WO2022010884A1 - Lampe d'épuration d'air - Google Patents

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WO2022010884A1
WO2022010884A1 PCT/US2021/040490 US2021040490W WO2022010884A1 WO 2022010884 A1 WO2022010884 A1 WO 2022010884A1 US 2021040490 W US2021040490 W US 2021040490W WO 2022010884 A1 WO2022010884 A1 WO 2022010884A1
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Ryan Alden SPALDING
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0064—Health, life-saving or fire-fighting equipment
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S6/00—Lighting devices intended to be free-standing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0088—Ventilating systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F8/00—Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying
    • F24F8/10—Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by separation, e.g. by filtering
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
    • F21V29/60—Cooling arrangements characterised by the use of a forced flow of gas, e.g. air
    • F21V29/67—Cooling arrangements characterised by the use of a forced flow of gas, e.g. air characterised by the arrangement of fans
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F2221/00—Details or features not otherwise provided for
    • F24F2221/02—Details or features not otherwise provided for combined with lighting fixtures

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  • Embodiments of the invention address these and other issues, individually and collectively.
  • One embodiment of the invention is directed to a lamp comprising a housing; a lighting element coupled to the housing; a fan in the housing; a filter in the housing; a base; and a shaft between the base and the housing.
  • Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of using a lamp comprising a housing, a lighting element coupled to the housing, a fan in the housing, a filter in the housing, a base, and a shaft in between the base and the housing, the method comprising: passing air through the air filter; and emitting light with the light element while the air is passing through the air filter.
  • Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a method for making a lamp comprising a housing, a lighting element coupled to the housing, a fan in the housing, a filter in the housing, a base, and a shaft in between the base and the housing, the method comprising: connecting the base to the shaft; connecting the shaft to the housing; and inserting the filter into the housing.
  • FIG. 1 shows a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention, where two housing portions are separated to allow access to a filter.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an upper portion of a lamp according to embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an upper portion of a lamp according to embodiments of the invention, where two housing portions are separated to allow access to a filter.
  • FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of components in a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 shows a bottom perspective view of an upper portion of a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 7 shows a top perspective view of a bottom portion of a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of some electrical components that can be present in a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • a lamp is a commonly used household object that typically serves no other purpose other than to emit light.
  • a conventional lamp needs a purposeful upgrade that will protect the user from harmful particulates like smoke, dust, mold, and pollen by using a high quality HEPA filter and a carbon filter attached to the HEPA filter. This will combat increasing effects from our changing climate and atmosphere.
  • Lamps are placed in the most common areas of a home and are close to the occupants of the home.
  • a lamp shade can be an ideal place to hide components for an air purifier.
  • the air purifier can include a fan that pulls air through a filter to capture particulates in the air.
  • the lamp shade can open automatically by using a linear actuator that separates parts of the lamp shade. Once open, any filters within the lamp shade can be accessed and then cleaned or replaced.
  • an inner grill can also be accessed and cleaned to prevent dust buildup. The filtering of the particulates in the air by the filters of the lamp and lamp shade may occur where the lamp shade is located - typically at the top of a lamp structure.
  • Embodiments of the invention can use High-Efficiency Particulate Absorbing (HEPA) filters to capture particulates and charcoal filters to capture Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) in the air within a home or office.
  • HEPA High-Efficiency Particulate Absorbing
  • VOC Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Filters may also be made of ceramic or Zeolite may also be utilized along with HEPA and charcoal. Filters utilized in embodiments of the current disclosure may utilize an ionic filtering process.
  • FIG. 1 shows a standing lamp 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the lamp 100 includes a base 106 and a top housing 102 connected by a center shaft 104.
  • the base 106 can be shaped like a flat body such as a flat disk.
  • the top housing 102 can be shaped like a lamp shade.
  • the top housing 102 can be shaped like a truncated cone which viewed from a side, vertical cross-sectional view.
  • the top housing 102 can house an air filter.
  • path 202 shows incoming unpurified air and path 204 shows outgoing purified air.
  • air can pass through the bottom of the top housing 102 (via a middle housing and center housing, as explained below), through the top housing 102, and out of the top of the top housing 102. In other embodiments, air could be directed in the opposite direction, downward through the top housing 102.
  • FIG. 2 shows a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention, where two housing portions, the top housing 102 and the center housing 108 are separated to allow access to a filter.
  • the top housing 102 and the center housing 108 may be housing portions, and may together (and optionally with other components) form a housing of the lamp.
  • the center housing 108 may also be characterized as a bottom housing portion.
