JP2000316957A - Disinfector for slippers - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device which disinfects used slippers with a simple structure effectively. SOLUTION: A chain conveyor 5 to load slippers which is used to be disinfected and transport is arranged from an inlet 4 of a side of a main body case 1 and an outlet 7 of the other side of the main body case 1. A frame piece for partition 20 which is used to load one or one pair of slippers 6 is provided on the chain conveyor 5 and a transporting face which opens upper and lower faces of the slippers 6 is provided. In a spraying chamber 21 which is partitioned next to the inlet 4, a disinfectant is sprayed from upper and lower nozzle guns 26, 27 to the slippers 6. Then hot blast is jet from upper and lower blowers 29, 30 to upper and lower faces of the slippers 6 in a drying chamber 22 which is partitioned next to the spraying chamber 21, thereby the slippers 6 are dryed then disinfected slippers 6 are left from the outlet 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for disinfecting slippers used by an unspecified number of people.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Slippers provided in various facilities such as changing rooms in hospitals, inns, and golf courses are generally used by an unspecified number of people. And
Since bacteria are originally attached to the sole of each person's feet or they are worn while sweating, bacteria may be applied to the surface of the used slippers (the part where the soles of the feet touch directly). It was adhered and was unsanitary, and in particular, at places where slippers were worn with bare feet, such as a dressing room, there was resistance to another person wearing slippers that had been stripped off by another person.

Therefore, various types of slipper cleaning devices have been devised. For example, JP-A-63-24613
In the apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 1 (1994), a rotating body that rotates about a horizontal axis is provided in a main body case of a cleaning device, and a plurality of slipper storage boxes are arranged on an outer peripheral portion of a side surface of the rotating body. The slippers are inserted one by one into each slipper storage box from the entrance through the transport means (transport conveyor), and the slippers are taken out from the outlet of the main body case after the rotator is moved by a predetermined angle. The storage box contains dust removal means, sterilization means,
Alternatively, a drying means is provided, and a predetermined dusting is performed during the movement,
A configuration capable of completing sterilization and drying operations is disclosed.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional construction, it is necessary to attach each slipper storage box to the rotating body so as to control the posture thereof. The provision of a plurality of sterilizing means or drying means has a problem that the structure is further complicated and the manufacturing cost of the apparatus is increased. Also, in order to increase the processing capacity per unit time, the number of slipper storage boxes to be attached to the rotating body must be increased, so that the rotating body inevitably has a large diameter, and the entire apparatus becomes bulky and large. There was also a problem.

The present invention has been made in order to solve these conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a simple and compact slipper disinfecting apparatus.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a slipper disinfecting apparatus which includes a slipper extending from one inlet to the other outlet of the main body case. A transport unit for mounting and transporting is arranged, and the transport unit is provided with a mounting portion for mounting the slippers one by one or every pair, while the main body case is provided with a slippery portion. A spraying chamber for spraying the disinfectant and a drying chamber following the spraying chamber, and the transporting means is a conveyor means having a transport surface such that both upper and lower surfaces of the slipper in the placing section are open. Things.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus for disinfecting a slipper according to the first aspect, the disinfectant is provided in the spray chamber from both upper and lower directions of the transported slipper toward the mounting portion. And a blower that blows out hot air from both upper and lower directions of the conveyed slippers in the drying chamber.

[0008]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a slipper disinfecting apparatus, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the slipper disinfecting apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view seen from an entrance direction.

The main body case 1 of the slipper disinfecting apparatus has a substantially rectangular box shape, and the outer periphery of a frame 2 is covered with a surface plate 3. Step 1 provided on one side (one side) of main body case 1
An opening 4 for introducing a slipper 6 mounted on a chain conveyor 5 as a conveying means into the main body case 1 as described later is opened at a position a, and an outlet is provided on the other side (other side) of the main body case 1. The outlet 7 is provided with a shooter 9 for discharging the disinfected slipper 6 to the collection basket 8 at a downward inclination.

The chain conveyor 5 comprises a drive shaft 11 rotatably supported at an appropriate position on the frame 2 near the inlet 4 via a bearing 10 (see FIG. 3), and a frame 2 near the outlet 7. A driven shaft 12 rotatably supported via bearings (not shown) at appropriate locations, a pair of left and right chain sprockets 13 attached to the drive shaft 11 and the driven shaft 12, respectively; And a pair of chains 14, 14 wound around the driven chain sprockets 13, 13.
And a thin rod-shaped support 15 bridged between the left and right chains 14, 14 at appropriate intervals. A drive motor 1 disposed below the frame 2
6 wound around the transmission chain sprocket 17 fixed to the drive shaft 11 from the pinion chain sprocket 6
8, the drive shaft 11 and thus the chain conveyor 5 are
Is configured to be driven clockwise.

