JP2002126050A - Disinfecting device for contact lens case and storage container for contact lens case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a hygienic wearing of contact lens in a case. SOLUTION: A contact lens case 90 is placed in a storage container 30 that is stored in a storage room 14 then a lid body 16 is closed and is irradiated with an ultraviolet ray from a irradiating device 20. The irradiated ultraviolet ray passes a cover 22, the storage room 14, and the storage container 30 in order and touches to the contact lens case 90. The storage container 30 and the contact lens case 90 are sterilized by this process. When a contact lens is worn, an opening button 40 is pushed to open the lid body 16 and then wash own hands to be disinfected and disinfected hands are used to pull out the contact lens case 90 in the storage place 30.

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 a contact lens container, and more particularly, to an apparatus for disinfecting a contact lens container by irradiating the contact lens container with a contact lens with ultraviolet rays.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, containers for cleaning, disinfecting and storing contact lenses are prepared as care products for contact lenses. These containers are used for cleaning, disinfecting, or preserving the worn contact lenses over a predetermined period. That is, the contact lens which has been temporarily removed is immersed in a cleaning solution, a disinfecting solution, or a preservative solution in the container for a certain period of time to remove dirt or bacteria such as proteins attached to the contact lens, Can be maintained.

In recent years, various contact lenses that do not require the above-mentioned care products have been proposed. As an example of such contact lenses, there is a type in which a contact lens is worn continuously for a short period of time, and then the worn contact lens is discarded and replaced with a new contact lens. In this type of contact lens, a new contact lens is hermetically sealed in a predetermined container in order to maintain the properties and sterility of the contact lens.

In any of the above contact lenses, when the contact lens is worn on the eye,
It is necessary to take out a sterile contact lens from a container for cleaning, disinfection, storage, or a container in which a new contact lens is sealed. On the other hand, in order to attach the contact lens taken out of the container to the eyes while keeping it in a sterile state, conventionally, hand washing or the like was performed before attaching the contact lens, and the hand was sterilized.

[0005]

However, according to such a conventional contact lens mounting method, if dirt or bacteria is attached to the container itself containing the contact lens, the hand that has been completely disinfected. Therefore, there is a problem that the contact lens cannot be attached to the eyes while keeping the contact lens in an aseptic state because dirt and bacteria adhere to the eye.

As a method of solving such a problem, a method of cleaning the container containing the contact lens with the hand is conceivable. However, it is necessary to wash the container each time the contact lens is worn, which is troublesome. Incessant. In particular, in the case of a container in which a new contact lens is sealed in a sealed state, it is difficult to wash the details in detail depending on the shape of the container. There is also concern that the situation will be destroyed.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems,
The following configuration was adopted in order to enable hygienic wearing of the contact lens in the container.

[0008]

The first contact lens container disinfecting apparatus of the present invention is a contact for disinfecting a contact lens container by irradiating the contact lens container with a contact lens with ultraviolet rays. An apparatus for disinfecting a lens container, comprising: a housing chamber in which the contact lens container is housed, an openable / closable lid that covers the housing chamber, and irradiation of the housing chamber with ultraviolet light after closing the lid. The apparatus further comprises a device, wherein the irradiation device is irradiated with ultraviolet rays for a predetermined period of time, and then, the lid is opened so that the disinfected contact lens container can be taken out by a sterilized hand. And

According to the first contact lens container disinfecting apparatus described above, after the lid is closed, ultraviolet rays are radiated into the accommodating chamber accommodating the contact lens containers for a predetermined period, and the ultraviolet rays are radiated. When the lid is later opened, the disinfected contact lens container is configured to be removable by the sterilized hand. Therefore, the disinfected contact lens container can be taken out while keeping the sterilized state of the hand, and the aseptic mounting of the contact lens can be easily and reliably realized.

The second contact lens container disinfection device of the present invention is a contact lens container disinfection device for disinfecting a contact lens container by irradiating a contact lens container with a contact lens with ultraviolet rays. A lens container is stored therein, a storage device capable of transmitting ultraviolet light, a storage room in which the storage device is stored, an openable cover that covers the storage room, and a cover that is closed. An irradiation device for irradiating ultraviolet rays, and after the irradiation device is irradiated with ultraviolet rays for a predetermined period,
The gist is that the disinfected storage device can be taken out by opening the lid.

