CN102078629B - Sanitizer for portable electronic device - Google Patents
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A sanitizer for sanitizing a portable electronic device is provided, the sanitizer having a base including a cavity for receiving the electronic device, at least one ultraviolet radiation source for emitting ultraviolet radiation into the cavity, a cover cooperating with the base, the cover moving between an open position wherein the electronic device can be inserted into or removed from the cavity and a closed position wherein the cavity is enclosed so as to substantially maintain the ultraviolet radiation within the cavity, and a controller for enabling the ultraviolet radiation source to be activated only when the cover is closed.
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The cross reference of related application
This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.61/189488 (applying date is on August 19th, 2008), this patent is whole to be incorporated herein by reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to the device for sterilize hand-held and portable electron device and system, this electronic installation comprises mobile (honeycomb) phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), the happy video player of portable audio (such as MP3 and MP4 player), portable camera, portable global pick device etc.
Background technology
Portable electron device may be subject to the pollution of antibacterial or other infective agent, and therefore may become the medium disseminated infection to another user from a user.Even if when basic of device is used by a user, if device is contaminated, user is also subject to the danger (as long as device keeps contaminated) of infectious disease.
Ultraviolet radiation in 200-300 nanometer (nm) scope effectively can kill microorganism, such as air borne and surperficial antibacterial, virus, yeast and mycete.Bactericidal effect curve (based on the effect of various radiation wavelength to common bacteria) represents the light absorption peak value of DNA of bacteria when 254nm.Market can obtain the light source of the UV light produced in about 200nm to about 300nm wave-length coverage, this wave-length coverage includes effective peak.Such light source is widely used in air and Water warfare purposes in Food & Drink industry, medical treatment sterilization application, drink water purifying and sewer process.
Although UV light contributes to disinfecting surface, being excessively exposed to shortwave UV ray may be harmful.Research has indicated the disastrous effect of the UV ray be excessively exposed in solar energy.Similar, the germicidal UV radiation being excessively exposed to lamp transmitting may cause skin erythema (being similar to sunburn), and eyes directly expose the pain inflammation that may cause conjunctiva, cornea and iris, or impaired even lastingly.In UV light situation, the people of extensive work advises dressing special protective eye lens, or is shielded by the protection plate glass of UV impermeable.The skin of child and eyes expose responsive especially for UV.Therefore, need to take measures to reduce not to be exposed to the danger in UV radiation unexpected or not notifiedly.
In U.S. Patent No. 6953940, assignee of the present invention discloses a kind of device of dental appliance such as toothbrush of sterilizing, and namely by making this equipment be exposed in ultraviolet radiation, is usually in the wavelength of about 254nm.
But, still have lasting demand for compact, safe, reliable and efficient decontaminating apparatus, and it can be used in sterilization hand-held and portable electron device.
Summary of the invention
In one embodiment, a kind of disinfector for portable electron device of sterilizing is provided.This disinfector has: base portion, and this base portion comprises the cavity for receiving electronic installation; At least one UV ray radiation source, for by emitting ultraviolet radiation in this cavity; And lid, this lid coordinates with base portion, and moves between open and closed positions, at this open position, electronic installation can insert in cavity or from this cavity and take out, in this closed position, cavity is closed, substantially to be remained in cavity by ultraviolet radiation.Disinfector has controller, and being provided for UV ray radiation source can only just drive when cavity is closed.
In another embodiment, disinfector has: base portion, and this base portion comprises the cavity for receiving electronic installation, this cavity be lined with reflecting surface at least partially; At least one UV ray radiation source, for by emitting ultraviolet radiation in cavity; And lid, this lid coordinates with base portion, and moves between open and closed positions, at this open position, electronic installation can insert in cavity or from this cavity and take out, in this closed position, cavity is closed, substantially to be remained in cavity by ultraviolet radiation.Disinfector also comprises: indicator bar, the junction of this indicator bar between base portion and lid, and at least local is translucent for ultraviolet radiation for indicator bar, seems to be illuminated when with box lunch lid, in the closed position and UV ray radiation source activates; And bracket, for being bearing in cavity by portable electron device, bracket can pivot to from the loading position in cavity the exposure position leaving cavity.Disinfector also comprises: first sensor, whether is in its closed position for detecting lid; And second sensor, for detecting whether there is portable electron device in cavity.At first sensor, one controller preferably detects that cavity closedown (such as covering closedown) and the second sensor activate radiation in one period of first scheduled time of UV ray radiation source when detecting in cavity and there is portable electron device.In addition or optionally, this controller can according to the signal activation UV ray radiation source from manual interface (such as switch).Controller can also activate one period of second scheduled time of UV ray radiation source when the second sensor detects in cavity and there is not portable electron device, and like this, light source can make cavity sterilize.
What it should be known that foregoing general is all exemplary with detailed description below, for providing further explanation to the technical scheme in claims of the present invention.
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Drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention, and be used from description one and explain principle of the present invention, these accompanying drawings are used for understanding the present invention further, and are included in this description and form the part of description.
Fig. 1 is the external view of the embodiment of disinfector and the portable electron device before inserting in disinfector.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the inside of the disinfector representing Fig. 1, and wherein portable electron device is arranged in the inside of disinfector.
