Ozone generator
Provided is an ozone generator for generating ozone using high voltage discharging between an electrode plate forming a first electrode and a heat sink forming a second electrode. The ozone generator includes: an inner tube and a middle tube each of which is concentrically disposed, the electrode plate being interposed between the inner tube and the middle tube; an adhesive sealing both ends of the electrode plate; an electrode pipe for electrically connecting to a power source and disposed within the electrode plate; a passage formed through a middle of the heat sink; and an outer tube installed in an inner periphery surface of the passage, the outer tube being concentrically disposed to maintain a predetermined distance from an outer periphery surface of the middle tube.
1. An ozone generator for generating ozone using high voltage discharging between an electrode plate ( 20 ) forming a first electrode and a heat sink ( 30 ) forming a second electrode, the ozone generator comprising:
an inner tube ( 22 ) and a middle tube ( 24 ) each of which is made of ceramic and concentrically disposed, the electrode plate ( 20 ) being interposed between the inner tube ( 22 ) and the middle tube ( 24 ), wherein the inner tube is shorter than the middle tube, wherein the electrode plate ( 20 ) is interposed and sealed between the inner tube ( 22 ) and the middle tube ( 24 ) so as not to be subject to oxidation in air during discharging;
an adhesive ( 26 ) sealing both ends of the electrode plate between the inner tube ( 22 ) and the middle tube ( 24 );
an electrode pipe ( 40 ) made of metal for electrically connecting to a power source and disposed within the electrode plate ( 20 ), the electrode pipe including an opening at one end thereof for admitting cooling air for cooling heat generated during high-voltage discharging and a return hole ( 42 ) at a side surface portion at another end of the electrode pipe ( 40 ) at another end for reversing a flow of the cooling air, wherein the electrode pipe ( 40 ) comprises an electrode plate fixing screw ( 60 ) screwed at the another end of the electrode pipe ( 40 ) to electrically connect to an electrode terminal ( 20 a ) of the electrode plate ( 20 ) for providing electricity to the electrode plate ( 20 );
a passage formed through a middle of the heat sink ( 30 ); and
an outer tube ( 32 ) made of ceramic installed in an inner periphery surface of the passage, the outer tube ( 32 ) being concentrically disposed to maintain a predetermined distance from an outer periphery surface of the middle tube ( 24 ),
wherein the heat sink ( 30 ) comprises a plurality of integrally-formed heat-dissipating fins extending radially from an outer surface of the heat sink ( 30 ).
2. The ozone generator of claim 1 , further comprising a housing ( 31 A) installed at one end of the heat sink ( 30 ) to support one end of the electrode pipe ( 40 ) through an insulator ( 50 ).
3. The ozone generator of claim 1 , further comprising a cover ( 70 ) inserted into an inner periphery surface at one end of the middle tube ( 24 ), the cover ( 70 ) blocking a passage of the cooling air discharged from the return hole ( 42 ) of the electrode pipe ( 40 ).