According to the second apparatus for disinfecting a contact lens container, after the lid is closed, the contact lens container is stored in a storage device that can transmit ultraviolet light, and the storage room in which the storage device is stored. Is irradiated with ultraviolet rays for a predetermined period. Thereby, the storage tool and the contact lens container in the storage tool are disinfected. Thereafter, by opening the lid, the disinfected storage device can be taken out.
Therefore, the user removes the storage device from the storage chamber by the sterilized hand by removing the bacteria after opening the lid, and removes the sterilized contact lens container from the removed storage device. As a result, the contact lens can be mounted under aseptic conditions. Also,
Since the entire storage device can be taken out, the user can place the taken out storage device at a desired position and can easily take out the contact lens container from the storage device.

According to the second contact lens container disinfecting apparatus, the ultraviolet rays emitted from the irradiating apparatus cause
Containers as well as contact lens containers are disinfected.
Therefore, it is possible to cope with the case where the contact lens container in the storage device is removed without removing the storage device from the storage room. That is, even when the storage device is touched by hand when only the contact lens container is to be taken out, bacteria are not attached to the hand, so that the disinfected contact lens container can be easily taken out.

[0013] It is also preferable that the contact lens container to be disinfected is a container containing a contact lens which has already been disinfected in a sealed state. This eliminates the need for manual cleaning of the container and ensures that the contact lens container is maintained in a sealed state.

[0014] It is also desirable to provide a prohibiting means for prohibiting opening of the lid during irradiation of ultraviolet rays by the irradiation device. This makes it possible to prevent ultraviolet rays from leaking out of the disinfecting apparatus, and to further enhance safety.

The container for accommodating the contact lens container according to the present invention is a container for accommodating a contact lens container containing a contact lens, and has a property capable of transmitting ultraviolet rays. The gist is that the contact lens container is housed in a disinfecting device for disinfecting the contact lens container.

The storage device for storing the above-mentioned contact lens container has the property of transmitting ultraviolet light, and is stored in a disinfecting apparatus for disinfecting the contact lens container by irradiating the ultraviolet light. Therefore, since both the storage device and the contact lens container are disinfected by the ultraviolet rays, the contact lens container in the disinfection device can be taken out without worrying about the adhesion of bacteria to the hands.

It is also desirable to form storage portions for storing the contact lens containers at a plurality of locations in the storage device, since the management of the types of the contact lens containers can be easily performed.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to further clarify the configuration and operation of the present invention described above, embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on examples. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a contact lens container disinfecting apparatus 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section in the long side direction of the disinfecting apparatus 10 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. As shown in FIG. 1, the outer shape of the disinfecting apparatus 10 includes a housing 12 and a lid 16 connected to the housing 12.

As shown in FIG. 1, the inside of the housing 12 is hollow, and an irradiation device 20 for irradiating ultraviolet rays is provided near the inner wall of the hollow housing 12. I have. The irradiation device 20 is provided on one short side of the housing 12 (FIG. 1).
At even intervals along the inner wall
In addition, four are provided at equal intervals along the inner wall on one long side (front side shown in FIG. 1) of the housing 12. Each of the irradiation devices 20 provided in this manner includes a cover 2
2 is covered.

An AC jack 28 to which a power cord is connected is provided outside the housing 12. This A
Irradiation device 2 by electric power supplied from C jack 28
0 works.

By arranging the irradiation devices 20 and the cover 22 as described above, a hollow area surrounded by the four inner walls, the cover 22 and the bottom wall is formed inside the housing 12. This hollow area is referred to as the accommodation room 14. A storage device 30 is arranged in the storage room 14 as shown in FIG.

The shape of the storage device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 showing a perspective view of the storage device 30. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage device 30 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped outer shape slightly smaller than the volume of the storage chamber 14. The interior of the storage device 30 is formed in a hollow shape, and a contact lens container 90 described later is stored in the hollowed portion.

