IT202100001244U1 - PROGRAMMABLE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR WASHING AND DISINFECTION OF HANDS - Google Patents

Description

Patent Application for Utility Model:

"PROGRAMMABLE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR

WASHING AND DISINFECTION OF HANDS".

DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a system for washing and disinfecting hands in general and, in particular, to an automatic device programmable, both locally and remotely, to control and monitor hand washing and disinfection which allows, only at the end of the correct and complete washing cycle, the sending of an electrical or wireless output that allows the activation of an external device.

As ? known, good hand hygiene ? essential to maintain health, not only in the Covid-19 emergency period, but to prevent infections and contamination by viruses and bacteria in general, especially in public and work places.

The authorities? health authorities publish guidelines and recommendations for hand washing in these environments on a daily basis and to date there are no systems that can be used at an industrial or public level capable, in addition to automating the process, also of verifying and confirming the correct and complete execution of the cycle. AND? therefore evident the need? to adopt a system useful for the control, monitoring and certification of the hand hygiene practices of each individual who enters a specific place.

The present invention provides a solution to said drawback through a management, monitoring and control system of hand washing by an individual.

This is a programmable automatic system, better explained below, which finds its natural application in any environment that requires hand sanitization. In particular, but not exclusively, the system in question finds useful application in places where there is a large number of people who need to clean or wash their hands, even recurrently, such as, for example, public places, motorway stations, industries , surgical rooms, animal shelters and outpatient clinics etc.

The device has the primary purpose not only of guaranteeing correct hand hygiene by obliging the user to a standardized and complete washing cycle and allowing the structures that use it to significantly reduce bacteria and viruses on the surfaces touched by those present, but also and above all to verify and certify the correct and complete use of the washing cycle. In fact, said system consists of a command capable of sending an end-of-cycle output useful for activating an external release device (door opening, turnstile, etc.).

The device has the further purpose of ensuring maximum comfort. to the user, who must not operate, and therefore touch, any mechanism and once the hands are positioned correctly, the hand washing, drying and disinfection cycle starts automatically.

Equally advantageously, the device object of the present invention is able to control and manage the quantities? of water, soap and disinfectant through programmed dosages keeping cos? consumption under control and achieving significant energy savings.

Further purpose of the device ? to provide a useful system for controlling and monitoring the operating cycle by controlling the useful and necessary time for washing hands.

The system object of the present invention provides the possibility? to collect, organize and process the data collected by way of example relating to:

- number of washes performed

- estimate of quantity? dispense water, soap and disinfectant

- quantity? of soap and residual disinfectant

The system ? consisting of:

- n sensors or photocells or proximity switches or optical fibers connected in series

- n dispensers for water, soap, disinfectant

- n drying systems

- n timers

- no. 1 programmable electronic control unit with processor and memory

- no acoustic or visual signallers

- no. 1 wireless/Bluetooth communication system

- no. 1 dedicated App for remote monitoring

The found? consisting of two or more sensors useful for detecting hands placed under the dispensers, to detect presence or proximity tags? and attendance times. These sensors also manage the time the hands remain under the flow supplied to guarantee correct washing. Said sensors also determine, thanks to the electronic control unit, the possible activation of a visual or audible alarm in the event of incorrect behavior with respect to the provisions of the imposed washing cycle. Furthermore, if the sensors detect anomalous or incorrect behavior on the part of the user, they will interrupt the washing cycle without releasing the final electrical output of successful washing. Depending on the programming set up by the control unit, the system will be able to forcing the user to start the washing process all over again or resume it from where it was used or interrupted by mistake.

All the components forming part of the system constituting the present invention are managed and actuated electronically by the control unit. The control unit? programmable according to the times and quantities? dispensing, sequentiality? of operation of the dispensers, drying systems, presence detection and release of the consent for the end of the washing process as well as? sending of the collected data and system messages to an independent external server that can support the system manager.

The programmable hand washing and disinfection system can also provide for the connection to video camera or video surveillance systems so? such as acoustic warning systems useful for communication and alerting users on the progress of the hand washing process.

The system object of the present invention ? programmable and monitored via a special dedicated APP which allows it to be managed remotely.

The present found can? be installed in several alternative configurations, from the pi? complex to those pi? simple being the management of the ?modular? type system.

