KR20150116800A - Air cleaning device for use in a vehicle and vehicle including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is intended to provide an air cleaning device which is capable of sterilizing a filter element and which can be mounted on the ceiling of a vehicle. A vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to the present invention is a vehicle air cleaning apparatus comprising: a console body mounted on an inner ceiling of a vehicle; A suction unit formed on an outer wall of the console body exposed in an inner space of the vehicle; And a discharge portion formed on the outer wall of the console body and discharged after the air in the vehicle sucked from the suction portion is purified, wherein the magnitude of the suction speed vector of the air sucked into the suction portion is the discharge speed of the air discharged from the discharge portion The sum vector of the suction speed vector of the air sucked into the suction portion and the discharge speed vector of the air discharged from the discharge portion is less than the size of the vector and is inclined by more than -45 degrees and less than 45 degrees from the extending direction of the inner ceiling of the vehicle .

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an air cleaning apparatus for a vehicle,

Embodiments of the present invention relate to vehicles, and more particularly to a vehicle air cleaning apparatus and a vehicle including the same.

2. Description of the Related Art In general, an air purifier for a vehicle is an apparatus for purifying air through an air treatment process such as filtration by sucking air inside or outside the vehicle. Recently, Demand is growing.

However, the conventional air cleaning apparatus for a vehicle is contaminated by various kinds of bacteria or bacteria adhering to the filter member while the filter member is being used, but does not have a device capable of sterilizing the filter member, so that the service life of the filter member is shortened Or the quality of the air filtered by the filter member deteriorates.

Further, in the conventional air purifying apparatus for a vehicle, the air discharge port through which purified air is supplied is provided on a console or the like having a center fascia or a gear box of the vehicle, and fine dust or the like accumulated on the floor of the vehicle is discharged upward By floating, the air quality inside the vehicle can be further deteriorated.

Accordingly, there is a growing need for a vehicle air cleaning apparatus that can sterilize the filter member and minimize dust floating on the floor of the vehicle.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2002-0058679 (2002. 07. 12.) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2OO7-OO64744 (June 22, 2007) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0828929 (2008. 05. 02.) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0009918 (Feb. 02, 2012) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0123563 (2014. 10. 22.)

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to providing an air cleaning device that is capable of sterilizing filter elements and that can be mounted to the ceiling of a vehicle.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide an air cleaning apparatus capable of informing a vehicle occupant of a replacement timing of a filter member.

Embodiments of the present invention are also intended to provide an air cleaning apparatus mounted on a ceiling portion of a vehicle and capable of discharging air inside the vehicle without filtering.

Embodiments of the present invention are also intended to provide an air cleaning apparatus mounted on a ceiling portion of a vehicle and capable of sucking air outside the vehicle.

However, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air cleaning apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a console body mounted on an inner ceiling of the vehicle; A suction unit formed on an outer wall of the console body exposed in an inner space of the vehicle; And a discharge portion formed on the outer wall of the console body and discharged after the air in the vehicle sucked from the suction portion is purified, wherein the magnitude of the suction speed vector of the air sucked into the suction portion is the discharge speed of the air discharged from the discharge portion The sum vector of the suction speed vector of the air sucked into the suction portion and the discharge speed vector of the air discharged from the discharge portion is less than the size of the vector and is inclined by more than -45 degrees and less than 45 degrees from the extending direction of the inner ceiling of the vehicle .

Here, the size of the ejection velocity vector may be oriented in an angular direction that is greater than 0 degrees with respect to the extending direction of the inner ceiling of the vehicle and less than 160 degrees with respect to the direction of the suction velocity vector (VI).

Further, the discharge velocity vector may be oriented in a direction inclined by more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees from the extending direction of the inner ceiling of the vehicle.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air cleaning apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a console body mounted on an inner ceiling of the vehicle; A door capable of opening and closing a door opening formed in an outer wall of the console body exposed in an inner space of the vehicle; A filter member detachably disposed in the door opening, the filter member collecting dust; A fan housing connected to one side wall of the console body and disposed adjacent to the filter member; A fan-shaped portion provided inside the fan housing; A discharge part connected to a flow path part of the fan housing and provided on the outer wall of the console body; And a switch for stopping the motor for rotating the fan of the airflow fan when the door is opened, wherein the motor can be controlled or interlocked by the switch.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include an ultraviolet ray irradiating unit disposed on a side wall of the suction port of the fan housing for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the filter member.

The filter housing may be provided with a filter insertion piece to allow the filter member material to be detachably fitted to the flow path portion of the fan housing.

The door may be rotated about the outer wall to open and close the door opening.

A hinge rotation member is provided at one edge of the door, and a hinge shaft support for supporting a hinge shaft rotatably inserted into an opening formed in the hinge rotation member may be provided on the outer side wall.

And an observation window provided between the filter member and the console body.

Wherein the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit includes: a substrate attached to a substrate extension portion protruding from the suction port side wall of the fan housing; And a UV-LED coupled to the substrate.

One side of the substrate extension portion to which the substrate is attached may be inclined toward the filter member.

The ultraviolet ray irradiating unit may further include a reflector attached to the upper side of the substrate.

The blower may include a sirocco fan, and a motor mounted on the upper wall of the fan housing for rotating the sirocco fan.

The flow path portion of the fan housing may be provided on both sides of the blowing portion.

The curved surface flow path may be curved in the rotating direction of the sirocco fan when viewed in plan view.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include an ion generator disposed in the flow path portion.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes a human body detecting sensor disposed on an outer wall of the console body; And a controller capable of controlling a power supplied to the power supply unit according to a signal of the human body monitoring sensor.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include: a motion recognition sensor disposed on an outer wall of the console body; And a controller capable of controlling a power source supplied to at least one of the inflow part and the ultraviolet ray irradiation part according to a signal of the motion recognition sensor.

Wherein the vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes an operation reservation unit disposed at an outer wall of the console body and capable of setting at least one of an operation start time and an operation time; And a control unit for controlling power supplied to the power supply unit according to a signal of the operation reservation unit.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes an infrared sensor disposed on an outer wall of the console body; And a controller for controlling the power supplied to the power supply unit according to a signal of the infrared sensor.

