JP2011041655A - Sterilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sterilizer capable of being quickly disassembled or assembled without using tools, and capable of being washed in a short period of time. <P>SOLUTION: The sterilizer is configured to attach/detach a lamp housing tube 10, a knife housing tube 30 and a tray 1 to/from one another without using tools. As a result, the sterilizer can be quickly disassembled and the lamp housing tube 10, knife housing tube 30 and tray 1 can be washed in a short period of time. Further, the lamp housing tube 10, knife housing tube 30 and tray 1 can be quickly assembled. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sterilizer that sterilizes an object by emitting light (for example, ultraviolet rays) to the object such as a cooking tool.

  In restaurants and food factories, cooking utensils such as knives and cutting boards are sterilized after washing from the viewpoint of food hygiene. As sterilization, sterilization with hot water, sterilization using chemicals, and the like can be considered. In view of food safety and ease of work, sterilization with ultraviolet rays is often performed. Therefore, a sterilizer using ultraviolet rays has been proposed.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a sterilization apparatus in which a fluorescent lamp that irradiates ultraviolet rays is disposed in a casing that houses a kitchen knife. The housing of the sterilizer includes a lid that can be rotated via a hinge fitting. The sterilizer can be sterilized by irradiating ultraviolet rays onto a knife housed in the casing, and the inside of the sterilizer can be cleaned by opening the lid.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a sterilization cabinet having a canopy provided with a sterilization lamp, and the sterilization cabinet holds cooking utensils. The canopy is configured to be openable and slidable, and the sterilizer is provided with an openable door. The sterilizer can easily replace the germicidal lamp by opening or sliding the canopy, and can clean the inside of the canopy. Moreover, the inside of the sterilizer can be cleaned by opening the door.

  However, since the sterilizer and the sterilizer cannot separate the lid and the open / close door, the operator's cleaning operation is not smoothly performed by the lid and the open / close door, and the cleaning takes a long time.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 3 discloses a sterilization apparatus that can separate a sterilization lamp from a casing. The sterilization apparatus includes a casing, and a sterilization lamp connected to a mounting plate is disposed in the casing, and the mounting plate and the casing are connected by screws, and the sterilization lamp is removed by removing the screws. Separate from the housing.

JP 2001-161796 A JP 2001-333963 A Japanese Patent No. 2978885

  However, the sterilization apparatus described in Patent Document 3 requires the use of a tool for removing the screw, and the sterilization apparatus cannot be cleaned quickly.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a sterilizer that can be quickly disassembled and assembled without using a tool and can be cleaned in a short time. To do.

  The sterilization apparatus according to the present invention is a sterilization apparatus that sterilizes an object with light emitted from a sterilization lamp, and contains the sterilization lamp, and irradiates the object with light emitted from the sterilization lamp. A germicidal lamp container having a mouth, an irradiated port facing the irradiation port, an object container for housing the object, and the germicidal lamp container and the object container are mounted. The germicidal lamp container, the object container and the tray can be attached to and detached from each other.

  In the present invention, the sterilization apparatus can be quickly disassembled and assembled by configuring the sterilization lamp container, the object container, and the tray so that they can be attached to and detached from each other without using a tool. .

  In the sterilization apparatus according to the present invention, connection portions for connecting the sterilization lamp container and the object container are respectively provided at edge portions of the irradiation port and the irradiation port, and each connection portion can be attached and detached. It is characterized by the above.

  In the present invention, the edge portion of the irradiation opening and the edge portion of the object container are detachably connected to prevent leakage of light from the germicidal lamp, and if necessary, the germicidal lamp container and the object container Can be separated.

  In the sterilizing apparatus according to the present invention, each of the connecting portions includes an engaging portion extending along a part of an edge portion of the irradiation port (or irradiation port) and an edge portion of the irradiation port (or irradiation port). And an engaged portion having a groove that engages with the engaging portion.

  In the present invention, the sterilization lamp container and the object container can be reliably connected and smoothly separated by guiding and engaging the engaging portion with the groove.

  In the sterilization apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of locking holes are provided on a side surface of the tray, and the engagement is provided at a position facing the locking holes among the side surfaces of the germicidal lamp container and the object container. A locking portion for locking to the stop hole is provided, and the locking portion can be inserted into and removed from the locking hole.

