CN111787994A

CN111787994A - Removing contaminants from a space

Info

Publication number: CN111787994A
Application number: CN201880090593.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邸志国; 王莉; 聂荣宝; 刘海林
Original assignee: Honeywell International Inc
Current assignee: Honeywell International Inc
Priority date: 2018-04-04
Filing date: 2018-04-04
Publication date: 2020-10-16
Also published as: WO2019191916A1

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for removing contaminants from a space are described herein. An apparatus includes a base and a top cover attached to the base, wherein the top cover includes fins spaced across a top portion of the top cover, and wherein the top cover includes a substance for removing contaminants from air in a space.

Description

Removing contaminants from a space

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to methods, apparatuses, and systems for removing contaminants from a space.

Background

Products included in the space (such as houses, offices, vehicles, etc.) may emit pollutants. For example, the material of the product may emit various pollutants due to the type of material used to manufacture the product.

The pollutants emitted from these products may be harmful to humans. For example, in some instances, pollutants emitted from various products in a space may affect the health of people located in the space.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an isometric view of an apparatus for removing contaminants from a space according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a side view of an apparatus for removing contaminants from a space according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a top view of an apparatus for removing contaminants from a space according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The product included in the space may emit pollutants. In some examples, the contaminants may include formaldehyde. In some examples, the contaminants may include Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).

For example, houses including various products may be built. For example, decorative products for houses may be made of materials that cause the decorative products to emit formaldehyde in the home.

According to the present disclosure, removing contaminants from a space may allow for the removal of contaminants in the space. For example, with equipment that includes a substance and is used to remove contaminants from a space, air included in the space can interact with the substance such that the substance removes contaminants, such as formaldehyde and/or VOCs, from the space.

In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. The drawings show, by way of illustration, ways in which embodiments of the present disclosure may be practiced.

These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the embodiments of the disclosure. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that process, electrical, and/or structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

It should be understood that elements shown in the various embodiments herein can be added, exchanged, combined, and/or eliminated so as to provide a number of additional embodiments of the present disclosure. The proportion and the relative size of the elements provided in the drawings are intended to illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure, and should not be taken as limiting.

The drawings herein follow the following numbering convention: one or more of the first digits correspond to the drawing figure number, while the remaining digits identify an element or component in the drawing.

Fig. 1 is an isometric view of an apparatus 100 for removing contaminants from a space according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1, the device 100 may include a top cover 102 and a base 106. The top cover 102 may include a top portion 108 and fins 104.

As shown in fig. 1, the device 100 may include a base 106. The base 106 may be circular in shape. However, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the base 106 may be a different shape, such as oval, rectangular, square, and the like.

The base 106 may be a plastic material. For example, in some examples, the base 106 may be formed from a thermoplastic polymer resin. Examples of suitable thermoplastic polymer resins may include ultra low density polyethylene, very low density polyethylene ("VLDPE"), linear low density polyethylene ("LLDPE"), low density polyethylene ("LDPE"), medium density polyethylene ("MDPE"), high density polyethylene ("HDPE"), polypropylene, isotactic polypropylene, highly isotactic polypropylene, syndiotactic polypropylene, random copolymers of propylene and ethylene and/or butene and/or hexene, elastomers such as ethylene propylene rubber, ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber, neoprene, and blends of thermoplastic polymers and elastomers, such as, for example, thermoplastic elastomers and rubber toughened plastics. In some examples, the base 106 may be formed from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). However, examples of the present disclosure are not limited to the above materials. For example, the base 106 may be formed from any other type of material.

The device 100 may include a top cover 102. The top cover 102 may be attached to the base 106. For example, the cap 102 may be attached to the base 106 via a threaded connection between the cap 102 and the base 106, an adhesive between the cap 102 and the base 106, and the cap 102 may be molded to the base 106 and other types of connections that enable the cap 102 to be attached to the base 106.

The top cover 102 may be similarly shaped as the base 106. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the top cover 102 may be circular in shape. However, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the top cover 102 may be a different shape, such as oval, rectangular, square, and the like.