The vehicular air cleaning apparatus may further include an on / off switch disposed on an outer wall of the console body, the on / off switch for interrupting a power supplied to the blowing unit.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include an air volume adjusting switch disposed on an outer wall of the console body to adjust a power supplied to the air blowing unit.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include: a usage time counter for cumulatively adding time to supply power to the air blowing unit; And a controller for activating an indicator for informing replacement of the filter member when the signal from the usage time counter indicates usage time longer than a predetermined time.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include: a measurement unit for measuring a voltage or a current of a power source supplied to the airflow-supplying unit; And a control unit for shutting down the power supplied to the power supply unit when the signal from the measurement unit is less than a predetermined value.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include: a particle sensor disposed in the flow path portion; And a controller for activating an indicator for informing replacement of the filter member when the signal of the particle sensor is not less than a predetermined value.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include a fragrance sprayer disposed in the flow path portion.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include a wind direction adjusting member disposed in the discharge portion.

The wind direction adjusting member may be a right and left adjusting member.

The wind direction adjusting member may be a front and rear adjusting member.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include a suction line connected to an upper wall portion of the fan housing and extending to the outside of the roof panel of the vehicle.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes: a valve disposed in the suction line; Euro change switch that can cause Euro change signal; And a control unit for controlling the valve in response to the passage change signal.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include a discharge line connected to the flow path portion of the fan housing and extending outside the roof panel of the vehicle.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes: a valve disposed in the discharge line; Euro change switch that can cause Euro change signal; And a control unit for controlling the valve in response to the passage change signal.

The filter member may be a HEPA filter.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include a bypass line that is connected to the inside of the fan housing at one end and is disposed at an outer wall of the console body to communicate with the inner space of the vehicle body, .

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include a switch for stopping the fan of the air-blowing unit when the door is opened.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include a control unit for supplying a maximum power to the fans of the airflow fan unit when the air blower unit is operated and then supplying power below the maximum value when a predetermined time has elapsed .

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include at least one of a dust sensor for detecting the concentration of dust in the air or a gas sensor for detecting the concentration of gas contaminants in the air.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus may further include a visualizing illumination unit disposed on the console body and displaying an operating state of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus.

The filter member may be coated with a photocatalytic material.

The filter member may be coated with a material capable of removing VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

The ultraviolet ray irradiating unit may be supplied with a pulse power source or an alternating current power source.

A part of ultraviolet rays irradiated from the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit to the filter member may be irradiated as illumination light to the outside of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus through the filter member.

And a control unit for controlling at least one of an intensity of the ultraviolet ray irradiated from the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit and a lighting interval.

The interior of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus further includes a filter illumination unit, and the illumination light from the filter illumination unit can be irradiated to the outside of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus via the filter member.

The illumination light from the filter illumination unit may be different in color from the ultraviolet light that can be irradiated as illumination light from the ultraviolet ray irradiation unit to the outside of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus through the filter member.

And a control unit for controlling at least one of the intensity of the illumination light from the filter illumination unit and the illumination interval.

The control unit may include a battery discharge prevention unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a vehicle including an overhead console including the above vehicle air cleaning apparatus.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle including the lighting unit disposed at a central portion of a ceiling, which includes the vehicle air cleaning apparatus.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle including a sunroof mounting portion including the above vehicle air cleaning apparatus.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention mounted on a ceiling of a vehicle,
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, taken along line II-II in FIG. 1;
3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, taken along line III-III in FIG. 1,
FIG. 4 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3;
5 is a block diagram of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a block diagram of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention,
7A and 7B are a perspective view and a side view of an ultraviolet irradiation unit of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a view showing air suction and discharge directions of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention,
9 is a diagram showing the relationship between the suction speed vector and the discharge speed vector of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention,
9 is a diagram showing a relationship between a suction speed vector and a discharge speed vector of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, this is merely an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the following description, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user, the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

The technical idea of the present invention is determined by the claims, and the following embodiments are merely a means for effectively explaining the technical idea of the present invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs.

1 is a perspective view of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus provided in an overhead console of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawings, the vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an interior light 11 of a vehicle and an interior light switch 12 for turning on / off the interior light 11, (Not shown). The vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20 includes a console body 13 exposed to the inside of the vehicle; A suction portion 21 formed on an outer wall 136 of the console body 13; And a pair of discharge portions 50 disposed on both sides of the suction portion 21. Further, the vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20 may further include an on / off switch 15 disposed on an outer wall 136 of the console body 13.

Referring to FIG. 2, there is shown a schematic view of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention included in an overhead console 10 disposed on a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle, 3, there is shown a schematic cross-sectional view along line III-III of FIG. 1 of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 Referring to FIG. 3, there is shown a schematic cross-sectional view along line IV-IV of FIG. 3 of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 4, a vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a mounting hole 3 formed in an inner ceiling of a vehicle, for example, a head lining 2, A console body 13 to be mounted; A door 22 for opening / closing a door opening 137 formed in an outer side wall 136 of the console body 13 exposed in an internal space of the vehicle; A filter member 28 disposed in the door opening 137; A fan housing (30) connected to a side wall (133) of the console body (13) and disposed adjacent to an upper side of the filter member (28); A fan-shaped portion 40 provided inside the fan housing 30; An ultraviolet ray irradiating portion 54 disposed below the suction port side wall 31 of the fan housing 30 for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the filter member 28; And a discharge part 50 connected to the flow path part 33 of the fan housing 30 and provided on the outer side wall 136 of the console body 13. The fan housing 30 includes a suction port side wall 31, And a main opening 32 that allows the inside of the door opening 137 to communicate with the door opening 137 is formed.

The console body 13 has a shape in which the air cleaning apparatus 20 can be inserted and mounted in the mounting hole 3 formed in the ceiling of the vehicle, for example, the head lining 2. The console body 13 includes an outer side wall 136 exposed inside the vehicle, a front side wall 133 extending from the outer side wall 136 toward the roof panel 1 of the vehicle, a rear side wall 131, 134, a left side wall 135 and an upper side wall 132 connected to the upper ends of the side walls 131, 133, 134, 135. The upper side wall 132 may be provided with a structure that can be fixedly fastened to a fixing member that forms a ceiling of a vehicle.

