KR102342650B1 - Moss assembly and apparatus for air purification using thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a moss unit capable of removing fine dust and pollutants in the air and supplying oxygen using moss, and an air purifying device using the same.
According to the present invention, the moss unit passes through the moss unit without changing the flow rate through the structure of a horizontal fan that allows air to flow in the horizontal direction to the vertically formed moss part, thereby removing pollutants such as fine dust. can increase

Description

Moss unit and air purification device using the same

The present invention relates to a moss unit and an air purification device using the same, and more particularly, to a moss unit capable of removing fine dust and environmental pollutants in the air and supplying oxygen and providing a resting space using the moss; It relates to an air purifying device using the same.

Air purification means to purify the air by removing dust, harmful gases, bacteria, etc. in the air. In an environment where air pollution is severe and yellow dust frequently occurs, interest in air purification to keep the environment clean is increasing.

Recently, fine dust has been a problem in particular. Fine dust refers to particulate matter floating in the atmosphere, and it occurs a lot when burning fossil fuels such as coal and oil, or from exhaust gases from factories and automobiles. It is classified as ultrafine dust, and its composition may vary depending on the region of occurrence, season, and weather conditions. Since the particle size of such fine dust is very small, it can stay in the atmosphere and penetrate the lungs through the human respiratory system, or move into the body through blood vessels, thereby adversely affecting health. Accordingly, recently, as the concentration of fine dust gradually increases, devices for reducing fine dust in the air indoors and outdoors are being developed.

As a technology related to a device for purifying air pollution using moss, a device for reducing fine dust using moss and a method for controlling the same are disclosed in Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2019-0135717. In the prior art, a main frame installed perpendicular to the ground, a plurality of air cleaning units detachably mounted on the main frame, moss disposed in the air cleaning unit, and provided inside the main frame, from the outside of the main frame There is disclosed an apparatus for reducing fine dust using moss including a fan that introduces air and then discharges it through the air cleaning unit.

In the prior art, the air cleaning unit in which moss is collected using a net is located on the front/rear side of the main frame, and one fan is disposed on the upper side of the air cleaning unit, and the air introduced by the fan is bent at a right angle to clean the air When a large number of air cleaning units are stacked by discharging through the unit, there is a problem in that a fan having a higher rotation has to be replaced in order to circulate and discharge external air up to the air cleaning unit disposed at the lowermost end. On the other hand, even if a fan according to the number of batches of air cleaning units is installed, too fast air circulation within the fine dust purification device reduces the time for polluted air to escape (contact with the moss) the moss, resulting in poor purification efficiency. have. In addition, the prior art does not disclose a configuration for supplying fertilizer to promote the growth of moss.

1. Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0135717

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a moss unit capable of removing fine dust and pollutants in the air and supplying oxygen using moss and an air purifier using the same. will be.

In addition, the present invention can be used as an interior accessory that can create a natural landscape by simply connecting the moss units, which are the minimum units, to realize a desired size and shape, and a moss unit that can create a moss growth environment by supplying nutrients And to provide an air purifying device using the same.

In order to solve the above problems, the moss unit of an embodiment of the present invention is a moss part where moss is grown, a front frame for fixing the moss by being located in front of the moss part, and a vertically formed moss flowing down by being located on the back of the moss part A support frame to prevent the moss from occurring, a moss root is seated, a moisture retention unit for continuously supplying water to the moss by absorbing and maintaining the water supplied from the horizontal spraying part, a horizontal spraying part for spraying water in the horizontal direction, air And it is connected to the horizontal fan and the front frame for horizontally moving the water sprayed from the horizontal spray unit to the moss, it may include a main frame for accommodating the moss therein.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the moss module (M) comprising the moss part, the support frame, and the moisture retention part uses a line in a plurality of engaging grooves on the edge formed around the support frame for the moss part and moisture retention part. It is characterized by preventing the moss part and the moisture retaining part from being pushed down by gravity by winding the holding part in close contact.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the moss module (M) is a fertilizer patch unit including a bag filled with fertilizer particles and at least one guide bar positioned inside the bag so that the shape of the bag maintains the same shape as the area of the moss part. may include more.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the front frame is formed with a water tray that collects water from the surface of the moss and guides it to the lower opening of the main frame, and the water tray is located at a position higher than the lower opening of the main frame. It is characterized in that the water collected by being formed with a slope in the direction of the lower opening is guided to the lower opening.

