Air purification table
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air purification systems do not effectively reduce the risk of airborne transmission of infections between individuals, particularly in enclosed spaces like tables where people interact.
Innovation Solution
A table with an integrated air purifier that directs purified air flow from one side to the other, positioning the outlet closer to users to dilute potentially contaminated aerosols and reduce the risk of infection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If air purifier outlet is positioned away from users, then device complexity is reduced, but airborne transmission risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The air purifier outlet is positioned in the vertical dimension above the table surface rather than horizontally away from users. This dimensional change allows the outlet to be closer to users' breathing zones while maintaining simple device integration into the table structure, resolving the contradiction between positioning complexity and transmission risk reduction
2Productivity
If air purifier outlet protrudes through worktop, then purified air distribution efficiency increases, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The worktop is designed with a porous or perforated structure at the outlet region, allowing purified air to pass through multiple small openings rather than requiring precise alignment of a single large outlet. This approach maintains high air distribution efficiency while significantly reducing manufacturing precision requirements for outlet alignment
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Reduces the risk of airborne transmission by distributing filtered air above the table, diluting contaminants, and creating separate zones of purified air for each user, thereby minimizing the concentration of pathogens.
Implementation Method 1
purified air flows through the opening from a first side to a second side of the worktop
Implementation Method 2
diluting the potentially contaminated aerosol with the flow of filtered air
Data Source
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AI summary
A table (100) adapted to purify ambient air, the table (100) containing a worktop (110) containing an opening (115), and an air purifier (120), wherein an outlet (126) of the air purifier (120) connects with the worktop (110) or protrudes through the opening of the worktop (110) wherein the table is configured for reducing the chance of contamination between persons at the table and wherein the table is configured such that, during the operation of the air purifier, purified air flows through the opening (115) from a first side of the worktop (110) to a second side of the worktop (110), wherein the second side of the worktop is provided to be closer to the face of persons present than the first side and wherein the air purifier (120) is suitable for removing viruses and/or bacteria from the ambient air.