KR102287379B1 - Air purifying mask system in internet of things - Google Patents

Abstract

IoT air purification mask system according to the present invention is disclosed. The IoT air purifying mask system is provided with a detachable port at a position corresponding to the user's nose and mouth periphery, and a fabric mask body that is bent in multiple steps to correspond to the user's face shape and the detachable port of the fabric mask body are engaged An air purification module for purifying the air flowing into the fabric mask body, an environment sensing module for measuring at least one of temperature, humidity, and particle distribution around the user, and data measured from the environment sensing module are collected and analyzed and a mobile terminal for controlling the air purification module according to the analysis result.
The IoT air purifying mask system according to the present invention has the effect of enabling the user to easily cope with fine dust by applying an environment sensing module in the form of a necklace, which is a general accessory and a mobile terminal carried by the user at all times, and a dehumidifying fan. The flow of air through the unit is facilitated and moisture or moisture can be easily removed to the outside, allowing the user to feel a foreign body or breathing smoothly. It has the effect of removing odors.

Description

IoT air purification mask system {AIR PURIFYING MASK SYSTEM IN INTERNET OF THINGS}

The present invention relates to an air purifying mask, and more particularly, by applying an environment sensing module in the form of a mobile terminal and general accessories carried by the user at all times, it is possible for the user to easily cope with fine dust and is added to the inside of the mask. It relates to an IoT air purifying mask system that can remove odors in a mask through a filter member.

Recently, air quality has emerged as a topic of discussion throughout the country. In particular, due to fine dust, ultra-fine dust, or yellow dust from China, the general public's interest in or R&D on health problems of the respiratory tract is increasing day by day. and demand is increasing. However, according to the rapidly changing air quality, it is difficult for the general public to always prepare for fine dust by wearing a mask. In particular, when going out or hiking, most people necessarily carry a mask, but it is not inconvenient to always wear a mask that is inconvenient for activities. In addition, as the filtering level of the mask increases, the flow of air to the outside is not smooth, and this makes it impossible to remove moisture or moisture from the mouth or nose when wearing the mask, resulting in a foreign body feeling and difficulty in breathing There is this. Furthermore, there was also a problem in that the use of the mask is reluctant due to odors such as bad breath generated inside the mask.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and the present invention is implemented as a mobile terminal and necklace-like accessories carried by the user at all times, so that the user can easily cope with the risk of fine dust in IoT air. A purification mask system is provided.

In addition, even when the filtering level of the mask is increased, the flow of air is facilitated through the dehumidifying fan between the first and second filter members, so that moisture or moisture coming out of the user's mouth or nose can be easily removed to the outside, causing a feeling of foreign body or breathing. Provides an IoT air purification mask system that can make breathing easier for users and minimize breathing difficulties by selectively increasing the degree and amount of external air entering and exiting.

Furthermore, the present invention provides an IoT air purification mask system that can remove not only fine dust but also bad odors by applying a filter member having a five-layer structure having a deodorizing filter.

The IoT air purification mask system according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a fabric mask body in which a detachable port is provided at a position corresponding to the user's nose and mouth periphery, and is bent in multiple stages to correspond to the user's face shape and at least one of an air purification module for purifying the air flowing into the fabric mask body and temperature, humidity, and particle distribution around the user or inside the air purification module by engaging the detachable opening of the fabric mask body and a mobile terminal that collects and analyzes the data measured from the environment sensing module and the environment sensing module, and controls the air purification module according to the analysis result.

The air purifying module is interposed between an outer coupling portion coupled to the outer surface of the detachable hole through a detachable convex groove portion, an inner coupling portion in direct contact with the user's face through a removable concave groove portion, and the outer coupling portion and the inner coupling portion and a dehumidifying fan for removing moisture inside the air purifying module according to the humidity information measured from the environment sensing module, wherein the detachable port is engaged between the detachable convex groove and the detachable concave groove. do.

The outer coupling part has a plurality of inlet cutouts through which external air is introduced at the lower end, and a magnet seating part for driving the dehumidifying fan unit at the upper end, and the inner coupling part purifies the incoming external air. A first filter member is provided, and the first filter member comprises an activated carbon layer having absorption and adsorption properties for any one filter of the five-layer filter structure, and the dehumidification fan part is a part of the environment sensing module in the magnet seating part. It is characterized in that it is driven when some are accommodated.

