An Electrostatic Dust Collecting Module An Electrostatic Air Purifier Thereof

Abstract

An electrostatic precipitation module includes a plurality of conductive precipitation electrode plates and a plurality of non-precipitation electrode plates. The plurality of precipitation electrode plates are interlacedly distributed along the length of the first connecting rib; the precipitation electrode plates 1 are made from conductive plastic material by injection molding, and the metal conductor is embedded inside the first connecting rib by in-mold injection molding, so that a precipitation electrode plate module 9 is formed; a non-precipitation electrode plate module is formed by the similar structure. After the precipitation electrode plate module 9 and the non-precipitation electrode plate module 14 are assembled relatively, the precipitation electrode plates 1 and the non-precipitation electrode plates 10 form an electrostatic precipitation module 15. The present invention also discloses an electrostatic air purifier using the electrostatic precipitation modules which can be assembled quickly, improves the uniformity of electric field distribution and has excellent electrostatic absorption performance.

Claims

1. An electrostatic precipitation module, comprising: a first connecting rib; a metal conductor embedded inside the first connecting rib along a length of the connecting rib; a plurality of conductive precipitation electrode plates connected to the first connecting rib and distributed along the length of the first connecting rib; a first set of connecting frames between which the plurality of conductive precipitation electrode plates and the first connecting rib are disposed and formed a precipitation electrode plate module; a second connecting rib; a plurality of non-precipitation electrode plates connected to the second connecting rib and distributed along a length of the second connecting rib; and a second set of connecting frames between which the plurality of non-precipitation electrode plates and the second connecting rib are disposed and formed a non-precipitation electrode plate module, wherein, the precipitation electrode plates are made from conductive plastic material by injection molding, and the metal conductor is embedded inside the first connecting rib by in-mold injection molding, the non-precipitation electrode plates are made from conductive plastic material by injection molding, the precipitation electrode plate module is placed parallel and adjacent to the non-precipitation electrode plate module such that the plurality of non-precipitation electrode plates and the plurality of conductive precipitation electrode plates are interlacedly disposed.

2. The electrostatic precipitation module of claim 1, wherein upper portions of the precipitation electrode plates protrude above the first set of connecting frames while lower portions thereof extending into the first set of connecting frames; upper portions of the non-precipitation electrode plates protrude above the second set of connecting frames while lower portions thereof extending into the second set of connecting frames.

3. The electrostatic precipitation module of claim 2, wherein the first set of connecting frames are parallel plates with an equal height.

4. The electrostatic precipitation module of claim 1, wherein a first evading gap is formed on the precipitation electrode plate module at a position lining up with the first connecting rib; and a second evading gap is also formed on the precipitation electrode plate module at a position lining up with the second connecting rib.

5. The electrostatic precipitation module of claim 1, wherein in the precipitation electrode plate module, the precipitation electrode plates are mounted inside a first insulating electrode plate positioning frame; and in the non-precipitation electrode plate module, the non-precipitation electrode plates are mounted inside a second insulating electrode plate positioning frame.

6. The electrostatic precipitation module of claim 5, wherein the metal conductor of the precipitation electrode plate module is strip-shaped, and extends out from the first electrode plate positioning frame to form a first bent contact portion; and a second contact portion is provided on a surface of an outermost non-precipitation electrode plate in the non-precipitation electrode plate module to form an conductive one-piece member.

7. An electrostatic air purifier using the electrostatic precipitation module of claim 1, comprising: a front shell with an air outlet and a rear cover with an air inlet, which are respectively used for sucking and exhausting air; an electrostatic precipitation module is disposed within a space between the front shell and the rear cover and absorbs negatively charged dust particles in an air flow by static electricity; a fan assembly is disposed between the front shell and the electrostatic precipitation module and used for facilitating the air flow to flow from the air inlet to the air outlet; and an anion emitter is disposed between the front shell and the fan assembly and used for emitting anions to ionize the dust particles in the air flow so that the dust particles are negatively charged.

8. The electrostatic air purifier of claim 7, wherein a middle frame for fixing the non-precipitation electrode plate module in the electrostatic precipitation module is disposed between the front shell and the rear cover.