  In the present invention, the sterilization lamp container and the object container are inserted into the locking holes provided on the side surfaces of the tray, and the sterilization lamp container and the object container are securely fixed, The locking part is extracted from the locking hole, and the germicidal lamp container and the object container are easily separated from the tray.

  The sterilizer according to the present invention is characterized in that the locking portion is urged toward the outside of the germicidal lamp container or the object container by an elastic member.

  In the present invention, since the locking portion is biased to the outside of the germicidal lamp container or the object container, the locking portion is easily engaged by pushing the germicidal lamp container or the object container into the tray. The latching portion is easily detached from the latching hole by being latched in the retaining hole and by pulling out the germicidal lamp container or the object container from the tray.

  In the sterilization apparatus according to the present invention, the sterilization apparatus can be quickly disassembled by configuring the sterilization lamp container, the object container, and the tray so that they can be separated separately without using a tool. In addition, the germicidal lamp container, the object container, and the tray can be cleaned in a short time, and the germicidal lamp container, the object container, and the tray can be quickly assembled.

It is a perspective view which outlines the external appearance of a sterilizer. It is the schematic side view of the sterilizer seen from the II direction in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a tray. FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing a lamp housing cylinder. FIG. 5 is a schematic vertical sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 4. It is a perspective view which outlines a kitchen knife accommodation cylinder. FIG. 7 is a schematic vertical sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 6. It is a schematic exploded perspective view explaining assembly of a tray, a lamp housing cylinder, and a knife housing cylinder. It is a schematic sectional drawing explaining the latching to the stopper hole of a stopper. FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings showing a sterilizer according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of a sterilizer.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a deep dish-shaped tray having an elongated rectangular shape. A rectangular parallelepiped lamp accommodating tube 10 (sterilizing lamp housing) for housing a sterilizing lamp (sterilizing lamp) 13 is engaged with one end in the longitudinal direction of the tray 1. The lamp housing cylinder 10 is elongated vertically. The dimension of the lamp housing cylinder 10 along the width direction of the tray 1 is slightly shorter than the width dimension of the tray 1. A rectangular parallelepiped knife housing cylinder 30 (object housing body) for housing a knife is engaged with the other end in the longitudinal direction of the tray 1. The vertical dimension of the knife housing cylinder 30 is substantially equal to the vertical dimension of the lamp housing cylinder 10. The width dimension of the knife housing cylinder 30 is slightly shorter than the width dimension of the tray 1. The vertical dimension of the knife housing cylinder 30 orthogonal to the width direction is substantially equal to the difference between the longitudinal dimension of the tray 1 and the longitudinal dimension of the lamp housing cylinder 10 along the longitudinal direction of the tray 1. Therefore, the lamp accommodating cylinder 10 and the knife accommodating cylinder 30 are engaged with the tray 1 with little play in an adjacent state.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the sterilizer as viewed from the II direction in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the tray 1.
The tray 1 includes an elongated rectangular plate-like frame portion 1a, and a first side surface portion 1b and a second side surface portion 1c extend upward from the respective outer edge portions of the frame portion 1a along the width direction. In addition, a third side surface portion 1d and a fourth side surface portion 1e extend upward from the respective outer edge portions of the frame portion 1a along the longitudinal direction. A mounting plate 1f on which the lamp storage tube 10 and the knife storage tube 30 are mounted is provided on the upper side of the frame portion 1a. The mounting plate 1f faces the frame portion 1a, and the first side surface portions 1b to 4th. It is connected to the middle part of the side part 1e. A draining opening 1fa for draining water is provided in a portion of the placing plate 1f where the knife housing cylinder 30 is placed.

  Stopper holes 1ba and 1ca (locking holes) are provided in the upper portions of the first side surface portion 1b and the second side surface portion 1c, respectively. Stoppers 17 and 36 (locking portions) to be described later are inserted into the stopper holes 1ba and 1ca. A cutout 1da (lead-out portion) is formed in the third side surface portion 1d, and the lead wire 100 connected to the sterilizing lamp 13 extends outside the tray 1 through the cutout 1da (see FIG. 2). ). The extending end of the conducting wire 100 is connected to a power source (not shown).

