Air purification device and air purification system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air purification devices have limited purification ranges and require manual relocation to cover larger spaces, causing inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
An air purification device equipped with a movement portion to autonomously or remotely navigate to target regions, a purification portion to filter pollutants, and a monitoring portion to identify areas needing purification, along with a heating mechanism to accelerate pollutant release.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the air purification device is stationary, then the device structure is simple, but the purification range is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transforming the stationary air purifier into a mobile robot with autonomous movement capabilities. The device uses drive wheels, a control unit, and sensors to dynamically navigate through the environment, allowing a single device to cover a much larger purification area compared to a stationary unit. This resolves the contradiction by making the device structure dynamic rather than static.
2Area of stationary object
If the air purification device is manually relocated, then the purification range can be expanded, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by equipping the air purifier with autonomous navigation capabilities. The control unit automatically determines movement paths, the robot navigates to target regions, and the device performs purification without requiring user intervention for relocation. This eliminates the need for manual movement while expanding the purification range, thereby improving user convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical relocation system with an automated control system. Instead of users physically moving the device, the invention uses electronic control units, sensors, and autonomous navigation algorithms to automatically position the device in target regions, substituting human mechanical action with an automated electromechanical system.
3Ease of operation
If the air purification device autonomously moves, then the purification range is expanded and user convenience is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a mobile robot platform that integrates multiple functions: autonomous navigation, air quality monitoring, and air purification. By combining these functions into a single multi-functional device, the patent reduces the need for separate systems while achieving expanded purification coverage and improved user convenience, thereby managing device complexity through functional integration.
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
Expands purification range, enhances user convenience by eliminating the need for manual relocation, and improves air quality across multiple regions efficiently.
Implementation Method 1
a heating portion configured to increase environmental temperature around the air purification device to accelerate release of harmful substances from the environment
Implementation Method 2
the monitoring portion includes an infrared sensor configured to measure the air quality
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AI summary
An air purification device (10) includes a movement portion (12) configured to move the air purification device (10) to a target region; and a purification portion (11) configured to purify air in the target region to improve air quality of the target region.