KR20210048288A - Air cleaner and system for purifying air using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an air purifier, which can simultaneously perform air purification and an ornamental decoration function through artificial landscaping and comprises: a flow pot where artificial trees are installed in an upper end and vent holes are formed on a side surface; a blower fan installed inside the flow pot to suck air through the vent holes; a filter unit installed inside the flow pot and disposed on an outlet side of the blower fan to filter contaminants in the air; and a control unit controlling and operating the blower fan.

Description

Air purifier and air purification system using it {AIR CLEANER AND SYSTEM FOR PURIFYING AIR USING THE SAME}

The present disclosure relates to an air purifier and an air purification system using the same.

In general, as the time spent indoors increases, it has become more important than anything else to keep the indoor air clean. Air purifiers are installed and used in homes and offices to cleanly manage indoor air.

In addition, in order to improve the indoor living environment, various plants such as trees and flowers are grown in pots apart from the air purifier.

However, in order to purify the indoor air and improve the indoor environment, an air purifier and a flower pot must be separately provided and disposed indoors, thereby creating space constraints and may hinder the aesthetics of the indoor interior.

In addition, in the case of a large space used by many people, it is insufficient to effectively manage indoor air by simply arranging and installing a large amount of air purifiers.

In recent years, as the number of diseases caused by air pollution increases and the desire for a comfortable life increases, there is a growing need for improvement of a device for purifying air. Therefore, improving and providing such a device can give users many advantages.

The present task is to provide an air purifier and an air purification system using the same, which can perform both air purification and ornamental decorative functions through artificial landscaping.

The present task is to provide an air purifier capable of circulating air more effectively and an air purification system using the same.

An object of the present invention is to provide an air purifier capable of increasing air purification efficiency in a large space and an air purification system using the same.

The air purification system of the present embodiment includes a plurality of air purifiers arranged at intervals in an indoor space, and each of the air purifiers transmits and receives a concentration of fine dust between each other and detects a relative distance between neighboring air purifiers. Including the control unit, each air purifier may have a structure that increases the rotational speed of the blowing fan along the direction of diffusion of fine dust.

The control unit may calculate the strength of a radio signal output from a neighboring air purifier to detect a relative distance to the neighboring air purifier.

The wireless signal may be a Wi-Fi or infrared signal.

The air purifier of this embodiment includes a flower pot with an artificial tree installed on the top and a ventilation hole formed on the side, a blowing fan installed inside the flower pot to suck air through the ventilation hole, and installed inside the flower pot and placed on the outlet side of the blowing fan As a result, it may include a filter unit that filters pollutants from the air, and a control unit that controls and drives the blowing fan.

The control unit includes a detection sensor installed at one side of the flower pot to detect the concentration of fine dust in the air, a communication unit that exchanges wireless signals with the outside, and calculates the strength of the wireless signal detected through the communication unit to neighbor air purifiers. It may be a structure that detects a relative distance to.

The artificial tree is formed in a pillar extending upward from the flower pot, a central passage through which air passing through the filter unit flows, a branch passage formed inside at least one stem installed along the pillar to communicate with the central passage, the stem It is formed along the branch passage and may include an outlet through which air is discharged.

The communication unit may be configured to communicate using a Wi-Fi signal or an infrared signal.

The central passage may further include a spiral passage formed along the inner circumferential surface to circulate and discharge air.

The air purifier may further include a light-emitting unit installed on the artificial tree to irradiate light, and the control unit may control and drive the light-emitting unit by calculating an output value of the detection sensor.

The artificial tree further includes a plurality of leaves installed on the stem, and the light emitting unit may be installed on the leaves.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the appearance of the air purifier is improved more beautifully with the flower pot structure provided with artificial trees, and indoor air can be kept clean while improving interior decoration and interior effects.

By unifying a flower pot and an air purifier for indoor interiors, space can be effectively used even in a narrow room.

