KR20040083844A - A table-install type sterilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A table-mounted tableware sterilizer is provided, which irradiates UV rays in such a manner that a user is not directly exposed to the UV rays while using a UV lamp, and which enables tablewares to be simultaneously dried and sterilized. CONSTITUTION: The table-mounted tableware sterilizer comprises: a main body(100) having a space for accommodating tablewares therein and various operation buttons installed on its outer surface; a front panel(110) detachably installed on its front surface; a door(120) openably installed on the front surface of the main body(100) and having a plurality of horizontal slits installed on its rear surface so that UV rays are reflected or scattered rather than being directly irradiated; a shield plate(130) installed inside the main body(100); a UV irradiation unit operating in a state in which the door(120) is closed; a negative ion generator; a tableware drying unit installed at a lower portion of the door(120); and a controller for controlling power supply and operation of the UV irradiation unit and the negative ion generator.

Description

Table-mounted dish sterilizer {A table-install type sterilizer}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a table-mounted dish sterilizer, and more particularly, to a table-mounted dish sterilizer for use on a home table or a business table, and more particularly, to allow a user to directly take out a tableware in a business.

With the recent increase in income levels, interest in hygiene is gradually increasing. Therefore, in the past, even when washing dishes such as cutlery and chopsticks, there is an increasing demand for a device for removing various kinds of invisible bacteria as well as simply removing contaminants attached to the surface.

In particular, such hygiene management is more essential in a restaurant such as a restaurant that is used by an unspecified number of people, and various types of dishwashers have been manufactured for commercial use. These types of cleaners have been proposed to remove only contaminants attached to the surface, a device for sterilizing by heat by applying a high temperature to the tableware, or a device for sterilizing by using an ultraviolet lamp and anion.

However, these devices are all large equipment installed in the kitchen of the shop has a disadvantage that the user using the actual tableware can not directly check the hygiene state of the dishes used by them. In addition, due to the nature of the business, since a large number of used dishes are washed, it is impossible to wash each dish carefully, so that users cannot completely solve anxiety about the sanitary condition of the dishes.

In addition, even if the dishes are completely washed, external bacteria may be attached to the dish during storage for a long time, and the dishes may be contaminated while the user selects the cutlery.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, a technique of a type in which a sterilization function is added to a cutlery mounted on a table has been proposed.

That is, in the Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-258446, as shown in Figure 1, by attaching an ultraviolet sterilization lamp to the cutlery used in restaurants or homes when the user directly shows the process of sterilizing tableware Disclosed is a water reservoir equipped with an ultraviolet germicidal lamp that can prevent contamination that may occur.

The utility model registration is provided with a plurality of spoon storage box (10) and chopsticks storage box (11) in the body (1), the ultraviolet lamp is installed inside the main body, the ultraviolet ray in accordance with the opening and closing of the transparent lid The lamp can be turned on or off so that the user can take out the sterilized tableware directly.

However, since the utility model registration is stored in a state in which a plurality of spoons and chopsticks are stored in a state in which the spoons and chopsticks are not aligned, there is a disadvantage in not only aesthetic appearance but also cause inconvenience in use. In addition, since only the ultraviolet lamp is used as a sterilizer, the sterilization effect is insufficient, and since the water that gets on the surface of the dish during the washing process is simply stored in a separate reservoir, there is a concern that additional hygiene problems may occur due to the decayed water. Since water on the tableware gets on the user's hand, there is a disadvantage that may cause the user discomfort.

In addition, since the ultraviolet rays irradiated from the ultraviolet lamp is irradiated through the plate as it is, there is also a problem that the ultraviolet rays harmful to the human body is transmitted to the outside as it is through the lid.

On the other hand, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-300477 discloses a device for sterilizing the tableware by the heat of steam instead of ultraviolet light. Since the utility model registration does not use an ultraviolet lamp, there is no damage caused by ultraviolet rays, but there is a possibility that a user may be burned due to high temperature water vapor, and there is no separate alignment mechanism in the spoon support, so the problems described above are intact. It is implicated.

The present invention has been made to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art as described above, the technical problem is to provide a table-mounted dish sterilizer that does not directly irradiate harmful ultraviolet rays to the user while using an ultraviolet lamp.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a table-mounted dish sterilizer that can automatically arrange the dishes in the storage of the tableware to provide aesthetic benefits and ease of use.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a table-mounted dish sterilizer which is capable of drying the moisture on the surface of the tableware so that sterilization and drying are performed at the same time.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional dish sterilizer.

