Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Akinori Shimizu

Shota Yamada

Seiro Yuge

Akane Nomura

Yasuhiro Nakamura

Koji Ota

Yoko Matsuura

A disinfecting and virus inactivating device performs disinfection treatment or inactivation treatment in a target space that a moving body enters and exits. The disinfecting and virus inactivating device includes a locus detection module configured to detect a movement locus of locations where the moving body comes into contact with respective objects or respective portions of an object in the target space, a substance generating module configured to generate a particular substance for use in the disinfection treatment or the inactivation treatment, and a transmission module configured to generate an air flow and transmit the particular substance generated by the substance generating module to the movement locus.

Disinfecting and virus inactivating device, air-conditioning apparatus including disinfecting and virus inactivating device thereon, and disinfection and virus inactivation method

An air cleaner includes: a generation unit configured to discharge an electric current by being applied with a high voltage, and generate a plurality of types of discharge products; an air-sending device configured to form a flow of air, and spray the plurality of types of discharge products generated from the generation unit to a space; an estimation unit configured to estimate an amount of dust floating in the space by selecting whether an amount of dust floating in the space is a first estimation amount smaller than a predetermined threshold or is a second estimation amount larger than or equal to the predetermined threshold and larger than the first estimation amount; and a control unit configured to control a generation amount of the plurality of types of discharge products to be generated from the generation unit based on the amount of dust estimated by the estimation unit.

Air cleaner, air cleaner system, and air-conditioning apparatus

Dehumidification elements are arranged on a surface of a fin included in a heat exchange member such that the dehumidification elements are dotted, and are fixed to the surface of the fin. The dehumidification elements each includes: a plurality of hygroscopic materials having a fine particle shape or a fine fiber shape; and a binder formed to bind the plurality of hygroscopic materials together. The dehumidification element is configured such that a mixture of the plurality of hygroscopic materials and the binder is formed in the shape of a pellet.

Method of manufacturing dehumidifier, dehumidification element, and dehumidifier including dehumidification element

A dehumidifying element includes: a layered body in which a plurality of sheets supporting an adsorbent that dehumidifies air are stacked on one another, with gaps provided between adjacent ones of the plurality of sheets, the gaps allowing air to pass therethrough; a casing that holds the layered body; and a cushioning member provided between the casing and the layered body in a stacking direction in which the plurality of sheets are stacked on one another, the cushioning member being configured to expand and contract.

Dehumidifying element, dehumidifying device, and a method of manufacturing dehumidifying element

A dehumidifying element includes a plurality of sheets that have moisture adsorption and desorption properties and that are stacked on top of each another. At least some of the sheets each have an irregular shape. The sheets each contain a hygroscopic agent having properties of a re-moistening-type glue that exhibits adherence when adsorbing moisture and that solidifies when being dried. The sheets are bonded to each other by the hygroscopic agent.

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Tokyo, Japan

Akinori Shimizu