The storage tool 30 is formed separately from the housing 12 and is detachable from the storage chamber 14. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, two legs 30 c and 30 d project downward from the outer lower surface of the storage tool 30 in a positional relationship facing each other. On the other hand, on the inner bottom surface of the housing 12, a concave portion 14a for positioning the storage device 30 is provided.
The legs 30c and 30d are formed with volumes slightly larger than the volumes of the legs 30c and 30d. By inserting the legs 30c and 30d into the recess 14a, the storage device 30 is fixed in the storage chamber 14. Thereby, lateral displacement of the storage tool 30 due to vibration or the like can be effectively prevented.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, two handles 30 a and 30 b are provided on the upper surface of the storage tool 30.
They are formed in a positional relationship facing each other. Thereby, it is possible to efficiently take out the storage device 30 from the storage room 14 and store the storage device 30 in the storage room 14.

In the first embodiment, as the material of the container 30, polyethylene having a property of transmitting ultraviolet rays and not deteriorating due to ultraviolet rays is used. Of course, it is also possible to form the storage device 30 using another material that transmits ultraviolet light and does not deteriorate due to ultraviolet light. As such a material, for example, polyester and glass can be considered.

Next, the lid 16 will be described with reference to FIG. Lid 16 openably and closably connected to housing 12
As shown in FIG. 1, the storage chamber 14 is closed.
Is covered.

The mechanism by which the lid 16 opens and closes will be briefly described. In the first embodiment, a configuration in which the lid 16 is opened with one touch is adopted. That is, the end on the hanging side of the lid 16 is supported by a shaft 46 provided on the upper part of the housing 12 via a spring 48 having an elastic force in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. I have. On the other hand, an open button 40 and a hook 42 attached to the open button 40 via a leaf spring (not shown) are provided at the end of the lid 16 opposite to the hanging source. The housing 1 facing the position of the hook 42
A recess is formed in the upper part of 2, and an engaging body 44 that engages with the hook 42 is provided in the recess.

In the state shown in FIG. 1, the hook 42 to which the elastic force of the leaf spring is applied is engaged with the engaging body 44, and the lid 16 is closed. When the open button 40 is pressed from this state, the hook 42 is pressed against the elastic force of the leaf spring.
Rotates, and the engagement state between the hook 42 and the engagement body 44 is released. Thus, the lid 16 is rotated about 90 degrees in the direction of arrow A about the shaft 46 by the elastic force of the spring 48, and the lid 16 is opened.

When the lid 16 in the open state is pushed down to the closed position against the elastic force of the spring 48, the hook 42 abutting on the engaging body 44 is rotated against the elastic force of the leaf spring. Later, it sinks below the engagement body 44. Thereby, the engagement body 44 is engaged again with the hook 42 to which the elastic force of the leaf spring is applied, and the lid 16 is closed.

The contact lens container 90 housed in the housing 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a form of the contact lens container 90, and FIG.
FIG. 3B shows the upper surface of the contact lens container 90, respectively. As shown in FIG. 3A, the contact lens container 90 includes a container main body 91 made of polypropylene, and an aluminum laminate film 92 that coats the upper surface of the container main body 91.

The container body 91 is formed with two concave portions. In each of the two concave portions, contact lenses 99 for the left eye (L) and the right eye (R) are immersed in the preservative solution 94, respectively. It is entered in the state that it was. The state in which the contact lens 99 for the left eye (L) is in the container body 91,
FIG. 3A is a perspective view.

At the stage of manufacturing the contact lens container 90, the disinfected contact lens 99 is put into the container body 91 together with the preservative solution 94, and the container body 91 is sealed with a laminate film 92. Storage solution 9 in container body 91
According to 4, the contact lens 99 is maintained in a property (for example, size and shape) suitable for the size of the human eye even after the production of the contact lens container 90, and is kept in a disinfected state.

As shown by hatching in FIG. 3B, a part of the laminated film 92 is formed as an opening 92a, and the opening 92a is adhered to the container body 91 with a weak adhesive force. ing. By turning over the opening portion 92a, the laminate film 92 is sequentially turned into the container body 91.
, And the contact lens 99 can be taken out of the contact lens container 90.

