JP2015094553A - Oxygen reducing device and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oxygen reducing device that prevents an increase in an oxygen concentration in an oxygen reducing chamber even if an opening part is provided in the oxygen reducing chamber.SOLUTION: A oxygen reducing device 200 reduces oxygen by using a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, and comprises: an opening part 106 provided in an oxygen reducing chamber 100; a solenoid valve 108 that opens/closes the opening part 106; and a control unit 70 that opens the opening part 106 by using the solenoid valve 108 when a pressure in the oxygen reducing chamber 100 falls below an atmospheric pressure.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an oxygen reduction device and a refrigerator.

  Conventionally, the CA (Controlled Atmosphere) storage method includes a gas replacement method that is often used in the food industry, a vacuum method that reduces oxygen by reducing the pressure, and oxygen in the oxygen reduction chamber using a solid polymer electrolyte membrane. There are a solid polymer electrolyte method to decrease, an adsorption method using an oxygen adsorbent, and the like.

  Among these, the oxygen reduction device using the solid polymer electrolyte membrane method electrolyzes water at the anode to produce hydrogen ions, and the hydrogen ions move through the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and reach the cathode. Oxygen is consumed by producing water by reacting with oxygen in the oxygen chamber. Therefore, there is a merit that the pressure change is small and the strength of the oxygen-reducing chamber is not so necessary.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-287869

  In the oxygen reduction apparatus using the solid polymer electrolyte membrane method as described above, in order to generate the oxygen reduction reaction at the cathode, water vapor is generated, the water vapor in the oxygen reduction chamber reaches a saturated state, The inside is in a reduced pressure state lower than atmospheric pressure. In order to prevent such a depressurized state, an opening is conventionally provided in the oxygen reduction chamber.

  However, when the opening is provided, the atmosphere continues to flow into the oxygen-reducing chamber after the oxygen-reducing reaction, and the oxygen concentration in the oxygen-reducing chamber increases due to oxygen in the atmosphere. It was.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, an embodiment of the present invention aims to provide an oxygen reduction device and a refrigerator in which the oxygen concentration in the oxygen reduction chamber does not increase even when an opening is provided in the oxygen reduction chamber. To do.

  Embodiments of the present invention include an oxygen reduction chamber, a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode provided on one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, and provided on the other side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, In the oxygen reduction device having a cathode communicating with the oxygen reduction chamber, an anode current collector for energizing the anode, a cathode current collector for energizing the cathode, and a water supply sheet provided on the anode side, An opening provided in the oxygen reduction chamber, an opening / closing portion for opening / closing the opening, and a control portion for opening the opening by the opening / closing portion when the oxygen reduction chamber falls below a predetermined reference pressure; , A hypoxic device.

  Embodiments of the present invention include an oxygen reduction chamber, a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode provided on one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, and provided on the other side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, In the oxygen reduction device having a cathode communicating with the oxygen reduction chamber, an anode current collector for energizing the anode, a cathode current collector for energizing the cathode, and a water supply sheet provided on the anode side, A pump for supplying gas to the inside of the oxygen-reducing chamber, and a control unit for supplying gas to the inside of the oxygen-reducing chamber using the pump so as not to lower the interior of the oxygen-reducing chamber below a predetermined reference pressure; , A hypoxic device.

  Moreover, embodiment of this invention is a refrigerator in which the oxygen reduction apparatus of the said embodiment was provided in the store | warehouse | chamber of a refrigerator.

The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the refrigerator of Embodiment 1 of this invention. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of an oxygen reduction apparatus. The disassembled perspective view of an oxygen reduction unit. The exploded perspective view of an oxygen reducing device. The perspective view of a front fixing member. The perspective view of a back fixing member. The longitudinal cross-sectional view seen from the front of a water supply apparatus. The refrigerator block diagram.

  Hereinafter, an oxygen reduction device 200 for a refrigerator according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1

  The refrigerator 10 of Embodiment 1 is demonstrated based on FIGS. The refrigerator 10 of this embodiment has an oxygen reduction chamber 100, and the oxygen reduction chamber 100 has an oxygen reduction device 200.

(1) Structure of refrigerator 10 The structure of the refrigerator 10 is demonstrated based on FIG. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view as seen from the side of the entire refrigerator 10.