Depending on the indoor air quality, the color changes through the artificial tree in the flowerpot, so that information can be checked and beautiful lighting can be performed at the same time.

It is possible to increase air purification efficiency by reducing the upper and lower pressure difference and effectively circulating air.

It is to provide an air purifier and an air purification system using the same to increase the efficiency of air purification in a large space.

A plurality of air purifiers arranged in the space are connected to each other through a network and controlled and operated in an optimum state, so that the air quality inside the large space can be maintained at the best level.

1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an air purifier according to the present embodiment.
2 is a schematic diagram showing a partial configuration of an air purifier according to the present embodiment.
3 is a schematic diagram showing an air purification system according to the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. However, this is presented as an example, and the present invention is not limited thereby, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims to be described later. The embodiments to be described later may be modified in various forms without departing from the concept and scope of the present invention. As far as possible, the same or similar parts are indicated using the same reference numerals in the drawings.

The terminology used below is only for referring to specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Singular forms as used herein also include plural forms unless the phrases clearly indicate the opposite. The meaning of "comprising" as used in the specification specifies a specific characteristic, region, integer, step, action, element and/or component, and other specific characteristic, region, integer, step, action, element, component and/or group It does not exclude the existence or addition of

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the following examples are only preferred examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

1 and 2 show the configuration of an air purifier according to the present embodiment.

As shown, the air purifier 100 of the present embodiment may include a flower pot 110 in which an artificial tree 130 is installed, a blower fan 114, a filter unit 116, and a control unit 120.

The flower pot 110 may form a container with an empty inside. The flower pot 110 may have, for example, a structure in which the upper part is separated to open the inside. Various components for purifying air may be provided inside the flower pot 110. Artificial tree 130 may be fixedly installed on the top of the flower pot 110.

A vent hole 112 may be formed through the side of the flower pot 110 so that air can be sucked in. The structure or shape of the flower pot 110 may be variously modified and is not particularly limited.

A blowing fan 114, a filter unit 116, and a control unit 120 may be installed inside the flower pot 110. A power line (not shown) for supplying power to each component including the blower fan 114 may be extended and installed on the side of the flower pot 110.

Inside the flower pot 110, a blowing fan 114 and a filter unit 116 are arranged and installed between the ventilation hole 112 and the artificial tree 130 of the flower pot 110. The blowing fan 114 is installed inside the flower pot 110 and sucks air through the ventilation hole 112.

Accordingly, when the blowing fan 114 is driven, external air may be sucked through the ventilation hole 112 and discharged to the artificial tree 130 through the filter unit 116.

The air purifier 100 of this embodiment is an upstream ejection method, and the air drawn in from the ventilation hole 112 on the side of the flower pot 110 is ejected upward by the blowing fan 114 and the filter disposed on the upper part of the flower pot 110 It is discharged to the artificial tree 130 through the part 116.

The filter unit 116 filters and removes various pollutants including fine dust contained in the air. The filter unit 116 may have a structure in which various types of filters are stacked in multiple stages depending on contaminants. The filter type or size of the filter unit 116 may be variously modified.

The filter unit 116 may be installed to be replaceable in the flower pot 110. Accordingly, if necessary, the filter unit 116 used by separating the flower pot 110 up and down can be removed from the inside of the flower pot 110 and replaced or cleaned and reused.

The artificial tree 130 may be connected and installed on the outlet side of the filter unit 116. The clean air that has passed through the filter unit 116 is discharged to the outside through the artificial tree 130.

Artificial tree 130 is a plant such as artificially made flowers and trees. The material of the artificial tree 130 may be made of various materials including synthetic resin. Since it is made of an artificial tree 130 such as a tree that discharges clean air, it is possible to increase the interior effect of the room.

Artificial tree 130 is formed in the pillar 132 extending upward from the flower pot 110, the central passage 133 through which air passing through the filter unit 116 flows, at least one or more installed along the pillar 132 It may include a branch passage 135 formed inside the stem 134 and communicating with the central passage 133, and an outlet 137 formed along the stem 134 and communicating with the branch passage 135 to discharge air. have.