  An elongated rectangular insertion / extraction opening 1ea along the longitudinal direction is provided below the fourth side surface portion 1e. The longitudinal dimension of the insertion / removal port 1ea is slightly shorter than the longitudinal dimension of the fourth side face 1e. The tray 2 is put in and out of the insertion / removal port 1ea. The receiving tray 2 includes a shallow dish-shaped water receiving portion 2a that receives water dropped from the drain opening 1fa, and a handle portion 2b that is fixed to a side surface of the water receiving portion 2a. The water receiving portion 2a has a rectangular shape in plan view, and the width and vertical dimensions of the water receiving portion 2a are slightly shorter than the frame portion 1a. The vertical dimension of the water receiving portion 2a is shorter than the dimension between the lower end portion of the inclined plate 30d and the frame portion 1a when an inclined plate 30d described later is positioned inside the draining opening 1fa. The handle portion 2b has a bowl shape with a U-shaped cross section opened downward, is fixed to the side surface of the water receiving portion 2a along the longitudinal direction, and is positioned on the insertion / removal port 1ea side.

Next, the lamp accommodating cylinder 10 will be described. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the lamp housing cylinder 10, and FIG. 5 is a schematic vertical sectional view taken along line VV in FIG.
As described above, the lamp housing cylinder 10 has an elongated rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the upper surface of the lamp housing cylinder 10 is open. When placed on the tray 1, a socket base 11 extending vertically is provided on the inner surface of the lamp housing cylinder 10 located on the opposite side to the knife housing cylinder 30. Two sockets 12 are arranged in parallel on the socket base 11. The socket 12 is provided with an elongated sterilizing lamp 13 that emits ultraviolet rays. The upper end of the socket base 11 is provided with a switch 14 protruding upward. The sterilization lamp 13 is turned on when the switch 14 is tilted to one side, and the sterilization lamp 13 is turned off when the switch 14 is tilted to the other side. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a housing opening 10 a is provided below the socket base 11 on the side surface of the lamp housing cylinder 10 facing the irradiation opening. A mounting plate 15 is attached to the inner side surface of the lamp housing cylinder 10 so as to face the housing opening 10a. A spring (elastic member) 16 is attached to the mounting plate 15.

  A stopper 17 protruding toward the outside of the lamp housing cylinder 10 is disposed inside the housing opening 10a. The stopper 17 is connected to the spring 16 and is urged toward the outside of the lamp housing cylinder 10 as indicated by a solid arrow in FIG. The stopper 17 includes inclined surfaces 17a and 17b that are inclined so that the vertical width gradually decreases toward the protruding end. When the stopper 17 is pressed, the stopper 17 is accommodated in the accommodation opening 10a as shown by the broken line arrow in FIG.

  When placed on the tray 1, the knife is irradiated with ultraviolet light from the sterilization lamp 13 on the side surface of the lamp housing cylinder 10 adjacent to the knife housing cylinder 30, that is, the side surface of the knife housing cylinder 30 facing the sterilization lamp 13. An irradiation port 10b is provided. The irradiation port 10 b is formed across the entire vertical width of the side surface of the lamp housing cylinder 10, and each edge along the vertical direction of the irradiation port 10 b extends inward to engage with the knife housing tube 30. The plate-like engagement edge portion (engagement portion) 10c is taken out. A vertically long support rail 18 (support portion) is provided inside the lamp housing cylinder 10 so as to face the engaging edge portion 10c. The support rail 18 has an L-shaped cross section, one surface of the support rail 18 faces the engaging edge 10c, and the other surface of the support rail 18 perpendicular to the one surface is between the one surface and the engaging edge 10c. It is being fixed to the side surface of the lamp | ramp storage cylinder 10 so that it may be located in.

  Between the one surface of the support rail 18 and the engaging edge portion 10c, a restriction net 19 for restricting movement of the knife is provided. The regulation net 19 is made of metal, and when the knife moves to the sterilization lamp 13 side, the knife abuts against the regulation net 19 and the movement of the knife to the sterilization lamp 13 is regulated. The thickness dimension of the restriction net 19 is shorter than the dimension between one surface of the support rail 18 and the engaging edge 10c. Therefore, the user can insert the regulating net 19 between one surface of the support rail 18 and the engaging edge 10c, or take out the regulating net 19 from between the one surface of the supporting rail 18 and the engaging edge 10c. it can.

