JP2008229114A - Washing/sterilizing apparatus, washing/sterilizing method and washing/sterilizing medium used in them - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems of a washing/sterilizing apparatus, such as a complex structure and complicated operation procedure of the apparatus due to a technically advanced and costly seal structure necessary to prevent a leakage of liquid from an open/close section, impairment in washing efficiency and handling of a treated washed/sterilized object due to excess wetting of the washed/sterilized object by a liquid washing/sterilizing agent, or the like. <P>SOLUTION: Such problems are solved by using, as a washing/sterilizing medium, granular materials containing a substance having sterilizing performance, and also by providing a washing/sterilizing apparatus which has such a structure and is so operated that contact between the granular medium and a washed/sterilized object and separation of the granular medium from the washed/sterilized object during washing/sterilizing step are facilitated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention is a general solid article used by touching a human hand or finger, for example, a general solid article that can be grasped in a person's palm, such as a writing instrument such as a ring, an earring, a necklace, an earphone, a cash card, or a pencil. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cleaning sterilization apparatus, a cleaning sterilization method, and a cleaning sterilization medium used for all of a certain sterilized product to be cleaned (in the following sentence, the sterilized product to be cleaned may be simply abbreviated as a general solid article or a solid article). Is. Such a cleaning and sterilizing apparatus, a cleaning and sterilizing method, and a cleaning and sterilizing medium can cope with cleaning and sterilization of all articles that can be grasped in general palms.

The money cleaning and sterilizing apparatus, the cleaning and sterilizing method, and the cleaning and sterilizing medium are already known in the following Patent Documents 1 to 5, but the conventional general solid article cleaning and sterilizing apparatus including the money, the cleaning and sterilizing method, and For cleaning and sterilizing media, the cleaning agent is mainly liquid, and it is necessary to give a strict liquid sealing structure and liquid sealing operation to the apparatus and process, resulting in a burden on apparatus manufacturing technology, cost, and cleaning operation. It was. Further, the general solid article immediately after separation from the cleaning liquid is wet, and the touch of the wet solid article is uncomfortable due to the wetness, and it cannot be said that the general-purpose performance for practical use is high. In order to remove this wetting, a drying process and a drying time of the solid article were further required. In addition, cleaning and sterilization of general solid articles is mainly based on cleaning and sterilization by chemical action of chemical solution, and the chemical solution is subjected to physical rubbing action and adsorption action of the granular solid medium of the present invention. However, there was a problem in that the cleaning efficiency was insufficient, and therefore a relatively large amount of medicine and a long time were required for the cleaning and sterilization operation.
Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-041313 Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-041320 Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-065401 Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-292065 JP 2007-52467 A

Problem 1 to be solved by the present invention is that the cleaning and sterilizing medium of a general solid article cleaning and sterilizing apparatus is not a liquid but a granular medium, thereby preventing the cleaning and sterilizing medium from leaking from the opening and closing part of the apparatus. A simple seal structure or a seal structure is unnecessary.
Problem 2 to be solved by the present invention is that the cleaning sterilization medium is not a liquid but a granular medium, thereby preventing excessive addition of the cleaning sterilizing agent to the solid article and improving the cleaning sterilization efficiency of the solid article. At the same time, a physical cleaning action of rubbing and adsorption by the granular medium is added to the solid article to improve the cleaning power, and further, the sterilizing agent is rubbed into the surface of the solid article by contact with the granular cleaning sterilizing medium. By the operation, the feeling of discomfort due to excessive wetness as in the case of using a liquid medium is eliminated, and the drying step of the solid article is unnecessary.