Fig. 3 is through the disinfector of Fig. 2 and the sectional view of portable electron device, illustrates the structure of UV ray radiation source in one embodiment.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the outside of another embodiment representing disinfector.
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of the inside of the disinfector representing Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 A to 6E represents that disinfector embodiment moves to the perspective view of the operation of bracket exposure position (for receiving or transmitting portable electron device) from closed position (bracket is retracted into the inside of disinfector).
Fig. 7 A to 7D represents that disinfector embodiment moves to the perspective view of the operation of open position from closed position.
Fig. 8 is the control system schematic diagram of operation disinfector.
Fig. 9 is the perspective view of the inside of another embodiment of the disinfector representing Fig. 4.
Figure 10 A and 10B illustrates the embodiment of the disinfector with slide lid.
Figure 11 A and 11B illustrates another embodiment of the disinfector with lid, and this lid comprises rotatable cover.
Figure 12 illustrates another embodiment with the support keeping electronic installation, and this support has multiple rib protruding upward.
Detailed description of the invention
Various embodiments of the present invention will be introduced in detail below, in accompanying drawing, illustrate example embodiment.
Disinfector has: cavity, and portable electron device loads in this cavity; And UV ray radiation source, the wavelength of ultraviolet radiation and intensity are applicable to the sterilization of portable electron device, and this UV ray radiation source is positioned to the outside of the portable electron device irradiated in the cavity loading disinfector.Disinfector has lid, this lid is closed when portable electron device loads in the cavity of disinfector, substantially to prevent the effusion of ultraviolet radiation, and this lid and UV ray radiation source interlock or are otherwise interconnected (such as by one or more sensor and/or switch), like this, radiation can not be produced when this drowning has cut out.A mechanism can also be provided, for releasing portable electron device when the lid of disinfector is opened or making to be easy to close to portable electron device.
With reference to Fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of disinfector 10 comprises body 12 and lid 14.As shown in the figure, lid 14 is arranged on body 12 by hinge 16, and provides clamp or lock 18.Alternatively, lid 14 can be dismantled from body 12, and can by frictional fit, be clasped or other reversible mechanical joint known in the art and being arranged on body 12.
Body 12 has the internal cavities 20 of opening, and this internal cavities is formed by the inwall of body 12 or interior section.The shape and size of cavity 20 are designed to be suitable for receiving portable electron device 22.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 and 2, portable electron device 24 can be the personal digital assistant (PDA) or the cell phone that are equipped with user interface elements (such as display screen and keypad 32).As shown in Figures 2 and 3, when in the cavity 20 that portable electron device 22 inserts body 12 completely, lid 14 can be closed on body 12, to be substantially enclosed in cavity 20 by portable electron device 22.The joint of meeting at body 12 and lid 14 can provide suitable light sealing member 24, and like this, when lid 14 is closed on body 12, the ultraviolet radiation from cavity 20 can not be overflowed from joint, or can not enough to produce dangerous intensity effusion.Sealing member 24 can comprise any suitable material preventing light from passing through, such as rubber or felt, or between lid 14 and body, have cooperation that is tight or that cover.Body 12 and lid 14 manufacture by for the substantially opaque layer of ultraviolet radiation, liner or coating, or comprise them.
One or more UV ray radiation sources 26 for emitting ultraviolet light are arranged in the inside of body 12.Provide an array ultraviolet radiation light source 26 in one embodiment.In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, radiation source 26 is fluorescent lamp.Optionally, radiation source 26 can be modulated into the discharge tube of particular frequencies or frequency range, laser or light emitting diode.UV ray radiation source 26 can be located in the wall of body 12 in one or more recesses (depending on going out) of being formed, and can be separated with electronic installation by UV clear wall 28.
In order to be positioned at by electronic installation in cavity 20, guide rail or other guiding piece can be provided with, itself or be separate part, or be formed in body, portable electron device 22 is located and is directed in body 12.Guiding piece can be manufactured by the material of UV clear, and/or is positioned to the part had compared with low stain danger only covering portable electron device 22.Such as, guiding piece can be formed at the seat in the wall of body 12, and is arranged to only engage with the very fraction of portable electron device.
The inwall of cavity 20 can comprise one or more reflector 30, or reflector 30 can be arranged between the inwall of UV ray radiation source 26 and body 12, so as to increase ultraviolet radiation service efficiency, control the distribution of ultraviolet radiation in cavity 20 and/or make all surfaces of portable electron device 22 be exposed to ultraviolet radiation to greatest extent.
In one embodiment, opaque layer self is the reflection lining on the inwall of body 12 with lid 14, to reflect the ultraviolet radiation sent, thus irradiates portable electron device 22 completely.Substitute or additional aspects as one, lens can be arranged between the cavity 20 of radiation source 26 or reflector 30 and decontaminating apparatus 10, to improve the radiation provided by radiation source 26.According to the distribution of light from source 26, lens or reflector 30 can not be needed.Such as, in one embodiment, multiple light emitting diode (LED) is arranged on a flat opaque substrate, like this, they only send radiation to a hemisphere, and are encapsulated in a refraction dome, and this refraction dome guides radiation along outward direction further.Therefore, the LED of suitable selection can produce gratifying radiation profiles when not having other optical auxiliary means.Usually, the UV ray radiation source of any appropriate can be used, including, but not limited to: fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube, electric filament lamp, discharge lamp, laser or LED.From the viewpoint of engineering, an array LED has little, the firm and efficient advantage of size.But, from the viewpoint of cost, fluorescent lamp has the advantage that can widely use with low cost.
