KR20140135345A - Ionizer with Unitary Structure and Air Conditioning Apparatus for Vehicle Using the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are an ion generator with a single structure and a vehicle air conditioning apparatus using the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the ion generator comprises: a main body part having a bottom supporting part, at least two vertical supporting parts formed to be extended from the bottom supporting part upwards, a top supporting part connecting the tops of the vertical supporting parts, and a predetermined ion emission space surrounded by the top supporting part, the vertical supporting parts, and the bottom supporting part; a first discharge electrode formed to protrude from the bottom supporting part upwards, and exposed to the ion emission space; a second discharge electrode formed on the top supporting part, separated from the first discharge electrode at a predetermined distance, and exposed to the ion emission space; and a fixating part with a coupling part having a shape of a planar ellipse, extended from the bottom supporting part downwards, and capable of being fixated to application apparatus.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ion generator having a single structure and an air conditioning apparatus using the same,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ion generator having a single structure and a vehicle air conditioner using the same. More particularly, A discharge electrode, and a fixing unit, and a vehicle air conditioner using the ion generator.

The interior of the vehicle is narrow and airtight, and is susceptible to contamination. Especially, the air pollution in the room is further increased due to fine dust and various contaminants introduced into the room. In addition, when the air conditioner is operated in a rainy or highly humid weather, the condensed water on the surface of the evaporator causes bacteria and fungi to live in the room. These bacteria and fungi enter the room, .

Accordingly, in recent years, air purification apparatuses for vehicles for purifying indoor air of vehicles have been actively researched and developed.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 1, air purifying apparatuses for vehicles including ion generators using plasma discharge are provided with an introduction port 4 for introducing air from the outside and a discharge port 5 for discharging the introduced air to the room, And an air purifying passage 6 in which an air blower 7 and a cooler 8 are formed and an ion generator 3 for forming a large amount of anions and positive ions in the air purifying passage 6 It is common.

The ion generator is composed of a cation discharge electrode 1 and an anion discharge electrode 2 extending in an interval in the air purifying passage and composed of the cation discharge electrode 1 and the anion discharge electrode 2, (3) is operated by an applied power source to generate negative ions and positive ions at the respective electrodes, and the generated negative ions and positive ions are discharged onto the air purifying passage, and as a result, And sterilize and deodorize the mold.

However, the ion generator composed of the anion discharge electrode and the cation discharge electrode spaced apart as described above must necessarily be provided with two holes formed on the air purifier, and therefore, due to such a structural feature, The apparatus not only occupies a large space for installation but also has a problem that the cost is increased in terms of processing cost and material cost.

2 and 3 are respectively a perspective view and an exploded view of a conventional ion generator.

Referring to these figures, the ion generator 100 is composed of an upper case 11, a lower case 12, and a circuit board 20 accommodated in the case 11, 12. The discharge electrodes 30 are mounted on the circuit board 20 so as to protrude upward from the discharge electrode case 13 of the upper case 11. The discharge electrodes 30 protrude vertically from the circuit board 20, do. Further, the discharge electrodes 30 protruding outwardly are protected by the discharge electrode cover 40 having the plurality of openings 41 formed therein.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the discharge electrodes 30 of the conventional ion generator 100 are arranged horizontally or vertically in a plane, which requires a wide mounting space. Also, since the discharge electrodes 30 are formed in a sharp structure in order to maximize the amount of generated ions, there is a risk of safety accidents during the assembling process of the ion generator 100.

Therefore, there is a high need for a technique capable of maximizing the amount of ions generated by the ion generator, minimizing the installation space of the ion generator, and preventing safety accidents in the assembling process.

Open Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0084913 (published on July 31, 2012)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle ion generator capable of providing both a positive discharge electrode and an anion discharge electrode in a vehicle with only one single hole, And to provide an air conditioner for a vehicle.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an automotive ion generator capable of reducing processing costs and material costs for installation of an ion generator in a vehicle, and a vehicle air conditioning apparatus including the ion generator.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a vehicular ion generator capable of further increasing the amount of generated ions compared to conventional ion generators, and a vehicle air conditioning apparatus including the ion generator.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ion generator including:

A lower support portion, at least two vertical support portions extending upward from the lower support portion, and an upper support portion connecting the upper ends of the vertical support portions, wherein a predetermined ion emission region surrounded by the upper support portion, the vertical supports, A body portion including a space;

A first discharge electrode protruding upward from the lower supporting portion and exposed to the ion discharge space;

A second discharge electrode formed on an upper supporting portion at a predetermined interval from the first discharge electrode and exposed to the ion discharge space;

A fixing portion having a flat elliptical coupling portion extending downward from the lower support portion and capable of being fixed to the application device;

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In this case, the body portion may be made of an insulating material.

