CN111412416A - Ultraviolet sterilizing lamp - Google Patents

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CN111412416A
CN111412416A CN202010192408.9A CN202010192408A CN111412416A CN 111412416 A CN111412416 A CN 111412416A CN 202010192408 A CN202010192408 A CN 202010192408A CN 111412416 A CN111412416 A CN 111412416A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S9/00—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply
    • F21S9/02—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L9/00—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
    • A61L9/16—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using physical phenomena
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V19/00—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders
    • F21V19/001—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders the light sources being semiconductors devices, e.g. LEDs
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/003—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being electronics drivers or controllers for operating the light source, e.g. for a LED array
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/02—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being transformers, impedances or power supply units, e.g. a transformer with a rectifier
    • F21V23/023—Power supplies in a casing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0004—Personal or domestic articles
    • F21V33/0044—Household appliances, e.g. washing machines or vacuum cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L2209/00—Aspects relating to disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
    • A61L2209/10—Apparatus features
    • A61L2209/12—Lighting means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
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Abstract

The invention discloses an ultraviolet sterilizing lamp. The lamp comprises a lamp body, wherein a plurality of air inlet holes and a plurality of air outlet holes are respectively formed in the lamp body, a filter screen is arranged in the middle of the lamp body, a sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric is covered on the filter screen, an ultraviolet luminous body and a reflecting cover used for condensing the ultraviolet luminous body onto the sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric are arranged below the filter screen in the lamp body, a fan is arranged above the filter screen in the lamp body and used for inputting outside air from the air inlet holes and outputting the outside air from the air outlet holes, and when the air flows through the sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric, viruses, bacteria and micro particles are intercepted by the sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric and are irradiated by the ultraviolet luminous body so as to sterilize, sterilize and. The invention can be widely applied to the field of air purification.

