WO2020208287A1

WO2020208287A1 - Modular air purifier

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Publication number: WO2020208287A1
Application number: PCT/ES2020/070276
Authority: WO
Inventors: Santiago OROPESA VERGARA
Original assignee: Oropesa Vergara Santiago
Priority date: 2019-04-11
Filing date: 2020-04-29
Publication date: 2020-10-15
Also published as: ES1229345U; ES1229345Y

Abstract

The invention relates to a modular air purifier, made up of an independent block or module (1), which comprises a power supply (2), a cyclone motor (3) and a water tank (4) with a cone-shaped protrusion (5) aligned with the motor shaft (3) to conduct and project the water-air mixture in the form of a cyclone to a particle separator (6), also aligned with the inlet to the cyclone motor (3), and also includes an inlet duct (7) which connects the outside with the water tank (4), and an outlet duct (8) which in turn has a HEPA filter (9) through which the air exits to the outside.

Description

DESCRIPTION

MODULAR AIR PURIFIER

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention refers to a modular purifying device that can be installed in countless places such as household appliances, water dispensers, hand dryers, column dispensers, advertising totem, electric blocks and poles, backpacks, wheelchairs, etc.

It solves the problem of keeping the air clean, freeing it from contaminated particles and allergens, creating an anti-allergic environment in buildings and spaces where it is installed.

It is also proposed, as it is modular, to form part of a column, post or block of modules where the focus is on an aid station and improvements for health, sharing space with other modules such as first aid kit, defibrillator, water dispenser, etc.

Using the continuous air renewal system in a massive way proposed by the present invention, the content of pollen grains per cubic meter in the habitat air is greatly reduced by mechanical means, thereby making the place more breathable, reducing waste. in pharmacy, as well as absenteeism among others.

Other advantages of this invention are as follows:

- Improves the quality of life of the individual and relieves breathing, avoiding allergic discomfort and respiratory distress.

- Being modular, it can be attached to any of the elements mentioned above.

- The combination of water filters with a HEPA filter allows to clean the air up to 99.9% purification. The industrial application of this invention is found within the air purifying machines manufacturing sector, and more specifically, air purifying modular machines.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Although no invention identical to that described has been found, we present below the documents found that reflect the state of the art related thereto.

Thus, document ES2101775T3 describes an apparatus for the air purification of a room, mainly portable device for the purification of the air of a room, with a suction device for the air of the room to be purified, a fan with drive and adjustable fan power, device filter and purified air outlet, for which purpose the components described above are housed in a common casing, which has a circulation channel that communicates the suction device and the purified air outlet, in which the replacement device is installed. filter, and to which end the combination of the following characteristics is realized: the filter device has a variety of filter cartridges, which have a central circulation channel and each one has at least one layer that acts as a filter for suspended particles and a layer that acts as a sorption filter, the different filter cartridges are di Metered as a sonic absorption element and the filter cartridges together form the grid element of a grid for sonic damping, the fan is driven regardless of the sonic power level at the casing outlet, as well as regardless of the intensity of the Noise resulting from the noise that comes out with the purified air, is conditioned to the extent that the maximum volumetric current to be purified requires consideration of the pressure drop developed in the filter device, the device for sonic damping is conditioned in such a way, that the intensity of the noise that comes out with the maximum volumetric current is reduced by 8 to 25 dB (A) according to DIN IEC 651 and the sonic pressure does not exceed the comfort threshold value of maximum 30 dB (A), for which purpose also the fan drive is controlled or adjustable at lower volumetric currents than what corresponds to the maximum volumetric current. The device described in the aforementioned document proposes an apparatus for the purification of air based on the aspiration of the same and conducting it through a series of filters and filter cartridges, but at no time is allusion made to a system containing a water filtration or molecular separator as described by the main invention.

ES2227445T3 proposes a portable individual air purifier that comprises the following elements:

- a housing to be worn by the user, which contains at least one filter means to retain the polluting substances that are present in the air and a delivery means to send the air from the filter means to the transfer means , said delivery means being suitable to send to the transfer means an amount of air comprised between 40 and 260 l / m, approximately;

- a means of connecting said housing with said transfer means, said transfer means to be applied on the head of said user, comprising at least one diffuser to transfer the filtered air to both the nose and mouth of said user and support means to support said diffuser, said diffuser comprising an end to be placed as close as possible to the nose and mouth of said user with a width wide enough to cover both the nose and the mouth.