9. The electrostatic air purifier of claim 7, wherein a microswitch is attached to a line connecting the electrostatic precipitation module to a high-voltage power supply; the microswitch connects to a first protrusion on the rear cover; and when the microswitch is turned on, after the rear cover is closed in place, the electrostatic precipitation module will be connected to the high-voltage power supply.

10. The electrostatic air purifier of claim 7, wherein the first contact portion of the precipitation electrode plate module and the second contact portion of the non-precipitation electrode plate module are connected to an anode and a cathode of the high-voltage power supply through an elastic anode contact sheet and an elastic cathode contact sheet.

11. The electrostatic air purifier of claim 10, wherein a rotatable discharge plate with a first end and a second end is provided being capable of rotating around a rotating axis, and the elastic anode contact sheet and the elastic cathode contact sheet respectively locates corresponding to the first end and the second end of the discharge plate; a spring resists the second end of the discharge plate, so that the first end and the second end of the discharge plate can keep to contact respectively with the elastic anode contact sheet and the elastic cathode contact sheets; a second protrusion of the rear cover can resist on the first end of the discharge plate to make the first end and the second end of the discharge plate apart from the elastic anode contact sheet and the elastic cathode contact sheets; when the rear cover is disassembled, the first end of the discharge plate is not resisted by the second protrusion of the rear cover, so that the two ends of the discharge plate can contact with the elastic anode contact sheet and the elastic cathode contact sheets and the precipitation electrode plate module and the non-precipitation electrode plate module are connected for discharging.

12. The electrostatic air purifier of claim 11, wherein the discharge plate comprises a plastic baseplate with a top surface and a bottom surface, the discharge plate has an abutment portion disposed on the top surface of the plastic baseplate, and two metal shrapnels defining the first end and the second end of the discharge plate are both disposed on the bottom surface of the plastic baseplate.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an electrostatic precipitation module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] FIG. 2 is a side view of the electrostatic precipitation module according to the embodiment of the present invention (when the electrostatic precipitation module has not been closed);

[0032] FIG. 3 is a side view of the electrostatic precipitation module according to the embodiment of the present invention (when the electrostatic precipitation module has been closed);

[0033] FIG. 4 is a top view of a precipitation electrode plate module of the electrostatic precipitation module according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] FIG. 5 is a front view of the precipitation electrode plate module of the electrostatic precipitation module according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] FIG. 6 is a side view of the precipitation electrode plate module of the electrostatic precipitation module according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] FIG. 7 is an exploded view of an electrostatic air purifier according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] FIG. 8 is a basic principle diagram of the electrostatic air purifier according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] FIG. 9a is a diagram of the electric field distribution of a conventional electrostatic precipitation module, and FIG. 9b is a diagram of the electric field distribution of the electrostatic precipitation module according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] FIG. 10 is a front view of a safety device of the electrostatic air purifier according to the embodiment of the present invention, after the rear cover is taken down;

[0040] FIG. 11 is a sectional view in direction A-A of FIG. 10;

[0041] FIG. 12 is a front view of the safety device of the electrostatic air purifier according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the rear cover is covered;

[0042] FIG. 13 is a sectional view in direction B-B of FIG. 12;

[0043] FIG. 14 is a schematic circuit diagram of the safety device of the electrostatic air purifier according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the rear cover is taken down;

[0044] FIG. 15 is a schematic circuit diagram of the safety device of the electrostatic air purifier according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the rear cover is covered; and

[0045] FIG. 16 is a schematic circuit diagram of the safety device according to the embodiment of the present invention for discharging at the moment that the rear cover is taken down.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0046] To enable a further understanding of the present invention content of the invention herein, refer to the detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings below:

[0047] FIGS. 1-6 show a preferred embodiment of the electrostatic precipitation module of the present invention. The electrostatic precipitation module comprising: a metal conductor 5; a first connecting rib 2; a plurality of conductive precipitation electrode plates 1; a first set of connecting frames 4; a second connecting rib 2; and a plurality of non-precipitation electrode plates 10.

