KR100464518B1 - Air purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air cleaner that can prevent the inflow of pollutants through the discharge port through which the purified air is discharged.

The air purifier according to the present invention forms an appearance and has a main body provided with a discharge port for discharging the purified air on one side thereof, an opening and closing member for elevating and opening and closing the discharge port, and a lifting device for elevating the opening and closing member. In accordance with the operation state, the opening and closing member is lifted by the elevating device to open and close the discharge port, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the contaminants such as dust flow into the main body through the discharge port.

Description

Air Purifier {AIR PURIFIER}

The present invention relates to an air purifier, and more particularly, to an air purifier capable of preventing contaminants from flowing through a discharge port provided for discharging purified air.

In general, an air purifier is a device that filters dust and bacteria in the air to clean the air, and is a blower that sucks and blows indoor air into the main body forming a normal appearance, and the inside of the main body by the operation of the blower. A filter device for filtering dust and bacteria in the air to be circulated is provided, and the air is circulated in the main body by the blower, and the air circulating in the main body can be purified by the filter device.

In order to allow the indoor air to circulate in the main body, the air purifier is provided with an inlet for sucking air containing contaminants such as dust and a discharge port for discharging the purified air, respectively.

However, in such an air purifier, when the air purifier is not used, contaminants such as dust flow into the main body through the discharge holes provided for the discharge of the purified air, which may contaminate the blower and the filter device provided therein. There is a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air purifier capable of preventing contaminants such as dust from being introduced into the main body through a discharge port.

1 is a perspective view of an air cleaner according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of an air cleaner according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the discharge opening and closing device of the air purifier according to the present invention.

4 is an exploded perspective view of the lifting apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which the discharge port is opened by the discharge opening and closing device according to the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which the discharge port is closed by the discharge opening and closing device according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: main body 12: suction port

13: discharge port 20: blower

30: filter device 40: discharge opening and closing device

50: opening and closing member 60: support panel

61: openings 63a, 63b: guide slots

70: lifting device 71: lifting member

72: drive motor 73: pinion

74: rack gear 75: cover member

80: connecting member

The air purifier according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the main body is provided with a discharge port for discharging the purified air on one side and the opening and closing member which is formed in a shape corresponding to the discharge port and is raised and lowered to open and close the discharge port. And an elevating device for elevating the opening / closing member.

In addition, the elevating device is installed to be able to elevate up and down, the elevating member connected to the opening and closing member, the drive motor coupled to the elevating member and the pinion is coupled to the rotating shaft, and is formed to have a predetermined length in the vertical direction It includes a rack gear to which the pinion is engaged.

In addition, a rear side of the side panel forming one side of the main body is provided with a support panel for the installation of the lifting device, the support panel is provided with a first guide slot for guiding the lifting of the opening and closing member on both sides in the vertical direction. .

In addition, the opening and closing member is capable of lifting up and down by receiving the force from the lifting member through a connecting member which is hinged to each of the opening and closing member and the lifting member, both sides of the support panel in the connection member A second guide slot for guiding the lifting is provided.

In addition, the first guide slot is formed to be inclined toward the front upper side to guide the opening and closing member to the front upper side, the second guide slot is formed in a substantially vertical direction, the length relative to the first guide slot Is formed to be long.

In addition, a rear surface of the support panel is provided with a cover member covering the opening, the rack gear is provided in the cover member.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the air purifier according to the present invention forms an appearance and has a table 10 having a flat surface of a predetermined area so that small items such as a telephone or a vase can be placed thereon. It is provided.

The lower surface of the main body 10 is provided with a suction port 12 through which the indoor air is sucked, and the discharge port 13 through which the purified air is discharged is provided in the side panels 10S forming both sides. At this time, the main body 10 is installed to be spaced a predetermined distance from the bottom of the indoor space by a plurality of legs 14 protruding from the lower surface so that the inlet 12 is not closed.

In addition, in the main body 10, a blower 20 which allows indoor air to circulate through the inside of the main body 10, and dust and the like from indoor air introduced into the main body 10 by the blower 20. It is provided with a filter device 30 for collecting contaminants.

