JP2020156819A - Sterilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce a panel width to increase space efficiency of the entire device.SOLUTION: A sterilizer comprises: a sterilization chamber 32 which applies a sterilization process to a housed object to be sterilized; a front door 36 which is slidable in horizontal directions in order to open/close a front opening part of the sterilization chamber 32; a front panel 40 which is arranged around the front opening part of the sterilization chamber 32 and provided so as to conceal an area around a sterilization chamber external wall; and a front control panel 46 having an operation display unit 48 which is provided with an operation part 45 which an operator can operate and a process display ramp 44 showing a current sterilization process. The front control panel 46 is arranged on a sliding direction side of the front door 36 when the front door 36 opens, and provided such that the front door 36 is positioned on a back side of the front control panel 46 when the front door 36 opens.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a sterilizer for sterilizing an object to be sterilized with a sterilizing agent such as steam or ethylene oxide gas.

In hospitals and the like, it is necessary to sterilize objects to be sterilized, such as therapeutic bandages, scalpels, forceps, and surgical gowns. For sterilization of such an object to be sterilized, a steam sterilizer having a pressure vessel for accommodating the object to be sterilized is often used.
In a general steam sterilizer, a saturated steam is introduced into a pressure vessel, pressurized and heated, and maintained at a predetermined pressure and temperature for a certain period of time to sterilize the object to be sterilized.

For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, a door for opening and closing the opening of the sterilization chamber and a control panel are provided on the front surface of the sterilizer.
On the control panel, it is possible to print numerical data such as temperature and pressure in the sterilization chamber during the sterilization process and an operation unit that can be operated by the operator by the touch panel method and display the operation status etc. to the operator. It is common that a printer or the like is provided.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-92983

In the conventional sterilizer, there is a problem that there is a lot of wasted space because only the operation unit of the control panel and the control circuit used for the printer are provided on the back side of the control panel. There is also a demand to narrow the panel width on the front side of the sterilizer to improve the space efficiency of the room in which the sterilizer is installed.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sterilizer capable of eliminating wasted space and reducing the panel width on the front side by changing the arrangement location of the control panel. There is.

According to the sterilization apparatus according to the present invention, a sterilization chamber for performing a sterilization step on a stored object to be sterilized, a front door slidable in the horizontal direction for opening and closing the front opening of the sterilization chamber, and the like. A front panel is provided around the front opening of the sterilization chamber so as to hide the periphery of the outer wall of the sterilization chamber, an operation unit that can be operated by an operator, and a process indicator lamp indicating the current sterilization process. A front control panel having an operation display unit is provided, and the front control panel is arranged on the sliding direction side of the front door when the front door is opened, and when the front door is opened, the front is front. The feature is that the front door is provided so as to be located on the back side of the control panel.
By adopting this configuration, the front door slides in the horizontal direction to open and close, and when the front door is opened, there is wasted space on the back side of the front control panel (the back side of the control panel has wasted space). Since the front door can be stored in the sterilizer, the width of the panel on the front side of the sterilizer can be reduced.

Further, the operation display unit provided on the front control panel may be provided so as to project toward the front side of the front door, the front panel, and the surface of the front control panel.
In the conventional sterilizer, it is difficult to see the process indicator lamp of the operation display unit unless it is almost from the front, but according to this configuration, the visibility of the process indicator lamp in the operation display unit can be improved. Further, by projecting the operation display unit from the surface of the front control panel, it is not necessary to provide a control circuit or the like for controlling the operation display unit on the back side of the front control panel. Can be provided on the side. Therefore, a sufficient storage space can be secured on the back side of the front control panel when the front door slides and moves.

Further, the front panel is characterized in that it is attached to the sterilization chamber without providing a frame-shaped reinforcing material.
According to this configuration, since the strength of the front panel is secured only by its own strength, it is not necessary to provide a frame-shaped reinforcing material, which contributes to reduction of manufacturing cost based on the material cost of the frame-shaped reinforcing material. To do.

