JP6889894B1 - Shopping basket sterilization device and shopping basket sterilization method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to sterilize a shopping basket including a handle immediately before use. SOLUTION: This is a shopping car sterilizing device for sterilizing a shopping car, which is provided on a box-shaped housing 10 and one side surface of the housing, and one handle of the shopping car facing up. A door 20 into which a shopping car can be inserted and taken out, a width direction positioning unit fixed inside the housing and positioning the width direction of the shopping car inserted from the door, and the shopping car inside the housing. In the process of inserting into the shopping cart, the handles of the shopping cart are raised, and the handles are raised and maintained until the shopping cart is taken out. The shopping cart sterilizing apparatus is provided with a plurality of light emitting units 15a to 15f for irradiating the shopping cart with deep ultraviolet light for sterilization. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a shopping basket sterilization device that allows a user to sterilize a shopping basket used in a supermarket or the like immediately before use.

Shopping carts that can be freely used in supermarkets and the like are used by an unspecified number of customers, and there is a high risk of infection when an infectious disease is prevalent.

It is possible for the user to carry the disinfectant solution and disinfect the shopping basket he / she uses by himself / herself to disinfect the bacteria, but the disinfectant solution is put in a bag or the like and carried around, which makes the luggage heavy. Also, even if you think that it is in the bag, it is not convenient because you forget to put it in or the disinfectant is used up.

Patent Document 1 describes a cash register basket sterilizer that sterilizes a plurality of stacked shopping baskets with ultraviolet rays and hydrogen peroxide solution.

Patent Document 1: Utility Model Registration No. 3229167

However, the one described in Patent Document 1 is for sterilizing a plurality of shopping carts at once, and if the sterilization is left unattended until the user uses it, someone who is not the user can use it. There is a problem that the virus may be contaminated again by touching with or splashing. In addition, since the lower part of the handle is in contact with the main body of the shopping cart, there is a problem that sterilization with ultraviolet rays or hydrogen peroxide solution is impossible.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and enable a user to sterilize a shopping basket including a handle immediately before use.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a shopping basket sterilization device that sterilizes a shopping basket.
With a box-shaped housing
A door provided on one side of the housing and capable of inserting and removing one shopping cart with the handle of the shopping cart facing up.
A width direction positioning unit fixed inside the housing and positioning the width direction of the shopping cart inserted from the door,
In the process of inserting the shopping cart into the housing, a handle raising portion that raises the handle of the shopping basket and keeps the handle raised until the shopping basket is taken out.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a shopping cart sterilization apparatus including a plurality of light emitting units for irradiating the shopping basket inserted into the housing with deep ultraviolet light for sterilization.

With this configuration, the user can sterilize the shopping cart including the handle immediately before use.

In the shopping basket sterilization device, the handle raising portion has a rod shape having a tapered surface on the upper surface or the lower surface of the tip, and is inserted into the housing from the door in the horizontal direction. It may be configured to be inserted as a wedge between the handle and the main body of the shopping cart.

With this configuration, the handle can be easily raised by a simple mechanism, and the bacteria can be sterilized to the lower part of the handle.

The shopping basket sterilization device may be configured to include a depth direction positioning portion with respect to the shopping basket on the surface of the door on the housing side.

With this configuration, the shopping cart can be positioned in the depth direction, and the bacteria can be reliably sterilized by deep ultraviolet rays.

The shopping basket sterilization device may be configured such that the door does not close even if two or more shopping baskets are stacked and inserted through the door.

With this configuration, it is possible to eliminate areas where sterilization cannot be performed, such as the lower part of the handle due to the overlapping of two or more shopping carts.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a shopping basket sterilization method in which a shopper sterilizes a shopping basket immediately before use.
A shopping cart insertion process in which the door of the shopping cart sterilizer covered with a housing is opened and one shopping basket is inserted into the housing.
A sterilization step of irradiating the shopping cart inserted in the housing with deep ultraviolet light to sterilize it,
It is provided with a shopping cart taking-out process of opening the door after sterilization and taking out the one shopping cart.
Provided is a shopping basket sterilization method, characterized in that a handle raising step of raising the handle of the shopping basket is carried out in the process of the shopping basket insertion step.

With this configuration, the user can sterilize the shopping cart including the handle immediately before use.

By the shopping basket sterilization device and the shopping basket sterilization method of the present invention, it is possible for the user to sterilize the shopping basket including the handle immediately before use.

The figure explaining the shopping cart sterilization apparatus in Example 1 of this invention. The figure explaining the relationship between the handle raising part and a plurality of light emitting parts and a shopping cart in Example 1 of this invention.

(Shopping basket sterilizer)
The shopping cart sterilizer according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. 1A and 1B are views for explaining the shopping basket sterilization apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A shows a front view and FIG. 1B shows a side view. 2A and 2B are views for explaining the relationship between the handle raising portion and the plurality of light emitting portions and the shopping cart in the first embodiment of the present invention, where FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a side view.