Description

Ultraviolet sterilizing lamp
Technical Field
The invention relates to a sterilization and disinfection device, in particular to an ultraviolet sterilization and disinfection lamp.
Background
Pathogenic bacteria or viruses of many diseases can be airborne, especially the transmission of infectious diseases, and pose a serious threat to human life and health. Particularly, in recent years, the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and novel coronavirus pneumonia makes a bell sound for human beings. The existing means for eliminating virus and bacteria in the air is limited, and mainly adopts a spraying mode, namely chemical disinfectant (powder) is sprayed or sprayed into the air through vaporization. However, this method is prone to over-sterilization, and should not be used directly to spray a disinfectant (powder) to sterilize the whole body of a person, nor should it be used to sterilize indoor air with a chemical disinfectant under manned conditions, and thus the chemical disinfectant is harmful to the human body. Still another mode of disinfecting indoor air is through ultraviolet fluorescent lamp direct irradiation disinfection, but this kind of mode is when disinfecting, and indoor can't have someone to prevent that ultraviolet ray from causing the injury to human eyes, skin etc. and this kind of disinfection can produce ozone, is also harmful to the human body, therefore this kind of mode can't be in someone's environment real-time work, once stopping work, indoor air quality will recover to the level before the purification very fast, its effect of disinfecting disappears along with it, the result is only peacefully happy and peaceful. Therefore, how to scientifically and effectively kill the viruses and bacteria in the air and purify the air is an important subject.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the technical problem of overcoming the defects of the prior art and provide the ultraviolet sterilization lamp which can continuously work, is convenient to use, prevents ultraviolet from leaking, is harmless to human bodies and can be used for cleaning people in houses.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows: the lamp comprises a lamp body, wherein a plurality of air inlet holes and a plurality of air outlet holes are respectively formed in the lamp body, a filter screen is arranged in the middle of the lamp body, a sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric is covered on the filter screen, an ultraviolet luminous body and a reflecting cover used for condensing the ultraviolet luminous body onto the sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric are arranged below the filter screen in the lamp body, a fan is arranged above the filter screen in the lamp body and used for inputting outside air from the air inlet holes and outputting the outside air from the air outlet holes, and when the air flows through the sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric, viruses, bacteria and micro particles are intercepted by the sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric and are irradiated by the ultraviolet luminous body so as to sterilize, sterilize and.
The lamp body includes casing, last casing down, the top periphery of casing is equipped with first joint portion down, the bottom periphery of going up the casing is equipped with second joint portion, first joint portion with second joint looks adaptation is connected fixedly.
The air inlet hole is positioned at the lower part of the lower shell, and the air outlet hole is positioned at the top of the upper shell.
The inner wall of the upper shell is provided with an annular groove, and the periphery of the filter screen is embedded into the annular groove for fixation.
And a fixing clamp is arranged below the filter screen and used for clamping and fixing the sterilized toxicity isolating non-woven fabric.
The ultraviolet sterilization disinfection lamp further comprises a battery, and a battery bin cover are arranged at the bottom of the lower shell and used for containing the battery to supply power to the ultraviolet luminous body and the fan.
The battery is a rechargeable battery, and the ultraviolet germicidal lamp further comprises an external power supply interface to charge the battery.
Or, the ultraviolet sterilization disinfection lamp further comprises an external power supply interface, so that the ultraviolet luminous body and the fan can be powered by an external power supply.
The ultraviolet light emitter is an L ED ultraviolet light chip.
The sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric is melt-blown fabric.
The fan is an axial fan.
The top of the upper shell is provided with a hook;
the lamp body is provided with a visible light L ED and a driving circuit component outside the reflector, the lamp body is transparent, and the visible light L ED emits light outwards through the lamp body.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: the lamp body is provided with a plurality of air inlets and a plurality of air outlets, a filter screen is arranged in the middle of the lamp body, a sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric is covered on the filter screen, an ultraviolet luminous body and a reflecting cover for focusing the ultraviolet luminous body on the sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric are arranged below the filter screen in the lamp body, a fan is arranged above the filter screen in the lamp body and used for inputting outside air from the air inlets and outputting the outside air from the air outlets, and when the air flows through the sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric, viruses, bacteria and micro particles are intercepted by the sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric and are irradiated by the ultraviolet luminous body to sterilize, sterilize and purify the air; according to the invention, the fan is arranged in the air purifier, external air is input from the air inlet and output from the air outlet, so that indoor air is continuously circulated, when the air flows through the sterilized non-woven fabric, viruses, bacteria and micro particles are intercepted by the sterilized non-woven fabric, dust, bacteria, viruses and the like with PM2.5 or above can be filtered, sufficient time is provided for continuous irradiation through the ultraviolet light-emitting body, the effective irradiation sterilization time is long, so that the bacteria and viruses on the sterilized non-woven fabric are killed, and the effect of purifying the air is achieved; in addition, the ultraviolet luminous bodies are condensed on the sterilization and toxicity isolation non-woven fabric through the reflecting cover, the reflecting cover blocks the diffusion of ultraviolet rays, the leakage of the ultraviolet rays is completely avoided, people in a room can be relieved to sterilize and disinfect, the indoor air is purified in real time, and the work can be carried out even in sleeping in a bedroom; the ultraviolet sterilizing lamp can continuously work, is convenient to use, prevents ultraviolet rays from leaking, is harmless to human bodies, and can be used for cleaning people in a house.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an ultraviolet germicidal lamp in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the UV germicidal lamp in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of C-C shown in FIG. 1;
fig. 4 is an exploded view of the ultraviolet germicidal lamp in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description
The first embodiment is as follows:
as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the ultraviolet sterilization and disinfection lamp of the embodiment comprises a lamp body, the lamp body is provided with a plurality of air inlet holes 11 and a plurality of air outlet holes 21, the lamp body comprises a lower shell 1 and an upper shell 2, the top of the upper shell 2 is provided with a hook 22 convenient for being hung indoors, the lamp body is convenient to use, the periphery of the top of the lower shell 1 is provided with a first clamping portion 10, the periphery of the bottom of the upper shell 2 is provided with a second clamping portion 20, the first clamping portion 10 and the second clamping portion 20 are connected and fixed in an adaptive manner, so that the installation and disassembly are convenient, consumables are replaced, the air inlet holes 11 are located at the lower portion of the lower shell 1, the air outlet holes 21 are located at the top of the upper shell 2, the middle portion in the lamp body is provided with a filter screen 7, the inner wall of the upper shell 2 is provided with an annular groove 23, the periphery of the filter screen 7 is embedded into the annular groove 23 for being fixed in the filter screen 7 for being taken down for cleaning the filter screen 7, the filter screen 7 is covered with a non-woven fabric 6, the non-woven fabric 7 is covered with a non-woven fabric 13 for clamping the sterilization and fixing the non-woven fabric 6 for clamping the sterilization and for the sterilization and the non-woven fabric for the non-woven fabric 5-woven fabric for the sterilization and disinfection lamp body 6, the disinfection lamp body, the non-woven fabric is suitable for the disinfection lamp body, the disinfection lamp body is used for the disinfection lamp body, the fan 5, the fan is used for the fan 5, the fan for the disinfection lamp body is used for replacing the fan for replacing the micro-air-disinfection lamp body 5, the micro-air-disinfection lamp body 5, the micro-disinfection lamp body 5.
Of course, the battery 8 may also be a rechargeable battery, and the uv germicidal lamp may further include an external power supply interface to recharge the battery 8.
In addition, the ultraviolet sterilization lamp can further comprise an external power supply interface to supply power to the ultraviolet luminous body 4 and the fan 5 through an external power supply such as a power adapter and a charger.
Example two:
as shown in fig. 4, the difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that, on the basis of the first embodiment, the reflector 3 of the ultraviolet sterilization lamp of this embodiment is provided with a visible light L ED and a driving circuit component 40 inside the lamp body, the lamp body is transparent, and the visible light L ED emits light outwards through the lamp body, so that this embodiment can be used as a lighting besides the function of sterilizing and purifying air by ultraviolet, and if the lamp body has high transmittance, it can be directly used as a desk lamp or a ceiling lamp, and if the lamp body has low transmittance, it can be used as a small night light, thus realizing multiple functions and more convenient use, in this embodiment, only the lower housing 1 is transparent, and the upper housing 2 is opaque, so as to avoid ultraviolet leaking from the side of the upper housing 2.
The remaining features of this embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment.
According to the invention, the fan 5 is arranged in the air purifier, external air is input from the air inlet 11 and output from the air outlet 21, so that indoor air is continuously circulated, when the air flows through the sterilized non-woven fabric 6, viruses, bacteria and micro particles are intercepted by the sterilized non-woven fabric 6, dust, bacteria, viruses and the like with PM2.5 or above can be filtered, sufficient time is provided for continuous irradiation through the ultraviolet light-emitting body 4, the effective irradiation sterilization time is long, so that the bacteria and viruses on the sterilized non-woven fabric 6 are killed, and the effect of purifying the air is achieved; in addition, the ultraviolet luminous bodies 4 are condensed on the sterilized toxicity-isolating non-woven fabric 6 through the reflecting cover 3, the reflecting cover 3 blocks the diffusion of ultraviolet rays, the leakage of the ultraviolet rays is completely avoided, people in a room can be relieved to sterilize and disinfect, the indoor air can be purified in real time, and the work can be carried out even when sleeping in a bedroom; therefore, the ultraviolet sterilization lamp can continuously work, is convenient to use, prevents ultraviolet leakage, is harmless to human bodies, and can be used for cleaning people in houses.
The invention can be widely applied to the field of air purification.

