CN101524550B - Rocking toothbrush sanitizer - Google Patents
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A toothbrush or the like may be inserted, bristles downward, into an aperture in a cap removably attached to a body of the apparatus. A peg may be inserted into any one of the apertures in order to allow an electric toothbrush head or other non-standard type of toothbrush to be used. An internal ultraviolet (UV) bulb is located in the apparatus to sanitize the toothbrushes. A timer/control circuit may activate the UV bulb for three minutes and then shut off. To prevent the recurrence of bacterial growth over time, the UV bulb may be automatically reactivated by the timer/control circuit aftersix hours and activated for another 3 minutes or another amount of time, as programmed. A safety mechanism may interact with a spring-loaded microswitch coupled to the timer/control circuit to disable the unit if the cap is removed. The body has a rounded bottom and is weighted such that the sanitizing apparatus sits upright on a flat surface and returns to an upright position if tipped.
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The cross reference of related application
The application's case is the part of the 29/302nd, No. 794 U.S.'s design patent application case of on January 24th, the 2008 application case that continues, and described patent is incorporated herein by reference.
Subject matter in the 7th, 213, No. 603 United States Patent (USP)s that the subject matter of the application's case relates on May 8th, 2007 to be issued and be incorporated herein by reference; Subject matter among the D539 that the subject matter of the application's case also relates on January 18th, 2006 to be issued and be incorporated herein by reference, No. 582 U.S.'s design patents; The subject matter of the application's case also relates to the D528 that JIUYUE in 2006 was issued and is incorporated herein by reference on the 19th, the subject matter in No. 334 U.S.'s design patents; Subject matter among the D523 that the subject matter of the application's case also relates on June 27th, 2006 to be issued and be incorporated herein by reference, No. 674 U.S.'s design patents; Subject matter in the 29/267th, No. 527 common U.S. co-pending design patent application case that the subject matter of the application's case also relates on October 16th, 2006 to be applied for and be incorporated herein by reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of for the equipment that toothbrush is carried out disinfection and deposits.In particular, The present invention be directed to a kind of equipment, it uses the sterilization ultraviolet light that toothbrush is carried out disinfection when toothbrush leaves in wherein, and described equipment has the counter weight type substrate can overturning to allow device to wave.
Background technology
It is known in this technology using ultraviolet light that toothbrush is carried out disinfection.The 4th, 806, No. 770 United States Patent (USP)s of the Hilton people such as (Hylton) that on February 21st, 1989 issued and was incorporated herein by reference have disclosed a kind of sterilization toothbrush holder.The equipment of Hilton comprises the roughly right circular cylinder shape shell of sealing, and it has dismountable top cover.Described lid has the annular opening array, and the brush end of toothbrush can insert its neutralization and therefrom remove.But low intensive UV lamp is installed in the enclosure with mode of operation, be used for being transmitted in 200 to 300 nanometer wavelength range ultraviolet radiation and in the visible range that is higher than 300 nanometers and be lower than some radiation in the ozone generating scope of 200 nanometers.Removable formula cup structure is supported on the next-door neighbour in the annular array of described lamp with the brush end of toothbrush, and have be coated with aluminum annular inner surface to realize the height reflection of UV radiation.
Hilton has disclosed its UV lamp and continue to have connected toothbrush to be exposed to germicidal radiation and to produce a spot of ozone, described ozone accumulation and have certain sterilization effect.Yet, and do not know that whether the bulb of its use is optimum, or whether this battery operated low-intensity bulb can provide any obvious sterilization effect for best germicidal radiation (253.7nm).
The bottom of shell is translucent to visible light, makes holder also operate as the night-light that is used for the bathroom.Hilton has disclosed really and has been used for disconnecting the switch of described equipment, " continues " operation but describe described equipment.Hilton has disclosed use " low-intensity " bulb as security feature, makes to remove under housing and the situation about inwardly seeing the child probably will eye injury can not take place.
Yet this " safety " feature has been damaged the effectiveness of equipment.In addition, even also whether also unclear " low-intensity " bulb is safe.Because the equipment of Hilton is through being designed to connect (for example, as night-light) whole night, so its consumed energy always.In addition, whether the user never is apprised of the toothbrush that is inserted in wherein and is sterilized really.Therefore, still need better security feature in this technology, it allows the use of higher-strength UV bulb.In addition, still needing a kind of in this technology is not the disinfector of always connecting.
