Patent Application
20240247826
The present invention relates to an air cleaning antibacterial device, and more particularly to a self-propelled antibacterial air cleaner.
Rapid economic growth has caused serious air pollution problems, including the production of PM2.5 (particulate matter), which has become a breeding ground for bacteria, as well as filling the air with organic allergens, creating a grave danger to human health. Hence, modern people are looking for a way to purify the air in their living environment.
Current air cleaners are mainly equipped with an integrated negative ion generator and UV (ultraviolet light) sterilization unit, which both purify and sterilize the air. The so-called negative ions are negatively charged ions that are also generally called “comfort ions” or “vitality ions”. Because particulate matter in the air contain relatively more positive ions, they easily cause discomfort in people and even trigger allergies and respiratory diseases. Therefore, using a negative ion generator to generate a large number of negative ions in the air enables reducing particulate matter and thus contributing to good health. The principle of a negative ion generator is to ionize the molecules in the air to produce free electrons through electrification. The electrons then combine with oxygen molecules in the air to form negative oxygen ions; and because the negative oxygen ions gather around PM2.5 solid particles, they attach to each other and fall to the ground, thereby achieving the effect of air purification. Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation is a sterilization method that uses short wavelengths of ultraviolet light (wavelengths between 200 nm and 254 nm) to sterilize pathogens by breaking down their nucleic acids and damaging their DNA, whereby the pathogens are no longer able to produce proteins properly and thus immediately die or lose their ability to reproduce, thereby achieving a sterilization effect. Since the mid-20th century, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation has been proven to eliminate common pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and molds, and has therefore found new applications in the field of air purification.
However, regardless of the cleaning function provided, the air cleaners currently available on the market are all of a stationary type, i.e., they carry out air purification at a fixed point. Thus, the effectiveness of such air cleaners in large spaces is very limited; hence, it is common to place several air cleaners around a large space, which is not only costly, but also extremely inconvenient.
In light of the above, the present invention aims to resolve the problems in the prior art by providing an AI self-propelled system able to move when ever necessary to the space requiring air purification, to maximize improvement in use effectiveness and economic benefits of an air cleaning device. And how to achieve the above object has become an urgent issue for the present inventor.
The following provides a detailed description of the distinguishing characteristics and advantages of an embodiment of the present invention, the contents of which are sufficient for any persons skilled in the art to understand the technological content for enablement thereof. Moreover, from the content disclosed in the specification, claims, and drawings, any persons skilled in the art can easily understand the related objects and advantages of the present invention.
The main object of the present invention lies in the use of a smart power equipment to move and sense the ambient air condition through an artificial intelligence movement system, and, according to the air pollution level setting in the artificial intelligence movement system, activates an air extractor device to circulate the air through an air discharge device, while carrying out air purification by means of an air purifying device and an ultraviolet light catalyst sterilizing device.
A second object of the present invention lies in enabling an air cleaner to carry out the function to clean the air in each corner of an entire environment, which, compared to traditional fixed air cleaners, more efficiently removes air particles and dust, and further shortens the air filtering time.
Another object of the present invention lies in eliminating the need to manually move the air cleaner, and is thus more user-friendly, more environmentally friendly, and shortens the air filtering time, thereby correspondingly saving on power.
In order to achieve the aforementioned objects, the present invention provides a self-propelled antibacterial air cleaner, comprising: an air cleaning device, which comprises an air intake device, an air discharge device, an air purifying device, an air extractor device, and an ultraviolet light catalyst sterilizing device, wherein the air extractor device is positioned between an air-permeable interlayer and the ultraviolet light catalyst sterilizing device; a smart power equipment, which is configured to the lower side of the air cleaning device, wherein the smart power equipment is provided with a computing equipment installed with an artificial intelligence movement system, a plurality of sensing members paired with the artificial intelligence movement system, a movement device, a power supply device that activates the computing equipment, a movement device, the air extractor device, and the ultraviolet light catalyst sterilizing device; and a charging base that enables pairing with the computing equipment to enable charging the power supply device. The smart power equipment moves and senses the ambient air condition through each of the sensing members functioning together with the artificial intelligence movement system, and, according to the air pollution level setting in the artificial intelligence movement system, activates the air extractor device to circulate the air through the air intake device and the air discharge device, while carrying out air purification by means of the air purifying device and the ultraviolet light catalyst sterilizing device.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the smart power equipment comprises a dust absorption equipment and a dust collecting box, wherein the dust absorption equipment is installed inside the smart power equipment, and carries out dust collecting on the movement path of the smart power equipment. The dust collecting box is connected to the dust absorption equipment and stores the collected dust.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, the air purifying device comprises a deodorizing layer, an initial filter screen, a HEPA (high efficiency particulate air [filter]) filter screen, and a silver copper titanium antibacterial filter screen.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, the air-permeable interlayer is configured between the air discharge component and the air extractor device.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, the air intake device comprises an air intake component, and the air intake component is positioned at the peripheral position of the air purifying device. The air discharge component is positioned on the upper side of the ultraviolet light catalyst sterilizing device.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, the present invention further comprises a connecting structure that connects the air cleaning device to the smart power equipment.