  The cabinet 12 of the refrigerator 10 is a heat insulation box, and is formed of an inner box and an outer box, and a heat insulating material is filled between the inner box and the outer box. The inside of the cabinet 12 has a refrigerator compartment 14, a vegetable compartment 16, a small freezer compartment 18 and a freezer compartment 20 in order from the top, and an ice making room is provided beside the small freezer compartment 18. A heat insulating partition 36 is provided between the vegetable compartment 16, the small freezer compartment 18 and the ice making compartment. The refrigerator compartment 14 and the vegetable compartment 16 are partitioned by a horizontal partition 38. A double door 14a is provided in front of the refrigerator compartment 14, and drawer doors 16a, 18a and 20a are provided in the vegetable compartment 16, the small freezer compartment 18, the freezer compartment 20 and the ice making compartment, respectively.

  A machine room 22 is provided at the bottom of the back surface of the cabinet 12, and a compressor 24 and the like constituting the refrigeration cycle are placed thereon. A control plate 26 is provided on the upper back of the machine room 22.

  A refrigeration evaporator (hereinafter referred to as “R EVA”) 28 is provided from the lower back of the refrigerator compartment 14 to the back of the vegetable compartment 16, and a refrigeration blower (hereinafter referred to as “R fan”) 30 is provided below the evaporator. Is provided. The R EVA 28 and the R fan 30 are disposed in an R EVA chamber 17 formed by the EVA cover 15. The R-eva 28 is provided with a tray 54 for collecting defrost water generated by the R-eva 28.

  A freezing evaporator (hereinafter referred to as “F-eva”) 32 is provided in the F-evaporation chamber 29 from the back of the small freezer 18 to the back of the freezing chamber 20, and a freezing blower (hereinafter referred to as “F”) is provided above it. 34) is provided. The cold air cooled by the R evaporator 28 is sent to the refrigerator compartment 14 and the vegetable compartment 16 by the R fan 30. The cold air cooled by the F-evapor 32 is blown by the F fan 34 to the small freezer 18, ice making room, and freezer 20.

  A refrigerating room sensor (hereinafter referred to as “R sensor”) 31 for detecting the temperature inside the refrigerating room 14 is provided on the back surface of the refrigerating room 14. A refrigeration sensor (hereinafter referred to as “F sensor”) 35 for detecting temperature is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator compartment 14 is provided with a plurality of shelves 40, and a chilled chamber 44 having a drawer-type chilled container 42 is provided at the lower part. The chilled chamber 44 is a low temperature chamber and stores meat and fish. A plurality of door pockets 46 are provided on the back surface of the door 14 a of the refrigerator compartment 14. In the vegetable compartment 16, a drawer-type vegetable container 48 is provided.

  The oxygen-reducing chamber 100 is suspended by a plurality of suspension members 110 on the partition body 38 that corresponds to the ceiling of the vegetable compartment 16. Inside the oxygen reduction chamber 100, an oxygen reduction container 102 is provided so that it can be pulled out. A door 104 is provided in front of the oxygen reduction container 102, and the oxygen reduction chamber 100 is sealed by the door 104. On the rear surface of the oxygen reduction chamber 100, an oxygen reduction device 200, which will be described in detail later, is attached. A pressure sensor 112 for detecting the internal pressure of the oxygen reduction chamber 100 is provided on the upper rear surface of the oxygen reduction chamber 100. An opening 106 opens on the ceiling surface of the oxygen reduction chamber 100 and can be opened and closed by an electromagnetic valve 108.

(2) Oxygen reduction device 200
The oxygen reduction device 200 includes a case 204 having heat insulating properties and an oxygen reduction unit 202 housed therein. The oxygen reduction unit 202 will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIGS. 2 to 4, the thickness of each member is thin, but the thickness is illustrated in an enlarged manner for easy understanding.

  A solid polymer electrolyte membrane (hereinafter simply referred to as “electrolyte membrane”) 206 is provided in the vertical direction, an anode 208 is provided at the rear of the electrolyte membrane 206, and a cathode 210 is provided at the front of the electrolyte membrane 206. Yes. The cathode 210 is a laminate of a carbon catalyst and carbon paper. Further, platinum catalyst is supported on the anode 208 and the cathode 210, respectively. The electrolyte membrane 206, the anode 208, and the cathode 210 are integrally joined using a hot press or the like to form a hypoxic cell. An anode current collector 212 is provided behind the anode 208, and a cathode current collector 214 is provided in front of the cathode 210. Both current collectors 212 and 214 have slit-like openings 216 and 218, respectively, through which gas passes. The anode current collector 212 applies positive current to the anode 208, and the cathode current collector 214 performs negative current to the cathode 210. Both current collectors 212 and 214 are energized from electric wires (not shown). In addition, an insulator 220 is provided between the current collectors 212 and 214 in order to prevent the current collectors 212 and 214 from contacting each other. The insulator 220 has a frame shape, and the electrolyte membrane 206, the anode 208, and the cathode 210 are accommodated therein.

