KR20200128912A - Window Type Air Cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a window-type air purifier including an indoor air discharge port and an air introduction port through the interior side thereof and an outdoor air introduction port formed through the exterior side thereof and has an external air introduction mode or an internal air circulation mode to purify indoor air. The window-type air purifier comprises: an air filter module for filtering micro-dust by introducing indoor/outdoor air thereinto; an air blowing module for blowing air by increasing a flow rate of the indoor/outdoor air passing through the air filter module; an air sterilization module for sterilizing the indoor/outdoor air blown through the air blowing module; and an oxygen generating module for increasing oxygen concentration of the indoor/outdoor air provided by passing through the air sterilization module to discharge the indoor/outdoor air, wherein the air blowing module includes a multistage turbine blower and is configured to amplify a flow rate of indoor/outdoor air, so that the air blowing module can simultaneously perform an air purifying function, sterilizing function, and oxygen enhancing function to external or indoor air.

Description

Window Type Air Cleaner

The present invention relates to a window-type air purifier, in particular, consisting of a panel shape coupled to a window frame, an indoor air outlet and an air inlet formed on the indoor side, and an outdoor air intake mode or an internal air circulation mode in which an external air inlet is formed on the outdoor side. It relates to a window-type air purifier that can be provided to purify indoor air.

In general, windows are provided to ventilate contaminated indoor air in addition to the function of allowing indoor views of the outdoors and allowing natural light to occur indoors. Such a window is installed in the form of a sliding door or a casement on a window frame frame of a certain size, and when indoor air is ventilated, the window is opened.

However, when the window is opened for ventilation, there is a problem that external noise, smoke, fine dust, yellow dust, pollen, etc. are introduced into the room without filtration through the open window, contaminating the indoor air, and opening the window in winter for ventilation. In this case, there is a problem in that cold outdoor air flows into the room and decreases the indoor temperature.

In addition, recently, as the harmfulness of fine dust has emerged from society, interest in air purifiers that purify indoor air is increasing. Existing air purifiers introduce outside air into the room and then filter the air in the room, and they cannot fundamentally block the introduction of yellow dust or fine dust into the room, so there is a limit in terms of efficiency. In addition, since the air purifier filter is placed in a state exposed to the room, when the air purifier is not operated, there is a possibility that fine dust attached to the surface of the filter may be discharged back into the air, so that the indoor air purification effect is insignificant. Stopped.

An example of a technique for solving this problem is disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 below.

For example, in Patent Document 1 below, an outdoor air intake and an internal air outlet are formed on the outdoor side, first and second ventilation fans are installed on the upper and lower sides, a ventilation kit installed inside the profile, and the inside of the ventilation kit A heat exchanger that is installed to perform heat exchange between the outside air and the inside air while supplying some of the inside air and discharging the rest to the outside, a partition plate that divides the inside of the ventilation kit into an inside air distribution channel and an outside air distribution channel, and an upper portion of the heat exchanger. A window including first and second filters mounted on the and lower portions, a first sensor installed on the outside air passage, a second sensor installed on the inner air passage, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the entire ventilation system A ventilation system is disclosed.

In addition, in Patent Document 2 below, a body that is inserted into a window frame and slides, has an outdoor side panel and an indoor side panel spaced apart from each other to form a hollow portion inside, and is fixed on the top of the outdoor side panel so that one side is exposed to the outdoor side and the other side The power generation unit including a solar panel exposed toward the hollow part. An outdoor air inlet part disposed below the outdoor side panel and including an intake fan for receiving power from the power generation unit and introducing outside air into the hollow part of the body, formed on the indoor side panel and discharged from the hollow part to the indoor side. Disclosed is a window-integrated air purifier including a filter unit for filtering air.

On the other hand, in Patent Document 3 below, a case that is attached to the ceiling and has a suction port and a discharge port on the bottom surface to communicate with the room, a turbo fan provided inside the case to suck air in the axial direction to flow air in the radial direction, An air supply duct connected to one side of the case to allow outdoor air to flow into the case, an exhaust duct connected to the other side of the case to discharge the suctioned indoor air to the outside, and the flow of air introduced into the supply duct. Ventilation combined air purifier comprising an air guide formed inside the case to guide to the discharge port, and a damper device provided to shield the exhaust duct and the inlet so that air that has entered through the air supply duct flows directly to the discharge port and is discharged. It is disclosed for

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2018-0045896 (published on May 8, 2018) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1878551 (registered on July 9, 2018) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2005-0077586 (published on Aug. 3, 2005)

The technology disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 as described above relates to a panel-shaped window-type air purifier coupled to a window frame, and is provided with a configuration in which an air inlet and an air outlet are formed respectively on the indoor side and the outdoor side, and the outdoor side of the panel Although it is disclosed for a configuration in which a photovoltaic module is provided, a technical idea for an efficient arrangement of a filter and an increase in flow rate during blowing is not disclosed.

