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US 2009/0269249 A1Published application
Allergen inactivating method, allergen inactivating filter, air treating apparatus, virus inactivating agent, virus inactivating method, virus inactivating filter, air conditioning unit and air conditioner
AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsYuji Nakajima, Daisuke Tanaka, Katsuhiro Hashitsume, Naokazu Takeuchi, Susumu Kojima, Masaki Bessyo, Yuuri Tsuboi
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Abstract
The invention provides an allergen inactivating method by maintaining the allergens under a condition in which any one selected from the group consisting of heat, an alkali, an acid and an enzyme exists.
Claims15
1-30. (canceled)
31:
- An allergen inactivating filter comprising:
- a filter main body including a mesh of less than 10 micro meters capable of trapping a pollen or a mite allergen floating in passing air;
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- an acidic, neutral, or basic enzyme with a decomposition activity of at least 1,000,000 units immobilized on the filter main body and having a function of inactivating the trapped pollen or the mite allergen by denaturing or decomposing the trapped pollen or the mite allergen.
1 more element
32:
- The allergen inactivating filter according to claim 31, wherein the filter main body comprises a material having one or both of water absorbing property and moisture absorbing property.
33:
- The allergen inactivating filter according to claim 32, comprising a carrier between the filter main body and the enzyme.
34:
- The allergen inactivating filter according to claim 33, wherein the carrier comprises a material having one or both of water absorbing property and moisture absorbing property.
35:
- The allergen inactivating filter according to claim 31, wherein the filter main body is one of flat, sponge-like, pleated, rod shape, and louver-like.
36:
- The allergen inactivating filter according to claim 31, further comprising a heating unit.
37:
- The allergen inactivating filter according to claim 36, wherein the heating unit is one or both of heat from a heater and heat from an air conditioner.
38:
- The allergen inactivating filter according to claim 31, further comprising at least one of deodorizing function, dust removing function, bactericidal function, aroma adding function, and negative ion adding function.
39:
- The allergen inactivating filter according to claim 31, further comprising a water feed unit that feeds water to the filter main body.
40:
- The allergen inactivating filter according to claim 39, wherein the water feed unit is a water tank that contacts an end of the filter main body and feeds the water to the filter main body through capillary action.
41:
- The allergen inactivating filter according to claim 39, wherein the water feed unit is a water tank that contacts an end of the filter main body and feeds the water to the filter main body with a pressurizing unit.
42:
- An air treating apparatus comprising the allergen inactivating filter according to claim 31.
43:
- The air treating apparatus according to claim 42, which is one of an air conditioner, an air cleaner, a dehumidifier, and drier.
44:
- The air treating apparatus according to claim 42, comprising an allergen removing operation mode.