The 4th, 088, No. 445 United States Patent (USP)s of the Ellis (Ellis) that on May 9th, 1978 issued and was incorporated herein by reference have disclosed a kind of combination type night-light and sterilization holder for cosmetic product.Hollow body member part at an upper portion thereof has a plurality of lateral opening caskets, in order to for example to admit cosmetic product such as toothbrush.The inside end of described casket has the opening that enters main element inside, thereby is provided to the exposure from the sterilization radiation of the uncoated part that supports bulb in the enclosure.Serve as noctilucence from the light through the coated portion emission.On the holder top is shelf, is used in the above with the inversion mode support vessels, and container is also sterilized by bulb whereby.
As Hilton, Ellis has been imagined the equipment of seemingly always connecting, thereby has wasted energy when not using.In addition, as if prevent that without any security feature eye exposure is in the mercury vapor lamp of the uncoated of Ellis.Therefore, Ellis does not solve the defective of Hilton.
The 5126th, No. 572 United States Patent (USP) of the Chu (Chu) that on June 30th, 1992 issued and was incorporated herein by reference disclosed a kind of toothbrush holder.A kind of individual health care articles for use that are toothbrush holder form are provided, and it comprises in order to the member that supports one or more toothbrushes and the ultraviolet radiation electro-optical device that is installed in the hairbrush of any toothbrush in the described toothbrush supporting member and therefore kills any microorganism that exists in the hairbrush in order to processing.The toothbrush holder of this novelty possesses for the switch that starts described equipment when inserting toothbrush.Intervalometer starts described equipment and lasts 1 to 10 minute.Use the battery operated bulb.
Although described equipment possesses intervalometer and switch, the bristle of described switch contact arrangement, thus may between hairbrush, propagate pollution.In addition, do not provide security feature.The novel aspect of described invention (cartoon head) has attracted child's described device of playing.This should possess " failure safe " security ststem for the device of designed for children.
The 3rd, 820, No. 251 United States Patent (USP)s of the Chinese mugwort uncle Nahsi (Abernathy) of on June 28th, 1974 issuing and being incorporated herein by reference have disclosed a kind of toothbrush drying device.Toothbrush is inserted in the shell with heater and ultraviolet source.Use intervalometer to come starting drive.Be similar to other device of above-cited use intervalometer, in case in the invention of Chinese mugwort uncle Nahsi as if intervalometer close, light just extinguishes, till resetting.Therefore, if toothbrush is retained in the period of lasting prolongation in the device, just antibacterial is not subjected to suppress the ground growth so.
In addition, as if this device is without any security feature--and as if it can be opened in use.In addition, toothbrush must be inserted in the interior support of depressed cylinder, and wherein head upwards.As if this will cause the unnecessary disposal to head toothbrushes, and also will be not easy to use.
The 3rd, 954, No. 407 United States Patent (USP)s of the An Derui people such as (Andary) that on May 4th, 1976 issued and was incorporated herein by reference have disclosed a kind of self-action toothbrush steriliser.An Derui provides a kind of release mechanism, wherein inserts toothbrush in the device and rotates to appropriate location before the sterilamp subsequently.
As if An Derui keeps UV light to connect always, except when toothbrush being inserted equipment or slave unit and remove.In addition, rotary chamber design is not easy to use, because the user must rotate described apparatus cavity to insert and to discharge toothbrush, this may be the reason of An Derui imagination wall mounted device.Described equipment is also quite complicated, and therefore produces expensive.
In addition, all equipment mentioned above all do not provide any for the member that any article except traditional toothbrush are carried out disinfection.Modern electric toothbrush can possess removable head and analog.This type of removable formula head is not easy to be suitable for the toothbrush sanitizer of prior art.
In addition, as if various device discussed above is not easy to cleaning.Because toothbrush tends to drip water, untapped toothpaste and analog, so the toothbrush holder tends to accumulate in time tedious gunk, and need periodic flushing.As if device discussed above be not easy cleaning.
For instance, the An Derui device provides elaborate release mechanism to prevent that UV light from arriving the user.As if yet this equipment is not easy to disassemble or clean.There is tangible UV safety hazard in the device that can take apart easily to the user.Therefore, in the prior art, an equipment still must solve the requirement of described two conflicts: safety and easy cleaning.