  A circular through hole 10d (lead-out portion) is provided at the lower part of the side surface of the lamp housing cylinder 10 perpendicular to the side surface on which the irradiation port 10b is provided. An annular buffer member 20 is fitted in the through-hole 10d, and the lead wire 100 is inserted into the buffer member 20 in a close contact state. The conducting wire 100 is connected to the socket base 11. The through hole 10d is provided at a position corresponding to the notch 1da, and the conducting wire 100 inserted through the through hole 10d extends from the notch 1da to the outside of the tray 1.

  A rectangular lamp lid 21 having a vertical dimension and a horizontal dimension slightly larger than those of the lamp accommodating cylinder 10 is provided at the upper end portion of the lamp accommodating cylinder 10. The side surface of the lamp lid 21 on the regulation net 19 side is open. The lamp lid 21 includes a switch hole 21a penetrating at a position corresponding to the switch 14, and the switch 14 protrudes upward from the switch hole 21a. The lamp lid 21 closes the upper end of the lamp housing cylinder 10.

Next, the knife housing cylinder 30 will be described. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing the knife housing cylinder 30, and FIG. 7 is a schematic vertical sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG.
As described above, the knife housing cylinder 30 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the upper surface of the kitchen knife housing cylinder 30 is open. When placed on the tray 1, an irradiation port 30 a for receiving light from the irradiation port 10 b is provided on the side surface of the knife storage tube 30 facing the lamp storage tube 10. The irradiated port 30 a is formed over the entire vertical width of the side surface of the knife housing cylinder 30, and each edge along the vertical direction of the irradiated port 30 a has an engaging edge 10 c of the lamp housing tube 10. The engaged rails 30b and 30b (engaged portions) engage with each other by being guided. The engaged rail 30b has a hook shape in cross section. The engaged rail 30b extends from the edge along the vertical direction of the irradiated port 30a to the inside of the irradiated port 30a, and the extending end is curved toward the lamp housing cylinder 10 side. The inner surface of the curved portion of the engaged rail 30b is a groove 30ba that is long in the vertical direction.

  A rectangular opening 30c with one side open is provided on the bottom surface of the knife housing cylinder 30. The opening 30c extends from the edge of the bottom surface portion to the opposite side of the irradiation port 30a with the edge of the bottom surface portion on the irradiation port 30a side opened. An inclined plate 30d extending downward is provided at each edge portion of the opening 30c extending to the opposite side of the irradiated port 30a. The opening 30c is provided at a position corresponding to the drain opening 1fa of the tray 1 described above, and the vertical dimension and the horizontal dimension are substantially the same as the drain opening 1fa.

  A narrow guide edge 30e extending inward is formed on the edge part on the opposite side to the irradiated port 30a and the two edge parts perpendicular to the edge part among the edge part on the upper surface of the knife housing cylinder 30. It is. The guide edge 30e has a plate shape. A narrow support plate 31 is provided below the guide edge 30e so as to face the guide edge 30e. A rectangular knife cover (lid body) 32 is disposed between the support plate 31 and the guide edge 30e, and the knife cover 32 has two pieces extending from the irradiated port 30a to the opposite side of the irradiated port 30a. Slits 32a and 32a are juxtaposed. The vertical dimension and the horizontal dimension of the knife cover 32 are substantially the same as the upper surface of the knife accommodating cylinder 30. The user can insert the knife cover 32 between the support plate 31 and the guide edge 30e or take it out between the support plate 31 and the guide edge 30e.

  A fixing plate 33 having fixing holes 33a and 33a is provided on the upper portion of the side surface of the knife housing cylinder 30 perpendicular to the side surface on which the irradiation port 30a is formed. The fixing plate 33 extends above the upper surface of the knife housing cylinder 30, and the fixing hole 33a is opened in the extended portion. By inserting a screw into the fixing hole 33a and screwing it onto an object such as a wall, the sterilizer can be fixed in a predetermined location, for example, in a kitchen.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the accommodation opening 30f is provided in the lower part of the side surface of the knife accommodation cylinder 30 which opposes the irradiated port 30a. A mounting plate 34 is attached to the inner surface of the knife housing cylinder 30 so as to face the housing opening 30f. A spring (elastic member) 35 is attached to the mounting plate 34.