Accordingly, clean air from which fine dust has been removed through the filter unit 116 is discharged into the room through the central passage 133 and the branch passage 135 and the outlet 137 formed in the artificial tree 130.

The shape or size of the artificial tree 130 may be variously modified.

The pillar 132 may be installed at the center of the flower pot 110 and directly connected to the filter unit 116. The central passage 133 formed inside the pillar 132 communicates with the outlet side of the filter unit 116.

In this embodiment, the central passage 133 may further have a spiral passage 140 formed along the inner circumferential surface. The spiral flow path 140 may be integrally formed when the pillar 132 is formed, or may be separately manufactured to be attached and installed inside the artificial tree 130.

Accordingly, the clean air discharged by the blowing fan 114 moves from the bottom to the top through the central passage 133 of the column 132 and rises while rotating in a spiral shape along the spiral passage 140. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the pressure difference between the outlets 137 arranged up and down in the column 132.

The pillar 132 is formed to extend upward, and forms a shape in which the inner diameter decreases from the bottom to the top. Accordingly, the central passage 133 formed inside the pillar 132 also decreases in diameter from the lower end to the upper end. Accordingly, a pressure difference may be generated between the outlet 137 of the stem 134 disposed in the vertical direction along the pillar 132.

In the case of the present embodiment, as the clean air circulates and rises along the spiral flow path 140 as mentioned above, the pressure difference between the discharge port 137 located at the top and the discharge port 137 located at the bottom decreases. Accordingly, clean air can be discharged at a uniform pressure from all outlets 137 as a whole of the artificial tree 130.

The stem 134 may be arranged and installed along the pillar 132. A branch passage 135 is formed along the inside of the stem 134 to communicate with the central passage 133. An outlet 137 communicating with the branch passage 135 may be arranged on the surface of the stem 134. Since the stem 134 spreads outward along the pillar 132 and is evenly distributed, the clean air can be distributed and discharged in a wider area through the outlet 137 formed in the stem 134.

A plurality of leaves 136 may be arranged and installed on each stem 134.

The air purifier 100 of the present embodiment may further include a light emitting unit 126 installed on the leaf 136 to irradiate light to the outside. The light emitting unit 126 is connected to the control unit 120 and irradiates light to the outside according to a signal from the control unit 120. The light emitting unit 126 may or may implement various colors, and may display necessary information to the outside by adjusting the brightness of light. For example, the light emitting unit 126 may be an LED light emitting device.

In this way, the light emitting unit 126 is installed on the leaf 136 to irradiate light to the outside, thereby displaying information as well as enhancing the aesthetics of the air purifier 100.

In the present embodiment, the light emitting unit 126 has a structure installed on the lower surface of the leaf 136, but is not limited thereto, and may be installed on the stem 134 or the flower pot 110, or the like.

The control unit 120 may include a detection sensor 122 installed inside the flower pot 110 to detect a concentration of fine dust in the air. Accordingly, the control unit 120 may control and operate the blowing fan 114 and the light emitting unit 126 according to the concentration of fine dust.

The detection sensor 122 may be applied to any sensor surface capable of detecting fine dust.

The control unit 120 may operate the blowing fan 114 at a value set according to the fine dust concentration by calculating a detection signal of the detection sensor 122. In addition, the controller 120 may control and operate light of a specific color or brightness of light by applying an output signal to the light emitting unit 126.

For example, when the concentration of fine dust detected by the detection sensor 122 is higher than a set range, the blowing fan 114 may be driven more strongly and the light of the light emitting unit 126 may be changed to red.

When a plurality of air purifiers 100 are disposed indoors, the controller 120 may control and drive the blowing fan 114 according to the relative distance to the neighboring air purifiers 100.

