US 12,264,845 B2
Sterilization device
Ilna Son, Seoul (KR); and Bongjo Sung, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/911,246
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Mar. 11, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/003006
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 13, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/182882, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0031397 (KR), filed on Mar. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0095203 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. F24F 8/20 (2021.01); A61L 2/14 (2006.01); A61L 9/22 (2006.01); F24F 8/30 (2021.01)
CPC F24F 8/20 (2021.01) [F24F 8/30 (2021.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sterilization device comprising:
a frame having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein air is introduced through the first surface and discharged through the second surface;
one or more discharge electrodes disposed within the frame; and
a plurality of ground electrodes extending in a direction that intersects with a direction extending between the first surface and the second surface,
wherein the one or more discharge electrodes and the plurality of ground electrodes are alternately arranged,
wherein each of the one or more discharge electrodes comprises:
a body extending parallel to the plurality of ground electrodes,
a first discharge needle protruding from the body toward the first surface, and
a second discharge needle protruding from the body toward the second surface, and
wherein the one or more discharge electrodes are inclined with respect to the plurality of ground electrodes.