  • the top housing 102 may be characterized as a top housing portion.
  • FIG. 3 is an axial cross-sectional view of an upper portion of a lamp according to embodiments of the invention.
  • the lamp includes a center housing 108 is attached to a center shaft 104, which may contain a linear actuator 314.
  • the linear actuator 314 may be used to raise or lower the center housing 108 so that it is proximate to or distal to the top housing 102.
  • the center housing 108 may be raised or lowered using one or more gas springs.
  • the center housing 108 may include an inner grill 312, which may form the bottom surface of the center housing 108.
  • the inner grill 312 may be funnel-shaped, and/or may contain a number of perforations to allow air into the interior of the lamp.
  • the lamp may include a middle housing 322, which can be used as a central point to connect to a housing skirt 320, the top housing 102, a fan (where the fan location 306 would be), a top light 302, and an outer hood 324 when lifted.
  • the outer hood 324 may also be adapted for sound reduction and may be made of a sound dampening material in some embodiments.
  • the housing skirt 320 can hold a bottom light assembly 308 and can direct air up into the inner grill 312.
  • the middle housing 322 and the center housing 108 can hold the FIEPA filter 310 in a sealed environment so that air can pass through the FIEPA filter 310 contained within it.
  • the fan 306 can be used to pull air through the inner grill 312 and into the center housing 108, where it passes through the FIEPA filter as it passes up in to the middle housing 322 and then through the top housing 102.
  • the air flowing through the lamp can also be used to cool any lights (e.g., LEDs) that may generate heat.
  • the upward flow of air through the center housing to the top of the housing is advantageous.
  • the depicted lamp shade structure is shaped as a truncated code, where the bottom has a larger area than the top, thereby allowing the air purification device in the lamp shade structure to maximize the capture of air to be purified. Further, by directing the flow of purified air upward, air is not blowing laterally into a room, where such air may cause disturbances to objects (e.g., paper, people) that might be in direct contact with any such lateral purified airstream.
  • objects e.g., paper, people
  • the top light 302 and the bottom light assembly 308 may be a first lighting element and a second lighting element, respectively.
  • the lighting elements can be any suitable type of light source including LEDs, light bulbs, UV full spectrum bulbs, and the like. Although the lights 302, 308 are shown at the top and bottom of the hood 324, they could be inside of the of the hood 324 or on the outer surface of the hood 324 or the housing skirt 320.
  • the top housing 102 holds the fan 306 and the top light 302.
  • the top housing 102 guides air out of the lamp and back into the surrounding living environment, while also dampening noise.
  • the outer hood 324 can be shaped like a truncated cone (or any other suitable shape including a block, cylinder, etc.), and can cover the top housing 102. It can provide an aesthetic appearance so that the lamp looks like a conventional lamp, even though it contains an air purifier.
  • the top housing 102 and the housing skirt 320 may contain lights wrapping around the facade of these parts.
  • the lights may emit light that can pass through the transparent, solid, or translucent outer hood 324 to create an appearance of a more conventional lamp.
  • a particulate sensor and a VOC sensor (not shown) can be incorporated into the center housing 108, or in another other suitable location, to gather information about the ambient air quality so that it can be provided to the user (e.g., through an application in the user’s mobile device).
  • the lamp can advantageously clean 360 degrees of air at the breathing level of the occupants in the room where the lamp resides.
  • the particulate or VOC sensor can be electrically coupled to the lights (e.g., the top light 302 or the bottom light 308) in the lamp.
  • the lights may change color depending upon the output of the sensors. For example, if a sensor indicates that the air is clean, then the top light 302 may emit green or white light. However, if the air is dirty, then the top light 302 may be emit red light.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an upper portion of a lamp according to embodiments of the invention, where two housing portions are separated to allow access to a filter.
  • like elements are designated by like numerals.
  • the linear actuator 314 may push the center housing 108 up or pull it down.
  • the center shaft 104 may contain a stationary sleeve, which may contain or guide the linear actuator 314 as it moves up and down.
  • the linear actuator 314 may be use any suitable mechanism including a piston or screw mechanism.
  • a motor and power source (not shown) may be attached to the linear actuator to allow it to automatically move up or down.
  • FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of components in a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 also shows a center ring 318 which may pass through an aperture in a circular HEPA filter arrangement 310.
  • the center ring 318 may axially connect the center housing and the middle housing 322.
  • the base 106 may have a rod that extends upward from a circular disk. The rod may interface and connect to the center shaft 104.
  • the center shaft 104 may in turn connect to the inner grill 312 and the center housing 108.
