JPH10114403A - Sterilization automatic store - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sterilization automatic store in which an operator is unnecessary to enter the storing room filled with ozone gas harmful for a human body for putting articles in and out of storage, and the articles can be effectively sterilized, disinfected, and deodorized effectively and at low cost. SOLUTION: A shelf unit 3 of a horizontally rotary shelf 2 (automatic shelf) installed in a storing room 1 is moved to the opposite position to an opening part 7 opened/closed with a tightly closing door 8 by means of a drive control device, and articles W are put in and out of store by an operator from the outside. The articles W put in the shelf unit 3 are sterilized, disinfected, and deodorized by ozone gas generated from an ozone generator provided in the storing room 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention can sterilize and deodorize articles during storage, and is particularly suitable for temporarily storing cooked foods until they are used. Sterilization automatic storage to be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when disinfecting or disinfecting articles such as tableware, the articles have been washed and disinfected with a disinfecting solution such as sodium hypochlorite, and then washed with water. There is a danger that the liquid will remain, and the drainage of the disinfectant will pollute the environment and cause pollution.

[0003] Another method is to sterilize and disinfect stored articles by filling ozone gas in a chamber of a sealable storage in which fixed shelves are installed. This method uses a disinfecting solution. As in the case of disinfecting articles, there is no problem of toxic disinfectant remaining on the articles or pollution of drainage. In particular, this method can be suitably used when the cooked food is temporarily stored until it is used.

[0004]

However, in the above-described method of disinfecting stored articles by filling ozone gas into the storage chamber of the storage box as described above, an operator is required to put the articles in and out of the fixed shelf. Since it is necessary to work in the storage room, when the concentration of ozone gas is high, there is a risk that the health of the worker may be adversely affected, and the risk increases as the working time increases. Therefore, if the ozone gas concentration in the storage is reduced, the effect on the human body can be reduced, but there is a problem that the effects of sterilization and disinfection are reduced.

There is also a method of temporarily lowering the concentration of ozone gas while the worker enters the storage room and performs work. However, it takes time to reduce the concentration of ozone gas to a level that does not affect the human body. Since the work efficiency of loading and unloading is low and equipment for changing the ozone concentration is required,
There was a problem that the cost increased.

[0006] On the other hand, there is a method in which the inside of the storage is kept at an extremely low temperature to suppress the propagation of various bacteria without using ozone gas which is toxic to the human body in order to sterilize and disinfect the articles. Since there is a need for a cooling device, there is a problem that the cost of the equipment increases, and as described above,
It cannot be used when temporarily storing cooked ingredients until they are used.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and eliminates the need for an operator to enter and exit a storage chamber filled with ozone gas harmful to the human body, thereby achieving an efficient and low-cost operation. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic sterilization storage that can sterilize and deodorize articles.

[0008]

For this purpose, the automatic sterilizing storage of the present invention has a storage room having an opening which can be opened and closed by a closed door, and is installed in the storage room and faces the opening. An automatic shelf having a plurality of shelf units moving along a path passing through a position, a drive control device for moving any shelf unit of the automatic shelf to an opening, and an automatic shelf filled with ozone gas in the compartment. And an ozone generator for sterilizing and deodorizing articles stored in each of the shelf units.

An article passage hole is formed inside the closed door at the opening of the automatic sterilizing storage so that articles can be taken in and out of only one shelf section of the shelf unit facing the opening. It is preferable that a shutter is provided so as to be able to move the position of the article passage hole to a position facing an arbitrary shelf section.

[0010]

When an article to be sterilized, disinfected, or deodorized, or an article that needs to be stored in a sterilized state for a certain period of time is to be stored in the automatic sterilization storage, the operator uses the drive control device to perform the operation. The shelf unit having the shelf section for storing articles is moved to the opening, and then the closed door is opened, and the article is placed on a predetermined shelf section of the shelf unit facing the opening, and the closed door is closed to store the article. Complete the work. The high-concentration ozone gas generated by the ozone generator is filled in the sterilizing automatic storage, and the stored articles are sterilized and deodorized by the action of the ozone gas.