In addition, a back opening is also formed on the back side of the sterilization chamber, and a back door that can be slid horizontally to open and close the back opening of the sterilization chamber and a periphery of the back opening of the sterilization chamber. The rear control panel is provided with a rear panel arranged in the sterilization chamber so as to conceal the periphery of the outer wall of the sterilization chamber and a rear control panel provided with the operation display unit. The rear control panel has the rear door opened. It may be characterized in that it is arranged on the sliding direction side of the rear door at the time, and is provided so that the rear door is located on the front side of the rear control panel when the rear door is opened.
According to this configuration, even if the sterilization chamber is provided with openings on both the front and the back, the back door is provided on the back side of the back control panel when the back door is opened, similar to the front door. Since it can be stored, the width of the panel on the back side of the sterilizer can be reduced.

Further, the operation display unit provided on the back control panel may be provided so as to project toward the back side of the back door, the back panel, and the surface of the back control panel.
In the conventional sterilizer, it is difficult to see the process indicator lamp of the operation display unit unless it is almost from the front on the back side. However, according to this configuration, the visibility of the process indicator lamp in the operation display unit can be improved. Further, by projecting the operation display unit from the surface of the rear control panel, it is not necessary to provide a control circuit or the like for controlling the operation display unit on the back side of the rear control panel. Can be provided on the side. Therefore, a sufficient storage space can be secured on the back side of the rear control panel when the rear door slides and moves.

Further, the back panel may be attached to the sterilization chamber without providing a frame-shaped reinforcing material.
According to this configuration, since the strength of the back panel is secured only by its own strength, it is not necessary to provide a frame-shaped reinforcing material, which contributes to reduction of manufacturing cost based on the material cost of the frame-shaped reinforcing material. To do.

Further, the front door and the back door slide in the same direction in a plan view to open the sterilization chamber, and the front control panel and the back control panel are the same as the sterilization chamber in a plan view. It may be characterized that it is arranged on the directional side.
According to this configuration, when the entire sterilizer is viewed in a plan view, both the front control panel and the back control panel are in the same direction with respect to the sterilization chamber, and wasteful space can be eliminated for the entire device.

According to the sterilization apparatus of the present invention, the panel width can be reduced and the space efficiency of the entire apparatus can be improved.

It is a perspective view showing a part internal structure of a sterilizer. It is a top view which showed the schematic structure of the sterilizer. It is a top view which showed the schematic structure in the other embodiment of the sterilizer.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view showing a partial internal configuration of the sterilizer. FIG. 2 shows a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the sterilizer.
The sterilizer 30 described here is a steam sterilizer. The sterilizer 30 of the present embodiment is configured so that both the front side and the back side of the can body 34 constituting the sterilization chamber 32 can be opened.

As a configuration for performing steam sterilization in the sterilization chamber 32, various pipes, a vacuum pump, and the like are attached to the outer wall of the can body 34 as a pipe unit 41.

The sterilizer 30 includes a can body 34 whose inside is configured as a sterilization chamber 32, a front door 36 that opens and closes the front opening of the sterilization chamber 32, and a back door 37 that opens and closes the back opening of the sterilization chamber 32 (FIG. 2). See) and.
The front door 36 is configured to slide and open and close in the horizontal direction, and in the present embodiment, the front door 36 is slid to the right when the sterilizer is viewed from the front to open the sterilization chamber 32. ..

A front panel 40 is provided around the front opening of the sterilization chamber 32 (on all sides). The front panel 40 is arranged so as to surround the front opening of the sterilization chamber 32 and conceal the internal configuration of the piping unit 41 or the like provided on the outer wall of the can body 34.

Further, conventionally, a frame-shaped reinforcing material (angle material) is assembled so as to surround the circumference of the can body 34, and a front panel is attached to this frame-shaped reinforcing material, but in the present embodiment, the frame is attached. The front panel 40 is attached to the front side of the can body 34 without providing the shape reinforcing material.

The front control panel 46 is arranged on the slide moving direction side when the front door 36 is opened. In the present embodiment, the front door 36 is slid to the right when viewed from the front to open the front opening of the sterilization chamber 32, so that the front control panel 46 is arranged on the right side of the front panel 40.
The surface of the front control panel 46 is arranged so as to be flush with the front surface of the front panel 40 (in a flat state without steps). The front door 36 is arranged inside (rear side) of the front panel 40 and the front control panel 46.

