WO2015053426A1

WO2015053426A1 - Air sterilization/purification device having elliptical tube-shaped photocatalyst module and ion cluster generation module

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Publication number: WO2015053426A1
Application number: PCT/KR2013/009955
Authority: WO
Inventors: 유인수; 나선덕
Original assignee: (주)구츠
Priority date: 2013-10-08
Filing date: 2013-11-05
Publication date: 2015-04-16
Also published as: KR101386404B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air sterilization/purification device comprising: a chest-type casing having a suction port and a discharge port such that contaminated indoor air flows into the casing and purified air in a purified sate is discharged, the casing having a purification chamber for purifying contaminated air; a fan motor contained in the casing to provide the suction port with a suction force, thereby moving contaminated air to the discharge port via the purification chamber; at least one filtration filter installed on the suction port of the casing or the purification chamber to remove particulate materials in the contaminated air; a photocatalyst module installed on the purification chamber of the casing to contact contaminated air inside the purification chamber, thereby sterilizing and deodorizing the contaminated air; and an ion cluster generation module installed on the purification chamber to be adjacent to the discharge port of the casing and the photocatalyst module to provide purified air, which is discharged to the discharge port, with ion clusters, wherein the photocatalyst module comprises: a sterilization lamp for emitting UV rays and thereby sterilizing contaminated air; a tube-type photocatalyst filter coupled to be fitted along the longitudinal direction of the sterilization lamp while being spaced from the outer peripheral surface of the sterilization lamp, thereby contacting contaminated air; and ring-type spacers coupled to the outer peripheral surface of the sterilization lamp at even intervals to form a space for spacing between the photocatalyst filter and the sterilization lamp, and the spacers and the photocatalyst filter are formed to have elliptical sectional shapes, which have major axes in the direction of movement of contaminated air, thereby enlarging the air contact area for contacting contaminated air.

Description

Air sterilization and purification device with ellipsoidal photocatalyst module and ion cluster generation module

The present invention relates to an air sterilization and purification apparatus, and more particularly, the shape of an elliptic tube that sterilizes and deodorizes a contaminated indoor space by discharging anion or cation by injecting indoor polluted air into the apparatus and simultaneously discharging anion or cation out of the apparatus. The present invention relates to an air sterilizing apparatus having a photocatalyst module and an ion cluster generating module.

In general, the air cleaner has a function of filtering / deodorizing various contaminants and odors after inhaling indoor air into the fan through a fan installed therein. And a plurality of filters mounted to collect or adsorb and remove contaminants and odors contained in the air sucked by the fan, and a discharge port formed to discharge the purified air through the filter to the outside.

However, these general air cleaners were inadequate to provide completely purified air to the user.

As a prior art of the present invention, there is an air cleaner having a photocatalyst filter module proposed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0946106.

As shown in FIG. 1, the air sterilization and purification device of the prior art purifies the air by embedding the photocatalyst composite filter 130 and the adsorption filter 150 in the case in which the blower fan 160 is installed, and also the photocatalyst filter module 140. ) Is built to remove bacteria and odors in the air.

Here, the photocatalyst is a substance that causes a catalytic reaction upon receiving light, and titanium dioxide is most commonly used. Titanium dioxide has good acid resistance and alkali resistance, and is an environmentally friendly material that is harmless to the human body and changes various pollutants into harmless materials.

The photocatalyst filter module 140 of the prior art is coupled to the photocatalyst filter 142 having a honeycomb structure on the outer circumferential surface of the plasma lamp to sterilize and deodorize the air while contacting the polluted air.

However, since the photocatalyst filter 142 of the prior art is formed in a circular cross section as shown in FIG. 2, there is a problem in that the contact area with contaminated air is reduced, resulting in a deterioration of the pollutant removal performance.

In addition, the circular cross-section photocatalyst filter 142 has a problem in that the pressure loss increases as the air resistance increases due to the cavitation phenomenon, thereby increasing the power of the blower fan to increase the energy loss.

