Stackable air purifier system with expandable housing

• US 20060277875A1
• Filed: 06/08/2005
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RPS Products Incorporated (Freudenberg & Company KG)
• Original Assignee: RPS Products Incorporated (Freudenberg & Company KG)
• Inventors: Schuld, Daniel E.
• Application Number:
  US11/147,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20060277875A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 55/484
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2265/022 Bayonet connecting means
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2265/06 Details of supporting structures for filtering material, e.g. cores
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2267/30 Same type of filters
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2273/30 Means for generating a circulation of a fluid in a filtration system, e.g. using a pump or a fan
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/0004 Details of removable closures, lids, caps or filter heads
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/24 Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using rigid hollow filter bodies
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/521 using folded, pleated material
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/60 arranged concentrically or coaxially

Abstract

An air purifier includes a base, one or more filter units and a cover unit. The base has a housing, a blower, vents in the housing for the egress of air from the blower, a first channel providing ingress of air to the blower and a connector on the housing. One or more filter units attach to the base, each of which includes a filter unit housing, openings in the filter housing for ingress of air, a second channel providing air from the openings to the first channel and a filter media between the openings and the channel to filter the air. At opposing ends of the filter unit are connectors configured to matingly engage with the connector of an adjacent unit. The last filter unit mounted is engaged with a cover having a housing and another connector, wherein the connectors engage with a connector on an adjacent unit.

Claims

1. An air purifier assembly comprising:

a base unit comprising a housing, a blower held within the base unit housing, vents in said base unit housing for the egress of air from said blower, a first channel providing ingress of air to said blower and a first connector on said base unit housing;

at least one filter unit comprising a filter unit housing, openings in said filter unit housing for ingress of air, a second channel providing air from said openings to said first channel, filter media between said openings and said channel to filter the air, another of said first connectors and a second connecter configured to matingly engage with said first connector of an adjacent filter or base unit; and

a cover unit comprising a cover housing and another of said second connectors, wherein said first connector on said base unit engages said second connector on said at least one filter unit and said another of said first connectors on said at least one filter unit connects to said another of said second connectors on said cover housing.

2. The air purifier of claim 1 wherein said at least one filter unit comprises a first filter unit and a second filter unit and wherein said first connector of said base unit matingly engages with said second connector of said first filter unit, said first connector of said first filter unit matingly engages with aid second connector of said second filter unit, and said first connector of said second filter unit matingly connects with aid second connector of said cover unit.

3. The purifier of claim 1 wherein said second channel vertically aligns with said first channel.

4. The air purifier of claim 1 wherein said base unit further comprises a control panel.

5. The air purifier of claim 1 wherein said cover further comprises a handle.

6. The air purifier of claim 1 wherein said blower is a multi-speed blower.

7. The air purifier of claim 1 wherein said openings are arranged in a decorative pattern.

8. The air purifier of claim 1 wherein said filter media is a HEPA filter.

9. The air purifier of claim 1 wherein said first connector and said second connector attach to each other without the need for tools.

10. The air purifier of claim 3 wherein said first channel and said second channel are substantially aligned with a vertical axis of the air purifier.

11. The air purifier of claim 1 wherein said filter media is pleated.