To this end, the control unit 120 may include a communication unit 124 that transmits and receives wireless signals to and from the outside. The control unit 120 may transmit the detected concentration value of the fine dust to the outside through the communication unit 124. The control unit 120 may check the fine dust concentration value of the neighboring air purifier 100 received through the communication unit 124.

In addition, the control unit 120 may calculate the strength of the wireless signal detected through the communication unit 124 to detect a relative distance to the neighboring air purifier 100.

The communication unit 124 may be a short-range wireless communication network using Wi-Fi or infrared signals. For example, the communication unit 124 may be a WiFi module transmitting and receiving a WiFi signal or a Bluetooth module transmitting and receiving an infrared signal.

Accordingly, the air purifier 100 may exchange wireless output signals between neighboring air purifiers 100 through the communication unit 124. The control unit 120 detects the strength of the wireless signal detected through the communication unit 124 and calculates a distance from the neighboring air purifier 100.

Since the strength of the wireless signal is inversely proportional to the distance, the control unit 120 may calculate the distance to the neighboring air purifier 100 by checking the strength of the wireless signal detected through the communication unit 124.

In this way, the control unit 120 may control and drive the blowing fan 114 by checking the fine dust concentration value and the relative distance of the neighboring air purifier 100 received through the communication unit 124.

Accordingly, when a plurality of air purifiers 100 are provided in an indoor room having a large space, each air purifier 100 can be connected to each other through a wireless network to be controlled and driven more organically.

3 shows an air purification system in which a plurality of air purifiers are connected through a network.

As shown in FIG. 3, the system includes a plurality of air purifiers 100 arranged at intervals within an indoor space and connected to a short-range wireless network 200. The control unit 120 provided in each air purifier may include a detection sensor 122 for detecting the concentration of fine dust and a communication unit 124 for wireless communication with neighboring air purifiers.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, each air purifier disposed indoors in FIG. 3 is sequentially numbered from the entrance. That is, No. 1 101 means No. 1 air purifier. In addition, the air purifier may refer to all of the air purifiers 101 to 106 in the first to sixth times.

Since the structure of each air purifier including the control unit 120 is the same as the air purifier of the above-described embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for the same components, and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The control unit 120 provided in the air purifier transmits and receives the detected fine dust concentration value between neighboring air purifiers and detects a relative distance between the neighboring air purifiers. The concentration value of the fine dust detected by the detection sensor 122 of one air purifier is transmitted to the neighboring air purifier through the wireless network 200. The separation distance between neighboring air purifiers can be detected through the strength of a wireless signal output from the air purifier.

Accordingly, the present system can check the direction of diffusion of the fine mist, and increase the efficiency of indoor air cleaning by increasing the rotational speed of the air purifiers along the direction of diffusion of the fine dust.

In FIG. 3, fine dust introduced into the room through the entrance is diffused toward the far side from the entrance. Through this system, each air purifier also increases the rotational speed of the blower fan 114 sequentially according to the position located away from the entrance, thereby removing fine dust. That is, the fine dust entering the entrance in FIG. 3 spreads from No. 1 (101) to No. 2 (102) and No. 4 (104), No. 3 (103) and No. 5 (105), and No. 6 (106). I'm going.

Accordingly, the detection concentration of fine dust of No. 1 101 disposed at the entrance side increases first. The detected value of No. 1 101 is transmitted to the neighboring air purifier through the communication unit 124.

The neighboring air purifiers, including number 1 101, receive information on the increase in the detection concentration of fine dust of other air purifiers, and detect the separation distance from other air purifiers including number 1.

For example, No. 2 (102) receives the detection concentration and separation distance of fine dust of No. 1 (101), and the detection concentration and separation distance of fine dust of No. 3 (103) and No. 5 (105), from which Fine dust diffuses from the No. 1 (101) side, and ohms can be calculated.

Accordingly, the second 102 can control the rotational speed of the corresponding blowing fan 114 based on the concentration of fine dust and the separation distance of the first 101.