On the other hand, the air sterilization and purification device of the prior art is configured to suck the contaminated indoor air into the interior of the case to sterilize and purify, and discharge the purifying agent such as anion or cation to the contaminated indoor space together with the purified air. There is also a problem of insufficient air purification because it does not have a configuration for further purification of contaminants.

The present invention has been created to improve the problems of the prior art as described above, by extending the contact area of the photocatalyst filter and the contaminated air constituting the photocatalyst module can be improved pollutant removal performance, can reduce the air resistance An object of the present invention is to provide an air sterilization purification apparatus having an oval tube-shaped photocatalyst module and an ion cluster generating module.

In addition, after purifying contaminated air in the casing and purifying it, an elliptic tube-shaped photocatalyst capable of purifying contaminated indoor air by discharging the purified air and simultaneously discharging the ion cluster as a purifier. An object of the present invention is to provide an air sterilizing apparatus having a module and an ion cluster generating module.

Air sterilization and purification apparatus having an elliptic tube-shaped photocatalyst module and an ion cluster generating module according to the present invention for achieving the above object, so that the contaminated indoor air is introduced into the casing to purify the purified air in the purified state A casing having an inlet and an outlet, the casing having a purification chamber in which contaminated air is purified; A fan motor embedded in the casing to move contaminated air to the discharge port through the purification chamber while providing suction to the suction port; At least one filtration filter installed in the inlet or purifying chamber of the casing to remove particulate matter of contaminated air; A photocatalyst module installed in a purification chamber of the casing to sterilize and deodorize the polluted air while contacting the polluted air in the purification chamber; And an ion cluster generating module installed in the purification chamber in a state adjacent to the discharge port of the casing and the photocatalyst module to provide an ion cluster to the purge air discharged to the discharge port. The photocatalyst module emits ultraviolet rays. Sterilization lamp to sterilize polluted air; A tubular photocatalyst filter which is coupled to the contaminated air in a state in which it is spaced apart from the outer circumferential surface of the sterilizing lamp and is fitted in the longitudinal direction of the sterilizing lamp; And a ring-shaped spacer coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the sterilizing lamp at equal intervals to form a space between the photocatalyst filter and the sterilizing lamp. The spacer and the photocatalyst filter may include air in contact with contaminated air. It is characterized in that it is formed in an elliptical cross section having a long axis in the moving direction of the contaminated air to expand the contact area.

For example, the ion cluster generation module may include a high voltage generation unit generating a high voltage;

A ceramic plate having an internal electrode connected to the high voltage generator; And a metal mesh coupled to an outer surface of the ceramic plate and provided with an external electrode connected to the high voltage generator to generate a plasma discharge.

The photocatalyst module may further include a reinforcing rib provided in the longitudinal direction of the sterilizing lamp in a form of connecting the spacers to prevent sagging of the photocatalyst filter.

The present invention may further include a room temperature catalyst filter installed in the purification chamber to remove bacteria and odors of contaminated air.

In addition, the present invention may further include a plate-like photocatalyst composite filter which is installed in the purification chamber of the casing and integrally coupled with the antibacterial filter and the granular activated carbon filter to remove odors and harmful substances of contaminated air.

According to the air sterilizing apparatus having an elliptic tube-shaped photocatalyst module and an ion cluster generating module according to the present invention, the photocatalyst filter and spacer constituting the photocatalyst module are formed in an elliptical cross section having a long axis in the moving direction of the polluted air. Since the contact area with contaminated air is maximized, the removal performance of contaminants is improved, and air resistance is reduced without exfoliating contaminated air, thereby reducing pressure loss, thereby minimizing power loss of the fan motor.

In addition, since the ion cluster generating module is installed in the casing to provide the ion cluster with the purified air at the same time, it removes odors such as ammonia and tobacco smell in the indoor air even when no contaminants enter the casing. Can remove suspended bacteria.

