KR200415004Y1 - Air Cleaner Having Room Temperature Control Function - Google Patents

Abstract

After purifying and dehumidifying the air by inhaling it from the outside, an air purifier is provided which heats or cools the filtered air and discharges it into the room.

Air cleaner according to the present invention, the inlet and the outlet is formed casing; A blower that sucks the outside air through the suction port and then discharges the air through the discharge port; Filtering means coupled to the inlet, to filter the air passing through the inlet; Dehumidifying means coupled to the inlet port, dehumidifying the air passing through the inlet; It is configured to include a temperature control means provided in the casing to adjust the temperature of the air passing through the casing.

The air purifier according to the present invention not only can clean the air cleanly, but can also control the room temperature and humidity, and has the advantage of cooling and heating the air with less energy.

Air, clean, cooling, heating, dehumidification, evaporation

Description

Air Cleaner Having Room Temperature Control Function

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of a conventional air cleaner.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of an air cleaner according to the present invention.

3 is a perspective view of the cooling means of the air cleaner according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A shown in FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a shape in which the heating means is provided in the air cleaner according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100 casing 110 inlet

120: exhaust port 130: exhaust port

140: blower 200: filtering means

210: strainer 220: filtration filter

300: dehumidification means 400: cooling means

410: water supply section 422: dry channel

424: wet channel 430: direct evaporation pad

The present invention relates to an air cleaner having a function of controlling the temperature of the room, and more particularly, by sucking air from the outside and filtering the air, and then cooling the filtered air by a heating means for heating the filtered air or a regenerative evaporation method. An air cleaner comprising a cooling means.

The air in the room is all the airflow generated from the opening and closing of the door, the movement of the occupants, and the ventilation through the window.In winter or in bad weather, the air is not ventilated through the window. Such stagnant air causes respiratory diseases, allergic skin diseases, headaches, and the like, which causes very unpleasant and harmful effects on the human body.

Therefore, in general, the circulation of air is essential in the living spaces and work spaces where people live, and all buildings have a ventilation system that is designed and installed by a prescribed law such as a building law. It can be divided into circulation type and forced circulation type and almost all houses such as public buildings, multi-unit houses and single-family houses are merged and installed.

Natural circulation is limited in the total amount of air circulation because the ventilation of the indoor air is not enough, the forced circulation ventilation system, that is, the air cleaner is configured to increase the amount of circulation of the air mechanically.

Hereinafter, a conventional air cleaner will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of a conventional air cleaner.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional air cleaner includes a casing 10 having an inlet 12 and an outlet 14, and foreign substances and harmful substances contained in air introduced from the outside by being coupled to the inlet 12. It comprises a filter net for removing gas and the like 20 and the filtration filter 30, and a blower for introducing the outside air through the suction port 12 and discharged to the discharge port (14).

The sieve 20 serves to firstly remove foreign substances, such as hair or fibrous dust, that are somewhat large among foreign substances present in the air introduced from the outside, and the filtration filter 30 is firstly removed by the sieve 20. It plays a role in removing fine foreign matter such as micro dust and mites in the air. In this case, a carbon filter (not shown) for removing various odors, harmful gases, nicotine, and the like in the air may be further provided.

When the blower 40 is operated, air outside the casing 10 is filtered by the strainer 20 and the filtration filter 30 while being introduced into the casing 10 through the inlet 12, and then the outlet 14 ), The indoor air is cleaned.

However, the conventional air cleaner having the structure as described above merely has a function of filtering air, and thus cannot cool the air temperature or adjust the humidity, so that the user can adjust the air conditioner and the room humidity to control the air temperature. There was an inconvenience in that a separate humidifier to adjust.

As described above, in addition to the air cleaner, there is a problem in that it is expensive to provide a separate air conditioner and a humidifier, and energy consumption is increased to operate each device.

The present invention is proposed to solve the above problems, it is an object to provide an air cleaner that can not only clean the air clean, but also to control the room temperature and humidity with less energy.