Therefore, still need to provide a kind of design simple relatively and easy-to-use equipment in this technology.Still further need provide a kind of control to toothbrush to apply the time quantum of UV light rather than connect or the just equipment of disconnection after a few minutes only always in this technology.A kind of equipment that has in order to the security feature of closing device under the situation of the device in attempting to open and use still further need be provided in this technology.
Still further need provide a kind of toothbrush sanitizer in this technology, it can use with non-traditional toothbrush and for example other article such as electric toothbrush head and analog.Still further need provide a kind of toothbrush sanitizer in this technology, it can disassemble and clean to remove toothpaste and the analog of accumulation easily.
Issued on May 8th, 2007 the 7th, 213, No. 603 United States Patent (USP) has disclosed a kind of ultraviolet toothbrush sanitizer, its design feature is also at D539, No. 582 U.S.'s design patents, D528, No. 334 U.S.'s design patents, D523 describe in No. 674 U.S.'s design patents and the 29/267th, No. 527 common U.S. co-pending design patent application case.The present assignee Wei Laite by the application's case of this design
(VioLight
) company's sale.Wei Laite
Travelling model Wei Laite also sells in company
Toothbrush sanitizer.The example of these products can check that described website is incorporated herein by reference in the violight.com website.
The utensil that is used for using in the bathroom doubles just rapidly.Except electric toothbrush, water jet, shaver, radio and other device, also popular with users by the ultraviolet light toothbrush sanitizer that Wei Laite company makes.Therefore, the Household bathroom dressing table can be changed into and piles with electric device, and it is having the combination that may become danger under the situation of water.If the overturning of a device, it may be damaged or fall in the water-filled pond so, thereby causes electric shock or cause chopper to blow or the ground fault interrupter escape.
A kind of prior art solution is to make the substrate of this appliances bigger, in order to prevent its overturning.But for limited dressing table space, big substrate utensil may be unpractical.Electric toothbrush charging rack and analog may possess wall contact pin, make it to be installed on the wall, thereby have saved the space on the dressing table.Yet the method requires house-owner to hole in wall and the screw that is used for described utensil is installed.Many house-owners may be not inclined to or not have technology to get out this type of installing hole.The tenant may be not inclined to the damage wall surface.In full ceramic tile bathroom, this boring can damage ceramic tile or be difficult to hole.
Therefore, still need provide a kind of electric toothbrush disinfector in this technology in addition, it does not need big substrate or wall installation to use in order to stablize and minimize counter space.
Summary of the invention
Equipment of the present invention possesses one or more holes in the medicated cap that is attached to equipment body in removable mode.In a preferred embodiment, use a hole, but the hole that in the spirit or scope of the present invention, can use other number.
Toothbrush or analog can the downward mode of bristle insert in the hole.Except toothbrush, equipment of the present invention is one or more electric toothbrush heads of receivability or miscellaneous equipment to be sterilized also., removable formula bolt can be inserted in any one of described hole and use together in order to change toothbrush or the miscellaneous equipment (for example, child's toothbrush) of described Kong Yiyu electric toothbrush head or other non-standard type more detailed argumentation as hereinafter.
In case one or more toothbrush inserts in the hole, just can press membrane buttons, be placed near the toothbrush inside ultraviolet (UV) bulb with startup, as hereinafter discussing.Described membrane buttons can comprise the thin film that covers microswitch or other type of switch.
When membrane buttons was pressed, timer can be activated.This timer can be implemented on integrated circuit or with discrete component, as known in the art.Described timer can start the UV bulb and last first scheduled time amount (for example, 3 minutes) and close subsequently.
In order to prevent that bacterial growth from recurring in time, the UV bulb can be measured (for example, 6 hours) and restarts automatically afterwards in second scheduled time by timer, and starts and last first scheduled time amount (for example, 3 minutes) or another time quantum (through programming).Therefore, can for example start the UV bulb in every several hours with the bacterial growth on the toothbrush in the restriction insertion equipment.
Therefore, the user can believe that toothbrush is in constant clean conditions, and no matter how long it keeps in equipment.In addition, restart the interference that equipment does not need the user in time automatically.
