Wall-Mounted Air Purifier UV Sterilization Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wall-mounted air purifiers have a weak ability to purify the air due to their filter design, which limits their effectiveness in removing impurities and pollutants.
Innovation Solution
A wall-mounted air purifier design that incorporates a casing with an air inlet and outlet, a filter positioned between the inlet and a fan, and an ultraviolet light source between the inlet and fan to sterilize the air, enhancing air purification capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a filter is added to the wall-mounted air purifier, then the air filtration ability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the filter and ultraviolet light source into a single integrated assembly that is mounted together on the wall. This merging of filtration and sterilization functions into one unit improves air purification capability while avoiding the complexity of separate distributed components, resolving the contradiction between enhanced reliability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The air purifier is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: mechanical filtration through the filter medium and chemical sterilization through the ultraviolet light source. This multi-functionality approach allows the device to address both particulate and biological contaminants in air, improving overall purification ability without requiring multiple separate devices that would increase system complexity.
2Reliability
If an ultraviolet light source is mounted in the casing to sterilize air, then the air sterilization ability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The ultraviolet light source is integrated with the filter assembly in a unified mounting structure on the wall. This combination of sterilization and filtration components into one assembly improves air sterilization ability while maintaining simplicity by avoiding separate distributed components, effectively resolving the contradiction between enhanced reliability and device complexity.
3Reliability
If both filter and ultraviolet light source are arranged between air inlet and fan, then the air purification capacity is significantly improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Both the filter and ultraviolet light source are merged into a single integrated assembly mounted between the air inlet and fan. This unified structure allows simultaneous mechanical filtration and chemical sterilization of air, significantly improving purification capacity while avoiding the complexity of multiple separate components distributed throughout the device.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated assembly performs multiple air treatment functions simultaneously: particle filtration through the filter medium and pathogen sterilization through ultraviolet irradiation. This multi-functional design achieves comprehensive air purification (removing both particulates and biological contaminants) without requiring multiple separate devices or complex distributed systems.
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 significantly improves air purification by filtering and sterilizing the air, increasing the air purification ability and providing cleaner air more efficiently compared to prior art.
Implementation Method 1
an ultraviolet light source is also mounted on the casing, and the ultraviolet light source is arranged between the air inlet and the fan
Implementation Method 2
the filter is located between the air inlet and the fan
Data Source
AI summary
This application provides a wall-mounted air purifier, including a casing, a filter mounted in the casing, and a fan mounted in the casing. The casing is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, and the air outlet is located at the position corresponding to the outlet of the fan, the filter is located between the air inlet and the fan, an ultraviolet light source is also mounted in the casing, and the ultraviolet light source is arranged between the air inlet and the fan. The wall-mounted air purifier provided in the present application filters and purifies the air by providing a filter in the casing; and an ultraviolet light source is mounted in the casing to sterilize and disinfect the gas entering the air inlet and purify the air, improve air purification capacity.