Another embodiment of the air purifying device of the present invention includes a housing having an air inlet through which external air is introduced on the side thereof, and is accommodated in the housing, and is accommodated in the housing in a horizontal direction to the moss portion where the moss is growing by introducing external air. It includes a moss unit 100 for discharging internal air and water, characterized in that at least one or more moss units are assembled with each other.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a connection groove 13 is formed on one side of the housing 10, and is connected to another air purifier using a slide bar in the connection groove.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a composite patch part positioned between the pump and the spraying part, and the composite patch part is a filtration part filled with ceramic balls to remove micro impurities and solids in water, nourishing the moss. In order to supply the ingredients, it may include a nutrient part filled with fertilizer particles and a sterilization part filled with sterilizing particles to sterilize microorganisms.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a humidity sensor located in the moss part, wherein the controller controls the pump to operate when the humidity value measured from the humidity sensor is lower than a preset reference humidity.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it further comprises a control unit for controlling the operation of the pump, wherein the control unit is characterized in that the control unit for controlling the injection force of the pump according to the configuration of the composite patch.

According to the present invention as described above, the moss unit passes through the moss unit without changing the flow rate through the structure of a horizontal fan that allows air to flow in the horizontal direction to the vertically formed moss unit. It is possible to increase the pollutant removal efficiency.

In addition, the present invention can fill the fertilizer patch part with fertilizer particles of a predetermined amount set in advance for moss growth, and when it is all melted away, the moss unit can be easily separated from the housing and then filled again, so that the moss growth Management efficiency can be improved.

1A to 1D are views showing the outside of an air purifier using a moss unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing an upper injection unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A to 3E are views for explaining a moss unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A and 4B are views for explaining a moss unit including a fertilizer patch unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of the air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The detailed description below is merely an example, and only shows an embodiment of the present invention. Also, the principles and concepts of the present invention are provided for the most useful and easy to explain purposes.

Accordingly, it is not intended to provide a detailed structure more than necessary for a basic understanding of the present invention, and, of course, various forms that can be implemented in the substance of the present invention by those of ordinary skill in the art are illustrated through the drawings.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1A to 1D are views showing the outside of an air purifier using a moss unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1A to 1D , the air purifier 1000 includes a housing 10 having an air inlet 11 through which external air is introduced on the side thereof, and is accommodated in the housing and introduces external air to grow moss. It may include a moss unit 100 for discharging air and water inside the housing in the horizontal direction to the moss part.

Inside the housing 10, a first storage tank 50 that receives and stores water from the outside in order to supply water to the surface of the moss and the root of the moss, is located in the lower portion of the first storage tank 50, and is A second storage tank 60 for receiving and storing water, a pump 80 for sucking water from the second storage tank and discharging it to the injection units 150 and 400, a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature (81_refer to FIG. 5), and A humidity sensor (82_refer to FIG. 3b) for measuring humidity may be located. Here, the humidity sensor 82 is located in the moss part 120 in which the moss of the moss unit 100 grows, and transmits the direct humidity value of the environment in which the moss grows to the control unit 500, so that the air purifier efficiently promotes moss growth. can be managed with

The air purifier 1000 can provide a moss area required for an installation space because one or two or more moss units 100 are assembled to each other and can be easily expanded. The moss unit 100 may be inserted into a vertical guide bar (not shown) formed in a predetermined space inside the housing 10 , or may be assembled with each other through screw coupling or fitting coupling between the main frames 170 . According to the interconnection of the moss unit 100, the housing 10 for accommodating it may be changed.

In the present invention, four moss units 100 are assembled to form one air purifier 1000, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a plurality of moss units are assembled according to the required area of moss to have various sizes and shapes. It may be made of an air purifier 1000 . Meanwhile, the air purifier 1000 may be connected to another air purifier. To this end, a connection groove 13 may be formed in one side of the housing 10 . For example, the connection groove 13 is formed in a '├' or '┤' shape when viewed from the top, and the '├┤' shape is maintained by attaching two air purifiers to maintain the '├┤' shape connection groove. You can connect the two air purifiers by pushing the slide bar of the type into the connection groove. The structure for connecting the two air purifiers can be made in various ways, such as a hanging groove and a protrusion groove, as well as using a slide bar in the above-described connection groove.

The air introduced into the inner space P1 through the air inlet 11 by the operation of the horizontal fan 160 of the moss unit 100 passes through the fan 160 and moves to the inner space P2, and the inner space Contaminants such as fine dust contained in the air may be primarily removed by the water sprayed through the horizontal spray unit 150 to (P2). Contaminants such as fine dust may be secondarily removed from the air continuously passing through the inner space P2 in the process of passing through the moss part 120 where the moss is growing. The horizontal spray unit 150 and the horizontal fan 160 may be formed together on a connecting plate 151_refer to FIG. 3A connected to the main frame 170 . The moss unit 100 of the present invention removes pollutants such as fine dust by passing the air introduced from the outside through the structure of a horizontal fan that flows air in the horizontal direction to the vertically formed moss unit, and passes through the moss unit without changing the flow rate. efficiency can be increased. In addition, even if it is expanded by the combination of the moss unit 100, there is no need to consider the change of the motor driving the horizontal fan because the path through which the inflow air flows does not change, thereby increasing the convenience and compatibility of the design.

