KR20190010224A - A filterless cleaning apparatus for hot and cool air - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, a filterless air purifying apparatus for discharging cold and warm air includes: a body unit to receive water, a blowing fan to blow air to the body unit, and a blowing unit having a motor unit to rotate the blowing fan. The body unit includes an outer barrel forming an outer appearance thereof while receiving the water and an inner barrel provided inside the outer barrel to provide a passage of moving air having a vortex. The outer barrel includes an air passage pipe provided therein such that the air moves, an outer barrel floor to form a lower portion of the outer barrel, and a passage hole formed in the outer barrel floor in which the air passage pipe is positioned. The inner barrel is formed to surround the circumference of the air passage pipe. The inner barrel is formed at a lower portion thereof with a lower plate having a size to be received in the inner barrel. The lower plate is arranged to be spaced apart from the outer barrel floor by a specific distance and a plurality of vortex forming holes are formed in a rim of the lower plate. The body unit is provided at an upper portion thereof with a temperature controlling unit for heating or cooling discharged air.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a filterless cleaning apparatus for hot and cool air,

The present invention relates to an air cleaning apparatus capable of removing foreign objects and contaminants in air by water using a flow of air and then discharging the air, and in particular, a separate filter for removing contaminants in the air is required And is capable of discharging more comfortable air by heating or cooling the clean air.

In the world, including Korea, consumers are increasingly purchasing air purifiers and humidifiers due to the effects of ultrafine dust and dust. However, devices containing both humidification and air purifying functions are not significantly reduced There are many cases.

Fine dust and dust affecting all seasons, consumers' interest in air purification and humidification has increased, sales of products have increased significantly, but products with satisfactory performance are rare.

In order to provide air conditioning and humidification capability, a technique has been disclosed in which water in the water tank increases the surface area by the absorbent member of the filter, thereby improving air purification and humidifying ability by dust adsorption.

(Patent Document 1) KR10-1698318 B

In the case of Patent Document 1, water is transferred from the lower water tank through the supply pipe to the upper water tank through the pump, the water is discharged through the discharge pipe to the lower water tank, And the air sucked through the filter is discharged to the lower portion.

That is, in Patent Document 1, a filter is always used for air cleaning, and water is used as a constitution for increasing the moisture content in the air.

However, in the case of Patent Document 1, there is a disadvantage in that sufficient air cleaning by water is not achieved by using the air flow, and a separate filter unit for air cleaning must be formed.

The present invention proposes a device using air flow and water vortex in which humans can adequately humidify air by simply replacing the accommodated water as needed.

In addition, a temperature control means capable of cooling or heating can be provided at a position where air cleaned and cleaned is discharged, so that warm clean air can be discharged or cooled clean air can be discharged.

A filterless air cleaning apparatus for discharging cold air according to the present invention comprises: main body means for containing water; And an air blowing means having a motor for rotating the blowing fan, wherein the main body means comprises an outer cylinder for receiving water while forming an outer shape, And an inner cylinder for providing a passage for air formed by the vortex, wherein the outer cylinder is provided with an air passage tube through which air moves, an outer cylinder bottom which forms a lower portion of the outer cylinder, A lower plate having a size large enough to be accommodated in the inner cylinder is formed at a lower portion of the inner cylinder, and a lower plate The plate is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the bottom of the outer cylinder by a predetermined distance, and a plurality of vortex And a temperature adjusting means for heating or cooling the discharged air is formed on the upper side of the body means.

It is not necessary to provide a separate filter for cleaning water by the filterless air cleaning apparatus for discharging the cold air of the present invention as proposed, and the air introduced into the water is vortexed by the vortex plate , The air flowing between the first and second inner and outer second inner casings is vortexed by the vortex formation blade, so that the path of air movement in the water increases, which eventually gives sufficient time for cleaning in water .

In addition, there is an advantage that the user can supply clean, clean and temperature-controlled air to the user by heating or cooling the cleaned air as needed.