  A water supply sheet 222 made of a nonwoven fabric is disposed behind the anode current collector 212 on the anode 208 side.

  A plate-like spacer 211 is disposed between the anode current collector 212 and the water supply sheet 222. The spacer 211 has a plurality of slit-shaped water supply openings 213. The spacer 211 has a thickness of 1 mm, and forms a certain space A between the anode current collector 212 and the water supply sheet 222.

  The members stacked in order as described above are sandwiched and fixed by a pair of front and rear rear fixing members 224 and a front fixing member 226. The rear fixing member 224 disposed on the anode 208 side has a storage recess 228 for storing the stacked members, and a groove 230 is provided on the upper portion to project the protruding pieces of both current collectors 212 and 214. . In addition, a slit-like opening 232 through which gas passes is opened at the center of the rear fixing member 224.

  The front fixing member 226 attached to the cathode side has a plate shape, and has a slit-like opening 234 through which gas passes in the center. As shown in FIG. 2, the slit-shaped opening 234 is inclined so as to become narrower as it is later, unlike the cross-sectional area on the front side and the cross-sectional area on the rear side. This is to make it easier to send air to the cathode current collector 214.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rear fixing member 224 and the front fixing member 226 are screwed by screws (not shown). A unit in which these members are integrated is referred to as an “oxygen reduction unit 202”. Note that the protruding pieces of both current collectors 212 and 214 protrude from the upper part of the oxygen reduction unit 202, and the water supply sheet 222 hangs from the lower part.

(3) Case 204
As shown in FIG. 4, the oxygen reduction unit 202 described above is accommodated inside a case 204 having a box-shaped heat insulating property. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the case 204 includes a rectangular parallelepiped front case 236, a rear case 238, a frame-like middle case 240 sandwiched between the front case 236 and the rear case 238. . A front case 236 is disposed on the cathode side of the oxygen reduction unit 202 and a rear case 238 is disposed on the anode side. Screwed.

  The front case 236 will be described with reference to FIGS. A square-shaped reaction recess 244 is provided at the center of the rear surface of the front case 236 having heat insulation properties. Further, a groove-shaped upper flow path 246 is provided from the upper surface of the reaction recess 244 toward the upper surface of the front case 236, and an upper vent hole 248 is opened on the upper surface of the front case 236. Further, a groove-like lower flow path 250 is provided downward from the lower surface of the reaction recess 244, and a lower vent hole 252 is opened on the lower surface of the front case 236. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, a rectangular parallelepiped space B is formed between the cathode current collector 214 on the cathode side and the front wall of the front case 236 by the reaction recess 244.

  Next, the middle case 240 will be described with reference to FIG. A front fixing member 226 of the oxygen reduction unit 202 is housed in the central portion 242 of the frame-shaped middle case 240.

  Next, the rear case 238 will be described with reference to FIGS. A storage recess 254 that can store the rear fixing member 224 of the oxygen reduction unit 202 is provided at the center of the front surface of the rear case 238, and the current collectors 212 and 214 of the current collectors 212 and 214 are arranged from the storage recess 254 toward the upper surface of the rear case 238. Grooves 256 and 258 from which the protruding pieces protrude are provided. An exhaust recess 260 is further provided on the rear surface of the storage recess 254, and the lower surface of the exhaust recess 260 has an inclined surface so as to approach each other and communicates with the exhaust port 262. The exhaust port 262 opens on the lower surface of the rear case 238.

  The case 204 in which the oxygen reduction unit 202 is stored is attached to the rear surface of the container storage unit 104 of the oxygen reduction chamber 100. This attachment method will be described with reference to FIG.

  At the center of the rear surface of the container storage unit 104, a cubic storage holding unit 264 projects toward the storage side. The storage case 264 stores the front case 236 of the case 204 from the rear. Therefore, the upper hole 266 and the lower hole 268 are opened at positions corresponding to the upper ventilation hole 248 and the lower ventilation hole 252 which are opened on the upper surface and the lower surface of the front case 236.