An operation display unit 48 is provided on the front control panel 46. The operation display unit 48 is provided with an operation unit 45 which is composed of a touch panel so that the operator can operate the setting of the sterilization process and displays necessary displays on the operator. Further, at the upper end of the operation display unit 48, a process indicator lamp 44 for lighting or blinking the current status of the sterilization process or the like for each color is provided.
The operation display unit 48 is provided so as to project from the surface of the front control panel 46. Since the surface of the front control panel 46 is flush with the surface of the front panel 40, the operation display unit 48 is also provided so as to project from the surface of the front panel 40.

By projecting the operation display unit 48 from the surface of the surface control panel 46, it is not necessary to provide a control circuit or the like for controlling the operation display unit 48 on the back side of the front control panel 46. It can be provided on the front side (integrated in the operation display unit 48). Therefore, a sufficient storage space can be secured on the back side of the front control panel 46 when the front door 36 slides and moves.

A front opening / closing panel 50 is provided on the side in the sliding movement direction when the front door 36 of the front control panel 46 is opened. The inside of the front opening / closing panel 50 functions as a storage place for the front door 36 together with the front control panel 46 when the front door 36 is opened inside the front opening / closing panel 50. The surface of the front opening / closing panel 50 is provided so as to be flush with the surface of the front control panel 46.

Further, when the front door 36 closes (closes) the sterilization chamber 32, the front opening / closing panel 50 is provided with a hinge 49 so as to open to the front side. The hinge 49 is provided on the right side of the front opening / closing panel 50 (the side in the sliding movement direction of the front door 36). Further, on the left side of the front opening / closing panel 50, a grip portion 52 is provided, which is a portion where an operator puts his / her hand when opening the front opening / closing panel 50. The grip portion 52 may be configured to be locked by a key.
By opening and closing the front opening / closing panel 50 in this way, the operator can enter the inside of the sterilizer 30 and perform adjustment, maintenance, and the like of the piping unit 41 and the like.

Next, the configuration on the back side of the sterilizer 30 will be described.
The back door 37 is configured to slide and open and close in the horizontal direction. In the present embodiment, when the sterilizer is viewed from the back (not shown), the back door 37 slides to the left to open the sterilization chamber 32. It has such a structure.

A back panel 58 is provided around the back opening of the sterilization chamber 32 (on all sides). The back panel 58 is arranged so as to surround the back opening of the sterilization chamber 32 and conceal the internal configuration of the piping unit 41 or the like provided on the outer wall of the can body 34.

Further, conventionally, a frame-shaped reinforcing material (angle material) is assembled so as to surround the circumference of the can body 34, and a back panel is attached to this frame-shaped reinforcing material, but in the present embodiment, the frame is attached. The back panel 58 is attached to the back side of the can body 34 without providing the shape reinforcing material.

The rear control panel 60 is arranged on the slide moving direction side when the rear door 37 is opened. In the present embodiment, the back door 37 is slid to the left when viewed from the back to open the back opening of the sterilization chamber 32, so that the back control panel 60 is arranged on the left side of the back panel 58.
The surface of the back control panel 60 is arranged so as to be flush with the surface of the back panel 58 (in a flat state without steps). The back door 37 is arranged inside (back side) of the back panel 58 and the back control panel 60.

The rear control panel 60 is provided with an operation display unit 61. At the upper end of the operation display unit 61, a process indicator lamp 44 for lighting or blinking the current status of the sterilization process or the like for each color is provided. Further, the operation display unit 61 on the back side is configured by a touch panel like the operation display unit 48 provided on the front side, and the operator can operate the setting of the sterilization process, which is necessary for the operator. An operation unit 45 for displaying may be provided.
The operation display unit 61 is provided so as to project from the surface of the back control panel 60. Since the surface of the back control panel 60 is flush with the surface of the back panel 58, the operation display unit 61 is also provided so as to project from the surface of the back panel 58.

By projecting the operation display unit 61 from the surface of the rear control panel 60, it is not necessary to provide a control circuit or the like for controlling the operation display unit 61 on the back side of the rear control panel 60. It can be provided on the front surface side (integrated in the operation display unit 61). Therefore, a sufficient storage space can be secured on the back side of the back control panel 60 when the back door 37 slides and moves.