The cap 102 may be a plastic material. For example, in some examples, the base 106 may be formed from a thermoplastic polymer resin. Examples of suitable thermoplastic polymer resins may include ultra low density polyethylene, very low density polyethylene ("VLDPE"), linear low density polyethylene ("LLDPE"), low density polyethylene ("LDPE"), medium density polyethylene ("MDPE"), high density polyethylene ("HDPE"), polypropylene, isotactic polypropylene, highly isotactic polypropylene, syndiotactic polypropylene, random copolymers of propylene and ethylene and/or butene and/or hexene, elastomers such as ethylene propylene rubber, ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber, neoprene, and blends of thermoplastic polymers and elastomers, such as, for example, thermoplastic elastomers and rubber toughened plastics. In some examples, the top cover 102 may be formed from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). However, examples of the present disclosure are not limited to the above materials. For example, the top cover 102 may be formed from any other type of material.

The top cover 102 may include fins 104. The fins 104 may be spaced apart across the top portion 108 of the top cover 102. For example, as shown in fig. 1, the fins 104 may span the top portion 108 of the top cover 102. The fins 104 may be spaced apart such that a gap may be located between each fin 104. The gaps between each fin 104 may allow air to enter and/or exit the top cover 102, as further described in connection with fig. 3.

Although not shown in fig. 1 for clarity and so as not to obscure embodiments of the present disclosure, the top cover 102 may include a substance for removing contaminants from the air in the space. For example, air in the space may interact with a substance for removing contaminants from the air in the space. The air may interact with the substance via the fins 104 on the top portion 108 of the top cover 102, as further described in connection with fig. 3.

Fig. 2 is a side view of an apparatus 200 for removing contaminants from a space according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2, the device 200 may include a top cover 202 and a base 206. The top cover 202 may include fins 204. The base 206 may include a perimeter side 207 and a fastening mechanism 209.

As previously described in connection with fig. 1, the device 200 may include a base 206. Base 206 may include perimeter side 207.

Perimeter side 207 may include a chamfer. As used herein, the term "bevel" may refer to an inclined surface, for example. For example, the perimeter side 207 may include an inclined surface. The sloped surface of perimeter side 207 may be from a top portion of base 206 to a bottom portion of base 206.

Perimeter side 207 may include a chamfer such that the radius of the top portion of base 206 is less than the radius of the bottom portion of base 206. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the radius of the base 206 is greater at the bottom of the base 206 than at the top of the base 206.

As previously described in connection with fig. 1, the apparatus 200 may include a top cover 202. The top cover 202 may include fins 204.

The fins 204 may be evenly spaced apart from one another across a top portion of the top cover 202. For example, the fins 204 may be spaced apart at uniform distances across the top portion of the top cover 202. Thus, the amount of space between each fin 204 may be the same (e.g., the same distance).

Although not shown in fig. 2 for clarity and so as not to obscure embodiments of the present disclosure, and as previously described in connection with fig. 1, the top cover 202 may include a substance for removing contaminants from the air in the space. For example, air in the space may interact with a substance for removing contaminants from the air in the space. The air may interact with the substance via the fins 204 of the top cover 202, as further described in connection with fig. 3.

The base 206 may include a fastening mechanism 209 on a bottom portion of the base 206. As used herein, the term "fastening mechanism" may, for example, refer to a device that attaches two or more objects together. For example, the fastening mechanism 209 may attach the base 206 (and correspondingly, the device 200) to another object. For example, the fastening mechanism 209 may fasten the device 200 to a surface in a space such that substances included in the top cover 202 may remove contaminants from air in the space in which the device 200 is located, as further described in connection with fig. 3.

In some examples, the fastening mechanism 209 may be an adhesive. As used herein, the term "adhesive" may refer, for example, to a substance applied to one or more surfaces of two separate objects in order to attach them together. For example, the adhesive may include a glue, cement, paste, and/or backing material with an adhesive substance, among other types of adhesives. For example, an adhesive as the fastening mechanism 209 may be used to attach the apparatus 200 to a table in a space in order to allow the apparatus 200 to remove contaminants from the air in the space, as further described in connection with fig. 3.