The suction portion 21 provided on the outer side wall 136 of the console body 13 includes a door 22 capable of opening and closing a door opening 137 formed in the outer side wall 136, And a filter member 28 disposed on the side of the filter member 28.

The door opening 137 may be formed in the outer wall 136, for example, in a rectangular shape. The size of the door opening 137 may be determined in consideration of the capacity of the fan 42 of the airflow 40 and the size of the interior space of the vehicle.

The door 22 capable of opening and closing the door opening 137 is provided with a hinge rotation member 25 which is provided so as to protrude inward on both sides of one edge, for example, the edge adjacent to the rear side wall 131, A hinge shaft 26 rotatably inserted into an opening formed in the hinge shaft 25 and a hinge shaft supporter 55 supporting the hinge shaft 26 on the inner surface of the console body 13. [ 2, the door 22 can be rotated in the direction of the arrow A to open the door opening 137, and is rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow A to close the door opening 137 . On the other hand, when the door 22 is opened, a switch (not shown) for stopping the fan 42 of the blowing unit 40 may be provided. That is, for example, when the door 22 is closed, the switch is pressed and a circuit for supplying power to the fan 42 is connected. On the other hand, when the door 22 is opened, Can be opened. Therefore, when the door 22 is opened to replace the filter member 28, the rotation of the fan 42 can be automatically stopped, thereby preventing a safety accident.

The door 22 may include an engaging member 24 provided on the opposite edge of the edge where the hinge rotation member 25 is provided. The latching member 24 is formed so as to protrude to the inner surface side of the door 22 and is bent at an upper end so as to be rounded forward and provided with a bent portion capable of exerting an elastic force. Thus, when the door 22 is closed, the latching member 24 is caught by the outer wall 136 surrounding the door opening 137, so that the door 22 can be fixed. The locking member 24 is manually pressed from the outside of the console body 13 so that the fixing to the outside wall 136 is loosened and the door 22 can be rotated to the outside of the console body 13. [

The door 22 is provided with a suction port 23 through which the air inside the vehicle can be introduced into the interior of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20. [

According to the structure as described above, the door 22 can be easily opened and closed, and the replacement work of the contaminated filter member 28 is simplified. In addition, the degree of contamination of the filter member 28 can be easily grasped visually by opening the door 22, and it is possible to visually judge the replacement timing of the filter member 28.

The filter member 28 may be disposed in the door opening 137. On both sides of the door opening 137, a flow path portion 33 of the blowing portion 40 is disposed, and a filter fitting piece 29 capable of detachably fitting the filter member 28 is provided in the flow path portion 33 So that the filter member 28 can be easily replaced.

The filter member 28 is disposed so as to be inclined with respect to the blowing portion 40 provided on the upper side of the filter member 28. That is, in this embodiment, the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54 is provided so as to be adjacent to the front side wall 133, and the filter member 28 may be disposed such that a portion adjacent to the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54 is inclined downward. With this configuration, a larger amount of ultraviolet rays emitted from the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54 can be irradiated onto the upper surface of the filter member 28, and therefore, the sterilizing effect of the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54 on the filter member 28 Can be increased.

Further, a part of the ultraviolet rays irradiated from the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54 to the filter member 28 may pass through the filter member 28 and be irradiated as illumination light to the outside of the vehicle air purifying apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The light emitted from the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54 through the filter member 28 and partially irradiated to the outside can function as a mood or the like inside the vehicle or an interior lamp. In this case, the amount of light is not greater than that of a general indoor lamp, so that the function of the ambient light can be achieved without hindering the view of the vehicle occupant.

Of course, in addition to the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54, a filter illuminating unit (not shown) may be further included in the interior of the air purifying apparatus for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. The filter illumination unit can irradiate the illumination light toward the filter member 28, and the illumination light can be irradiated to the outside of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus via the filter member 28. Therefore, the amount of light further irradiated to the outside through the filter member 28 can be secured. In addition, the light from the filter illumination section may be a color different from the color of the light (ultraviolet ray) irradiated from the ultraviolet ray irradiation section 54 through the filter element 28. [ Here, "another color" means a color of visually recognizable light, thereby enabling illumination setting of various moods.

The ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54 and the filter illuminating unit may include a separate control unit or may be included in the function of the control unit of the air purifying apparatus for a vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention. Intensity (brightness), and lighting interval (lighting time) can be controlled. Furthermore, such a control section may include a battery discharge preventing section so that discharge of the battery by the operation of the ultraviolet ray irradiating section 54 or the filter illuminating section can be prevented.

The filter member 28 is made of a dust filter or microfiber glass for filtering relatively large dusts in the air and is capable of filtering minute dusts of, for example, 0.1 to 0.3 탆, , A high efficiency partial air (HEPA) filter capable of filtering fungus, and the like. Viruses, bacteria, fungus, and the like filtered by the filter member 28 can be sterilized by, for example, ultraviolet rays of 254 to 395 nm emitted from the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54, The vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20 according to the embodiment can supply more comfortable air to the interior of the vehicle.

Further, a transparent observation window may be provided between the outer side wall 136 of the console body 13 and the filter member 28. An observation window may be provided on the outer wall 136 or the door 22 of the console body 13 to visually confirm the degree of contamination of the filter member 28. An observation window can be formed by making a part of the console body 13 made of a transparent material. According to such a configuration, even if the passenger does not open the door 22, the degree of contamination of the filter member 28 can be checked, so that the replacement time of the filter member 28 can be easily grasped.

The fan housing 30 is disposed inside the console body 13 to receive the airflow 40 and form a flow path for discharging the sucked air. The fan housing 30 has a suction port side wall 31 connected to the front side wall 133 of the console body 13 and an upper portion extending toward the upper side of the suction port side wall 31, An upper wall portion 138 covering the upper side of the central flow path portion 35 and a flow path portion extending to both sides of the central flow path portion 35 and connected to the discharge portion 50, (33). A main opening 32 is formed in the suction port side wall 31 at a position corresponding to the fan 42 so that air having passed through the suction port 21 can flow toward the fan 42. [

One end of the suction port side wall 31 is fixed to the front side wall 133 and the other end can be supported by a support wall 36 extending so as to protrude from the inner surface of the outer wall 136. [ The ultraviolet irradiating unit 54 is hardly disposed on the upper surface of the filter member 28 and can be disposed on one side of the filter member 28 because the gap between the suction port side wall 31 and the filter member 28 is narrow The filter member 28 is arranged to be inclined with respect to the suction port side wall 31 so that a large amount of the ultraviolet rays of the ultraviolet radiation portion 54 can be irradiated onto the upper surface of the filter member 28. [ According to this configuration, the filter member 28 can be sterilized by using the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54, and the thickness of the air purifying apparatus 20 in the vertical direction can be minimized. In addition, when ultraviolet rays are irradiated from the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54 to the filter member 28, shininess occurs around the filter member 28, thereby acting as a fine light and enhancing aesthetics.