The dehumidifying fan unit is coupled to a circular fan housing in which the PCB board and the fan are rotatably provided, a driving unit directly connected to the fan, and the fan housing, a second filter member provided at a position adjacent to the first filter member. It is characterized in that it includes.

The environment sensor module is characterized in that it comprises a sensor unit for measuring the temperature and particle distribution around the user and measuring the humidity inside the air purification module, and a string unit worn on the user's body and the sensor unit is detachable. .

The sensor unit transmits the result measured from the sensor to the mobile terminal using a sensor for measuring temperature, humidity, and particle distribution, an LED that displays a predetermined color according to the particle distribution measured from the sensor, and short-range wireless communication technology. A wireless communication unit for transmitting and a power supply unit for supplying power to the sensor and the LED and the wireless communication unit.

The string part is characterized in that a plurality of permanent magnet chips are disposed on the rear surface.

The mobile terminal is equipped with an application capable of analyzing and processing the measurement result received from the environment sensing module, and displays the analyzed and processed result through the application, and according to the analyzed and processed result through the application, the It is characterized in that it controls the air purification module.

The IoT air purification mask system according to the present invention has the effect of enabling the user to easily cope with fine dust by applying an environment sensing module in the form of a necklace, which is a general accessory and a mobile terminal that the user always carries.

In addition, the IoT air purifying mask system according to the present invention facilitates the flow of air through the dehumidifying fan between the first and second filter members even when the filtering level of the mask increases, so that moisture or moisture from the user's mouth or nose is discharged to the outside. Since it can be easily removed, a feeling of foreign body or breathing can be smooth for the user, and the degree of input and output of external air and the amount of input and output are selectively increased, so that the user's breathing can be easier and breathing difficulties can be minimized.

Furthermore, the present invention has an effect of removing bad odors as well as fine dust by applying a filter member having a five-layer structure having a deodorizing filter.

1 is a block diagram of an IoT air purification mask system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the fabric mask body shown in FIG. 1 .
3 is a view showing an embodiment of the air purification module shown in FIG.
4 is a view showing an example in which the air purification module shown in FIG. 1 is coupled to the fabric mask body.
5 is an internal configuration diagram of a first filter member according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a dehumidifying fan unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an environment sensing module illustrated in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the sensor unit shown in FIG. 7 .

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention disclosed in this specification are only exemplified for the purpose of explaining the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention are It may be implemented in various forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Since the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may have various changes and may have various forms, the embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to specific disclosed forms, and includes all modifications, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another element, for example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first element may be called a second element, and similarly The second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it is understood that the other component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that no other element is present in the middle. Other expressions describing the relationship between elements, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to", should be interpreted similarly.

The terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

As used herein, terms such as “comprises” or “have” are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, and includes one or more other features or numbers. , it should be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as including meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the present specification, they should be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. doesn't happen

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the air purification mask system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an IoT air purification mask system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an IoT air purification mask system 10 (hereinafter referred to as a 'mask system') according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fabric mask body 100 , an air purification module 200 , and an environment sensing module 400 . ) and a mobile terminal 500 .

The mask system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention measures the air quality around the user and drives the air purification module 200 according to the result of the measured air quality so that the user can escape from the risk of fine dust. do.

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of the mask system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the fabric mask body 100 shown in FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the fabric mask body 100 may be bent in multiple stages to correspond to the shape of the user's face, and the fabric mask body 100 is provided with detachable openings at positions corresponding to the user's nose and mouth periphery. can be

A step portion 111 for sealing is provided along an edge of the attachment/detachment hole, and the step portion 111 for sealing may provide a biting area when the air purification module 200 is coupled.

Bands 101 are provided on both sides of the fabric mask body 100 , and may be closely fixed to the user's face through the band 101 .

The material of the fabric mask body 100 may be made of a washable fabric material, but otherwise, other materials may be applied as long as it is a fluid material that can be bent in multiple stages to correspond to the facial contour.