[0048] The key of the present invention lies in that: the first connecting rib 2 in a middle position of the plurality of conductive precipitation electrode plates 1 and the plurality of precipitation electrode plates 1 is connected to the first connecting rib 2 and distributed along the length of the first connecting rib 1; and a first evading gap 3 is formed on the precipitation electrode plates 1 at a position lining up with the first connecting rib 2; if the overall height of the precipitation electrode plates 1 is 35 mm, the first connecting rib 2 has a height of 15 mm and the first evading gap 3 has a height of 20 mm; the precipitation electrode plates 1 are disposed in parallel between connecting frames 4; the connecting frames 4 are parallel plates with an equal height; upper portions of the precipitation electrode plates 1 protrude above the first set of connecting frames 4 while lower portions thereof extending into the first set of connecting frames 4; the precipitation electrode plates 1 are made from conductive plastic material by injection molding, and the metal conductor 5 for enhancing the electric field distribution is embedded inside the first connecting rib 2 by in-mold injection molding, so that a precipitation electrode plate module 9 is formed; the metal conductor 5 is strip-shaped; the conductive plastic material for the precipitation electrode plate module has a resistivity in an order of magnitude from 106 to 109 (in unit of .Math.m); finally, in the precipitation electrode plate module 9, the precipitation electrode plates 1 are mounted inside a first insulating electrode plate positioning frame 6, so that one end of the strip-shaped metal conductor 5 passes through a notch 7 of the first electrode plate positioning frame 6 and then extends out from the first electrode plate positioning frame 6 to form a first bent contact portion 8; the first contact portion 8 is recessed into the notch 7 of the first electrode plate positioning frame, substantially flush with the frame edge surface.

[0049] Correspondingly, the second connecting rib 2 in a middle position of the plurality of non-non-precipitation electrode plates 100 and the plurality of non-precipitation electrode plates 10 is connected to the second connecting rib 2 and distributed along the length of the second connecting rib 1; and a second evading gap 3 is formed on the non-precipitation electrode plates 10 at a position lining up with the second connecting rib 2; if the overall height of the non-precipitation electrode plates 10 is 35 mm, the second connecting rib 2 has a height of 15 mm and the second evading gap 3 has a height of 20 mm so that there is an insufficient space between the precipitation electrode plates 1 and the non-precipitation electrode plates 10; the non-precipitation electrode plates 10 are disposed in parallel between connecting frames 4; the connecting frames 4 are parallel plates with an equal height; upper portions of the non-precipitation electrode plates 10 protrude above the second set of connecting frames 4 while lower portions thereof extending into the second set of connecting frames 4; the non-precipitation electrode plates 10 are made from conductive plastic material by injection molding, so that a non-precipitation electrode plate module 14 is formed; the metal conductor 5 is strip-shaped; the conductive plastic material for the precipitation electrode plate module has a resistivity in an order of magnitude from 10 to 105 (in unit of .Math.m); a second contact portion 11 is provided on a surface of an outermost non-precipitation electrode plate 10 in the non-precipitation electrode plate module 14 to form an conductive one-piece member; finally, in the non-precipitation electrode plate module 14, the non-precipitation electrode plates 10 are mounted inside a second insulating electrode plate positioning frame 12, and a positioning port 13 is formed on the frame edge to expose the second contact portion 11, the second contact portion 11 is substantially flush with the frame edge.

[0050] After the precipitation electrode plate module 9 and the non-precipitation electrode plate module 14 are assembled relatively, the precipitation electrode plates 1 in the precipitation electrode plate module 9 and the non-precipitation electrode plates 10 in the non-precipitation electrode plate module 14 are alternately arranged at intervals so as to form an electrostatic precipitation module 15.