  Since the case 204 protrudes from the rear surface of the container storage unit 104, the cover 270 is covered so as to cover the protruding portion. The cover 270 is made of a synthetic resin and has a shape that covers the entire rear case 238 of the case 204. The cover 270 is provided with current collector openings 278 and 278 through which both current collectors 212 and 214 protrude. In addition, an exhaust port 280 communicating with the exhaust port 262 of the rear case 238 is opened.

(4) Water supply device 300
Next, the water supply apparatus 300 is demonstrated based on FIG. 2 and FIG.

  The water supply apparatus 300 has a water supply main body 302, and the water supply main body 302 is a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped box. The water supply main body 302 is vertically divided by a partition wall 304 inside thereof, and an upper portion constitutes a water purification compartment 306 and a lower portion constitutes a suction section 308. A water supply pipe 152 is connected to the upper surface of the left end portion of the water supply main body 302, that is, the upper surface of the water purification section 306. The defrost water generated from the R EVA 28 of the refrigerator 10 is fed into the water supply pipe 152 via the tray 54.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the partition wall 304 is inclined downward from a portion to which the water supply pipe 152 is connected, and a water supply hole 310 leading to the suction section 308 is formed at the right end. A purified water section 312 made of an ion exchange resin is provided inside the purified water section 306. By providing this water purification unit 312, it is possible to remove the influence of the quality of defrost water supplied from the R EVA 28, and to prevent the oxygen reduction unit 115 from deteriorating. That is, the defrost water is frost adhering to the R EVA 28 and is collected in the drain pan, and therefore contains metal ions. Therefore, since there is a possibility of promoting the hydrolysis of the synthetic resin fibers constituting the water supply sheet 222, the provision of the water purification unit 312 can remove the influence of the quality of the defrost water.

  The suction section 308 has a water storage tank 314 for storing the water supplied from the water supply hole 310. Further, a drain pipe 154 is provided at the left end of the suction section 308. A partition wall 316 is provided between the drain pipe 154 and the water storage tank 314. The defrost water supplied from the water supply hole 310 is accumulated in the water storage tank 314. The water storage tank 314 is recessed at the center, and the lower part of the water supply sheet 222 of the oxygen reduction unit 202 described above is immersed, and the water supply sheet 222 sucks up the accumulated water. When the amount of water in the water storage tank 314 increases and exceeds the partition wall 316, the water is drained from the drain pipe 154 to an evaporating dish (not shown). In the water supply main body 302 which is a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped, the suction section 308 protrudes forward from the water purification section 306, and the water supply sheet 222 is drawn from the ceiling surface protruding forward from the suction section 308.

(5) Electrical configuration of refrigerator 10 Next, the electrical configuration of the refrigerator 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The control board 26 is provided with a control unit 70 composed of a microcomputer. The control unit 70 includes a compressor 24, a three-way valve 62 provided in the refrigeration cycle, an R fan 30, an F fan 34, an R sensor 31, and an F sensor. A sensor 35, an oxygen reduction device 200, a pressure sensor 112, and a solenoid valve 108 are provided.

  The three-way valve 62 is a valve that switches between supplying the refrigerant to the R-eva 28 or the F-eva 32 in the refrigeration cycle.

(6) Operation state of oxygen reduction device 200 The operation state of the oxygen reduction device 200 will be described.

  First, when food is stored in the oxygen reduction chamber 100, the control plate 70 starts energizing both the current collectors 212 and 214.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the air in the oxygen reduction container 106 is supplied through the lower vent 252 of the oxygen reduction chamber 100, the downstream passage 250, the space B, and the opening 234 of the front fixing member 226. Since both the current collectors 212 and 214 are energized, oxygen is reduced from the inflowing air. In the anode 208 and the cathode 210, the oxygen reduction reaction as shown in the following formulas (1) and (2) is performed.

Anode: 2H ₂ O → O ₂ + 4H ⁺ + 4e ⁻ (1)

Cathode ... O ₂ + 4H ⁺ + 4e ⁻ → 2H ₂ O (2)

Explaining this oxygen reduction reaction formula, water vapor from the water supply sheet 222 passes through the space A and is electrolyzed at the anode 208 to form hydrogen ions (proton H ⁺ ). The hydrogen ions move through the electrolyte membrane 116. It reaches the cathode 210 and reacts with oxygen inside the oxygen-reducing chamber 100 to generate water and consume oxygen. This reduces oxygen and allows food to be stored in CA.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, oxygen generated at the anode 208 of the oxygen reduction unit 202 diffuses from the exhaust path 262 of the rear case 238.