3 is a view showing an embodiment of the air purification module 200 shown in FIG. 1 , and FIG. 4 is a view showing an example in which the air purification module 200 shown in FIG. 1 is coupled to the fabric mask body 100 . It is also

At this time, Fig. 3 (a) shows a front view of the air purification module 200, Fig. 3 (b) shows a side view of the air purification module 200, Figure 3 (c) shows the air purification module 200 ) shows the rear view.

1 to 4 , the air purification module 200 includes an outer coupling part 230 , an inner coupling part 270 and a dehumidifying fan part 300 , and is coupled to the fabric mask body 100 to the inside of the mask. It plays a role in purifying fine dust contained in the air introduced into the

First, the outer coupling part 230 is coupled to the outer surface of the detachable opening of the fabric mask body 100, and a plurality of incision incisions 250 through which external air is introduced may be provided at the lower end of the outer coupling part 230. there is.

In the present specification, although it is illustrated that two lead-in incisions 250 are provided, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and a larger number of lead-in incisions 250 may be formed according to design, of course.

A plurality of incision grooves may be provided in each of the incision incisions 250 , and external air may be introduced into the mask through the plurality of incision grooves.

The edge of the outer coupling portion 230 may be provided with a detachable concave groove portion (not shown), and the detachable concave groove portion 240 may be formed to be depressed inwardly in the thickness direction from the bottom surface of the outer coupling portion 230 .

In addition, a magnet seating part 260 is provided at the upper end of the outer coupling part 230 , and the magnet seating part 260 serves as a switch for turning on/off the dehumidifying fan part 300 of the environmental sensing module 400 of the The sensor unit 430 may be seated through a magnet coupling.

A method in which the sensor unit 430 of the environment sensing module 400 is seated on the magnet mounting unit 260 to control the dehumidification fan unit 300 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 6 .

On the other hand, in the air purification module 200, an inner coupling portion 270 may be provided at a portion in direct contact with the user's face, and on the plate surface of the inner coupling portion 270, as shown in Fig. 3(c). , the first filter member 290 may be provided over the entire area.

5 shows an internal configuration diagram of the first filter member 290 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the first filter member 290 is implemented as a five-layer filter (L1 to L5) structure made of a nonwoven fabric, and serves to block airborne dust or fine dust introduced into the mask.

The first layer (L1) of the first filter member 290 is made of PP nonwoven fabric and is implemented as a shield filter that blocks thick dust, and the second layer (L2) is made of an activated carbon layer and is a deodorizing filter having absorption and adsorption properties. can be implemented.

The third layer (L3) may be implemented as a PM 10 filter that blocks fine dust having a particle size of 10 micrometers (PM 10) or less, such as pollen and allergy dust, and the fourth layer (L4) is fine dust, It can be implemented as a PM 2.5 filter that blocks ultra-fine dust with a particle size of 2.5 micrometers, such as bacteria.

On the other hand, the fifth layer (L5) is a part in direct contact with the user's skin and is implemented as a soft and skin-friendly filter.

Referring back to Figure 3, the inner coupling portion 270 may be provided with a removable convex groove portion (not shown) along the edge, through which the inner coupling portion 270 and the outer coupling portion 230 is a fabric mask body ( 100) can be combined with each other.

In particular, when the detachable convex groove portion and the detachable concave groove portion are coupled to each other, the sealing step portion 111 of the mask body 100 may be engaged between the detachable convex groove portion and the detachable concave groove portion.

Through this, the attachment/detachment hole of the mask body 100 can be completely sealed, and the attachment/detachment hole of the mask can be easily opened by simply detaching the attachment/detachment concave groove with respect to the attachment/detachment convex groove.

On the other hand, as the filtering level of the mask increases, the flow of air to the outside is not smooth, which prevents moisture or moisture from the mouth or nose to be removed to the outside, causing a foreign body sensation and difficulty in breathing. can occur

Accordingly, in the embodiment of the present invention, the dehumidifying fan unit 300 may be provided between the outer coupling part 230 and the inner coupling part 270 .