FIG. 4 shows how the contact lens container 90 constructed as described above is disinfected by the disinfecting device 10. When trying to disinfect the contact lens container 90, the user first presses the open button 40 and presses the lid 1
6 is opened, and the contact lens container 90 is stored in the storage tool 30 stored in the storage chamber 14. FIG. 4A shows a state where the contact lens container 90 is stored in the storage tool 30. Although FIG. 4A shows a state in which a number of contact lens containers 90 are regularly stacked, disinfection by the disinfecting apparatus 10 is possible even in such a state. For example, only one contact lens container 90 may be stored in the storage device 30,
The contact lens container 90 may be stored in the storage device 30 without regularly stacking it.

After storing the contact lens container 90 in the storage device 30 in this way, the user closes the lid 16 and disinfection start button (not shown) provided on the front surface of the housing 12.
push. Thereby, ultraviolet rays are emitted from each of the irradiation devices 20 provided in the housing 12. The irradiated ultraviolet light
It sequentially passes through the cover 22, the accommodation room 14, and the storage device 30,
It hits the contact lens container 90. The state until the ultraviolet rays emitted from the irradiation device 20 hit the contact lens container 90 is shown by a white arrow in FIG. In this manner, the ultraviolet rays continue to hit the storage device 30 and the contact lens container 90 for a predetermined time, so that the storage device 30 and the contact lens container 90 are in a disinfected state. Note that the time for applying the ultraviolet rays to the contact lens container 90 can be set to various lengths depending on the number of the irradiation devices 20, the intensity of the irradiated ultraviolet rays, and the like.

After being irradiated with ultraviolet rays for a predetermined time,
That is, after the disinfection of the contact lens container 90 is completed,
The irradiation of the ultraviolet rays from the irradiation device 20 is automatically stopped. After the disinfection of the contact lens container 90 has been completed in this way, the user may contact the disinfected contact lens container 90.
Is taken out of the disinfecting apparatus 10, and the contact lens 99 is attached to the eye. FIG. 5 shows a procedure from the removal of the contact lens container 90 to the attachment of the contact lens 99.

As shown in FIG. 5A, a user who wants to wear the contact lens 99 presses the open button 40 before washing his / her hand. As a result, the disinfecting apparatus 10 is in a state where the lid 16 is open. Thus, the lid 1
5, the hand is washed and sterilized as shown in FIG. 5 (B), and subsequently, as shown in FIG. The contact lens container 90 inside is taken out.

As described above, when the contact lens container 90 in the storage device 30 is taken out, the procedure of pressing the open button 40 of the disinfecting apparatus 10 and then washing the hands is adopted.
The user only needs to wash his hands once. That is, when the open button 40 is pressed after washing the hands, the open button 4
It is necessary to wash the hands again after pressing the open button 40 because there is a possibility that bacteria may adhere to the zero itself. FIG.
According to the procedure shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, there is no need to wash the hands twice as described above, which is simple.

5A to 5C, when the contact lens container 90 is taken out of the storage device 30,
The user holds the sterilized contact lens container 90 in the sterilized hand. From this state, the user opens the laminate film 92, takes out the disinfected contact lens 99 immersed in the preservation solution 94 using a sterilized hand, and attaches it to his / her eyes. By attaching the contact lens 99 in such a procedure, the contact lens 99 can be attached to the eyes in a sterile state.

According to the disinfecting apparatus 10 of the first embodiment described above, the contact lens container 90 containing the contact lens container 90 is irradiated with ultraviolet rays to disinfect the contact lens container 90, and then the lid for covering the container room 14 is provided. By opening the body 16, the disinfected contact lens container 90 is configured to be able to be taken out while maintaining the sterilized state of the hand. Therefore, when the contact lens 99 is worn, the hand after the bacteria removal touches the contact lens container 90, so that the bacteria do not adhere to the hand that has been sterilized. That is, according to the disinfecting apparatus 10 of the first embodiment, the contact lens container 90 is taken in the sterilized hand, and the contact lens 99 is taken out from the contact lens container 90 so that the contact lens 99 can be kept aseptically. Can be attached to

In order to attach the contact lens 99 to the eye while keeping it sterile, “wash the contact lens container 90 with your hands before attaching the contact lens 99”.
It is not necessary to perform complicated operations such as the above, and the mounting of the contact lens 99 under aseptic conditions can be easily and reliably realized.