The blower 20 is installed on the upper portion of the main body 10 provided with the discharge port 13, the fan motor 21 for generating a rotational force, and the blower fan 22 for rotating by the fan motor 21 to generate a blowing force 22 )

Therefore, when the fan motor 21 is driven and the blowing force is generated by the blowing fan 22, the indoor air is introduced into the main body 10 through the inlet 12, the introduced indoor air filter device 30 After the pollutants are collected by the discharge port 13 is to be discharged.

The filter device 30 is formed by stacking a plurality of filters 31, 32, and 33. The filter device 30 may be installed adjacent to the inlet 12 to purify the air flowing into the main body 10 through the inlet 12. It is supposed to be.

Filters 31, 32, and 33 used in an air cleaner include a pre-filter 31 formed of a mesh having a plurality of grids to remove contaminants formed of particles of a predetermined size or more, and a plurality of ground electrodes arranged in parallel. An electrostatic precipitating type filter 32 having a plate 32a and a discharge line 32b to collect contaminants such as dust using ionization, and a polypropylene resin or polyethylene resin are formed in a fine nonwoven fabric to form fine dust. A fine dust collecting filter 33 for collecting particles is provided, and the indoor air sucked into the main body 10 passes through the prefilter 31, the electrostatic electrostatic filter 32, and the fine dust collecting filter 33 sequentially. It is to be purified.

On the other hand, when the air purifier is not used in order to prevent contaminants such as dust from entering the main body 10 through the discharge port 13, the discharge port 13 is closed, and then the air purifier is used. Only when the discharge opening and closing device 40 for opening the discharge port 13 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the discharge opening and closing device 40 includes an opening and closing member 50 formed in a size corresponding to the discharge opening 13 so as to open and close the discharge opening 13 formed in the side panel 10S, The support panel 60 is mounted to the rear of the side panel 10S and provided with guide slots 73a and 73b to guide the lifting operation of the opening and closing member 41 and the opening and closing member. Lifting device 70 for forcibly elevating (50), and connecting member 80 for guiding the lifting of the opening and closing member 50 while the connection between the opening and closing member 50 and the lifting device 70.

The support panel 60 has an opening 61 for the flow of air in the upper portion corresponding to the discharge port 13, and is predetermined from both sides, the upper end and the lower end of the support panel 60 toward the rear surface of the side panel 10S. And supporting members 62a and 62b extending in length. The support parts 62a and 62b may include a first support part 62a provided at an upper portion of the support panel 60 to guide both ends of the opening and closing member 50, and a support panel 60 to guide both ends of the connection member 80. The second support part (62b) provided at the bottom of the), the guide slots (63a, 63b) are provided in the two support (62a, 62b) to guide the shanghaidong of the opening and closing member 50 and the connecting member 80, respectively I can do it.

Meanwhile, the guide slots 63a and 63b include a first guide slot 63a provided in the first support part 61a and a second guide slot 63b provided in the second support part 62b. The first guide slot 63a is formed to be inclined toward the front upper portion so that the opening and closing member 50 can move toward the front upper side when the opening member 50 is raised, and the second guide slot 63b is approximately vertical. Is formed to achieve a predetermined length longer than the first guide slot (63a) to guide the opening and closing member 50 to move to the front side.

The opening and closing member 50 has an upper protrusion 51 protruding from both sides so that the lifting operation can be guided by the first guide slot 63a, and mediates the connection with the lifting device 70 at the lower rear side thereof. The connecting member 80 is rotatably coupled.

The connecting member 80 is formed in a plate shape having a center bent at a predetermined angle, and has a predetermined length in the horizontal direction, and is installed in the second guide slot 63b through lower protrusions 81 protruding from both lower sides thereof. It is possible to move up and down along the second guide slot 63b. In addition, the hinge member 82 is protruded from both side ends of the upper part so as to be hinged to the opening and closing member 50 in the connection member 80, and the hinge shaft 83 at the lower center portion to be hinged to the elevating member 71. ) Is provided.

The elevating device 70 is installed to be able to elevate up and down in the central portion of the support panel 60 and has an upper end coupled to the elevating member 71 and the elevating member 71 coupled to the connecting member 80. A drive motor 72 is coupled to the pinion 73 and a rack gear 74 meshed with the pinion 73 is provided.

