JP2013215672A - Air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air cleaner capable of increasing air treatment volume by forming an introduction port corresponding to respective gyration flows, increasing air volume to be introduced with respect to one gyration flow and efficiently separating dust with a large mass.SOLUTION: An air cleaner forms a partition wall face 60A which blocks gyration of a part of air at a circulation channel 30A, disposes a discharge port 41A in the partition wall face 60A, and disposes a dust collection port 51 outside the partition wall face 60A.

Description

  The present invention relates to an air purifier that removes dust in the air.

  An air cleaner that collects coarse dust by a cyclone method has been proposed (Patent Document 1).

  In Patent Document 1, a swirl chamber and a coarse dust accumulation chamber are formed on the back surface of the front panel. In the swirl chamber, room air introduced from the suction port is swirled at high speed in a vertical plane, and coarse dust in the air is centrifuged. Is.

  Further, Patent Document 2 shows a configuration in which a plurality of swirl chambers are formed.

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  However, in the configuration of Patent Document 1, although it is suitable for configuring one swirl chamber, a suction port is provided on the side surface of the apparatus, and a plurality of swirl chambers are disposed in order to increase the processing air volume. Restrictions arise.

  In Patent Document 2, a plurality of swirl chambers are formed. However, the direction of the suction port to the swirl chamber is the same as that of Patent Document 1, and the suction ports corresponding to the swirl chambers are not formed. Therefore, providing a plurality of swirl chambers is not suitable for increasing the processing air volume.

  Therefore, the present invention can increase the processing air volume by forming the inlet corresponding to each swirl flow, and can increase the amount of air introduced to one swirl flow, An object of the present invention is to provide an air purifier capable of efficiently separating large dust particles.

  The air purifier of the present invention according to claim 1 derives an introduction path for introducing air, a circulation path for turning the air introduced from the introduction path, and a part of the air turning for the circulation path. And a dust collecting path for deriving a part of the air swirling in the circulation path, and a discharge port connected to the lead path is formed on an inner peripheral wall surface of the circulation path. An air purifier in which a connected dust collecting port is formed on an outer peripheral wall surface of the circulation path, wherein a partition wall surface for preventing a part of the air from turning is provided in the circulation path, and the outlet port is provided inside the partition wall surface. The dust collecting port is arranged outside the partition wall surface.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the air purifier according to the first aspect, an introduction port of the introduction path connected to the circulation path is disposed outside the partition wall surface.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the air purifier according to the first or second aspect, at least a part of the introduction port is disposed in a bottom wall surface of the circulation path in a plan view. To do.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the air purifier according to any one of the first to third aspects, a dust collection chamber is provided downstream of the dust collection path, and the dust collection chamber is disposed more than the circulation path. It is arranged below.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the air purifier according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, an exhaust port through which the air is led out is provided downstream of the dust collecting passage.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention provides the air purifier according to the third aspect, wherein the introduction path, the top wall surface of the circulation path, the first layer unit forming the sealing surface of the outlet path, and the introduction path A second layer unit that forms the inner peripheral wall surface, the outer peripheral wall surface, the partition wall surface, and the outlet, and a third layer that forms both outer wall surfaces of the outer peripheral wall surface, the dust collecting port, and the dust collecting passage. A unit, and a fourth layer unit forming an opening of the inner peripheral wall surface, the bottom wall surface, and the lead-out path, the first layer unit, the second layer unit, the third layer unit, and the first layer unit The circulation path, the lead-out path, and the dust collection path are formed by sequentially stacking four-layer units.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the air purifier according to the sixth aspect, an intermediate layer unit that forms the introduction path, the inner peripheral wall surface, the outer peripheral wall surface, the partition wall surface, and the introduction port is provided. The partition wall surface formed by the intermediate layer unit is an inclined surface, and the intermediate layer unit is disposed between the second layer unit and the third layer unit.

  According to the present invention, the processing air volume can be increased by forming the inlet corresponding to each swirl flow. In particular, a part of the circulating air is blocked by the partition wall surface, and it becomes easy to lead out air from the outlet port arranged in the partition wall surface, so that the amount of introduced air can be increased and the dust collection port is partitioned. By disposing outside the wall surface, the dust collection port is positioned on the outer periphery of the swirling air flow, so that dust having a large mass can be guided to the dust collection path.