1 is a view showing a configuration of an air cleaning apparatus according to the present invention.
2 is a view showing a swirling air portion of the present invention and a housing formed thereon.
3 to 5 are views showing a detailed configuration of a main body unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 to 8 are views showing a process of air cleaning by the air cleaning apparatus of the present embodiment.
9 is a view showing another example of the temperature control means for controlling the temperature of clean air according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the scope of the inventive concept of the present embodiment can be determined from the matters disclosed in the present embodiment, and the spirit of the present invention possessed by the present embodiment is not limited to the embodiments in which addition, Variations.

The suffix "device "," unit ", "module ", and" part "used in the description relating to the present invention are to be given or mixed in consideration only of ease of specification, It does not have.

1 is a view showing a configuration of an air cleaning apparatus according to the present invention.

With reference to FIG. 1, the configuration of the present invention will be described while referring to other drawings attached hereto.

The filterless air cleaning apparatus of the present invention comprises a main body means 200 for receiving water, a blowing means 100 for injecting air into the main body means 200, And a cover unit 300 having a temperature control means for heating or cooling the air while discharging the air to the outside.

The blowing means 100 for injecting contaminated air into the main body means 200 will be described in detail below. However, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the air blowing means 100 may be formed externally or at different positions to smoothly cool or heat the air by the temperature adjusting means.

In this embodiment, the case where the blowing means 100 forming the lower side includes a configuration in which the refrigerant is used as the temperature adjusting means is taken as an example.

The blowing means 100 is configured to suck contaminated air and move it into the body means 200. The blowing means 100 constitutes a blowing fan 121 for sucking and moving the air upward, A motor unit 115 for driving is constituted. The swirling air portion 122 is formed to surround the motor portion 115 and forms a vortex while the air sucked by the blowing fan 121 escapes.

Meanwhile, in order to reduce noise due to the movement of the contaminated air flowing into the air cleaning apparatus when the air moves upward due to the rotation of the air blowing fan 121, a flow of air is changed below the air blowing fan 121 The first sound-deadening unit 111 and the second sound-deadening unit 112 may be formed in a bent shape. The first and second silencing portions 111 and 112 serve to change the moving direction of the air moving at a high speed when the air outside the air cleaning apparatus flows into the inside of the air cleaning apparatus one or two times, Shaped plate.

The air blowing fan 121 and the motor unit 115 are configured to suck and move the air from the lower side to the upper side and a swirling flow is generated at a position adjacent to the motor unit 115 by changing the moving direction of the air, The air portion 122 is constituted.

The swirling air portion 122 is shown in detail in Fig. Referring to FIG. 2, housings covering the motor unit 115 and the swirling air unit 122 are disposed on the lower side of the main body unit 200. The first swing housing 125 covers the motor unit 115, And second swivel housings 126 and 127 covering the swivel air portion.

The swirling air portion 122 is configured to change the moving path of the air that is moved upward by the blowing fan 121 and has a predetermined radius of curvature so as to move along the inner wall of the housing of the blowing means shown in FIG. As shown in Fig.

The second swivel housing 127 is configured to cover the upper surface of the swivel air portion 122, that is, the upper surface of the guide wall having a curvature, and air inside the swivel housing 150 The upward movement of the swirling air is restricted by the swirling vortexes 125 and 126, and the swirling air is rotated while forming a vortex along the swirling air.

In FIG. 2, a pair of swirling air portions 122a and 122b are formed to form vortex air, and a pair of second swinging housings 126 and 127 for sealing the upper portion of the swirling air portion are formed. A plurality of blades may be formed at the outlet of the swirling air portion to reduce the passage area to accelerate the moving speed of the air.

The air swirling by the swirling air portion gradually rises along the inner wall of the blowing means 100, and the raised air flows into the body means 200 for removing contaminants without a separate filter.

in detail. The main body means 200 includes an outer tube 210 for receiving water while forming an outer shape and an inner tube 220 accommodated in the outer tube 210 to provide a space for receiving vortex air while providing vortical air, And an outer cover part 230 having a plurality of discharge holes formed on the outer cylinder 210 to allow clean air to escape to the upper side.

3 and 4 illustrate the detailed construction of the main body means according to the embodiment of the present invention. The outer and inner cylinder structures of the body means and the vortex formation of the air introduced into the water are shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 See also.

