IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0835743
(2004-04-30)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Reeves, John Paul
- Lau, Shek Fai
- Parker, Andrew J.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Sharper Image Corporation
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
18 인용 특허 :
134 |
초록
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An air conditioner with a cleaning member having an opening, through which a wire-like electrode passes. The member is moved along the wire to frictionally clean the wire-like electrode when a collector electrode array is moved. A lifting arm is mounted to the collector electrode. The lifting arm ca
An air conditioner with a cleaning member having an opening, through which a wire-like electrode passes. The member is moved along the wire to frictionally clean the wire-like electrode when a collector electrode array is moved. A lifting arm is mounted to the collector electrode. The lifting arm can move the member to clean the wire-like electrode as the collector electrode is moved (e.g., removed from the air conditioner for cleaning).
대표청구항
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1. An air conditioner device, comprising:a freestanding vertically elongated housing; a base near a lower portion of said housing adapted to support said vertically elongated housing when said base is placed on a substantially horizontal surface within a room; an inlet and an outlet defined in said
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An air conditioner device, comprising:a freestanding vertically elongated housing; a base near a lower portion of said housing adapted to support said vertically elongated housing when said base is placed on a substantially horizontal surface within a room; an inlet and an outlet defined in said housing to allow air to enter and exit said housing; an ion generator disposed in said housing to ionize air moving between said inlet and said outlet, said ion generator comprising: a wire-shaped emitter electrode; a collector electrode that is removable through an upper portion of said housing, from a resting position within said housing to a location external to the housing, to thereby allow said collector electrode to be cleaned; and a source of high voltage to provide a potential difference between said emitter and collector electrodes; a free-floating cleaning member engaging said wire-shaped emitter electrode, said cleaning member adapted to frictionally remove debris from said wire-shaped emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved along said wire-shaped emitter electrode; and a lifting arm operably associated with said collector electrode and operably engageable with said cleaning member in order to move said cleaning member along said wire-shaped emitter electrode as said collector electrode is being removed through said upper portion of said housing. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein said wire-shaped emitter electrode is vertically elongated.3. The device of claim 2, wherein said cleaning member is normally at a resting position near a lower end of said wire-shaped emitter electrode.4. The device of claim 3, wherein said lifting arm moves said cleaning member in a vertical direction along said wire-shaped emitter electrode as said collector electrode is being removed through said upper portion of said housing.5. The device of claim 4, wherein said cleaning member drops back to the resting position when said collector electrode is removed from said housing.6. The device of claim 1, wherein said cleaning member includes an opening corresponding to said wire-shaped emitter electrode, wherein an inner surface of said opening scrapes against an outer surface of said wire-shaped emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved.7. The device of claim 1, wherein said wire-shaped emitter electrode is not readily removable from said housing.8. The device of claim 1, wherein said lifting arm is attached to a base associated with said collector electrode.9. The device of claim 8, wherein said cleaning member normally rests near a lower end of said wire-shaped emitter electrode when said cleaning member is not being moved along said wire-shaped emitter electrode.10. The device of claim 9, wherein said lifting arm is pivotally attached to said base such that with said cleaning member resting near the lower end of said wire-shaped emitter electrode, said lifting arm can pivot past said cleaning member and be positioned under said cleaning member in preparation for moving said cleaning member to clean said wire-shaped emitter electrode.11. The device of claim 1, wherein said cleaning member comprises a bead with an opening therethrough.12. An air conditioner device, comprising:a freestanding portable housing; an ion generator disposed in said housing, said ion generator comprising: an emitter electrode; a collector electrode that can be extended out of an upper portion of said housing by moving said collector electrode vertically upward using a user liftable handle connected to an upper portion of said collector electrode; and a source of high voltage to provide a potential difference between said emitter and collector electrodes; a free-floating cleaning member engaging said emitter electrode, said cleaning member adapted to frictionally remove debris from said emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved along said emitter electrode; and a lifting arm to move said cleaning member along said emitter electrode as said collector electrode is moved vertically upward using said user liftable handle. 