CN215536850U - Personnel disinfection channel - Google Patents

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CN215536850U
CN215536850U CN202121810489.0U CN202121810489U CN215536850U CN 215536850 U CN215536850 U CN 215536850U CN 202121810489 U CN202121810489 U CN 202121810489U CN 215536850 U CN215536850 U CN 215536850U
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The utility model relates to a personnel disinfection channel, wherein the front side and the rear side of a box body are respectively rotatably connected with a first door and a second door, a net chain conveyor is fixedly arranged in the box body, a belt conveyor is positioned above the net chain conveyor, a centrifugal atomizer is positioned in the box body and is fixedly connected with the box body, a water separator, a pump and a disinfectant box are positioned outside the box body and are fixedly connected with the box body, the water inlet of the pump is communicated with the disinfectant box, the water outlet of the pump is communicated with the water separator, and the water separator is communicated with the centrifugal atomizer through a pipeline. The utility model sprays the disinfectant liquid drop to the hand through the disinfection pipeline, and the spray head sprays the disinfectant liquid drop to the foot, so that the problem that the disinfection strength of the existing spray disinfection channel to the hand and the foot is insufficient is solved; the working personnel stand on the net chain with fixed speed to move, so that the disinfection time of different working personnel in the disinfection channel is the same, and the problem of overlong or overlong disinfection time caused by different walking speeds of the working personnel is solved.

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Personnel disinfection channel
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of epidemic prevention of isolation channels, in particular to a personnel disinfection channel.
Background
The spray disinfection channel refers to a mandatory sanitary disinfection walkway installed at an entrance and an exit of a pharmaceutical factory, a food processing factory, a breeding factory, a medical institution and the like with high requirements on sanitary conditions, and is equipment for forcibly disinfecting passing people or articles. The spray disinfection channel is arranged in a walkway or a room, any person or object entering a factory area passes through the spray disinfection channel, other people or objects do not have an entrance channel, equipment capable of killing viruses is arranged in the room, and the three modes of ultraviolet light, spray and ozone are generally used for killing the viruses. Because ultraviolet rays and ozone have great harm to human health, a spray disinfection mode is generally used at present.
The problem that the hand and foot disinfection strength is insufficient exists in the current spraying disinfection channel, easily causes virus and bacterium to spread in the plant. Meanwhile, because the time for each worker to enter the spray disinfection channel is different, the problem that the disinfection time is insufficient due to too fast speed of the workers is easy to occur.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to solve the problems, provides a personnel disinfection channel, solves the problem that the existing spray disinfection channel is insufficient in hand and foot disinfection strength, and solves the problem that the disinfection time of workers in the existing spray disinfection channel is insufficient.
A personnel sanitizing tunnel comprising: box, first door, second door, net chain conveyor, band conveyer, centrifugal atomizer, water knockout drum, pump and disinfectant case, both sides rotate with first door and second door respectively around the box and are connected, net chain conveyor fixed mounting is inside the box, and two band conveyers are located the inside left and right sides of box respectively, band conveyer is located net chain conveyor top, centrifugal atomizer be located inside the box and with box fixed connection, water knockout drum, pump and disinfectant case be located the box outside and with box fixed connection, the water inlet and the disinfectant case of pump communicate mutually, the delivery port and the water knockout drum of pump are linked together, the water knockout drum is linked together through pipeline and centrifugal atomizer.
The net chain conveyor comprises a driving shaft, a driving chain wheel, a first gear, a first shell, a driven shaft, a driven chain wheel, a chain, a net chain, a motor, a speed reducer, a second gear and a support, wherein the lower part of the first shell is fixedly connected with the support, the support is fixedly connected with a box body, two ends of the driving shaft are respectively and rotatably connected with the first shell, two ends of the driving shaft are respectively and fixedly connected with the driving chain wheel, the driving chain wheel is connected with the chain and drives the driven chain wheel to rotate through the chain, two ends of the driven shaft are respectively and fixedly connected with the driven chain wheel, two ends of the driven shaft are respectively and rotatably connected with the first shell, and the net chain is positioned between the two chains and is fixedly connected with the chain; the motor and the speed reducer are respectively and fixedly connected with the first machine shell, an output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected with an input shaft of the speed reducer, an output shaft of the speed reducer is fixedly connected with a second gear, the second gear is meshed with the first gear, and the first gear is fixedly connected with the driving shaft.
