Air purifier

• US 20110100221A1
• Filed: 11/02/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fu-Chi Wu
• Original Assignee: Fu-Chi Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Fu-Chi
• Application Number:
  US12/588,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20110100221A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 96/16
• 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 46/12 in multiple arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/64 arranged concentrically or coaxially
• CPC Class Codes: B03C 3/011 Prefiltering; Flow controlling
• CPC Class Codes: B03C 3/016 by acoustic or electromagnetic energy, e.g. ultraviolet light
• CPC Class Codes: B03C 3/017 Combinations of electrostatic separation with other processes, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B03C 3/155 Filtration
• CPC Class Codes: B03C 3/368 by other than static mechanical means, e.g. internal ventilator or recycler
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 1/0071 with means for purifying supplied air perfuming or deodorising means F24F1/008
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 8/192 by electrical means, e.g. by applying electrostatic fields or high voltages
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 8/194 by filtering using high voltage
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 8/22 using UV light
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 50/20 Air quality improvement or preservation, e.g. vehicle emission control or emission reduction by using catalytic converters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 50/2351 Atmospheric particulate matter [PM], e.g. carbon smoke microparticles, smog, aerosol particles, dust

Abstract

An air purifier includes a vertically disposed housing provided with a wire gauze filter, electric fans and air filter elements. The electric fans draw outside air around the floor vertically into the bottom air intake port toward the top air output port of the housing so that the flow of air, when passed out of the air output port, flows upwards to a certain elevation and is then diffused and lowered in all directions around the housing. By means of the traction of the flow of air, the pressure difference of the convection of air between the low air pressure and the high air pressure at the bottom and top sides of the housing, high concentration of car waste gas, micro dust particles, hair dust, micro fibers and other harmful industrial odors that fall to the floor due to the effect of gravity or floating nearly above the floor are sucked into the inside of the housing by the low air pressure zone at the open bottom side of the housing and then removed by the filter elements.

Claims

1. An air purifier, comprising:

a housing for positioning on the floor, said housing comprising an air intake port located on a bottom side with open end thereof and spaced above the floor for guiding in outside air, an air output port located on a top side thereof for guiding inside air out of said housing, a longitudinal air passage in air communication between said air intake port and said air output port;

a plurality of air filter elements mounted in said longitudinal air passage inside said housing for removing solid matters from air passing through said longitudinal air passage; and

at least one electric fan mounted in said longitudinal air passage inside said housing and controlled to draw outside air around the floor into said air intake port toward said air output port in vertical for causing a relative low pressure to be produced around the space beneath said housing and a relative high pressure to be produced around the space above said housing so that a convection of air circulates through said housing in all directions to carry micro dust particles, hair dust, micro fibers and other harmful industrial odors from the floor, table top and desk top into said housing for removal by said filter elements.

2. The air purifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing comprises a plurality of legs extended from the bottom side thereof for positioning on the floor to keep said air intake port above the floor.

3. The air purifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air filter elements are replaceable.

4. The air purifier as claimed in claim 1, further comprising air treatment means mounted inside said housing for purifying air passing through said longitudinal air passage.

5. The air purifier as claimed in claim 4, wherein said air treatment means comprises an electro-static precipitator and an ionizer.

6. The air purifier as claimed in claim 4, wherein said air treatment means comprises an ultraviolet lamp.

7. The air purifier as claimed in claim 4, wherein said air treatment means comprises an ultraviolet lamp and a photo catalytic panel.

8. The air purifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one electric fan includes two electric fans respectively mounted in said longitudinal air passage inside said housing and respectively disposed near said air intake port and said air output port for drawing outside air into said air intake port toward said air output port.

9. The air purifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein one said electric fan is mounted in said longitudinal air passage inside said housing in proximity to said air intake port.

10. The air purifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein one said electric fan is mounted in said air output port of said housing.

11. The air purifier as claimed in claim 10, wherein the electric fan that is mounted in said air output port of said housing is protected inside a fan guard of a separated component.

12. The air purifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing is mountable on the floor in a tilted position.

13. The air purifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing comprises a plurality of air holes arranged around the periphery thereof in communication with a bottom side of said longitudinal air passage, thereby forming said air intake port.

14. The air purifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing comprises a plurality of elongated slots cut through the periphery thereof in communication with a bottom side of said longitudinal air passage, thereby forming said air intake port.