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Class Int. Class Application Number: Lodged: Complete Specification Lodged: Accepted: Published: Priority Related Art: Name of Applicant: Parker Holding Services Corp.
Actual Inventor(s): Yen-Kuen Shiau Address for Service and Correspondence: PHILLIPS ORMONDE FITZPATRICK Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys 367 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 AUSTRALIA Invention Title: A DETACHABLE AIR CONDITIONING FILTERING APPARATUS AND AN INSTALLMENT METHOD THEREOF Our Ref: 767235 POF Code: 344167/476628 The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to applicant(s): -1-
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A DETACHABLE AIR CONDITIONING FILTERING APPARATUS AND AN INSTALLMENT METHOD THEREOF This application claims priority from Taiwanese Patent Application No.94129219 filed on 26 August 2005, the contents of which are to be taken as incorporated herein by this reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus and an installment method thereof.
2. Description of the Related Art In the food industry, an aseptic environment is an important factor.
Furthermore, air-disinfection and air-purification are the most important goals for an air conditioning system. The methods include producing ozone, negative ions and photocatalyst bactericidal materials etc. An air-conditioning system is suitable for industrial factories, commercial buildings and homes and disinfects the air. For example, a food factory is a place that easily propagates bacteria. Installing an airdisinfection and purification apparatus can help prevent infectious diseases from happening. Similarly, in commercial buildings, such as an exhibition market, the air easily accumulates bacteria due to the exhibition of food (especially, it is easy to injure the worker when executing a maintenance.). Installing an air-disinfection purification apparatus helps disinfect the air. In private homes, an air conditioning system has an air-disinfection and purification goal to assure the inhabitants of the house that the air they are breathing is clean and healthy Therefore, an airdisinfection and purification apparatus is a basic technology and is necessary for the air conditioning system. The construction method is an important factor for an air conditioning system manufacturer. They focus on improving the practicality of the structure of the air-disinfecting and purification apparatus and reducing the cost of the operation.
Conventional indoor air cleaning methods, for preventing and sterilizing bacteria infections in a multi-storied building, installs a drug-spraying washing tower and a pernicious gas absorbing device at the vent of the multi-storey building.
However, this method needs a middle-sized chemical barrel. While this may be suitable or a food or a chemical factory with lots of extra space, for a middle-sized or a small-sized building, it is inconvenient and needs to be improved upon.
Therefore, an air-disinfecting and purification apparatus must have powerful disinfection ability, its structure needs to be small and it must fit in with the natural principles of airflow A convenient installation method at low cost and easily to be detached, installed and maintained is also necessary.
The discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles and the like is included in this specification solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention. It is not suggested or represented that any or all of these matters formed part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field 031) ;relevant to the present invention as it existed before the priority date of each claim of this application.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A preferred object of one aspect of the present invention is to provide an air conditioning filtering apparatus that is easily detached and installed and an Sinstallation method. It is preferably suitable for existing air conditioning systems and is relatively cheap to manufacture and install. The air filtering apparatus has a filter structure that preferably can be applied to an air conditioning system in hospitals, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, houses and vehicles.
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus for an air conditioning system, said apparatus including: a multi-aperture filter screen including a rim fixing area, a filtering area, and a quaternary ammonium compound being combined with the filtering area; a hollow frame having an outer dimension matching an inner edge dimension of a specified installation area of an air pipe of the air conditioning system, the hollow frame being arranged to be detachably installed at the specified installation area and wherein a center point of the hollow frame is located in an air flow area of the air conditioning system; the rim fixing area of the filter screen being connected to the hollow frame by tightly pressing the rim fixing area of the filter screen against the hollow frame, or by a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method; and wherein the detachable hollow frame is arranged to be installed at the specified installation area by a pressing method, a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method, so that air flowing through the air flow area reacts with the quaternary ammonium compound to disinfect the air as it flows through the air conditioning system.
According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of installing a detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus for an air conditioning system, including the steps of: manufacturing a multi-aperture filter screen and a hollow frame; and installing the multi-aperture filter screen and the hollow frame at a specified installation area of an air pipe of the air conditioning system; wherein the detachable hollow frame installed with the multi-aperture filter screen is implemented by tightly pressing a rim fixing area of the filter screen against the hollow frame so that the rim fixing area is clipped between the specified installation area and the hollow frame; and wherein the detachable hollow frame is installed at the specified installation area by a pressing method, a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method.