  A stopper 36 that protrudes toward the outside of the knife housing cylinder 30 is disposed inside the housing opening 30f. The stopper 36 is connected to a spring 35 and is urged toward the outside of the knife housing cylinder 30 as indicated by a solid arrow in FIG. The stopper 36 includes inclined surfaces 36a and 36b that are inclined so that the vertical width gradually decreases toward the protruding end. When the stopper 36 is pressed, the stopper 36 is accommodated in the accommodation opening 30f as indicated by the broken line arrow in FIG.

  Next, the assembly of the tray 1, the lamp accommodating cylinder 10, and the knife accommodating cylinder 30 will be described. 8 is a schematic exploded perspective view illustrating the assembly of the tray 1, the lamp housing cylinder 10 and the knife housing cylinder 30, FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the locking of the stopper 36 to the stopper hole 1ba, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1.

  As shown in FIG. 8, first, the knife storage cylinder 30 is arranged above the drain opening 1fa of the tray 1 so that the irradiated port 30a faces the second side surface portion 1c, and the side of the knife storage cylinder 30 is placed on the tray. The knife housing cylinder 30 is placed on the placement plate 1f along the side surface of the first plate. At this time, the stopper 36 approaches the tray 1 from the upper side (see FIG. 9A), the lower inclined surface 36b of the stopper 36 contacts the side surface of the tray 1, and the stopper 36 moves inward (FIG. 9). (See (b)). Then, the stopper 36 reaches the position of the stopper hole 1ba, and the stopper 36 protrudes from the stopper hole 1ba toward the outside of the knife housing cylinder 30 by the urging force of the spring 35, and engages with the stopper hole 1ba (see FIG. 9C).

  Next, the lamp housing cylinder 10 is arranged on the upper side of the tray 1 so that the irradiation port 10b faces the irradiated port 30a, the engaging edge portion 10c is guided to the groove 30ba, and the lamp housing tube 10 is moved downward. Move. At this time, the lamp housing cylinder 10 smoothly moves downward by the guide of the groove 30ba. Then, the lamp housing cylinder 10 is mounted on the mounting plate 1 f with the side surface of the lamp housing cylinder 10 being along the side surface of the tray 1. At this time, the stopper 17 approaches the tray 1 from the upper side, the inclined surface 17b on the lower side of the stopper 17 contacts the side surface of the tray 1, and the stopper 17 moves inward. Then, it reaches the position of the stopper hole 1ca, protrudes from the stopper hole 1ca toward the outside of the knife housing cylinder 30 by the urging force of the spring 16, and engages with the stopper hole 1ca (the stopper hole 1ba, spring 35, stopper 36 in FIG. 9). The inclined surfaces 36a and 36b are referred to as the stopper hole 1ca, the spring 16, the stopper 17, and the inclined surfaces 17a and 17b). Then, the lamp lid 21 is arranged on the upper side of the lamp housing cylinder 10, and the switch 14 is inserted through the switch hole 21 a so as to cover the upper side of the lamp housing cylinder 10.

  The user inserts the cleaned knife into the slit 32a, and the handle of the knife is brought into contact with the edge of the slit 32a to hold the knife. Then, the switch 14 is tilted to one side, the sterilizing lamp 13 is turned on, and the knife is irradiated with ultraviolet rays.

  As shown in FIG. 10, by assembling the tray 1, the lamp housing cylinder 10, and the kitchen knife housing cylinder 30, the inclined plate 30 d provided at the lower part of the kitchen knife housing cylinder 30 is positioned inside the draining opening 1 fa, and the kitchen knife housing cylinder 30. The water adhering to the water flows down from the inclined plate 30d and is stored in the water receiving portion 2a. The user can grasp the handle portion 2b as necessary, take out the tray 2 from the insertion / removal port 1ea, remove the water stored in the water receiving portion 2a, and insert the tray 2 into the insertion / removal port 1ea.