The means for solving the above-mentioned problems include the production and use of a granular cleaning medium containing a substance having a bactericidal action, the structure and operation of an apparatus for bringing the granular cleaning medium into contact with a general solid article in the cleaning process, and both The structure and operation of the apparatus for separating the components are fundamental.
[Solution 1] (Corresponding to Claim 1)
Solution means 1 taken to solve the above problem 1 is a cleaning sterilization apparatus, a casing for storing the sterilized material to be cleaned, a moving floor for horizontally moving the sterilized material to be cleaned provided in the casing, A detergent reservoir for storing a cleaning sterilizing medium for cleaning and sterilizing the object to be cleaned; a detergent hole for moving the cleaning sterilizing medium between the casing and the detergent reservoir; and putting the sterilizing object to be cleaned into the casing; or And an opening / closing lid for taking out from the casing.
[Action]
Opening the opening / closing lid, putting the sterilized material to be cleaned on the moving floor, moving the sterilized material to be moved on the moving floor, and simultaneously flowing the cleaning sterilizing medium from the detergent reservoir through the detergent hole to the moving floor, After the contact with the granular medium, the granular medium is passed through the detergent hole and collected in the detergent reservoir, and after separation from the sterilized product to be cleaned, the opening / closing lid is opened to collect the sterilized product to be cleaned. it can.
[Embodiment 1] (corresponding to claim 2)
Embodiment 1 is that the cleaning / sterilizing medium of the cleaning / sterilizing apparatus of the solution 1 comprises a granular medium.
[Action]
Unlike the liquid cleaning and sterilizing medium, the granular cleaning and sterilizing medium does not leak from the opening and closing part of the apparatus, and in the case of a liquid medium, the seal structure applied to the opening and closing part is simplified than when it is liquid, or It can be dispensed with, making the production of the device technically easier and reducing the production costs.
The granular medium is particularly preferably spherical in shape as the cleaning and sterilizing medium, and the particle diameter range is preferably 0.5 to 5 mmφ, more preferably 1 to 3 mmφ. When the particle size is smaller than 0.5 mmφ, the granular medium adheres to or enters the details of the sterilized material to be cleaned, and it becomes difficult to separate and recover the granular medium. On the other hand, if the particle diameter is larger than 5 mmφ, the details of the sterilized product to be cleaned cannot be contacted, and the cleaning sterilizing power is lowered.

[Embodiment 2] (corresponding to claim 3)
Embodiment 2 is the cleaning and sterilization apparatus according to Solution 1 and Embodiment 1, wherein the moving floor of the sterilized material to be cleaned is disposed parallel to the upper surface of the casing or has an inclined angle on the upper surface. And a smooth plate that is integrated with the bottom surface.
[Action]
The moving floor of the sterilized material to be cleaned is a smooth plate that is arranged in parallel with the upper surface in the casing, or is arranged with an inclination angle on the upper surface, and is integrated with the bottom surface. Each operation of the movement of the sterilized material to be cleaned and the contact with the granular medium can be achieved easily and simply.

[Embodiment 3] (corresponding to claim 4)
Embodiment 3 is the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus according to Solution 1, Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2, wherein the detergent reservoir has a structure installed adjacent to the moving floor forming the bottom surface of the casing. It is.
[Action]
The detergent reservoir has a structure installed adjacent to the moving floor which is the bottom surface of the casing, and each operation of moving the granular medium, contacting and separating the granular medium and the sterilized material to be cleaned, and collecting the granular medium Can be achieved easily and simply.

[Embodiment 4] (corresponding to claim 5)
Embodiment 4 is the cleaning sterilization apparatus according to Solution 1, Embodiment 1, Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 3, wherein the detergent hole is smaller than the sterilized material to be cleaned and larger than the granular medium on the moving floor, It is provided with a structure that is opened and arranged.
[Action]
The detergent hole is formed in the moving floor smaller than the sterilized material to be cleaned and larger than the granular medium, and is arranged so as to move the granular medium, separate from the sterilized material to be cleaned, and remove the granular medium. Each operation of collection and storage can be achieved easily and simply.