The shopping basket sterilizer 100 has a box-shaped housing 10 made of metal such as iron, and has a door 20 on one side thereof. The door 20 has a handle 21 for opening and closing, a window 23 for making the inside visible, a depth positioning portion 16 at the end in the depth direction, and a shopping cart B on the inner surface (the surface on the housing side) of the door 20. A depth direction positioning unit 22 for positioning in the depth direction is provided.

One shopping basket B can be inserted through the door 10 into the housing 10 of the shopping basket sterilization device 100. That is, the handle 21 is pulled, the door 20 is opened, and the shopping cart B is inserted upward (with the handles BH1 and BH2 facing up). At that time, the handles BH1 and BH2 are inserted in an open state (a state in which the handles BH1 and BH2 are in contact with the main body BX of the shopping cart B).

Inside the housing 10, a width direction positioning portion 13 fixed to the left end of the housing 10 in the front view and positioning the shopping basket B inserted from the door 20 in the left width direction, and a front view of the housing 10. It is provided with a width direction positioning portion 14 fixed to the right end portion and positioning the shopping cart B inserted from the door 20 in the right width direction. As a result, the left and right positions of the inserted shopping cart B are performed.

Further, in the process of inserting the shopping cart B into the housing 10, the handles BH1 and BH2 of the shopping basket B are raised from the open state, respectively, and the handles BH1 and BH2 are raised until the shopping cart B is taken out. It is provided with handle raising portions 11 and 12 that are maintained while being kept. The handle raising portions 11 and 12 are fixed to the end portion of the housing 10 in the depth direction (+ y direction in FIG. 1) when viewed from the door 10, and form a rod shape toward the front direction (-y direction in FIG. 1). .. The tip on the front side of the handle raising portions 11 and 12 has a tapered surface on the upper surface of the tip. As a result, in the process of horizontally inserting the shopping cart B from the door 20 into the housing 10, the shopping basket B is inserted as a wedge between the handles BH1 and BH2 of the shopping basket B and the main body BX of the shopping basket B. Then, the handles BH1 and BH2 are lifted as they are inserted. Then, the handles BH1 and BH2 continue to rise until the shopping cart B is taken out.

The shopping basket sterilizer 100 raises the handles BH1 and BH2 of the shopping basket B by the handle raising portions 11 and 12. Therefore, the shopping basket B can be sterilized including the lower part of the handles BH1 and BH2 and the upper surface of the main body BX that comes into contact when the handles BH1 and BH2 are opened.

The shopping cart sterilization device 100 sterilizes one shopping cart B. Even if two or more shopping carts B are to be inserted into the shopping basket sterilizer 100, the handle raising portions 11 and 12 cannot be inserted because they interfere with the main body BX of the second shopping basket B, and the door 20 is opened. I can't close it. As a result, it is possible to eliminate an area where sterilization cannot be performed, such as the lower part of the handle due to the overlap of two or more shopping carts.

The housing 10 is provided with a plurality of light emitting units 15 (15a to 15f) that irradiate the shopping cart B inserted in the housing 10 with deep ultraviolet light for sterilization. The light emitting unit 15 (15a to 15f) is composed of a fluorescent lamp and can emit deep ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 250 nm or less. By pressing an illuminated switch (not shown), the light emitting units 15a to 15d irradiate deep ultraviolet light from above the shopping cart B for 15 seconds, and the light emitting unit 15e has a handle BH1 rising from the left side of the shopping cart B. Deep ultraviolet light is applied to the lower part of the main body BX and the upper surface of the main body BX for 15 seconds. Further, the light emitting unit 15f irradiates the lower part of the handle BH2 rising from the right side of the shopping cart B and the upper surface of the main body BX with deep ultraviolet light for 15 seconds.

Deep ultraviolet light is light that does not exist naturally on the earth, and the DNA of living organisms is destroyed. As a result, the virus attached to the shopping cart B is killed. The housing 10 is covered with a metal such as iron, and the window 23 is made of glass that does not allow deep ultraviolet light to pass through so that the user outside the housing 10 is not affected by the deep ultraviolet light. In the first embodiment, the window 23 is made of glass, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be changed as appropriate. For example, it may be composed of ultraviolet (UV) cut acrylic. This avoids the risk of breakage.

Looking at the state of irradiation of deep ultraviolet light from the window 23, it can be confirmed that it is shining blue, and an illumination type switch (not shown) is lit. In addition, it can be confirmed that the irradiation of deep ultraviolet light is completed when the illumination type switch (not shown) is turned off and the blue light stops. When the door 20 is opened, the light emitting unit 15 (15a to 15f) stops emitting light by a control unit (not shown).

In the first embodiment, the tip on the front side of the handle raising portions 11 and 12 has a tapered surface on the upper surface of the tip, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this and can be changed as appropriate. For example, the tip on the front side of the handle raising portions 11 and 12 may have tapered surfaces on the upper surface and the lower surface of the tip, and the tip on the front side of the handle raising portions 11 and 12 may have a tapered surface on the lower surface of the tip. It may be configured to have a tapered surface.

(Shopping basket sterilization method)
Next, a shopping basket sterilization method using the shopping basket sterilization device 100 will be described. Immediately before using the shopping cart B, the user opens the door 20 of the shopping basket sterilizing device 100, inserts one shopping cart B into the housing, closes the door 20, and carries out the shopping basket insertion step.

