Ozone generator and light source for enclosed spaces
First Claim
1. A combined ozone generator and refrigerator comprising:
- a housing mounted in said refrigerator and having an air inlet and an air outlet for allowing an airflow through said housing, said air outlet coupled to provide said airflow to an interior of said refrigerator,an ultraviolet light source in said housing for generating ozone in said airflow and,at least a portion of said housing being constructed from a material configured to emit visible light to provide illumination to said interior of said refrigerator when exposed to said ultraviolet light source, said portion of said housing being in light-transmissive relation with an interior of said refrigerator.
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Abstract
An ozone generator that serves the double functions of providing a light source and providing ozone is disclosed. Particularly, the ozone generator may be located in a generally closed appliance, such as a refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer or drier or the like. In addition, a stand-alone embodiment is disclosed that may simply be mounted or placed in storage or other areas such as closets, pantries, laundry rooms, clothes hampers, bed linen storage trunks and others. In some embodiments, timers are used to periodically raise ozone levels to relatively high levels and then allow the levels to fall, sanitizing and deodorizing the areas within which they are located. In other embodiments, advanced oxidation techniques are used by using a pair of ultraviolet tubes, one emitting radiation at a wavelength of 185 nm and the other emitting radiation at 254 nm.
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22 Claims
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1. A combined ozone generator and refrigerator comprising:
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a housing mounted in said refrigerator and having an air inlet and an air outlet for allowing an airflow through said housing, said air outlet coupled to provide said airflow to an interior of said refrigerator, an ultraviolet light source in said housing for generating ozone in said airflow and, at least a portion of said housing being constructed from a material configured to emit visible light to provide illumination to said interior of said refrigerator when exposed to said ultraviolet light source, said portion of said housing being in light-transmissive relation with an interior of said refrigerator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An icemaker for a refrigerated area comprising:
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an ozone generator comprising; a housing mounted in said ice maker and having an air inlet and an air outlet for allowing an airflow through said housing, said air outlet coupled to provide said airflow to an interior of said icemaker, an ultraviolet light source in said housing for generating ozone in said airflow, and at least a portion of said housing being constructed from a material configured to emit visible light to provide illumination to said interior of said icemaker when exposed to said ultraviolet light source, said portion of said housing being in light-transmissive relation with an interior of said icemaker, an air pump coupled to drive air through said housing and, water purification apparatus further comprising; a water reservoir, a hollow tubular member in said water reservoir and having at least one opening at a lower in thereof in communicating relation with water in said water reservoir, a diffuser in said lower end of said hollow tubular member, a water level controller disposed for controlling a level of said water to just below a top of said hollow tubular member and, a particulate filter for removing particulates in said water provided to said icemaker. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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