Accordingly, the blowing fans 114 of each air purifier are sequentially driven to an appropriate value along the diffusion direction of the fine dust, so that the indoor air can be optimally purified.

In this embodiment, the control unit 120 may control the rotational speed of the blowing fan 114 through the following equation.

R = ((i1×d1 + i2×d2 + i3×d3 .... in×dn)/∑i) + m)×k

dn is the distance between the air purifier and the air purifier in the nearest order from the air purifier.

in is the concentration of fine dust measured in the air purifier according to the order closest to the air purifier.

m is the concentration of fine dust measured at the air purifier value

k is a constant

R is the RPM output value of the blowing fan of the air purifier

Through the above equation, the air purifier may receive information on a separation distance from neighboring air purifiers and a measurement value of fine dust, and may appropriately control the rotational speed of each blowing fan. Accordingly, each air purifier provided in the room is controlled to an optimum state, so that it is possible to purify the air in the room.

In this way, it is possible to control and drive the blower fan in an optimal state while each air purifier disposed indoors under the wireless network shares data with each other. Therefore, it is possible to further maximize the indoor air purification efficiency.

In addition, the system can train each air purifier through machine learning.

Machine learning refers to learning from data detected by machine learning and executing an action.

Accordingly, the control unit 120 of each air purifier uses the built-in algorithm to determine the fine dust concentration measurement value and the separation distance measurement value between the air purifiers, and learn more about the rotation speed of the blowing fan 114 in the air purifier. Can be optimized.

Through such machine learning, it is possible to purify the room by minimizing foreign matter such as fine dust introduced into the room at a faster rate.

As described above, exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, but various modifications and other embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art. These modifications and other embodiments are all considered and included in the appended claims and will not depart from the true spirit and scope of the present invention.

100: air purifier 110: potted plant
112; Ventilation hole 120: control unit
122: detection sensor 124: communication unit
126: light-emitting unit 130: artificial tree
132: pillar 133: central passage
134: stem 135: branch passage
136: leaves 137: outlet
140: euro 200: network

Claims (7)

Artificial trees are installed on the top and a flower pot with a ventilation hole on the side, a blowing fan installed inside the flower pot to suck air through the ventilation hole, and a ventilation fan installed inside the flower pot and placed at the outlet of the blowing fan to filter pollutants in the air. Including a filter unit and a control unit for controlling and driving the blowing fan,
The control unit includes a detection sensor installed on one side of the flower pot to detect the concentration of fine dust in the air, a communication unit that exchanges wireless signals with the outside, and calculates the strength of the wireless signal detected through the communication unit to neighbor air purifier It is a structure that detects the relative distance to and,
The artificial tree is formed in a pillar extending upward from the potted plant, a central passage through which air passing through the filter unit flows, a branch passage formed inside at least one stem installed along the pillar to communicate with the central passage, the stem An air purifier formed along the branch passage and including an outlet through which air is discharged. The method of claim 1,
The central passage is formed along the inner circumferential surface of the air purifier further comprising a spiral passage for circulating and discharging air. The method of claim 2,
The air purifier further includes a light-emitting unit installed on the artificial tree to irradiate light, and the control unit controls and drives the light-emitting unit by calculating an output value of the detection sensor. The method of claim 3,
The artificial tree further includes a plurality of leaves installed on the stem, and the light emitting part is an air purifier installed on the leaves. Including a plurality of air purifiers arranged at intervals within the indoor space,
Each of the air purifiers includes a control unit that transmits and receives the concentration of fine dust between each other and detects a relative distance between neighboring air purifiers, and each air purifier has a structure that increases the rotational speed of the blowing fan along the direction of diffusion of fine dust. system. The method of claim 5,
The control unit calculates the strength of a wireless signal output from a neighboring air purifier and detects a relative distance to the neighboring air purifier. The method of claim 6,
The wireless signal is a Wi-Fi or infrared signal air purification system.

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