In the process of inserting the shopping cart, the handle raising steps 11 and 12 for raising the handles BH1 and BH2 of the shopping cart B are carried out.

When the shopping cart B is inserted into the housing 10, a sterilization step of pressing an illumination switch (not shown) to cause the light emitting units 15 (15a to 15f) to emit light and irradiating the shopping cart B with deep ultraviolet light is performed. .. In this sterilization step, since the handles BH1 and BH2 are raised, it is possible to sterilize the parts below the handles BH1 and BH2 and the upper surface of the main body BX below the handles. At this time, the illuminated switch (not shown) lights up to notify the user that sterilization is in progress.

In Example 1, when starting the sterilization step, an illuminated switch (not shown) is pressed, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this and can be changed as appropriate. For example, the sterilization process may be started by opening the door 20, inserting one shopping cart B into the housing, and closing the door 20 without pressing the illuminated switch.

When the sterilization is completed in about 15 seconds, the illumination switch is turned off and the blue light seen from the window 23 is extinguished, so that the user can know that the sterilization is completed. The user opens the door 20 to take out one shopping basket B, carries out a shopping basket taking-out process, and completes the shopping basket sterilization method. The user can use the shopping cart with peace of mind because the shopping basket he / she uses is sterilized in front of him / her.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the shopping basket sterilizing device for sterilizing the shopping basket.
With a box-shaped housing
A door provided on one side of the housing and capable of inserting and removing one shopping cart with the handle of the shopping cart facing up.
A width direction positioning unit fixed inside the housing and positioning the width direction of the shopping cart inserted from the door,
In the process of inserting the shopping cart into the housing, a handle raising portion that raises the handle of the shopping basket and keeps the handle raised until the shopping basket is taken out.
The shopping cart sterilizing device, which is provided with a plurality of light emitting units for irradiating the shopping basket inserted in the housing with deep ultraviolet light for sterilization, allows the user to immediately before use. It is possible to sterilize the shopping cart including the handle.

In addition, it is a shopping cart sterilization method in which the shopper sterilizes the shopping cart immediately before use.
A shopping cart insertion process in which the door of the shopping cart sterilizer covered with a housing is opened and one shopping basket is inserted into the housing.
It is provided with a shopping cart taking-out process of opening the door after sterilization and taking out the one shopping cart.
In the process of inserting the shopping cart, the user can also hold the shopping basket immediately before use by the shopping basket sterilization method, which is characterized in that the handle raising step of raising the handle of the shopping basket is carried out. It can be sterilized including it.

By the shopping basket sterilization device and the shopping basket sterilization method of the present invention, it is possible for the user to sterilize the shopping basket including the handle immediately before use.

10: Housing 11: Handle raising part 12: Handle raising part
13: Width direction positioning unit 14: Width direction positioning unit
15 (15a to 15f): Light emitting unit 16: Depth direction positioning unit
20: Door 21: Handle 22: Depth direction positioning part 23: Window
B: Shopping cart BH (BH1, BH2): Handle BX: Main body
100: Shopping basket sterilizer

Claims (6)

It is a shopping basket sterilization device that sterilizes the shopping cart.
With a box-shaped housing
A door provided on one side of the housing and capable of inserting and removing one shopping cart with the handle of the shopping cart facing up.
A width direction positioning unit fixed inside the housing and positioning the width direction of the shopping cart inserted from the door,
In the process of inserting the shopping cart into the housing, a handle raising portion that raises the handle of the shopping basket and keeps the handle raised until the shopping basket is taken out.
A shopping basket sterilization device including a plurality of light emitting units that irradiate the shopping basket inserted in the housing with deep ultraviolet light for sterilization. The handle raising portion has a rod shape having a tapered surface on the upper surface or the lower surface of the tip, and in the process of horizontally inserting the shopping basket into the housing from the door, the handle of the shopping basket and the above. The shopping basket sterilizing device according to claim 1, wherein the shopping basket is inserted between the main body and the main body of the shopping basket as a wedge. The shopping cart sterilization apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the surface of the door on the housing side is provided with a depth direction positioning portion for positioning the shopping basket in the depth direction. The shopping cart sterilization apparatus according to any one of claims 1-3, further comprising a control unit that stops irradiation of deep ultraviolet light in the light emitting unit by opening the door. The shopping basket sterilization device according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the door does not close even if two or more shopping baskets are stacked and inserted through the door. It is a shopping cart sterilization method in which the shopper sterilizes the shopping cart immediately before use.
A shopping cart insertion process in which the door of the shopping cart sterilizer covered with a housing is opened and one shopping basket is inserted into the housing.
A sterilization step of irradiating the shopping cart inserted in the housing with deep ultraviolet light to sterilize it,
It is provided with a shopping cart taking-out process of opening the door after sterilization and taking out the one shopping cart.
A method for sterilizing a shopping basket, characterized in that, in the process of inserting the shopping basket, a handle raising step of raising the handle of the shopping basket is carried out.

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