In particular, the contact lens container is made of a “sterilized contact lens 9” as described in the first embodiment.
In the case where the contact lens container 9 is a contact lens container 90 enclosed in a state of being sealed by the laminate film 92, the container 90 is not required to be manually washed, so that the sealed state is broken during the cleaning of the contact lens container 90. It is possible to reliably avoid such a situation, and it is possible to reliably maintain the hermetically sealed state of the contact lens container 90 and, as a result, the aseptic state of the contact lens 99.

The disinfecting apparatus 10 of the first embodiment includes the contact lens container 90 in the container 30 capable of transmitting ultraviolet rays.
The storage device 30 in which the contact lens container 90 is stored is stored in the storage chamber 14, and the storage device 30 and the contact lens container 90 are disinfected. That is, not only the contact lens container 90 but also the storage device 30 is disinfected by the ultraviolet light emitted from the irradiation device 20. For this reason,
When taking out the contact lens container 90, even if a hand touches the storage device 30, bacteria do not adhere to the hand. Therefore, the user can move his or her hand in the storage device 30 without worrying about the adhesion of bacteria. As a result, the contact lens container 90 is
It is easier to remove from inside.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 (C), the sterilized hand is put in the storage device 30 housed in the housing room 14, and the contact lens container 90 is removed. Although the contact lens container 90 has been taken out, it is also possible to take out the contact lens container 90 by other methods. For example, the sterilized hand is put on the handles 30a, 30b of the storage device 30, and the storage device 30 is taken out of the storage chamber 14, and thereafter the storage device 3 is removed.
The contact lens container 90 inside 0 may be taken out.
This makes it possible to move the storage device 30 to a place where the contact lens is mounted, such as a washroom.
Operations such as taking out the contact lens container 90 from the zero, taking out the contact lens 99 from the contact lens container 90, and mounting the contact lens 99 can be performed without difficulty.

The storage device 3 used in the disinfecting apparatus 10
0 is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. 2 but may be various shapes. For example, the outer shape of the storage tool 30 is
It may be cylindrical or asymmetric.
Further, a configuration in which the handles 30a and 30b and the legs 30c and 30d are not provided may be employed.

Further, the internal shape of the storage device 30 can be changed to various shapes that can store the contact lens container 90. FIG. 6 shows the shape of the storage device 130 as a modification.

As shown in FIG. 6, the storage device 130 includes legs 130c and 130d similar to the storage device 30 described above, and a hand-held handle 130a on the top surface. Storage device 130
Has a hollow shape, and the hollow portion is partitioned by a partition plate 130f. By the partition plate 130f, four storage portions of a first storage portion 140, a second storage portion 141, a third storage portion 142, and a fourth storage portion 143 are formed inside the storage device 130. A contact lens container 90 is stored in each of these four storage sections. A door 135 that can be opened and closed is provided at an entrance common to the four storage units.

The legs 130c and 130d and the handle 13 described above
Each of the components 0a and 130f is formed integrally with the storage device 130. Storage device 130 and door 135
Is molded using polyethylene having the property of transmitting ultraviolet rays and not deteriorating due to ultraviolet rays, similarly to the above-described storage device 30.

Even when the storage device 130 configured as described above is stored in the storage room 14 of the disinfecting apparatus 10, the contact lens container 90 can be disinfected similarly to the case where the storage device 30 is stored. it can. That is, the contact lens container 90 is stored in each of the storage portions 140, 141, 142, and 143 of the storage device 130, the door 135 is closed, and the storage device 13
0 c of legs 130 c and 130 d in the recess 14 a in the accommodation chamber 14.
And the storage device 130 is set in the storage room 14. Thereafter, the lid 16 is closed, and each of the irradiation devices 20 irradiates ultraviolet rays. The irradiation of the ultraviolet rays causes the storage device 13
0 and the contact lens container 90 are disinfected.