The invention further provides a detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus including: a multi-aperture filter screen, including a weaved-type multi-aperture filter screen and a metal-screen-type multi-aperture filter screen that have a weaved-type filtering area and a metal-screen-type filtering area, wherein the center of the multiaperture filter screen is an air flowing area; an installment fitting part, including an outer frame with an outer dimension matching an inner edge of a specified installation area of an air pipe of the air conditioning system, wherein the installment fitting part is detachably installed at the specified installation area; a quaternary ammonium compound combined with the multi-aperture filter screen; wherein the detachable installment fitting part is installed with the multiaperture filter screen by a pressing method, a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method; the multi-aperture filter screen being installed with the installment fitting by a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method; and wherein the installment fitting part is a frame having an installment-pressing batten or an installment-pressing batten that can be installed at the specified installation area.
The invention also provides a method of installing a detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus according to claim 11, said method including: manufacturing a multi-aperture filter screen and an installment fitting part; and installing the multi-aperture filter screen and the installment fitting part at a specified installation area of an air pipe of the air conditioning system; wherein the detachable installment fitting part is installed with the multiaperture filter screen by a pressing method, a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method, or a fastener fastening method; wherein when the multi-aperture filter screen is installed, the filtering area is clipped between the specified installation area and the installment fitting part; and wherein the installment fitting part is a frame having an installment-pressing batten or an installment-pressing batten that can be installed at the specified installation area.
For further understanding of the invention, reference is made to the following detailed description illustrating the embodiments and examples of the invention. The description is only for illustrating the invention and is not intended to be considered limiting of the scope of the claim.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the specified installation area of a circular air tube of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of a first structure of the square-shaped multi-aperture filter screen of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of a second structure of the square-shaped multi-aperture filter screen of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2C is a schematic diagram of a third structure of the square-shaped multi-aperture filter screen of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2D is a schematic diagram of a structure of the square-shaped hollow circular frame fitting in with the multi-aperture filter screen of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a structure of the circular-shaped hollow circular frame fitting in with the multi-aperture filter screen of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of a structure of the specified installation area of the circular-shaped hollow circular frame fitting in with the multi-aperture t- filter screen of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of a first structure of the multi-aperture 5 filter screen with a cotton screen and an iron screen of an embodiment of the 0 present invention; \O FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of a second structure of the multi-aperture 0 0 filter screen with a cotton screen and an iron screen of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4C is a schematic diagram of a third structure of the multi-aperture filter screen with a cotton screen and an iron screen of an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 4D is a schematic diagram of a fourth structure of the multi-aperture filter screen with a cotton screen and an iron screen of an embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Please refer to FIGs. 1, 2D and 3B, which show an exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIGs. 2A, 2B and 2C, which show three structures of the square-shaped multi-aperture filter screen of the present invention. Please also refer to FIG. 3A, which shows a part combination view of an embodiment of the present invention. At a specified air flowing area of an air tube of an air conditioning system there is a mutli-aperture filter screen having a rim fixing area 22 and a filtering area 24, and a hollow frame 10 (the circular hollow frame 10 in FIG. 1 is pasted with the multi-aperture filter screen then an installment fitting part 32 is placed for being installed at a specified installation area 30) having an outer frame which size matches the inner edge of the specified installation area 30 of an air pipe of the air conditioning system. The hollow circular frame 10 is installed at the specified installation area 30. (The hollow circular frame 10 in FIG. 3A is placed into a fitting ring 11 and is installed at the specified installation area 30 and can be detached via a fitting ring base 12.) The center of the hollow circular frame 10 is the air flowing area. At the filtering area 24 there is quaternary ammonium compound that combines with the multiaperture filter screen 20 via chemical bonding, or when the quaternary ammonium compound isn't reactive, the quaternary ammonium compound combines and attaches with the multi-aperture filter screen 20 by an interfacelinking method. The fixing area 22 is located at the detachable hollow circular frame 10 on the vent of the air conditioning system. The filtering area 24 is installed on the center air flowing area of the hollow circular frame 10. The hollow circular frame 10 installed with the multi-aperture filter screen 20 is implemented by tightly pressing the rim fixing area 22 via the outer frame, or by a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method, and makes the rim fixing area 22 joint with the hollow circular frame 10. The multi-aperture filter screen 20 is installed in the detachable hollow circular frame 10 via with a pressing method, a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method. Thereby, the compound reacts with the air at the vent flows to disinfect the air. The quaternary ammonium compound attached at the filtering area reacts with the air at the vent flows to disinfect the air. Then, via the inner air pressure difference inside the air conditioning pipe, the air disinfecting process continuously takes place.