6 is a view showing the dehumidifying fan unit 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 6 , the dehumidifying fan unit 300 has the sensor unit 430 of the environmental sensing module 400 mounted on the magnet mounting unit 260 of the outer coupling unit 230 as described above. can be driven on

The dehumidifying fan unit 300 includes a circular fan housing 330 in which the PCB board 310 and the fan 340 are rotatably provided, and a driving unit (not shown) directly connected to the fan 340 , the fan The housing 330 may include a second filter member 320 at a position adjacent to the first filter member 290 .

The PCB board 310 includes a control unit (not shown) for controlling the operation of the driving unit (eg, whether the fan 340 is driven or the rotation speed of the fan 340 ) and a battery unit 350 including a fan housing ( 330 , the fan housing 330 is provided with a substantially circular cross section, the fan 340 is rotatably coupled therein, and a second filter member 320 is provided on one surface.

At this time, as the sensor unit 430 of the environment sensing module 400 is seated on the magnet mounting unit 260 of the outer coupling unit 230 , the PCB board 310 and the driving unit are separated from the battery unit 350 . will supply power to

In addition, the control unit of the PCB board 310 may control the operation of the driving unit according to a control signal transmitted from the mobile terminal 500 to be described later.

Through the dehumidifying fan unit 300 of this configuration, even when the filtering level of the mask is increased, the flow of air is facilitated through the dehumidifying fan unit 300 between the first and second filter members 420, so that moisture coming out of the user's mouth or nose However, moisture can be easily removed to the outside, so that the user can feel a foreign body or breathe smoothly.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the environment sensing module 400 shown in FIG. 1 .

At this time, (a) of FIG. 7 shows a front view of the environment sensing module 400, and (b) of FIG. 7 shows a rear view of the environment sensing module 400.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the environment sensing module 400 includes a sensor unit 430 and a string unit 495 , and is implemented in the form of general accessories (eg, necklace) so that the user can wear it without burden.

At this time, the sensor unit 430 can be easily separated from the string part 495 of the environmental sensing module 400 , and after being separated, it is easily attached to and detached from the magnet seating part 260 of the outer coupling part 230 . As described above, it is possible to turn on/off the dehumidifying fan unit 300 by doing so.

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the sensor unit 400 shown in FIG. 7 .

7 and 8 , the sensor unit 430 of the environment sensing module 400 includes a sensor 450 for detecting temperature, humidity, particle distribution, etc. from the surrounding environment and particle distribution detected by the sensor 450 . A wireless communication unit 470 and the components 450 for communicating with a mobile terminal 500 to be described later using an LED 460 for displaying a predetermined color according to the degree and a wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth. and a power supply unit 480 for supplying power to 460 and 470 .

At this time, the sensor 450 may be implemented as a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a particle detection sensor, etc., and when the user is wearing the environment sensing module 400 as a necklace, the temperature or the degree of particle distribution around the user can be detected. In addition, when the sensor unit 430 is separated from the string unit 495 and seated on the magnet mounting unit 260 of the outer coupling unit, the humidity in the mask may be measured.

The LED 460 may display a predetermined color according to the degree of particle distribution in the surrounding environment sensed by the sensor 450 , for example, blue when the air quality is good, green when normal, and red when the air quality is bad.

The wireless communication unit 470 communicates with the mobile terminal 500 to be described later using a short-range wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi, etc. At this time, the temperature, humidity, and particle distribution degree measured from the sensor 450 are data may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 500 .

The power supply unit 480 supplies power to the sensor 450 , the LED 460 , and the wireless communication unit 470 , and is implemented as a small high-performance battery and can be charged through the magnetic charging terminal 485 .

On the other hand, the string unit 495 places permanent magnet chips (Magnet Chip) in various places on the back side of the string, so that the user can use the environment sensing module 400 as a health care necklace in ordinary times.

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 500 receives sensing data (eg, temperature, humidity, particle distribution, etc.) collected from the sensor 450 of the sensor unit 430 through wireless communication with the sensor unit 430 .

In addition, the mobile terminal 500 is equipped with an application capable of analyzing and processing the received sensing data, and may generate a corresponding control signal according to the analysis and processing result through the application.

For example, the mobile terminal 500 transmits a control signal according to the analysis and processing results through the application to the air purification module 200, and the dehumidifying fan unit 300 controls the fan 340 according to the transmitted control signal. It is possible to control whether or not to drive or the rotation speed of the fan 340 .