In the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the interval between the rollers 14a of each chain 14 is the pitch p1.
= 12.7 mm, and the outer pin link 19 of the pair of pin links arranged outside the roller link 14 b is formed in an inverted T shape, and the end of the support 15 is provided above the pin link 19. Is fixed. Accordingly, the pitch p2 of the arrangement of the supports 15, 15 having a diameter of about 5 mm is 25.4 mm. In addition, for each appropriate number of supports 15 (in the embodiment, every seven)
A downwardly U-shaped partitioning frame 20 is erected, and one slipper 6 is mounted between the adjacent frame pieces 20, 20 with its bottom plate 6 a along the longitudinal direction of the support 15. A mounting part that can be used.

The separated mounting portions may be set so that the slippers 6 can be mounted one by one or one pair.
In any case, by providing the mounting portion, the direction of the slipper 6 for each unit is prevented from being shifted, biased, or overlapped, and as described later, a location where the sprayed disinfectant does not hit or hot air is generated. The portions that do not hit can be reduced as much as possible.

A spray chamber 21 for spraying a disinfectant is provided in the main body case 1 adjacent to the inlet 4 on the downstream side in the direction of transport of the slipper 6 by the chain conveyor 5. A drying chamber 22 is provided on the downstream side of the conveyance, in order to make the sprayed mist disinfectant dry on the surface of the slipper 6 and easily adhere thereto. An upper partition 2 having a passage hole 23 having substantially the same area as the inlet 4 is provided above the slipper transport path (upper side) of the chain conveyor 5 so as to partition and form the spray chamber 21 and the drying chamber 22.
4a and 25a, and a lower partition 24 below the transport path.
b and 25b are respectively arranged.

A pair of upper and lower nozzle guns 26, 2 for spraying the disinfectant in the form of a mist from above and below the slipper 6 conveyed by the chain conveyor 5 are provided in the spray chamber 21.
The compressor 7 is provided at a lower portion of the frame 2 to supply compressed air and liquid disinfectant to the upper and lower nozzle guns 26 and 27. As the disinfectant, an alcohol-based disinfectant or a bactericide is used, the transport speed of the chain conveyor 5 is about 20 mm / sec to 25 mm / sec, and the spray time in the spray chamber 21 is 1 second. ~ 1.5
Seconds.

In order to detect the timing when the slipper 6 enters from the entrance 4 and to start the spraying operation, one end of the support 15 at the place where the frame piece 20 is arranged is extended to be a detected portion 15a, A sensor such as a limit switch 35 (see FIG. 5) disposed near the entrance 4 detects the detected portion 15a and executes the start of injection, so that the disinfectant can be used efficiently.

Further, the upper nozzle gun 26 is arranged obliquely downward so that the sprayed disinfectant easily enters the inside (back surface) of the front cover body 6b which covers the toe portion of the slipper 6 mounted on the chain conveyor 5. (See FIG. 3).

A pair of upper and lower blowers 2 is also provided in the drying chamber 22.
9 and 30 are disposed, and the hot air from the hot air generator 31 installed at the lower portion of the frame 2 is blown by the upper and lower blowers 29 and 30.
The drying is performed by spraying from above and below the slippers 6 (to which the sprayed disinfectant is slightly attached) in the drying chamber 21 through the inside.

On one side of the main body case 1, there are provided doors 32, 32 for maintenance of the compressor device 28, the hot air generator 31 and the like. In addition, it executes various controls such as a power supply device, driving / stopping and speed control of the chain conveyor 5, operation of the compressor device 28 and the hot air generator 31, control of operation timing of the upper and lower nozzle guns 26 and 27, adjustment of the spray amount, and the like. Control box 33 is provided in the main body case 1, and a control panel 34 having switches, indicator lights, and the like for the above-described operations is mounted on the front surface of the main body case 1.