Please refer to FIGs. 4A, 4B, 4C and 4D, which show four structures of the multi-aperture filter screen with a cotton screen and an iron screen of an embodiment of the present invention. At a specified air flowing area of an air tube of an air conditioning system there is a multi-aperture filter screen (including a weaved-type multi-aperture filter screen 201 and a metal-screentype multi-aperture filter screen 202). The weaved-type multi-aperture filter screen 201 can be a cotton or weaving-cloth filter screen and there can be either one or more than one. The metal-screen-type multi-aperture filter screen 202 is made of metal or wire mesh of different sizes and there can be either one or more than one. The filtering area 24 is fastened via an installment-pressing batten 321. The weaved-type filtering area 241 and a metal-screen-type filtering area 242 individually execute a fine filtering and a coarse filtering. The filtering screen 20 in FIGs. 4A, 4B, 4C and 4D can be plane-shaped or foldingshaped. The specified installation area 30 and the installment fitting part 32 have an outer frame whose size matches with the inner edge of a specified installation area 30 of an air pipe of the air conditioning system. The installment fitting part 32 is installed at the specified installation area 30 and can be detached. The center of the filtering area 24 is an air flowing area. At the filtering area 24 there is quaternary ammonium compound combines with the multi-aperture filter screen 20 via chemical bonding, or when the quaternary ammonium compound isn't reactive, the quaternary ammonium compound combines and attaches with the multi-aperture filter screen 20 by an interface-linking method. The fixing area 22 is located at the detachable hollow circular frame 10 on the vent of the air conditioning system. The filtering area 24 is installed on the center air flowing area of the hollow circular frame The specified installation area 30 installed with the multi-aperture filter screen is implemented by tightly pressing the filtering area 24 via the installmentpressing batten 321, or by a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method, and makes the filtering area 24 joint with the frame of the specified installation area 30 or the installment fitting part 32. The weaved-type filtering area 241 is installed via the pressing method and the metal-screen-type filtering area 242 is installed via the metal screen melting connecting method or the fastener fastening method.
The multi-aperture filter screen 20 is installed in the detachable installation fitting part 32 via with a pressing method, a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method. Thereby, the compound reacts with the air at the vent flows to disinfect the air. The quaternary ammonium compound attached at the filtering area reacts with the air at the vent flows to disinfect the air. Then, via the inner air pressure difference inside the air conditioning pipe, the air disinfecting process continuously takes place.
A method of manufacturing a multi-aperture filter screen 20 for an air conditioning system of the present invention is described. Firstly, a quaternary ammonium salt liquid is manufactured. The quaternary ammonium salt is mixed with water for dilution, and is stirred and dissolved. To create a nonreactive solution, an interface-linking agent should be added. A multi-aperture carrier is soaked in the quaternary ammonium salt liquid. Then, the multiapertures carrier is removed, and an attaching and drying procedure is performed at temperatures between 300C and 120 0C (between 60 and 80 'C is the most effective) for between 3 and 30 minutes. Alternatively, the quaternary ammonium salt liquid is sprayed onto the multi-apertures carrier and the attaching and drying procedure is performed at the same temperature and for the same amount of time as described above.
The air conditioning apparatus can be disposed at an opening of a central air conditioning system, a dehumidifier or an air conditioner.
Furthermore, it can also be installed in vehicles, such as the vents of air conditioners on trains, buses, airplanes or ships.
When the multi-aperture filter screen 20 has glass fiber components, the glass fiber reacts with a reactive silicon-alkyl quaternary ammonium salt to form an O-Si-O covalent bond. This solution is extremely uneasy to remove.
The fiber material is HEPA or ULPA (an ultra particulate air filter).
Alternatively, an uncreative quaternary ammonium salt adds an interfacelinking agent that combines with and attaches onto the fiber. Therefore, the quaternary ammonium salt cannot be washed away when the air conditioning system is cleaned.
