JP2018000398A - Sterilization device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sterilization device capable of continuously using a tableware washing sponge or the like in a clean state.SOLUTION: A body container 1 is provided with a network base to be placed with a sponge or the like for tableware washing and a leg rubber for vibration suppression. A body container cover is, at the inside, provided with suction port for performing suction from the outside, an electrostatic atomization generator unit for generating electrification fine particle water by electrostatic atomization, a wind feed rotary fan for performing suction from the outside and feeding wind from an exhaust port for wind feed to the main container and a motor for driving the rotary fan for wind feed rotary fan, the electrification fine particle water generated in the electrostatic atomization generation unit is released from the exhaust port for wind feed to the inside of the body container and pass through the depth of the inside of the sponge or the like on the network base to be placed with a sponge or the like for tableware washing at the inside while being securely infiltrated to perform deodorization and sterilization, thus a sponge or the like for tableware washing can be always cleanly retained.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a sterilization apparatus such as a dishwashing sponge.

  Conventionally, as a method for sterilizing dishes such as dishwashing sponges and bedclothes, there are “drying indoors after washing”, “disinfection with hot water”, “sun drying”, and the like.

  As a conventionally proposed sterilization method, for example, there is a method of sterilization by filling a sterilization solution inside a main body container and immersing a sponge or the like in the sterilization solution (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).

  Hereinafter, a conventional sponge sterilization apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS.

  7 and 8, the main body container 101 is provided with a space for storing the sterilizing solution 106. In addition, a work tray 104 on which a sponge 107 during the dishwashing operation is placed is provided on the upper portion of the main body container 101.

  A plurality of holes 102 are formed in the work tray 104. Further, the work tray 104 is provided with a claw portion 103 for engaging, and the main body container 101 is provided with a locking portion 105 that engages and fits with the claw portion 103. The main body container 101 and the work tray 104 are fixed while being fitted by a claw portion 103 and a locking portion 105.

  The main body container 101 is filled with a sterilizing solution 106. During the dishwashing operation, the dishwashing sponge 107 is placed on the work dish, and after the dishwashing operation is completed, the sponge 107 is sterilized by immersing the sponge 107 in the disinfecting solution 106 in the main body container.

  Moreover, it can be used repeatedly by regularly cleaning the main body container and the work tray and replacing with a new disinfecting solution.

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  However, the conventional configuration has a problem that a odor peculiar to a drug adheres to the sponge or occurs outside the main body container. In addition, there is a problem that regular replacement work of the sterilizing solution is troublesome for the user.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and constitutes an electrostatic atomization generator that generates charged fine particle water, and uses a drug such as a sterilization solution by discharging the charged fine particle water to a sponge or the like. An object of the present invention is to provide a sterilization apparatus that can perform sterilization and deodorization of sponges and the like.

In order to achieve the above object, the sterilization apparatus of the present invention has a storage space inside, a main body having an opening for taking in and out a stored object in the storage space, and the opening of the main body can be opened. An air passage having an air inlet for sucking outside air and an air outlet communicating with the storage space, an electrostatic atomization generator unit for discharging charged fine particle water to the air passage, and the air intake of the air passage And an air sending means for sending air sucked from the mouth from the discharge port to the storage space.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to disinfect and deodorize sponge etc. without using chemicals such as disinfectant solution by discharging charged fine particle water generated from electrostatic atomization generator to sponge etc. A fungus device can be provided.

  The sterilization apparatus of the present invention can sterilize and deodorize sponges and the like without using a chemical such as a sterilization solution.

The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the bacteria elimination apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention Plan view inside the body container lid of the sterilization device Bottom view of the body container of the sterilizer Front view of the sterilizer Right side view of the sterilizer Left side view of the sterilizer Disassembled perspective view of a conventional sponge sanitizer Perspective view of the sponge disinfection device

  A first aspect of the present invention includes a main body having a storage space inside and having an opening through which the object to be stored is taken in and out of the storage space, the opening of the main body and a lid that can be opened, and an intake port for sucking in outside air. And a ventilation path having a discharge port communicating with the storage space, an electrostatic atomization generator unit that discharges charged fine particle water to the ventilation path, and air sucked from the suction port of the ventilation path. The sterilization apparatus that can perform sterilization / deodorization such as sponge without using a medicine such as a sterilization solution can be provided.