The air purifier 1000 may include a display unit 30 through a connection unit 12 connected to the housing 10, and the display unit may display information such as current temperature, humidity, and operation state to the outside. . In addition, the display unit 30 is composed of a touch pad, and may perform the function of an input unit that receives a control input such as temperature setting, humidity setting, and motor control mode by a user.

2 is a view showing an upper injection unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the air purifier 1000 accommodates the moss part therein and has an upper spraying part 400 that can spray water in the direction of the moss surface through the connection plate 175 on the upper part of the main frame 170. can be located The upper injection unit 400 may have a plurality of injection nozzles connected to the injection pipe connected to the pump. The injection nozzle of the upper injection unit 400 supplies water to the surface of the moss located below the opening through the opening 171 formed on the upper surface of the main frame 170 to clean the surface of the moss on which contaminants such as fine dust are accumulated. have. Here, it has been described that the spray nozzle is positioned in the vertical direction to supply water to the surface of the moss through the opening 171, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the connecting plate 175 is horizontally extended so that the upper spray unit 400 is connected to the main frame 170 ) can spray water on the surface of the moss in a diagonal direction from the upper front surface. Spraying on the moss surface by the upper spraying unit 400 may be performed at an appropriate angle for cleaning the moss surface.

The air purifier 1000 formed by assembling the moss unit is located on the upper spraying part 400 and the horizontal fan 160 that sprays water on the surface of the moss to remove fine dust adhered to the surface of the moss and grows moss. By including a horizontal spray unit 150 for supplying water to the moss root side for this, it is possible to efficiently provide removal of pollutants and moss growth.

Hereinafter, the moss unit constituting the air purifier 1000 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3E .

3A to 3E are views for explaining a moss unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B , the moss unit 100 is a moss part 120 where moss is grown, a front frame 110 for fixing the moss by being located in front of the moss part, and located at the rear of the moss part vertically A support frame 130 for preventing the formed moss from flowing down, a moss root is seated, and a moisture retention unit 140 for continuously supplying water to the moss by absorbing and maintaining the water supplied from the horizontal spraying unit, horizontal It is connected to the horizontal fan 160 and the front frame 110 for horizontally moving the water sprayed from the horizontal spray unit 150, air and the horizontal spray unit 150 for spraying water in the direction to the moss unit 120, It may include a main frame 170 for accommodating the moss therein.

3C to 3E , in the front frame 110 , a horizontal bar 111 is connected to the first vertical frame 112 , and the second vertical frame 113 is a front part 173 of the main frame 170 . ) can be connected to The horizontal bar 111 may form a gallery window, and may prevent a physical external impact on the surface of the moss. The front frame 110 may be provided with a water tray 114 that collects the water washed on the surface of the moss at the lower portion and guides it to the lower opening 172 of the main frame 170 . The water tray 114 may be formed with an inclination toward the lower opening at a position higher than the lower opening 172 of the main frame 170 to guide the collected water to the lower opening 172 . Here, referring to FIG. 1D, since the lower opening 172 is located higher than the uppermost end of the second storage tank 60, the water passing through the lower opening 172 is not shown, but the second storage tank 60 along the water guide part. and can be reused again. The air purifier 1000 has a water circulation structure in which the sprayed water flows back into the storage tank through the lower opening 172, and the introduced water is sprayed again through the pump to supply the moss, so the efficiency of maintenance can be obtained

The moss module (M) for preventing the moss from flowing down and supplying moisture at the same time is connected to the moss part 120, the support frame 130, and the moisture retention part 140 in order, or the moss part 120, the water The powdered milk unit 140 and the support frame 130 may be connected in this order. The moss module (M) is tightly adhered by winding the moss part 120 and the moisture retention part 140 using a line such as a fishing line in a plurality of engaging grooves 131 on the edge formed around the support frame 130. It is possible to prevent the moss part 120 and the moisture retention part 140 from being pushed down by gravity. Referring to (b) of Figure 3e, the moss module (M) is accommodated in close contact with the front inner surface of the main frame (170), the edge is screwed by a screw penetrating the hole (113a) of the front frame (110) and can be fixed. Even if the screwed edge of the moss module (M) is prevented from flowing down by gravity to some extent, moss in other areas is still inevitably flowing down by gravity. Therefore, winding the entire moss area with a line using a line in the plurality of engaging grooves 131 formed in the support frame 130 to prevent the moss from flowing down can be a means to fundamentally prevent the moss from flowing down. . The moisture retention unit 140 may be made of a cloth or nonwoven fabric that absorbs moisture.

