KR20200117108A - Apparatus For Air Purifying - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wet air purifier for adsorbing dust and odors by spraying water onto a flow path through which air flows and, more specifically, to a wet air purifier comprising: a chamber with an air inlet port on one side, an air outlet port on the other side, and a storage space for storing water inside; a pump which pumps the water stored in the chamber and supplies the same to an upper part of the chamber; a nozzle which sprays the water supplied from the pump into an upper space of the chamber in a form of droplets; and a blower fan installed at an air inlet port side or an air outlet port side and introducing external air from the air inlet port and discharging air through the air outlet port, thereby removing dust and odors contained therein in a process of being in contact with the water while the air passes through the chamber. The wet air purifier provides a vertical air purifier and prevents fine dust in the atmosphere on a large scale by installing a vertical ventilation fan in the basement of offices, factories, apartments, subways, and high-rise buildings.

Description

Air Purifying {Apparatus For Air Purifying}

The present invention relates to an air purifier, and more specifically, to a wet air purifier that absorbs dust and odors by spraying water onto a flow path through which air flows.

The importance of air for breathing cannot be overemphasized. Recently, a lot of interest in the environment and health has spread throughout society, so many suggestions for indoor air or drinking water are constantly being made. The present invention intends to propose a new purifier for purifying the indoor air we breathe.

Conventional indoor air purifiers generally use filters. There are quite a lot of types of filters, and there are several levels of purification capacity. In general, it is known that filters must be periodically replaced or cleaned. There are many differences in price depending on the type of filter. And home air purifiers have a small capacity, so they are insufficient to purify air within a short time. In addition, there is a problem that noise is generated because the air is subjected to resistance in the process of passing through the filter.

As a prior art, there is Korean Utility Model Registration Application No. 20-2004-0035194, which extends the life of the filter, reduces the replacement cost accordingly, and relates to an air purifier that can improve purification efficiency. To this end, the present invention includes a case in which an air inlet and an air outlet are formed; A blower installed inside the case and forcibly circulating by inhaling external air; A first filter unit comprising a plurality of filters sequentially stacked and installed in the case to purify air circulated through the blower; It is composed of a plurality of filters different from the filter of the first filter unit and is installed inside the case, but selectively passes through the air circulating through the blower and is relatively movably installed in the case so that it can be purified or bypassed. It is configured to include; a second filter unit.

In this case, there is a problem of incurring cost because the replacement of the filter is inevitable.

Next, the prior art of Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration Application No. 20-2003-0019031 provides an air purifier with reduced number of parts and further improved filtration and purification performance. In the present technology, an air outlet is formed in five or more portions along the circumferential surface of the case, and a flange having a plurality of fastening holes is formed at the top of the case. In addition, the mesh body coupled to the case was coated with a photocatalyst on the surface, and a coupling plate formed with a through hole and a fastening hole was integrally formed at the lower end of the mesh to be coupled to the flange through a fastening member. In addition, the filter member inserted into the mesh is configured to include a pre-filter, a ULPA filter, and a DeMedia filter. Therefore, the present invention is a simple structure in which a case, a mesh body, and a cover are assembled, so the number of parts and production cost are greatly reduced, and there is a useful effect of more smoothly exhausting the purified air due to the five air outlets. In addition, it has the effect of sterilizing and purifying various bacteria or odors contained in the inhaled air due to the photocatalyst coated on the mesh, and further improving the performance of the air purifier by filtering and purifying fine foreign substances of 0.1 microns through the ULPA filter. I made it. This also uses a dry filter, which incurs maintenance costs and has a problem pointed out by the present invention.

Korean Utility Model Registration Application No. 20-2004-0035194 Korean Utility Model Registration Application No. 20-2003-0019031

An object of the present invention for solving these problems is to provide an air purifier capable of mass purification of indoor and outdoor air at low maintenance cost.

In addition, the present invention provides an air purifier with a horizontal degree and an object of the present invention is to provide an air purifier from small to super large

In addition, the present invention aims to provide a vertical air purifier.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an air purifier that installs a ventilation device that goes out to the basement of a building from small to very large.

The above purpose is a chamber provided with an air inlet on one side, an air outlet on the other side, and a storage space for storing water therein; A pump that pumps the water stored in the chamber and supplies it to the upper part of the chamber; A nozzle for spraying water supplied from the pump into the upper space of the chamber in the form of droplets; By including; a blower fan installed at the air inlet or the air outlet side and configured to introduce external air from the air inlet and discharge air through the air outlet; If it is made large, it may be installed in the center of the six lanes of the subway soccer field baseball field.

It is achieved by an air purifier, characterized in that dust and odors contained therein are removed while the introduced air passes through the chamber and contacts the water.