[Solution 2] (Corresponding to Claim 7)
The solution 2 taken to solve the above problem 1 is that the granular medium is introduced into the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus with the opening / closing lid opened, and after passing through the detergent hole and stored in the detergent reservoir, The sterilized material is introduced by opening the opening / closing lid, closing the opening / closing lid, then rotating the casing halfway, raising the bottom surface, and then moving the granular medium into the casing through the detergent holes. A cleaning and sterilizing method for bringing this into contact with the sterilized material in the casing, wherein the sterilized material to be cleaned is cleaned and sterilized, and then the casing is again rotated half a turn so that the bottom surface is at the bottom, and then the detergent. Cleaning and sterilization characterized in that the granular medium in the casing is collected and stored in the detergent reservoir through a hole, the granular medium is separated from the sterilized object to be cleaned, and then the opening and closing lid is opened to obtain the sterilized object to be cleaned. Is the method.
[Action]
The granular medium is put into the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus with the opening / closing lid opened and stored in the detergent reservoir, and then the sterilized material to be cleaned is opened with the opening / closing lid closed, the opening / closing lid is closed, and the casing is then opened. A cleaning and sterilization method in which the bottom surface is turned upward, the granular medium is moved into the casing through the detergent holes, and the sterilized material in the casing is brought into contact with the granular medium, After washing and sterilizing the washed sterilized product, the casing is rotated halfway again, the bottom surface is turned down, and the granular medium in the casing is collected and stored in the detergent reservoir through the detergent hole, and then removed from the washed sterilized product. After separating the granular medium, the cleaning sterilization method is characterized in that the sterilized material to be cleaned is obtained by opening the opening / closing lid, and the sterilized material to be cleaned can be cleaned and sterilized at the same time. Sterilization medium leakage The prevention or by a simple sealing structure for opening and closing section, it is possible to realize a sealing structure as unnecessary.

[Solution 3] (Corresponding to Claim 8)
The solution means 3 taken to solve the problem 2 is used for cleaning and sterilizing the sterilized material to be cleaned in the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or the cleaning and sterilizing method according to claim 6. It is to contain a substance having a bactericidal action in the granular medium.
[Action]
By adding a substance having a sterilizing effect to the granular medium used for cleaning and sterilizing the object to be cleaned, the necessary amount of sterilizing agent is applied to the surface of the object to be cleaned when contacting the granular medium and the object to be cleaned. Can be sterilized, can prevent excessive wetting due to excessive addition of bactericides, and can simultaneously act on the same surface by rubbing and adsorbing the granular medium, eliminating the need for the drying process and drying time of the sterilized product to be cleaned, The feeling of incongruity of excessive wetting when touching the sterilized object to be cleaned can be eliminated.

[Embodiment 5] (corresponding to claim 9)
Embodiment 5 is that the substance having the sterilizing action is composed of a liquid, a solid, and / or a gas in the granular cleaning sterilization medium of the solution 3.
[Action]
When the antibacterial agent is a liquid, various concentrations of ethanol aqueous solution and various concentrations of propal aqueous solution, amphoteric surfactant, various concentrations of benzalkonium chloride aqueous solution, various essential oils represented by peppermint oil, etc. Used. When the antibacterial substance is solid, an antibacterial inorganic substance obtained by adsorbing or exchanging antibacterial metal ions, for example, silver ion, zinc ion and / or copper ion-containing aluminosilicate, zinc borate, zinc When the antibacterial substance is a gas, such as parachlorometaxylenol, camphor, naphthalene, hinokitiol, etc., which are sublimation and sublimation antibacterial substances, the antibacterial gas of sublimated natural hinokitiol, the antibacterial gas of various volatilized essential oils , For example, volatile gas of Laminaceae essential oil, volatile gas of Rhododendron rosewood essential oil, volatile gas of oleander essential oil, etc. What is mixed and appropriately contained in the granular medium is a general solid It is possible to cleaning and sterilizing the goods.
[Solution 4] (Corresponding to Claim 10)
Solution means 4 taken to solve the problem 2 is that the granular cleaning sterilization medium forms a granular cleaning sterilization medium with the inorganic porous body and / or the organic porous body as a core.
[Action]
When an inorganic porous material and / or an organic porous material is used as the core material for forming the granular material of the granular medium, the sterilizing agent can be embedded not only in the surface of the granular medium but also in the interior of the particle. Endurance can be improved. In addition, the inorganic porous material and the organic porous material can be more effectively applied to the surface of the sterilized material to be cleaned at the time of contact with the sterilized material to be cleaned. Unlike the wet action of liquid sterilization media, the physical cleaning action does not cause excessive wetting without excessive addition of bactericides to the sterilized object to be cleaned, improving the cleaning sterilization efficiency of the sterilized object to be cleaned. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the uncomfortable feeling of touch due to excessive wetting and to eliminate the drying process and drying time for excessive wetting.