Air cleaner according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

A casing inlet and outlet are formed;

A blower that sucks the outside air through the suction port and then discharges the air through the discharge port;

Filtering means coupled to the inlet port to filter air passing through the inlet port;

Dehumidifying means coupled to the inlet port, dehumidifying the air passing through the inlet;

Temperature adjusting means provided in the casing to adjust a temperature of air passing through the casing;

It is configured to include.

The temperature control means is applied as a heating means for heating the air.

In addition, the temperature control means, the wet channel through which the air introduced into the casing passes, the wet channel through which a part of the air flows out from the gun channel passes through, and the water supply to the inside of the wet channel; It may be applied as a cooling means including a water supply.

The dry channel and the wet channel are alternately arranged in parallel with each other.

In addition, a cooling fin is provided inside the dry channel and the wet channel to increase a heat transfer rate. In this case, the cooling fins provided in the wet channel may be alternately disposed with the flow direction of the water so that the contact area with the water supplied from the water supply part is increased, and the water hole is formed to evenly distribute the water on the surface.

In addition, a direct evaporation pad is provided at the outlet side of the gun channel.

The dehumidification means is applied to a dehumidification filter comprising any one or more of zeolite, activated carbon, diatomaceous earth, silica gel, starch, bentonite, alumina.

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

2 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of an air cleaner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air purifier according to the present invention includes a casing 100 having an inlet 110 and an outlet 120 formed therein so that external air may pass through the inside, and an outside through the inlet 110. A blower 140 that sucks air and discharges it through the outlet 120, a filtering means 200 that is coupled to the inlet 110 around which outside air is introduced and filters the air passing through the inlet 110, and an inlet The dehumidifying means 300 coupled to the periphery 110 to dehumidify the air passing through the suction port 110 and is provided between the discharge port 120 and the blower 140 is discharged to the discharge port 120 through the casing 100. It comprises a cooling means 400 for cooling the air.

The filtering means 200 includes a sieve 210 for filtering firstly foreign matters such as hair or fibrous dust among the foreign matter present in the air introduced from the outside, and poles in the air first removed by the sieve 210. It comprises a filtration filter 220 for removing fine foreign matter such as fine dust and mites. In this case, the filtration filter 220 for filtering fine dust in the air is similar in structure and function to the filtration filter 220 applied to a conventional air cleaner, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the dehumidifying means 300 is manufactured to include a zeolite that absorbs moisture in the air, and serves to remove moisture in the air passing through the filtering means 200. In this case, the dehumidifying means 300 may be manufactured to include one or more of various materials having dehumidifying power such as activated carbon, diatomaceous earth, silica gel, starch, bentonite, and alumina in addition to zeolite. In this embodiment, the zeolite has an effect of about 20 times superior to other materials in repetitive regeneration ability and moisture absorption rate, and is included in the dehumidification means 300. And if necessary, by installing titanium oxide or a glass filter on both sides of the dehumidifying means 300 can have both the dust collection capacity and the deodorizing ability.

In addition, the dehumidifying means 300 applied to the present invention, as well as the filter structure shown in this embodiment can be changed to various kinds of dehumidifying members and devices.

The configuration and operation of the cooling means 400 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a perspective view of the cooling means of the air cleaner according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cooling means 400 applied to the air cleaner according to the present invention includes air introduced into the casing 100 by the blower 140 and discharged toward the outlet 120. The wet channel through which the main flow air a1 passes through the gun channel 422 through which the main flow air a1 passes, and is separated from the gun channel 422 by the diaphragm 426. 424 and a water supply unit 410 for supplying water (w) into the wet channel (424).

Water (w) supplied into the wet channel (424) is evaporated by the air passing through the wet channel (424), so that the temperature inside the wet channel (424) is lowered by the latent heat of evaporated water (w) The air inside the gun channel 422 in contact with the wet channel 424 is also cooled and discharged through the outlet 120.