According to a feature of the present invention, the chamber may have a cylindrical shape having a length of 2 to 5 times the diameter.

According to another feature of the present invention, a tray for receiving water falling from the nozzle is installed inside the chamber; A drain hole may be provided in the tray so that the water dropped on the tray is discharged to the outside of the chamber.

According to another feature of the present invention, a hook may be installed on the upper portion of the chamber so that the chamber can be suspended.

According to another feature of the present invention, the blower is a ventilator installed on a wall of a building; The chamber is installed outside the wall where the ventilation fan is installed; It may be to allow the air exhausted from the building to be discharged to the outside in a purified state.

According to the above configuration, dust and odors contained in the air are removed while the indoor air passes through the chamber and comes into contact with water in the form of droplets. This provides an air purifier that can be economically maintained and managed because it does not require an expensive filter, and only water needs to be replenished without the need to replace the filter. In addition, since the flow path is simple and the air does not contact the filter, there is no fluid loss due to fluid resistance and noise. It is easy to increase the processing flow rate, so it is possible to quickly purify indoor air, and an air purifier that is useful for indoor humidity control is provided. do. It is installed in the underground ventilator of the office factory apartment subway high-rise building, so it purifies all the air that goes outside.

1 is a perspective view of an air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a rear view of an air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a longitudinal sectional view of an air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view of an air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a longitudinal sectional view of an air purifier according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a longitudinal sectional view of an air purifier according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an air purifier according to another embodiment of the present invention
8 is a configuration diagram of an air purifier according to another embodiment of the present invention by a vertical sectional ventilation fan

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, a basic embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. Hereinafter, other embodiments will be described with reference to the remaining drawings where necessary.

The air purifier of the present invention is a filterless wet air purifier scheduled to be replaced, and includes a chamber 10, a pump 30, a nozzle 34, and a blower fan 20.

An air inlet 13 is provided on one side of the chamber 10 and an air outlet 14 is provided on the other side. A storage space for storing water 1 is provided inside the chamber 10, and the chamber 10 itself may serve as a storage tank, or an upper open container may be embedded in the chamber 10. In this embodiment, the chamber 10 is shown and described as functioning as a storage tank.

The chamber 10 is a cylindrical shape having a length of 2 to 5 times the diameter and provides an elongated conduit. However, the chamber 10 can also be an elongated square tube. Below the chamber 10, legs 11 for stably supporting the chamber 10 are installed.

In the chamber 10, a water supply pipe 15 for supplying water 1 is provided, and an outlet 16 for discharging the water 1 is provided. The water supply pipe 15 may be in the form of a funnel so that water can be manually filled, or may have a structure in which the funnel can be connected. A discharge valve 16a is installed at the discharge port 16.

Two or more hooks 12 may be installed on the upper part of the chamber 10 to allow the chamber 10 to be suspended. According to this, when it is difficult to install the chamber 10 on the indoor floor, it may be installed in a manner that is suspended in the air.

The diameter of the cylindrical chamber 10 may be provided in various ways, for example, it may be 100 ~ 1,000mm. That is, the air purifier of the present invention may be made in a large size so that it can be installed in various stores, work rooms or offices from a small size such as an indoor humidifier. Depending on the space, you can use a vertical air purifier, which can be made from small to large, and also serves as a ventilation fan.

A protective net 23 may be detachably installed on the side of the air outlet 14 of the chamber 10 to prevent the inflow of insects. A blocking plate 18 is provided at the air outlet side of the chamber 10 to prevent overflow of water.

The pump 30 pumps the water stored in the chamber 10 and supplies it to the upper part of the chamber 10. Water is supplied to the upper portion of the chamber 10 along the water supply pipe 31 connected to the pump 30. A distribution port 32 to which the water supply pipe 31 is connected is installed on the upper part of the chamber 10. Inside the chamber 10, a nozzle 34 for spraying water supplied from the pump 30 into the upper space of the chamber 10 in the form of droplets 2 or mist is installed.

The nozzle 34 may be installed freely, but it must be installed so as to spray water evenly into the chamber 10. The nozzle 34 is configured to spray water in a droplet 2 or atomized form, such as a sprinkler or spray. Two or more nozzles 34 may be installed along the longitudinal direction of the chamber 10. To this end, a distribution port 32 is installed on the upper part of the chamber 10, the distribution pipe 33 is connected to the distribution port 32, and the nozzle 34 is connected to each distribution tube 33.

Each nozzle 34 may spray water in different forms by having a different structure. For example, the inlet-side nozzle may spray (or spray) water in the form of particles thicker than the outlet-side nozzle. It is to be able to purify the dust by selecting it by particle size.