Usually, portable electron device 22 has keypad 32, and this keypad 32 has the key of protrusion.Because the key of keyboard 32 provides shelter recess, dust and contaminated area may be accumulated in this and shelter in recess, so UV ray radiation source 26 and/or reflector 30 can be arranged to provide irradiating especially completely of keypad 32, comprise the inclined ray from each side and each angle.
The cavity 20 of disinfector 10 can be stood as the docking (docking) of the portable electron device 22 inserted wherein, be provided for the electrical connection of battery charging in portable electron device 22 and/or the data cube computation (wireless or cable service) for making portable electron device 22 synchronous with another data source, can enter from the outside of disinfector 10 and/or control portable electron device 22, or for other object.As shown in Figure 3, power pack 34 is arranged in one end of disinfector 10.Power pack 34 receives from flexible cable 36 and answers electricity consumption.Power pack 34 provides electric power to UV ray radiation source 26 under control of the control unit 38.In addition, power pack 34 can be powered to docking adapter 40 by cable 36.Docking adapter 40 is for being connected with this portable electron device 22 when portable electron device 22 is placed in cavity 20.Cable 36 and adapter 40 can be provided for the electric power that portable electron device 22 is charged.In addition, or optionally, cable 36 and adapter 40 can be provided in the data cube computation between portable electron device 22 and the external world.As non-limiting examples, data cube computation can comprise Ethernet connection, USB or micro USB connection etc.Adapter 40 can omit, particularly when disinfector 10 the portable electron device that is suitable for all without be configured to can with the interconnective electricity of docking adapter 40 or data connector time, or when disinfector 10 is for having the various different portable electron device of incompatible adapter.
Decontaminating apparatus 10 can be included in the switch 42 on clamp 18, and this switch 42 is connected with control unit 38, detects that lid 14 has covered on body 12, is enclosed in portable electron device 22 in cavity 20 to enable control unit.Alternatively, a sensor can be activated when closing cap 14.This sensor can be including, but not limited to: one or more pressing (depressionswitch) switch, electric contact and optical pickocff.In one embodiment, control unit 38 is included in a contact on body 12 and the coupling contact on lid 14, only have when lid 14 in the closed position with enclosed cavity 20 time, circuit is just connected in these these contacts, driving UV ray radiation source.
In the operation of the embodiment of the decontaminating apparatus 10 shown in Fig. 1, portable electron device 22 is placed in the cavity 20 of body 12 by user, and closing cap 14 is to be encapsulated in portable electron device 22 in cavity 20.Control unit 38 can detect the firm closedown of lid 14, such as by switch in clamp 18 or sensor or activate when the lid is closed by compress switch (depressionswitch).Control unit 38 can also detect the existence of portable electron device 22, such as by by portable electron device 22 weight or there is the mechanical switch that operates, by the light beam that stopped by portable electron device 22 or in some other way.If disinfector 10 is for the portable electron device 22 with adapter 40, control unit 38 can be arranged to detection signal, such as, when portable electron device 22 charges to its battery, and the electric current passed through between portable electron device 22 and adapter 40.Also consider that control unit 38 can be activated by manual interface, such as, be arranged on the switch of disinfector 10 outside.
Once the existence of portable electron device 22 in cavity 20 be detected, or manually activate actuating, control unit 38 activates UV ray radiation source 26, sterilizes to portable electron device 22.Control unit 38 can comprise intervalometer, and like this, after the time of program setting is enough to obtain suitable sterilisation level, control unit 38 stops UV ray radiation source 26.When switch 42 detect under UV ray radiation source be in state of activation, attempt release clamp 18 and/or open lid 14 time, control unit 38 cuts off the power supply to UV ray radiation source 26 immediately.When lid 14 does not have to close when portable electron device 22 in cavity 20 inside, control unit 38 can be arranged to drive UV ray radiation source 26 to cavity 20 of sterilizing when needed.
One or more display lamps 44 can be arranged in the outside of body 12, to indicate the state of disinfector 10 and/or portable electron device 22, such as whether to carry out utilizing the sterilization of UV ray radiation source 26 for showing, or whether sterilization completes, whether the battery of portable electron device 22 is charging or is completing charging etc.
One pusher 46 can be arranged in the cavity 20 of body 12, is increased to by portable electron device 22 and it can be caught by user easily and the position of taking out from cavity 20 when opening with box lunch lid 14.Pusher 46 can comprise action bars, and this action bars is operated by connecting rod by opening lid 14.Pusher 46 can also comprise spring, and when portable electron device 22 pushes downwards in cavity 20, spring is compressed, and like this, spring upwards pushes portable electron device 22 always.When being in cavity 20, below portable electron device 22 can be remained on by lid 14, or spring can keep by trigger (sear).Trigger can by raising lid 14 or discharging by release clamp 18 or by completing sterilization.Also other structure can be used, as known in the art.