In this case, the air purifier that is described consists of a portable device that also comprises a diffuser type mask for nose and mouth, and again the molecular separator that is mentioned in the main invention does not appear.

W02006077275A1 refers to a device that comprises a housing in which a location chamber for the corresponding cigarette to be smoked is established, which faces a smoke aspiration propeller, driven by an electric motor, so that the sucked smoke accesses a filtering chamber from which it comes out, through a filter, clean to the outside. When the smoker's smoke is drawn from the cigarette, it is driven into the filtering chamber itself through a tube supported in the housing itself, with a lower chamber for receiving the ashes, as well as corresponding elements that allow the entry of clean air from outside for cigarette combustion. The device, due to its volume, ease of transport and characteristics, can be used by anyone to smoke anywhere and at any time, since the smoke is filtered out into the totally purified environment. This invention, from the beginning of its explanation, can be quickly deduced that it will not affect the novelty or inventive activity of the modular air purifier object of the main invention since it deals with a device for practicing smoking. In conclusion, as can be seen from the research carried out, none of the documents found solves the problems posed as the proposed invention does.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The modular air purifier object of the present invention is constituted from a block or module that passes a stream of air from outside through a first water filter, and then projects the washed air onto a solid particle separator, in order to a last step to make it pass under dynamic pressure through a HEPA filter or similar, just before returning it to the medium.

For this, a cyclone motor and a water tank with a cone-shaped protrusion aligned with the motor axis are available to guide and project the mixture of water and air in the form of a cyclone towards a particle separator, also aligned with the entrance to the cyclone engine.

The inlet air is absorbed by an inlet duct that connects the outside with the water tank, and the outlet air, once it has passed through the particle separator, is led to the outside by an outlet duct which in turn has with a HEPA filter.

The system, being modular and independent, has its own power source, or it could be connected to the power system of the appliance or device that complements, for this the shape of the same can be adapted to that of that appliance or device to which complement.

For the case in which it forms part of a column or block with other systems that work with electric current, the modular air purifier can be connected to said joint network.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of the present description, some drawings are attached that represent a preferred embodiment of the present invention: Figure 1: Schematic view of the modular air purifier object of the present invention.

Figure 2: Conventional perspective view of an example of a multi-module block or column model.

The numerical references that appear in said figures correspond to the following constitutive elements of the invention:

1. Air purifier module

2. Power supply

3. Cyclone engine

4. Water tank

5. Cone

6. Particle separator

7. Inlet duct

8. Outlet duct

9. HEPA filter

10. Block of modules

1 1. Medicine cabinet module

12. Defibrillator module

13. Water dispenser module

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

A preferred embodiment of the modular air purifier object of the present invention, with reference to numerical references, can be based on a block or module (1) comprising a power supply (2), a cyclone engine (3) and a tank of water (4) with a cone-shaped protrusion (5) aligned with the motor shaft (3) to conduct and project the mixture of water and air in the form of a cyclone towards a particle separator (6), also aligned with the inlet to the cyclone engine (3).

The inlet air is absorbed by an inlet duct (7) that connects the outside with the water tank (4), and the outlet air, once it has passed through the particle separator (6), is led to the outside by an outlet conduit (8) which in turn has a HEPA filter (9). In a different embodiment, the air purifier module (1) is part of a column or block of modules (10) together with others of the first aid kit (11), defibrillator (12), water dispenser (13), etc., to which it is connected as a joint external power supply.

Claims

1.- Modular air purifier, made up of an independent block or module (1), characterized by comprising a power supply (2), a cyclone engine (3) and a water tank (4) with a protrusion in the form of a cone (5) aligned with the axis of the motor (3) to conduct and project the mixture of water and air in the form of a cyclone towards a particle separator (6), also aligned with the entrance to the cyclone motor (3), and comprises also an inlet duct (7) that connects the outside with the water tank (4), and an outlet duct (8) which in turn has a HEPA filter (9) through which the air exits to the outside.

2.- Modular air purifier, according to claim 1, where in a different embodiment, the air purifier module (1) is part of a column or block of modules (10) together with others of the first aid kit type (11) , defibrillator (12) or water dispenser (13), to which it is connected as a joint external power source.

3.- Modular air purifier, according to claims 1 and 2, where the air purifier module can be installed and integrated together in another appliance or support, adopting the shape, size and appearance necessary to integrate with it.