[Embodiment 6] (corresponding to claim 11)
Embodiment 6 is the granular cleaning sterilization medium of Solution 4, wherein the inorganic porous material and / or organic porous material are high specific surface area silicic acid, high specific surface area silicates, open-cell sponge, cellulose, and cellulose composition. That is.
[Action]
Gel type silica, colloidal silica, zonotlite, sepiolite, etc. having a high specific area silica and high specific area silicate of the inorganic porous body having a BET specific surface area of 50 to 500 m ² / g, preferably 250 to 350 m ² / g, It is effective as the core of the initial granular medium, and it is easy to obtain the disinfectant retention ability, particle molding ability, physical cleaning ability, and particle mechanical strength. When the BET specific surface area of the core of the granular medium is smaller than 50 m ² / g, the antibacterial agent retention ability is particularly small, the sterilizing ability is lowered, the physical cleaning ability is also lowered, and the BET specific surface area is less than 500 m ² / g. When the particle size is large, the particle molding ability is particularly lowered, and the mechanical strength of the core particles tends to be lowered. The organic porous material is selected from open-cell sponges, that is, butadiene rubber, polyurethane home, polypropylene home, polyethylene home, soft PVC home, various thermoplastic rubbers, etc., or open-cell cellulose and cellulose composition. , the bulk density 0.1~0.01g / cm ³ preferably is effective as nuclei for said granular medium intended 0.07~0.03g / cm ^3, a bulk specific gravity is greater than 0.1 g / cm ³ When the bulk specific gravity is less than 0.01 g / cm ³ , the antibacterial agent holding ability is too large, and the sterilization to be cleaned is likely to occur. It causes the harmful effects of excessive wetting on the product, and further tends to reduce the grain formability, the physical cleaning ability, and the mechanical strength of the particles. Kunar EMBODIMENT 7] (corresponding to claim 12)
The seventh embodiment is a portable cleaning and sterilizing apparatus using the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus of the solving means 1, the cleaning and sterilizing method of the solving means 2, and the cleaning and sterilizing medium of the solving means 3 to 4.
[Action]
In the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus, when the sterilized material to be cleaned is cleaned and sterilized using the granular medium by the cleaning and sterilizing method, the cleaning sterilizing medium does not leak out of the apparatus and there is no sense of incongruity of excessive wetting by the cleaning sterilizing medium. A portable washing and sterilizing apparatus for obtaining a sterilized product can be obtained, and the shape and size of the portable apparatus have an appropriate form having the structure of the washing and sterilizing apparatus depending on the shape and size of a general solid article to be carried. Can take.
[Embodiment 8] (corresponding to claim 13)
The eighth embodiment is a stationary cleaning and sterilizing apparatus including the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus of the solving means 1, the cleaning and sterilizing method of the solving means 2, and the cleaning and sterilizing medium of the solving means 3 to 4.
[Action]
In the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus, when the sterilized material to be cleaned is cleaned and sterilized using the granular medium by the cleaning and sterilizing method, there is no leakage of the cleaning sterilizing medium outside the apparatus, and there is no excessive addition and excessive wetting by the cleaning sterilizing medium. It is possible to operate a fixed-installation type work-efficient cleaning and sterilization apparatus for obtaining a sterilized product. The shape and size of the cleaning and sterilization apparatus depends on the shape, size, and number of the medium to be cleaned. Can take any suitable form.

The effects of the present invention are summarized for each main claim. The inventions according to claims 1 to 5 are as follows: In a general solid article cleaning and sterilizing apparatus comprising the structure of the present invention, Storage of the solid article, storage of the granular medium, contact between the solid article and the granular medium, separation of the solid article and the granular medium, collection and storage of the granular medium, opening of the opening / closing lid, and washing and sterilization The operation of washing and sterilizing and collecting the solid article and the repetition of the operation consisting of the collection of the solid article can be realized effectively, simply and easily.
The granular cleaning and sterilizing medium according to claim 2 is different from a liquid cleaning and sterilizing medium in that it does not leak from the opening / closing part of the apparatus, and simplifies the seal structure applied to the opening / closing part in the case of a liquid medium. Or it can be made unnecessary.
Furthermore, there is no excessive addition and excessive wetting like a liquid medium to general solid articles, improving the sterilization efficiency and at the same time eliminating the uncomfortable feeling of wet touch, giving the physical cleaning ability and improving the cleaning power be able to.