A rear opening / closing panel 62 is provided on the side in the slide moving direction when the rear door 37 of the rear control panel 60 is opened. The inside of the back opening / closing panel 62 functions as a storage place for the back door 37 together with the back control panel 60 when the back door 37 is opened inside the back opening / closing panel 62. The surface of the back opening / closing panel 62 is provided so as to be flush with the surface of the back control panel 60.

Further, when the back door 37 closes (closes) the sterilization chamber 32, the back opening / closing panel 62 is provided with a hinge 69 so as to open to the back side. The hinge 69 is provided on the left side of the rear opening / closing panel 62 (the side in the sliding moving direction of the rear door 37). Further, on the right side of the back opening / closing panel 62, a grip portion (not shown) is provided, which is a portion where an operator puts his / her hand when opening the back opening / closing panel 62. The grip may be configured to be locked by a key.
By opening and closing the back opening / closing panel 62 in this way, the operator can enter the inside of the sterilizer 30 and perform adjustment, maintenance, and the like of the piping unit 41 and the like.
The back opening / closing panel 62 may have a structure fixed without providing the hinge 69.

By configuring both ends of the sterilization chamber 32 of the sterilization apparatus 30 to open and close in this way, the front panel 40, the front control panel 46, and the front opening / closing panel 50 are cleaned and assembled of an object to be sterilized that has not yet been sterilized. Can be placed as part of the wall surface of the cleaning / assembling room. Then, the back panel 58, the back control panel 60, and the back opening / closing panel 62 can be arranged as a part of the wall surface of the clean room where the sterilized material is stored and discharged after the sterilization is completed.

According to the sterilizer having such a configuration, the front door 36 and the back door 37 slide in the same direction in a plan view to open the sterilization chamber 32, and the front control panel 46 and the back control panel 60 are provided. When viewed in a plan view, they are arranged in the same direction with respect to the sterilization chamber 32. Therefore, when the entire sterilizer 30 is viewed in a plan view as shown in FIG. 2, both the front control panel 46 and the rear control panel 60 are in the same direction with respect to the sterilization chamber 32, and wasteful space can be eliminated for the entire device. ..

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, by providing the front control panel 46 and the rear control panel 60 on the side where the piping unit 41 is provided, the piping unit 41 can be mounted on the front while reducing the horizontal width of the entire device as much as possible. It can be concealed by the control panel 46 and the back control panel 60. Then, by providing the front opening / closing panel 50 and the back opening / closing panel 62 adjacent to the front control panel 46 and the back control panel 60, the operator can open the front opening / closing panel 50 and the back opening / closing panel 62 so that the operator can open the piping unit 41. Adjustment, maintenance, etc. can be carried out.

In the above-described embodiment, the sterilizer having a configuration in which both sides of the sterilization chamber are opened and closed by doors has been described, but the sterilizer may be configured so that only the front side of the sterilization chamber is opened and closed by doors.

FIG. 3 shows a plan view of a schematic configuration of a sterilizer having a configuration in which only the front side of the sterilizer chamber is opened and closed by a door.
As shown in FIG. 3, a front panel 40 is provided around the front opening of the sterilization chamber 32 (on all sides). The front panel 40 is arranged so as to surround the front opening of the sterilization chamber 32 and conceal the internal configuration of the piping unit 41 or the like provided on the outer wall of the can body 34.

Further, the front door 36 is configured to slide and open and close in the horizontal direction, and in the present embodiment, the front door 36 slides to the right when the sterilizer is viewed from the front to open the sterilization chamber 32. It is supposed to be.
The front control panel 46 is arranged on the slide moving direction side when the front door 36 is opened. Since the front door 36 slides to the right in the drawing to open the front opening of the sterilization chamber 32, the front control panel 46 is arranged on the right side of the front panel 40.
The surface of the front control panel 46 is arranged so as to be flush with the front surface of the front panel 40.

The operation display unit 48 is provided so as to project from the surface of the front control panel 46. Since the surface of the front control panel 46 is flush with the surface of the front panel 40, the operation display unit 48 is also provided so as to project from the surface of the front panel 40.