  In the second invention, in particular, the water in the main body can be drained by forming a drain outlet in the lower part of the main body of the sterilization apparatus of the first invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
1 is a cross-sectional view of the sterilization apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the inside of the main body container lid of the sterilization apparatus, FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the main body container of the sterilization apparatus, FIG. Is a front view of the sterilization apparatus, FIG. 5 is a right side view of the sterilization apparatus, and FIG. 6 is a left side view of the sterilization apparatus.

  In FIG. 1, the main body container 1 is supported in an anti-vibration manner by vibration suppressing leg rubbers 4. A mesh-like base 2 on which a dishwashing sponge or the like is disposed is provided at the lower inner portion of the main body container 1. Further, an exhaust / drain port 3 is provided in the lower part of the main body container 1, and a discharge port 8 is provided in the upper part of the main body container 1.

A main body container lid 5 detachable from the upper part of the main body container 1 is provided. By placing the main body container lid 5 on the upper side of the main body container 1, the main body container 1 and the main body container lid 5 are fixed to the upper and lower second floor type.

  The main body container lid 5 is provided with an intake port 6 for sucking outside air into the main body container lid 5, and a discharge port 8 for discharging air sucked from the intake port 6 into the storage space of the main body container 1. ing. Further, a ventilation path 18 that communicates the intake port 6 and the discharge port 8 is provided.

  An electrostatic atomization generating unit 7 is provided inside the ventilation path 18. Inside the electrostatic atomization generation unit 7, an electrostatic atomization generator 16 that generates charged fine particle water by electrostatic atomization is provided.

  The electrostatic atomization generator 16 cools a discharge electrode (not shown) by a cooling unit (not shown), and generates condensed water on the surface of the discharge electrode. By discharging by applying a high voltage to the discharge electrode, charged fine particle water having a diameter of 5 nm to 20 nm containing OH radicals is scattered in the air. The charged fine particle water has a weakly acidic charge by atomizing the dew condensation water held at the tip of the discharge electrode, and has a sterilizing and deodorizing effect.

  A control device 11 that controls the operation of the electrostatic atomization generator 16 is provided inside the electrostatic atomization generator unit 7. The control device 11 includes control means (not shown) including a microcomputer, and is configured to control the electrostatic atomization generation unit 7 and to sequentially control a series of steps.

  The electrostatic atomization generator 16 and the control device 11 are energized by the lead wire 15 for electrostatic atomization generator.

  Inside the ventilation path 18, the blower rotation fan 9 is provided on the downstream side of the electrostatic atomization generating unit 7. The charged fine particle water generated by the electrostatic atomization generating unit 7 is blown in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

  A motor 10 that drives the blower rotation fan 9 is provided on the upper part of the blower rotation fan 9, and the blower rotation fan 9 and the motor 10 constitute a blowing unit.

  A power supply device 17 is provided inside the main body container lid 5. The power supply device 17 is energized with a commercial power outlet (not shown) through the power cord 12. The power supply device 17 and the motor 10 are energized by the motor operation lead wire 14, and the power supply device 17 and the control device 11 are energized by the control board lead wire 13.

  In the sterilization apparatus having the above-described configuration, operations and effects are described below.

  In FIG. 1, the outside air sucked into the main body container lid 5 from the air inlet 6 passes through the ventilation path 18 by the blowing means and is sent to the electrostatic atomization generation unit 7.

  The electrostatic atomization generator 16 in the electrostatic atomization generation unit 7 generates condensed water on the surface of the discharge electrode by cooling the discharge electrode with a cooling unit (not shown). Moreover, the electrostatic atomization generator 16 applies the high voltage to the discharge electrode and discharges it, so that charged fine particle water having a diameter of 5 to 20 nm containing OH radicals is scattered in the air.

  The charged fine particle water generated by the electrostatic atomization generator 16 passes through the ventilation path 18 and is sent to the blower rotation fan 9. Then, the charged fine particle water is blown in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1 through the discharge port 8 toward the base 2 inside the main body container 1.

  The charged fine particle water passes through the inside of a sponge or the like. Here, since the charged fine particle water has a weakly acidic charge and has a sterilizing / deodorizing effect, it can sterilize / deodorize sponges and the like.