To enable a further understanding of said objectives, structures, characteristics, and effects, as well as the technology and methods used in the present invention and effects achieved, a brief description of the drawings is provided below followed by a detailed description of the preferred embodiments.
Hereinafter uses a particular embodiment to describe a practical example of the present invention. Persons familiar with the art will easily understand other advantages and functionality of the present invention from contents as disclosed in the description.
Structure, proportions, and sizes depicted in the drawings of the present specification are all only used in conjunction with the content disclosed in the present specification for persons skilled in the art to understand and view, and are not used to limit the effective range of the present invention, thus, have no substantial meaning. Any structural modifications, changes in ratio relationship, or size adjustments will not influence the effects produced nor the objects the present invention can achieve, and should equally fall within the range of the contents covered by the art disclosed in the present invention. Furthermore, wording, such as “one”, “two”, and “upper”, cited in the specification are only for the convenience of clarity in the description, and are not used to limit the effective range of the present invention. Changes or adjustments in corresponding relationships under non-substantial changes in the technological content are regarded as within the effective range of the present invention.
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The smart power equipment 12 is provided with a computing equipment 120, sensing members 122, a movement device 123, a power supply device 124, and a charging base 126. The computing equipment 120 is installed with an artificial intelligence movement system, and each of the sensing members 122 are paired to the artificial intelligence movement system. The power supply device 124 supplies sufficient power to activate the computing equipment 120, the movement device 123, the air extractor device 102, and the ultraviolet light catalyst sterilizing device 103. The artificial intelligence movement system enables pairing with the charging base 126, as well as enabling the power supply device 124 to dock with the charging base to carry out charging thereof. In addition, a connecting structure 13 between the air cleaning device 10 and the smart power equipment 12 serves as a connecting assembly to form an integral structure.
The above-described smart power equipment 12 uses mainly the artificial intelligence movement system to move and sense the ambient air condition according to the air pollution level setting in the artificial intelligence movement system. The so-called air pollution level can be set to a PM2.5 concentration, a particulate matter concentration harmful to human health, or a peculiar smell concentration within a square meter range. When the artificial intelligence movement system senses air satisfying the conditions set therein, the air extractor device 102 is activated to circulate the air through the air intake device 100 and the air discharge device 104, and carries out air purification by means of the air purifying device 101 and the ultraviolet light catalyst sterilizing device 103.
The air purifying device 101 comprises a deodorizing layer 1010, an initial filter screen 1011, a HEPA (high efficiency particulate air [filter]) filter screen 1012, and a silver copper titanium antibacterial filter screen 1013, wherein the deodorizing layer 1010 mainly deals with odor pollution, such as unpleasant smells, volatile organic matter, or the often heard pungent irritating gas formaldehyde; the initial filter screen 1011 then carries out filtering of dust in the air. The HEPA (high efficiency particulate air [filter]) filter screen 1012, I.e., a high efficiency particulate air filter, with a particulate removal efficiency reaching over 99.97% for particulates with a diameter larger than 0.3 micrometers ( 1/200 of the diameter of hair) is the most effective filter medium for pollutants such as smoke, dust, bacteria, and viruses, while the silver copper titanium antibacterial filter screen 1013 effectively controls the coronavirus. Furthermore, the air-permeable interlayer 14 configured between the air discharge component 100b and the air extractor device 102 mainly enables preventing foreign substances from entering the air extractor device 102, which would otherwise result in potential damage thereto, whereafter the then filtered air is sterilized by the ultraviolet light catalyst sterilizing device 103.
Apart from the above-described functions of the air cleaning device of the present invention, referring to
Furthermore, the power supply device 124 is mainly installed in the interior of the smart power equipment 12, and the charging base 126 is mounted on the perimeter of a room close to the mains power supply where it can be connected to. Before the smart power equipment 12 has been activated (as shown in
From the aforementioned description it can be understood that the self-propelled antibacterial air cleaner 1 mainly uses the smart power equipment 12 to move and sense the ambient air condition through an artificial intelligence movement system, and, according to the air pollution level setting in the artificial intelligence movement system, the air extractor device 102 is activated to circulate the air through the air intake device 100 and the air discharge device 104, while carrying out air purification by means of the air purifying device 101 and the ultraviolet light catalyst sterilizing device 103. In addition, the self-propelled antibacterial air cleaner is able to carry out the function to clean the air in each corner of an entire environment, which compared to traditional fixed air cleaning devices is more efficient, shortens the time to remove air particles and dust, eliminates the need to manually move the cleaner, is more user-friendly, more environmentally friendly, and reduces the filtering time, thereby correspondingly saving on power.
It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