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1. An ultraviolet sterilization lamp, which is characterized in that: comprises a lamp body, a plurality of air inlet holes (11) and a plurality of air outlet holes (21) are respectively arranged on the lamp body, a filter screen (7) is arranged in the middle of the lamp body, a sterilizing and toxin-isolating non-woven fabric (6) is covered on the filter screen (7), an ultraviolet luminous body (4) and a reflecting cover (3) used for condensing the ultraviolet luminous body (4) on the sterilizing and toxicity isolating non-woven fabric (6) are arranged below the filter screen (7) in the lamp body, a fan (5) is arranged above the filter screen (7) in the lamp body, the fan (5) is used for inputting outside air from the air inlet hole (11), and is output from the air outlet (21), when air flows through the sterilized toxicity-isolating non-woven fabric (6), viruses, bacteria and tiny particles are intercepted by the sterilizing and toxicity isolating non-woven fabric (6) and are irradiated by the ultraviolet luminous body (4) to sterilize, disinfect and purify the air.
2. The uv germicidal lamp as recited in claim 1, wherein: the lamp body includes casing (1), last casing (2) down, the top periphery of casing (1) is equipped with first joint portion (10) down, the bottom periphery of going up casing (2) is equipped with second joint portion (20), first joint portion (10) with second joint portion (20) looks adaptation is connected fixedly.
3. The uv germicidal lamp as recited in claim 2, wherein: the air inlet hole (11) is located at the lower part of the lower shell (1), and the air outlet hole (21) is located at the top of the upper shell (2).
4. The uv germicidal lamp as recited in claim 2, wherein: go up casing (2) inner wall and be equipped with ring channel (23), the periphery embedding of filter screen (7) ring channel (23) internal fixation.
5. The UV germicidal lamp as recited in claim 4, wherein: and a fixing clamp (13) is arranged below the filter screen (7) and used for clamping and fixing the sterilized toxicity-isolating non-woven fabric (6).
6. The uv germicidal lamp as recited in claim 2, wherein: the ultraviolet sterilization disinfection lamp further comprises a battery (8), wherein a battery bin (12) and a battery bin cover (9) are arranged at the bottom of the lower shell (1) and used for containing the battery (8) so as to supply power to the ultraviolet luminous body (4) and the fan (5).
7. The uv germicidal lamp as recited in claim 6, wherein: the battery (8) is a rechargeable battery, and the ultraviolet germicidal lamp further comprises an external power supply interface for charging the battery (8).
8. The uv germicidal lamp as recited in claim 1, wherein: the ultraviolet sterilization and disinfection lamp also comprises an external power supply interface, so that the ultraviolet luminous body (4) and the fan (5) can be powered by an external power supply.
9. The ultraviolet sterilization lamp as recited in claim 1, wherein the ultraviolet light emitter (4) is an L ED ultraviolet light chip, the sterilization and disinfection non-woven fabric (6) is a melt-blown fabric, the fan (5) is an axial fan, and the top of the upper housing (2) is provided with a hook (22).
10. The UV germicidal lamp as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the reflector (3) is disposed outside the lamp body and contains visible light L ED and driving circuit components (40), the lamp body is transparent, and the visible light L ED emits light through the lamp body.
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