13. The device of claim 12, wherein said wire-shaped emitter electrode is vertically elongated.14. The device of claim 13, wherein said cleaning member is normally at a resting position near a lower end of said emitter electrode.15. The device of claim 14, wherein said lifting arm moves said cleaning member in a vertical direction along said emitter electrode as said collector electrode is moved vertically upward.16. The device of claim 12, wherein said cleaning member includes an opening corresponding to said emitter electrode, wherein an inner surface of said opening scrapes against an outer surface of said emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved.17. The device of claim 12, wherein said emitter electrode is not readily removable from said housing.18. The device of claim 12, wherein said lifting arm is attached to a base associated with said collector electrode.19. The device of claim 18, wherein said cleaning member normally rests near a lower end of said emitter electrode when said cleaning member is not being moved along said emitter electrode.20. The device of claim 19, wherein said lifting arm is pivotally attached to said base such that with said cleaning member resting near the lower end of said emitter electrode, said lifting arm can pivot past said cleaning member and be positioned under said cleaning member in preparation for moving said cleaning member to clean said emitter electrode.21. The device of claim 12, wherein said lifting arm has a distal end which has first and second prongs extending therefrom, which first and second prongs can be selectively positioned extending pant said emitter electrode with said emitter electrode located between said prongs.22. The device of claim 12, wherein said cleaning member comprises a bead with an opening therethrough.23. The device of claim 12, wherein said lifting arm is caused to pivot when said cleaning member reaches an upper end of said emitter electrode, thereby causing said cleaning member to drop back to the resting position near a lower end of said emitter electrode.24. An air conditioner device, comprising:a portable housing; an ion generator disposed in said housing, said ion generator comprising: an emitter electrode; a collector electrode that can be extended out of an upper portion of said housing by moving said collector electrode vertically upward; and a source of high voltage to provide a potential difference between said emitter and collector electrodes; a lifting arm operably associated with said collector electrode; and a free-floating cleaning member engaging said emitter electrode; wherein said lifting arm moves said cleaning member along said emitter electrode as said collector electrode is moved vertically upward, thereby causing said cleaning member to frictionally remove debris from said emitter electrode. 25. The device of claim 24, wherein said cleaning member includes an opening corresponding to said emitter electrode, wherein an inner surface of said opening scrapes against an outer surface of said emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved.26. The device of claim 24, wherein said emitter electrode is not readily removable from said housing.27. Ths device of claim 24, wherein said lifting arm is attached to a base associated with said collector electrode.28. The device of claim 24, wherein said cleaning member comprises a bead with an opening therethrough.29. The device of claim 24, wherein said lifting arm is caused to pivot when said cleaning member reaches an upper end of said emitter electrode, thereby causing said cleaning member to drop back to a resting position near a lower end of said emitter electrode.30. An air conditioner device, comprising:a freestanding vertically elongated housing; a base near a lower portion of said housing adapted to support said vertically elongated housing when said base is placed on a substantially horizontal surface within a room; an inlet and an outlet defined in said housing to allow air to enter and exit said housing; an ion generator disposed in said housing to ionize air moving between said inlet and said outlet, said ion generator comprising: an emitter electrode; a collector electrode that is removable through an upper portion of said housing, from a resting position within said housing to a location external to the housing, to thereby allow said collector electrode to be cleaned; and a source of high voltage to provide a potential difference between said emitter and collector electrodes; a free-floating cleaning member engaging said emitter electrode, said cleaning member adapted to frictionally remove debris from said emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved along said emitter electrode; and a lifting arm operably associated with said collector electrode and operably engageable with said cleaning member in order to move said cleaning member along said emitter electrode as said collector electrode is being removed through said upper portion of said housing. 31. The device of claim 30, wherein said cleaning member drops to a resting position when said collector electrode is removed from said housing.32. An air conditioner device, comprising:a freestanding portable housing; an ion generator disposed in said housing, said ion generator comprising: an emitter electrode; a collector electrode that can be extended out of an upper portion of said housing by moving said collector electrode vertically upward; and a source of high voltage to provide a potential difference between said emitter and collector electrodes; a free-floating cleaning member engaging said emitter electrode, said cleaning member adapted to frictionally remove debris from said emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved along said emitter electrode; and a lifting arm to move said cleaning member along said emitter electrode as said collector electrode is moved vertically upward. 