3 and 4, the outer cylinder 210 is disposed above the blowing means 100 and includes an air passage pipe 211 for passing air upward by the blowing means 100, And a passage hole 212 formed in an outer cylinder bottom 213 forming a lower portion of the outer cylinder 210.

The passage hole 212 corresponds to a passage through which the vortexed air passes while passing through the air pivoting portions 122a and 122b formed under the outer cylinder 210. [

The inner cylinder 220 is formed in a pipe shape having a size enough to cover the outer side of the air passage tube 211 and passing through the inner cylinder 220.

The inner tube 220 is formed in the shape of an empty pipe in the same manner as the air passage tube 211. The inner tube 220 is larger in size than the air passage tube 211, 211) and the inner circumferential surface of the inner cylinder (220).

That is, a passageway 270 for guiding the descent of vortex air is formed between the air passage pipe 211 and the inner cylinder 220.

An upper plate 240 for restricting and guiding air movement is formed on the inner cylinder 220 and a lower plate 250 is provided on the lower side of the inner cylinder 220 to cover the outer cylinder bottom 213, . That is, the air moving along the passage hole 212 is restricted by the upper plate 240, which is hermetically closed, and moves along the movement path 270 on both sides thereof.

The lower plate 250 is fixed at a predetermined distance from the outer cylinder bottom 213. The length of the inner cylinder 220 coupled to the upper plate 240 is longer than the length of the lower plate 250. [ So that a space is formed between the outer cylinder bottom part 213 and the outer cylinder bottom part 213.

A plurality of vortex holes 251 are formed in the lower plate 250 and the vortex holes 251 are formed at the edge of the lower plate 250. That is, the vortex forming holes are formed at the edge of the lower plate at a distance from each other.

In other words, a plurality of vortex formation holes 251 are formed in the shape of an edge of the lower plate 250, that is, a part of a rim.

The vortex formation hole 251 serves to introduce air moving between the lower plate 250 and the outer tube bottom 213 into water between the inner tube 220 and the outer tube 210. At this time, due to the shape of the vortex formation hole 251, the swirling phenomenon of the air flowing into the water is further strengthened.

More specifically, referring to the vortex-forming hole configuration of the lower plate shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of vortex-forming holes 251 formed at the edges of the lower plate 250, when flowing into the vortex air, So that the vortex is further increased. The vortex forming hole 251 includes an upper hole 251a formed in the upper surface of the lower plate 250 and a lower hole 251b formed in the lower surface of the lower plate 251 and configured to communicate with the upper hole 251a The angle between the upper hole 251a and the lower hole 251b is inclined with respect to the thickness direction (vertical direction) of the lower plate 250.

That is, the air moving through the lower hole 251b of the lower plate 250 flows into the water through the upper hole 251a while moving at an angle inclined with respect to the thickness direction of the lower plate.

The air passing through the upper hole 251a is further swirled around the lower plate so that the air moves upward from the lower part of the water and gradually swirls up.

This vortex phenomenon increases the time it takes for the air to stay in the water because the air is more easily injected into the water, and it gradually rises along the inner wall even in the water, so that the pollutants contained in the air can be sufficiently cleaned and humidified by the water have.

A plurality of vortex forming holes 251 are formed at the edge of the lower plate 250 so as to generate strong vortex in the water passing through the vortex forming hole 251. However, Each of which is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, may be formed into a rod shape that is oriented from the rim of the lower plate 250 toward the center. In this case, the air that has passed through each vortex forming hole 251 flows into the water while rotating both in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, so that a strong vortex phenomenon and a vortex can be generated.

Meanwhile, a plurality of discharge holes are formed in the outer cylinder lid part 230 for covering the opened upper surface of the outer cylinder 210 to allow the clean air to move to the upper cover part 300.

The upper plate 230 is formed on the lower side of the outer lid unit 230 so that the air that has not been cleaned is moved to the side of the cover unit 300. Only clean air passes through the water, And then moves to the cover part 300. [

Particularly, in the cover part 300, a temperature adjusting means for adjusting the temperature of the clean air is constituted. In this embodiment, the structure for cooling the air is shown as an example of the temperature adjusting means.