A front opening / closing panel 50 is provided on the side in the sliding movement direction when the front door 36 of the front control panel 46 is opened. The inside of the front opening / closing panel 50 functions as a storage place for the front door 36 together with the front control panel 46 when the front door 36 is opened inside the front opening / closing panel 50. The surface of the front opening / closing panel 50 is provided so as to be flush with the surface of the front control panel 46.

Further, when the front door 36 closes (closes) the sterilization chamber 32, the front opening / closing panel 50 is provided with a hinge 49 so as to open to the front side. The hinge 49 is provided on the right side of the front opening / closing panel 50 (the side in the sliding movement direction of the front door 36). Further, on the left side of the front opening / closing panel 50, a grip portion 52 is provided, which is a portion where an operator puts his / her hand when opening the front opening / closing panel 50. The grip portion 52 may be configured to be locked by a key.
By opening and closing the front opening / closing panel 50 in this way, the operator can enter the inside of the sterilizer 30 and perform maintenance of the piping unit 41 and the like.

Further, the operation display units 48 and 61 of each of the above-described embodiments are not limited to having an operation unit 45 and a process indicator lamp 44, and also include a printer, a USB connection port, and the like, and the front control panel 46 and the rear opening / closing. It may be configured to protrude from the surface of the panel 62.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the sterilizer 30 is configured to slide the front door 36 to the right in the front view to open the sterilization chamber 32, but to sterilize by sliding the front door 36 to the left in the front view. The chamber 32 may be opened. In the case of a configuration in which the front door 36 is slid to the left in the front view, the front control panel 46 is arranged on the left side of the front panel 40. Further, in the case of this configuration, the rear door 37 is configured to slide and move to the right when viewed from the rear side, and the rear control panel 60 is arranged on the right side when viewed from the rear side with respect to the rear panel 58.

The sterilizer of the present invention is not limited to the steam sterilizer, and may be an ethylene oxide gas sterilizer.

30 Sterilizer 32 Sterilizer room 34 Can body 36 Front door 37 Back door 40 Front panel 41 Piping unit 44 Process indicator 45 Operation unit 46 Front control panel 48 Operation display unit 49 Hinge 50 Front opening / closing panel 52 Grip part 58 Back panel 60 Back Control panel 61 Operation display unit 62 Rear opening / closing panel 69 Hinge

Claims (7)

A sterilization room that performs a sterilization process on the stored object to be sterilized,
A front door that can be slid horizontally to open and close the front opening of the sterilization chamber,
A front panel arranged around the front opening of the sterilization chamber and provided so as to conceal the periphery of the outer wall of the sterilization chamber.
It is provided with an operation unit that can be operated by an operator and a front control panel having an operation display unit provided with a process indicator lamp indicating the current sterilization process.
The front control panel is arranged on the sliding direction side of the front door when the front door is opened.
A sterilizer that is provided so that the front door is located on the back side of the front control panel when the front door is opened. The first aspect of the present invention, wherein the operation display unit provided on the front control panel is provided so as to project toward the front side of the front door, the front panel, and the surface of the front control panel. Sterilizer. The sterilizer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front panel is attached to the sterilization chamber without providing a frame-shaped reinforcing material. A back opening is also formed on the back side of the sterilization chamber.
A rear door that can be slid horizontally to open and close the back opening of the sterilization chamber,
A back panel arranged around the back opening of the sterilization chamber and provided so as to conceal the periphery of the outer wall of the sterilization chamber.
A rear control panel provided with the operation display unit is provided.
The rear control panel is arranged on the sliding direction side of the rear door when the rear door is opened.
The sterilization according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the back door is provided so as to be located on the front side of the back control panel when the back door is opened. apparatus. 4. The operation display unit provided on the back control panel is provided so as to project toward the back side of the back door, the back panel, and the surface of the back control panel. Sterilizer. The sterilizer according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the back panel is attached to the sterilization chamber without providing a frame-shaped reinforcing material. The front door and the back door are provided so as to be able to open the sterilization chamber by sliding in the same direction when viewed in a plan view.
The sterilizer according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the front control panel and the back control panel are arranged in the same direction with respect to the sterilization chamber when viewed in a plan view. ..

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