Release mechanism can be mutual with the spring-loaded microswitch that is coupled to described timer, with the described unit of stopping using under the situation about being removed at described medicated cap.When described medicated cap was removed, the pressure on the release mechanism obtained discharging, and the spring-loaded switch escape on the circuit board, thereby stopped using the UV bulb.Therefore, be different from some prior-art devices discussed above, close automatically under the situation of the present invention with the device in attempting to open and use.
Described medicated cap can possess one or more extensions, wherein one can be mutual with release mechanism, make that the user can't press release mechanism with starting drive when described medicated cap is removed, because release mechanism is recessed in the main body of equipment.Therefore, the child can't remove medicated cap and press release mechanism and start UV/ sterilization bulb, because release mechanism is recessed in the main body of dripping cup and medicated cap must be in the appropriate location so that release mechanism is depressed.
Equipment of the present invention is configured as egg shape in a preferred embodiment.Described equipment by the weight (for example, lead ballast) that inserts or by battery in the bottom counterweight, will rock when making device on placing flat surfaces, but when tilting, will always turn back to stand up position.This rocks the substrate technology and has guaranteed that device will be not easy overturning, and it turns back to stand up position under situation about tilting.The technology of rocking also provides entertainment features to the user, because it can swing back and forth when inserting toothbrush.Perhaps, the packaged type weight can be inserted in the device, it drives when disinfecting process carries out device is rocked as metronome with motor.Sphering egg shape and the space that allows to occupy on device busy table top or the dressing table minimum through the use of counterweight substrate.The autobalance feature means that device allows some inclinations rather than manage to prevent to tilt, but has provided automatic resetting characteristics in case the complete overturning of locking apparatus.Egg shape also provides to the attractive outward appearance of user and with bathroom decoration and has worked preferably.
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Fig. 1 is the part decomposition diagram of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the front perspective view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is another front perspective view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the front view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the rearview of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the left side elevation of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the right side elevational view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the top view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is the bottom view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
Figure 10 is the cross-sectional view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
Figure 11 is the detail exploded view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is the decomposition diagram of the equipment of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.Figure 10 is the cross-sectional view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.Figure 11 is the detail exploded view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.Referring to Fig. 1,10 and 11, equipment of the present invention possesses one or more holes to be used for inserting toothbrush, as illustrating among Fig. 3 in dome 1.In a preferred embodiment, use a hole in the medicated cap 1, but the hole that in the spirit or scope of the present invention, can use other number.
Toothbrush or analog can the downward mode of bristle insert in the described hole, as illustrating among Fig. 3.In the example of Fig. 3 explanation, toothbrush is illustrated as and inserts in the hole.Described toothbrush can comprise the traditional toothbrush of commercially available any kind.Equipment of the present invention can for example have the toothbrush of curved neck and analog through revising to cooperate the toothbrush of other type suitably.Fig. 2 illustrates that described equipment is with respect to the relative size of standard toothbruss.
Except toothbrush, equipment of the present invention is one or more electric toothbrush heads of receivability (or miscellaneous equipment to be sterilized) also., removable formula bolt can be inserted in the hole and use together in order to change toothbrush or the miscellaneous equipment (for example, child's toothbrush) of described Kong Yiyu electric toothbrush head or other non-standard type more detailed argumentation as hereinafter.
Referring to Fig. 1,10 and 11, in case in one or more toothbrush insertion equipment, just can be by the press button 10 of the thin film on the lower device front or other type, be placed near the toothbrush inside ultraviolet (UV) bulb 17 with startup, as hereinafter discussing.Thin film press button switch 10 can comprise the switch of thin film cover type microswitch or other type.
When thin film press button switch 10 was pressed, timer 13 can be activated.This timer 13 can be implemented on integrated circuit or with discrete component, as known in the art.Described timer can start UV bulb 17 and last first scheduled time amount (for example, 3 minutes) and close subsequently.LED lamp 12 can illuminate when the device operation or in order to indicate ready mode, maybe can or keep the stable various modes that is switched on or switched off to indicate by flash of light, flicker.LED light cover cover 11 can make light tunnelling from LED lamp 12 by thin film press button switch 10 to illuminate thin film press button switch 10.