4A and 4B are views for explaining a moss unit including a fertilizer patch unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A , the moss module M may further include a fertilizer patch unit 600 for promoting moss growth on the rear surface of the moss unit 120 . The fertilizer patch unit 600 may be located between the support frame 130 and the nonwoven fabric 140 of the moss module (M), or located on the back side of the moss module (M). The fertilizer patch unit 600 may be attached to the rear surface of the moss module using a connecting member such as Velcro or a hook. The fertilizer patch part 600 is made of a material such as cloth or non-woven fabric that allows air or moisture to pass through, and the shape of the bag 601 and the bag 601 filled with the fertilizer particles 602 is the same as the area of the moss part. It may include at least one or more guide bars 603 positioned inside the pocket to hold it. Fertilizer particles 602 may be made of at least one of auxin-based, gibberellin-based, cytokinin-based, nitric acid, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sulfur for moss growth. Fertilizer particles 602 are in contact with water by the horizontal spray unit 150 and the horizontal fan 160, and moisture penetrates inside, so that the surface of the particles may be in a liquid state containing nutrients, and a continuous flow of air Accordingly, the liquid containing nutrients located on the surface of the fertilizer particles can be supplied to the root part of the moss.

Fertilizer patch unit 600 may be filled with fertilizer particles of a predetermined amount for moss growth, and when they are all melted away, the moss unit can be easily separated from the housing 10 and then refilled. It is possible to increase the efficiency of moss growth management.

In contrast to the case where nutrients are dissolved in the storage tank and then supplied to the moss roots through the spraying unit, the same amount of fertilizer can be supplied directly from the fertilizer patch unit 600 located in the area close to the moss roots. It is possible to secure the efficiency of nutrient supply than when it is disassembled in a storage tank. In addition, even considering the amount of nutrients to be supplied to moss as a standard, management costs can be reduced by approaching the nutrient supply standard for moss growth with a smaller amount through the fertilizer patch than when disassembled in a storage tank.

Referring to FIG. 4b as another embodiment of supplying nutrients to such moss, a complex patch unit 700 for removing contaminants from water, sterilizing microorganisms and supplying nutrients to moss in order to provide a growth environment for moss. It may be located between the pump 80 and the injection units 150 and 400 . The composite patch part 700 is a filtration part 710 filled with ceramic balls to remove micro impurities and solids in the water moving from the pump 80 to the injection parts 150 and 400, and supplies nutrients to the moss. In order to do this, the nutrient unit 720 filled with various fertilizer particles and the sterilization unit 730 filled with sterilizing particles to sterilize microorganisms may be included. The sterilizer 730 may be an ultraviolet lamp or a plasma generator through underwater discharge. Both ends of the composite patch part 700 connected to the moving pipe through which water moves are made of female/male threads, and the composite patch part is installed between the pump 80 and the injection parts 150 and 400 by a connection adapter that can be connected to these threads. can be On the other hand, one side of the filtration unit 710 and one side of the nutrient unit 720 and the other side of the nutrient unit 720 and one side of the sterilization unit 730 are each female/male thread corresponding to be detachable by rotation. It is formed and can be easily replaced, and each of the upper and lower surfaces can be formed with an opening to the extent that the material filled therein does not come out at the same time as water flows. This composite patch unit 700 is effective in adjusting the growth environment of moss. For example, depending on the timing of supplying nutrients to the moss, the complex patch unit 700 is composed of only the filtering unit 710 and the sterilizing unit 730, after the nutrient unit 720 is easily removed or connected by rotation, It may be made by including the nutrition part (720). The structure of easily attaching to the complex patch part of the nutrition part 720 is more efficient in terms of cost and management than injecting nutrients (liquid fertilizer) into the existing storage tank and then spraying.

5 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of the air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the air purifier 1000 may further include a control unit 500 for controlling the overall operation of the air purifier, and the control unit 500 may be a microcontroller in which a control program is installed. have. The control unit 500 controls the horizontal fan 160 and the pump 80 to maintain a preset temperature and humidity according to the moss growth environment according to the temperature and humidity measured through the temperature sensor 81 and the humidity sensor 82. You can control the action.