2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a dish sterilizer according to the present invention.

3 is a partial cutaway view showing the internal structure of the embodiment shown in FIG.

4 is a perspective view of the dish holder of the embodiment shown in FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cross section taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a side view illustrating a state where utensils are shown in the dish storage box shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is a plan view illustrating a light emitting rod in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the light emitting rod shown in FIG. 7.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a space for storing tableware therein, and a main body on which various operation buttons are installed; A door mounted to the front of the main body so as to be opened and closed; An ultraviolet irradiator mounted on an upper portion of the inside of the main body and stopped when the door is opened; An anion generator mounted on the lower part of the main body; It is characterized by consisting of a control unit for controlling the supply of power, blocking and operation of the ultraviolet irradiation unit and the negative ion generator.

That is, the present invention is equipped with a UV irradiator and an anion generator at the same time in the dishwasher mounted on the table to further increase the sterilization effect. In addition, by changing the operation of the ultraviolet irradiation unit according to the opening of the door mounted on the front to prevent direct irradiation of harmful ultraviolet rays to the human body.

Preferably, the main body is made of 60 to 65% ABS resin, 35 to 38% ocher and 5 to 7% charcoal. That is, as a further improvement of the material constituting the main body, the addition of ocher and charcoal having far-infrared rays and deodorizing effects, which are beneficial to the human body, is added to the ABS resin, in addition to simply sterilizing the tableware, the following effects may be additionally obtained.

-Deodorizing effect: Due to the nature of ABS synthetic resin, various toxic organic substances are emitted. By adding ocher and charcoal, it absorbs and neutralizes these toxic organic substances.

-Prevention of molds and harmful bacteria: It creates an environment where harmful bacteria cannot live by the weak alkaline component of charcoal and anion emission due to the far infrared emission of ocher.

-Far-infrared emission: The far-infrared ray is released by the mineral component of char, which promotes the physiology of the cells and facilitates blood circulation.

Here, the addition of less than 35% of the loess is not enough to obtain the above effects, if the addition rate of the loess is more than 38% because the molding of the main body is not made smoothly, the addition ratio of the loess is 35 ~ 38% It is limited to. Similarly, in the case of true charcoal, it is difficult to achieve the desired effect at an addition ratio of less than 5%, and when it exceeds 7%, the addition ratio of the charcoal is limited to 5 to 7% because it adversely affects the molding of the main body.

If necessary, the main body may be made of a crystal material so as to have a beautiful appearance without adopting the ABS synthetic resin as described above, thereby improving the merchandise.

Preferably, in the main body, it is preferable to additionally install a dish storage box for storing a set of cutlery, a chopstick or spoon, a fork and a knife set for each set. In other words, rather than simply storing the tableware in a single box, the tableware and chopsticks used in Korean food can be configured into a single set, and a set of tableware boxes for storing one set for each set can be used. It is good to be able to take out. In addition to the Korean food, a spoon, a knife, and a fork may be stored in the dish storage set as a set. Through this, the user does not need to touch the dishes several times to select the dishes, thereby minimizing the contamination that may occur during the table selection process.

Preferably, the dish holder is installed to be inclined toward the rear side of the main body with respect to the bottom of the main body, the lower cross-sectional area is formed narrower than the upper cross-sectional area, the lower cross-sectional shape is narrowed toward the rear side of the main body It is good to be. Through such a configuration, the stored tableware is automatically arranged to look good, so that the use can be more convenient. In addition, since the lower part of the dish storage box is narrower than the upper part, the upper part of the tableware, that is, the part which actually comes into contact with food at the time of storing, is kept in contact with any part of the main body of the dish sterilizer, so that the storage can be kept more clean. .

In addition, the height of the dish holder may be formed shorter than the length of the tableware to be stored so that the user can take out the dish more easily.

Preferably, a blocking plate in which a plurality of slits are formed is additionally provided between the dish to be stored and the ultraviolet irradiation part. In general, ultraviolet rays are harmful to the human body, so in order to prevent a large amount of ultraviolet rays from being irradiated, it is preferable to install a blocking plate formed with a slit through which the ultraviolet rays can pass.

Preferably, the slit formed in the blocking plate is preferably formed to be inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the main body. That is, the slits may be installed to be inclined upwardly or downwardly with respect to the bottom surface of the main body to prevent ultraviolet rays from being directed toward the user.

