CEILING-MOUNTED OZONE-GENERATING DEVICE

Abstract

The invention describes a ceiling-mounted ozone-generating device (1) which comprises: at least one ozone-generating element (2); a fan (3) arranged in a position adjacent to the ozone-generating element (2) to propel the ozone generated by the ozone-generating element (2) outwards; a processing means (4) that controls the operation of the ozone-generating element (2) and the fan (3); and a housing which comprises a cover (5a) and a base (5b) that houses the ozone-generating element (2), the fan (3), and the processing means (4), wherein the housing comprises an air inlet hole (6) and an ozone outlet hole (7). Additionally, the casing comprises means for fixing it to the ceiling of a room.

Claims

1. Device (1) ozone generator for ceiling, comprising: at least one element (2) ozone generator; a fan (3) arranged in a position adjacent to the ozone-generating element (2) to drive the ozone generated by said element (2) outwards; a processing means (4) that controls the operation of the ozone generating element (2) and the fan (3); a house, comprising a cover (5a) and a base (5b), which houses the ozone-generating element (2), the fan (3) and the processing means (4), where the house comprises an air inlet hole (6) and an ozone outlet hole (7), characterized in that the house also comprises means for fixing it to the ceiling of a room.

2. Ceiling ozone generator device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the fixing means are screw holes (8) arranged in the base (5b) of the house (5b).

3. Ozone generator device (1) for the ceiling according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the fixing means are hook clips (9) for the false ceiling arranged on one side of the base (5b) of the house.

4. Ceiling ozone generator device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising voltage adaptation means configured to adapt various types of direct and alternating voltage.

5. Ozone generator device (1) for ceilings according to claim 4, wherein the voltages comprise: 220 VAC, 125 VAC, and 12 VCC.

6. Ceiling ozone generator device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, which also comprises a safety switch (10) configured to stop the operation of the device (1) when it detects the opening of the cover (5a) of the house.

7. Ceiling ozone generator device (1) according to claim 6, where the cover (5a) comprises a projection that, when said cover (5a) is correctly coupled to the base (5b), keeps the safety switch (10) depressed while, when the cover (5a) separates from the base (5b), the projection stops pressing the safety switch (10), which causes the device (1) to stop.

8. Ceiling ozone generator device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the processing means (4) controls the operation of the ozone generator element (2) and the fan (3) according to a pulse width modulation scheme.

9. Ceiling ozone generator device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, which also comprises a wireless communication module (11) configured to communicate with an intelligent device (100) to allow management of the device (1) through an application installed on said smart device (100).

10. Ozone generator device (1) for ceiling according to claim 9, where the wireless communication module (11) comprises a Bluetooth module, a WiFi module, or a combination of both.

11. Device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, which also comprises status LEDs (12a, 12b, 12c) configured to visually indicate the status of the device (1).

12. Device (1) according to claim 11, comprising a green status LED (12a) indicating correct operation, a red status LED (12b) indicating a malfunction, and a blue status LED (12c) indicating wireless communication in progress.

13. Device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, comprising a removable filter (13) arranged on an inner side of the air inlet hole (6).

14. Device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, which also comprises a temperature sensor.

15. Device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the ozone generating element (2) comprises one or more ozone generating ultraviolet bulbs.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0025] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the ozone generating device of the present invention.

[0026] FIG. 2 shows another perspective view of the ozone generating device of the present invention.

[0027] FIG. 3 shows yet another perspective view of the ozone generating device of the present invention.

[0028] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the ozone generating device of the present invention with the house lid removed.

[0029] FIG. 5 shows a schematic diagram of some of the elements that make up the device of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

[0030] An example of ozone generating device (1) for ceilings according to the invention is described below with reference to the attached figures.

[0031] The FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show the external appearance of the device (1) of the invention. As can be seen, the device (1) comprises a house that is made up of two parts: a lid (5a) and a base (5b). The base (5b) has an essentially cylindrical shape formed by a cylindrical side wall closed on one side and open on the opposite side. The lid (5a) is in the shape of a flat plate to close the open side of the cylindrical base (5b). In this example, the lid (5a) has a square shape with dimensions substantially greater than the diameter of the base (5b), although other sizes and shapes are possible depending on the desired aesthetic appearance of the device (1).