A substrate mounting portion 53 to which the substrate 51 of the ultraviolet ray irradiating portion 54 can be fixedly connected is disposed below the suction port side wall 31 adjacent to the front side wall 133 to extend downward. The substrate 51 may be fixedly connected to the substrate mounting portion 53 by various methods such as screws or bonding, or may be detachably connected, such as a pin-hole fastening method. It is possible to facilitate the replacement work of the ultraviolet ray irradiating part 54 due to the failure of the substrate 51 or the UV-LED 52, for example.

A fan 42, for example, a sirocco fan, is disposed in the central flow path portion 35 of the fan housing 30, and the fan 42 is rotated by the motor 41. The motor 41 may be fixedly disposed on the upper wall portion 138 of the fan housing 30.

The flow path portion 33 extending to both sides of the central flow path portion 35 and connected to the discharge portion 50 has a shape bent in the rotating direction of the fan 42 when viewed in a plan view, The air discharged from the discharge portion 50 can be effectively guided.

An ion generator (60) may be disposed in the flow path (33). The ion generator 60 may have a structure in which an unillustrated rod-shaped body and needle-shaped electrode portions protrude. Clean air having passed through the filter member 28 can be ionized by the positive and negative potentials generated in the electrode portion of the ion generator 60. [ In addition, it is possible to disinfect / deodorize bacteria, fungi and odors, thereby improving the cleanliness of the air supplied to the inside of the vehicle, thereby providing an indoor environment comfortably.

Referring to Fig. 5, a block diagram of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20a according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20a according to another embodiment of the present invention is different from the air cleaning apparatus 20 for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention in that the human body detection sensor 62, The motion recognition sensor 63, the motion recognition sensor 64, the operation reservation unit 65, the use time counter 67, the particle sensor 61, or the fragrance dispenser unit 69, In accordance with the signals of the infrared sensor 62, the infrared sensor 63, the motion recognition sensor 64, the operation reservation unit 65, the particle sensor 61, or the use time counter 67 via the power supply line 68 And a control unit 100 that can control the power supplied to the power supply unit 40.

The human body detection sensor 62 can be mounted on the outer wall 136 of the console body 13. The controller 100 determines whether or not the occupant is riding in the vehicle according to the signal from the human body monitoring sensor 62, The power supplied to the rich portion 40 can be controlled. That is, for example, when it is determined that there is no occupant in the vehicle, the control unit 100 minimizes the power supplied to the power supply unit 40 and determines whether or not there is an occupant in the vehicle after a predetermined time has elapsed can do.

The motion monitoring sensor 64 may be mounted on the outer wall 136 of the console body 13 and the control unit 100 may determine whether the occupant is riding in the vehicle, It is possible to control the power supplied to the power supply unit 40. For example, when it is determined that the amount of activity is large, the control unit 100 may increase the power supplied to the airflow unit 40 to increase the amount of air to be treated.

The operation reservation unit 65 may be mounted on the outer wall 136 of the console body 13 and may be configured to allow the vehicle occupant to enter the operation reservation unit 65 with the operation start time and operation end time of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20a, And the control unit can control the power supplied to the power supply unit 40 in accordance with the signal from the operation reservation unit 65. [

The infrared sensor 63 may be disposed on the outer wall 136 of the console body 13. The controller 100 determines whether or not the passenger is smoking according to a signal from the infrared sensor 63, Can be controlled. For example, when the temperature exceeding a predetermined temperature is measured through the infrared sensor 63, it is determined that the occupant turns on the lighter, ignites the cigarette, increases the power supplied to the airflow portion 40, 6) and the exhaust line 80 (see FIG. 6) by opening the first valve 81 (see FIG. 6) and the third valve 87 (see FIG. 6) To the outside of the vehicle.

The use time counter 67 is for informing the replacement time of the filter member 28 by cumulatively adding up the use time of the filter member 28. The use time counter 67 is used to calculate the use time And can transmit the calculated time to the control unit 100 as a signal. The control unit 100 receives a signal from the use time counter 67 and informs the replacement time when the lifetime of the filter exceeds the lifetime of the filter by turning the indicator 70 on, flashing, changing color, or generating an alarm sound .

The fragrance sprayer 69 can spray the fragrance to the air discharged from the discharger 50 and periodically spray the fragrance according to the control of the controller 100, for example.

The particle sensor 61 can measure the particles in the air flowing into the discharge part 50 and transmit the measurement signal to the control part 100. [ The control unit 100 measures the amount of particles in the air according to the signal from the particle sensor 61. When the amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the controller 100 displays an indicator 70 indicating the replacement of the filter, for example, , Blink, change color, or generate an alarm tone.

Alternatively, the particle sensor 61 may be disposed on the outer wall 136 of the console body 13 to measure the amount of particles in the air in the vehicle room and send it to the controller 100 as a signal, When the amount is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, power can be supplied to the power supply 40 or the power supplied to the power supply 40 can be controlled in accordance with the amount of particles measured.

In addition, the vehicular air cleaning apparatus 20a according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include an air flow rate control switch 16. The passenger of the vehicle uses the air volume control switch 16 to send a signal to the control unit 100. The control unit 100 controls the power supplied to the airflow unit 40 in accordance with the signal, The rotational speed of the fan 42 can be adjusted.

The on / off switch 15 may be disposed on the outer wall 136 of the console body 13 and may cut off power supplied to the airflow 40 and the ultraviolet irradiating unit 54. When the on / off switch 15 is turned on, the control unit 100 can lower the power supplied to the power supply unit 40 to a maximum value or less after a predetermined time has elapsed.

The vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20a according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes a voltage measuring unit 20a for measuring the voltage of a power source supplied from the battery 110 of the vehicle through the power supply line 112 and the control unit 100, (111). ≪ / RTI > The voltage measuring unit 111 sends a signal related to the measured voltage to the controller 100. The controller 100 uses this signal to determine whether the voltage of the power source is less than a predetermined value, It is possible to cut off the power supplied to the power supply unit 40. [0050] According to such a configuration, when the voltage of the battery 110 is low, the power supplied to the air cleaning apparatus can be shut off, and the phenomenon that the battery 110 is discharged can be suppressed.

Referring to Fig. 6, a block diagram of a vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20b according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown.

As shown in the figure, the vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20b according to another embodiment of the present invention is different from the vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4, (80) or suction line (83).

One end of the discharge line 80 is connected to the flow path portion 35 of the fan housing 30 and the other end is connected to the outside of the roof panel 1 of the vehicle. The other end of the discharge line 80 may be connected to an air discharge portion 82 such as a duct, for example. A backflow prevention valve (not shown) for preventing inflow of air, rainwater, or the like into the air discharge portion 82 may be provided. Further, the discharge line 80 may be provided with a first valve 81. In this case, the control unit 100 can open and close the first valve 81 in accordance with the input signal of the flow path changing switch 19 disposed on the outer side wall 136 of the console body 13, for example. If the first valve 81 is opened, a part of the air flowing from the air supply portion 40 to the discharge portion 50 may be discharged to the outside of the vehicle through the air discharge portion 82. At this time, the control unit 100 also bypasses the filter member 28 by opening the third valve 87 disposed in the bypass line 86, which will be described later, so that air inside the vehicle is supplied to the blowing unit 40 Can be done.

One end of the suction line 83 is connected to the upper wall portion 138 of the fan housing 30 to communicate with the inner space of the fan housing 30 and the other end thereof is connected to the outside of the roof panel 1 of the vehicle. The other end of the suction line 83 may be connected to an air suction portion 84 such as a duct or the like. Further, the suction line 83 may be provided with a second valve. In this case, the control unit 100 can open / close the second valve 85 in accordance with an input signal of the flow path changing switch 19 disposed on the outer side wall 136 of the console body 13, for example. If the second valve 85 is opened, a part of the air flowing into the airflow-inflow portion 40 can be sucked from the outside of the vehicle.

The bypass line 86 is connected to the suction port side wall 31 of the fan housing 30 at one end or connected to the main opening 32 formed at the suction port side wall 31, And the other end is exposed to the outside of the outer side wall 136 of the console body 13 to communicate with the inner space of the vehicle and the middle portion is arranged to bypass the filter member 28. [ Air inside the vehicle can be supplied to the inside of the fan housing 30 by bypassing the filter member 28 through the bypass line 86 when the fan 42 of the blowing unit 40 is rotated. In addition, the bypass line 86 may be provided with a third valve 87 which can be controlled to be opened or closed by the control unit 100.

The channel changing switch 19 can be disposed on the outer wall 136 of the console body 13 and can be operated by the suction unit 21, the blowing unit 40, the flow path unit 33, The control unit 100 can send a signal to the control unit 100 to add an external discharge path or an external air suction path to the flow path leading to the first valve 50 and the control unit 100 receiving the signal, The opening and closing of the second valve 85 and the third valve 87 can be controlled.

7A and 7B, a perspective view and a side view of the substrate mounting portion and the ultraviolet irradiating portion 54 according to another embodiment of the present invention are shown.

The substrate mounting portion 53a shown in Fig. 7 (a) is inclined at a predetermined angle [theta], for example, about 10 to 20 degrees, at which the surface on which the substrate 51 is mounted. The direction of the inclination is a direction tilting toward the filter member 28 such that a larger amount of light emitted from the UV-LED 52 of the ultraviolet irradiating unit 54 can be irradiated onto the upper surface of the filter member 28. [

The board mounting portion 53 shown in FIG. 7 (b) further includes a reflection plate 56. The reflector 56 reflects light that is diffused upward from the light emitted from the UV-LED 52 to be irradiated on the upper surface of the filter member 28.

According to the above-described configuration, the amount of ultraviolet light of the UV-LED 52 irradiated on the upper surface of the filter member 28 can be increased, and the sterilizing effect on the bacteria that can reproduce in the filter member 28 can be enhanced .

Next, with reference to Figs. 8 to 10, in the air cleaning apparatus for a vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, the suction flow velocity of the vehicle interior air sucked into the suction section 21 and the suction flow velocity of the purified air discharged from the discharge section 50 And the discharge flow velocity of the air will be described.

8 is a view showing only the suction portion 21 and the discharge portion 50 of the air cleaning apparatus for a vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 8, the air inside the vehicle is sucked from the suction portion 21 formed on the outer wall of the console body 13 mounted on the inner ceiling of the vehicle. And a discharging portion 50 formed on the outer wall of the console body 13 and discharged after the air in the vehicle sucked from the suction portion 21 is purified. 6 shows that one suction unit 21 is provided and one discharge unit 50 is formed on both sides of the suction unit 21. However, the present invention is not limited to this, It is needless to say that one, or three or more, can be formed around the portion 21.

Here, the suction speed vector VI of the air sucked into the suction unit 21 and the discharge speed vector VO of the air discharged from the discharge unit 50 have the same direction and are vectors of the speed at which they are sucked or discharged, The size ratio can be determined by the suction and discharge power of the fan 42 and the size or area of the suction unit 21 and the discharge unit 50. [ That is, assuming that air is an incompressible normal fluid, the flow rate Qin sucked into the suction unit 21 and the flow rate Qout discharged from the discharge unit 50 are equal (Qin = Qout; The ratio between the suction speed vector VI and the discharge speed vector VO can be determined by the size or the area of the suction portion 21 or the discharge portion 50. [ The direction of the suction speed vector VI and the discharge speed vector VO may be determined by the direction of the suction unit 21 and the direction of the discharge unit 50. For example, the respective directions of the suction speed vector VI and the discharge speed vector VO may be directions perpendicular to the cross-section of the suction portion 21 and the discharge portion 50. [

On the other hand, the sum vector VS of the suction speed vector VI and the discharge speed vector VO is oriented in a direction inclined by more than -45 degrees and less than 45 degrees from the extending direction RD of the inner ceiling of the vehicle.