According to the above-described configuration, the power of the apparatus is turned on, the chain conveyor 5 is operated, and the used slippers 6 are placed one by one for each placement portion at the entrance 4. When the detected portion 15a comes into contact with the limit switch 35 disposed near the entrance 4 by the rotation of the chain conveyor 5, the upper and lower nozzle guns 26 and 27 in the disinfection chamber 21 are disposed.
A predetermined amount of disinfectant is sprayed toward the slipper 6 conveyed from the hopper, and the mist-like disinfectant adheres to the upper and lower surfaces of the slipper 6, the inner surface of the cover body 6b at the tip, and the like. Next, hot air is blown from the upper and lower blowers 29 and 30 toward the slipper 6 transported to the adjacent drying chamber 22, and the moisture on the surface of the slipper 6 can be dried, thereby completing the disinfection. Thereafter, the disinfected slippers 6 discharged from the outlet 7 via the shooter 9 are stored in the collection basket 8.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but the upper and lower surfaces of the slipper 6 mounted on the conveying means are exposed, and the mist disinfectant sprayed from the upper and lower nozzle guns 26 and 27 is opened and closed. In order to make it easy to adhere to the upper and lower surfaces of the slipper 6 in the shape-like mounting portion, and to make it easier for hot air from the upper and lower blowers 29 and 30 to hit the upper and lower portions of the slipper 6, a chain conveyor as a transport means. Alternatively, a wire mesh conveyor, a chain conveyor with slats, or the like having a mounting portion serving as a vertically open transfer surface may be used. Further, a chain conveyor 5 having a plurality of support arms may be used so that the slipper 6 can be transported in an upright state by locking the position of the front cover body 6b of the slipper 6 or the like. .

In the above-described embodiment, the transporting means operates continuously at a substantially constant transporting speed.
The intermittent operation control may be performed so that the transport of the slipper 6 is stopped for a certain period of time in the first and drying chambers 22.

[0022]

As described in detail above, the slipper disinfecting apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention has a slipper mounted in a main body case from one inlet to the other outlet of the main body case. A transporting means for transporting is disposed, and the transporting means is provided with a mounting portion for mounting the slipper one by one or every pair, while the disinfectant is provided in the main body case following the entrance. And a drying chamber subsequent to the spraying chamber, wherein the transporting means is a conveyor means having a transporting surface such that both upper and lower surfaces of the slipper in the placing section are open. .

According to this structure, the structure is extremely simple because the transfer means is merely arranged to pass through the disinfecting chamber and the drying chamber. Since the used slippers to be mounted and transported by the transporting means are mounted in the mounting portion for each unit, the slippers for each unit are prevented from being displaced, biased, or overlapped. Since the conveyor means as a means is provided with a conveying surface in which both upper and lower surfaces of the slipper in the placing section are opened, it is possible to minimize the places where the sprayed disinfectant does not hit or where the hot air does not hit. It is possible to efficiently disinfect the slippers.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the slipper disinfecting apparatus according to the first aspect, the disinfectant is provided in the spray chamber from both upper and lower directions of the transported slipper toward the mounting portion. Is provided, and a blower that blows out hot air from both the upper and lower directions of the conveyed slippers is disposed in the drying chamber, so that the upper and lower sides of the conveyed slippers can be simultaneously disinfected and dried. In addition, there is an effect that the entire apparatus can be made compact and the disinfection operation can be performed quickly and efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a disinfection device.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of a main part of the chain conveyor.

FIG. 5 is a view taken along line VV of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 4 Inlet 5 Chain conveyor 6 Slipper 7 Outlet 13 Chain sprocket 14 Chain 15 Support body 20 Frame piece 21 Spray chamber 22 Drying chamber 26,27 Nozzle gun 28 Compressor device 29,30 Blower 31 Hot air generator

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A transporting means for mounting and transporting a slipper from one inlet to the other outlet of the main body case in the main body case, wherein the transporting means includes one slipper or one slipper. While a mounting portion for mounting each foot is provided, in the main body case, a spray chamber for spraying a disinfectant following the entrance, and a drying chamber following the spray chamber are provided. A disinfection device for a slipper, characterized in that it is a conveyor means provided with a conveying surface in which both upper and lower surfaces of the slipper in the placing section are open. 2. A spraying means for spraying a disinfectant from both upper and lower directions of the transported slipper toward the mounting portion in the spray chamber, and both upper and lower directions of the transported slipper in the drying chamber. The disinfection device for a slipper according to claim 1, wherein a blower that blows out hot air from the air conditioner is disposed.