As the temperature control means, there are a cooling compressed refrigerant tube 102 in which the cooled refrigerant moves, an outdoor unit 103 for cooling and compressing the refrigerant through heat exchange, and a cooling unit 103 for cooling the cleaned air in the cover unit 300, A compressor 105 for compressing the refrigerant recovered through the return pipe 107 to a high pressure and a refrigerant compressed at a high pressure to the outdoor unit 103. [ And a compressed heat generating refrigerant pipe (104) for moving the refrigerant pipe (104).

A part of the cooling compression refrigerant pipe 102 located inside the cover part 300 is formed to be separated or bent into a plurality of pipes in order to increase the contact area with clean air. The outer cover part 230, The cooling compressed refrigerant tube located on the upper side may be referred to as the refrigerant tube bend section 101. [

A plurality of condensation-promoting blades 106 are provided so as to cross the coolant pipe bends 101 so that the cool-compressed low-temperature coolant flows through the inside of the coolant tube bend section 101, .

Through the temperature control means, air moving upward through the outer cylinder lid portion 230 can be cooled while being in contact with the refrigerant tube (refrigerant tube bend), and the cooled clean air flows into the cover portion 300, And is discharged to the outside through the side cover part 310 or the upper side cover part 320 constituting the side cover part. The side lid 310 and the upper lid 320 are disposed on the side and upper side of the refrigerant tube bend 101, and a plurality of air holes are formed.

On the other hand, when the temperature control means for cooling the clean air is constituted, condensed water is generated. The generated condensed water is collected through the condensed water collecting portion 254 formed on one side of the main body means 200, And the condensed water is again introduced into the inner cylinder of the body means.

One end of the water supply pipe 253 is connected to the condensed water collecting unit 254 and the other end of the water supply pipe 253 is connected to the outer pipe 210. The condensed water collecting unit 254 is connected to the water supply pipe 253, . Accordingly, when the condensed water is collected in the condensed water collecting unit 254 or the user supplies water to the condensed water collecting unit 254 in order to replenish the water inside the outer casing, Water is supplied to the inside.

Meanwhile, one or more drain pipes are connected to the outer tube 210 to prevent excessive water from being supplied to the outer tube 210 or to discharge water inside the outer tube 210.

A first water pipe 251 for adjusting the maximum amount of water accommodated in the outer tube 210 and a second water pipe 251 for discharging water contained in the outer tube 210 at a position lower than a position where the first water pipe 251 is connected to the outer tube And a second water pipe 252 connected / combined.

The second drain pipe 252 can be used mainly for discharging the water accommodated in the outer pipe 210 and the inner pipe 220. The second drain pipe 252 is disposed at a position between the outer pipe bottom 213 and the lower plate 250 And is connected to the outer cylinder 210. Therefore, when the second water pipe 252 is opened, all the water contained in the inner pipe can be discharged to the outside.

Here, the condensed water collected by the condensed water collecting unit 254 and the water supplemented by the user are supplied into the outer cylinder 210 through the water supply pipe 253, and the water supply pipe 253 is connected to the first drain pipe 251 and the second drain pipe 252. The second drain pipe 252 is connected to the inside of the outer pipe 210 at a position between the first drain pipe 251 and the second drain pipe 252.

Such drain pipes and condensed water (clean water) generated by the water pipes can be naturally supplied back to the inside of the body means, or the user can intentionally replenish water or discharge water.

6 to 8 are views showing a process of air cleaning by the air cleaning apparatus of the present embodiment.

First, referring to FIG. 6, the height of the water contained in the main body unit 200 will be the same when the air cleaning and humidifying operation is started. That is, the height of the water in the space between the outer cylinder 210 and the inner cylinder 220 and the height of the water in the space between the inner cylinder 220 and the air passage tube 211 are the same. Water is naturally moved and filled through the vortex forming hole 251 of the lower plate 250, so that the water level becomes the same height.

The motor portion 115 in the blowing means is operated to move the contaminated air into the air cleaning device and the air that is moved while forming a vortex along the inner wall of the housing of the blowing means through the swirling air portion 122, And is moved along the air passage pipe 211 to the inside of the inner cylinder. At this time, the air swirling along the air passage pipe 211 gradually pushes water between the air passage pipe 211 and the inner pipe 220, as shown in FIG. That is, the water level of the water filled between the inner cylinder 220 and the outer cylinder 210 gradually increases.