8, the suction speed vector VI has the same directionality and is the sum of the velocity vectors of the air sucked through the suction portion 21, and is perpendicular to the direction of the cross section of the suction portion 21. In other words, 8, that is, the upper direction in Fig. The ejection velocity vector VO has the same directionality and is the sum of velocity vectors of the air ejected to the ejection section 50 and can be regarded as having a direction perpendicular to the direction of the cross section of the ejection section 50. [ The size of the suction speed vector VI of the air sucked into the suction unit 21 is smaller than the size of the discharge speed vector VO of the air discharged from the discharge unit 50, It is possible to efficiently supply and reduce suction noise.

The discharge speed vector VO may be oriented in a direction inclined by more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees from the extending direction RD of the inner ceiling of the vehicle. If the discharge speed vector VO has a zero degree or a negative angle (see FIG. 9), there arises a problem of contamination of the inner ceiling of the vehicle and lowering of user comfort. That is, when the discharge speed vector VO is less than 0 degree, the discharged air is delivered to the occupant after sweeping or bumping the vehicle interior ceiling. Thereby, dust present in the ceiling of the vehicle interior can be delivered to the passenger. In addition, when ionized materials are contained in the discharged air, stains such as stains can be left on the inner ceiling of the vehicle, thereby detracting aesthetics. On the other hand, if the discharge speed vector VO exceeds 90 degrees, the discharged air can be re-introduced into the suction unit 21, and the function of the apparatus may deteriorate.

9, the sum vector VS of the suction speed vector VI and the discharge speed vector VO has a direction inclined by more than -45 degrees and less than 45 degrees from the extending direction RD of the inner ceiling of the vehicle . This setting is considered in the production stage of the air purifying apparatus for a vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the inclination angle of the discharge portion 50 considering the blade size and rotation speed range of the fan 42, The inclination angle can be set so that the shape of the discharge portion 50 is inclined with respect to the extending direction RD of the inner ceiling of the vehicle. Needless to say, the wind direction adjusting member may be provided and automatically set by the control of the control unit (not shown).

Thus, if the direction of the sum vector VS is set to be in a direction inclined by more than -45 degrees and less than 45 degrees from the extending direction RD of the inner ceiling of the vehicle, it is possible to prevent contamination of the inner ceiling of the vehicle It can improve the comfort of the passengers as well.

Concretely, when the direction angle of the sum vector VS is larger than the direction of extension of the inner ceiling of the vehicle in the state that the size of the suction speed vector VI is smaller than the size of the discharge speed vector VO of the air discharged from the discharge portion 50 For example, when the discharge speed vector VO is directed in the direction toward the inner ceiling of the vehicle. In this case, the discharged air sweeps or directly hits the inner ceiling of the vehicle, and foreign substances such as dust attached to the ceiling can be introduced into the vehicle interior space. In this case, the device may rather pollute the air inside the vehicle. In addition, when the ion generator 60 is provided in the air cleaning apparatus to enhance the effect of air cleaning, the discharged air containing the generated ions may be struck on the ceiling of the vehicle, resulting in unevenness in the ceiling of the vehicle. Therefore, when the magnitude of the suction velocity vector VI is smaller than the magnitude of the discharge velocity vector VO of the air discharged from the discharge portion 50, the directivity angle of the sum vector VS increases in the extending direction of the inner ceiling of the vehicle RD) of -45 degrees, it is possible to prevent such a problem, to prevent the inner ceiling of the vehicle from being contaminated, and to improve the comfort of the passenger.

Further, by setting the direction of the sum vector VS to be a direction inclined by less than 45 degrees from the extending direction RD of the inner ceiling of the vehicle, it is possible to improve the comfort of the occupant, . In this case, for example, since the discharge speed vector VO is directed to the passenger side, the discharged discharged air can be supplied directly to the occupant. When the direction of the sum vector VS is inclined by 45 degrees or more from the extending direction RD of the inner ceiling of the vehicle, when the discharge speed vector VO is perpendicular to the extending direction RD of the vehicle's inner ceiling So that the discharged air can not be directly supplied to the occupant and the air discharged from the discharge portion 50 is directed to the vicinity of the suction portion 21 so that the discharged air can not circulate in the vehicle interior space It is immediately re-sucked and the function of the device is deteriorated.

On the other hand, the size of the ejection velocity vector VO may be twice or more the suction velocity vector VI. This is adjustable by making the area of the suction portion 21 (LOL + LOR) at least twice the area of the discharge portion 50 surface LI, assuming that the density of the air to be flowed is the same. In this case, in order to prevent the discharged air from being sucked back into the suction unit 21 and to more effectively achieve the effect of preventing contamination of the inner ceiling and improving the comfort of the passenger, Direction may be greater than 0 degrees with respect to the extending direction RD of the inner ceiling of the vehicle and less than 160 degrees with respect to the direction of the suction velocity vector VI.

In addition, as shown in Fig. 10, when the suction velocity vector VI is the upward direction and the left direction of the extending direction RD of the inner ceiling of the vehicle, the discharge velocity vector VO may be located in the G region. When the direction of the discharge speed vector VO is less than 0 degree with respect to the extending direction RD of the inner ceiling of the vehicle (VO-ERROR1), not only the inner ceiling may be contaminated but also the dust on the inner ceiling is transmitted to the occupant, The comfort level can be deteriorated. When the direction of the discharge speed vector VO exceeds 160 degrees (VO-ERROR2), the air discharged in accordance with the positions of the suction unit 21 and the discharge unit 50 is re-sucked into the suction unit 21 And the function of the apparatus may be degraded.

Although the air cleaning apparatuses 20, 20a and 20b according to the above-described embodiments of the present invention are included in the overhead console, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the air cleaning apparatuses 20, 20a, May be included in the vehicle ceiling central lighting portion, or may be included in the sunroof mounting portion.

Further, a wind direction adjusting member such as a louver and a grill member may be attached to the discharge portion 50 of the air cleaning apparatuses 20, 20a, 20b according to the embodiment of the present invention. The wind direction adjustment member may adjust the wind direction in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, or in the lateral direction.

