1. A display apparatus comprising a display module to display a picture, and a casing placed around the display module, and further comprising:
an anion generating unit comprising a plurality of electrodes provided inside the casing to generate anions, and an electrode housing to accommodate the plurality of electrodes and formed with an opening opened in a predetermined direction to radiate the anions; and
an anion cover provided at the casing and in contact with the opening of the electrode housing, and formed with an anion outlet to communicate with the opening of the electrode housing.
2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electrode housing is coupled to an inside of the casing and in contact with a back portion of the anion cover.
3. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the anion cover is provided in a front portion of the casing to radiate the anions in a frontward direction with respect to the display module.
4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the anion cover includes a charge-prevention material.
5. The display apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a connector to electrically connect a ground electrode of the plurality of electrodes with the anion cover.
6. The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the connector has a first end connected to the ground electrode, and a second end elastically contacting a back portion of the anion cover.
7. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a connector to electrically connect a ground electrode of the plurality of electrodes with the anion cover.
8. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the connector has a first end connected to the ground electrode, and a second end elastically contacting a back portion of the anion cover.
9. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising;
a high voltage generator to supply a high voltage to the plurality of electrodes of the anion generating unit.
10. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of electrodes comprises a high voltage electrode and a ground electrode, and the anions are generated by an electric discharge between the high voltage electrode and the ground electrode.
11. A display apparatus comprising a display module to display a picture, and a casing placed around the display module, and further comprising:
an anion generating unit comprising a plurality of electrodes provided inside the casing to generate anions;
an anion cover provided at the casing and formed with an anion outlet through which the anions generated from the anion generating unit are radiated; and
a connector to electrically connect a ground electrode of the plurality of electrodes with the anion cover.
12. The display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the anion cover includes a charge-prevention material.
13. The display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the connector has a first end connected to the ground electrode, and a second end elastically contacting a back portion of the anion cover.
14. A display apparatus comprising a display module to display a picture, a base, and a casing placed around the display module, and further comprising:
an anion generating unit comprising a plurality of electrodes provided inside the base to generate anions;
an anion cover provided at the base and formed with an anion outlet through which the anions generated from the anion generating unit are radiated; and
a connector to electrically connect a ground electrode of the plurality of electrodes with the anion cover.
15. The display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the anion cover includes a charge-prevention material.
16. The display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the connector has a first end connected to the ground electrode, and a second end elastically contacting a back portion of the anion cover.
17. A display apparatus comprising:
a display main body to display an image;
a base to support the display main body; and
an anion generating unit provided in one of the display main body and the base, and comprising:
an anion generator to generate anions, and
an anion outlet extending through the one of the display main body and the base in which the anion generator is provided to radiate the anions externally thereof.
18. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the anion generator comprises:
a plurality of electrodes to generate the anions; and
an electrode housing contacting the anion outlet to surround the plurality of electrodes between the electrode housing and the anion outlet to allow only the anions to pass through the anion outlet.
19. The display apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the plurality of electrodes comprises a high voltage electrode and a ground electrode, and the anions are generated by an electric discharge between the high voltage electrode and the ground electrode.
20. The display apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the high voltage electrode and the ground electrode protrude from a back portion of the electrode housing toward the anion outlet.
21. The display apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising:
a high voltage generator electrically connected to the plurality of electrodes of the anion generator to supply a high voltage to the plurality of electrodes.
22. The display apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the high voltage generator generates a voltage within a range of substantially 1,000V to 10,000V.
23. The display apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:
an anion LED (light emitting diode) to indicate an onoff state of the anion generating unit.
24. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the anion generating unit is turned onoff when the display main body is turned onoff.
25. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the one of the display main body and the base comprises an opening to accommodate the anion outlet, and the anion outlet fits within the opening to prevent electromagnetic waves of the one of the display main body and the base from passing through the opening.
26. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the anion outlet comprises a charge prevention material to prevent the anions from accumulating at the anion outlet.
27. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the anion generating unit further comprises:
a connector to electrically connect the anion outlet to a ground of the anion generator to transfer anions attached to the anion outlet to the ground.
28. The display apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the connector comprises a conductive material.
29. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the anions are radiated through the anion outlet due to a natural convection.
30. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the anion outlet is disposed at a front portion of the one of the display main body and the base to radiate the anions outward from the front portion of the one of the display main body and the base.
31. An anion generation unit usable with a display apparatus, comprising:
an electrode housing connectable to an inner portion of the display apparatus and comprising an opening at one end and a plurality of electrodes therein to generate anions; and
an anion cover extendable through a casing of the display apparatus at one end and connectable to the opening of the electrode housing at another end to receive and emit the anions externally of the display apparatus.
32. The anion generation unit according to claim 31, further comprising:
a connector extending from the anion cover to connect with a ground electrode of the plurality of electrodes.
33. The anion generation unit according to claim 31, wherein the anion cover is formed of a charge-prevention material.
34. The anion generation unit according to claim 31, wherein the anion cover comprises at least one anion outlet extending therethrough to receive the anions from the plurality of electrodes and to emit the anions externally of the display apparatus.
35. The anion generation unit according to claim 34, wherein the anion cover further comprises:
a cover supporter coupled to a rear edge thereof to contact an inner portion of the casing of the display apparatus to prevent the anion cover from breaking therethrough.
36. The anion generation unit according to claim 31, wherein the electrode housing further comprises:
coupling members at opposite sides thereof to couple the electrode housing to the inner portion of the display apparatus such that the electrode housing forms a seal with the anion cover to prevent electromagnetic waves from being emitted through the anion cover.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An azo compound having a structure, of which a polymer having a monomer unit represented by formula (2) is bound to a structure represented by formula (1):
wherein, in the formula (1), R1 and R2 each represent an OM group or an amino group, and M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter-cation; and R3 to R7 each represent a hydrogen atom or a linking group to be bound to the polymer, and at least one of R3 to R7 is the linking group;
wherein, in the formula (2), R8 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R9 represents a phenyl group, a carboxyl group, a carboxylic acid ester group or a carboxylic acid amide group.
2. The azo compound according to claim 1, wherein R1 and R2 in the formula (1) are the same substituents.
3. The azo compound according to claim 1, wherein the linking group in the formula (1) comprises any one linkage selected from the group consisting of an amide linkage, an ester linkage and an ether linkage.
4. The azo compound according to claim 1, wherein the linking group in the formula (1) comprises a carboxylic acid amide linkage.
5. A pigment dispersant comprising the azo compound according to claim 1.
6. A pigment composition comprising the pigment dispersant according to claim 5 and an azo pigment.
7. The pigment composition according to claim 6, wherein the azo pigment is an acetoacetanilide pigment.
8. The pigment composition according to claim 6, wherein the azo pigment is an azo pigment represented by formula (3):
9. A pigment dispersion comprising the pigment composition according to claim 6 and a non-water-soluble solvent.
10. The pigment dispersion according to claim 9, wherein the non-water-soluble solvent is a styrene monomer.
11. A toner comprising toner particles containing a binder resin, a colorant and a wax component, wherein the colorant contains the azo compound according to claim 1.
12. The toner according to claim 11, wherein the toner particles are produced in an aqueous medium.
13. The toner according to claim 11, wherein the toner particles are produced by using a suspension polymerization method or a suspension granulation method.