33. The device of claim 32, wherein said lifting arm is caused to pivot when said collector electrode is moved sufficiently upward, thereby causing said cleaning member to drop to a resting position.34. An air conditioner device, comprising:a housing; an ion generator disposed in said housing, said ion generator comprising: an emitter electrode; a collector electrode that is removable through an upper portion of said housing, from a resting position within said housing to a location external to the housing, to thereby allow said collector electrode to be cleaned; and a source of high voltage to provide a potential difference between said emitter and collector electrodes; a cleaning member engaging said emitter electrode, said cleaning member adapted to frictionally remove debris from said emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved along said emitter electrode, and said cleaning member normally at a resting position near a lower end of said emitter electrode; and a lifting arm operably associated with said collector electrode and operably engageable with said cleaning member in order to move said cleaning member along said emitter electrode as collector electrode is being removed through said upper portion of said housing; wherein said cleaning member drops back to the resting position when said collector electrode is removed from said housing. 35. The device of claim 34, wherein said emitter electrode is vertically elongated and wire-shaped.36. An air conditioner device, comprising: a freestanding portable housing;an ion generator disposed in said housing said ion generator comprising: an emitter electrode; a collector electrode that can be extended out of an upper portion of said housing by moving said collector electrode vertically upward using a user liftable handle connected to an upper portion of said collector electrode; and a source of high voltage to provide a potential difference between said emitter and collector electrodes; a cleaning member engaging said emitter electrode, said cleaning member adapted to frictionally remove debris from said emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved along said emitter electrode; and a lifting arm to move said cleaning member along said emitter electrode as said collector electrode is moved vertically upward using said user liftable handle; wherein said lifting arm is caused to pivot when said cleaning member reaches an upper end of the emitter electrode, thereby causing said cleaning member to drop back to a resting position near a lower end of said emitter electrode. 37. An air conditioner device, comprising:a freestanding vertically elongated housing; a base near a lower portion of said housing adapted to support said vertically elongated housing when said base is placed on a substantially horizontal surface within a room; an inlet and an outlet defined in said housing to allow air to enter and exit said housing; an ion generator disposed in said housing to ionize air moving between said inlet and said outlet, said ion generator comprising: an emitter electrode; a collector electrode that is removable through an upper portion of said housing, from a resting position within said housing to a location external) to the housing, to thereby allow said collector electrode to be cleaned; and a source of high voltage to provide a potential difference between said emitter and collector electrodes; a cleaning member engaging said emitter electrode, said cleaning member adapted to frictionally remove debris from said emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved along said emitter electrode, and said cleaning member normally at a resting position near a lower end of said wire-shaped emitter electrode; and a lifting arm operably associated with said collector electrode and operably engageable with said cleaning member in order to move said cleaning member along said emitter electrode as said collector electrode is being removed through said upper portion of said housing; wherein said cleaning member drops back to the resting position when said collector electrode is removed from said housing. 38. An air conditioner device, comprising:a freestanding portable housing; an ion generator disposed in said housing, said ion generator comprising: an emitter electrode; a collector electrode that can be extended out of an upper portion of said housing by moving said collector electrode vertically upward; and a source of high voltage to provide a potential difference between said emitter and collector electrodes; a cleaning member engaging said emitter electrode, said cleaning member adapted to frictionally remove debris from said emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved along said emitter electrode; and a lifting arm to move said cleaning member along said emitter electrode as said collector electrode is moved vertically upward; wherein said lifting arm is caused to pivot when said collector electrode is moved sufficiently upward, thereby causing said cleaning member to drop to a resting position. 39. An air conditioner device, comprising:a portable housing; an ion generator disposed in said housing, said ion generator comprising: an emitter electrode; a collector electrode that can be extended out of an upper portion of said housing by moving said collector electrode vertically upward; and a source of high voltage to provide a potential difference between said emitter and collector electrodes; a cleaning member engaging said emitter electrode, said cleaning member adapted to frictionally remove debris from said emitter electrode as said cleaning member is moved along said emitter electrode; and a lifting arm to move said cleaning member along said emitter electrode as said collector electrode is moved vertically upward; wherein said lifting arm releases said cleaning member when said collector electrode is moved sufficiently upward, thereby allowing said cleaning member to return to an initial position. 40. The device of claim 39, wherein the cleaning member is free-floating.
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