The exploded block diagram which shows the main structures of the air purifying apparatus to which the air purifier of one Example of this invention is applied. The principal part perspective view of the air purifying unit shown in FIG. The perspective view of the 1st layer unit which comprises three connected air purification mechanisms by one Example of the air purifier of this invention The perspective view of the 2nd layer unit which comprises the air purification mechanism Perspective view of intermediate layer unit constituting the air purification mechanism A perspective view of the third layer unit constituting the air purification mechanism The perspective view of the 4th layer unit which constitutes the air purification mechanism

  The air purifier according to the first embodiment of the present invention is provided with a partition wall surface that prevents a part of the air from turning in the circulation path, the outlet port is disposed in the partition wall surface, and the dust collection port is partitioned. It is arranged outside the wall surface. According to the present embodiment, part of the air circulating by the partition wall surface is blocked, and it becomes easier to derive air from the outlet port arranged in the partition wall surface, so that the amount of air introduced can be increased, Further, by arranging the dust collection port outside the partition wall surface, the dust collection port is positioned on the outer periphery of the swirling air flow, and therefore, dust having a large mass can be guided to the dust collection path.

  The second embodiment of the present invention is such that in the air purifier according to the first embodiment, the introduction port of the introduction path connected to the circulation path is arranged outside the partition wall surface. According to the present embodiment, the air introduced from the introduction port is easy to turn, and a smooth turn can be performed.

  According to the third embodiment of the present invention, in the air purifier according to the first or second embodiment, at least a part of the introduction port is disposed in the bottom wall surface of the circulation path in a plan view. According to the present embodiment, the minimum unit of the air purifier can be configured within a limited plane.

  According to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in the air purifier according to the first to third embodiments, a dust collection chamber is provided downstream of the dust collection passage, and the dust collection chamber is disposed below the circulation passage. Is. According to the present embodiment, the dust separated from the air can be reliably collected in the dust collection chamber.

  In the air purifier according to the first to fourth embodiments, the fifth embodiment of the present invention is provided with an exhaust port for deriving air downstream of the dust collecting passage. According to the present embodiment, by providing the exhaust port, an air flow can be generated in the dust collection path, and dust can be reliably led out from the circulation path.

  In the air purifier according to the third embodiment, the sixth embodiment of the present invention includes an introduction path, a top wall surface of the circulation path, a first layer unit that forms a sealing surface of the discharge path, an introduction path, A second layer unit that forms an inner peripheral wall surface, an outer peripheral wall surface, a partition wall surface, and an outlet, a third layer unit that forms both outer wall surfaces, a dust collection port, and both side walls of the dust collecting path, an inner peripheral wall surface, a bottom A wall surface, and a fourth layer unit that forms an opening of the lead-out path, and a first layer unit, a second layer unit, a third layer unit, and a fourth layer unit are sequentially stacked to form a circulation path, a lead-out path, And a dust collection path. According to the present embodiment, it is easy to configure the circulation path, the outlet path, and the dust collection path, and the air purifier can be easily manufactured.

  According to a seventh embodiment of the present invention, in the air purifier according to the sixth embodiment, an intermediate layer unit that forms an introduction path, an inner peripheral wall surface, an outer peripheral wall surface, a partition wall surface, and an inlet is provided. The partition wall formed by the unit is an inclined surface, and the intermediate layer unit is disposed between the second layer unit and the third layer unit. According to this embodiment, the cross-sectional area of the circulation path can be increased by the intermediate unit and the air can be easily swirled by forming the inclined surface, so that the amount of circulating air can be increased. it can.

  Below, the air purifier by one Example of this invention is demonstrated.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded configuration diagram showing a main configuration of an air purifying apparatus to which the air purifier of the present embodiment is applied.

  The air purifier includes an air purification unit 1, a dust collection filter 2, and a fan unit 3. The dust box 4 collects the dust separated by the air purification unit 1. The dust box 4 is preferably arranged below the air purification unit 1.

  The air purifier of the present embodiment is provided in the air purification unit 1. In addition, the air purifier of a present Example may be provided with the function of the dust box 4.