In order to prevent that bacterial growth from recurring in time, the UV bulb can be restarted in second scheduled time amount (for example, 6 hours) afterwards automatically by timer 13, and startup lasts first scheduled time amount (for example, 3 minutes) or another time quantum (through programming).Therefore, can for example start the UV bulb in per 6 hours with the bacterial growth on the toothbrush in the restriction insertion equipment.
Therefore, the user can believe that toothbrush is in constant clean conditions, and no matter how long it keeps in equipment.In addition, restart the interference that equipment does not need the user in time automatically.
Return referring to Fig. 1, described equipment such as Fig. 1 explanation comprise some primary clusterings, and wherein great majority can be made by polycarbonate plastic or analog.Medicated cap 1 contains porose, as Fig. 1 explanation.Main body 4 forms the substrate of unit and holds most of assemblies.Main body 4 can be come counterweight by weight 5 and/or battery 8 or described both combination, as Figure 10 and 11 explanations, to remain center of gravity low and to allow device to stand on the flat surfaces.Medicated cap 1 can slidably be coupled in the main body 4, makes described equipment easily to be disassembled by consumer.
Removable formula is dripped cup 3 and can be formed and handled (aluminize, Mai La (Mylar) processing or similar processing) with at toothbrush peripheral reflection UV ray with reflective material by Merlon.Removable formula is dripped cup 3 can possess one or more slits to be used for admitting the toothbrush in the hole that is inserted into medicated cap 1.Consumer can by remove medicated cap 1 and with removable formula drip the cup 3 from interior cover 2 skid off to remove removable formula drip the cup 3.Can under faucet, wash removable formula subsequently and drip cup 3, and make its drying before in being inserted into again, overlapping in 2.In this way, be different from prior art discussed above with reference to case, described equipment can easily be disassembled and clean.
Removable formula is dripped cup 3 can possess one or more toothbrush holders 18, and it can slidably be installed to via contact pin or analog and drip cup 3.Toothbrush holder 18 can be suitably directed with 17 one-tenth on UV lamp with the toothbrush fixing, and prevents that toothbrush from oscillating.Toothbrush holder 18 can be removable, to allow to insert toothbrush or the domestic toilet article (for example, electric toothbrush head) of other type.Toothbrush holder 18 also can difformity provides to grip toothbrush and other domestic toilet article of different trade marks and type.
Can provide removable formula height bolt to drip the one or more degree of depth in the described slit of cup in 3 to regulate removable formula, thereby revise described device to use with electric toothbrush head or other device.Drip in one or more slits of cup 3 by removable formula height bolt being inserted removable formula, the degree of depth that removable formula is dripped the slit in the cup 3 reduces, thereby will (for example) electric toothbrush head (for example, Braun
TMOu Le B (Braun
TMOral B)) bristle is retained near the UV bulb 17.In this way, be different from prior art discussed above with reference to case, equipment of the present invention can be accepted non-standard head toothbrushes.
UV/ sterilization bulb 17 can comprise any in many bulbs known on the market, for example those bulbs of above discussing in conjunction with prior art.In a preferred embodiment, use the UV bulb of the radiation of emission 253.7nm wavelength.This UV radiation provides bactericidal effect, thereby kills most of antibacterials and microorganism.In addition, can use the sterilization bulb of other type to come inserting the sterilisation of objects in the equipment of the present invention, described bulb is including but not limited to thermolamp bubble or heat generator or analog.Waterproof ring (for example, neoprene o ring or analog) can be inserted on the bulb, locates it at this and screws in the socket in substrate 10 to prevent water corrosion socket or to make the socket short circuit.
Note that in a preferred embodiment housing 1 can be translucent, make the user can see active UV light action.Housing 1 can be made (or through applying suitably or similar fashion) by a material to filter out harmful UV ray.In a preferred embodiment, substrate 4 is made by opaque material.Certainly, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, both all can be made housing 1 and substrate 3 by the material of other type.
Circuit board can be to use the printed circuit board (PCB) of the general type of technology manufacturing known in this technology.Described circuit board can possess attaching plug, and it can accept the input electric power that is the low voltage DC form usually from wall plug-in type transformator or analog.Attaching plug can comprise 2mm PCB power connector (being made Part No. PJ-102A by CUI company).Yet, in a preferred embodiment, can provide high power lithium battery or conventional alkaline battery 8 (" AA " or " AAA ") with to circuit board and UV bulb powered.In this embodiment, provide in the battery space that can be provided in to be occupied by circuit board and/or with the form that is installed to circuit board.Battery also can serve as ballast, thereby provides rocking action for device.Start button 10 can possess lamp (for example, LED 12), and it can illuminate when battery electric power deficiency or the generation of battery altering situation or glisten.