When the air is continuously moved by the air blowing fan 110 to such a high pressure as to push the filled water between the lower plate 250 and the outer cylinder bottom 213, The water below the lower plate 250 is also pushed up. At this time, the pressure of the air blown by the blowing fan 121 may be set so that only the water below the lower plate 250 is pushed up. It is necessary to determine the blowing pressure in consideration of the size of the main body, the installation height of the vortex plate, and the like.

In this state, the air flows into the water through the plurality of inclined vortex forming holes 251 formed in the rim of the lower plate 250. Since the vortex is formed at this time , And it is injected into the water while swirling. And, even in the water, the air forms a vortex and gradually rises and discharges out of the water while rotating.

The air in which the foreign substance is removed from the water becomes high in the water content naturally, so that the humidification effect is also achieved. The air having been humidified and cleaned is discharged to the outside through the cover means.

With the configuration of the present invention as described above, it is not necessary to provide a separate filter for cleaning water, and the path of air movement in the water increases, which eventually results in a sufficient time And the like.

9 is a view showing another example of temperature control means for controlling the temperature of clean air according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The above-described embodiment of the present invention has described the structure in which the clean air is cooled by the low-temperature refrigerant moving along the cold compressed refrigerant tube to cool the clean air and then discharged. However, the structure for heating the cleaned air by using the refrigerant cycle can be easily changed.

In addition to the heating or cooling of the air through the movement of the refrigerant, the cleaned air can be heated or cooled by using the thermoelectric element 410 capable of instantaneous heating or cooling using electricity.

9, the plurality of thermoelectric elements 410 and the air outlet holes 400 are provided on the path of the clean air discharged through the outer cylinder 210, Heating or cooling of the air may be performed.

As such, temperature control for clean air may be possible through various embodiments.

Claims (5)

A body means for receiving water; And
And blowing means having a blowing fan for blowing air into the main body means and a motor for rotating the blowing fan,
Wherein the body means comprises an outer cylinder for receiving water while forming an outer shape and an inner cylinder disposed inside the outer cylinder for providing a passage for air formed by vortex,
Wherein the outer tube has an air passage tube in which air moves, an outer tube bottom portion that forms a lower portion of the outer tube, and a passage hole formed in the outer tube bottom portion in which the air passage tube is located,
Wherein the inner cylinder has a shape that surrounds the periphery of the air passage tube, a lower plate having a size large enough to be accommodated in the inner cylinder is formed in the lower portion of the inner cylinder,
Wherein the lower plate is spaced apart from the bottom of the outer tube by a predetermined distance, and a plurality of vortex holes are formed in a rim of the lower plate,
And a temperature regulating means for heating or cooling the discharged air is disposed on the upper side of the main body means. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the temperature control means comprises a refrigerant tube using a refrigerant cycle through refrigerant compression or discharges cold air composed of a thermoelectric element that is heated or cooled using electricity. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the temperature control means comprises: a refrigerant pipe bending portion that is located on the upper side of the main body means and is bent to be in contact with air or divided into a plurality of pipes; and a refrigerant pipe bending portion connected to the refrigerant pipe bending portion, A refrigerant pipe; an outdoor unit for allowing high-pressure refrigerant to pass through the refrigerant compression refrigerant pipe through heat exchange between the refrigerant and the refrigerant pipe; and a recovery pipe connected to the refrigerant pipe bend portion and recovering the refrigerant to a compressor, Filterless air cleaning device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the vortex formation hole is formed to have an inclined angle with respect to a thickness direction of the lower plate or to discharge cold air composed of a rod-like hole from an edge of the lower plate toward a central portion. The method according to claim 1,
A second drain pipe connected to the outer pipe at a position lower than a position where the first drain pipe is connected,
And a water supply pipe connected between the connection positions of the first drain pipe and the second drain pipe coupled to the outer pipe and providing a passage through which water is supplied to the inside of the outer pipe.

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