Another embodiment of decontaminating apparatus or disinfector 110 is introduced below with reference to Fig. 4 to 7D.Fig. 4 illustrates the outside of the decontaminating apparatus 110 being in closing structure, and Fig. 5 illustrates outside and the inside of the decontaminating apparatus 110 being in Unclosing structure.Use with reference to vertical frame when introducing decontaminating apparatus 100, wherein, disinfector 110 has bottom down and top upward, and like this, in use, base portion 112 will roughly be supported by horizontal surface, covers 114 and will leave base portion 112 and upwards open.But it should be known that disinfector 110 can be designed to work well too along from the described direction different with reference to vertical frame.
As mentioned above, decontaminating apparatus 110 comprises: base portion 112, and this base portion 112 has internal cavities 130, and this internal cavities 130 is opened on the side of base portion 112; And lid 114, for covering opening on base portion 112 with enclosed cavity 130.Base portion 112 can also comprise material strips 116, and this material strips is translucent or local transparent when being exposed to ultraviolet radiation, like this, can be present in cavity 130 when lid 114 is closed from the external visual inspection ultraviolet radiation of decontaminating apparatus 110.Lid 114 is hinged with base portion 112, and like this, lid 114 is opened in the pivot of the first end 132 around base portion 112, thus portable electron device can be inserted in cavity 130 by the second base portion 112, relative end 134.
Bracket 140 can be provided to come supporting portable electronic device or other device that will sterilize.Bracket 140 to be pivotally mounted on the second end 134 on base portion 112 or on base portion 112 near this second end, the supporting of portable electron device is provided for when opening with convenient device 110, thus can close to portable electron device, and also provide supporting when device 110 is closed, thus portable electron device can be positioned in cavity 130.As shown in Figure 5, bracket can be made up of guide rail, comprise a pair anterior short column guide rail 148, each short column guide rail 148 upwards extends from a pair bottom guide track 142, each bottom guide track 142 adjoins in elbow junction and back track 144, and two back track 144 are linked together by head rail 146.Anterior short column guide rail 148 is oriented substantially vertical, and bottom guide track 142 is oriented approximate horizontal, and along stretching out from the second end 134 to the direction of first end 132 from anterior short column guide rail 148.Back track 144 from bottom guide track 142 upwards and extend back.Therefore, guide rail provides the seat for portable electron device.
When disinfector 110 is opened, and time in portable electron device loading bracket 140, the weight of electronic installation is roughly supported by bottom guide track 142, and electronic installation can lean against in back track 144 backward, and prevents from skidding off from bracket 140 by anterior short column guide rail 148.Therefore, portable electron device can be arranged in easily on bracket 140 or from bracket 140 and take off.When disinfector 110 is transformed into closing structure from Unclosing structure, bracket 140 pivot, supports simultaneously and guides portable electron device, until portable electron device to be substantially horizontally placed in cavity 130 and lid 114 enclosed cavities 130.
Optionally, as shown in Figure 9, bracket 340 can comprise multiple post, and these posts stretch into cavity 130 vertically upward from body 112.Such as, bracket can comprise several sidepiece post 342, one or more anterior posts 344 and one or more rear portions post 346.As shown in the figure, each post comprises skewed surface, to impel portable electron device centering in cavity 130.
As shown in Figure 5, disinfector 110 comprises the UV ray radiation source 126 be arranged in lid 114.UV ray radiation source 126 can be transmitted in the ultraviolet within the scope of about 200nm to about 300nm.In one embodiment, UV ray radiation source 126 can be transmitted in the ultraviolet of about 254nm.UV ray radiation source 126 can be arranged in the recess 120 of lid 114.The inner surface of the surface of recess 120 and lid 114 can reflect, or is coated with reflecting material, such as metallization material, thus contributes to ultraviolet and be evenly distributed in cavity 130.Electricity can supply UV ray radiation source 126 by power supply, transformator or other similar common unit known in the art.
In base portion 112, cavity 130 is determined by diapire 138 and sidewall 136, and the profile design of this cavity becomes to be suitable for receive portable electron device.The surface of diapire 138 and the surface of sidewall 136 can be reflected, or are coated with reflecting material such as metallization material, thus contribute to ultraviolet and evenly disperse in whole cavity 130.When lid 114 is closed, portable electron device is bearing in cavity 130 by bracket 140, like this, the guide rail 144 and 146 of bracket and the rear side of portable electron device supported by guide rail 144 and 146 and diapire 138 spaced apart, thus make ultraviolet radiation can enter the rear side of portable electron device, and the front side opposite to rear side of portable electron device is spaced apart with the inner surface 122 of lid 114.Similar, bracket 140 supporting portable electronic device, like this, the sidepiece (sidewall 136 of this sidepiece and cavity 130 is adjacent) of portable electron device is spaced apart with sidewall 136, to make ultraviolet radiation can enter the sidepiece of portable electron device.Therefore, the ultraviolet radiation sent by light source 126 can directly or by the reflection of reflecting surface 120,122,136 and 138 indirectly close to all parts of portable electron device.
In one embodiment, the material forming bracket 140 is transparent for ultraviolet radiation, and like this, the ultraviolet radiation of q.s through guide rail 142,144,146,148, can irradiate the portable electron device part be arranged in below them.In another embodiment, bracket 140 is constructed so that the contact area between carriage rail and portable electron device minimizes, and like this, basic all portable electron devices are all exposed in ultraviolet radiation.