Further, the net chain conveyor also comprises a third machine shell, the net chain conveyor also comprises a first driving belt pulley, the belt conveyor comprises a second machine shell, a first belt, a second driving belt pulley, a rotating shaft, a first driven belt pulley, a second belt and a second driven belt pulley, the first casing and the second casing are respectively and fixedly connected with the third casing, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected with the second casing, the first driven belt pulley is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft, the first driving belt pulley is fixedly connected with the driving shaft, the first driving belt pulley is connected with the second belt and drives the first driven belt pulley to rotate through the second belt, the second driving pulley is located inside the second casing and fixedly connected with the rotating shaft, the second driving pulley is in contact with the first belt and drives the second driven pulley to rotate through the first belt, and the second driven pulley is rotatably connected with the second casing.
Further, still include air exhauster and air cleaner, air exhauster and box top fixed connection, the box outside and air cleaner fixed connection, the air exhauster is linked together through pipeline and air cleaner.
Further, still include second atomizer and disinfection pipeline, disinfection pipeline is located the band conveyer top, disinfection pipeline below is formed with a plurality of orifices, disinfection pipeline and box fixed connection, second atomizer and box fixed connection, the second atomizer is linked together through pipeline and disinfection pipeline, the second atomizer is linked together with the water knockout drum.
The water receiving tank is located below the net chain and fixedly connected with the first machine shell, the bottom of the water receiving tank is fixedly connected and communicated with the drain pipe, and the drain pipe penetrates through the box body and is fixedly connected with the box body.
Further, the net chain conveyor further comprises a first fixing plate and a spray head, the first fixing plate is located between the net chains, the first fixing plate is fixedly connected with the first machine shell, the spray head is fixedly installed above the first fixing plate, and the spray head is communicated with the second atomizer through a pipeline.
Further, the net chain conveyor also comprises a supporting plate, the supporting plate is fixedly connected with the first machine shell, and the supporting plate is used for supporting the chain.
Further, the belt conveyor also comprises a roller, the roller is rotatably connected with the second machine shell, and the roller is in contact with the first belt.
Furthermore, the front side and the rear side inside the box body are respectively and fixedly connected with pedals.
The utility model has the following advantages: the disinfectant liquid drops are sprayed to the hands through the disinfection pipeline, and the spray head sprays the disinfectant liquid drops to the feet, so that the problem that the disinfection strength of the existing spray disinfection channel on the hands and the feet is insufficient is solved; the working personnel stand on the net chain with fixed speed to move, so that the disinfection time of different working personnel in the disinfection channel is the same, and the problem of overlong or overlong disinfection time caused by different walking speeds of the working personnel is solved.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below. It should be apparent that the drawings in the following description are merely exemplary of the utility model, and that other embodiments can be derived from the drawings provided by those skilled in the art without inventive effort.
FIG. 1: the utility model is a schematic structural diagram of a front view cross section;
FIG. 2: the step cross-sectional structure at the position A-A of the utility model is shown schematically;
FIG. 3: the utility model B is a partial enlarged structure schematic diagram.
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The utility model is further illustrated by the following figures and examples:
reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
The first embodiment is as follows:
as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the present embodiment provides a person disinfection pathway comprising: box 1, first door 11, second door 12, net chain conveyor 2, band conveyer 3, centrifugal atomizer 4, water knockout drum 41, pump 42 and disinfectant case 43, both sides rotate with first door 11 and second door 12 respectively around the box 1 and are connected, 2 fixed mounting of net chain conveyor are inside box 1, and two band conveyer 3 are located the inside left and right sides of box 1 respectively, band conveyer 3 is located net chain conveyor 2 top, centrifugal atomizer 4 is located box 1 inside and with box 1 fixed connection, water knockout drum 41, pump 42 and disinfectant case 43 are located the box 1 outside and with box 1 fixed connection, the water inlet and the disinfectant case 43 of pump 42 are linked together, the delivery port and the water knockout drum 41 of pump 42 are linked together, water knockout drum 41 is linked together through pipeline and centrifugal atomizer 4.