  • the components illustrated in FIG. 5 may be formed of any suitable material including metal, plastic, etc.
  • FIG. 6 shows a bottom perspective view of an upper portion of a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the inner grill 108 and the top housing 102 may be connected together and may resemble a lamp shade.
  • the inner grill 108 has perforations which allow air to flow into the top housing 102 and may serve as an inlet for air.
  • the perforations of the inner grill 108 may be hidden from the normal view of an ordinary observer of the lamp.
  • the inner grill 108 can be formed from any suitable material including fabric, metal, or plastic.
  • the perforations may also be in any suitable shape (e.g., circular holes, square holes, etc.).
  • FIG. 7 shows a top perspective view of a top portion of a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 7 shows the top light 302 which may provide upward illumination.
  • the top light 302 may be arranged in a circle at the top of the top housing 102.
  • Perforations 368 may also be at the top of the top housing 102 and may serve as an outlet for air.
  • FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of some electrical components that can be present in a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 8 shows a motor that can be operatively coupled to a fan 806.
  • a power source / control unit 802 may comprise a battery or electrical plug assembly, and one or more microprocessors to control the motor 804.
  • the power source / control unit 802 may also be coupled to a first light element 808 and a second light element 810.
  • the first light element may correspond to the previously described bottom light while the second light element 810 may correspond to the previously described top light.
  • the lamp may further comprise a transceiver 812 coupled to the power source / control unit 802 to transmit to and receive signals from an external transceiver, that might be within, for example, a router.
  • the lamp may be capable of communicating with a user’s mobile device via the Internet or some other communication medium.
  • Other embodiments include a method for making a lamp comprising a housing, a lighting element coupled to the housing, a fan in the housing, a filter in the housing, a base, and a shaft in between the base and the housing.
  • the method may include connecting the base to the shaft and connecting the shaft to the housing comprising a top housing, a middle housing, and a center housing.
  • the method may also include inserting a filter between the middle housing and the center housing.
  • Other embodiments may include a method of using a lamp comprising a housing, a lighting element coupled to the housing, a fan in the housing, a filter in the housing, a base, and a shaft in between the base and the housing.
  • the method comprises: passing air through the filter; and emitting light with the light element while the air is passing through the air filter.
  • the housing may include a top housing, a middle housing, and a center housing.
  • the method may also include separating the center housing and the middle housing, and the replacing a filter that lies on the center housing. Separating may include moving the center housing away from the middle housing by operating a linear actuator.
  • a lamp comprising: a housing; a lighting element coupled to the housing; a fan in the housing; a filter in the housing; a base; and a shaft in between the base and the housing.
  • Clause 2 The lamp of clause 1, wherein the filter comprises a HEPA filter.
  • Clause 7. The lamp of any preceding clause, wherein the lighting element is a first lighting element and wherein the lamp further comprises a second lighting element, the first lighting element being at a top of the housing and the second lighting element being at a bottom of the housing.
  • Clause 8. The lamp of any preceding clause, further comprising a power source and a control unit electrically coupled to the motor and the lighting element.
  • the housing comprises a top housing portion and a bottom housing portion, wherein the bottom housing portion comprises a perforated body and an outer lip for holding the filter.
  • a method of using a lamp comprising a housing, a lighting element coupled to the housing, a fan in the housing, a filter in the housing, a base, and a shaft in between the base and the housing, the method comprising: passing air through the air filter; and emitting light with the light element while the air is passing through the air filter.
  • Clause 14 The method of clause 13, wherein the air is passing upward through the air filter.
  • the housing comprises a top housing, a center housing, and a middle housing
  • the center housing comprises a perforated body forming an air inlet and the top housing portion forms an air outlet
  • the method further comprises: separating the middle housing from the center housing to reveal a filter; replacing the filter with another filter; and closing the middle housing and the center housing.
  • a method for making a lamp comprising a housing, a lighting element coupled to the housing, a fan in the housing, a filter in the housing, a base, and a shaft in between the base and the housing, the method comprising: connecting the base to the shaft; connecting the shaft to the housing; and inserting the filter into the housing.
  • Clause 18 The method of clause 17, wherein the filter is a charcoal filter.
  • Clause 19 The method of any preceding clause, wherein the lighting element is a UV full spectrum bulb.

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Lampe comprenant un boîtier, un élément d'éclairage accouplé au boîtier, un ventilateur situé dans le boîtier, un filtre situé dans le boîtier, une base, ainsi qu'une tige entre la base et le boîtier.
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