Depending on the use, since the moisture remaining during the washing process may accumulate inside the dish holder, it is preferable to drill a plurality of perforations on the bottom surface of the dish holder, and additionally install a heater under the dish holder. Moisture may be discharged to the outside of the dish holder through the perforation hole, and the moisture may be evaporated by the heat generated from the heater, so that the dish may be stored more hygienically.

Preferably, the heater is preferably installed inside the mica stone block. Mica (germanium) has the best far-infrared emissivity, excellent deodorizing effect, antibacterial and antifungal effect, heat conductivity, durability, high strength and moisture resistance, making it an ideal material for disinfection of tableware. . Therefore, the water passing through the permeable hole is completely evaporated due to the heat generation of the heater once absorbed by the mica stone. Through this, it is possible to prevent the moisture from lingering for a long time, and to prevent the occurrence of odor during the evaporation process and obtain the effect of releasing beneficial ingredients to the human body.

Preferably, a drip tray is installed below the mica stone block. This allows the drip tray to act as a buffer when a lot of moisture is temporarily introduced.

On the other hand, the door is made of a transparent plastic resin or crystal material, it is preferable that a plurality of grooves having a semicircular cross section inside thereof is extended in the transverse direction of the body. Through this, the state of storing the dishes can be visually checked in the inside of the dish sterilizer, and the ultraviolet rays irradiated by the grooves formed therein can be reflected and irradiated to the surface of the dishes. In addition, the grooves may be refracted and scattered to minimize the intensity of ultraviolet rays, thereby minimizing the influence on the human body.

One end of the door is coupled to the main body and the hinge, and the opening and closing while rotating around the hinge, or the protrusion is formed on both ends of the one end of the door, the protrusion is formed in the vertical direction on both sides of the main body guide groove The door may be opened and closed by sliding in the vertical direction with respect to the main body.

On the other hand, the dish holder may be equipped with a light emitting rod disposed in the longitudinal direction of the main body at regular intervals. The light emitting rod emits light during the operation of the device, so that the operation status of the device can be more easily grasped, and the lighting effect of the device can be improved to have a more beautiful appearance through lighting effects.

On the other hand, the present invention is mainly configured to be mounted on the table, but not necessarily attached to the table in addition to other kitchen utensils in the state including the features of the present invention as well as the way to be mounted on the table may be used in the form of a wall hanging It is self-evident.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment of the dish sterilizer according to the present invention.

2, an embodiment of a dish sterilizer according to the present invention is shown. The main body 100 of the dish sterilizer is made of a mixture of ABS synthetic resin, ocher and charcoal, various operation buttons (not shown) are disposed on the front to control the dish sterilizer. The operation button is composed of a conventional power switch, a timer, a button for lighting control and the like and the position and shape can be arbitrarily changed by those skilled in the art, so the description of the details are omitted here, preferably the main body It is good to be placed at the bottom of the front.

The front panel 110 is detachably installed on a front surface of the main body 100, and a door 120 that can be opened and closed is mounted on an upper portion of the front panel 110. The front panel 110 is made of the same material as the main body, and has a rectangular plate shape and a coupling portion coupled to the door 120 is formed at an upper portion thereof. Since the front panel 110 is detachably installed, the front panel 110 may be removed or repaired more easily when the device is cleaned or repaired, but the main body and the front panel are integrated for convenience of manufacturing. It can also be configured as.

The door 120 coupled to the upper portion of the front panel 110 by a hinge is made of a transparent synthetic resin, is bent to form a portion of the rectangular plate material 'b' shape to be engaged with the upper portion of the body.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the door is coupled to the hinge so as to be opened and closed while rotating, it is also possible to consider the door opening and closing in the form of a slide. That is, the protrusions are formed on both ends of one end of the door, and the guide grooves are formed in the vertical direction on both sides of the main body, and the protrusions are inserted into the guide grooves so that the door slides up and down along the guide grooves formed in the main body. You can also open and close.

A blocking plate 130 is installed inside the main body 100 as shown, and an ultraviolet lamp for irradiating ultraviolet rays is installed on the rear surface of the blocking plate 130.