In addition, Patent Document 3 discloses an air purifier equipped with an ultraviolet sterilizer and an oxygen generator therein, but Patent Document 3 also discloses a technical idea for an efficient arrangement of a filter and an increase in flow rate during songpong. Didn't.

An object of the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, an air cleaning function installed on a window to remove fine dust, a ventilation function for inhaling external air, a circulation function of internal air, microorganisms in the air, bacteria, It is to provide a window-type air purifier capable of performing a sterilization function capable of sterilizing mold and the like and an oxygen enhancing function that enhances oxygen concentration.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a window-type air purifier that can replace an existing window or be inserted into an existing window frame like glass so that there is no inconvenience in opening and closing the window.

In order to achieve the above object, the window-type air purifier according to the present invention is a window-type air purifier provided on a frame member having installation compatibility with existing windows, and an air filter module that filters fine dust by introducing indoor and outdoor air, and the air filter module. A blowing module that blows by increasing the flow rate of one indoor/outdoor air, an air sterilizing module that sterilizes the indoor/outdoor air blown through the blower module, and oxygen that increases oxygen concentration and discharges the indoor/outdoor air supplied via the air sterilization module. Including a generation module, the blowing module is characterized in that for amplifying a multi-stage turbine blower (Turbine Blower) and a flow rate for indoor and outdoor air.

As described above, according to the window-type air purifier according to the present invention, by providing an air filter module, an air sterilization module, and an oxygen generating module, the air cleaning function, the sterilization function, and the oxygen enhancement function are provided for external air or indoor air. The effect of being able to run at the same time is obtained.

Further, according to the window-type air purifier according to the present invention, by providing a blower module, the effect of increasing the flow rate of the incoming air to activate the supply of air to the interior is obtained.

Further, according to the window type air purifier according to the present invention, an effect of being able to be easily installed on an existing window is obtained by providing an air purifier corresponding to the size of the window glass of the window member.

1 is a view showing a state in which a window-type air purifier according to the present invention is mounted on a typical window frame;
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the exterior state of the window-type air purifier according to the present invention, Figure 2 (a) is a perspective view of the indoor side, Figure 2 (b) is a perspective view of the outdoor side,
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along AA of FIG. 2, illustrating an arrangement state of each module in the window-type air purifier according to the present invention;
4 is a cross-sectional view of BB of FIG. 3, illustrating a closed state and an open state of a window;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of CC of FIG. 3, illustrating a structure of a blowing module;
6 is an exploded perspective view of the blowing module as a cross-sectional view of the EE of FIG. 5;
7 is a diagram for explaining an increase in flow rate by the blowing nozzle shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of DD of FIG. 3, showing the structure of an air kill module;
9 is a block diagram of an oxygen generating module applied to a window-type air purifier according to the present invention.

The above and other objects and new features of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a view showing a state in which a window-type air purifier according to the present invention is mounted on a typical window frame, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an exterior state of a window-type air purifier according to the present invention, and FIG. 2A is an indoor side It is a perspective view of, and (b) of FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the outdoor side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the window-type air purifier 10 according to the present invention is the size of a window glass of a window member 2 built into a typical window frame 1, for example, 120[cm]×120[cm] It is manufactured in ×5[cm] and has installation compatibility with existing windows. That is, since the window-type air purifier 10 replaces the existing window or is provided in a fitting structure like the glass of the window member 2 on the existing window frame, it is inconvenient to open and close the window member 2 from the window frame 1. It is prepared without.

The window-type air purifier 10 has an air cleaning function to remove fine dust (e.g., KF94 grade) and a ventilation function for inhaling external air, a function for circulating internal air, and sterilizing microorganisms, bacteria, mold, etc. in the air. A multi-purpose window-mounted air purifier capable of performing the oxygen enhancement function that can obtain beneficial effects from oxygen by increasing the existing sterilization function, the existing oxygen concentration of about 21[%] by more than a certain percentage (eg, 10[%]) And an air sterilizer.

As shown in FIG. 2, the window-type air purifier 10 is surrounded by a frame member 11 and includes internal and external air windows. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the interior and exterior air windows include an indoor air exhaust module 20 provided under the indoor panel 13, and an outdoor air inflow module provided under the outdoor panel 12. (30). And an indoor air supply module 40 provided on the indoor side panel 13. Accordingly, it is provided to open the external air window of the outdoor air inlet module 30 for ventilation, and open the internal air window of the indoor air discharge module 20 for indoor air purification. The outer shape of the frame member 11 is formed in the same shape as the ordinary window member 2.