1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an air cleaner according to the prior art.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the photocatalyst filter shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an air sterilizing apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the internal configuration of the present invention as seen from the front.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the internal structure of the air sterilizing apparatus shown in FIG. 4 as viewed from the side; FIG.

6 is a perspective view showing a photocatalyst module of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a photocatalyst module of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known general functions or configurations will be omitted.

Air sterilization and purification apparatus having an elliptic tube-shaped photocatalyst module and an ion cluster generating module according to the present invention, casing 100, fan motor (M), filtration filter 200, photocatalyst module 300 And the ion cluster generating module 400 may be configured.

The casing 100 is an enclosure-type member in which components are built while forming the outer shape of the present invention, and as shown in FIG. 3, the inlet 110, the outlet 120, and the purification chamber 130 are provided.

The casing 100 is introduced into the inlet 110 of the contaminated air in the room, and is discharged through the outlet 120 after the introduced air is purified in the purification chamber 130 in which components described later are installed.

Here, the casing 100 may be manufactured in the form of a tower as shown in FIG. 3 according to the manufacturing form, or may be manufactured in the form of a wall-shaped box unlike the illustrated form.

In addition, the suction port 110 may be formed on the upper surface of the casing 100 as shown in FIG. 3 or on both the upper surface and both sides of the casing 100 as shown in FIG. 4, and the outlet 120 may be It may be formed on both sides of the casing as shown in Figure 4 or may be formed on the front of the casing 100 as shown in FIG.

The fan motor (M) is provided in the casing 110 to operate as shown in the drawing provides a suction force to the suction port 110, and moves the contaminated air introduced into the suction port 110 to the purification chamber 130 to discharge port 120 To be discharged.

The filtration filter 200 is a member that removes particulate contaminants such as dust contained in the contaminated air flowing into the casing 100, and is composed of a single or multiple filter elements as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. And may be respectively installed in the suction port 110.

That is, the filtration filter 200 is composed of a single or a plurality of filter members to remove particulate contaminants from the contaminants contained in the contaminated air flowing into the suction port 110, and purifies the air in which the particulate contaminants are filtered. Supply to the yarn 130.

The photocatalyst module 300 is installed in the purification chamber 130 of the casing 100 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 to sterilize suspended bacteria contained in contaminated air and remove odors.

The photocatalyst module 300 may include a sterilization lamp 310, a photocatalyst filter 320 and a spacer 330 as shown in FIG.

The sterilization lamp 310 sterilizes the airborne bacteria in the contaminated air while emitting ultraviolet rays from the purification chamber 130.

Ultraviolet rays are known to have bactericidal power. Especially, those having a wavelength near 250 nm have a large bactericidal power. If UV rays having an intensity of 100 μW per cm2 are applied for 1 minute, Escherichia coli, diphtheria bacteria, and dysentery bacteria are 99% sterilized.

The photocatalyst filter 320 is formed in the shape of a tube as shown in FIG. 6 and is fitted along the spacer 330 coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the sterilizing lamp 310 while being spaced apart from the sterilizing lamp 310.

The photocatalyst filter 320 is composed of a body having a pore (320a) and a photocatalyst coated on the body as shown in contact with the contaminated air in a penetrating state, and reacts with the light from the sterilization lamp (310) Sterilize and deodorize.

Here, the type of photocatalyst is not limited, and any configuration known in the art to which the present invention belongs, such as titanium dioxide photocatalyst, may be adopted.

Titanium dioxide photocatalysts are n-type semiconductors that, when subjected to ultraviolet light (400 nm), form electrons and electron holes to form hydroxy radicals (-OH) and super oxides with strong oxidizing power. These hydroxy radicals and superoxides oxidize and decompose organic compounds into water and carbon dioxide.