In order to take out the articles stored in the storage room to the outside, the operator first moves the shelf unit where the shelf section storing the articles to be taken out through the drive control device to the opening position. And then open the closed door to take out the target article to the outside. By closing the sealing door as soon as the articles are taken out, leakage of ozone gas in the compartment to the outside and entry of various bacteria from the outside into the compartment can be minimized. At this time, even if the ozone gas leaks, the concentration is rapidly reduced outside the storage room, so that it does not affect the human body.

In the case where a shutter having an article passage hole formed in the opening is provided, the article passage hole of the shutter is preliminarily moved to a position facing the shelf section of the shelf unit of the article to be loaded and unloaded when the article is loaded and unloaded. After that, the closed door is opened to perform the entry and exit work. Since the opening area of the article passage hole of the shutter is smaller than the area of the entire opening, the amount of ozone gas present in the compartment at the time of entering and leaving the warehouse leaks out,
The amount of germs invading into the storage room from the outside is reduced as compared with the case where the entire opening is opened to perform the entry and exit work.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of an automatic sterilizing storage according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the storage room 1 of the automatic sterilizing storage has a seafood or meat requiring freshness. The refrigerator is configured as a refrigerator for temporarily refrigerated storage until foods such as are used, and a horizontal rotating shelf 2 as an automatic shelf is installed therein.

The horizontal rotating shelf 2 includes a plurality of shelf units 3 connected endlessly. Each of the shelf units 3 has a plurality of shelf sections 3A for storing articles W to be refrigerated vertically. Are divided into

As shown in FIG. 2, each shelf unit 3 of the horizontal rotating shelf 2 has support wheels 4 mounted on the lower surface thereof.
Is an oval support rail 5 laid on the floor of the warehouse 1
A guide roller (not shown), which is supported on the upper side and is attached to the upper surface, guides the guide rail 6 in an oval shape which is installed near the ceiling of the storage room 1 so as to face the support rail 5 vertically. Then, it can be circulated on a closed path.

Each shelf unit 3 of the horizontal rotating shelf 2
Is arranged to face the opening 7 of the storage room 1 at one of the folded positions of the elliptical movement path. The opening 7 has a height and width that are equal to the height of the shelf unit 3 so that articles W can be taken in and out of the shelf unit 3 from all the shelving sections 3A of the shelf unit 3 located opposite to the opening 7. And width are set substantially equal to each other. Further, a sealing door 8 is provided in the opening 7 so as to be openable and closable, and by closing the sealing door 8, the space in the storage room 1 is sealed from the outside.

An indoor unit 9 of a cooling device for cooling the inside of the storage room is provided at a position above a corner away from the opening 7 in the storage room 1, and the indoor unit 9 is, as shown in FIG. And the outdoor unit 10 installed on the outer wall of the storage room 1.

An ozone generator 11 is provided near the blower fan 9A of the indoor unit 9 so as to generate ozone gas inside the storage room 1. Each shelf unit 3 is circulated and driven by a drive control device (not shown) so that any shelf unit 3 can be moved to a position facing the opening 7 and stopped. A controller 12 of the drive control device is installed near the opening 7 outside the storage room 1 in order to call the target shelf unit 3 of the horizontal rotating shelf 2 to the drive control device into the opening 7. Upon receiving a call command from the controller 12, the drive control device moves the shelf unit 3 in a direction in which the target shelf unit 3 reaches the opening 7 in the shortest time.

The storage room 1 configured as described above is
The opening 7 is closed by the sealing door 8 except when the articles W are taken in and out of the warehouse, and the interior of the warehouse is filled with high-concentration ozone gas generated from the ozone generator 11 and sterilized.

