The present invention relates to a deodorizer which is driven to operate by means of a solar cell.
Conventionally, in this type of deodorizer, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Unexamined Publication No. 59-32508, an electric motor is driven to rotate by the action of a solar cell. The open air is introduced into a receptacle by operation of a fan fixed to the electric motor. Thus, the smelly components in the air are deodorized by a deodorant member installed within the receptacle, the resulting air being blown outside the receptacle.
The above-described known deodorizer indeed has an advantage in that, for example, there is no need to conduct replacement of any battery because of the use of a solar cell, but, on the other hand, has a disadvantage in that it is necessary to install such a solar cell in a place exposed to sunrays, which is followed by a high likelihood that the temperature of the solar cell will become high.
This leads to heat deterioration of the solar cell, which leads to a shortening of the service life of the solar cell.