Electrification apparatus for electric dust collection and air conditioner for vehicle including same

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electrification apparatus for electric dust collection and an air conditioner for a vehicle including the sane. According to the teachings of the present invention, there is provided an electrification apparatus for electric dust collection including: a frame which forms an outer appearance; conductive microfibers which are installed in the frame and generates ions in the air; and conductive plates which are installed in the frame and generate a potential difference with the conductive microfibers. The conductive plates are disposed so as to surround the conductive microfibers to form an electrification space in which an electric field is generated. At this time, the electrification space is a rectangular columnar shaped space.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electrification apparatus configured to collect dust in air, the electrification apparatus comprising:
 a frame;   a conductive microfiber disposed in the frame and configured to generate ions in the air;   a conductive plate disposed in the frame and configured to generate an electric potential difference with the conductive microfiber; and   a mesh net connected to the conductive plate, the mesh net defining a through-hole that surrounds the conductive microfiber.   
     
     
         2 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the mesh net further defines a plurality of openings configured to allow the air to flow therethrough, the mesh net having a rectangular shape. 
     
     
         3 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the through-hole of the mesh net has a circular shape, and the plurality of openings are defined outside of a circumference of the through-hole of the mesh net. 
     
     
         4 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the conductive plate surrounds the conductive microfiber and defines an electrification space in which an electric field is generated. 
     
     
         5 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the conductive plate defines an electrification space that has a rectangular columnar space corresponding to the rectangular shape of the mesh net and extending toward the mesh net. 
     
     
         6 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the conductive plate comprises:
 an outer plate that extends along the frame and that comprises an interior space; and   a plurality of inner plates that are disposed inside the outer plate and that divides the interior space of the outer plate into a plurality of electrification spaces in which an electric field generated.   
     
     
         7 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of conductive microfibers that include the conductive microfiber and that are disposed in the plurality of electrification spaces, respectively. 
     
     
         8 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the frame surrounds an outer surface of the outer plate. 
     
     
         9 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of mesh nets that include the mesh net, that are spaced apart from each other, and that are disposed above the plurality of electrification spaces, respectively. 
     
     
         10 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein each of the inner plates is disposed between the plurality of mesh nets. 
     
     
         11 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of mesh nets define a plurality of through-holes that include the through-hole, each of the plurality of through-holes surrounding one of the plurality of conductive microfibers. 
     
     
         12 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of conductive microfibers is disposed at a center of one of the plurality of through-holes. 
     
     
         13 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the mesh net defines a plurality of through-holes that include the through-hole, each of the plurality of through-holes surrounding one of the plurality of conductive microfibers. 
     
     
         14 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein a bottom surface of the mesh net contacts top surfaces of the plurality of inner plates. 
     
     
         15 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of through-holes of the mesh net has a circular shape, and
 wherein the mesh net further defines a plurality of openings that surround circumferences of the plurality of through-holes of the mesh net.   
     
     
         16 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cover frame that is disposed above the frame and that couples the mesh net to the conductive plate, the mesh net being disposed between the cover frame and the conductive plate; and   an auxiliary frame that is disposed below the frame and that supports the frame.   
     
     
         17 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the conductive plate extends vertically between the cover frame and the auxiliary frame, and
 wherein a vertical thickness of the conductive plate is greater than vertical thicknesses of the cover frame and the auxiliary frame.   
     
     
         18 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising an installation frame that extends between inner surfaces of the frame and that supports the conductive microfiber,
 wherein the conductive plate is disposed above the installation frame.   
     
     
         19 . The electrification apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the conductive plate is made of metal, and the conductive microfiber comprises a carbon brush including a bundle of carbon fibers. 
     
     
         20 . An air conditioner comprising:
 a main body that includes a suction port configured to receive air and dust; and   an electrification apparatus disposed in the main body and configured to collect the dust in the air, the electrification apparatus comprising:
 a frame, 
 a conductive microfiber disposed in the frame and configured to generate ions in the air, 
 a conductive plate disposed in the frame and configured to generate an electric potential difference with the conductive microfiber, and 
 a mesh net connected to the conductive plate, the mesh net defining a through-hole that surrounds the conductive microfiber.