When the humidity sensor measures the atmospheric humidity of the place where the air purifier is located, it is different from the humidity of the moss part where the moss grows. This may be lowered. Therefore, the control unit 500 of the air purifier 1000 receives the direct humidity value of the place where the moss grows through the humidity sensor (82_refer to FIG. 3b) located in the moss unit 120, and is lower than the preset reference humidity. , by operating the pump 80 and supplying water to the surface and the root of the moss through the upper injection unit 400 and the horizontal injection unit 150, it is possible to maintain a constant humidity condition suitable for moss growth.

Meanwhile, the control unit 500 may receive an external user's input according to the configuration degree of the composite patch unit 700 to control the spraying force of the pump. When the complex patch unit does not supply nutrients and consists only of the filtering unit 710 and the sterilizing unit 730, the user inputs a preset reference mode, and the control unit controls the pump accordingly to control the horizontal injection unit and the upper injection unit. You can water the moss through wealth. On the other hand, when the composite patch unit is composed of a filtering unit 710, a nutrient unit 720 and a sterilization unit 730 in order to supply nutrients to the moss, the user inputs into a preset nutrient mode through the display unit, and the control unit pumps the pump accordingly. By controlling to have a higher pumping force than the preset reference mode, it is possible to control the supply of water to the moss surface and roots. Therefore, the air purifier 1000 using the moss unit installs a nutrient part for supplying nutrients on the movement path of water, and it can be easily attached and detached, so that nutrients for moss growth can be supplied in a timely manner. efficiency can be increased.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail through representative embodiments, but those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. will understand

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims described below as well as the claims and equivalents.

10: housing 11: air inlet
13: connection groove 13: display unit
82: humidity sensor
100: moss unit 111: front frame
114: water tray 120: moss part
130: support frame 131: locking groove
140: moisture holding part 150: horizontal spraying part
160: horizontal fan 170: main frame
400: upper injection unit 500: control unit
600: fertilizer patch part 700: complex patch part
710: filtration unit 720: nutrition department
730: sterilization unit 1000: air purifier

Claims (9)

The moss part 120 in which the moss grows, the front frame 110 for fixing the moss by being located in front of the moss part, the support frame 130 for preventing the vertically formed moss from flowing down by being located at the rear of the moss part, The moss root is seated, and the moisture retention unit 140 for continuously supplying water to the moss by absorbing and maintaining the water supplied from the horizontal spraying unit, the horizontal spraying unit 150 for spraying water in the horizontal direction, air and Moss including a main frame 170 connected to the horizontal fan 160 and the front frame 110 for horizontally moving the water sprayed from the horizontal spraying unit 150 to the moss unit 120, and accommodating the moss unit therein. unit (100),
A filtration unit 710 filled with ceramic balls to remove micro-impurities and solids in water, a nutrient unit 720 filled with fertilizer particles to supply nutrients to moss, and a sterilizing particle filled with sterilization particles to sterilize microorganisms Composite patch unit 700 including a sterilization unit 730, located between the pump 80 and the injection unit 150,400;
Humidity sensor 82 located in the moss and
Includes a control unit 500 for controlling the operation of the pump,
When the humidity value measured from the humidity sensor is lower than a preset reference humidity, the control unit controls the pump to operate,
The moss module (M) including the moss part, the support frame and the moisture retention part uses a line in a plurality of engaging grooves 131 on the edge formed around the support frame to the moss part 120 and the moisture retention part. Moss characterized in that it prevents the moss part 120 and the moisture retaining part 140 from being pushed down by gravity by winding 140 and adhering it, characterized in that at least one or more of the moss units are assembled with each other. Air purification device using unit body.
delete According to claim 1, wherein the moss module (M)
A bag 601 filled with fertilizer particles 602 and
An air purifier using a moss unit further comprising a fertilizer patch part 600 including at least one guide bar 603 positioned inside the bag so that the shape of the bag 601 maintains the same shape as the area of the moss part.
The method of claim 1,
The front frame 110 is formed with a water tray 114 that collects the water washed on the surface of the moss at the lower portion and guides it to the lower opening 172 of the main frame 170,
The water tray 114 is formed with an inclination in the direction of the lower opening at a position higher than the lower opening 172 of the main frame 170 to guide the collected water to the lower opening 172. used air purifier.
delete delete The method of claim 1,
The control unit is an air purifier using a moss unit, characterized in that to control the spraying force of the pump according to the configuration of the complex patch unit.
delete The method of claim 1,
A connection groove 13 is formed on one side of the housing 10 where an air inlet 11 through which external air is introduced is formed, and is connected to another air purifier using a slide bar in the connection groove. An air purifying device using a moss unit.

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