As shown in Figures 4 and 5, disinfector 110 can comprise indicator bar 116, and this indicator bar 116 comprises for the translucent material of the visible ray produced by ultraviolet radiation.The plastics that some absorbs ultraviolet and allows visible ray to pass through simultaneously with suitable material.Indicator bar 116 can be arranged to contiguous junction between base portion 112 and lid 114 at least partially, like this, when lid 114 is closed, and when UV ray radiation source 126 activates, indicator bar 116 is luminous or show as and be illuminated, to provide disinfector 110 in the vision instruction of work.In one embodiment, indicator bar 116 is made up of translucent blue material, and extends along the substantially whole junction between base portion 112 and lid 114.
Replace indicator bar, also contemplate disinfector and can comprise and be positioned at its instruction from above device, when cover in the closed position and UV ray radiation source is opened time, this indicator can be activated by controller, with the vision instruction providing disinfector using.In one embodiment, indicator can be LED.This LED can be in the process of state of activation the pulsed drive by controller at ultraviolet light source.
As shown in Figure 8, disinfector 110 comprises: controller 140, for controlling the operation of disinfector 110; And power supply 186, for powering to controller 180 with to UV ray radiation source 126.Controller 180 can control the operation of disinfector 110 in several circumstances, including, but not limited to: when cavity 130 is for time empty (not having portable electron device), when lid 114 is opened, and when cavity 130 is equipped with portable electron device.In one embodiment, controller 110 is arranged to detect lid 114 and opens or cut out, and controls the operation of disinfector 110 accordingly.Such as, UV ray radiation source 126 can not emitting ultraviolet light when lid 114 is opened, and can emitting ultraviolet light when lid 114 is closed.First sensor 182 senses or detects lid 114 and opens relative to base portion 112 or close.First sensor 182 can comprise by compress switch (depression swich), optical pickocff, electric contact or other sensor well known in the art, for detecting the relative position of lid 114 and base portion 112.In one embodiment, first sensor 182 is included in the contact on base portion 112 and the coupling contact on lid 114, and only have when the in the closed position and enclosed cavity 130 of lid 114, contact just forms circuit to activate UV ray radiation source.
Similar, in another embodiment, controller 180 is connected with the second sensor 184, so that whether sensing or detection portable electron device are present in cavity 130, and controls the operation of disinfector 110 accordingly.Such as, when detect there is portable electron device time, controller 180 can make UV ray radiation source 126 be energized the scheduled time, and this scheduled time, and can be different according to the intensity of UV light source being defined as by sufficiently sterilised.In an embodiment of the disinfector 110 of the small fluorescent fluorescent tube of use one 4 watts, estimate just to be enough to eliminate the most of antibacterial existed on handheld apparatus between 10 and 30 seconds.When detect there is no portable electron device time, controller 180 can make UV ray radiation source 126 quit work or cut off activation.A selection scheme is, enables controller follow the trail of time quantum from UV ray radiation source 126 activates to sterilize cavity 130, and can activate UV ray radiation source 126 a period of time, with the inner surface of sterilize base portion 112 and lid 114.Second sensor 184 can comprise weight sensor, pressing (compression switch) switch, optical pickocff or other sensor well known in the art.
As mentioned above, disinfector can comprise the hand switch or interface 188 that are positioned at disinfector 110 outside, and user can selectively with this switch frommanual activation disinfector.
Fig. 6 A to 7D represents another embodiment of disinfector 210.Fig. 6 A to 6E is the perspective view representing the sequential steps opening disinfector 210.Disinfector 210 can by promoting-opening lock to open, and as known in the art, wherein, pressure is applied on lid 214, then discharges from this lid, and then, lid 214 is relative to base portion 212 upwards and backward pivot.The motion of lid 214 can be driven by coil spring, motor or other similar means.Fig. 6 A illustrates the disinfector 210 being in closing structure.Fig. 6 B illustrate lid 214 discharged from base portion 212 and open after disinfector 210.Fig. 6 C illustrates when lid 214 starts to open further relative to base portion 212, bracket 240 also start relative to base portion 212 upwards and forward pivot time situation.When lid 214 reaches the opening being enough to allow bracket 240 to pass through, bracket 240 continues relative to base portion 212 upwards and forward pivot, covers 214 preferably oppositely simultaneously, starts downwards and forward relative to base portion 212 pivot, as shown in figure 6d.Especially as shown in Figure 6 D, bracket 240 comprises: pedestal 242, for receiving the base section of portable electron device; And back track 244 and cross slide way 246, for the rear side of supporting portable electronic device.Finally, as is shown in figure 6e, lid 214 pivots to the position closed completely, and bracket 240 remains on the position of opening completely, for receiving portable electron device from user or sending it to user.By applying pressure to lid 214 and then from this lid 214 release pressure, reverse operating occurring, until bracket 240 loads in cavity 230 again.The operation of the disinfector 210 of Fig. 6 A to 6E schematically illustrates in the sectional side view of Fig. 7 A to 7D, these figures show driving mechanism 250, is provided for lid 214 and bracket 240 moves between open and closed positions.Driving mechanism 250 can be arranged in the inside of disinfector 210, or can be arranged in the outside of disinfector 210, but is subject to the protection of independent lid etc.Driving mechanism 250 comprises crankwheel 252, and this crankwheel 252 is connected with one end of pitman arm 254 by pivot pin 255, and the other end of pitman arm 254 is connected with the eccentric base section 256 of lid 214 by pivot pin 257.Crankwheel 252 can by coil spring, motor or other mechanism of rotary motion can be provided to crankwheel 252.Gear drive (not shown) makes crankwheel 252 be connected with bracket 240 with the ratio of about 4: 1, like this, when crankwheel 252 rotates about 360 ° of angles relative to its axis 253, bracket 240 is driven relative to its axis 241 by gear drive and rotates about 90 ° of angles.Therefore, when crankwheel 252 turns of about whole circles, bracket 240 pivots