When the disinfection is completed, the lid 16 is opened, the hands are washed, and the bacteria are removed. Next, the user holds the handle 130 a of the storage device 130 set in the storage room 14 and takes out the storage device 130 out of the storage room 14. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the storage device 130 is taken out. After taking out the storage device 130 in this manner, the door 135 of the storage device 130 is opened, and each storage unit 1 is opened.
Take out the contact lens container 90 stored in 40, 141, 142, 143.

As described above, by forming the accommodating portions of the contact lens container 90 at four places in the accommodating tool 130, it becomes easy to manage the contact lens container 90 by type. For example, the first storage section 140, the second storage section 14
The contact lenses are arranged in different colors such as a container containing a transparent contact lens, a container containing a yellow contact lens, and a container containing a blue contact lens in the first and second storage portions 142, respectively. After disinfection, it becomes possible.

In the above-described modified example, the accommodating portions of the contact lens container 90 are formed at four positions in the accommodating device 130. However, the accommodating portions may be formed at two or three positions in the accommodating device 130. Alternatively, the storage portions may be formed at five or more locations in the storage device 130.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a disinfection device 210 according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a vertical cross section. The disinfecting apparatus 210 shown in FIG. 8 has substantially the same components as the disinfecting apparatus 10 of the first embodiment described above. In FIG. 8, for each common part,
The last two digits of the code are represented using the same numerals as in FIG.

On the other hand, in the disinfecting apparatus 210, the contact lens container 90 is directly accommodated in the accommodating chamber 214 without providing the accommodating tools 30 and 130 as in the first embodiment.

As described above, even when the contact lens container 90 is directly accommodated in the accommodation chamber 214, the contact lens container 90 is accommodated in the same manner as when the contact lens container 90 is accommodated via the accommodation tools 30 and 130. Can be disinfected. That is, after the contact lens container 90 is accommodated in the accommodation chamber 214, the lid 216 is closed, and ultraviolet light is irradiated from each irradiation device 220. The irradiation of the ultraviolet rays disinfects the contact lens container 90. After this,
The open button 240 is pressed to open the lid 216, the hands are washed and sterilized, and the contact lens container 90 stored in the storage chamber 214 is taken out.

The disinfection device 210 of the second embodiment described above.
According to the method described above, the contact lens container 90 is disinfected by irradiating the accommodation room 214 with ultraviolet rays, and then the lid 216 that covers the accommodation room 214 is opened. It can be taken out while maintaining it. Therefore, as in the first embodiment, when the contact lens 99 is worn, the hand after disinfection touches the contact lens container 90, so that bacteria do not adhere to the disinfected hand. . Further, in order to attach the contact lens 99 to the eyes while keeping the contact lens 99 in a sterile state, it is not necessary to perform a complicated operation such as “wash the contact lens container 90 with the hand before the contact lens 99 is attached”. 99 can be easily and reliably mounted under aseptic conditions.

It should be noted that the disinfecting apparatuses 10 and 210 of the above embodiment are used.
Can be understood as a device for storing the contact lens container 90. In general, containers for storing contact lenses are carried between rooms such as washrooms and living rooms, and when going out. You may look for. Disinfection device 1 of the above embodiment
If the contact lens container 90 is placed in the container 0, 210, the disinfecting apparatuses 10, 210 become a place where the container 90 that has been disinfected is stored. Therefore, the contact lens container 90
Can be immediately known at the time of mounting.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above.
The present invention is not limited to such examples,
The present invention can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the contact lens 99 that has already been disinfected is
Although the case of disinfecting the contact lens container 90 enclosed in the state described above has been described as an example, according to the disinfecting apparatuses 10 and 210 of the above embodiments, containers other than the contact lens container 90 are disinfected. It is also possible.

In the above embodiment, a detection switch for detecting the open / closed state of the lid 16 and a control device for controlling the operation of the irradiation device 20 according to the state of the detection switch may be provided. For example, the lid 16 is operated by a detection switch.
If the control device is configured to prohibit the irradiation of the ultraviolet rays by the irradiation device 20 when the open state of the
It is possible to prevent ultraviolet rays from leaking out of zero, and it is possible to further enhance safety. Examples of the configuration that prohibits the irradiation of the ultraviolet light include a configuration in which the disinfection start button cannot be pressed and a configuration in which reception of the operation signal of the disinfection start button by the irradiation device 20 can be considered. Further, using the above detection switch and control device,
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which opening of the lid 16 is prohibited when the irradiation device 20 is irradiating ultraviolet rays.