Further, the net chain conveyor 2 comprises a driving shaft 20, a driving sprocket 201, a first gear 203, a first machine shell 21, a driven shaft 22, a driven sprocket 221, a chain 23, a net chain 24, a motor 25, a reducer 26, a second gear 261 and a support 28, wherein the lower part of the first machine shell 21 is fixedly connected with the support 28, the support 28 is fixedly connected with the box body 1, two ends of the driving shaft 20 are respectively and rotatably connected with the first machine shell 21, two ends of the driving shaft 20 are respectively and fixedly connected with the driving sprocket 201, the driving sprocket 201 is connected with the chain 23 and drives the driven sprocket 221 to rotate through the chain 23, two ends of the driven shaft 22 are respectively and fixedly connected with the driven sprocket 221, two ends of the driven shaft 22 are respectively and rotatably connected with the first machine shell 21, and the net chain 24 is positioned between the two chains 23 and is fixedly connected with the chain 23; the motor 25 and the speed reducer 26 are respectively fixedly connected with the first housing 21, an output shaft of the motor 25 is fixedly connected with an input shaft of the speed reducer 26, an output shaft of the speed reducer 26 is fixedly connected with a second gear 261, the second gear 261 is meshed with a first gear 203, and the first gear 203 is fixedly connected with the driving shaft 20.
Further, the utility model also comprises a third housing 8, the net chain conveyor 2 further comprises a first driving pulley 202, the belt conveyor 3 comprises a second housing 31, a first belt 32, a second driving pulley 34, a rotation shaft 35, a first driven pulley 36, a second belt 37 and a second driven pulley 38, the first housing 21 and the second housing 31 are respectively and fixedly connected with the third housing 8, the rotation shaft 35 is rotatably connected with the second housing 31, the first driven pulley 36 is fixedly connected with the rotation shaft 35, the first driving pulley 202 is fixedly connected with the driving shaft 20, the first driving pulley 202 is connected with the second belt 37 and drives the first driven pulley 36 to rotate through the second belt 37, the second driving pulley 34 is located inside the second housing 31 and is fixedly connected with the rotation shaft 35, the second driving pulley 34 is in contact with the first belt 32 and drives the second driven pulley 38 to rotate through the first belt 32, the second driven pulley 38 is rotatably connected to the second housing 31.
Further, the air purifier further comprises an exhaust fan 5 and an air filter 51, wherein the exhaust fan 5 is fixedly connected with the top of the box body 1, the outer side of the box body 1 is fixedly connected with the air filter 51, and the exhaust fan 5 is communicated with the air filter 51 through a pipeline.
Further, still include second atomizer 6 and disinfection pipeline 61, disinfection pipeline 61 is located band conveyer 3 top, disinfection pipeline 61 below is formed with a plurality of orifices 611, disinfection pipeline 61 and box 1 fixed connection, second atomizer 6 is linked together through pipeline and disinfection pipeline 61, second atomizer 6 is linked together with water knockout drum 41.
Further, the water collecting device further comprises a water collecting tank 7 and a water discharging pipe 71, wherein the water collecting tank 7 is located below the net chain 24 and is fixedly connected with the first machine shell 21, the bottom of the water collecting tank 7 is fixedly connected and communicated with the water discharging pipe 71, and the water discharging pipe 71 penetrates through the box body 1 and is fixedly connected with the box body 1.