to open position from closed position, and when crankwheel 252 rotates an about whole circle along contrary direction of rotation, bracket 240 pivots to closed position from open position.Pivot pin 255 is positioned at (namely pivot pin 255 departs from the rotation axis 253 of crankwheel 252) on crankwheel 252 prejudicially, and like this, when crankwheel 252 rotates, pitman arm 254 drives and roughly moves back and forth.Similar, pivot pin 257 is positioned at (i.e. the rotation axis 215 of pivot pin 257 offset from cover 214) on the base section 256 of lid 216 prejudicially, and like this, the reciprocating motion of pitman arm 254 makes lid 214 around its axis 215 pivot.The operation of driving mechanism 250 can be introduced as double leval jib type well known in the art, wherein, first bar is determined by base portion 212, to make the axis 253 of crankwheel 252 and the axis 215 of lid 214 keep interfixing, second bar is defined as the distance between axle 253 and pivot pin 255 by crankwheel 252,3rd bar is defined as the distance between axis 215 and pivot pin 257 by the eccentric base section 256 covering 214, and the 4th bar is defined as the distance between pivot pin 255 and pivot pin 257 by pitman arm 254.The length ratio of the second bar (distance between axis 253 and pivot pin 255) and the 3rd bar (distance between axis 215 and pivot pin 257) is set to be less than 1: 1, like this, when crankwheel 252 turn of one whole circle, make to cover and oscillate in the scope of about 90 °.Particularly, 0 ° of position of crankwheel 252 can be determined by lid 214 in the closed position.When crankwheel 252 rotates to about halfway (namely between about 160 ° and about 200 °), lid 214 pivots to fully open position (namely leaving lid about 90 ° of closed position), and when crankwheel 252 rotates to whole circle (namely about 360 °) from about halfway, lid 214 back pivots to complete closed position.Also consider that lid 214 and bracket 240 can be interconnected, such as pass through connecting rod, like this, when bracket 240 be in exposing of it or erection position and lid 212 open time, lid 212 carries out promote automatically being made by connecting rod bracket 240 rotate or pivoting to its loading position.Also consider to use spring bracket 240 be biased into its erection position and lid 214 be biased into its open position.Disinfector described here can be designed to hold special portable electron device, wherein, the shape and size of the inside of disinfector are arranged to be adjacent to and are received portable electron device securely, and radiation source (comprising any reflector) is arranged to the outer surface irradiating portable electron device in a preferred way.Also can select, disinfector can be designed to the portable electron device receiving various roughly similar type, particularly, may be used for multiple style and form, the approximately uniform portable electron device of shape and size; And the disinfector of different size and shape can not be had for often kind of slightly different portable electron device, it is possible that have the disinfector of a small amount of different size and shape for holding the portable electron device of some scope or type.As non-limiting examples, the cell phone of major part " renovating " or " Concha Meretricis Seu Cyclinae " type has substantially similar shape and size, and " full keyboard " types of devices for text and Email purposes is also like this.Although the present invention is expressed as the ultraviolet light source had in lid in Fig. 4-9, but also can consider that light source is arranged in the base portion with intermediate surface, this intermediate surface is formed can at the bed of arrange electronic means above, and intermediate surface at least local is transparent for ultraviolet radiation.Such as, intermediate surface can be manufactured by glass or plastics or other similar material.Identical with the first embodiment, the power supply of the disinfector in Fig. 4-9 can be arranged to be connected with personal electronic device, to power (charging) when storing to this device.Also can select, the hole with desirable seal can be formed in housing, and this hole allows the existing power line of device to stretch out housing.Below with reference to Figure 10 A and 10B, in figure, illustrate the embodiment of disinfector.Disinfector 300 comprises base portion 302 and lid 304.This lid is arranged on base portion, like this, it can upward sliding to expose the bracket 305 for keeping electronic installation.Ultraviolet light source can be arranged in base portion, or is more preferably and is positioned at lid.When lid slide downward, be connected with the contact 306 on base portion, so that completing circuit in the contact covered.Controller controls the driving of light source.When completing sterilization, unit can be arranged to automatic release cap, thus enables its upward sliding.Figure 11 A and 11B illustrates another embodiment of the disinfector 400 with base portion 402 and lid 404.Lid 404 comprises fixing back cover portion 406 and rotatable front part 408.Bracket is arranged on base portion.In use, user can make front cover portion swing into closedown, or can press button with the closed position making front cover portion rotate extremely encirclement electronic installation.See Figure 11 B.When the lid is closed, controller can drive ultraviolet light source, to make electronic installation sterilize.Figure 12 illustrates bottom or the base portion of another embodiment of the present invention 500.In this embodiment, light source 502 is arranged on base portion 504.The top that the projection of multiple rising or supporting member 506 exceed light source is protruding upward, to provide gap.In use, electronic installation is arranged in projection, preferably down, and closing cap (not shown).When driving light source, the electronics portion be shelved in projection is penetrated in illumination.Gap between light source and convex top provides the irradiation of very high scope, and makes UV light can cross electronic installation and from sidewall reflects, to irradiate the opposite side of electronic installation.Although illustrate projection in figure, supporting member can be a series of rib.Projection can be manufactured by various material, comprises plastics or rubber, and is preferably designed to provide some to cushion for device.Various change and change can be carried out without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention to the present invention.Therefore, the present invention will cover in the scope of accessory claim and their equivalent, change of the present invention and change.Note: " by compressing switch " described in above-mentioned description refers to contact and be depressed and contact conducting, the electric switch that namely pressure disconnect after cancelling.
