Oxygen Generator Integrated Ozone Removal Filter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional oxygen generators using electrolysis produce ozone as a byproduct, which is toxic and can cause health issues, necessitating an efficient ozone removal method to ensure safe production of high purity oxygen.
Innovation Solution
An oxygen generator integrated with an ozone removal filter, where the filter is seated in a mounting portion at the oxygen discharge opening, utilizing ozone removal filters like carbon block filters or activated carbon nonwoven fabrics to filter ozone generated during electrolysis, ensuring only pure oxygen is discharged.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If electrolysis is used to generate oxygen, then oxygen production efficiency is improved, but ozone is generated as a harmful byproduct
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the harmful ozone byproduct from the oxygen generation system using a dedicated ozone removal filter. The filter is integrated into the oxygen discharge path to selectively remove ozone while allowing oxygen to pass through, thereby resolving the contradiction between efficient oxygen production and harmful ozone generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary substance (ozone removal filter material such as activated carbon or catalytic material) that mediates between the electrolysis process and the discharged oxygen. This intermediary selectively reacts with or adsorbs ozone to convert it into harmless substances, allowing the system to maintain high oxygen production efficiency while eliminating the harmful byproduct.
2Reliability
If an external ozone removal filter is added, then ozone removal effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the ozone removal function with the existing oxygen discharge structure by integrating the ozone removal filter directly into the oxygen discharge opening or outlet. This integration combines multiple functions (oxygen discharge and ozone removal) into a single structural element, thereby improving ozone removal effectiveness without significantly increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs the oxygen discharge opening to serve multiple functions: it acts as both the oxygen discharge pathway and the mounting structure for the ozone removal filter. This multi-functional design allows the system to achieve effective ozone removal while maintaining simplicity in the overall device structure.
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
The solution effectively removes ozone and its compounds, providing high purity oxygen safely and reducing the risk of ozone-related health issues, while eliminating the need for a separate external filter, resulting in a compact and user-friendly device.
Implementation Method 1
an ozone removal filter seated in the filter mounting portion such that ozone generated with oxygen during electrolysis of supplied mineral water and ozone compounds, in which ozone is combined with various organic and inorganic materials contained in the mineral water
Implementation Method 2
ozone compounds, in which ozone is combined with various organic and inorganic materials contained in the mineral water such as calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and silicon (Si), etc., are efficiently filtered by the ozone removal filter
Implementation Method 3
the oxygen generator produces oxygen by electrolyzing water without using an electrolyte, additives, or the like
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an oxygen generator integrated with an ozone removal filter such that an ozone removal filter is provided in an oxygen discharge opening communicating with an oxygen discharge hole of a water electrolytic cell constituting an apparatus for producing oxygen by using mineral water among generally used water, for filtering ozone generated with oxygen during electrolysis of water and ozone compounds, in which ozone is combined with various organic and inorganic materials contained in mineral water, such as calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and silicon (Si), and thus the oxygen generator allows only high purity oxygen to pass through and to be discharged through the oxygen discharge hole.