Further, the mesh chain conveyor 2 further comprises a first fixing plate 27 and a nozzle 271, the first fixing plate 27 is located between the mesh chains 24, the first fixing plate 27 is fixedly connected with the first machine shell 21, the nozzle 271 is fixedly installed above the first fixing plate 27, and the nozzle 271 is communicated with the second atomizer 6 through a pipeline.
Further, the net chain conveyor 2 further comprises a supporting plate 29, the supporting plate 29 is fixedly connected with the first housing 21, and the supporting plate 29 is used for supporting the chain 23.
Further, the belt conveyor 3 further comprises a roller 33, the roller 33 is rotatably connected with the second housing 31, and the roller 33 is in contact with the first belt 32.
Further, pedals 13 are fixedly connected to the front side and the rear side of the interior of the box body 1 respectively.
The working principle is as follows:
when the disinfection box is in operation, a worker needing disinfection enters the box body 1 from the first door 11, the worker steps on the net chain 24, holds the first belt 32 with hands, and the motor 25 drives the net chain 24 and the first belt 32 to move at a constant speed. Meanwhile, the centrifugal atomizer 4 sprays disinfectant liquid drops outwards to disinfect the body of a worker; the disinfection pipeline 61 sprays disinfection liquid drops from the spray holes 611 to disinfect the hands of workers; the nozzle 271 ejects droplets of disinfectant upwards, and the droplets of disinfectant pass through the holes of the net chain 24 to disinfect the shoes of the worker.
Wherein, when the person holds the first belt 32, the fingers can be naturally separated, and the object disinfectant can disinfect the finger gaps; the disinfection liquid drops sprayed upwards can disinfect the places which are difficult to disinfect, such as sole grooves, trouser legs and the like of workers.
When the net chain 24 transports the disinfection personnel to approach the second door 12, the personnel walks down the net chain 24 and opens the second door 12 to leave the cabinet 1.
When the first door 11 or the second door 12 is opened, the exhaust fan 5 exhausts air to form a negative pressure in the box body 1, so that the disinfectant liquid drops are prevented from overflowing into the box body 1. The air containing the disinfectant liquid droplets drawn by the air blower 5 is filtered by the air filter 51 and then discharged into the atmosphere.
The water receiving tank 7 plays a role in receiving water. The speed of the first belt 32 is the same as the speed of the wire chain 24 or slightly faster than the speed of the wire chain 24.
The present invention has been described above by way of example, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments, and any modification or variation made based on the present invention is within the scope of the present invention as claimed.

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1. A personnel sanitizing tunnel, comprising: the box body (1), the first door (11), the second door (12), the net chain conveyor (2), the belt conveyors (3), the centrifugal atomizer (4), the water distributor (41), the pump (42) and the disinfectant tank (43), wherein the front side and the rear side of the box body (1) are respectively rotatably connected with the first door (11) and the second door (12), the net chain conveyor (2) is fixedly installed in the box body (1), the two belt conveyors (3) are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the interior of the box body (1), the belt conveyors (3) are positioned above the net chain conveyor (2), the centrifugal atomizer (4) is positioned in the box body (1) and is fixedly connected with the box body (1), the water distributor (41), the pump (42) and the disinfectant tank (43) are positioned at the outer side of the box body (1) and are fixedly connected with the box body (1), and a water inlet of the pump (42) is communicated with the disinfectant tank (43), the water outlet of the pump (42) is communicated with a water separator (41), and the water separator (41) is communicated with the centrifugal atomizer (4) through a pipeline.