  By the way, when the controller 70 closes the electromagnetic valve 108 and the oxygen reduction reaction of the above formula (2) is started, the oxygen in the oxygen reduction chamber 100 decreases, and conversely, water vapor is generated. In this case, since 1 mol of oxygen is reduced, 2 mol of water vapor is generated, so that the pressure in the oxygen reduction chamber 100 increases immediately after the start of the oxygen reduction reaction. However, when the amount of saturated water vapor in the oxygen reduction chamber 100 is reached, the generated water vapor liquefies and accumulates in the oxygen reduction chamber 100 as water. Therefore, after the pressure inside the oxygen-reducing chamber 100 once rises, the pressure inside the oxygen-reducing chamber 100 gradually decreases as the oxygen decreases thereafter. This change in pressure can be detected by the control unit 70 using the pressure sensor 112.

  If the internal pressure of the oxygen reduction chamber 100 is reduced as it is, the door 104 of the oxygen reduction chamber 100 is difficult to open. Therefore, the control unit 70 opens the electromagnetic valve 108 and is provided on the ceiling surface of the oxygen reduction chamber 100. The opened opening 106 is brought into an open state. Thereby, air (atmosphere) flows in from the outside, the pressure inside the oxygen reduction chamber 100 does not increase, and the door 104 does not become difficult to open. Here, the reference pressure for opening the electromagnetic valve 108 is atmospheric pressure (for example, 1013 hPa). And the pressure of the inside of the oxygen reduction chamber 100 and the outside will be in an equilibrium state.

  On the other hand, when the atmosphere flows from the outside, even if the oxygen concentration in the oxygen reduction chamber 100 increases, the oxygen concentration in the atmosphere is about 20%, which is smaller than the amount of oxygen reduction performed by the oxygen reduction device 200. Therefore, even if the atmosphere flows from the opening 106, if the oxygen reduction reaction is continued thereafter, the oxygen reduction state continues and the food inside can be maintained in the oxygen reduction state.

  Then, the controller 70 closes the electromagnetic valve 108 and closes the opening 106 when the oxygen reduction reaction by the oxygen reduction device 200 is completed.

(7) Effect In the refrigerator 10 according to the present embodiment, when the oxygen reduction reaction proceeds and the pressure reduction state is about to occur in the oxygen reduction chamber 100, the electromagnetic valve 108 is opened and the atmosphere from the opening 106 becomes atmospheric. Therefore, the inside of the oxygen reduction chamber 100 does not become lower than the atmospheric pressure. Therefore, the door 104 does not become difficult to open.

  On the other hand, the reason why the electromagnetic valve 108 opens the opening 106 is that the pressure sensor 112 opens when the pressure inside the oxygen reduction chamber 100 becomes equal to the atmospheric pressure, so that the oxygen concentration is not increased by the inflowing air.

(8) Modification In the above embodiment, the pressure sensor 108 is provided inside the oxygen reduction chamber 100 to measure the internal pressure of the oxygen reduction chamber 100. Instead, a humidity sensor is provided inside the oxygen reduction chamber 100.

  The reason is that water vapor is generated by the oxygen reduction reaction described in the formula (2), and the humidity becomes 100% when the water vapor reaches the saturated water vapor amount. Therefore, this humidity is detected by a humidity sensor, and the electromagnetic valve 108 opens the opening 106 at that timing. That is, when the water vapor reaches the saturated water vapor amount, thereafter, the internal pressure of the oxygen-reducing chamber 100 is decreasing due to the oxygen-reducing reaction. Therefore, by opening the opening 106 with the electromagnetic valve 108 at this timing, it is possible to prevent the atmosphere from flowing in from the outside and the internal pressure of the oxygen reduction chamber 100 from being lowered.

  When the humidity reaches 100%, the pressure in the container is a pressurized state that is higher than atmospheric pressure. Therefore, even if the oxygen reduction device 200 continues the oxygen reduction reaction after the humidity becomes 100%, the pressure is reduced but not immediately reduced to a pressure lower than the atmospheric pressure. Therefore, in order to maintain the closed state of the opening 106 from the pressurized state to the atmospheric pressure and to open the opening 106 before the pressure becomes equal to or lower than the atmospheric pressure, the humidity should be 100%. The opening 106 may be opened after a predetermined time has elapsed since detection.

Embodiment 2

  Next, the refrigerator 10 of Embodiment 2 is demonstrated.