The first discharge electrode may be a brush type, a cone type, a needle type, or a pin type.

Meanwhile, the second discharge electrode may be a brush type, a cone type, a needle type, a pin type, or a plate type.

In this case, the plate type may be formed of a ceramic material in the form of a mesh.

The distance between the first discharge electrode and the second discharge electrode may be 10 to 20 mm.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the vertical support may include a discontinuous portion in at least one vertical support portion.

In this case, a charging / discharging member may be mounted on the discontinuous portion.

Here, the charge / discharge member may be a wire, plate, or mesh having at least one bent wire, at least one spike type protrusion, and the like.

The present invention can also provide a vehicle air conditioning system characterized by comprising at least one ion generator.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the ion generator according to the present invention comprises the ion generator by the structure including the body portion having the specific structure, the first discharge electrode, the second discharge electrode and the fixed portion, In the vehicle air conditioner including the ion generator, it is possible to install both the cation discharge electrode and the anion discharge electrode in the vehicle with only one single hole, so that the installation space can be reduced and the fabrication cost And material cost can be reduced, and a safety accident caused by a sharp discharge electrode in the assembling process can be prevented in advance.

Further, the vehicle air conditioner including the ion generator for a vehicle according to the present invention can increase the amount of generated ions more than conventional air conditioners by constituting the ion generator with a structure including a body portion having a specific structure, Can be provided.

1 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus including conventional ion generators.
2 is a perspective view of a conventional ion generator.
3 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional ion generator.
4 is a perspective view of an ion generator according to the present invention.
5 is a front view of Fig.
Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of Fig. 5. Fig.
Fig. 7 is a sectional view of Fig. 5. Fig.
8 to 13 are front views of an ion generator according to another embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a perspective view of an ion generator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. In the description of the present invention, a detailed description of known configurations will be omitted, and a detailed description of configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

4 is a perspective view of an ion generator according to one embodiment of the present invention.

4, the ion generator 500A according to the present embodiment may include a body portion 200, a first discharge electrode 411, a second discharge electrode 421, and a fixing portion 300 .

Specifically, the body portion 2000 includes a lower support portion 210, two vertical support portions 220 formed to extend upward from the lower end support portion, and an upper support portion 230 connecting upper ends of the vertical support portions 220, ≪ / RTI >

The first discharge electrode 211 may protrude upward from the lower supporting portion 210 and the second discharge electrode 421 may have a structure spaced apart from the first discharge electrode 411 by a predetermined distance, The protrusion 230 may protrude downward.

Accordingly, the ion generator 500A having such a structure can direct the first discharge electrode 411 and the second discharge electrode 421 having a sharp structure to the inside of the ion discharge space 240 of the main body 200 have.

Specifically, the upper support portion 230, the vertical support portions 220 and the lower support portion 210 can form a predetermined space 240, which is formed by the first discharge electrode 411 and the second discharge electrode 210. [ Can be utilized as a space for releasing ions generated by the cathode 421. By directing the first discharge electrode 411 and the second discharge electrode 421 into the ion release space 240, the assembling process of the ion generator 500A or the ion generator 500A can be performed in the vehicle air conditioner It is possible to prevent a safety accident from occurring due to the sharp discharge electrodes 411 and 421. [

The fixing part 300 includes a polygonal columnar coupling part 320 extending downward from the lower supporting part 210 and inserted and fixed to an insertion port (not shown) of an application device (not shown) As shown in FIG. A coupling knob 310 may be formed on the upper portion of the coupling portion 320 so that the ion generator 500A may be inserted into an insertion port (not shown) of the application device and then rotated and fixed.

The first discharge electrode 411 may be electrically connected to the first discharge electrode cable 410 and the second discharge electrode 421 may be electrically connected to the second discharge electrode cable 420, The first discharge electrode cable 410 and the second discharge electrode cable 420 may be formed to gather at the lower end of the inserting portion 320.

Accordingly, the ion generator 500A having such a structure has a configuration in which the first discharge electrode cable 410 and the second discharge electrode cable 420 are gathered at the lower end of the insertion portion 320, so that the discharge electrodes 411 , 421) can be applied to a vehicle air conditioner (not shown) through a single assembly process.

The main body 200 may be formed of an insulating material so as to maintain an insulated state between the first discharge electrode cable 410 and the second discharge electrode cable 420, . The first discharge electrode cable 410 and the second discharge electrode cable 420 may be wrapped with an insulating shrink tube or coated with an insulating material if necessary.

Fig. 5 is a front view of Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is a partial enlarged view.

Referring to these drawings, it is preferable to maintain a constant distance D in order to prevent spark from occurring due to mutual interference between the first discharge electrode 411 and the second discharge electrode 421, And may preferably have a vertical distance of 10 to 20 mm.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of Fig.