In this way, air pollutants are oxidized and decomposed into harmless water and carbon dioxide, and organic compounds, which are pollutants in water, are decomposed into water and carbon dioxide. In addition, since bacteria are organic compounds, they are oxidatively decomposed and sterilized by the strong oxidation of the photocatalyst.

Spacer 330 is formed in a ring shape as shown in Figure 6 are coupled at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction of the germicidal lamp 310, as the photocatalyst filter 320 is fitted to the outer peripheral surface shown in Figure 7 As described above, a space is formed between the germicidal lamp 310 and the photocatalyst filter 320.

Here, the photocatalyst filter 320 and the spacer 330 is preferably formed in an elliptical cross section so that the air contact area is expanded as shown in FIG.

Specifically, the photocatalyst filter 320 is formed in an elliptical cross section having a long axis in the moving direction of the polluted air as shown in FIG. This can be improved, the power loss of the fan motor (M) can be minimized because the pressure loss can be reduced as the air resistance is reduced.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the photocatalyst module 300 is provided with a reinforcing rib 340 to sag the photocatalyst filter 320 by supporting the inner circumferential surface of the photocatalyst filter 320 while connecting the spacers 330. This can be prevented.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the ion cluster generating module 400 is installed in the purification chamber 130 while being adjacent to the outlet 120 and the photocatalyst module 300 of the casing 100. It is a component that generates an ion cluster in the purge air discharged to) and simultaneously supplies the ion cluster to the contaminated indoor space together with the purified air.

As is known, ion clusters are produced when negative / positive ions generated by plasma discharge are combined with moisture in the air, and converts odorous substances such as ammonia and tobacco odor into moisture and carbon dioxide, which are harmless to the human body. It is a purifying substance that converts suspended bacteria such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi into harmless proteins.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the ion cluster generating module 400 is installed adjacent to the outlet of the fan motor M to provide an ion cluster to air discharged from the fan motor, and generates a high voltage. The high voltage generator 410 and the internal electrode are coupled to the outer side of the ceramic plate 420 and the ceramic plate 420 connected to the high voltage generator 410 and the high voltage generator 410 through the external electrode. It may be configured to include a metal mesh 430 connected with.

The ion cluster generating module 400 generates negative / positive ions while the ceramic plate 420 and the metal mesh 430 generate plasma discharge as high voltages are applied to the internal electrodes and the external electrodes in the high voltage generator 410. .

Meanwhile, the air sterilization apparatus of the present invention may further include a room temperature catalyst filter 500 and a photocatalyst composite filter 600 as shown in FIG. 5.

The room temperature catalyst filter 500 may be installed in the purification chamber 130, and reacts at room temperature without irradiating light (ultraviolet rays) to decompose contaminants such as toxic organic compounds and remove mold while antibacterial and sterilizing.

The photocatalyst composite filter 600 is installed in the purification chamber 130 together with the above-mentioned components, and a complex deodorizing and antibacterial filter which removes not only acidic odors of indoor polluted air but also basic odors such as ammonia by chemical adsorption, Granular activated carbon filter that removes secondary odor with specific surface area and excellent adsorptive power and photocatalyst coated carbon filter that decomposes and removes organic compounds such as VOC, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and trimetalamine through photocatalytic action Can be.

The photocatalyst composite filter 600 is preferably formed in a plate shape as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.

It describes the operation and operation of the present invention including the above components.

The fan motor M operates by an electrical control signal and introduces indoor air into the suction port 110.

At this time, the fan motor (M) may be operated under the control of the user, otherwise it may be actively operated by the sensor member for detecting the pollution of the indoor air.

The polluted air is introduced into the inlet 110 by the fan motor M, and after the particulate contaminant is filtered by the single or multiple filtration filters 200, the contaminated air is moved to the purification chamber 130 and the photocatalyst filter 320. The first sterilization and deodorization while contacting the), and the second sterilization and deodorization while penetrating the photocatalyst composite filter 600 and the room temperature catalyst filter 500.

