Air purifying apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air purifying apparatuses have a short filter lifespan, are prone to bacterial reproduction and contamination, and are difficult to manage hygienically due to scattered foreign substances.
Innovation Solution
An air purifying apparatus with multiple stages of filtration, including a water tank, tank parts, water purification filters, and pumping parts, along with ultraviolet sterilization, to filter and sterilize air and water, ensuring hygienic management and efficient removal of contaminants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a filter-type air purifying apparatus is used to remove harmful substances and dust, then air purification performance is improved, but the filter lifespan is short and bacteria may reproduce in collected foreign substances causing contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the harmful function of traditional filters by removing the filter component entirely. Instead of using a filter to capture particles, the system uses water circulation with UV sterilization to eliminate bacteria and contaminants, extracting the problematic filter element that caused bacterial reproduction and contamination issues
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical filter system with a water-based circulation system enhanced by UV sterilization. This substitution eliminates the need for physical filters that trap and hold contaminants, instead using water flow and ultraviolet radiation to continuously clean and sterilize the air purification medium
2Reliability
If foreign substances are collected in the filter, then air purification is achieved, but the collected substances are scattered by external force causing interior contamination and difficult hygienic management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the filter component that accumulates foreign substances, eliminating the source of contamination and hygienic management difficulties. By extracting the filter, the system avoids the problem of collected substances being scattered and causing interior contamination
Solution Approach 2:
The water circulation system with UV sterilization provides self-cleaning functionality, continuously purifying itself without requiring manual intervention. The system automatically prevents bacterial reproduction and contaminant accumulation, making hygienic management easier through self-maintaining sterilization
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
Improves air purification performance by filtering air in multiple stages, sterilizes water, and prevents the discharge of collected contaminants, making the apparatus easier to maintain hygienically.
Implementation Method 1
an ultraviolet sterilization part that is installed in the first connection line and radiates ultraviolet (UV) rays to the water moving to the first pumping part
Implementation Method 2
a water purification filter part having a water purification filter therein to filter water and air
Data Source
AI summary
An air purifying apparatus including a water tank, a first tank part, a second tank part, a water purification filter part, a first pumping part installed on a first connection line connecting the water tank and the first tank part, a second pumping part connected to the first tank part by a second connection line, filters external air, a third pumping part installed in a third connection line connecting the first tank part and the water purification filter part, a fourth pumping part installed in a fourth connection line connecting the water purification filter part and the water tank, and a fifth pumping part connected to the second tank part by a fifth connection line and pumps the air moved upward to an uppermost layer of the second auxiliary space to an outside of the second tank part.