The elevating member 71 is provided with a motor seating portion 71a for coupling the driving motor 72 to a central portion thereof, and a hinge portion 71a is provided to be hinged to a lower end of the connecting member 80 at an upper side thereof.

In addition, the support member 60 is coupled to the cover member 75 provided with a receiving portion 75a to accommodate the lifting member 71 and the pinion 73. The rack gear 74 is provided inside the accommodating portion 75a so that the elevating member 71 can be lifted and lowered by the pinion 73 and the rack gear 74 according to the rotation of the driving motor 72.

In this embodiment, the discharge port 13 is provided in the side panel 10S forming both sides of the main body 10 so that the purified air can be discharged to both sides. However, the purified air is discharged to the front side. It is also possible to provide a discharge port in the front panel constituting the front of the main body so that it can be.

Next will be described in detail with reference to the operation and operation of the air cleaner according to the present invention.

When the air cleaner is in operation, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening and closing member 50, the connecting member 70, and the elevating member 71 and the like are positioned at the lower portion to open the discharge port 13. Keep it. At this time, the upper protrusion 51 of the opening and closing member 50 is located at the lower end of the first guide slot 63a, and the lower protrusion 81 of the connecting member 80 is located at the lower end of the second guide slot 63b. do.

In this state, when the operation of the air cleaner is stopped, power is applied to the drive motor 72 so that the pinion 73 rotates and moves along the rack gear 74, thereby driving the motor 72 and the elevating member 71. Rises. The elevating member 71 pushes up the connecting member 80 upwards, and the connecting member 80 pushes up the lower end of the opening / closing member 50 upward again, so that the opening and closing member 50 rises.

At this time, since the length of the second guide slot 63b is longer than the length of the first guide slot 63a, the upper protrusion 51 of the opening / closing member 50 is formed on the upper end of the first guide slot 63a. Even after the opening and closing of the opening and closing member 50 is completed, the elevating member 71 may rise.

Subsequently, when the elevating member 71 is raised, the upper end of the opening and closing member 50 is supported by the first guide slot 63a, so that the connecting member 80 rotates and the lower end of the opening and closing member 50 is moved forward. Push. Accordingly, the lower end of the opening and closing member 50 moves toward the discharge opening 13 provided in front thereof, and the opening and closing member 50 is closed as shown in FIG. 6.

As described in detail above, the air purifier according to the present invention is to be automatically opened and closed by the elevating device and the opening and closing member according to the operating state to prevent the inflow of contaminants such as dust through the discharge port into the main body There is a working effect that can be done.

Claims (6)

A main body provided with an ejection opening for discharging the purified air on one side thereof, an opening and closing member which is formed in a shape corresponding to the ejection opening, opens and closes the ejection opening, and a lifting device for elevating the opening and closing member; Air cleaner. The method of claim 1, The elevating device is installed to be capable of elevating up and down, the elevating member connected to the opening and closing member, the drive motor coupled to the elevating member and the pinion is coupled to the rotating shaft, and the pinion is formed to have a predetermined length in the vertical direction Air cleaner comprising a rack gear to be engaged. The method of claim 2, At the rear of the side panel forming one side of the main body is provided with a support panel for installation of the lifting device, The support panel has an air cleaner characterized in that the first guide slot for guiding the lifting of the opening and closing member on both sides is provided in the vertical direction long. The method of claim 3, wherein The opening and closing member is capable of lifting up and down by receiving a force from the lifting member through a connection member hinged to each of the opening and closing member and the opening and closing member, The support panel is provided with a second guide slot for guiding the lifting of the connecting member on both sides. The method of claim 4, wherein The first guide slot is inclined toward the front upper side to guide the opening and closing member to the front upper side, The second guide slot is formed in a substantially vertical direction, the air cleaner, characterized in that the length is formed relatively longer than the first guide slot. The method of claim 3, wherein The rear surface of the support panel is provided with a cover member covering the opening, the air conditioner, characterized in that the rack gear is provided in the cover member.