Referring to FIG. 7 together with FIG. 4, the ion generator 500A according to the present embodiment is configured such that the ion release space 240 is opposed to the wind direction 600 of a vehicle air conditioner (not shown) Can be mounted. In this case, the ions generated in the ion release space 240 can be emitted in compliance with the wind of the automotive air conditioner (not shown).

8 is a front view of an ion generator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8 in contrast to FIG. 5, a discontinuity 221 may be present in the vertical support 220 of the ion generator 500B. In this case, since the ion release space 240 becomes more open to the outside by the discontinuous portion 211, the ion emission efficiency can be further improved. In addition, it is possible to prevent noise that may be generated while air in the vehicle air conditioner (not shown) passes through the ion discharge space 240.

9 to 12 show a front view of an ion generator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to these drawings, the ion generators 500C, 500D, 500E, and 500F according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include charge / discharge members 430, 440, 450, and 460 mounted on the discontinuous portion 221 .

The charge / discharge members 430, 440, 450, and 460 may be formed of a conductive material and may further increase the amount of ions generated between the first discharge electrode 411 and the second discharge electrode 421 Can be performed.

9, the charging and discharging member 430 may be in the form of a conductive wire 431 including one bent portion 432. [ Specifically, the bent portion 432 may be a structure directed toward the inside of the ion release space 240.

10, the charging / discharging member 440 may be in the form of a conductive wire 441 including one spike-shaped protrusion 442. [ Specifically, the spike-shaped protrusions 442 may be structured to be directed into the ion-emitting space 240.

Referring to FIG. 11, the charging / discharging member 440 may be in the form of a plate 450.

Referring to FIG. 12, the charging / discharging member 460 may be in the form of a mesh 460.

FIG. 13 shows a front view of an ion generator according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of the ion generator shown in FIG.

Referring to these drawings, the ion generator 500G according to the present embodiment may include a discontinuous portion 221, and may include a plate-type second discharge electrode 422.

Specifically, the second discharge electrode 422 may be formed of a ceramic material in the form of a mesh.

Therefore, the ion generator according to the present embodiment has an ion generator with a structure including a body portion having a specific structure, a first discharge electrode, a second discharge electrode, and a fixed portion, whereby the ion generator for vehicle and the ion generator It is possible to install both the cation discharge electrode and the anion discharge electrode in the vehicle with only one single hole, so that the installation space can be reduced, and the processing cost and material cost for installing the ion generator in the vehicle can be reduced It is possible to prevent the safety accident caused by the sharp discharge electrode in the assembling process.

In the foregoing detailed description of the present invention, only specific embodiments thereof have been described. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms thereof, which are to be considered as being limited to the specific embodiments, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. .

100: Conventional ion generator 200:
210: lower support part 220: vertical support part
221: discontinuity part 230: upper support part
240: ion release space 300:
310: engaging knob 320:
410: first discharge electrode cable 411: first discharge electrode
420: second discharge electrode cable 421: second discharge electrode
422: second discharge electrode 430: charge / discharge member
431: charge / discharge wire 432:
440 charge / discharge member 441 charge / discharge wire
442: spike type protrusion 450: charge / discharge plate
460: mesh type charging / discharging plate
500A-500G: Ion generator 600: direction of wind

Claims (10)

A lower support portion, at least two vertical support portions extending upward from the lower support portion, and an upper support portion connecting the upper ends of the vertical support portions, wherein a predetermined ion emission region surrounded by the upper support portion, the vertical supports, A body portion including a space;
A first discharge electrode protruding upward from the lower supporting portion and exposed to the ion discharge space;
A second discharge electrode formed on an upper supporting portion at a predetermined interval from the first discharge electrode and exposed to the ion discharge space;
A fixing portion having a flat elliptical coupling portion extending downward from the lower support portion and capable of being fixed to the application device;
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The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the body portion is made of an insulating material.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein an interval between the first discharge electrode and the second discharge electrode is 10 to 20 mm.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first discharge electrode is a brush type, a cone type, a needle type, or a pin type.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second discharge electrode is a brush type, a cone type, a needle type, a pin type, or a plate type.
6. The method of claim 5,
Characterized in that the plate type comprises a ceramic material in the form of a mesh.
The method according to claim 1,
Characterized in that the vertical support comprises a discontinuity in at least one vertical support.
8. The method of claim 7,
And a charge / discharge member is mounted on the discontinuous portion.
9. The method of claim 8,
The charge /
Wherein the ion generator is a wire, plate, or mesh having at least one bend of wire, at least one spike type protrusion.
A vehicle air conditioning system comprising at least one ion generator according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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