In addition, since the mobile terminal 500 can display the results analyzed and processed through the application on the application, the user can use the application to provide information on the degree of dust distribution, temperature, humidity, etc. for his/her surrounding environment at present. can get

Furthermore, the mobile terminal 500 may generate a predetermined alarm signal according to the result of analysis and processing through the application, for example, when it is determined that the concentration of fine dust in the environment around the user is high as a result of the analysis and processing.

As a result, the user can obtain information on the degree of dust distribution, temperature, humidity, etc. of the current surrounding environment through the application, so that the user can decide whether to wear the mask by himself or not, even if he does not consider whether to wear the mask, the mobile terminal It is possible to immediately wear the mask upon hearing the alarm signal from 500 .

As mentioned above, although the present invention has been described in detail using preferred embodiments, the scope of the present invention is not limited to specific embodiments and should be construed according to the appended claims. In addition, those skilled in the art should understand that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

100: fabric mask body 101: band
111: step for sealing 230: outer coupling part
200: air purification module 250: incision inlet
260: magnet seating part 270: inner coupling part
290: first filter member 300: dehumidifying fan unit
310: PCB board 320: second filter member
330: fan housing 340: fan
400: environment sensing module 430: sensor unit
450: sensor 460: LED
470: wireless communication unit 480: power unit
485: magnetic charging terminal 500: mobile terminal

Claims (8)

a fabric mask body provided with a detachable port at a position corresponding to the user's nose and mouth periphery, the fabric mask body being bent in multiple stages to correspond to the user's face shape;
an air purifying module for purifying the air flowing into the fabric mask body by engaging the detachable opening of the fabric mask body;
an environment sensing module for measuring at least one of temperature, humidity, and particle distribution around the user or inside the air purification module; and
A mobile terminal that collects and analyzes the data measured from the environmental sensing module and controls the air purification module according to the analysis result;
The air purification module is
an outer coupling portion coupled to the outer surface of the detachable hole through the detachable convex groove;
an inner coupling portion in direct contact with the user's face through a removable concave groove; and
and a dehumidifying fan interposed between the outer coupling part and the inner coupling part and configured to remove moisture inside the air purification module according to the humidity information measured from the environment sensing module;
The detachable sphere is engaged between the detachable convex groove portion and the detachable concave groove portion,
The outer coupling portion,
A plurality of incisions through which external air is introduced are provided at the lower end, and a magnet seating portion for driving the dehumidifying fan unit is provided at the upper end,
The inner coupling part,
A first filter member having a five-layer filter structure for purifying the incoming external air is provided, wherein the first filter member comprises an activated carbon layer having absorption and adsorption properties for any one filter of the five-layer filter structure,
The dehumidifying fan unit,
IoT air purification mask system, characterized in that it is driven when a part of the environmental sensing module is accommodated in the magnet seating part. delete delete According to claim 1,
The dehumidifying fan unit,
PCB board;
a fan housing having a circular shape in which the fan is rotatably provided;
a driving unit directly connected to the fan; and
and a second filter member coupled to the fan housing and provided at a position adjacent to the first filter member. According to claim 1,
The environmental sensor module,
a sensor unit that measures the temperature and particle distribution around the user and measures the humidity inside the air purification module; and
The IoT air purifying mask system comprising: a string part worn on the user's body and detachable from the sensor part. 6. The method of claim 5,
The sensor unit,
sensors for measuring temperature, humidity and particle distribution;
an LED displaying a predetermined color according to the particle distribution measured by the sensor;
a wireless communication unit for transmitting a result measured from the sensor to the mobile terminal using a short-range wireless communication technology; and
IoT air purification mask system comprising a; a power supply unit for supplying power to the sensor, the LED, and the wireless communication unit. 6. The method of claim 5,
IoT air purifying mask system, characterized in that the string part has a plurality of permanent magnet chips disposed on the rear surface. According to claim 1,
The mobile terminal is
An application capable of analyzing and processing the measurement result received from the environment sensing module is loaded,
Display the results analyzed and processed through the application,
IoT air purification mask system, characterized in that it controls the air purification module according to the analysis and processing results through the application.

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