The control unit 100 controls the power supplied to the power supply unit 40, particularly the fan 42, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The control unit 100 may supply power to the ultraviolet ray irradiation unit 54 Power can also be controlled. For example, the controller 100 may supply the pulse-frequency power source or the AC power source to the UV-LED 52 of the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit 54 so that the UV-LED 52 is flickered, You may.

The filter member 22 is coated with a photocatalyst material such as titanium dioxide (TiO ₂ ), zinc oxide (ZnO), or tin oxide (SnO ₂ ) . In addition, the filter member 22 may be coated with a material capable of removing VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

Further, the vehicle air cleaning apparatus 20 according to the present invention may further include a dust sensor or a gas sensor. The dust sensor senses the concentration of dust in the air and notifies the controller 100 of the concentration of the dust. The controller 100 may display the dust concentration or adjust the rotation speed of the fan 42 according to the concentration value. The gas sensor senses the concentration of gas pollutants in the indoor air of the vehicle and informs the control unit 100 of the concentration of the gas pollutants. The control unit 100 displays it on the outside, supplies power to the fan 42, The first valve 81 can be opened to exhaust air inside the vehicle to the outside of the vehicle.

The air cleaner 20 for a vehicle according to the present invention is disposed in or adjacent to the outer wall 136 of the console body 13 and detects the operating state of the air cleaner 20, And a visualization illumination unit (not shown) for indicating whether or not the flow path has been changed. For example, the visualizing illumination unit may be turned on or off to indicate whether the ion generator 60, the fragrance dispenser 69, the fan 42, and the ultraviolet irradiator 54 are in operation (i.e., Whether or not it is possible). The visualization illumination unit can inform the ion concentration or ion generation amount generated in the ion generator 60 when the ion generator 60 operates. The visualizing illumination unit can inform the type of fragrance emitted from the fragrance dispenser unit 69 during operation of the fragrance dispenser unit 69. The visualization illumination unit can inform the irradiation intensity of the ultraviolet ray when the ultraviolet ray irradiation unit 54 operates. The visualizing illumination unit can inform the intensity of the blowing power of the fan 42 when the fan 42 operates. The visualizing illumination unit may display the operation state of the overhead console module 100 on the screen,

Further, in order to suppress the battery discharge phenomenon, the voltage measurement section is used, but it is also possible to suppress the battery discharge phenomenon by using the current measurement section.

According to the above-described configuration, in the air cleaning apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention, the blow-out motor is connected to the central portion of the sirocco fan in such a manner that the discharge portion of the blow- So that even if it is attached to the vehicle ceiling, it can be struck against the head of the occupant or not. In addition, it can be mounted on a ceiling of a vehicle, and air can be purified while minimizing the floating of dust accumulated on the floor of a vehicle. In addition, ultraviolet rays can be irradiated on the filter member, It is possible to provide more clean air.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the scope of the present invention, but extends to the scope of the claims and their equivalents.

1: Loop panel
2: Head lining
3: Mounting hole
10: Overhead console
11: Interior light
12: Interior light switch
13: Console body
15: On / off switch
16: Air volume control switch
19: Euro change switch
20: Air purifier
21:
22: Door
23: inlet
25: hinge rotation member
26: Hinge axis
28: Filter element
29: filter fitting piece
30: Fan housing
31: Suction port side wall
32: main opening
33:
35:
36: Support wall
40:
41: Motor
42: Fans
50:
51: substrate
52: UV-LED
53; 53a:
54:
55: Hinge shaft support
56: reflector
60: ion generator
61: Particle sensor
62: Human body sensor
63: Infrared sensor
64: motion recognition sensor
65: Operation reservation section
67: Usage time counter
68: Power supply line
69: fragrance dispenser
80: discharge line
81: first valve
82: Air outlet
83: suction line
84: Air intake part
85: Second valve
86: Bypass line
87: third valve
100:
110: Battery
111: Voltage measuring unit
112: Power supply line
131; 133; 134; 135: side wall
132:
136:
137: Door opening
RD: extension direction of the inner ceiling of the vehicle
Qin: suction flow
Qout: Discharge flow rate
VI: Suction velocity vector
VO: Discharge velocity vector
VS: sum vector

Claims (50)