The articles W to be stored in the storage room 1 are transported by the worker M to the vicinity of the opening 7 by a trolley or the like, and the controller 12 is operated before the sealing door 8 is opened. The shelf unit 3 having the shelf section 3A for storing the article W is moved to a position facing the opening 7.

The controller 12 can send a command signal to the drive control device to call the shelf unit 3 at an arbitrary position on the horizontal rotating shelf 2 into the opening 7 and stop it. It can be commanded to circulate continuously.

After the target shelf unit 3 is stopped facing the opening 7, the worker M opens the sealing door 8, and the shelves facing the opening 7 from outside the opening 7. The article W is placed on the target shelf section 3A of the unit 3. Next, the closed door 8 is closed to complete the warehousing operation.

When the article W is to be unloaded from the storage room 1, the worker M operates the controller 12 before opening the closed door 8 to load the desired article W in the same manner as when entering the article. The shelf unit 3 where the existing shelf section 3A is located is moved to a position facing the opening 7.

After the shelf unit 3 is stopped, the closed door 8
Is opened, and the target article W placed on the shelf section 3A of the shelf unit 3 facing the opening 7 from outside the opening 7
Is taken out, the closed door 8 is closed, and the retrieval operation is completed.

If the controller 12 is operated and the shelf units 3 are continuously operated in the circulating operation mode after loading / unloading, the storage environment of all the articles W stored in the storage room 1 can be made uniform. Can be kept.

Further, for safety during the loading / unloading operation, an interlock mechanism is provided between the closed door 8 and the drive control device, and the closed door 8 is opened unless the shelf unit 3 is completely stopped. And the shelf unit 3 may not be moved unless the closed door 8 is closed.

Next, FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective sectional view showing another embodiment of the automatic sterilizing storage according to the present invention. The configuration shown in FIGS. Are identical. In this embodiment, inside the closed door 8 of the opening 7, an article passing hole 13 </ b> A that allows the article W to enter and leave only one shelf section 3 </ b> A of the shelf unit 3 facing the opening 7.
Is provided with a sheet-shaped shutter 13 on which is formed.

The shutter 13 has an article passing hole 13A.
The upper portion and the lower portion of the shutter 13 divided by the article passage hole 13A have a pair of wires at both ends of the shutter 13. 13B and are integrally connected.

Also, both ends of a pair of wires 13B fixed to both sides of the shutter 13 are respectively provided with openings 7
Shutter take-up unit 14 arranged at the upper and lower positions inside
Are wound together with a shutter 13 on a roll (not shown) provided in each of the
The position of the article passage hole 13A can be moved to a position facing the desired shelf section 3A of the shelf unit 3 by vertically pulling the handle 13C provided on the shelf unit 3.

The rolls of the upper and lower shutter take-up sections 14 are driven by motors, and the article passing holes 13A are automatically moved to a position facing the desired shelf section 3A according to a command from the controller 12. In this case, it is possible to prevent an operation error such as accidentally taking out an article W in a different shelf section or storing an article in a different shelf section.

In this embodiment, when the article W is taken in and out, the article passing hole 13A of the shutter 13 is previously moved to a position facing the shelf section 3A of the shelf unit 3 of the article W to be taken in and out, and then the sealing door 8 is moved. Open the doors for loading and unloading. In this case, the article passage hole 13A formed in the shutter 13
Is much smaller than the entire area of the opening 7, so that the amount of ozone gas present in the compartment to the outside and the amount of germs entering the compartment from the outside when the articles W enter and leave the warehouse. Can be reduced compared with the case where the whole opening 7 is opened for carrying in and out work, and the temperature rise in the storage room due to opening the opening 7 can be minimized, thereby saving operating costs. can do. In this embodiment, the shutter 13 is formed into a sheet shape that can be wound on the upper and lower shutter winding portions 14, but there is a space above and below a wall surface provided with the opening 7 in the compartment. , A thin plate-shaped shutter provided with an article passage hole may be provided so as to be able to slide up and down along the opening.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, a structure in which a horizontal rotating shelf is installed as an automatic shelf in the storage room is exemplified, but each shelf unit follows a closed path in a vertical plane. The shelf units may be connected so as to be driven to circulate in the vertical direction. In this case, each shelf unit has a horizontally long shape divided into a plurality of shelf sections in the horizontal direction, and the opening is also horizontally long so as to correspond to this. And it is sufficient. In this case, when a shutter is provided at the opening, the configuration may be such that the position of the article passage hole can be moved in the horizontal direction corresponding to the shelf sections arranged in the horizontal direction.

