Method for preventing microbial growth in an electronic air cleaner
US6019815A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/2351
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for preventing microbial growth on the collector plates (42) of an electronic air cleaner (10) by directing germicidal light, advantageously ultraviolet light, upon the surface of the collector plates (42) and the particulate material deposited thereon. At least one germicidal lamp (50) is disposed to irradiate ultraviolet light upon the collector plates (42) to destroy microbes that might be growing on the particulate material collected on the plates (42).
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