2. A personnel sanitizing tunnel as defined in claim 1, wherein: the net chain conveyor (2) comprises a driving shaft (20), a driving chain wheel (201), a first gear (203), a first casing (21), a driven shaft (22), a driven chain wheel (221), a chain (23), a net chain (24), a motor (25), a speed reducer (26), a second gear (261) and a support (28), wherein the lower part of the first casing (21) is fixedly connected with the support (28), the support (28) is fixedly connected with the box body (1), the two ends of the driving shaft (20) are respectively and rotatably connected with the first casing (21), the two ends of the driving shaft (20) are respectively and fixedly connected with the driving chain wheel (201), the driving chain wheel (201) is connected with the chain (23) and drives the driven chain wheel (221) to rotate through the chain (23), the two ends of the driven shaft (22) are respectively and fixedly connected with the driven chain wheel (221), the two ends of the driven shaft (22) are respectively and rotatably connected with the first casing (21), the net chain (24) is positioned between the two chains (23) and is fixedly connected with the chains (23); the motor (25) and the speed reducer (26) are respectively fixedly connected with the first machine shell (21), an output shaft of the motor (25) is fixedly connected with an input shaft of the speed reducer (26), an output shaft of the speed reducer (26) is fixedly connected with the second gear (261), the second gear (261) is meshed with the first gear (203), and the first gear (203) is fixedly connected with the driving shaft (20).
3. A personnel sanitizing tunnel as defined in claim 2, wherein: still include third casing (8), net chain conveyer (2) still includes first drive pulley (202), band conveyer (3) includes second casing (31), first belt (32), second drive pulley (34), axis of rotation (35), first driven pulley (36), second belt (37) and second driven pulley (38), first casing (21) and second casing (31) respectively with third casing (8) fixed connection, axis of rotation (35) are rotated with second casing (31) and are connected, first driven pulley (36) and axis of rotation (35) fixed connection, first drive pulley (202) and driving shaft (20) fixed connection, first drive pulley (202) are connected with second belt (37) and drive first driven pulley (36) through second belt (37) and rotate, the second driving pulley (34) is located inside the second machine shell (31) and fixedly connected with the rotating shaft (35), the second driving pulley (34) is in contact with the first belt (32) and drives the second driven pulley (38) to rotate through the first belt (32), and the second driven pulley (38) is rotatably connected with the second machine shell (31).
4. A personnel sanitizing tunnel as defined in claim 1, wherein: still include air exhauster (5) and air cleaner (51), air exhauster (5) and box (1) top fixed connection, the box (1) outside and air cleaner (51) fixed connection, air exhauster (5) are linked together through pipeline and air cleaner (51).
5. A personnel sanitizing tunnel as defined in claim 1, wherein: still include second atomizer (6) and disinfection pipeline (61), disinfection pipeline (61) are located band conveyer (3) top, disinfection pipeline (61) below is formed with a plurality of orifice (611), disinfection pipeline (61) and box (1) fixed connection, second atomizer (6) are linked together through pipeline and disinfection pipeline (61), second atomizer (6) are linked together with water knockout drum (41).
6. A personnel sanitizing tunnel as defined in claim 2, wherein: the water collecting device is characterized by further comprising a water collecting tank (7) and a water discharging pipe (71), wherein the water collecting tank (7) is located below the net chain (24) and fixedly connected with the first machine shell (21), the bottom of the water collecting tank (7) is fixedly connected and communicated with the water discharging pipe (71), and the water discharging pipe (71) penetrates through the box body (1) and is fixedly connected with the box body (1).
7. A personnel sanitizing tunnel according to claim 5, wherein: the net chain conveyor (2) further comprises a first fixing plate (27) and a spray head (271), the first fixing plate (27) is located between the net chains (24), the first fixing plate (27) is fixedly connected with the first machine shell (21), the spray head (271) is fixedly installed above the first fixing plate (27), and the spray head (271) is communicated with the second atomizer (6) through a pipeline.
8. A personnel sanitizing tunnel as defined in claim 2, wherein: the net chain conveyor (2) further comprises a supporting plate (29), the supporting plate (29) is fixedly connected with the first machine shell (21), and the supporting plate (29) is used for supporting the chain (23).
9. A personnel sanitizing tunnel as defined in claim 3, wherein: the belt conveyor (3) further comprises a roller (33), the roller (33) is rotatably connected with the second machine shell (31), and the roller (33) is in contact with the first belt (32).
10. A personnel sanitizing tunnel as defined in claim 1, wherein: the front side and the rear side of the interior of the box body (1) are respectively fixedly connected with pedals (13).
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