Fig. 2 is to the of the present invention decorative appearance of Figure 10 explanation as expecting in the preferred embodiment.Decorative appearance of the present invention is advocated in the design application case of above incorporating into by reference common co-pending.Fig. 2 is the front perspective view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.Fig. 3 is another front perspective view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.Fig. 4 is the front view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.Fig. 5 is the rearview of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.Fig. 6 is the left side elevation of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.Fig. 7 is the right side elevational view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.Fig. 8 is the top view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.Fig. 9 is the bottom view of rocking toothbrush sanitizer of the present invention.
As recognizing from foregoing description, the present invention proposes to be better than the remarkable improvement of many prior-art devices.Therefore above-cited many prior-art devices do not provide any security feature or security feature not enough, and to use for consumer be unacceptable.For example device such as An Derui device is too complicated and be difficult to cleaning, and also is unacceptable for consumer uses.Perhaps just because of these problems, up to the present commercial successful UV toothbrush sanitizer does not appear as yet on the consumer market.
By contrast, the present invention is simple and design is exquisite, is only made by several component parts.The security system of present device allows consumer to disassemble described unit to clean and similar action, keeps UV safety simultaneously.In addition, the present invention can be suitable for dissimilar article are carried out disinfection via the adapter bolt.In addition, automatic operation of the present invention has been guaranteed suitably to sterilize under the situation that does not have the user to interfere.
In addition, the feature of waving of the present invention has guaranteed that device will turn back to stand up position under the inclination situation.This waves feature and allows to be fabricated to device much smaller and do not worry that small size will cause that it constantly collides on bathroom countertops.Of the present inventionly wave the anti-locking apparatus overturning of feature and its inclusions is poured out and/or damaged.In addition, rocking action provides adult and child with the novel feature that finds of interest.
Although this paper discloses and has described the preferred embodiments of the present invention and various alternate embodiment in detail, but the those skilled in the art can understand easily, in the various changes that can make therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention on form and the details.
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1. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus, it comprises:
Main body, it is used for admitting at least one article to be sterilized, and described main body contains at least one germicidal lamp;
Removable formula medicated cap, it is attached to described main body in removable mode, described removable formula medicated cap possesses at least one aperture to admit described article to be sterilized, and described removable formula medicated cap has at least one extension component to be used for extending to the described main body of described sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus; And
Be arranged in the disconnect of the described main body of described sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus, it is coupled in described at least one extension component of described removable formula medicated cap at least one, makes that described at least one germicidal lamp extinguishes when described removable formula medicated cap is removed,
Wherein said main body has rounded bottom and makes described sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus sitting turn back to stand up position on the flat surfaces and under the inclination situation through counterweight.
2. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said disconnect further comprises:
Magnet, it is coupled to described removable formula medicated cap,
Magnetic switch, it is coupled to described main body, makes that when described removable formula medicated cap was attached to described main body, described magnet started described magnetic switch, and wherein when described removable formula medicated cap removes from described main body, described magnetic switch is deactivated.
3. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 1, it further comprises:
Removable formula is dripped cup, and it is installed in removable mode in the described main body of described equipment of described medicated cap below, makes when described medicated cap removes from the described main body of described equipment, and described removable formula is dripped and glass can be removed to clean.
4. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said removable formula drip cup around at least a portion of described article to be sterilized, and will reflex on the described article to be sterilized from least a portion of the light of described germicidal lamp emission.
5. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 3, it comprises further and can drip the removable formula toothbrush holder that cup slidably removes from described removable formula that wherein said toothbrush holder fixing is inserted into the article described to be sterilized in the described sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus.
6. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 1, it further comprises control circuit, described control circuit is coupled to described germicidal lamp to be used for the startup of the described germicidal lamp of control, in case make that control circuit is activated, described germicidal lamp just starts first scheduled time amount of lasting, and closes described germicidal lamp subsequently and last second scheduled time amount.
7. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 6 is restarted described germicidal lamp after wherein said control circuit is further measured in the past in described second scheduled time and is lasted described first scheduled time amount.
8. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus, it comprises:
Main body, it is used for admitting at least one article to be sterilized, and described main body contains at least one germicidal lamp;
Removable formula medicated cap, it is attached to described main body in removable mode, described removable formula medicated cap possesses at least one aperture to admit described article to be sterilized, and described removable formula medicated cap has at least one extension component to be used for extending to the described main body of described sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus; And
Control circuit, it is coupled to described germicidal lamp, and being used for the startup of the described germicidal lamp of control, in case make that control circuit is activated, described germicidal lamp just starts and lasts first scheduled time amount, and closes described germicidal lamp subsequently and last second scheduled time amount,
Wherein said main body has rounded bottom and makes described sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus sitting turn back to stand up position on the flat surfaces and under the inclination situation through counterweight.
9. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 8 is restarted described germicidal lamp after wherein said control circuit is further measured in the past in described second scheduled time and is lasted described first scheduled time amount.
10. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 8, it further comprises disconnect, described disconnect comprises:
Magnet, it is coupled to described removable formula medicated cap,
Magnetic switch, it is coupled to described main body, makes that when described removable formula medicated cap was attached to described main body, described magnet started described magnetic switch, and wherein when described removable formula medicated cap removes from described main body, described magnetic switch is deactivated.
11. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 8, it further comprises:
Removable formula is dripped cup, and it is installed in removable mode in the described main body of described equipment of described medicated cap below, makes when described medicated cap removes from the described main body of described equipment, and described removable formula is dripped and glass can be removed to clean.
12. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said removable formula drip cup around at least a portion of described article to be sterilized, and will reflex on the described article to be sterilized from least a portion of the light of described germicidal lamp emission.
13. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 11, it comprises further and can drip the removable formula toothbrush holder that cup slidably removes from described removable formula that wherein said toothbrush holder fixing is inserted into the article described to be sterilized in the described sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus.
14. a sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus, it comprises:
Main body, it is used for admitting at least one article to be sterilized, and described main body contains at least one germicidal lamp;
Removable formula medicated cap, it is attached to described main body in removable mode, described removable formula medicated cap possesses at least one aperture to admit described article to be sterilized, and described removable formula medicated cap has at least one extension component to be used for extending to the described main body of described sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus; And
Removable formula is dripped cup, and it is installed in removable mode in the described main body of described equipment of described medicated cap below, makes when described medicated cap removes from the described main body of described equipment, and described removable formula is dripped and glass can be removed to clean,
Wherein said main body has rounded bottom and makes described sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus sitting turn back to stand up position on the flat surfaces and under the inclination situation through counterweight.
15. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said removable formula drip cup around at least a portion of described article to be sterilized, and will reflex on the described article to be sterilized from least a portion of the light of described germicidal lamp emission.
16. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 15, it comprises further and can drip the removable formula toothbrush holder that cup slidably removes from described removable formula that wherein said toothbrush holder fixing is inserted into the article described to be sterilized in the described sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus.
17. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 15, it further comprises: control circuit, it is coupled to described germicidal lamp, to be used for the startup of the described germicidal lamp of control, in case make that control circuit is activated, described germicidal lamp just starts first scheduled time amount of lasting, and closes described germicidal lamp subsequently and last second scheduled time amount, and wherein said control circuit is further restarted described germicidal lamp in described second scheduled time amount and lasted described first scheduled time and measure in the past.
18. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 14, it further comprises:
Be arranged in the disconnect of the described main body of described sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus, it is coupled to described removable formula medicated cap, makes that described at least one germicidal lamp extinguishes when described removable formula medicated cap is removed.
19. sterilizing equipment decontaminating apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said disconnect further comprises:
Magnet, it is coupled to described removable formula medicated cap,
Magnetic switch, it is coupled to described main body, makes that when described removable formula medicated cap was attached to described main body, described magnet started described magnetic switch, and wherein when described removable formula medicated cap removes from described main body, described magnetic switch is deactivated,
Release mechanism, it slidably is installed in the described main body of described equipment, and described release mechanism is with at least one coupling in described at least one extension component of described disconnect and described removable formula medicated cap.
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