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1., for a disinfector for portable electron device of sterilizing, this disinfector comprises:
Base portion, this base portion comprises the cavity for receiving electronic installation;
At least one UV ray radiation source in the cavities, for being emitted in cavity by ultraviolet;
Lid, this cover rim side is hinged to base portion, and lid rotates between open and closed positions around the shaft, at this open position, electronic installation can insert in cavity or from this cavity and take out, in this closed position, cavity is closed, substantially to be remained in cavity by ultraviolet radiation;
Controller, be provided for UV ray radiation source can only just be activated when cavity is closed, the coupling contact that controller is included in the contact on base portion and is covering, when the lid is in the closed position, contacting circuit, to activate UV ray radiation source, its middle controller activates UV ray radiation source one predetermined amount of time; The inner surface of multiple projection of raising in the cavities and base portion is integrated and to exceed the top of light source protruding upward, to be supported on the electronic installation above light source when putting into cavity;
Bracket, is arranged on base portion or covers, for the supporting portable electronic device when not sterilizing in upright position; With
Indicator bar, this indicator bar is located at the junction at least partially and between lid of base portion, and indicator bar is translucent at least partly for visible ray, and shows when the activation of lid in the closed position and UV ray radiation source and illuminate;
Wherein, at least a part for cavity and a part for lid are lined with reflecting surface.
2. disinfector as claimed in claim 1, wherein UV ray radiation source comprises one of at least following: fluorescent lamp, discharge lamp, laser and one or more light emitting diode.
3. disinfector as claimed in claim 1, its middle controller docks with first sensor, to determine whether lid is in the closed position.
4. disinfector as claimed in claim 3, its middle controller also docks with the second sensor, to determine whether there is portable electron device in cavity.
5. disinfector as claimed in claim 4, its middle controller activates one period of first scheduled time of UV ray radiation source when portable electron device is present in cavity.
6. disinfector as claimed in claim 4, also comprise hand switch, its middle controller does not have to drive UV ray radiation source second scheduled time according to the signal from hand switch during portable electron device in cavity.
7. disinfector as claimed in claim 4, its middle controller does not have periodically to activate one period of second scheduled time of UV ray radiation source during portable electron device in cavity.
8. disinfector as claimed in claim 7, wherein carries out described Periodic activation according to the elapsed time that is once activated before UV ray radiation source.
9., as according to disinfector according to claim 1, also comprise hand switch, its middle controller is according to the one period of scheduled time of signal activation UV ray radiation source from hand switch.
10. disinfector as claimed in claim 1, its middle controller docks with the sensor in bracket, to determine whether there is portable electron device in bracket.
11. disinfectors as claimed in claim 10, wherein sensor comprises weight sensor.
12. disinfectors as claimed in claim 1, wherein bracket can the primary importance when disinfector is opened and between the second position when disinfector cuts out relative to base portion or lid pivot, this second position makes bracket between cavity middle cover and base portion.
13. disinfectors as claimed in claim 1, also comprise:
Driving mechanism, for convenient relative to receive carriers and taking-up portable electron device, this driving mechanism causes successively:
Lid pivots to open position relative to base portion from closed position;
Bracket pivots to exposure position relative to cavity from loading position;
Lid pivots to closed position relative to base portion from open position, and like this, bracket remains on exposure position.
14. disinfectors as claimed in claim 13, wherein driving mechanism also sequentially causes:
Lid pivots to open position relative to base portion from closed position;
Bracket pivots to loading position relative to cavity from exposure position;
Lid pivots to closed position relative to base portion from open position, and like this, bracket keeps closing in the cavities and is in loading position.
15. disinfectors as claimed in claim 1, also comprise:
For releasing the mechanism of portable electron device when covering and moving to open position from closed position.
16. disinfectors as claimed in claim 1, also comprise:
Adapter in described cavity, for providing and the electricity of portable electron device and/or data cube computation.
