Storage body with air cleaning function

• US 20040038641A1
• Filed: 05/08/2003
• Published: 02/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kongo KK
• Original Assignee: Kongo KK
• Inventors: Yoshimitsu, Satoru, Higashi, Toshihiro, Ikenaga, Ichiro, Koba, Hiroaki, Kawano, Tomoytuki, Shibuya, Hitoshi, Tokunaga, Kazuya
• Granted Patent: US 7,226,354 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 454/237
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 81/00 Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 96/00 Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture doors E06B
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/001 Devices for lighting, humidifying, heating, ventilation
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 7/065 fan combined with single duct; mounting arrangements of a fan in a duct

Abstract

Storage with air purification function that can prevent the invasion of particles, harmful insects, or the like from the opening of the storage section and pollution of air in the storage section is provided.

Air sucked from an inlet opening 4d of a shelf board combined inlet duct 4 by drive of an air purification unit 3 is passed through the shelf board combined inlet duct 4 and introduced into the inside of a case 3a, and by a dust collection filter 32 and an odor eliminating means 33, particles such as fungus spores, bacterium, pollen, dusts, dead bodies of ticks are collected, and odor is removed. Air forced into the shelf board combined outlet duct 5 through the air duct 10 is exhausted through an outlet opening 5d of the shelf board combined outlet duct 5, and air curtain is formed along the opening of a storage section 11 of a cabinet 1. Therefore, air in the storage section 11 of the cabinet 1 is circulated and purified, while getting caught in a circulating airflow including the air curtain.

Claims

1. Storage with air purification function, having:

storage section for storing a stored object; and

an opening for taking the stored object in and out;

comprising;

an inlet path including an inlet opening for sucking air in the storage section;

an outlet path including an outlet opening for exhausting air introduced in the inlet path from the inlet opening; and

an air purification means for circulating and purifying air in the storage section through the inlet path and the outlet path;

wherein the outlet opening is formed such that air flows along the opening.

2. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening is formed in the front of the storage, and the outlet opening of the outlet path is formed in an air duct disposed in the opening.

3. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein circulating speed of air circulated by the air purification means is set to 0.5 m/sec or less.

4. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein an upper board forming the top of the storage section of the storage is formed in a hollow shape, and the upper board serves as the air duct forming the inlet path or the outlet path.

5. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 2, 3, or 4, wherein a lower board forming the bottom of the storage section of the storage is formed in a hollow shape, and the lower board serves as the air duct forming the inlet path or the outlet path.

6. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein the storage comprises plurality of supports disposed in the vertical direction along the side of the storage section, and the air duct forming the inlet path or the outlet path is disposed between the supports.

7. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein the storage comprises plurality of supports disposed in the vertical direction along the side of the storage section and formed in a hollow shape, and the supports serve as the air duct forming the inlet path or the outlet path.

8. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 2, 3, or 4, wherein the storage comprises a sideboard forming the side of the storage section and formed in a hollow shape, and the sideboard serves as the air duct forming the inlet path or the outlet path.

9. Storage with air purification function as claimed in any one of claim 1 through 8, wherein the storage comprises a shelf board placing the stored object, and the shelf board comprises an air duct, an outlet opening for exhausting air from the air duct in the horizontal direction, an inner surface for temporarily blocking the air flow exhausted from the outlet opening, and a second outlet opening for exhausting the air blocked at the inner surface downward.

10. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein the storage is comprised of plurality of cabinets disposed such that the back side of the storage section is placed in back to back with a predetermined gap, and the air duct forming the inlet path or the outlet path is disposed in the gap between the back side placed in back to back.

11. Storage with air purification function as claimed in any one of claim 1 through 10, comprising an odor eliminating means.

12. Storage with air purification function, having:

storage section for storing a stored object; and

an opening for taking the stored object in and out;

comprising;

an inlet path for sucking air in the storage section;

an outlet path for exhausting air introduced in the inlet path; and

an air purification means for circulating and purifying air in the storage section through the inlet path and the outlet path;

wherein the air purification means is placed in proximity to the side board, as well as the inlet path is communicated with the interior space of the side board, and the outlet opening is formed such that air flows along the opening.

13. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 12, wherein a gap between the storage body and the side board is an inlet opening communicating with the inlet path.

14. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 12, wherein the air purification means comprises an inlet section and an outlet section, and an outlet path and a duct are integrated in the outlet section.

15. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 14, wherein the duct is used as a shelf board, the outlet path is directly connected to the shelf board, and the outlet opening is formed in the shelf board.

16. Storage with air purification function as claimed in claim 15, wherein the shelf board forms the inlet path.