1. A vehicle air cleaning apparatus comprising:
A console body mounted on an inner ceiling of the vehicle;
A suction unit formed on an outer wall of the console body exposed in an inner space of the vehicle;
And a discharge part formed on an outer wall of the console body and discharged after the inside air sucked from the suction part is purified,
The size of the suction speed vector of the air sucked into the suction portion is smaller than the size of the discharge speed vector of the air discharged from the discharge portion,
Wherein a sum vector of a suction speed vector of air sucked into the suction portion and a discharge speed vector of air discharged from the discharge portion is oriented in a direction inclined by more than -45 degrees and less than 45 degrees from the extending direction of the inner ceiling of the vehicle,
Air cleaner for vehicles.
The method according to claim 1,
The size of the dispensing velocity vector is oriented in an angular direction of more than 0 degrees with respect to the extension direction of the inner ceiling of the vehicle and less than 160 degrees with respect to the direction of the suction velocity vector (VI)
Air cleaner for vehicles.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the discharge velocity vector is oriented in a direction inclined by more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees from an extending direction of the inner ceiling of the vehicle.
The method according to claim 1,
A filter member disposed adjacent to the suction portion to collect dust;
Further comprising an ultraviolet ray irradiating unit for irradiating the filter member with ultraviolet rays.
The method of claim 4,
Wherein one surface of the filter member to which ultraviolet rays are irradiated from the ultraviolet ray irradiating portion is inclined so that a portion adjacent to the ultraviolet ray irradiating portion is downwardly directed.
The method of claim 4,
A fan housing connected to one side wall of the console body and disposed adjacent to the filter member;
A fan-shaped portion provided inside the fan housing;
Wherein a filter fitting piece capable of fitting the filter member is provided in the flow path portion of the fan housing.
The method of claim 4,
Further comprising a door capable of opening and closing a door opening formed in an outer wall of the console body exposed in an inner space of the vehicle,
Wherein the filter member is detachably disposed in the door opening, and the door is rotated with respect to the outer wall so as to open and close the door opening.
The method of claim 7,
Wherein a hinge rotation member is provided at one edge of the door and a hinge shaft support for supporting a hinge shaft rotatably inserted into an opening formed in the hinge rotation member is provided on the outer side wall.
The method of claim 4,
In the vehicle air cleaning apparatus,
And an observation window provided between the filter member and the console body.
The method of claim 6,
The ultraviolet ray irradiation unit
A substrate attached to a substrate extension portion protruding from the suction port side wall of the fan housing; And
And a UV-LED coupled to the substrate.
The method of claim 10,
And one side of the substrate extension portion on which the substrate is attached is inclined toward the filter member.
The method of claim 10,
Wherein the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit further comprises a reflector attached to the upper side of the substrate.
The method of claim 4,
A fan housing connected to one side wall of the console body and disposed adjacent to the filter member;
A fan-shaped portion provided inside the fan housing;
Wherein the blower section includes a sirocco fan and a motor for rotating the sirocco fan mounted on the fan housing.
14. The method of claim 13,
And the flow path portion of the fan housing is provided one by one on each side of the blow-in portion.
15. The method of claim 14,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
And an ion generator arranged in the flow path portion. The method according to claim 1,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
A human body detection sensor disposed on an outer wall of the console body; And
Further comprising a control unit capable of controlling a power source according to a signal of the human body monitoring sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
A motion recognition sensor disposed on an outer wall of the console body; And
Further comprising a control unit capable of controlling a power source in accordance with the signal of the motion sensing sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
An operation reservation unit operable to set at least one of an operation start time and an operation time; And
And a control unit capable of controlling the power supply according to the signal of the operation reservation unit.
The method according to claim 1,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
An infrared sensor disposed on an outer wall of the console body; And
Further comprising a control unit capable of controlling the power supply according to a signal of the infrared sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
Further comprising an on / off switch for interrupting power, disposed on an outer wall of the console body.
The method according to claim 1,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
Further comprising an air volume adjustment switch for adjusting a power supply, the air volume adjustment switch being disposed on an outer wall of the console body.
The method of claim 6,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
A use time counter for cumulatively adding the time when power is supplied to the power supply unit; And
Further comprising a control unit for activating an indicator for informing replacement of the filter member when the signal from the use time counter indicates usage time over a predetermined time.
The method of claim 6,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
A measuring unit for measuring a voltage or a current of a power source supplied to the power supply unit; And
And a control unit for shutting off the power supplied to the airflow-supplying unit when the signal from the measuring unit is less than a predetermined value.
The method of claim 6,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
A particle sensor disposed in the flow path portion; And
Further comprising a controller for activating an indicator to inform replacement of the filter member if the signal of the particle sensor is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.
The method of claim 6,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
Further comprising a fragrance spraying portion disposed in the flow path portion.
The method according to claim 1,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
Further comprising a wind direction adjusting member disposed in the discharge portion.
27. The method of claim 26,
Wherein the wind direction adjustment member is a left-right adjustment member.
27. The method of claim 26,
Wherein the wind direction adjusting member is a front and rear adjusting member.
The method of claim 6,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
Further comprising a line connected to an upper sidewall portion of the fan housing and extending outside the roof panel of the vehicle.
29. The method of claim 29,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
A valve disposed in said line;
Euro change switch that can cause Euro change signal; And
Further comprising: a control unit capable of receiving the flow change signal to control the valve.
The method of claim 6,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
Further comprising a line connected to the flow path portion of the fan housing and extending out of the roof panel of the vehicle.
32. The method of claim 31,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
A valve disposed in said line;
Euro change switch that can cause Euro change signal; And
Further comprising: a control unit capable of receiving the flow change signal to control the valve.
The method of claim 4,
Wherein the filter member is a HEPA filter.
The method of claim 4,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
Further comprising a bypass line communicated at one end to the interior of the fan housing and at the other end disposed at the outer wall of the console body to communicate with the interior space of the vehicle and the intermediate portion bypassing the filter member.
The method of claim 7,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
Further comprising a switch for stopping the fan of the blowing-out part when the door is opened.
The method of claim 6,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
Further comprising a control unit for supplying a maximum power to the fans of the airflow fan unit when the air blower unit is operated and then supplying power below the maximum value in accordance with a predetermined time or sensor detection value, .
The method according to claim 1,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
A dust sensor for detecting the concentration of dust in the air, or a gas sensor for detecting the concentration of gas contaminants in the air.
The method according to claim 1,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus includes:
Further comprising: a visualized illumination unit disposed in the console body, the visualized illumination unit indicating an operating state of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus.
The method of claim 4,
Wherein the filter member is coated with a photocatalytic material.
The method of claim 4,
Wherein the filter member is coated with a material capable of removing VOCs (Volatile Organic Compound).
The method of claim 4,
Wherein a pulse power source or an alternating current power source is supplied to the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit.
The method of claim 4,
Wherein a part of ultraviolet rays irradiated from the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit to the filter member passes through the filter member and can be irradiated as illumination light to the outside of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus.
43. The method of claim 42,
Further comprising a control unit for controlling at least one of an intensity of the ultraviolet ray irradiated from the ultraviolet ray irradiating unit and a lighting interval.
43. The method of claim 42,
The vehicle air cleaning apparatus further includes a filter illumination unit,
And the illumination light from the filter illumination unit can be irradiated to the outside of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus via the filter member.
45. The method of claim 44,
Wherein the illumination light from the filter illumination section is different in color from the ultraviolet light that can be irradiated as illumination light from the ultraviolet ray irradiating section through the filter member to the outside of the vehicle air cleaning apparatus.
45. The method of claim 44,
And a control section for controlling at least one of an intensity of the illumination light from the filter illumination section and a lighting interval.
43. The method of claim 43 or 46,
Wherein the control unit includes a battery discharge preventing unit.
An overhead console comprising a vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 46.
46. A vehicle, comprising a lighting unit disposed at a central portion of a ceiling, comprising a vehicle air cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 46.
46. A vehicle, comprising a sunroof mounting portion comprising a vehicle air cleaning device according to any of Claims 1 to 46.

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