Crucial and innovative advantage of the present invention ? the possibility? to use one or more electrical or wireless signals to control any external device, such as unlocking a turnstile or opening a door or turning on/off a light, etc. The possibility? automatic opening of a door/turnstile or switching on/off the light, it also allows the user not to touch unsanitized objects again to leave the room where he is? the device was placed.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become clearer from the following description, relating to the installable composition and relative methods? of operation, shown by way of example and not exhaustively, and which is better represented by Fig.1.

An exemplary representation of the operation of the present invention can be be cos? schematized:

Phase 1 (Fig.1): internal light activation via proximity sensor? place or at the entrance to the room or in the vicinity? of the hand washing system

Phase 2 (Fig.1): activation of the hand washing cycle via sensors placed both frontally and vertically near the of the dispenser which allow the immediate supply of water.

Phase 3 (Fig.1): activation of the washing phase with release of the detergent in quantity? programmable.

Phase 4 (Fig.1): activation of the washing phase with release of the water useful for rinsing

Phase 5 (Fig.1): activation of the timed hand drying phase.

Phase 6 (Fig.1): activation of the disinfection phase through the dispensing of disinfectant.

Phase 7 (Fig.1): activation of the release system, via wire or wireless technology, which allows timed opening of the door and switching off the light.

Each phase described above is activated only after consent for the end of the previous phase. times and quantities? of release, waiting between one phase and the next are programmable and managed by the control unit.

Naturally, the above description of an embodiment applying the innovative principles of the present invention ? given as an example of these innovative principles and must not therefore? be taken as a limitation of the scope of the patent claimed herein. Therefore, the principle of the invention remaining the same, the embodiment and construction details can be varied widely with respect to what has been described and illustrated, without thereby departing from the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims (1)

Patent Application for Utility Model: "PROGRAMMABLE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR WASHING AND DISINFECTION OF HANDS". 1. Programmable automatic system for hand washing and disinfection capable of controlling and monitoring hand washing and disinfection through the programming of various components useful for managing the correct and complete washing flow and sending an electrical or wireless output which allows the activation of an external release device comprising: a) two or more sensors or photocells or proximity switches or optical fibers connected in series b) one or more? water dispensers c) one or more? soap dispensers d) one or more? disinfectant dispensers e) one or more? hot air dispensers f) one or more? timers g) a programmable electronic control unit with processor and internal memory useful for programming, monitoring and managing the system locally and remotely to manage the washing phases, receive, analyze and send the memorized values to a possible external server, the data relating to hand washing phases through one or more? sensors that confirm the correct and complete conduct of the user as well as capable of managing the quantity? of products dispensed and the dispensing time of the same h) one or more? acoustic or visual signallers i) one or more? wireless/Bluetooth communication systems l) a dedicated App connected to the control unit useful for remote management and monitoring of the system 2. Programmable automatic system for washing and disinfecting hands according to claim 1, capable of verifying and certifying the correct and complete use of the washing cycle through specific single consents at the end of each phase of the cycle and upon sending a command final output useful for the operation of one or more? external release devices useful for opening or closing doors and/or turning lights on or off. 3. Programmable automatic system for washing and disinfecting hands according to claim 1, capable of controlling and managing the quantities? dispensed with water, soap and disinfectant through dosages programmed in the control unit. 4. Programmable automatic system for washing and disinfecting hands according to claim 1, capable of controlling and monitoring the operating cycle by controlling the working time of each phase of washing and disinfecting hands. 6. Programmable automatic system for washing and disinfecting hands, according to the preceding claims, capable of emitting, through acoustic or visual warning devices, attention or alarm signals when incorrect or incomplete maneuvers occur which may or compromise the correct execution of the cycle . 7. Programmable automatic system for washing and disinfecting hands, according to claim 6, capable of interrupting the washing cycle, in case of incorrect execution, and restarting the sequence of washing phases from the beginning. 8. Programmable automatic system for washing and disinfecting hands, according to the preceding claims, wherein all the operations, dispensing times, quantities? of material dispensed, the limits to individual consents or any combination thereof, can be programmed both from the local control unit and remotely via the appropriate APP. 9. Programmable automatic system for washing and disinfecting hands, according to claim 1, wherein one or more sensors may include cameras, infrared sensors, volume transducers or acoustic sensors. The programmable automatic system for washing and disinfecting hands according to claim 1, wherein parameters and washing feedback data include or may include: identification of the person through the use of personal tags, date, time , the complete or incomplete execution of the washing cycle, the quantities of materials dispensed for each phase and by time range, the quantities of soap and disinfectant remaining.