Referring to FIG. 3, an internal structure of the main body 100 is shown. The rear surface of the door 120 is formed with a plurality of horizontal grooves 122 having a semicircular cross section. Ultraviolet rays are reflected by the horizontal grooves 122 to be irradiated toward the tableware, and ultraviolet rays passing through the door 120 are refracted or scattered without being directly irradiated, thereby reducing the intensity of ultraviolet rays irradiated to the outside. Since the number of the horizontal grooves 122 may be changed according to the size of the door, the number of the horizontal grooves 122 is not limited.

The dish holder 140 is installed under the door. The dish holder 140 is formed in a size suitable to accommodate a set of dishes consisting of a cutlery, a chopstick or a spoon, a knife and a fork, and the number thereof may be set differently as necessary. The dish holder 140 will be described later.

The mica stone heater 150 is installed below the dish holder 140. The mica stone heater 150 is formed by extending the rectangular mica stone along the transverse direction of the main body and inserting a stainless steel heater 152 having excellent corrosion resistance at the center thereof. In addition, a drip tray 160 is installed below the mica stone heater 150. Therefore, the water remaining in the dish during the dish washing process is passed through the hole formed in the bottom of the dish holder 140 falls on the mica stone heater 150, and is absorbed in the mica stone. Thereafter, the moisture is evaporated due to the heat generated by the stainless heater 152, and the moisture on the tableware is also completely evaporated by the heat transferred from the mica stone heater 150.

In this process, when there is excessive moisture, there is moisture that is not absorbed by the mica stone heater 150, but it is accumulated in the drip tray 160 located at the bottom and evaporates due to heat by the heater. In addition, the drip tray 160 may be detachably installed to remove the accumulated water at any time.

A partition wall 170 is installed on a rear surface of the dish holder 140, and the partition wall 170 is integrally formed with the main body. The partition wall 170 supports the entire device and serves to support the dish holder 140.

The blocking plate 180 is installed on the barrier 170. The blocking plate 180 is formed of a thin metal plate, and a plurality of slits 182 are formed as shown. At this time, the slit 182 is formed with an inclination of the up or down with respect to the bottom surface of the main body, which is to prevent the ultraviolet rays penetrating through the slit 182 to be directed toward the front of the main body. Since the angle of the slit 182 may be formed differently according to the height of the main body and the length of the tableware to be stored, the angle range is not limited in the present specification.

The ultraviolet lamp 200 and the lamp socket 210 are installed on the rear surface of the blocking plate 180. The ultraviolet lamp 200 may be used in the form of a commonly used fluorescent lamp and is powered through the lamp socket 210. At this time, it is preferable that the ultraviolet lamp 200 is turned on only when the door 120 is closed by installing a switch between the door 120 and the main body 100.

The lower portion of the ultraviolet lamp 200 is provided with a printed circuit board 220 is mounted with a circuit for controlling the various functions of the negative ion generator and the main body. Since the specific circuit configuration of the printed circuit board 220 can be easily configured by those skilled in the art, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 4, the dish holder 140 is shown. The upper side of the dish holder 140 is formed in a rectangular shape, the lower portion is formed narrower than the upper portion. Since the area of the upper part is formed wide, it is easy to store the dishes, and the width of the lower part is set slightly wider than the width of the tableware to be stored so that the tableware set is always inclined without being inclined.

In addition, in the cross-sectional view shown in Figure 5, the lower portion of the dish holder 140 is formed so that its cross section has a pentagonal shape, the dish holder 140 is installed to be slightly inclined to the rear of the bottom surface of the main body. Therefore, since the stored dishes are gathered near the vertices of the pentagon by the weight of the dishes, the dishes are automatically arranged in the form shown in FIG. At this time, the lower portion of the dish holder 140 is located to face the front side of the dish holder 140 in FIG. 6 because of this, the dish is positioned away from the blocking plate 180 by a certain distance, so as to contact any part within the body. Since it is not kept, the contact with contaminants that may be attached to the body is minimized.

In addition, referring to FIG. 7, a light emitting rod 240 is installed to cross the blocking plate 180 and the partition wall 170 in a vertical direction. The light emitting rod 240 is installed between the dish holder 140, a hole in the lower portion of the transparent acrylic rod 242, as shown in Figure 8 is inserted into the light emitting diode 244 to the power supply When supplied, the entirety of the acrylic rod 242 is to be emitted. Therefore, the appearance of the device may be more beautiful, thereby increasing the marketability and may help the user to check the degree of contamination of the tableware due to the light of the light emitting rod 240. The color of the light of the light emitting rod 240 may be arbitrarily selected, but the green light may be used as a green series to give the user an image of pollution-free.