On the other hand, in the outdoor air inlet module 30, a ceramic filter is installed at the entrance of the air window to prevent the ingress of coarse particles.

The operation of the above-described indoor air discharge module 20 and outdoor air intake module 30 is, for example, a door with a plurality of square holes drilled by an electric drive. It can be configured to open.

That is, when the outdoor air inlet module 30 is not in operation, the external window is kept closed, and when it is moved to the left or right, it is opened so that it is opened alternately during normal use, thereby minimizing clogging of the ceramic filter and enabling even use. To be.

In addition, the indoor air supply module 40 installed at the top is a window that blows air into the room, and may be configured to control the vertical, left, and right directions of the wind.

In the window-type air purifier 10, the indoor panel 13 is provided with a control and display module 100 as shown in FIG. 2(a), and the outdoor panel 12 is provided with FIG. 2(b) As shown in the solar power module 90 is provided.

Next, the internal structure of the window-type air purifier according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2 and is a view showing an arrangement state of each module in the window-type air purifier according to the present invention.

The window-type air purifier 10 according to the present invention includes an indoor air discharge module 20, an outdoor air inlet module 30, an indoor air supply module 40, an air filter module 50, and a blowing module 60. , An air sterilization module 70, an oxygen generation module 80, a photovoltaic module 90, and a control and display module 100.

The indoor air discharge module 20 and the outdoor air intake module 30 are provided under the frame member 11, as shown in FIG. 3, and, as shown in FIG. 4, the first and It can be opened and closed by a second electric drive motor.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of B-B of FIG. 3, illustrating a closed state and an open state of the window.

The indoor air exhaust module 20 includes a first opening window 22 in which a plurality of first square holes 21 are formed, and a first shield member formed in a size corresponding to the plurality of first square holes 21 ( 23) includes a first shielding window 24 provided, and a first electric drive motor 25 for operating the first shielding window 24 back and forth, and the outdoor air inlet module 30 includes a plurality of second A second opening window 32 having a square hole 31 formed therein, a second shielding window 34 provided with a second shielding member 33 having a size corresponding to the plurality of second square holes 31, 2 It includes a second electric drive motor 35 for operating the shield window 34 back and forth.

Therefore, as shown in (a) of Figure 4, when the first shielding member 23 is in the position of the first square hole 21, the first opening window 22 is kept in a closed state, When the first shielding member 33 is in the position of the second square hole 31, the second opening window 32 is kept closed. That is, the indoor air discharge module 20 and the outdoor air inflow module 30 block indoor and outdoor air from flowing into the air purifier 10.

On the other hand, as shown in (b) of FIG. 4, the first electric drive motor 25 is operated to move the first shielding window 24 to the left so that the first shielding member 23 becomes a first square hole ( 21), the indoor air discharge module 20 operates to discharge indoor air, and the second electric drive motor 35 operates to move the second shielding window 34 to the right, When the shielding member 33 is shifted from the position of the second square hole 31, the outdoor air inlet module 30 operates so that outdoor air is introduced into the room.

Air introduced into the indoor air discharge module 20 and the outdoor air intake module 30, respectively, is the indoor air provided on the indoor side of the upper part of the frame member 11, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 It is discharged to the supply module 40.

As described above, the indoor air supply module 40 may be provided with a member capable of adjusting the vertical, left, and right directions of the wind. In addition, the indoor air supply module 40 may be provided with a filter member for secondary filtering of fine dust or the like, a fragrance emitting member for emitting fragrance, and the like.

An air filter module 50 is mounted on the indoor air discharge module 20 and the outdoor air intake module 30 as shown in FIG. 3.

The air filter module 50 is a filter module for removing fine dust, and is located indoors at a position higher than the filter coupling groove 12a and the filter coupling groove 12a provided on the outdoor side for easy insertion and extraction from the frame member 11. A pair of filters is mounted obliquely in the filter insertion hole 13a provided on the side.

As the pair of filters, a KF94 grade filter is basically used to remove fine dust. This KF94 type filter can remove 94% or more of fine dust larger than 0.4㎛. The air filter module 50 is a filter cartridge and includes an outer protective cover, an activated carbon filter for absorbing harmful substances, an electrostatic filter for removing fine dust, and an inner protective cover.