  The air purification unit 1 is disposed upstream of the dust collection filter 2. A fan unit 3 is disposed downstream of the dust collection filter 2.

  By the air blowing operation of the fan unit 3, the air passes through the dust collection filter 2 from the air purification unit 1, and the purified air is discharged from the fan unit 3.

  Dust having a relatively large mass is separated and collected by the air purification unit 1, and fine dust, bacteria, viruses and the like are collected by the dust collection filter 2.

  By disposing the air purification unit 1 upstream of the dust collection filter 2, clogging of the dust collection filter 2 can be prevented, and the number of cleanings of the dust collection filter 2 can be reduced.

  In FIG. 1, the air cleaning apparatus provided with the dust collection filter 2 has been described. However, instead of the dust collection filter 2 or together with the dust collection filter 2, an electric dust collection mechanism may be provided.

  Further, the air purification unit 1 and the fan unit 3 can be configured without the dust collection filter 2.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the air purification unit shown in FIG.

  The air purification unit 1 preferably includes a plurality of air purification mechanisms 10.

  FIG. 2 shows the three air purification mechanisms 10A, 10B, and 10C connected as a perspective view, and shows that the same mechanism can be formed in three stages in the vertical direction.

  The air purifier of the present invention is composed of one air purification mechanism 10A, but is composed of a plurality of connected air purification mechanisms or a plurality of these plurality of connected air purification mechanisms. There is also.

  The air purification mechanism 10A shown in FIG. 2 will be described below.

  The air purification mechanism 10A includes an introduction path 20A for introducing air, a circulation path 30A for turning the air introduced from the introduction path 20A, a lead-out path 40A for deriving a part of the air turning around the circulation path 30A, and a circulation And a dust collecting passage 50 for deriving a part of the air turning around the passage 30A. The circulation path 30A is provided with a partition wall surface 60A that prevents a part of the air from turning.

  The outlet 41A connected to the outlet path 40A is formed in the inner peripheral wall surface 31A of the circulation path 30A. A dust collection port 51 connected to the dust collection path 50 is formed on the outer peripheral wall surface 32A of the circulation path 30A.

  The outlet 41A is arranged in the partition wall surface 60A. The dust collection port 51 is disposed outside the partition wall surface 60A. The introduction port 21A of the introduction path 20A connected to the circulation path 30A is disposed outside the partition wall surface 60A.

  The introduction port 21A is disposed in the bottom wall surface 33A of the circulation path 30A in plan view. It should be noted that at least a part of the introduction port 21A may be disposed in the bottom wall surface 33A of the circulation path 30A in plan view.

  A dust collection chamber 70 is provided downstream of the dust collection passage 50. The dust collection chamber 70 is preferably disposed below the circulation path 30A. An exhaust port 52 for deriving air is provided downstream of the dust collection passage 50.

  The air purification mechanism 10B shown in FIG. 2 will be described below.

  The air purification mechanism 10B includes an introduction path 20B for introducing air, a circulation path 30B for turning the air introduced from the introduction path 20B, and a lead-out path 40B for deriving a part of the air turning around the circulation path 30B. ing.

  The circulation path 30B is provided with a partition wall surface 60B that prevents a part of the air from turning.

  The outlet 41B connected to the outlet path 40B is formed in the inner peripheral wall surface 31B of the circulation path 30B.

  The outlet 41B is arranged in the partition wall surface 60B. The introduction port 21B of the introduction path 20B connected to the circulation path 30B is disposed outside the partition wall surface 60B.

  The introduction port 21B is disposed in the bottom wall surface 33B of the circulation path 30B in plan view. It should be noted that at least a part of the introduction port 21B may be disposed in the bottom wall surface 33B of the circulation path 30B in plan view.

  As described above, in the air purification mechanism 10B, the dust collection path 50 is shared with the air purification mechanism 10A. Therefore, a part of the air swirling in the circulation path 30B is led out to the circulation path 30A, circulated in the circulation path 30A, and then led out from the dust collection path 50.

  The air purification mechanism 10C shown in FIG. 2 will be described below.