Further, as an automatic shelf to be installed in a storage room, a structure in which a plurality of each shelf unit are connected to an end and each shelf unit can be moved to a position facing an opening of the storage room, A self-propelled type in which an independent traveling device is mounted on each shelf unit may be used.

In each embodiment, the automatic sterilizing storage is configured as a refrigerator. However, the refrigerator may be omitted and used as a sterilizing apparatus for sterilizing or disinfecting. In particular, cooked food is used. It can be used favorably for temporary storage until it is completed.

In this case, it is preferable to provide a blower fan so that the ozone gas generated by the ozone generator can be uniformly distributed throughout the storage room. Furthermore, in each of the embodiments described above, articles are taken in and taken out from one opening, but an opening dedicated to entry and an opening dedicated to exit may be separately provided.

[0036]

As described above, according to the automatic sterilization storage of the present invention, it is not necessary for the worker to enter the storage room filled with ozone gas harmful to the human body when loading and unloading articles. Since there is no danger of harm to the health and the ozone gas concentration in the storage room can be constantly maintained at a high level, it is possible to sterilize and deodorize articles efficiently and at low cost.

[0037] Therefore, it can be suitably used especially when the cooked food is temporarily stored until it is used. In this case, the different kinds of food are used due to the deodorizing effect of ozone. Can be stored at the same time without losing the flavor.

Further, since only the articles are taken in and out from the opening, the time during which the opening is open can be shortened, and the amount of germs invading the storage room from the outside and the amount of ozone gas leaking from the storage room to the outside can be reduced. . Moreover, even if germs enter the storage room, they are immediately sterilized and disinfected by the high-concentration ozone gas in the storage room, and the ozone gas leaked to the outside is also diffused and diluted in the air to be immediately decomposed and rendered harmless. .

Further, when a shutter having an article passage hole formed in the opening is provided, the amount of ozone gas leaking from the compartment to the outside at the time of entry and exit, and the amount of germs entering the compartment from the outside. Can be further reduced in comparison with the case where the whole opening is opened to perform the loading / unloading operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of an automatic sterilizer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of the automatic sterilizer according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective sectional view showing another embodiment of the automatic sterilizer according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage room 2 Horizontal rotating shelf (automatic shelf) 3 Shelf unit 3A Shelf section 4 Support wheel 5 Support rail 6 Guide rail 7 Opening 8 Sealing door 9 Indoor unit 9A Blow fan 10 Outdoor unit 11 Ozone generator 12 Controller 13 Shutter 13A Article passing hole 13B Wire 13C Handle 14 Shutter winding unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An automatic shelf having a storage room having an opening opened and closed by a sealing door, and a plurality of shelf units installed in the storage room and moving along a path passing through a position facing the opening. A drive control device for moving an arbitrary shelf unit of the automatic shelf to an opening; and filling the chamber with ozone gas to sterilize and disinfect and deodorize articles stored in each shelf unit of the automatic shelf. An automatic sterilizer containing an ozone generator. 2. A shutter having an article passage hole formed on the inside of the closed door of the opening, the article passing hole enabling entry and exit of articles only to one shelf section of the shelf unit facing the opening, The sterilization storage according to claim 1, wherein the position of the article passage hole is movably provided to a position facing an arbitrary shelf section.