In addition, the operation of the light emitting rod 240 may be associated with opening and closing of the door 120 so that light may be emitted only when the door 120 is opened.

According to the present invention having the configuration as described above, due to the ultraviolet lamp and the negative ion generator can not only obtain a more improved sterilization effect than the conventional, but also generated in the body by adding the loess and charcoal beneficial to the human body to the material constituting the body It can provide the effect of adsorbing and neutralizing harmful organic substances and generating far infrared rays.

In addition, by installing a dish storage box in the main body, by optimizing the width and shape of the lower portion to facilitate the storage of the tableware and automatically aligned beautifully it can be easier to use. In addition, the slits formed on the blocking plate are inclined and horizontal stripes are formed on the back of the door to prevent direct irradiation of harmful ultraviolet rays to the human body, and to minimize the intensity of the ultraviolet rays by irradiating and scattering them. It has the advantage of minimizing the damage caused.

In addition, not only minimizes the accumulation of moisture by the mica stone heater, but also provides an effect of preventing the generation of odor and accumulation of contaminants due to stagnant water due to antibacterial function and far infrared generation of the mica stone.

In addition, by installing a light-emitting rod between the dish storage box can not only easily check the contamination state of the tableware, but also provide a more beautiful appearance can greatly improve the productability of the device.

Claims (16)

A space for storing dishes therein, and a main body on which various operation buttons are installed; A door mounted to the front of the main body so as to be opened and closed; An ultraviolet irradiator mounted on an upper portion of the inside of the main body and stopped when the door is opened; An anion generator mounted on the lower part of the main body; Table-mounted dish sterilizer, characterized in that consisting of a control unit for controlling the supply of power, blocking and operation of the ultraviolet irradiation unit and the negative ion generator. The method of claim 1, The main body is a table-mounted tableware sterilizer, characterized in that consisting of 60 to 65% ABS resin, 35 to 38% ocher and 5 to 7% of the charcoal. The method of claim 1, The table-mounted dish sterilizer, characterized in that the dish storage box for storing a set of cutlery and chopsticks or spoons, forks and knives for each set in the main body is installed. The method of claim 3, The dish holder is installed to be inclined toward the rear side of the main body with respect to the bottom of the main body, the cross-sectional area of the lower portion is formed narrower than the upper cross-sectional area, characterized in that the cross-sectional shape of the lower portion is narrowed toward the rear side of the main body. Table-mounted dishwasher. The method of claim 4, wherein The height of the dish holder is a table-mounted dish sterilizer, characterized in that shorter than the length of the tableware to be stored. The method of claim 1, Table-mounted dish sterilizer, characterized in that the additional blocking plate is formed between the plurality of dishes and the ultraviolet irradiation unit accommodated. The method of claim 6, Slit formed in the blocking plate is a table-mounted dish sterilizer, characterized in that formed inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the body. The method of claim 4, wherein Perforated a plurality of perforations on the bottom surface of the dish holder, the table-mounted dish sterilizer, characterized in that additionally installed a heater in the lower portion of the dish holder. The method of claim 8, The heater is a table mounted dish sterilizer, characterized in that installed inside the mica stone block. The method of claim 9, Table mounting dish sterilizer, characterized in that the bottom of the mica stone block is installed. The method of claim 1, The door is made of a transparent plastic resin or crystal material, table-mounted dish sterilizer, characterized in that a plurality of grooves having a semi-circular cross-section inside is formed extending in the transverse direction of the body. The method of claim 11, One end of the door is coupled to the main body and the hinge, table-mounted dish sterilizer, characterized in that opening and closing while rotating around the hinge. The method of claim 11, Protrusions are formed on both ends of one end of the door, and the protrusions are inserted into guide grooves formed in the vertical direction on both sides of the main body, so that the door is opened and closed while sliding in the vertical direction with respect to the main body. Stationary Dishwasher. The method of claim 3, Table dish-type dish sterilizer, characterized in that the dish holder is equipped with a light emitting rod disposed in the longitudinal direction of the main body at a predetermined interval. The method of claim 14, The pore rod is a table mounted dish sterilizer, characterized in that consisting of inserting a light emitting diode in the lower portion of the transparent acrylic rod. The method of claim 15, The light emitting diode is a table mounted dish sterilizer, characterized in that the green series.