  In addition, the control device 11 controls the electrostatic atomization generator 16 and the air blowing means to operate only for a certain period of time, and then stops the operation of the electrostatic atomization generator 16 and operates only the air blowing means. Since the air in the main body container 1 can be circulated by the air blown by the blower rotation fan 9, the sponge or the like can be dried to suppress the propagation of various germs.

  Further, the power cord 12 using an external power source is energized with the power source device 17 in the main body container lid 5. Further, since the power supply device 17 and the blower rotation fan 9 are energized by the motor operation lead wire 14 and the power supply device 17 and the control device 11 are energized by the control board lead wire 13, The sterilizer is turned on and off.

  In the present embodiment, the bottom surface of the main body container 1 may be configured in a sawtooth shape. By configuring the bottom surface of the main body container 1 in the shape of a saw blade, the air permeability in the main body container 1 is improved, so that the sponge or the like can be efficiently dried.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a recess is provided on the side surface of the main body container 1 so that water from the outside does not enter the first ventilation path 18 from the intake port 6, and the intake port 6 is formed in the recess portion. Also good. By setting it as the said structure, even when arrange | positioning sterilization apparatuses around water, such as a kitchen sink, it can reduce that a water infiltrates into the inside of a sterilization apparatus, and a malfunction generate | occur | produces.

  In the present embodiment, the sterilization apparatus is operated using a commercial power supply. However, the sterilization apparatus may be operated using a battery. By operating the sterilization apparatus using a battery, the sterilizer can be operated even in an environment where a commercial power source cannot be used, so that convenience can be improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the electrostatic atomization generating unit 7 is arranged in the negative pressure region of the blower rotary fan 9, but the electrostatic atomization generating unit 7 is arranged in the positive pressure region of the blower rotary fan 9. It may be.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, although the electrostatic atomization generator 16 is provided in the ventilation path 18, it is not limited to this structure, The exterior of the ventilation path 18 is not limited to this structure. The charged fine particle water produced | generated by the electrostatic atomization generator 16 may be the structure discharged | emitted to the ventilation path 18.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an opening for inserting and removing a sponge or the like is provided in the upper part of the main body container 1, and the main body container lid 5 is detachably mounted on the upper part of the main body container 1. . However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. The door is provided with an opening for inserting and removing a bedcloth width or the like on the side surface of the main body container 1 and the opening of the main body container 1 can be opened and closed using a hinge or the like. It is good also as a structure which arranges the ventilation path 18 containing a ventilation means and the electrostatic atomization generation | occurrence | production unit 7 in the inside of the main body container 1.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, by discharging the charged fine particle water generated from the electrostatic atomization generator to a sponge or the like, it is possible to disinfect the sponge or the like without using a drug such as a sterilizing solution. Since it can be deodorized, the sponge and the like can be kept clean at all times.

As described above, the sterilization apparatus according to the present invention can perform sterilization and deodorization by filling the main body container with charged fine particle water in a dishwashing sponge or the like in the main body container. It can be applied to the use of dishcloths and tableware accessories.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body container 2 Base 3 Exhaust / drain port 4 Leg rubber | gum for vibration suppression 5 Main body container cover 6 Intake port 7 Electrostatic atomization generation unit 8 Release port 9 Blower fan 10 Motor 11 Controller 12 Power cord 13 Lead for control board Wire 14 Motor operation lead wire 15 Electrostatic atomization generator lead wire 16 Electrostatic atomization generator 17 Power supply device 18 Ventilation path 101 Main body container 102 Hole 103 Claw part 104 Work tray 105 Locking part 106 Disinfectant solution 107 sponge

Claims (2)

A main body having a storage space inside, and having an opening for taking in and out the objects to be stored in the storage space;
A lid capable of opening the opening of the body;
A ventilation path having an intake port for sucking outside air and a discharge port communicating with the storage space;
An electrostatic atomization generator unit that discharges charged fine particle water into the ventilation path;
A sterilization apparatus comprising: air blowing means for blowing air sucked from the air intake port of the ventilation path from the discharge port to the storage space. The sterilization apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a drain outlet is formed in a lower portion of the main body.

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