In some examples, the fastening mechanism 209 may be a mechanical fastener. As used herein, the term "mechanical fastener" may refer, for example, to a fastener that uses mechanical principles to attach two objects together. For example, the mechanical fasteners may include threaded fasteners, clamps, pins and/or rivets, among other types of mechanical fasteners. For example, mechanical fasteners as fastening mechanisms 209 may be used to attach the apparatus 200 to a table in a space in order to allow the apparatus 200 to remove contaminants from the air in the space, as further described in connection with fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a top view of an apparatus 300 for removing contaminants from a space according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 3, the apparatus 300 may include a top cover 302. The top cover 302 may include fins 304 and a substance 310.

Although not shown in fig. 3 for clarity and so as not to obscure embodiments of the present disclosure, and as previously described in connection with fig. 1 and 2, the device 300 may include a circular plastic base. The top cover 302 may be attached to a circular plastic base.

As shown in fig. 3, the top cover 302 may include fins 304. Fins 304 may be evenly spaced apart from one another across a top portion of top cover 302. For example, the fins may be spaced apart at uniform distances across the top portion of the top cover 302 such that the amount of space between each fin 304 may be the same (e.g., the same distance).

The fins 304 may be a plastic material. For example, in some examples, fins 304 may be formed from a thermoplastic polymer resin. Examples of suitable thermoplastic polymer resins may include ultra low density polyethylene, very low density polyethylene ("VLDPE"), linear low density polyethylene ("LLDPE"), low density polyethylene ("LDPE"), medium density polyethylene ("MDPE"), high density polyethylene ("HDPE"), polypropylene, isotactic polypropylene, highly isotactic polypropylene, syndiotactic polypropylene, random copolymers of propylene and ethylene and/or butene and/or hexene, elastomers such as ethylene propylene rubber, ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber, neoprene, and blends of thermoplastic polymers and elastomers, such as, for example, thermoplastic elastomers and rubber toughened plastics. In some examples, fins 304 may be formed from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). However, examples of the present disclosure are not limited to the above materials. For example, fins 304 may be formed from any other type of material.

The plastic material of fins 304 may be a transparent material. As used herein, the term "transparent material" may, for example, refer to a material that allows light to pass through it so that objects behind it can be seen. For example, fins 304 may be a transparent plastic material such that objects, such as substance 310, located behind fins 304 may be seen through fins 304.

The cap 302 may include a substance 310. The fins 304 may be transparent to allow a user to see the substance 310 through the fins 304.

In some examples, substance 310 may be a gel. As used herein, the term "gel" may, for example, refer to a solid, gelatinous material having a substantially dilute crosslinked system. For example, the gel may be a dry, hydrophilic, three-dimensional cross-linked honeycomb structure containing a stain-removing component. The gel may remove contaminants from the air in the space in which the apparatus 300 is located.

For example, the device 300 may be located in a room of a building. The rooms of the building may include products (e.g., decorative products) in the rooms that may exhibit contaminants. The air in the room may include contaminants because such products in the room emit contaminants.

As the air in the room interacts with the gel, the gel may remove contaminants from the air in the space. Air in the room can interact with the gel via the fins 304. For example, as air moves around in a room, air may enter the top cover 302 via the spaces between the fins 304. The air may interact with the gel in the cap 302, allowing the gel to remove contaminants from the air.

In some examples, the contaminants may include formaldehyde. For example, as the air in the room interacts with the gel included in the top cover 302 via the fins 304, the gel may remove formaldehyde from the air in the room.

In some examples, the contaminants may include VOCs. For example, as the air in the room interacts with the gel included in the top cover 302 via the fins 304, the gel may remove VOCs from the air in the room.

In some examples, the contaminants may include odors. For example, as the air in the room interacts with the gel included in the top cover 302 via the fins 304, the gel may remove odors from the air in the room. The odor may include, for example, cooking odors, pet odors, smoke odors, chemical odors, and/or musty odors, among others.