The moving floor in the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus according to claim 7 is a smooth plate forming a bottom surface in the casing, and the detergent reservoir is installed adjacent to the bottom surface of the casing, The granular medium is moved into the casing through the detergent holes that are opened and arranged, and is brought into contact with a general solid article, cleaned and sterilized, and then from the solid article in the casing through the detergent holes. According to the cleaning and sterilization operation method of the present invention, in which the solid product is separated and recovered in the detergent reservoir, the solid article can be easily and effectively sterilized in a short time.

(4) Inventions according to claims 8 and 9 By incorporating a substance having a bactericidal action into the granular medium used for washing and sterilizing general solid articles, the sterilization efficiency is improved by preventing excessive wetting of the bactericide. The surface of the solid article can be sterilized, the surface can be subjected to physical detergency by rubbing and adsorbing the granular medium, and the drying process and drying time for removing excessive wetting of the solid article are unnecessary. And can eliminate the feeling of discomfort caused by excessive wetting when touching the finger.

(5) Invention according to claim 9 and claim 11 When an inorganic porous material and / or an organic porous material is used as a core material for forming the granular material of the granular medium, the disinfectant is not only the surface of the granular medium but also the granular material. It can be stored inside, and the durability of the sterilization ability can be improved. Furthermore, the physical rubbing and adsorbing force due to the inorganic and organic porous bodies can be more effectively applied to the surface of the solid article when in contact with the solid article. It is possible to prevent excessive application to the surface, improve the cleaning and sterilization efficiency, eliminate the uncomfortable feeling on the surface of the article, and further improve the degree of achievement of the antibacterial coating state of the solid article.

(6) The invention according to claim 12 In the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus, when a general solid article is cleaned and sterilized using the granular medium by the cleaning and sterilizing method, there is no leakage of the cleaning sterilizing medium outside the apparatus, and the uncomfortable feeling of excessive wetting A portable washing and sterilizing apparatus can be obtained to obtain the solid article without any problem, but the shape and size of the portable apparatus can be appropriately provided with the structure of the washing and sterilizing apparatus depending on the shape and size of the general solid article to be carried. Can take the form of
(7) The invention according to claim 13 In the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus, when the general solid article is cleaned and sterilized using the granular medium by the cleaning and sterilizing method, there is no leakage of the cleaning sterilizing medium from the apparatus and the cleaning sterilizing medium is excessive. A fixed installation type (desktop type) washing and sterilizing apparatus can be obtained to obtain the solid article without a sense of incongruity of wetness. The shape and size of the washing and sterilization apparatus depends on the shape, size, and number of general solid articles. It can take any suitable form with the structure of the device.

Cleaning and sterilization of general solid articles using a cleaning sterilizing agent is performed with a granular cleaning sterilization medium having an inorganic and / or organic porous body as a core, thereby simplifying the sealing structure of the cleaning sterilization apparatus and An antibacterial coating is achieved that avoids leakage outside the apparatus, high cleaning and sterilization efficiency, avoids excessive wetting of the sterilizing agent on the solid article, and eliminates the uncomfortable feeling on the surface of the solid article.