17. 1 kinds of disinfectors for portable electron device of sterilizing, this disinfector comprises:
Base portion, this base portion comprises the cavity for receiving electronic installation, this cavity be lined with reflecting surface at least partially;
At least one UV ray radiation source, for by emitting ultraviolet radiation in cavity;
Lid, this cover rim side is hinged to base portion, and lid pivots between open and closed positions, at this open position, electronic installation can insert in cavity or from this cavity and take out, in this closed position, cavity is closed, substantially to be remained in cavity by ultraviolet radiation;
Bracket, for being bearing in cavity by portable electron device, bracket can pivot to exposure position from loading position, and in this exposure position, bracket is positioned at the outside of cavity at least partially;
First sensor, whether in the closed position for detecting lid;
Controller, for detecting that at first sensor described lid closes the activation of closing time control UV ray radiation source, controller activates UV ray radiation source at the first predetermined amount of time;
Indicator bar, this indicator bar is located at the junction at least partially and between lid of base portion, and indicator bar is translucent at least partly for the visible ray produced by ultraviolet light source, thus display is illuminated when lid is in the closed position and UV ray radiation source activates.
18. disinfectors as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first sensor coupling contact that is included in the contact on base portion and covering, circuit can be connected in these contacts.
19. disinfectors as claimed in claim 17, its middle controller comprises hand switch, and this hand switch controls the activation of UV ray radiation source.
20. disinfectors as claimed in claim 17, wherein UV ray radiation source is fluorescent lamp.
21. disinfectors as claimed in claim 17, wherein UV ray radiation source comprises at least one light emitting diode.
22. disinfectors as claimed in claim 17, wherein the second sensor comprises weight sensor.
23. disinfectors as claimed in claim 1, also comprise indicator, this indicator is positioned on disinfector, and for being activated when lid is in the closed position and UV ray radiation source activates, to provide disinfector in the vision instruction of work.
24. disinfectors as claimed in claim 23, wherein indicator is at least one IED, and LED in the activation process of ultraviolet light source by controller Pulse Width Control.
25. disinfectors as claimed in claim 17, comprise the second the sensor whether portable electric appts for detecting in cavity exists further;
Wherein, at the second sensor, controller detects in cavity that the first predetermined amount of time when there is portable electron device activates UV ray radiation source.
26. for the disinfector of portable electron device of sterilizing, and this disinfector comprises:
Base portion, this base portion comprises the cavity for receiving electronic installation;
At least one UV ray radiation source, for being emitted in cavity by ultraviolet;
Lid, this lid coordinates with base portion, and lid moves between open and closed positions, wherein, at this open position, electronic installation can insert in cavity or from this cavity and take out, in this closed position, cavity is closed, substantially to be remained in cavity by ultraviolet radiation;
Controller, being provided for UV ray radiation source can only just be activated when cavity is closed, and
From the hole of the external-to-internal of base portion, this hole allows to provide power supply or/and data cube computation stretches out housing to the line of portable electron device;
Bracket, is arranged on base portion or covers, for the supporting portable electronic device when not sterilizing in upright position;
Wherein, at least a part for cavity and a part for lid are lined with reflecting surface.
27. disinfectors as claimed in claim 26, wherein, UV ray radiation source is recessed into from cavity.
28. disinfectors as claimed in claim 26, comprise further:
Through the adapter on the line in described hole, for providing and the electricity of portable electron device and/or data cube computation.
29. for the disinfector of portable electron device of sterilizing, and this disinfector comprises:
Base portion, this base portion comprises the cavity for receiving electronic installation;
At least one UV ray radiation source, for being emitted in cavity by ultraviolet;
Lid, this lid coordinates with base portion, and lid moves between open and closed positions, wherein, at this open position, electronic installation can insert in cavity or from this cavity and take out, in this closed position, cavity is closed, substantially to be remained in cavity by ultraviolet radiation;
Controller, being provided for UV ray radiation source can only just be activated when cavity is closed,
Bracket, is arranged on base portion or covers, for the supporting portable electronic device when not sterilizing in upright position; With indicator bar, this indicator bar is located at the outside of the disinfector of the junction at least partially and between lid of base portion, and indicator bar is translucent at least partly for visible ray, and display is illuminated when lid is in the closed position and UV ray radiation source activates;
Wherein, at least a part for cavity and a part for lid are lined with reflecting surface.
30. for the disinfector of portable electron device of sterilizing, and this disinfector comprises:
The base portion of basic rectangle, this base portion comprises the cavity for receiving electronic installation;
At least one UV ray radiation source, for being emitted in cavity by ultraviolet;
Described base portion comprises the inner bottom surface with reflectance coating, and radiation source is installed near this bottom surface, and base portion comprises one or more support, for the raised position positioning electronic device above relatively described bottom surface and radiation source;
The lid of basic rectangle, this covers at one end of base portion and base hinge, cover between open and closed positions hinged, wherein, at this open position, electronic installation can insert in cavity or from this cavity and take out, in this closed position, cavity is closed, and substantially to be remained in cavity by ultraviolet radiation, described lid has the inner top surface with reflectance coating;
Controller, being provided for UV ray radiation source can only just be activated when cavity is closed, and
Display lamp, is positioned at base portion or covers, and when radiation source launches ultraviolet radiation in cavity, this display lamp activates;
For supporting the bracket of portable electronic equipment, this bracket can pivot to exposure position from loading position, and in this exposure position, bracket is positioned at the outside of the cavity supporting portable electronic equipment at least partially.
31. disinfectors as claimed in claim 30, further indicator bar, this indicator bar is located at least one of base portion and lid, and when lid is in the closed position and UV ray radiation source activates, the display of indicator bar is illuminated.
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