At this time, as the contaminated air moves in contact with the oval photocatalyst filter 320, the contact area is moved to an expanded state and sterilized and deodorized.

In addition, the ion cluster generating module 400 generates plasma discharge through the ceramic plate 420 and the metal mesh 430, and generates the ion cluster inside the purification chamber 130 through the generated negative / positive ions. With the discharge port 120 to discharge.

As described above, in the air sterilizing apparatus having an oval tube-shaped photocatalyst module and an ion cluster generating module according to the present invention, the photocatalyst filter 320 and the spacer 330 constituting the photocatalyst module 300 are moving directions of contaminated air. Since the contact area with contaminated air is maximized as it is formed in an oval cross section with a long axis, the removal performance of contaminants is improved, and the air resistance is reduced without peeling the contaminated air. ), Power loss can be minimized.

In addition, the ion cluster generating module 400 is installed in the casing 100 to generate the ion cluster in the purified air discharged from the inside of the purification chamber 130 to provide to the indoor space, such as ammonia, tobacco smell, etc. In addition to removing the same odor, airborne bacteria can be removed.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above by way of example, these are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

The present invention can improve the reliability and competitiveness in the air conditioner field or the air purifier field, as well as related or similar fields.

Claims

A housing-type casing having an inlet and an outlet for discharging the contaminated indoor air into the casing and discharging the purified air in a purified state;

A fan motor embedded in the casing to move contaminated air to the discharge port through the purification chamber while providing suction to the suction port;

At least one filtration filter installed in the inlet or purifying chamber of the casing to remove particulate matter of contaminated air;

A photocatalyst module installed in a purification chamber of the casing to sterilize and deodorize the polluted air while contacting the polluted air in the purification chamber; And

And an ion cluster generating module installed in the purification chamber in a state adjacent to the discharge port of the casing and the photocatalyst module to provide an ion cluster to the purification air discharged to the discharge port.

The photocatalyst module,

Sterilization lamp which sterilizes polluted air while emitting ultraviolet rays;

A tubular photocatalyst filter which is coupled to the contaminated air in a state in which it is spaced apart from the outer circumferential surface of the sterilizing lamp and is fitted in the longitudinal direction of the sterilizing lamp; And

And a ring-shaped spacer coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the sterilizing lamp to form a spaced space between the photocatalyst filter and the sterilizing lamp.

The spacer and the photocatalyst filter,

An air sterilizing apparatus having an elliptic tube-shaped photocatalyst module and an ion cluster generating module, characterized in that it is formed in an elliptical cross section having a long axis in the moving direction of the contaminated air so as to extend an air contact area contacting the contaminated air.
The method according to claim 1,

The ion cluster generation module,

A high voltage generator for generating a high voltage;

A ceramic plate having an internal electrode connected to the high voltage generator; And

An air having an elliptic tube-shaped photocatalyst module and an ion cluster generating module, comprising: a metal network coupled to an outer surface of the ceramic plate and having an external electrode connected to the high voltage generator to generate a plasma discharge. Sterilization Purification System.
The method according to claim 1,

The photocatalyst module,

Air sterilization having an elliptic tube-shaped photocatalyst module and an ion cluster generating module, further comprising a reinforcing rib provided in the longitudinal direction of the sterilizing lamp in a form of connecting the spacers to prevent sagging of the photocatalyst filter. Purifier.
The method according to claim 1,

And a room temperature catalyst filter installed in the purification chamber to remove bacteria and odors of contaminated air. The air sterilization purification apparatus having an oval tube-shaped photocatalyst module and an ion cluster generating module.
The method according to claim 1,

An oval tube-shaped photocatalyst module and an ion cluster generating module further comprising: a plate-shaped photocatalyst composite filter which is installed in the casing purification chamber and integrally coupled with an antibacterial filter and granular activated carbon filter to remove odors and harmful substances of contaminated air. Air sterilization purification apparatus having a.