In the above embodiment, the open button 4
0, the lid 16 is opened, but instead of such a configuration, the lid 1 can be opened without touching the disinfecting apparatus 10.
6 can be adopted. As such a configuration, it is conceivable to provide the disinfection device 10 with a mechanism for detecting the presence or absence of a human body around the device 10 or a mechanism for recognizing audio information.

By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to take out the disinfected contact lens container 90 without touching the lid 16 when the contact lens 99 is mounted. And the contact lens container 90 is soiled before the container lens 90 is taken out. "

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a disinfection device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a vertical cross section.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the shape of a storage tool 30.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a form of a contact lens container 90.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the contact lens container 90 is disinfected by the disinfecting device 10;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for taking out the disinfected contact lens container 90 from the disinfecting apparatus 10 and mounting the contact lens 99 thereon.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a shape of a storage device 130 as a modified example.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a state when the storage device 130 is taken out.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing an example in which the contact lens container 90 is directly stored in the storage chamber 14 of the disinfecting apparatus 10 and disinfected.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Disinfection apparatus 12 ... Housing 14 ... Storage chamber 14a ... Concave part 16 ... Lid 20 ... Irradiation apparatus 22 ... Cover 30 ... Storage tool 30a, 30b ... Handle 30c, 30b ... Leg 40 ... Open button 42 ... Hook 44 ... Engagement Stopper 46 ... Shaft 48 ... Spring 90 ... Contact lens container 91 ... Container body 92 ... Laminate film 92a ... Opening part 94 ... Preservation liquid 99 ... Contact lens 130 ... Storage device 130a ... Handle 130c, 130b ... Leg 130f ... Partition plate 135 door 140 first storage section 141 second storage section 142 third storage section 143 fourth storage section 210 disinfection device 212 housing 214 storage chamber 216 lid 220 irradiation device 222 cover 240 ... Open button 242 ... Hook 244 ... Locking body 246 ... Shaft 248 ... Spring

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) G02C 13/00 G02C 13/00 (72) Inventor Shoko Teraoka 1-200 Nishimachi, Toyota-shi, Toyota-shi, Aichi Co., Ltd. F-term in Japan Optical (reference) 2H006 DA08 4C058 AA09 BB06 DD05 EE24 EE26 KK02 KK23

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A contact lens container disinfecting apparatus for disinfecting a contact lens container by irradiating the contact lens container with a contact lens with ultraviolet rays, comprising: a storage chamber in which the contact lens container is stored; An opening / closing lid that covers the chamber; and an irradiation device that irradiates the accommodation chamber with ultraviolet light after closing the lid, and the irradiation device emits ultraviolet light for a predetermined period. A disinfecting device configured to be able to take out a disinfected contact lens container by a sterilized hand by opening a body. 2. A disinfection device for a contact lens container for disinfecting a contact lens container by irradiating the contact lens container with a contact lens thereto with ultraviolet light, wherein the contact lens container is stored and the ultraviolet light can be transmitted. A storage chamber in which the storage device is stored, an openable lid that covers the storage chamber, and an irradiation device that irradiates the storage chamber with ultraviolet light after closing the lid. A disinfection device configured to be able to take out a disinfected storage device by opening the lid after the device has been irradiated with ultraviolet rays for a predetermined period. 3. The disinfection device according to claim 1, wherein the contact lens already disinfected is contained in the contact lens container in a sealed state. 4. A device according to claim 1, further comprising a prohibition unit for prohibiting opening of said lid during irradiation of ultraviolet rays by said irradiation device.
The disinfection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. A storage device for storing a contact lens container containing a contact lens, wherein the storage device has a property capable of transmitting ultraviolet rays, and is provided in a disinfecting apparatus for disinfecting the contact lens container by irradiating the ultraviolet rays. Storage equipment to be stored. 6. The storage device according to claim 5, further comprising a storage portion for storing the contact lens container, wherein the storage portions are formed at a plurality of locations in the storage device. Storage equipment to do.