Air-conditioning unit with ionizer having self-cleaning electrodes
An air conditioner device having a housing or duct with an opening for exit of air and one or more rotatable flaps for adjusting air flow rate and angle exiting through the opening. An ionizer having an electrode is configured to ionize air exiting through the opening, and a cleaning pad is adapted to frictionally remove debris from the electrode consequent to rotation of the flaps without requiring manual operation by a user.
1. An air conditioner device, comprising:
a housing or duct having an opening for exit of air flowing parallel to a longitudinal axis of the housing or duct,
one or more rotatable flaps that span across said opening and each of which is adapted to swing about a respective axis of the flap substantially normal to said longitudinal axis to adjust airflow rate and angle of the air exiting through said opening,
an ionizer having an electrode for ionizing the air exiting through said opening, and
a cleaning pad positioned on the air conditioner device to frictionally remove debris from said electrode as a consequence to rotation of the one or more flaps about the respective axis without requiring manual operation by a user,
wherein the ionizer is mounted in the housing or duct and the cleaning pad is mounted on one of the one or more rotatable flaps.
2. The air conditioner device according to claim 1 , wherein the air conditioner device is a wall-mounted unit.
3. The air conditioner device according to claim 1 , wherein the air conditioner device is a floor standing unit.
4. The air conditioner device according to claim 1 , wherein the air conditioner device is a ceiling unit.
5. The air conditioner device according to claim 1 , wherein the air conditioner device is configured to convey air through said opening in the housing or a duct and includes a mechanism that closes said one or more rotatable flaps when the air conditioner device is shut down.
6. The air conditioner device according to claim 5 , wherein the duct is rectangular and the opening is covered by a grate, said one or more rotatable flaps including a plurality of flaps associated with said grate, said plurality of flaps being opened and closed in unison by an actuator.
7. The air conditioner device according to claim 5 , wherein the duct is circular and said one or more rotatable flaps is a shutter having a hinge axis articulated to a motorized damper.
8. The air conditioner device according to claim 5 , wherein the duct is rectangular and the opening is covered by a grate, said one or more rotatable flaps including a plurality of flaps associated with said grate.
9. The air conditioner device according to claim 8 , wherein said mechanism is an actuator, said plurality of flaps being opened and closed in unison by said actuator.
10. The air conditioner device according to claim 1 , wherein the ionizing electrode is formed of stiff metal.
11. The air conditioner device according to claim 1 , wherein the ionizing electrode is formed of flexible wire.
12. The air conditioner device according to claim 1 , wherein the ionizing electrode is formed of a plurality of bristles.
13. The air conditioner device according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning pad is a brush type pad having a plurality of bristles.
14. The air conditioner device according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning pad is formed of abrasive material.
15. The air conditioner device according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning pad is formed of an unwoven polymer/fabric strip.