Embodiment 1 (Claims 1 to 5) of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
First, in the present invention, a case will be described in which common ballpoint pen groups 5, 8, 9, and 10 that are always available at public reception desks are placed in the casing 1 for cleaning and sterilization. The opening / closing lid 13 is opened, and the granular cleaning sterilization medium 7 having a particle diameter of 2 to 3 mmφ (produced in Example 2) is put into the casing 1 at a capacity of about 30% of the capacity of the detergent reservoir 3, and the hole diameter of the moving floor 2 is set. The detergent is stored in the detergent reservoir 3 through the detergent hole 4 having a diameter of 5 mm. Next, the illustrated ballpoint pen group is placed on the moving floor 2, the opening / closing lid 13 is closed, the casing 1 is rotated 180 degrees, the detergent reservoir 3 is turned up, and the granular medium stored in the detergent reservoir 3 is shaken horizontally. 7 is allowed to flow into the casing 1 through the detergent hole 4 and brought into contact with the exemplified ball-point pen group. Further, horizontal shaking is applied for several seconds to contact, collide and rub the ball-point pen group with the granular medium 7, and the casing 1 is again turned 180. The granular medium 7 is collected in the detergent reservoir 3 through the detergent hole 4 under horizontal shaking and separated from the ballpoint pen group, and the open / close lid 13 is opened to collect the washed and sterilized ballpoint pen on the moving floor 2. Then, after using for writing, the ballpoint pen is returned to the casing 1, and the used ballpoint pen is again washed and sterilized by repeating the washing operation to complete the use of the common ballpoint pen. If such a common writing instrument cleaning and sterilization operation is implemented as a manner, especially in public places, the propagation of bacteria from the finger to the mouth and the spread of bacteria from person to person through the common ballpoint pen is prevented. The

Example 2 (corresponding to claims 8 to 11) of the present invention will be described.
This Example 2 illustrates the production of the cleaning / sterilizing medium 7 of FIG.
As an inorganic porous material, 1.0 g of gel type silica (Mizukasil P-707 manufactured by Mizusawa Chemical Co., Ltd.) having a BET specific surface area of 300 [m ² / g], an average particle diameter of 4 μm, and an oil absorption of 280 [ml / 100 g] (In addition to this, zonotlite, aerosil, or sepiolite having a specific evaluation area of about 300 [m ² / g] can be used as the inorganic porous material), and silver ion-containing aluminosilicate (( Zeomic AW10N manufactured by Sinanen Zeomic Co., Ltd., 0.5 g (in addition to these, zinc white, zinc ion-containing aluminosilicate, zinc borate, etc. can be used as the inorganic antibacterial agent), and ion-exchanged water 50 g ( Grind and mix for 10 minutes with Ishikawa-type crusher (type AGB) and collect 5 ml as a uniform mixed slurry.

As an organic porous body, cellulose and gel-type silica are obtained by uniformly impregnating 5 ml of the homogeneously mixed slurry into 20 ml of open-cell cellulose particles having an apparent density of 0.1 [g / cm ³ ] and a particle diameter of 2 to ³ mmφ. 6.8 g of granular washing and sterilizing medium as a core is obtained.
(In addition to this, open-cell polystyrene sponge, chloroprene rubber sponge, silicone rubber sponge, fluorine rubber sponge, nitrile rubber sponge, ethylene propylene rubber sponge, cellulose composition, etc. can be used as the organic porous body)

Example 3 (corresponding to claims 8 to 11) of the present invention will be described.
This Example 3 illustrates again about preparation of the washing | cleaning sterilization medium 7 of FIG.
As an inorganic porous material, 1.0 g of BET method specific surface area 400 [m ² / g], average particle diameter 10 μm, oil absorption 250 [ml / 100 g] gel type silica (Mizusawa Chemical Co., Ltd. Mizuka Sorb) and organic antibacterial As an agent, 1.0 g of parachlorometaxylenol (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. reagent special grade) and (in addition to this, hinokitiol, camphor, etc. can be used as an organic antibacterial agent), 80 vol% ethanol 50 ml Grind and mix for 10 minutes with Ishikawa type crusher (type AGB), and collect 5 ml as a uniform mixed slurry.

As an organic porous material, 20 ml of open-cell cellulose particles having a bulk specific gravity of 0.1 [g / cm ³ ] and a particle diameter of 2 to ³ mmφ are uniformly impregnated with 5 ml of the homogeneously mixed slurry. 6.5 g of a granular cleaning sterilization medium having cellulose and gel type silica containing a sublimable antibacterial agent parachlorometaxylenol and a volatile antibacterial agent ethanol as a core is obtained.