The blowing fan 20 is installed at the air inlet 13 or the air outlet 14 side. According to this embodiment, the blowing fan 20 is installed in the air inlet 13, and filters 21 and 22 in the form of a mesh body or a protective net may be installed on the front and rear surfaces of the blowing fan 20, respectively. These filters 21 and 22 are washable and are installed so that they can be easily removed.

The blowing fan 20 introduces external air from the air inlet 13 and discharges the air through the air outlet 14. The introduced air is brought into contact with water in the form of droplets while passing through the purification space S of a straight flow path. In this process, dust and odors contained in the air are removed.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a tray 40 for receiving water falling from the nozzle 34 may be further installed inside the chamber 10. This is because the water that falls from the purification space will contain dust, so if it is reused, the purification efficiency may gradually decrease. Water dropped on the tray 40 may be discharged to the outside of the chamber 10 through a drain hole 17 provided at the bottom or sidewall of the tray 40.

The tray 40 may be fixedly installed inside the chamber through the support bracket 41. However, if necessary, the tray 40 may be installed according to the user's selection. That is, the tray 40 can be easily separated or installed. The tray 40 should be able to slide out of the chamber 10 like a closet drawer. Whether or not to install the tray 40 may be determined by the user according to the condition of the indoor air or the user's situation. If the tray 40 is installed, water consumption will be fast, otherwise the use time will be long.

The tray 40 may be partially installed. For example, a lot of dust will be trapped on the inlet side, so it could be installed only on the inlet side.

The bottom plate 42 of the tray is made of an inclined plate, so that falling water can flow to one side and collect. The collected water may be drained to the outside along the drain 17 or stored in a separate storage tank. In some cases, a circulation system that purifies the water used in the storage tank and supplies it to the nozzle 34 may be employed.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the purification effect is further increased by lengthening the flow path with the same capacity of the chamber 10. Hereinafter, it will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

According to this embodiment, the diaphragm 50 is installed inside the chamber. The diaphragm 50 is installed in a zigzag shape along the longitudinal direction of the chamber 10 and is further inclined with respect to a vertical line. Likewise, the nozzle 34 may be installed on the diaphragm 50 to spray water into the air passing therebetween. In addition, a tray 40 may be installed at the lower portion of the diaphragm to collect water flowing down the diaphragm 50 and drain it to the outside. The remaining reference numerals may refer to the description of the previous embodiment.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the blower 20 is replaced with a ventilator 3 installed on the wall 4 of the building, and the chamber 10 is outside the wall 4 where the ventilator 3 is installed. Can be installed in. The chamber 10 can be suspended from the outdoor ceiling 5 with a rope 6 or a wire using the hook 12 installed on the upper part of the chamber 10.

According to this, the air exhausted to the outside from a predetermined space of a building such as a restaurant kitchen can be discharged to the outside in a state that is purified by the air purifier of the present invention. Office factory apartment subway high-rise building basement ventilator is installed. Can prevent fine dust in a large scale

Those described above are only examples based on the technical idea of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will be able to implement various modifications using the illustrated bar without going beyond the scope of the technical idea of the present invention expressed through the claims. For example, all the embodiments described above may be freely combined and implemented by those skilled in the art, and any combination should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1: water 2: droplet
3: ventilator 4: wall
5: ceiling 6: rope
10: chamber 13: air inlet
14: air outlet 15: water supply pipe
16: drain 17: drain
20: blowing fan 21, 22: filter
23: protective net 30: pump
31: water supply pipe 32: distribution port
33: distribution pipe 34: nozzle
40: tray 50: diaphragm

Claims (5)

A chamber provided with an air inlet at one side, an air outlet at the other side, and a storage space for storing water therein;
A pump that pumps the water stored in the chamber and supplies it to the upper part of the chamber;
A nozzle for spraying water supplied from the pump into the upper space of the chamber in the form of droplets;
By including; a blower fan installed at the air inlet or the air outlet side and configured to introduce external air from the air inlet and discharge air through the air outlet;
An air purifier, characterized in that dust and odors contained therein are removed while air passes through the chamber and contacts the water. The method of claim 1,
The chamber is an air purifier that has a cylindrical shape with a length of 2 to 5 times the diameter, and an air purifier that provides a range from small to large, characterized by a vertical cylindrical air purifier. The method of claim 1,
A tray for receiving water falling from the nozzle is installed inside the chamber;
An air purifier, characterized in that a drain hole is provided in the tray so that the water dropped on the tray is discharged to the outside of the chamber. The method of claim 1,
An air purifier, characterized in that a hook is installed on the upper part of the chamber so that the chamber can be suspended. According to claim 1
It features an air purifier that provides air exhausted from the inside of the building to the outside while installing the blower on the wall or window of the building, and installing an underground ventilator for offices, factories and apartments, subway high-rise buildings, and providing a small to extra-large ventilator.

Images