Because the present invention disposes quaternary ammonium salt on the multi-aperture filter screen 20 and installs it at the vent of the air conditioner, it utilizes the circulation of the air at the vent to disinfect the air via the quaternary ammonium salt and continues to take place. Therefore, the air conditioning system disinfects the air.
The method of the present invention includes: manufacturing the multi-aperture filter screen 20 and the hollow circular frame 10, and (2) installing the multi-aperture filter screen 20 and the hollow circular frame 10 at a specified installation area 30 of an air pipe of the air conditioning system.
When the detachable hollow circular frame 10 installed with the multi-aperture filter screen 20 is implemented by tightly pressing the rim fixing area 22 via the outer frame, the rim fixing area 22 is clipped between the specified installation area 30 and the outer frame. When the detachable hollow circular frame installed with the multi-aperture filter screen 20 is implemented by a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method, it makes the rim fixing area 22 joint with the hollow circular frame so the rim fixing area 22 is fastened at the outer frame. Then, the outer frame is installed at the specified installation area The method of the present invention (the installment method as shown in FIGs. 4A-4D) includes: manufacturing the multi-aperture filter screen and the installment fitting part 32, and installing the multi-aperture filter screen 20 and the installment fitting part 32 at a specified installation area 30 of an air pipe of the air conditioning system. When the detachable installment fitting part 32 installed with the multi-aperture filter screen 20 is implemented by tightly pressing the filtering area 24, or by a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method, or a fastener fastening method, it makes the filtering area 24 joint with the frame of the specified installation area 30 or the installment fitting part 32. When the multi-aperture filter screen 20 is installed, the filtering area 24 is clipped between the specified installation area 30 and the installment fitting part 32. The installment fitting part 32 is a frame having an installment-pressing batten 321 or an installment-pressing batten 321 that can be installed at the specified installation area The other embodiments are described as follows. The filtering area 24 of the multi-aperture filter screen 20 is attached with nano-sized gold or silver pellets. The nano-sized gold or silver pellets are manufactured by chemical evaporation and plating, or are reduced by cationization included in the filtering area 24 of the multi-aperture filter screen 20 absorbing the ionic gold or the ionic silver. The shape of the hollow circular frame 10 is square or circular. The hollow circular frame 10 can be a cross-section column tubeshaped air pipe. The multi-aperture filter screen 20 is manufactured by fiber weaving, foaming forming, or metal screen weaving. The fiber has a glass fiber component. The fiber material is HEPA or ULPA. Furthermore, the multiaperture filter screen 20 combines with the reactive quaternary ammonium salt by chemical bonding, it also can combine with the non-reactive quaternary ammonium salt by an interface-linking method. Therefore, the quaternary ammonium salt cannot be removed when the air conditioning system is cleaned. When the specified installation area 30 is installed at a light shining area, the filtering area 24 of the multi-aperture filter screen 20 is attached with photocatalyst nano-sized pellets. The photocatalyst nano-sized pellets are manufactured by soaking the filter screen with the titania solution and then being dried. Alternatively, the photocatalyst nano-sized pellets are manufactured by spraying the titania solution onto the filter screen.
The present invention has the following characteristics: 1. It is easy to install, requiring less manpower.
2. The size is small. Therefore, it can be installed conveniently.
3. It can be used for a conventional air conditioner.
4. It has the same shape as a conventional air pipe.
The description above only illustrates specific embodiments and examples of the invention. The invention should therefore cover various modifications and variations made to the herein-described structure and operations of the invention, provided they fall within the scope of the invention as defined in the following appended claims.
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1. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus for an air conditioning system, said apparatus including: a multi-aperture filter screen including a rim fixing area, a filtering area, and a quaternary ammonium compound being combined with the filtering area; a hollow frame having an outer dimension matching an inner edge dimension of a specified installation area of an air pipe of the air conditioning system, the hollow frame being arranged to be detachably installed at the specified installation area and wherein a center point of the hollow frame is located in an air flow area of the air conditioning system; the rim fixing area of the filter screen being connected to the hollow frame by tightly pressing the rim fixing area of the filter screen against the hollow frame, or by a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method; and wherein the detachable hollow frame is arranged to be installed at the specified installation area by a pressing method, a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method, so that air flowing through the air flow area reacts with the quaternary ammonium compound to disinfect the air as it flows through the air conditioning system.
2. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus according to claim 1, wherein nano-sized gold or silver pellets are attached to the filtering area, and the nano-sized gold or silver pellets are manufactured by chemical evaporation and plating, or are reduced by cationization included in the filtering area of the multi-aperture filter screen absorbing the ionic gold or the ionic silver.
3. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the hollow frame is square or circular.
4. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the hollow frame is a tube-shaped air pipe.
A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the multi-aperture filter screen is manufactured by a fiber weaving method, a foaming forming method, or a metal screen weaving method.
6. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus as claimed in claim wherein the fiber includes a glass fiber component.
7. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus as claimed in claim wherein the fiber material is HEPA or ULPA.
8. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus as claimed in claim wherein the multi-aperture filter screen further combines with the quaternary ammonium compound via chemical bonding, and the multi-aperture filter screen combines and attaches with an uncreative type quatemary ammonium salt via an interface-linking method, whereby the quaternary ammonium salt is not washed away when the air conditioning system is cleaned. CI
9. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the filtering area of the multi-aperture filter screen further includes photocatalyst nano-sized pellets.
A method of installing a detachable air conditioning filtering O apparatus for an air conditioning system, including the steps of: NO manufacturing a multi-aperture filter screen and a hollow frame; and O C- installing the multi-aperture filter screen and the hollow frame at a specified installation area of an air pipe of the air conditioning system; wherein the detachable hollow frame installed with the multi-aperture filter screen is implemented by tightly pressing a rim fixing area of the filter screen against the hollow frame so that the rim fixing area is clipped between the specified installation area and the hollow frame; and wherein the detachable hollow frame is installed at the specified installation area by a pressing method, a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method.
11. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus including: a multi-aperture filter screen, including a weaved-type multi-aperture filter screen and a metal-screen-type multi-aperture filter screen that have a weaved-type filtering area and a metal-screen-type filtering area, wherein the center of the multi-aperture filter screen is an air flowing area; an installment fitting part, including an outer frame with an outer dimension matching an inner edge of a specified installation area of an air pipe of the air conditioning system, wherein the installment fitting part is detachably installed at the specified installation area; a quaterary ammonium compound combined with the multi-aperture filter screen; wherein the detachable installment fitting part is installed with the multi- aperture filter screen by a pressing method, a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method; the multi-aperture filter screen being installed with the installment fitting by a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method or a fastener fastening method; and wherein the installment fitting part is a frame having an installment- pressing batten or an installment-pressing batten that can be installed at the specified installation area.
12. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the filtering area of the multi-aperture filter screen is attached with nano- sized gold or silver pellets, and the nano-sized gold or silver pellets are manufactured by chemical evaporation and plating, or are reduced by cationization included in the filtering area of the multi-aperture filter screen absorbing the ionic gold or the ionic silver.
13. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the fiber material is HEPA or ULPA. Cl
14. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the multi-aperture filter screen further combines with the quaternary ammonium compound via chemical bonding, the multi-aperture filter screen combines and attaches with an uncreative type quaternary ammonium salt via an interface-linking method, whereby the quaternary ammonium salt cannot be washed away when the air conditioning system is cleaned.
IN O A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein when the specified installation area is installed at a light shining area, the filtering area of the multi-aperture filter screen is attached with photocatalyst nano-sized pellets, and the photocatalyst nano-sized pellets are manufactured by soaking the filter screen with the titania solution and then being dried, or the photocatalyst nano-sized pellets are manufactured by spraying the titania solution onto the filter screen.
16. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the weaved-type multi-aperture filter screen is at least one cotton or weaving-cloth filter screen, and the metal-screen-type multi-aperture filter screen is made of at least one metal or wire mesh of a different size to that of the weaved-type multi-aperture filter screen.
17. A method of installing a detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus according to claim 11, said method including: manufacturing a multi-aperture filter screen and an installment fitting part; and installing the multi-aperture filter screen and the installment fitting part at a specified installation area of an air pipe of the air conditioning system; wherein the detachable installment fitting part is installed with the multi- aperture filter screen by a pressing method, a pasting method, a metal screen melting connecting method, or a fastener fastening method; wherein when the multi-aperture filter screen is installed, the filtering area is clipped between the specified installation area and the installment fitting part; and wherein the installment fitting part is a frame having an installment- pressing batten or an installment-pressing batten that can be installed at the specified installation area.
18. An air conditioning system incorporating a detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9 or claims 11 to 16.
19. A detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings. A method of installing a detachable air conditioning filtering apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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