A fourth embodiment (corresponding to claim 12) of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the cash card sorting structure is installed in the portable washing and sterilizing apparatus according to claim 11.
The cash card sorting structure is composed of a card guide 25 as shown in FIG. 2 and a moving floor 19 having an inclination angle with respect to the upper surface 29. The card group is stored in the casing 18 in a step-separated state as shown in the figure. It is a structure. The casing 18 is preferably a transparent housing so that the contents can be observed.
The clasp 27 is removed, the opening / closing lid 23 is opened, a granular medium 22 having a capacity of about 20% of the capacity of the casing 18 (equivalent to the third embodiment) is charged, and the detergent hole 20 is passed through and stored in the detergent reservoir 21. Next, as shown in the figure, a cache card group 17 having a length of 85 mm, a width of 54 mm, and a thickness of 0.85 mm is inserted into a slide formed by the card guard 25 and the casing 17. The closure lid clasp 27 is closed, the upper surface 28 is down, and the granular medium 22 is removed from the detergent holes 20.

After passing the card guard 25, the casing 18 is manually shaken up and down and left and right to bring the cash card group 17 and the granular medium 22 into contact with each other. The granular cleaning and sterilizing medium does not leak from the simple seal 24 by this contact operation. The simple seal 24 prevents the granular medium 22 from drying, retains volatile components, and maintains the cleaning and sterilizing ability. With the face 28 facing up, the granular card 22 is collected in the detergent reservoir 27 through the card guard 25 and the detergent hole 20, and the cash card group 17 is placed on the movable floor 19 which is an inclined surface, and then the opening / closing lid 23 is opened. Then, use a finger to collect the washed and sterilized stepped cash cards. The collected card does not show excessive wetting due to the liquid component contained in the granular medium. The collected fingertip is also sterilized at the same time, and a clean card moves from the clean finger to a third party.

(Corresponding to claim 13)
Embodiment 5 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The fixed installation type washing | cleaning sterilization apparatus of Claim 12 is illustrated about the sphere washing | cleaning sterilization apparatus which wash | cleans and sterilizes a spherical body in large quantities, as FIG. 3 shows.
The casing is rotated 90 degrees to the right around the central axis b38 of the casing 30 and opened with the open / close lid 36 facing upward, and the granular medium 35 (equivalent to the second embodiment, particle diameter of 3 to 4 mmφ) is removed. Up to 40%. Next, a 10 mmφ sphere 31 that is a sterilized product to be cleaned is charged to 30% of the volume of the casing 30, and the open / close lid 36 is closed.
Next, turn 90 degrees counterclockwise around the central axis b38 of the casing 30, and with the detergent reservoir 34 facing downward, the granular media 35 of 3 to 4 mmφ is passed through the detergent holes (hole diameter 6 mmφ) of the moving floor 32. 34. Next, when the detergent reservoir 34 is rotated 180 degrees about the central axis a33 and the detergent reservoir 34 is set to the upper side and then reciprocated at a speed of 5 rpm by 30 degrees to the left and right about the central axis a33, the granular medium 35 becomes the detergent on the moving floor 32. A bactericidal agent is applied to the surface of the metal sphere 31 while passing through the hole (hole diameter 6 mmφ), diffusing into the gap of the 10 mmφ sphere 31, rubbing against the surface of the metal sphere 31, and exerting a physical cleaning action of adsorption. I do.
When the same reciprocating motion is continuously operated for 5 minutes and then rotated 180 degrees around the central axis a33, the position of the detergent reservoir 34 is set to the lower side, and when the same reciprocating motion is operated again for 5 minutes, the granular medium 35 becomes a sphere 32. , Passes through the detergent hole of the moving floor 32, is stored and collected in the lower detergent reservoir 34, and is separated from the sphere 31. Next, when it is rotated 15 degrees to the left around the rotation axis b and the opening / closing lid 36 is opened, the moving floor is also inclined 15 degrees toward the opening / closing lid, and only the metal balls 31 are discharged from the casing 30 and there is no excessive wetting. Obtain washed and sterilized spheres. When the above-described series of motion operations are operated by a continuous control system, a large number of spheres can be automatically cleaned and sterilized with high efficiency without leakage of the cleaning and sterilization medium.

