ES1248306U - DISINFECTANT CABINET (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Disinfecting cabinet, comprising a cabinet box (1) with doors (2) and/or drawers (3), characterized in that it comprises an upper false ceiling (7) where an ozone generator (6) is arranged which it produces at least 20 mg/h for every m3 of useful space in the cabinet, providing the false ceiling (7) with through holes (9) for communication with the useful space in the cabinet. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Disinfecting cabinet

TECHNICAL SECTOR

The present invention refers to a disinfecting cabinet, which allows rapid and effective disinfection of its contents, taking advantage of the effects of ozone (O ³ ).

It is applicable in the hospitality industry, hospitals and other sanitary facilities and in any industry that uses clothing, fabrics, footwear or other types of clothing that need to be disinfected, because it is shared between different users or because of possible biological contamination.

STATE OF THE ART

Currently there are several types of ozone generators, which are mainly intended for disinfecting rooms, air conditioning ducts, water pipes to ozonize tap water, washing machine, dishwasher ... etc. Its production usually ranges from 5 mg / h to large facilities that reach up to 20 g / h or more.

The use of ozone generators to disinfect industrial, cosmetic, or hospital laundry clothing is also known. These devices take a long time to disinfect, so they have to be left to work for long hours. Disinfecting dish cabinets are also known, which also raise the internal temperature for disinfection. In this case, the time can be shortened but the energy consumption in raising and then lowering the temperature is high.

The applicant is not aware of any system equivalent to the invention.

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The invention consists of a disinfecting cabinet according to the claims. The particular embodiments covered in the dependent claims offer further improvements.

This type of cabinets can be used in clothing stores or shoe stores, where you can ensure the disinfection of clothing after testing or handling by a customer. It can also be applied in other shops (aesthetics, massages ...) for your own clothes or towels or for the wardrobe.

It has an application in homes or offices, for example in the event of a pandemic or immunocompromised personnel. It allows cleaning any purchase made, including food products.

It ensures a very economic disinfection, low maintenance, silent and without permanent chemical products, since ozone decomposes in a short time by itself. Likewise, the absence of permanent chemical products ensures that the treatment is hypoallergenic.

The disinfecting cabinet comprises a cabinet box, generally prismatic, with doors and / or drawers that define a useful space. Also. it comprises a false ceiling, which can be closed by a separate hatch, in addition to the doors. The ceiling skirt is at the top of the cabinet and has an ozone generator that produces at least 20 mg / h for every 3 m3 of useful cabinet space. The false ceiling has through holes for communication with the useful space of the wardrobe, either directly or through a pipe that communicates with the hypothetical partitions.

As a security measure, it is convenient for each door or drawer to have a lock configured to prevent its opening while the ozone concentration is too high. A second, compatible option involves a light configured to indicate that the ozone concentration is too high. Both elements can be based on ozone concentration sensors or on timers from the generator shutdown that ensure that a predefined time elapses (disinfection time, ozone concentration reduction time).

It is also desirable to have a catalyst, for example metal oxides such as MnÜ ² , to rapidly reduce the level of ozone in the cabinet after disinfection is complete. In this way, the waiting time to open the wardrobe is reduced. This catalyst will be in a circuit with a small pump, which will be activated when the disinfection time has passed.

Preferably, since the ozone concentration can be higher in the false ceiling, the gate is independent of the door and is covered by it.

The generator can operate every time the door or drawer is closed, with time programming (every day at 24h, for example), or with manual control. A control unit allows activating the different modes, regulating the necessary disinfection power or, if the pipes have electromechanical stopcocks, defining the partitions to be disinfected.

More variants are described elsewhere in the specification.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of the invention, the following figures are included.

Figure number 1.- represents a schematic perspective of one of the ways of carrying out the invention.

MODES OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the invention is briefly described below, as an illustrative and non-limiting example thereof.

The cabinet of the embodiment shown in the figures starts from a box (1) comprising one or more doors (2) or drawers (3). The interior of the box (1), or useful space of the wardrobe, has bars (4) for hanging clothes and / or shelves (5).

An ozone generator (6), for example with a corona effect, is arranged in the upper part of the box (1), in a false ceiling (7). The interior of the false ceiling (7) can be accessible by opening the door (2), but preferably it has its own gate (8), so that the false ceiling (7) is not easily accessible. The gate (8) can be hermetic, with a watertight seal. In figure 1 the gate (8) has been represented in a dashed line so that it does not affect the visibility of the other elements.

The base of the false ceiling (7) has through holes (9) for communication with the useful space in the cabinet. It can comprise pipes (10) to communicate with each of the partitions (shelves (5) or drawers (3) with the false ceiling (7).

The ozone generator (6) of the invention can generate at least 20 mg / (hm 3) of useful wardrobe space (that is, the interior size of the box (1) minus the false ceiling. That amount of ozone achieves that the clothing is disinfected in a few minutes, despite the doors being opened frequently, as will happen in a clothing store.An indicator light (11), preferably connected with a lock for each door (2) or drawer (3) ensures that the interior of the cabinet cannot be accessed while the ozone concentration is too high The opening moment can be controlled by time, with a timer, or by ozone quantity sensors.

Likewise, an ozone destroying circuit (13) can be located, which is activated with a small pump when the disinfection time has elapsed. The ozone depleting circuit (13) can have a catalyst, for example of metallic oxides such as MnÜ ² .

The interior of the box (1) can have one or more UV lamps (12) to assist in disinfection. The UV lamps (12) will automatically deactivate if the corresponding door (2) or drawer (3) is open.

The generator (6) and the eventual UV lamps (12) will be powered by the mains or by rechargeable batteries, according to their power.

Claims (1)

1- Disinfecting cabinet, comprising a cabinet box (1) with doors (2) and / or drawers (3), characterized in that it comprises an upper false ceiling (7) in which an ozone generator (6) is arranged which produces at least 20 mg / h for every 3 of useful space in the cabinet, the false ceiling (7) having through holes (9) for communication with the useful space in the cabinet. 2- Cabinet, according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a lock for each door (2) or drawer (3) configured to prevent its opening while the ozone concentration is too high 3- Wardrobe, according to claim 1, characterized in that the false ceiling (7) comprises an independent gate (8) covered by a door (2) of the wardrobe. 4- Wardrobe, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises pipes (10) that communicate the false ceiling (7) with the wardrobe partitions. 5- Cabinet, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a light (11) configured to indicate that the ozone concentration is too high. 6- Cabinet, according to claim 2 or 5, characterized in that it comprises at least one ozone quantity sensor. 7- Cabinet, according to claim 2 or 5, characterized in that it comprises a timer and each bolt is configured to open after a predefined time after the generator is switched off (6). 8- Wardrobe, according to claim 1, characterized in that the interior of the box (1) has one or more UV lamps (12). 9- Cabinet, according to claim 8, characterized in that the UV lamps (12) are configured to automatically deactivate if the door (2) or the drawer (3) are open. 10- Cabinet, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an ozone destroying circuit (13).