KR20130125116A - Humidifier with air cleaning function using moss - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a humidifier capable of purifying indoor air and controlling humidity by using moss. The present invention provides the humidifier capable of performing filtration and sterilization by the moss, supplying phytoncides and anions generated from the moss to be close to natural environments, and being easily managed without the cleaning. The humidifier comprises: a water tank; first or multi-staged upper water tank; porous materials such as volcanic rocks, sands, or charcoal capable of attaching the moss to the upper water tank; a water supply device supplying water to the upper water tank by using an air pump; and a generator generating bubbles in the water tank. [Reference numerals] (10) Water outlet;(11) Drainage pipe;(12) Air pump;(4) Air outlet;(5) Air floating pump;(7) Water discharging hole;(AA) Water

Description

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The present invention provides an environment-friendly air purifying humidifier having a humidification function and purifying indoor air by using moss. More specifically, air pollutants are collected in a reservoir using a bubble generator and water is pumped using a pump. While the water in the upper tank passes through the moss and circulates into the lower reservoir, it purifies the water by moss and simultaneously moisturizes it through moss, generates phytoncide, and generates anions, thereby simultaneously humidifying and purifying air. It is about how to get.

Humidifier is a device that supplies moisture to the room, and there is a method using forced evaporation and natural evaporation. The forced evaporation method includes an ultrasonic method and a thermal method. The natural evaporation method includes a capillary phenomenon, a pollen method, and a fish tank. Natural evaporation method is less humidification efficiency, the forced evaporation method using heat consumes a lot of energy, the forced evaporation method using ultrasonic waves is good efficiency, but the growth of bacteria and scattering of lime particles is a problem. These humidifiers store and use water to grow bacteria in the reservoir. Humidifier sterilizers are used to prevent the growth of bacteria, but rather humidifier sterilizers are a health problem. Air purifiers include microorganisms and particles using dust collectors and hepa filters, sterilization by radicals such as ozone, and organic purifiers (ZD Bolashikov, AK Melikov, Building and environment 44, 1378-1385, 2009). ). They simply remove particles and decompose organic matter and have no ability to supply beneficial ingredients and oxygen to the room. There is a patent on a method of using a plant for air purification and humidification effect (Korean Patents 20-0440642, 1002098220000, and 2002518170000), in which these patents cultivate the plant in a device equipped with artificial light supply or an automatic water supply device. Although air purifiers have been proposed, they are complicated, and furthermore, hydroponic cultivation and plant cultivation indoors using pollen have difficulty in managing pests and managing plants. On the other hand, because moss grows well in indoors where there is little light, it does not need to supply light separately, and it grows well even in an environment with little nutrients, so it does not need to supply nutrients like hydroponic cultivation or pollen cultivation. In addition, moss has a filter function, produces phytoncide, generates negative ions, has a sterilizing effect, does not easily catch insects, and does not dry out when water supply is stopped. It also has the advantage of not having to exchange water or cleaning the reservoir because of the moss purification ability.

Therefore, the present invention is intended to provide a method of removing indoor polluted air using moss and dissipating beneficial substances from moss into the air and at the same time, to obtain a humidification effect. To provide a purifier.

In order to achieve the above object, it is provided with a lower reservoir for storing water and an upper head for growing moss, and a lower reservoir is installed with a bubble generator for promoting contact between contaminated indoor air and water, and air passed through the water. It is provided with an air passage so as to pass through the moss of the upper head. And by installing a pump that can supply water to the head, characterized in that the water in the lower reservoir circulates through the moss of the upper head to remove contaminants.

The present invention as described above can collect indoor contaminants in the reservoir while forcibly contacting the indoor air with water, and the water in the reservoir passes through moss to remove contaminants and ultimately purify the indoor air. In addition, by supplying air through the bubble generator through moss, it is possible to effectively humidify. It can supply oxygen, anion, and phytoncide from moss indoors to maintain a comfortable indoor environment. Easily and emotional effects such as growing pots and interior effects can be provided at the same time. When using an air flotation pump, water does not break down even when the water in the reservoir is depleted, and it does not require cleaning of the humidifier, so it is easy to manage.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an air purifying humidifier using moss
2 is a coliform removal effect according to the air purifying humidifier operating time using moss

The present invention, as shown in Figure 1, the lower reservoir (1), the upper head (2) to grow moss, the bubble generator (3) of the lower reservoir, the air passage (4) of the upper head, the pump that can circulate water (5) ) A circulation pump is used to circulate the water to the upper head, and if the air support pump is used as the circulation pump, it is preferable to use an air flotation pump rather than an underwater pump because it does not fail even when the water in the reservoir is depleted. However, it is not limited to air-lift pumps, and when using submersible pumps, a timer or an automatic stop at water level can be installed. Water passing through the circulation pump 5 is supplied through the upper tank discharge port 7 through the flow path tube (6). The discharge port is preferably attached to the water splash prevention device in order to prevent the water splashing. The water supplied to the tip of the upper tank through the discharge port is passed through the porous layer 8 and the moss 9, such as volcanic stone, and the filtered water is discharged through the water outlet 10 to the bottom. At this time, it is possible to expect a waterfall effect by allowing the water of the head to overflow without installing the outlet in the middle of the head. The upper head may be one stage, and it is preferable to set it in multiple stages to increase the air purification and humidification efficiency. The purified water passing through the upper basin is circulated to the reservoir 1 through the drain pipe 11. Indoor air reacts with water through the air pump 12 and the bubble generator 3 to collect contaminants in the water. At this time, it is preferable to reduce the air bubbles to increase the contact of water and air. Air containing water passing through the reservoir 1 is discharged between the moss 9 through the air hole 4 of the upper head, thereby supplying moisture to the room and purifying the air by the moss and oxygen generated by the moss. Useful substances such as anion phytoncide can be emitted into the air to maintain a pleasant indoor environment. At this time, it is possible to promote contact between indoor air and moss using a fan.

Example 1

Incubate the E. coli overnight in the Brain heart infusion medium and place 10 ml of the E. coli culture in a 20 liter lower tank and circulate the water at a rate of 2 liters per hour using a circulation pump while collecting water from the drain at regular intervals. E. coli viable cell count was measured (FIG. 2). E. coli was not detected in the reservoir of the air purifier humidifier operated for one week before the experiment, and 720 x 10 ⁶ / ml E. coli decreased to 50 x 10 ⁶ / ml after 20 hours of operation.

Claims (4)

Air purifier and humidifier, characterized by using a bubble generator to collect indoor air pollutants and microorganisms in the air, a device for circulating and purifying water through moss in the upper head, and a device for supplying air containing moisture between moss. Porous material and air capable of attaching filtration and moss to the upper head of claim 1
Accompanying passage and drain hole Air purifier and humidifier that is easy to manage using an air flotation pump so that the pump does not fail when the water level is lowered in claim 1 Humidifier that does not need to be cleaned because moss is used for indoor air purification and humidifier to remove indoor air pollutants, microorganisms and natural air in claim 1

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