The dry channel 422 and the wet channel 424 are alternately arranged in parallel so as to be in contact with each other so that heat exchange can occur more effectively, and increase the heat transfer rate inside the dry channel 422 and the wet channel 424. In order to achieve this, a dry channel cooling fin 423 and a wet channel cooling fin 425 made of a material having a high heat transfer rate such as aluminum are provided.

The dry channel cooling fin 423 and the wet channel cooling fin 425 are formed in a plate shape bent several times, and the longitudinal direction thereof is disposed in parallel with the flow direction of the air so as not to interfere with the flow of the air. At this time, the water supply unit 410 for supplying water (w) to the wet channel 424, the water supply is provided on the upper side of the wet channel 424 to distribute the water (w) evenly to each wet channel cooling fin 425. Water (W) is injected through the pipe 412 toward the broad surface of the wet channel cooling fin 425, that is, the direction perpendicular to the flow of air. In addition, the wet channel cooling fin 425 has a plurality of penetrating in the thickness direction so that the water (w) can be evenly distributed in the lower portion as well as the upper portion where the water (w) is directly injected from the water supply pipe (412). A water hole h is formed. As such, when the water hole h is formed in the wet channel cooling fin 425, the water w may be delivered to all parts, and the water w injected from the water supply pipe 412 may not be directly contacted. Water (w) can be distributed even to the bottom surface, it is possible to obtain a more active evaporation effect.

At this time, as the air flowing into the wet channel 424 is dried, the water (w) evaporation effect in the wet channel 424 is increased and thus the cooling performance is improved. The air cleaner according to the present invention has a dehumidifying means 300 ) Is configured to deliver air to the cooling means 400 after dehumidifying the air introduced into the casing 100, and thus the cooling performance is further improved.

In addition, when the cooling air (a2) cooled by the evaporation of the water (w) is introduced into the room, the evaporation pad 430 directly around the outlet 120 to further lower the temperature of the cooling air (a2) ) May be provided. Since the direct evaporative pad 430 is a member that is commonly used in the direct evaporative cooling device, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In this case, when the direct evaporation pad 430 is used, since the humidity of the air flowing into the room is increased, when the humidity of the indoor air is not desired to be increased, the direct evaporation pad 430 may be removed.

The operation of the cooling means 400 is as follows.

Cooling means 400 according to the present invention is configured to block the wet channel 424 by the additional air passage 421 when viewed from the air inlet side, it is transmitted to the cooling means 400 through the blower 140 The main flow air a1 flows only through the gun channel 422, and a part of the main flow air a1 that passes through the gun channel 422 enters the wet channel 424 to allow the main flow air a1 to flow. Flow in the opposite direction, the remaining main flow air (a1) is supplied to the room through the outlet 120.

Water (w) is supplied to the wet channel 424 by the water supply part 410, and the water (w) is lowered through the water hole h processed in the wet channel cooling fin 425. As it flows down, it evenly wets the cooling fin surface of the wet channel 424. On the surface of the wet channel cooling fin 425 moistened with water (w), the water (w) is evaporated by a part of the main flow air (a1) flowing into the wet channel (424), that is, the bleed air (a3). Due to latent heat of evaporation, the temperature of the wet channel cooling fin 425 is lowered, and heat transfer occurs from the dry channel 422 to the wet channel 424 due to the temperature difference between the dry channel 422 and the wet channel 424.

The heat transferred from the dry channel 422 to the wet channel cooling fins 425 maintains the temperature of the wet channel cooling fins 425 relatively higher than the temperature of the additional air (a3), thereby providing the wet channel cooling fins 425. This makes the water (w) evaporation from the surface more vigorous. The additional air a3 passing through the wet channel 424 is an exhaust port 130 (see FIG. 2) formed in the casing 100 through the additional air passage 421 and the additional air hole 428 of the upper plate 427. Exhausted.