In addition, a differential pressure gauge is installed in the air filter module 50 to monitor the degree of clogging of the filter, displays the measured differential pressure, and may be configured to generate an alarm for replacement or cleaning of the filter if it is above a certain differential pressure.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, two or more air filter modules 50 may be provided in order to improve filtration efficiency by increasing the filter area, and the filter cartridges are installed at an angle of about 60 degrees.

On the air filter module 50, as shown in FIG. 3, a blowing module 60 is mounted.

The blowing module 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of CC of FIG. 3, showing the structure of the blowing module, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the blowing module as a cross-sectional view of the EE of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a flow rate by the blowing nozzle shown in FIG. It is a figure for explaining the increase.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the blowing module 60 includes a first blower 61, a second blower 62, a first connection duct 63, a second connection duct 64, and a nozzle part. It consists of (65).

The first blower 61 and the second blower 62 are mounted in the frame member 11 and disposed in a position facing each other, as shown in FIG. 5, and the first blower 61 and the second blower The first connection duct 63 and the second connection duct 64 are respectively coupled to 62 to perform a blowing operation toward the nozzle unit 65.

That is, the blowing module 60 basically comprises a multi-stage turbine blower and a nozzle that amplifies the flow rate.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the flow rate amplification blowing nozzle applies the Bernoulli principle and sprays air through a narrow nozzle of 1 to 2 mm in the longitudinal direction of the module, the nozzle unit 65 increases Since the pressure falls and is relatively lower than the inlet pressure, that is, the flow rate increases due to the pressure difference between the low pressure side P1 and the high pressure side P2, for example, increases by about 10 to 15 times.

The first blower 61 and the second blower 62 are basically DC 12~24[V], 500~2,000[mA], 3,000~20,000[RPM], 50~350[LPM], 3.0~22.0[ mmAq] can be used as a standard.

In addition, by adjusting the number of revolutions of the first blower 61 and the second blower 62, the air volume and the wind pressure can be set to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. so that it can be appropriately adjusted according to the use condition.

An air sterilization module 70 is mounted on the blowing module 60 as shown in FIG. 3.

The air sterilization module 70 will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 3, which is a diagram showing the structure of an air killing module.

The air sterilization module 70 includes a sterilization UV (Ultra Violet) lamp 71 for removing harmful substances such as various bacteria and fungi floating in the air blown by the blowing module 60.

The sterilization UV lamp 71 uses a medium and low pressure UV lamp that produces an output of a sterilization wavelength band (200 to 350 nm), and the sterilization UV lamp can control the sterilization intensity by adjusting the output of a ballast.

In addition, in the window-type air purifier 10 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, a spring 72 for absorbing vertical and horizontal vibrations is provided in order to prevent damage by an external force of the UV lamp 71 for sterilization. The spring 72 is held within the ceramic bobbin 73.

The air sterilization module 70 may be controlled so that a user can selectively use the sterilization module.

On the air sterilization module 70, as shown in FIG. 3, an oxygen generating module 80 is mounted.

As shown in FIG. 9, the oxygen generation module 80 includes a solid oxygen generator using metal peroxide, and increases brain activity by increasing the oxygen concentration by 10% or more, accelerates physical recovery, improves metabolism, relieves hangovers, It can maximize beneficial effects such as skin care, strengthening body resistance, and improving the health of pregnant women and fetuses. 9 is a block diagram of an oxygen generating module applied to a window-type air purifier according to the present invention.

This oxygen generating module 80 generates carbon dioxide (CO ₂ 85%↓), sulfur oxide (SOx 75%↓), nitrogen oxide (NOx 72%↓), formaldehyde (HCHO 50%↓), and It can remove substances that cause sick house syndrome, yellow dust and fine dust pollutants.

On the other hand, the oxygen generating module 80 varies depending on the state of use, but allows one to be used per about 3 to 5 months. In addition, an indicator indicating the life span is attached so that the remaining life can be easily known through a color change (yellow → blue → white).

In addition, in the window-type air purifier according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the solar power module 90 is installed on the outdoor panel 12 to save energy. Therefore, it is possible to regenerate solar energy during the day and use it as a power source for the air purifier 10, charge the remaining electricity to the built-in battery, and use battery power or existing general power at night. The photovoltaic module 90 is installed by maximizing the space of the outdoor panel 12, and is used by connecting it to a power converter with internal wiring.

The power conversion device includes an AC/DC converter and a DC/AC converter for stably charging the power or general power input from the photovoltaic module 90 to a battery or using it for driving the device ( DC/AC Inverter), and it is desirable to install a capacity of 10[Ah] or more as a lithium ion battery.