Although the apparatus 300 is described above as removing contaminants from air located in a room of a building, embodiments of the present disclosure are not so limited. For example, the device 300 may be located in any other location, such as an automobile, such that the device 300 may remove contaminants from the air in the automobile.

Although the substance 310 is described above as a gel, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the substance 310 may be carbon particles, and/or any other solid or liquid having contaminant removal properties.

Although not shown in fig. 3 for clarity and so as not to obscure embodiments of the present disclosure, the apparatus 300 may include a fastening mechanism. As previously described in connection with fig. 2, the fastening mechanism may be located on a base (e.g., not shown in fig. 3) of the device 300.

The fastening mechanism may fasten the apparatus 300 to a surface in a space to allow the substance 310 to remove contaminants from the air in the space. In some examples, the fastening mechanism may fasten the device 300 to a countertop, table, window sill, and/or any other surface in a room of a building to allow the device 300 to remove contaminants from the room. In some examples, the fastening mechanism may fasten the device 300 to a console, an instrument panel, a door, or any other surface of the vehicle to allow the device 300 to remove contaminants from the air in the vehicle. However, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the fastening mechanism may fasten the apparatus 300 to any other surface in any other space to remove contaminants from air located in the space.

In accordance with the present disclosure, removing contaminants from a space may allow for the removal of contaminants, such as formaldehyde and/or VOCs, in the space in which the equipment is located by the equipment. The apparatus may include a top cover including a substance that may remove contaminants from the air in the space. The air in the space can interact with the substance via the space between the fins of the top cover such that the substance can remove contaminants from the air. Removing contaminants from the air in the space may prevent the health of people in the room from being affected by the contaminants.

Although specific implementations have been illustrated and described herein, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that any arrangement that is calculated to achieve the same techniques may be substituted for the specific implementations shown. This disclosure is intended to cover any and all adaptations or variations of various embodiments of the disclosure.

It is to be understood that the above description has been presented by way of illustration, and not limitation. Combinations of the above embodiments, and other embodiments not specifically described herein, will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description.

The scope of the various embodiments of the present disclosure includes any other applications in which the above structures and methods are used. The scope of various embodiments of the disclosure should, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.

In the foregoing detailed description, various features are grouped together in the example embodiments shown in the figures for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the embodiments of the disclosure require more features than are expressly recited in each claim.

Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus the following claims are hereby incorporated into the detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment.

Claims

1. An apparatus (100,200,300) for removing contaminants from a space, the apparatus comprising:

a base (106, 206); and

a top cover (102,202,302) attached to the base (106,206), wherein the top cover (102,202,302) includes fins (104,204,304) spaced across a top portion (108) of the top cover (102,202, 302);

wherein the roof (102,202,302) comprises a substance (310) for removing contaminants from the air in the space.

2. The apparatus (100,200,300) of claim 1, wherein the air interacts with the substance (310) via the fins (104,204,304) of the top portion (108) of the top cover (102,202,302) to remove the contaminants from the air.

3. The apparatus (100,200,300) of claim 1, wherein the fins (104,204,304) are spaced apart at a uniform distance across the top portion (108) of the top cover (102,202,302) such that the space between each fin (104,204,304) is the same distance.

4. The apparatus (100,200,300) of claim 1, wherein the top cover (102,202,302) is circular in shape.

5. The apparatus (100,200,300) of claim 1, wherein the base (106,206) is circular in shape.

6. The apparatus (100,200,300) of claim 1, wherein the top cover (102,202,302) comprises a perimeter side (207), wherein the perimeter side (207) comprises a slope from a top portion (108) of the top cover (102,202,302) to a bottom portion of the top cover (102,202, 302).

7. The apparatus (100,200,300) of claim 6, wherein a radius of the top portion (108) of the top cover (102,202,302) is less than a radius of the bottom portion of the top cover (102,202, 302).

8. The apparatus (100,200,300) of claim 1, wherein the cap (102,202,302) is a plastic material.

9. The apparatus (100,200,300) of claim 1, wherein the base (106,206) is a plastic material.

10. The apparatus (100,200,300) of claim 1, wherein the fin (104,204,304) is a transparent plastic material.