  The difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is as follows. In the first embodiment, the electromagnetic valve 108 is provided in the opening 106. However, in this embodiment, a hose is connected to the opening 106 and a pump for supplying air to the tip of the hose is provided instead.

  The controller 70 drives the pump when the internal pressure of the oxygen reduction chamber 100 is detected to be equal to the atmospheric pressure by the pressure sensor 112 during the oxygen reduction reaction of the formula (2), so that the atmosphere is brought into the oxygen reduction chamber 100. Supply. This prevents the inside of the oxygen reduction chamber 100 from being reduced in pressure due to the oxygen reduction reaction. The amount of air to be supplied is reduced by the oxygen reduction device 200 and is supplied in an amount corresponding to the decrease in oxygen accompanying the oxygen reduction.

  Even in the present embodiment, the inside of the oxygen reduction chamber is not decompressed by the atmosphere supplied from the pump, and the door is not easily opened. In addition, since the supplied air contains only 20% oxygen, the amount of oxygen reduced by the oxygen reduction device 200 is larger and has an effect of oxygen reduction.

  Note that the humidity sensor may be used as the timing for driving the pump, as in the modified example of the first embodiment.

  Further, the control unit 70 may drive the pump before the oxygen reduction reaction of the formula (2) to supply the atmosphere into the oxygen reduction chamber 100. Thereby, it can prevent that the inside of the oxygen reduction chamber 100 will be in a pressure-reduced state by oxygen reduction reaction.

Example of change

  In the above embodiment, the oxygen-reducing chamber 100 is provided on the ceiling of the vegetable chamber 14, but instead, the oxygen-reducing chamber 100 may be provided in the chilled chamber 44. This is because the fats and oils contained in the meat stored in the chilled chamber 44 are prevented from being oxidized and are suitable for storing meat and the like.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Refrigerator, 16 ... Vegetable room, 70 ... Control part, 100 ... Hypoxic chamber, 102 ... Hypoxic container, 104 ... Door, 106 ... Opening part, 108 ... Solenoid valve, 112 ... Pressure sensor, 200 ... Oxygen reduction device

Claims (10)

A hypoxic chamber;
A solid polymer electrolyte membrane;
An anode provided on one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane;
A cathode provided on the other side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and leading to the hypoxic chamber;
An anode current collector for energizing the anode;
A cathode current collector for energizing the cathode;
A water supply sheet provided on the anode side;
In the oxygen reduction device having
An opening provided in the oxygen reduction chamber;
An opening and closing portion for opening and closing the opening;
A control unit that opens the opening by the opening / closing unit when the inside of the oxygen reduction chamber falls below a predetermined reference pressure;
A hypoxic device. A pressure sensor for detecting the pressure in the oxygen-reducing chamber,
The control unit detects that the pressure in the oxygen-reducing chamber detected by the pressure sensor is lower than a reference pressure, and opens the opening.
The oxygen reduction device according to claim 1. A humidity sensor for detecting the humidity inside the oxygen-reducing chamber;
The control unit determines that the pressure in the oxygen-reducing chamber has decreased to the reference pressure based on when the humidity sensor detects 100% humidity.
The oxygen reduction device according to claim 1. The opening / closing part is a solenoid valve;
The oxygen reduction device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A hypoxic chamber;
A solid polymer electrolyte membrane;
An anode provided on one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane;
A cathode provided on the other side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and leading to the hypoxic chamber;
An anode current collector for energizing the anode;
A cathode current collector for energizing the cathode;
A water supply sheet provided on the anode side;
In the oxygen reduction device having
A pump for supplying gas to the inside of the oxygen reduction chamber;
A controller that supplies gas to the inside of the oxygen-reducing chamber using the pump and controls the inside of the oxygen-reducing chamber so as not to drop below a predetermined reference pressure;
A hypoxic device. The controller supplies gas to the inside of the oxygen reduction chamber using the pump before operating the oxygen reduction device.
The oxygen reduction device according to claim 5. A humidity sensor for detecting the humidity inside the oxygen-reducing chamber;
The controller operates the pump after operating the oxygen reducing device until the humidity sensor detects 100% humidity until the operation of the oxygen reducing device is terminated.
The oxygen reduction device according to claim 5. The gas supplied by the pump is the atmosphere.
The oxygen reduction device according to any one of claims 5 to 7. The reference pressure is atmospheric pressure;
The oxygen reduction device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. An oxygen reduction device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is provided.
refrigerator.

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