The upper and lower portions of the gun channel 422 are blocked by the upper plate 427 and the lower plate 429, respectively, so that the water (w) supplied from the water supply unit 410 does not flow into the dry channel 422 and the wet channel. Supplied only at 424. A bucket 414 is provided at the bottom of the wet channel 424, and the remaining water w of the water w supplied to the wet channel 424 without being evaporated is collected again into the bucket 414, and the bucket 414 is provided. The collected water w is supplied back to the wet channel 424 by the pump 416 and the feed pipe 412.

As described above, the cooling means 400 applied to the present invention is that the additional air (a3) passing through the wet channel 424 to which water (w) is injected is not directly introduced into the room but is cooled by the wet channel 424. Since the cooling air (a2) passing through the channel 422 is introduced into the room, the humidity of the room does not increase even if used for a long time. The advantage is that there is no need to continuously supply water (w).

In addition, since the air cleaner according to the present invention is configured to dehumidify air introduced into the cooling means 400 by using the dehumidifying means 300, the water (w) evaporation efficiency in the moisture channel 424 is improved, Accordingly, it is possible to discharge the air at a lower temperature than the general regenerative cooler.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a shape in which the heating means 500 is provided in the air cleaner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the air cleaner according to the present invention purifies and dehumidifies air introduced into the casing 100 using the filtering means 200 and the dehumidifying means 300, and the heating means 500. It may be configured to be discharged to the outside of the casing 100 after heating using.

At this time, the lower the humidity of the air, the higher the rate of temperature increase due to external heat, so that the air supplied to the heating means 500 after being dehumidified by the dehumidifying means 300 is easily heated by the heat generated by the heating means 500. It has the advantage of being.

In the present embodiment, the heating means 500 is applied to one of the simplest structures including the heating coil 510, but the heating means 500 applied to the present invention is not limited thereto and may be freely changed.

As described above, the present invention has been described in detail using preferred embodiments, but the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments, and should be interpreted by the appended utility model registration claims. In addition, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The air purifier according to the present invention not only can clean the air cleanly, but can also control the room temperature and humidity, and has the advantage of cooling and heating the air with less energy.

In addition, the cooling means applied to the air cleaner according to the present invention does not increase the indoor humidity even if used for a long time has the advantage that the cooling efficiency is increased compared to the general regenerative cooling device.

Claims (8)

A casing 100 in which the inlet port 110 and the outlet port 120 are formed; A blower 140 that sucks the outside air through the suction port 110 and then discharges the air through the discharge port 120; It is coupled to the suction port 110, the filtering means for filtering the air passing through the suction port 110 (200); A dehumidifying means 300 coupled to the inlet 110 and dehumidifying the air passing through the inlet 110; And, Temperature adjusting means provided in the casing 100 to adjust a temperature of air passing through the casing 100; Air cleaner, characterized in that configured to include. According to claim 1, The temperature control means, Air cleaner for heating the air, characterized in that the 500. According to claim 1, The temperature control means, A gun channel 422 through which air introduced into the casing 100 passes, a wet channel 424 formed to contact the gun channel 422, and a part of the air discharged from the gun channel 422, and Air cleaner, characterized in that the cooling means 400 including a water supply unit 410 for supplying water (w) into the wet channel (424). The method of claim 3, wherein The dry channel (422) and the wet channel (424), the air purifier, characterized in that arranged in parallel with each other alternately. The method of claim 3, wherein Cooling fins for increasing the heat transfer rate is provided in the dry channel (422) and the wet channel (424). The method of claim 5, The wet channel cooling fins 425 are provided in the wet channel 424, The contact area with the water (w) supplied from the water supply unit 410 is arranged to cross the flow direction of the water (w), the water hole (h) is formed so that the water (w) evenly distributed on the surface Air purifier, characterized in that the. The method of claim 3, wherein Air purifier, characterized in that the direct evaporation pad 430 is provided on the outlet side of the dry channel (422). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The dehumidification means 300, An air cleaner comprising: a dehumidification filter comprising at least one of zeolite, activated carbon, diatomaceous earth, silica gel, starch, bentonite, and alumina.

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