Air purifying means

Claim 2

Apparatus for conditioning the air being circulated through a confined space, said apparatus comprising: a blower having an input and an output for providing a source of air, a main duct in fluid communication with the output of said blower and said confined space, an ozone generator, a first feedback duct having an opening into said main duct and coupled to said ozone generator for delivery of a portion of the air from said blower to said generator, and a second feedback duct having an opening to said ozone generator and coupled to the input of said blower to deliver ozone treated air to said blower.

Claim 3

The apparatus as described in claim 1 wherein said first feedback duct has an opening at a relatively higher pressure than the second feedback duct at said blower.

Claim 4

The apparatus as described in claim 1 wherein said confined space is a compartment of a motor vehicle, and further including heating and cooling means disposed intermediate said first feedback duct and said compartment.

Claim 5

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said ozone generator comprises: i. a sealed enclosure having a gaseous medium disposed within said enclosure, ii. a pair of electrodes associated with said sealed enclosure, one of said electrodes being disposed within said enclosure, the other of said electrodes being disposed outside of but adjacent said enclosure, and iii. means for applying a cyclically varying voltage across said electrodes sufficient to ionize said gaseous medium, thereby to produce an electric field gradient between said electrodes as well as emitting radiation through the surrounding wall of said enclosure upon said ionization.

Claim 6

Apparatus for conditioning the air being circulated through a confined space, said apparatus comprising: a source of air, duct means in fluid communication with said air source and said confined space, ozone generating apparatus including a sealed enclosure having a gaseous medium disposed within said enclosure, a pair of electrodes associated with said sealed enclosure, one of said electrodes being disposed within said enclosure, the other Of said electrodes disposed within a second sealed enclosure having a gaseous medium therein, the pair of sealed enclosures being separated from one another by a defined space, and means for applying a cyclically varying voltage across said electrodes sufficient to ionize said gaseous medium, thereby to produce an electric field gradient between said electrodes as well as emitting radiation through the surrounding wall of said enclosures upon said ionization.

Claim 7

Apparatus for conditioning the air being circulated through a confined space, said apparatus comprising: a source of air, duct means in fluid communication with said air source and said confined space, ozone generating apparatus including a sealed enclosure having a gaseous medium disposed within said enclosure, a pair of electrodes associated with said sealed enclosure, one of said electrodes being disposed within said enclosure, the other Of said electrodes disposed within a second sealed enclosure having a gaseous medium therein, the pair of sealed enclosures being separated from one another by a defined space, and means for applying a cyclically varying voltage across said electrodes sufficient to ionize said gaseous medium, thereby to produce an electric field gradient between said electrodes as well as emitting radiation through the surrounding wall of said enclosures upon said ionization.

Claim 8

The apparatus as described in claim 5 wherein said cyclically varying voltage is effective to ionize the gaseous medium within said second sealed enclosure.