[0032] On the closed side of the base (5b), formed by a circular bottom plate, there are holes (8) for screws designed for coupling the base (5b) to the ceiling of a room. In this example, there are eight holes (8) arranged according to a radial configuration around the axis of the cylindrical base (5b).

[0033] The base (5b) also has hooking clips (9) that protrude out of the cylindrical side wall. These clips (9) are configured to adopt two positions: a first position where they are parallel to the cylindrical side wall of the base (5b), and a second position where they are essentially perpendicular to the cylindrical wall of the base (5b). Thanks to this, it is possible to insert the base (5b) of the device (1), with the clips (9) in the first position, through a hole made for this purpose in the false ceiling of a room to then pass the clips (9) to the second position. The device (1) is thus fixed to the false ceiling quickly and safely.

[0034] The base (5b) of the house also has an air inlet hole (6) formed by a grill. After the air inlet hole (6), on an inner side thereof, there is a support designed to support a removable filter (13) so that it completely lids the hole (6). In this way, all the air that enters the interior of the house is filtered, eliminating dust and other foreign elements that could damage the electronics of the device (1). The figures also show an ozone outlet hole (7) arranged in a central portion of the lid (5a) of the house. This outlet hole (7) also takes the form of a grid, although in this case it is a circular grid with a gradual angle designed to have an expansion effect. Thus, the device (1) of the invention absorbs air through the inlet hole (6) and expels ozone, or more specifically ozonated air, through the outlet hole (7).

[0035] FIG. 4 shows the device (1) of the invention with the lid (5a) of the house removed, so that the components housed inside the base (5b) can be seen. In this specific configuration, bulbs (2) arranged on a plate fixed to the bottom of the base (5b) of the house are used as an ozone generating element. These are ozone-emitting bulbs (2) that cause the decomposition of oxygen and the appearance of ozone according to a known procedure. Above the ozone generating bulbs (2) is the fan (3), in this case, an axial fan that drives the ozone generated in an axial direction to make it exit through the outlet hole (7) arranged in the lid (5a) of the house. As previously described, the hole grid (7) has an expansive effect that ensures the expansion of the ozone emitted throughout the room in which the lamp (1) is installed.

[0036] FIG. 4 also shows the filter (13) of the air that enters the house through the inlet hole (6), as well as three LEDs (12a, 12b, 12c) that indicate the status of the device (1) at all times. Specifically, the green LED (12a) indicates correct operation, the red LED (12b) indicates a malfunction, and the blue LED (12c) indicates wireless communication in progress. In addition, a safety switch (10) can be seen arranged next to the side wall of the base (5b) of the house. A projection on the lid (5a) of the house (not shown in the figures) is positioned so that, when the lid (5a) is fixed to the base (5b) by means of the coupling elements (14), it keeps the switch (10) depressed. 5a On the contrary, when the lid (5a) is disassembled to open the device (1), by separating said lid (5a) from the base (5b), the protrusion stops pressing the safety switch (10). This immediately causes the device (1) to stop working and the red alarm LED (12b) to light up. In this way, accidents due to inadvertent electrical contact with high-voltage parts are avoided. For reasons of simplicity, in FIG. 4 various electronic elements defined previously in this document have not been represented, such as current matching means, processors, and in general electronic elements whose representation does not provide greater clarity to this description.

[0037] Finally, FIG. 5 shows a simplified schematic diagram of the invention where some of its main elements can be seen. As can be seen, the ozone-generating bulbs (2) and the fan (3) are connected to a processing means (4) that manages their operation. The processing means (4) can in principle be of any type, such as a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a DSP, etc. an FPGA, an ASIC, or others. The processing means (4) is also connected to the status LEDs (12) and the safety switch (10) shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 also shows connected to the processing means (4) a Bluetooth module (11) responsible for wireless communication between the device (1) of the invention and an external device (100) such as a smartphone. Thanks to this, the user can act on the device (1) to, for example, turn it on and off, schedule its operation based on the day, hour, month, or any other time interval, and even control the flow of ozone emitted.