Air cleaning apparatus and health examination system using the same

Abstract

The cleaning filter includes a gas trapping member ( 6 ) and a particle trapping member ( 5 ). The gas trapping member ( 6 ) or the particle trapping member ( 5 ) includes: a trapping material ( 7 ) for trapping a predetermined contaminant in the air; and a trapping material holding member ( 8 ) for holding the trapping material ( 7 ) so as to be opposed to the air flow passage ( 3 ) with an air permeability ensured. The trapping material holding member ( 8 ) is subjected to, when removed from a cleaning apparatus main body ( 2 ), a regeneration process for regenerating trapping performance of the trapping material ( 7 ) for the predetermined contaminant under a state in which the trapping material holding member ( 8 ) holds the trapping material ( 7 ).

1 . An air cleaning apparatus, comprising:
 an air cleaning apparatus main body having an air flow passage;   a cleaning filter, which is disposed in the air flow passage of the air cleaning apparatus main body, for cleaning an air passing through the air flow passage; and   a health examination device, which is disposed in the air flow passage of the air cleaning apparatus main body, for trapping one of gaseous factor substances and particulate factor substances emitted one of directly and indirectly from a health examination subject so that the one of the gaseous factor substances and the particulate factor substances are used for health examination.   
     
     
         2 . An air cleaning apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the health examination device is removably disposed in the air flow passage. 
     
     
         3 . An air cleaning apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the air cleaning apparatus main body is disposed to communicate to a toilet unit on which the health examination subject is to be seated, and   wherein the health examination device is disposed in a part of the air flow passage of the air cleaning apparatus main body, which is located on an upstream side of the cleaning filter in an air flowing direction, for trapping the gaseous factor substances emitted from excretion of the health examination subject.   
     
     
         4 . An air cleaning apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the health examination device comprises a plurality of health examination devices for a plurality of health examination subjects, the plurality of health examination devices being selectively switchable via a switching element. 
     
     
         5 . An air cleaning apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the health examination device comprises a sensor disposed in the air flow passage of the air cleaning apparatus, the sensor being capable of continuously collecting information including information of the gaseous factor substances emitted from the excretion of the health examination subject. 
     
     
         6 . An air cleaning apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the air cleaning apparatus is configured as a mask,   wherein the air cleaning apparatus comprises:   a mask main body as the air cleaning apparatus main body;   an attaching fixture for attaching the mask main body to the health examination subject;   an inspiration filter as the cleaning filter, which is disposed on the mask main body in a vicinity of a nostril, for cleaning an inspired air; and   an expiration filter, which is disposed on the mask main body in a vicinity of a mouth, for cleaning and releasing an expired air, and   wherein the expiration filter comprises a collecting filter capable of collecting factor substances contained in the expired air, the collecting filter being removably disposed on the mask main body so that the collecting filter is used as the health examination device.   
     
     
         7 . An air cleaning apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the expiration filter comprises:
 the collecting filter provided on an outside air side of the mask main body; and   a check valve provided on an inner side of the collecting filter, for preventing an outside air from entering the air cleaning apparatus.   
     
     
         8 . An air cleaning apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the inspiration filter comprises an inspiration fan capable of sucking an air into an inspiration path in an inspiration direction of the air. 
     
     
         9 . A health examination system, comprising:
 the air cleaning apparatus of  claim 1 ; and   an analysis device for analyzing, with use of the health examination device of the air cleaning apparatus, factor substances trapped by the health examination device.