  The air purification mechanism 10C includes an introduction path 20C for introducing air, a circulation path 30C for swirling the air introduced from the introduction path 20C, and a lead-out path 40C for deriving a part of the air swirling the circulation path 30C. ing.

  The circulation path 30C is provided with a partition wall surface 60C that prevents a part of the air from turning.

  The outlet 41C connected to the outlet path 40C is formed in the inner peripheral wall surface 31C of the circulation path 30C.

  The outlet 41C is arranged in the partition wall surface 60C. The introduction port 21C of the introduction path 20C connected to the circulation path 30C is disposed outside the partition wall surface 60C.

  The inlet 21C is disposed in the bottom wall surface 33C of the circulation path 30C in plan view. It should be noted that at least a part of the inlet 21C may be disposed in the bottom wall surface 33C of the circulation path 30C in plan view.

  As described above, in the air purification mechanism 10C, the dust collection path 50 is shared with the air purification mechanism 10A. Therefore, a part of the air swirling in the circulation path 30C is led out to the circulation path 30B, and further circulated in the circulation path 30A, and then led out from the dust collection path 50.

  The air flows of the air purification mechanisms 10A, 10B, and 10C each generate a swirl flow as illustrated in the uppermost air purification mechanism of FIG. 2, and some of the air flows are derived from the outlets 41A, 41B, and 41C. The part is a flow derived from the dust collection port 51.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a first layer unit constituting three connected air purification mechanisms according to an embodiment of the air purifier of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second layer unit constituting the air purification mechanism, 5 is a perspective view of an intermediate layer unit constituting the air purification mechanism, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a third layer unit constituting the air purification mechanism, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a fourth layer unit constituting the air purification mechanism. It is a perspective view.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the first layer unit 110 is formed with openings for introduction paths 20A, 20B, and 20C. By not forming openings other than the openings of the introduction paths 20A, 20B, and 20C, the ceiling walls 34A, 34B, and 34C of the circulation paths 30A, 30B, and 30C, and the sealing surfaces 42A of the outlet paths 40A, 40B, and 40C, 42B and 42C are formed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the second layer unit 120 includes an introduction path 20A, 20B, 20C, inner peripheral wall surfaces 31A, 31B, 31C, outer peripheral wall surfaces 32A, 32B, 32C, partition wall surfaces 60A, 60B, 60C, and a guide. Exits 41A, 41B, 41C are formed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the intermediate layer unit 125 includes an introduction path 20A, 20B, 20C, inner peripheral wall surfaces 31A, 31B, 31C, outer peripheral wall surfaces 32A, 32B, 32C, partition wall surfaces 60A, 60B, 60C, and an introduction port. 21A, 21B, and 21C are formed.

  The partition wall surfaces 60A, 60B, 60C formed by the intermediate layer unit 125 are inclined surfaces.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the outer peripheral wall surfaces 32 </ b> A, 32 </ b> B, 32 </ b> C, the dust collection port 51, and both side wall surfaces of the dust collection passage 50 are formed in the third layer unit 130.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the fourth layer unit 140 includes inner circumferential wall surfaces 31A, 31B, 31C, bottom wall surfaces 33A, 33B, 33C, and openings 43A, 43B, 43C of outlet paths 40A, 40B, 40C, and exhaust ports. 52 is formed.

  As described above, the three air purification mechanisms 10A, 10B, and 10C that are connected to each other sequentially stack the first layer unit 110, the second layer unit 120, the intermediate layer unit 125, the third layer unit 130, and the fourth layer unit 140. Thus, the circulation paths 30A, 30B, and 30C, the outlet paths 40A, 40B, and 40C, and the dust collection path 50 are formed.

  As described above, according to the air purifier according to the present embodiment, a part of the air circulating by the partition wall surfaces 60A, 60B, 60C is blocked, and the outlets 41A, 41B, which are arranged in the partition wall surfaces 60A, 60B, 60C, Since the air can be easily led out from 41C, the amount of air introduced can be increased, and by arranging the dust collecting port 51 outside the partition wall surface 60A, the dust collecting port 51 is placed on the outer periphery of the swirling air flow. Therefore, dust having a large mass can be guided to the dust collection path 50.

