ultraviolet rays emitted from the ultraviolet lamp 54. After being sterilized by the filter, the filter is purified through the filter 38 and supplied to the room again. At this time, the toothbrush mounted on the filtration filter 38 and the toothbrush mounting 12 is also sterilized by ultraviolet rays.

On the other hand, if the indoor temperature is higher than the set value of the temperature sensor 52, the control unit 90 according to the operation of the manual operation stage 92, the suction fan 34, the heater 36, and the ultraviolet lamp ( 54) is activated selectively.

That is, if the indoor temperature is higher than the set value of the temperature sensor 52, the operation of the manual operation stage 92 is operated in the automatic mode described above, and if the manual operation stage 92 is not operated, the time schedule is Only the ultraviolet lamp 54 is activated by this.

In this case, when the opening and closing means 14 is opened, the ultraviolet lamp 54 stops operating.

Therefore, the ultraviolet lamp 54 operates only when the opening and closing means 14 is closed, which is a kind of user protection function for preventing the user from being damaged by ultraviolet light.

On the other hand, the time schedule is a set value built in the control unit 90 by which the suction fan 34, the heater 36, the ultraviolet lamp 54, etc. are selectively operated for a predetermined time. For example, in the automatic mode in which the suction fan 34, the heater 36, and the ultraviolet lamp 54 are all operated, the suction fan 34, the heater 36, and only for a set time (1 hour), and The ultraviolet lamp 54 is activated and then stops operating, and is then configured to be reactivated as the room temperature changes again.

In addition, when the indoor temperature is higher than the set value of the temperature sensor 52, the ultraviolet ray lamp 54 is configured to operate only at a predetermined cycle (10 minutes every hour) unless the manual operation stage 92 is operated.

The time schedule as described above may be varied according to the ambient conditions in which the air cleaner 1 having a built-in toothbrush dryer is installed, and the operating state of the air cleaner 1 having the toothbrush dryer is controlled in the controller 90. It is manifested to the user by an electrically connected display device 94.

The air cleaner 1 having a built-in toothbrush dryer according to the present invention described above may implement a toothbrush sterilization function and a sterilization function of the air cleaner by the ultraviolet lamp 54 at the same time to facilitate the user's convenience.

In addition, by installing a single UV lamp 54 for two purposes it can be equipped with a complex function in a simpler structure.

According to the present invention as described above, by implementing a toothbrush disinfection function and sterilization function of the air cleaner by a single UV lamp 54 at the same time to provide a complex function in a simpler structure to facilitate the user's convenience, The power consumption can also be reduced.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to particular embodiments, it will be appreciated that the invention can be varied and modified without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated that those skilled in the art can easily know.

Claims (7)

In the device for sterilizing the air in the room, Toothbrush drying unit 10 for sterilizing, drying the toothbrush is mounted; An air purifying unit (30) having a main body (32) having the toothbrush drying unit (10) to sterilize, filter, and dehumidify air introduced into the main body (32) from the room; A sterilization unit (50) installed in the main body (32) and having an ultraviolet lamp (54) for simultaneously sterilizing the toothbrush mounted on the toothbrush drying unit (10) and the air flowing into the main body (32); And Toothbrush dryer 10, the air purifier 30, and the sterilization unit 50, the air cleaner containing a toothbrush dryer, characterized in that it comprises a control unit for operating by a time schedule. The method of claim 1, wherein the toothbrush drying unit 10, Toothbrush mounting 12 having an opening and closing means 14 and the toothbrush is mounted; and Toothbrush mounting unit 12 of the opening and closing means 14, the opening and closing detection sensor for detecting the opening and closing of the opening; The method of claim 1, wherein the air purification unit 30, A main body 32 in which the toothbrush mount 12 is installed; A suction fan (34) installed in the main body (32) to suck air into the main body (32) from the outside; A heater 36 for heating and dehumidifying the air sucked by the suction fan 34; And And a filtration filter (38) for filtering the air dehumidified by the heater (36). The air cleaner of claim 1, wherein the sterilization unit (50) includes a temperature sensor (52) installed in the main body (32) to sense room temperature. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit (90) detects that the indoor temperature is less than or equal to the set value of the temperature sensor (52) and the opening and closing means (14) is closed by the opening and closing detection sensor (16). Tooth cleaner and built-in air cleaners, characterized in that by operating the heater 36 and the suction fan 34 by the time schedule together with the ultraviolet lamp (54). The air cleaner of claim 1, wherein the controller (90) operates only the ultraviolet lamp (54) by a time schedule when the room temperature is greater than or equal to a set value of the temperature sensor (52). The toothbrush dryer of claim 1, wherein the controller 90 operates the ultraviolet lamp 54 only when the opening and closing means 14 is closed by the opening and closing detection sensor 16. Air cleaner with a built-in.