Ozone sanitizing device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ozone sanitizing devices are inefficient in quickly reducing ozone concentration in closed environments, often requiring long ventilation times and being ineffective in spaces with limited ventilation systems, posing health risks.
Innovation Solution
A device with integrated ozone sanitizing and deozonization means, utilizing a fluid-operated sanitizing circuit with a fan for ozone release and a deozonization circuit with a filtering fluid to rapidly sanitize and reduce ozone levels, featuring a control system for automated operation and ozone sensors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If ozone is released into the environment for disinfection, then antiviral and antibacterial action is achieved, but high concentration of ozone remains in the air causing harmful effects on human health
Solution Approach 1:
A deozonization circuit is introduced as an intermediary system between the ozone sanitizing circuit and the environment. This circuit uses a filtering fluid (such as water or water-based solutions) to chemically absorb and remove excess ozone from the air through contact in a deozonization chamber, converting harmful ozone into harmless substances before air is released back into the environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system discards excess ozone from the sanitized air by passing it through the deozonization circuit where it is absorbed by the filtering fluid. The filtering fluid can be periodically replaced or regenerated, allowing continuous operation of the ozone sanitizing system without accumulating harmful ozone levels in the environment.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If ventilation is used to reduce ozone concentration, then harmful effects are reduced, but extremely long resting time is required and ventilation may not be effective in spaces with limited windows or ventilation systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical ventilation system (which requires physical airflow through windows or ventilation ducts) with a chemical deozonization system. The deozonization circuit uses chemical absorption through filtering fluid to remove ozone directly from the air, eliminating the need for prolonged mechanical ventilation and enabling effective ozone removal in sealed or poorly ventilated spaces.
3Productivity
If a deozonization circuit with filtering fluid is added to rapidly reduce ozone, then deozonization speed is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The deozonization circuit is integrated with the ozone sanitizing circuit by sharing common components such as the pump, fluid conduits, and control system. The filtering fluid circulates through a separate chamber but uses the same hydraulic infrastructure, reducing the overall complexity increase despite adding the deozonization function.
Solution Approach 2:
The filtering fluid serves multiple functions: it deozonizes the air by chemical absorption, can be used to clean the interior surfaces of the device, and may provide additional disinfection properties. This multi-functionality justifies the added complexity by providing multiple benefits from a single system component.
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 device effectively sanitizes and quickly reduces ozone concentration in enclosed spaces, ensuring rapid deozonization and safety without prolonged ventilation.
Implementation Method 1
deozonization means (4) configured to deozonize the room subsequently to ozone sanitization
Implementation Method 2
fluid-operated sanitizing circuit (6) configured to release the ozone generated by the ozone generator (5) into the room
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AI summary
The ozone sanitizing device (1) comprises a supporting frame (2), positionable inside a room to be sanitized, and ozone sanitizing means (3) mounted on the supporting frame (2) and configured to release ozone into the room, and deozonization means (4) configured to deozonize the room subsequently to the ozone sanitization.