  Moreover, according to the air purifier by a present Example, the air introduce | transduced from inlet 21A, 21B, 21C is easy to swirl, and can perform smooth swirling.

  Further, according to the air purifier according to the present embodiment, the minimum unit of the air purifier can be configured within a limited plane.

  Moreover, according to the air purifier by a present Example, the dust isolate | separated from air can be reliably collected by the dust collection chamber 70. FIG.

  Further, according to the air purifier according to the present embodiment, by providing the exhaust port 52, an air flow can be generated in the dust collecting passage 50, and dust can be reliably led out from the circulation passage 30A.

  Further, according to the air purifier according to the present embodiment, the circulation paths 30A, 30B, 30C, the outlet paths 40A, 40B, 40C, and the dust collecting path 50 can be easily configured, and the air purifier can be easily manufactured. .

  Further, according to the air purifier according to the present embodiment, the intermediate layer unit 125 can increase the cross-sectional areas of the circulation paths 30A, 30B, and 30C and can easily make the air swirl by forming the inclined surface. Therefore, the amount of circulating air can be increased.

  The present invention is particularly suitable for an air cleaner equipped with a filter.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air purification unit 2 Dust collection filter 3 Fan unit 4 Dust box 10 Air purification mechanism 10A Air purification mechanism 10B Air purification mechanism 10C Air purification mechanism 20A Introducing path 20B Introducing path 20C Introducing path 21A Inlet 21B Inlet 21C Inlet 30A Circulation path 30B Circulating path 30C Circulating path 31A Inner peripheral wall surface 31B Inner peripheral wall surface 31C Inner peripheral wall surface 32A Outer peripheral wall surface 32B Outer peripheral wall surface 32C Outer peripheral wall surface 33A Bottom wall surface 33B Bottom wall surface 33C Bottom wall surface 40A Derived path 40B Derived path 40C Derived path 41B Derived port 41B Derived port 41B Outlet 41C Outlet 50 Dust collection path 51 Dust collection port 60A Partition wall 60B Partition wall 60C Partition wall 70 Dust collection chamber 110 First layer unit 120 Second layer unit 125 Intermediate layer unit 130 Third layer unit 140 Fourth layer unit

Claims (7)

An introduction path for introducing air; a circulation path for swirling the air introduced from the introduction path; a discharge path for deriving a part of the air swirling the circulation path; and the air swirling the circulation path And a dust collection passage that leads to a part of the circulation path, a discharge port connected to the discharge path is formed on the inner peripheral wall surface of the circulation path, and a dust collection port connected to the dust collection path is formed on the outer peripheral wall surface of the circulation path In the air purifier, a partition wall surface for preventing a part of the air from turning is provided in the circulation path, the outlet port is disposed in the partition wall surface, and the dust collecting port is disposed on the partition wall surface. An air purifier characterized by being arranged outside. The air purifier according to claim 1, wherein an introduction port of the introduction path connected to the circulation path is disposed outside the partition wall surface. The air purifier according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a part of the introduction port is disposed in a bottom wall surface of the circulation path in a plan view. The air purifier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a dust collection chamber is provided downstream of the dust collection passage, and the dust collection chamber is disposed below the circulation passage. The air purifier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an exhaust port through which the air is led out is provided downstream of the dust collection path. A first layer unit that forms the introduction path, the ceiling wall surface of the circulation path, and the sealing surface of the outlet path;
A second layer unit forming the introduction path, the inner peripheral wall surface, the outer peripheral wall surface, the partition wall surface, and the outlet port;
A third layer unit forming the outer peripheral wall surface, the dust collection port, and both side wall surfaces of the dust collection path;
A fourth layer unit forming the inner peripheral wall surface, the bottom wall surface, and an opening of the outlet path;
The first layer unit, the second layer unit, the third layer unit, and the fourth layer unit are sequentially stacked to form the circulation path, the lead-out path, and the dust collection path. The air purifier according to claim 3. An intermediate layer unit is provided that forms the introduction path, the inner peripheral wall surface, the outer peripheral wall surface, the partition wall surface, and the inlet.
The partition wall formed by the intermediate layer unit is an inclined surface,
The air purifier according to claim 6, wherein the intermediate layer unit is disposed between the second layer unit and the third layer unit.

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