In the window-type air purifier according to the present invention, a control and display module 100 is provided at an approximately central portion of the indoor panel 13 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

In the control and display module 100, the control device sets and controls the operation mode of the wind direction and wind speed, the start and stop of the blower module, and the start and stop of the sterilizer, and the display device controls the operation status and alarm of each device. Mark it so that the user can recognize it.

The window-type air purifier according to the present invention is basically provided to be operated wirelessly through a wireless remote control unit. In addition, a power supply device near the control device is basically provided to be operated wirelessly through a wireless remote control device.

In the cover of the control and display module 100, as shown in FIG. 3, the above-described air filter module 50, blowing module 60, air sterilization module 70, oxygen generation module 80, etc. are sequentially It is mounted as a device, and is designed to be disassembled and assembled, so that parts can be replaced, cleaned, and repaired.

Next, the operation of the window-type air purifier 10 according to the present invention will be described.

First, in the case of purifying air by introducing outdoor air, the outdoor air inlet module 30 as shown in FIG. 4 is controlled through the control and display module 100, as shown in FIG. 4(b). Likewise, by operating the second electric drive motor 35, the second shielding window 34 is moved to the right so that the second shielding member 33 is shifted from the position of the second square hole 31, so that the air outside the frame To flow into the member 11. At this time, the indoor air exhaust module 20 is maintained in a closed state as shown in FIG. 4A.

As shown in FIG. 3, the outdoor air introduced through the outdoor air inlet module 30 is removed from fine dust and the like through the air filter module 50 and is supplied to the blowing module 60. The outdoor air supplied to the blowing module 60 is supplied to the air sterilization module 70 by increasing the flow rate by the nozzle unit 65.

In the air sterilization module 70, after removing harmful substances such as various bacteria and molds from the introduced external air, external air is supplied to the oxygen generating module 80. In the oxygen generating module 80, the oxygen concentration is increased by 10% or more in the sterilized external air and discharged to the hollow portion 15.

Fine dust is removed through the air filter module 50, harmful substances such as various bacteria and fungi are removed through the air sterilization module 70, and the external air added with oxygen by the oxygen generating module 80 is hollow. Via 15, it is supplied to the room through the indoor air supply module 40.

Next, when the indoor air is introduced to purify the air, the indoor air discharge module 20 as shown in FIG. 4 is controlled through the control and display module 100 to be shown in FIG. 4B. As described above, the first electric drive motor 25 is operated to move the first shielding window 24 to the left so that the first shielding member 23 is shifted from the position of the first square hole 21 to allow indoor air to To flow into the frame member 11. At this time, the outdoor air inlet module 30 is maintained in a closed state as shown in FIG. 4A.

The indoor air introduced through the indoor air discharge module 20 is removed from fine dust through the air filter module 50 and supplied to the blowing module 60 as shown in FIG. 3. The outdoor air supplied to the blowing module 60 is supplied to the air sterilization module 70 by increasing the flow rate by the nozzle unit 65. In the air sterilization module 70, after removing harmful substances such as various bacteria and molds from the introduced external air, external air is supplied to the oxygen generating module 80. In the oxygen generating module 80, the oxygen concentration is increased by 10% or more in the sterilized external air and discharged to the hollow portion 15.

Fine dust is removed through the air filter module 50, harmful substances such as various bacteria and fungi are removed through the air sterilization module 70, and the external air added with oxygen by the oxygen generating module 80 is hollow. Via 15, it is supplied to the room through the indoor air supply module 40.

In addition, in the above description, the operation of the indoor air discharge module 20 and the outdoor air intake module 30 have been separately explained, but the indoor air discharge module 20 and the outdoor air intake module 30 are respectively The same operation as described above can be performed in the simultaneous operation of discharging side air and introducing outdoor side air.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been described in detail according to the above embodiment, the invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be changed in various ways without departing from the gist of the invention.

By using the window-type air purifier according to the present invention, the air cleaning function, the sterilization function, and the oxygen enhancing function can be simultaneously performed on the outside air or indoor air.

50: air filter module
60: blowing module
70: air sterilization module
80: oxygen generation module

Claims (1)

As a window-type air purifier provided in a frame member having installation compatibility with existing windows,
Air filter module that filters fine dust by introducing indoor and outdoor air,
A blowing module that blows by increasing the flow rate of indoor and outdoor air passing through the air filter module,
An air sterilization module that sterilizes the indoor and outdoor air blown through the blowing module,
Including an oxygen generating module for discharging by increasing the oxygen concentration of the indoor and outdoor air supplied via the air sterilization module,
The blowing module is a window type air purifier, characterized in that for amplifying the flow rate with a multistage turbine blower for indoor and outdoor air.

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