Next, disassembly of the sterilizer will be described. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG.
First, the user pulls out the knife from the slit 32a, tilts the switch 14 to the other side, and stops the irradiation by the sterilizing lamp 13. Then, the lamp housing portion is pulled up from the tray 1. As shown in FIG. 11, the engaging edge portion 10c is engaged with the groove 30ba of the engaged rail 30b, and the engaging edge portion 10c is guided by the groove 30ba, so that the lamp housing portion moves smoothly upward. To do. At this time, the upper inclined surface 17a of the stopper 17 contacts the edge of the stopper hole 1ca, and the stopper 17 moves inward. Therefore, the stopper 17 can be easily removed from the stopper hole 1ca. Then, the lamp lid 21 is removed, and the regulation net 19 is taken out. Further, the sterilizing lamp 13 is removed from the socket 12. Next, the knife housing cylinder 30 is pulled up from the tray 1. Then, the knife cover 32 is taken out.

  The user can clean the disassembled tray 1, lamp housing cylinder 10, kitchen knife housing cylinder 30, regulation net 19, lamp lid 21 and kitchen knife lid 32 individually. Each member can be cleaned by a plurality of people. Moreover, compared with the case where it wash | cleans in the state where a part or all of each member was connected, small parts, such as a corner part, can be wash | cleaned reliably, and a washing | cleaning apparatus can be made more clean.

  In the sterilization apparatus according to the present invention, the lamp housing cylinder 10, the knife housing cylinder 30 and the tray 1 are configured so as to be detachable separately without using a tool, so that the sterilization apparatus can be quickly operated. The lamp housing tube 10, the knife housing tube 30 and the tray 1 can be cleaned in a short time, and the lamp housing tube 10, the knife housing tube 30 and the tray 1 can be quickly assembled.

  Moreover, the engagement edge 10c of the irradiation port 10b and the engaged rail 30b of the knife housing cylinder 30 are detachably connected to prevent leakage of light from the germicidal lamp, and if necessary, the lamp housing cylinder 10 and the kitchen knife. The storage cylinder 30 can be separated.

  In addition, by guiding and connecting the engaging edge portion 10c to the groove 30ba, the lamp housing cylinder 10 and the knife housing cylinder 30 can be reliably coupled and smoothly separated.

  Further, the stoppers 17 and 36 provided on the lamp housing tube 10 and the knife housing tube 30 are inserted into the stopper holes 1ba and 1ca provided on the side surface of the tray 1, and the lamp housing tube 10 and the knife housing tube 30 are securely fixed. The stoppers 17 and 36 are extracted from the stopper holes 1ba and 1ca, and the lamp housing cylinder 10 and the knife housing cylinder 30 are easily separated from the tray 1.

  Further, since the stopper 17 or 36 is biased to the outside of the lamp accommodating cylinder 10 or the knife accommodating cylinder 30, the stopper 17 or 36 can be easily inserted into the stopper hole by pushing the lamp accommodating cylinder 10 or the knife accommodating cylinder 30 into the tray 1. The stopper 17 or 36 can be easily removed from the stopper hole 1ba or 1ca by engaging with 1ba or 1ca and pulling out the lamp housing cylinder 10 or the knife housing cylinder 30 from the tray 1. In addition, unless the upward force is applied to the lamp housing cylinder 10 or the knife housing cylinder 30, the lamp housing cylinder 10 and the knife housing cylinder 30 are securely fixed to the tray 1 by the biasing force of the springs 16 and 35.

  In addition, when water attached to the object stored in the knife housing cylinder 30, for example, water attached to the kitchen knife 30 adheres to the side surface of the kitchen knife housing cylinder 30, the water that has flowed down smoothly moves to the tray 1 by the inclined plate 30 d.

  Further, since the conductor connected to the germicidal lamp is led out of the tray 1 through the through hole 10d and the cutout 1da, the connection between the lamp housing cylinder 10 and the knife housing cylinder 30 and the tray 1 is prevented by the conductor. And the lamp housing tube 10 and the knife housing tube 30 can be smoothly connected to the tray 1.

  Moreover, the water which fell from the kitchen knife or the water which flowed down from the side surface of the kitchen knife storage cylinder 30 is stored in a receiving tray, and the user can take out the receiving tray as appropriate and remove the stored water. Further, the user can easily move the tray by grasping the handle portion 2b.