These are the schematic diagrams of a ball-point pen washing | cleaning sterilizer. These are the schematic diagrams of a portable cash-card washing | cleaning sterilization apparatus. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a stationary continuous batch cleaning and sterilizing apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Casing
2 ... (ballpoint pen) moving floor
3. Detergent reservoir
4 ... Detergent hole
5 ... Ballpoint pen
6 ... Opening and closing clasp
7 ... Granular cleaning sterilization medium (granular medium)
8. Ballpoint pen
9 ... Ballpoint pen
10 ... Ballpoint pen
11 ・ ・ ・ ・ Hinges of the lid
12 ... Simple sealing material
13 ... Open / close lid (transparent material)
14 ... Ballpoint pen
15 ... Ballpoint pen
16 ... Case side wall
17 ... Cash card
18 ··· Casing
19 ... Movement floor
20 ... Detergent hole
21 ... Detergent reservoir
22 ... Granular media
23 ・ ・ ・ ・ Open / close lid (transparent material)
24 ・ ・ ・ ・ Simple sealing material
25 ... Card guide
26 ・ ・ ・ ・ Hinges of the lid
27 ... Clasp
28 ... casing upper surface
29 .... Bottom of casing
30 ... Cylindrical casing
31 ... 10mmφ sphere
32 .... (sphere) moving floor
33 ・ ・ ・ ・ Case central axis a
34 ... Detergent reservoir
35 ... Granular media
36 ・ ・ ・ ・ Open / close lid
37 ... Opening / closing lid hinge
38 ... Case central axis b
39 ... Hatch (automated spare inlet)
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Claims (13)

A casing for storing the sterilized material to be cleaned, a moving floor for moving the sterilized material to be cleaned provided in the casing, a detergent reservoir for storing a cleaning sterilizing medium for cleaning and sterilizing the sterilized material to be cleaned, and the cleaning sterilizing medium A cleaning and sterilizing apparatus comprising a detergent hole for moving between the casing and the detergent reservoir, and an open / close lid for putting a sterilized material to be cleaned into or removing the casing from the casing. 2. The cleaning and sterilizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning and sterilizing medium is a granular medium. The moving floor of the sterilized material to be cleaned is a smooth plate that is arranged in parallel with the upper surface of the casing or that has an inclined angle on the upper surface and is integrated with the bottom surface of the casing. The cleaning and sterilizing apparatus according to claim 1. 2. The cleaning and sterilizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detergent reservoir has a structure installed adjacent to the moving floor forming the bottom surface of the casing. 3. The cleaning and sterilizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detergent hole is opened and disposed on the moving floor so as to be smaller than the sterilized material to be cleaned and larger than the granular medium. The cleaning and sterilizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sterilized material to be cleaned is all solid articles that a person holds in his / her palm. After the granular medium is put into the cleaning and sterilizing device through the opening / closing lid and stored in the detergent reservoir through the detergent hole, the sterilized material to be cleaned is put through the opening / closing lid, the opening / closing lid is closed, and then the casing Is a cleaning and sterilization method in which the granular medium is moved into the casing through the detergent hole and the sterilized material in the casing is brought into contact with the bottom surface of the casing. After the sterilized product to be cleaned is cleaned and sterilized, the casing is rotated halfway again, the bottom surface is turned down, and the granular medium in the casing is collected and stored in the detergent reservoir through the detergent hole. A cleaning and sterilization method, comprising: opening the opening / closing lid and obtaining the sterilized material to be cleaned after separating the granular medium from the product. In the cleaning and sterilization apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or the purification and sterilization method according to claim 6, the granular medium used for cleaning and sterilization of the sterilized material to be cleaned contains a sterilizing substance. Granular washing sterilization medium to do. The granular cleaning and sterilizing medium according to claim 7, wherein the substance having a sterilizing action is composed of a liquid, a solid, and / or a gas. The granular cleaning and sterilizing medium according to claim 7, wherein the granular medium has an inorganic porous body and / or an organic porous body as a core. The granular porous cleaning according to claim 9, wherein the inorganic porous body and / or the organic porous body are high specific area silica, high specific area silicates, open-cell sponge, cellulose and cellulose composition. Sterilization medium. A portable cleaning and sterilizing apparatus using the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the cleaning and sterilizing method according to claim 6, or the granular cleaning and sterilizing medium according to claims 7 to 10. A stationary cleaning and sterilizing apparatus using the cleaning and sterilizing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the cleaning and sterilizing method according to claim 6, or the granular cleaning and sterilizing medium according to claims 7 to 10.

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