[0051] As shown in FIGS. 7-9, an electrostatic air purifier using the electrostatic precipitation module is provided, comprising a housing consisting of a front shell 16, a middle frame 17 and a rear cover 18. The front shell 16 is provided with an air outlet 19 for exhausting air, and the rear cover 18 is provided with an air inlet 20 for sucking air; the electrostatic precipitation module 15 is disposed between the front shell 16 and the electrostatic precipitation module 15 and used for facilitating the air flow to flow from the air inlet 20 to the air outlet 19 by high-voltage static electricity 3 to 10 KV (preferably 5 KV); preferably, the middle frame 17 for fixing the non-precipitation electrode plate module 14 in the electrostatic precipitation module 15 is disposed between the front shell 16 and the rear cover 18; the precipitation electrode plate module 9 is in the space between the middle frame 17 and the rear cover 18; a fan assembly 21 is disposed between the front shell 16 and the electrostatic precipitation module 15 and used for facilitating the air flow to flow from the air inlet 20 to the air outlet 19; an anion emitter 22 is disposed between the front shell 16 and the fan assembly 21 and used for emitting anions to ionize the dust particles in the air flow so that the dust particles are negatively charged. Thus, the electrostatic air purifier of the present invention is formed.

[0052] The basic working principle is as follows: anions are released at the air outlet 19 to ionize dust particles in air; when these charged particles are circulated to the plastic precipitation electrode plates 1 or non-precipitation electrode plates 10, the charged particles will be absorbed by the anode (or an earth pole), so that air is purified, as shown in FIG. 8.

[0053] Another key of the present invention lies in that a safety device is additionally provided inside the electrostatic air purifier. As shown in FIGS. 10-16, a microswitch 23 is attached to a line connecting the electrostatic precipitation module 15 to the high-voltage power supply; the microswitch 23 is fixed on a PCB and within a switch base with a through hole; the microswitch 23 connects to a first protrusion 24 on the rear cover 18; when the microswitch 23 is turned on, after the rear cover 18 is closed in place, the electrostatic precipitation module 15 will be connected to the high-voltage power supply; when the rear cover 18 is opened, the first protrusion 24 on the rear cover 18 is separated from the microswitch 23, and the electrostatic precipitation module 15 is disconnected from the high-voltage power supply, so that a user is prevented from contacting the electrostatic precipitation module 15 made of the conductive plastic material and the safety protection is thus realized.

[0054] Further, the first contact portion 8 of the precipitation electrode plate module 9 and the second contact portion 11 of the non-precipitation electrode plate module 14 are connected to an anode and a cathode of the high-voltage power supply through an elastic anode contact sheet and an elastic cathode contact sheet 25,26; a rotatable discharge plate 27 with a first end and a second end capable of rotating around a rotating axis is rotatably fixed within the housing via a shaft pin 28; the discharge plate 27 comprises a plastic baseplate 31 with a top surface and a bottom surface, the discharge plate 27 has an abutment portion 29 disposed on the top surface of the plastic baseplate 31, and two metal shrapnels 30 defining the first end and the second end of the discharge plate 27 are both disposed on the bottom surface of the plastic baseplate 31; a spring 32 resists the second end of the discharge plate 27 at the position adjacent to the rotating axis of the discharge plate 27, so that the first end and the second end of the discharge plate 27 can keep to contact respectively with the elastic anode contact sheet and the elastic cathode contact sheets 25,26; a second protrusion 33 of the rear cover 18 can resist on the first end of the discharge plate 27 at the position adjacent to the rotating axis of the discharge plate 27 to make the first end and the second end of the discharge plate 27 apart from the elastic anode contact sheet and the elastic cathode contact sheets 25,26; thus, when the rear cover 18 is assembled in place, the first end of the discharge plate 27 is resisted by the second protrusion 33 of the rear cover 18, so that the discharge plate 27 rotates against the effect of the spring 32 so as to separate from the elastic high-voltage anode and cathode contact sheets 25,26 and the precipitation electrode plates 1 and the non-precipitation electrode plates 10 are electrically disconnected, and the high-voltage power supply can be loaded to get ready for operating; when the rear cover 18 is disassembled, the first end of the discharge plate 27 is not resisted by the second protrusion 33 of the rear cover 18, so that the two ends of the discharge plate 27 can contact with the elastic anode contact sheet and the elastic cathode contact sheets 25,26 and the precipitation electrode plate module 9 and the non-precipitation electrode plate module 14 are connected for discharging. Thus, the user is prevented from getting shocked by residual charges on the electrostatic precipitation module 15.

[0055] The protection scope of the present invention is not limited to each embodiments described in this description. Any changes and replacements made on the basis of the scope of the present invention patent and of the description shall be included in the scope of the present invention patent.