  Further, the user can insert and remove the tray 1 from the insertion / removal opening 1ea and insert the tray 1 into a fixed position, and can easily take out the tray 1 using the insertion / removal opening 1ea as a guide.

  In addition, by arranging the regulation net 19 between the object and the germicidal lamp, even if the object swings due to an impact, the object abuts the regulation net 19, and the object does not contact the germicidal lamp. Breakage of the germicidal lamp can be avoided.

  Further, by providing the support rail 18 so as to face the engagement edge portion 10c, the regulation net 19 is stably supported between the support rail 18 and the engagement edge portion 10c. Further, the regulation net 19 can be easily taken out between the support rail 18 and the engaging edge portion 10c.

  Further, by inserting a knife into the slit 32a of the lid and bringing the handle of the knife into contact with the edge of the slit 32a, the water attached to the knife of the knife can flow down and the knife can be dried quickly.

  In the sterilization apparatus according to the embodiment, the engagement edge portion 10c and the engaged rail 30b are engaged, but the lamp storage tube 10 and the knife storage tube 30 can be attached and detached without using a tool. For example, instead of the engaging edge 10c and the engaged rail 30b, a recess and a protrusion may be provided, and the recess and the protrusion may be detachably engaged. Instead of the engaging edge portion 10c and the engaged rail 30b, a configuration in which hook-shaped members are provided and hook-shaped members are detachably hooked may be employed. Further, the plate-like engagement edge portion 10c and the engaged rail 30b are provided in the lamp housing tube 10 and the knife housing tube 30, respectively, but the plate-like engagement portion is provided in the kitchen knife housing tube 30 and the engagement portion. An engaged portion having a groove for engaging the lamp may be provided in the lamp housing cylinder 10.

  Further, in the sterilizing apparatus according to the embodiment, the springs 16 and 35 are connected to the stoppers 17 and 36, but other elastic members such as rubber may be connected instead of the springs 16 and 35. Further, although the support rail 18 faces the engagement edge portion 10c, the support rail 18 may face the engaged rail 30b. In this case, the restriction net 19 is disposed between the engaged rail 30 b and the support rail 18.

  The above embodiment is an example for explaining the present invention, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be variously modified within the scope of the matters described in the claims.

1 tray 1ba, 1ca stopper hole (locking hole)
1da cutout (lead-out part)
1ea insertion / removal port 2 saucer 2a water receiving part 2b handle part 10 lamp storage tube (sterilization lamp container)
10b Irradiation port 10c Engagement edge (engagement part, connection part)
10d Through hole (lead-out part)
13 Sterilization lamp (sterilization lamp)
16, 35 Spring (elastic member)
17, 36 Stopper (locking part)
18 Support rail (support part)
19 Regulation network 30 Kitchen knife container (object container)
30a Irradiated port 30b Engagement rail (engaged part, coupling part)
30c Opening 30d Inclined plate 32 Knife cover (lid)
32a slit

Claims (5)

In a sterilizer that sterilizes an object with light emitted from a germicidal lamp,
The germicidal lamp is housed, and the germicidal lamp container having an irradiation port for irradiating the object with the light emitted from the germicidal lamp,
An object receiving body that has an irradiation port facing the irradiation port, and stores the object;
A tray on which the germicidal lamp container and the object container are placed;
The sterilizing apparatus, wherein the sterilizing lamp container, the object container, and the tray can be attached to and detached from each other. Connection portions for connecting the germicidal lamp container and the object container are respectively provided at edge portions of the irradiation port and the irradiation port,
2. The sterilizer according to claim 1, wherein each connecting portion can be attached and detached. Each of the connecting parts is
An engaging portion extending along a part of an edge portion of the irradiation port (or irradiated port);
It is arranged at a position corresponding to the engaging portion in the edge portion of the irradiated port (or irradiated port), and includes an engaged portion having a groove that engages with the engaging portion. The sterilizer according to claim 2. A plurality of locking holes are provided on the side surface of the tray,
Of the side surfaces of the germicidal lamp container and the object container, a locking part that locks into the locking hole is provided at a position facing the locking hole,
The sterilizer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the locking portion is configured to be inserted into and removed from the locking hole.   The sterilization apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the locking portion is urged toward the outside of the germicidal lamp container or the object container by an elastic member.

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