JPH1166991A - Wiring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent secondary information of bacteria in a hospital or the like by forming a part used in a human and touching place out of a resin molding by blending an antifungus agent, and also forming a decorative cove to cover an insulating frame to install an apparatus main body on a wall surface out of a resin molding by blending an antifungus agent. SOLUTION: A switch 8 is installed on a wall surface by being installed in an installing frame, and a cover 9 of the switch 8 and a switch handle 17 are exposed through an opening of a decorative cover. The cover 9 and the switch handle 17 are formed of a mold such as a urea resin by blending an antifungus agent. An inorganic antifungus agent formed by taking in a silver ion having structurally an antifungus property of zeolite having a three- dimensional skeleton by aluminosilicate, can be used as the antifungus agent. A blending quantity of the antifungus agent in the resin is desirable to be a range of 0.5 to 5.0 wt.%.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wiring device mainly used in a hospital or the like by being attached to a wall surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In many cases, wiring devices such as switches and outlets are used by being mounted on a wall or the like. In a hospital or the like, the wiring device is similarly attached to a wall or the like, and many people touch the wiring device to operate the wiring device.

[0003]

However, when a person holding the bacteria touches the wiring device, the bacteria adhere to the wiring device and the bacteria are transmitted to another person who has touched the wiring device. There was a problem that secondary infection might occur. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wiring device that can prevent secondary infection of bacteria in hospitals and the like.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a wiring device comprising a component formed of a resin molded product, wherein a component used at a place where a human hand touches is mixed with an antibacterial agent. It is characterized by being formed of a resin molded product. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the decorative cover for covering the mounting frame for attaching the wiring device body to the wall surface is formed of a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the switch handle of the switch is formed of a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent. The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the outlet cover is formed of a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a wiring device main body such as a switch or an outlet (not shown in FIG. 1) which is attached to an opening of a wall surface so as to be attached to the wall surface. A mounting frame made of metal or resin, a mounting frame 2 for a cover is attached to the mounting frame 1 attached to the wall surface, and a decorative cover 3 is attached to the mounting frame 2 for the cover, so that the wiring device body, the mounting frame 1 , A cover mounting frame 2 and a decorative cover 3 are formed. The cover mounting frame 2 is attached to the mounting frame 1 by screwing a screw 5 passed through the through hole 4 into a screw hole 6 of the mounting frame 1. A locking claw (not shown) is provided on the rear surface of the decorative cover 3. The locking claw is inserted into the locking hole 7 of the cover mounting frame 2 and locked to thereby form the cover mounting frame. 2, a decorative cover 3 is attached.

In this wiring device, the decorative cover 3 which is exposed on the surface and can be touched by a human hand and the mounting frame 2 for the cover which can be touched by a human hand include an antibacterial agent A
It is formed from a molded product such as a BS resin. That is, Ag or Z, which has an antibacterial effect on resins such as ABS resin
A molding material is prepared by adding an antibacterial agent containing n as the main component, and the decorative cover 3 and the cover mounting frame 2 are formed from the molding material containing this antibacterial agent. Examples of the antibacterial agent include an inorganic antibacterial agent (“Zeomic” manufactured by Sinanen Zeomic) formed by incorporating silver ions having antibacterial properties into a zeolite structure having a three-dimensional skeleton made of aluminosilicate. An inorganic antibacterial agent formed by replacing a part of the ion-exchangeable metal of a synthetic zeolite with a metal zeolite having at least one kind of bactericidal silver, zinc, and copper (manufactured by Kanebo Co., Ltd.) Bakte killer "). The compounding amount of the antibacterial agent in the resin is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 5.0% by weight, and most preferably about 1% by weight. When the compounding amount of the antibacterial agent is less than 0.5% by weight, the antibacterial action is insufficient, and when the compounding amount exceeds 5.0% by weight, there is a possibility that problems may occur in the physical properties of the molded article.

The cover mounting frame 2 does not necessarily need to be formed of a molded article containing an antibacterial agent because it is rarely touched by a hand, but the decorative cover 3 is frequently touched by a hand, so that the decorative cover 3 contains an antibacterial agent. It needs to be formed by molding. As described above, by forming the decorative cover 3 and the cover mounting frame 2 which are parts that can be touched by human hands of the wiring device with a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent, bacteria can be retained in hospitals and the like. Even if a person touches the decorative cover 3 or the cover mounting frame 2 of the wiring device on the wall surface and the bacteria adhere to the decorative cover 3 or the cover mounting frame 2, it is killed by the action of the antibacterial agent, and The next infection can be prevented.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment using a switch 8 as a wiring device. The switch 8 forms a housing 11 by a cover 9 and a body 10, and a terminal plate 12 and a movable contact plate are provided in the body 10. 13. Lock spring 1
4. Switch mechanisms such as a release button 15 and the like are provided, and a switch handle 17 is swingably attached to the opening 16 of the cover 9. 33 is switch handle 1
7 is a reversing spring attached between the movable contact plate 7 and the movable contact plate 13. Further, the cover 9 is put on the body 10, and a pair of flange pieces 34 provided on the cover 9
The cover 9 is attached to the body 10 by fixing the cover 9 to zero.

The switch 8 is mounted on a wall by being mounted in the mounting frame 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the cover 9 and the switch handle 17 of the switch 8 are exposed through the opening 18 of the decorative cover 3. . Therefore,
The cover 9 and the switch handle 17 are formed of a molded product such as urea resin containing an antibacterial agent.
That is, a molding material is prepared by adding an antibacterial agent as described above to a resin such as a urea resin, and the cover 9 and the switch handle 17 are molded with the molding material containing the antibacterial agent. As described above, the amount of the antibacterial agent in the resin is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 5.0% by weight, and most preferably about 1% by weight.

Since the cover 9 has relatively few chances to be directly touched, it is not always necessary to form the cover 9 with a molded article containing an antibacterial agent.
It is necessary to form a molded article containing an antibacterial agent because the hand is always touched when operating the. Further, since the body 10 is hidden in the wall surface and cannot be touched by hands, it is formed of a conventional resin molded product not containing an antibacterial agent.

As described above, the switch handle 17 and the cover 9, which are parts of the switch 8 that can be touched by human hands, are formed of a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent. Even if a person touches the switch 8 and a bacterium adheres to the switch 8, it is killed by the action of the antibacterial agent, thereby preventing another person from being secondary infected.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment using an outlet 19 as a wiring device.
Is a terminal plate 24 provided with a cover 22 and a body 21 to form a housing 22 and provided with a blade receiving spring 23;
5. The release button 26 is provided in the body 21, the cover 20 provided with the insertion port 28 through which the plug blade of the plug is inserted is put on the body 21, and the mounting frame 29 is fitted to the outside of the cover 20 and the body 21. The connecting projections 30 projecting from both sides of the cover 20 and the joining projections 31 projecting from both sides of the body 21 are overlapped, and the joining frame piece 3 provided on the mounting frame 29 is overlapped.
2, the cover 20 and the body 21 are connected by the mounting frame 29, and the mounting frame 29 is integrated with the housing 22 composed of the cover 20 and the body 21.

The outlet 19 is mounted on the wall by attaching a mounting frame 29 to the opening of the wall instead of the mounting frame 1 of FIG.
The cover 20 is exposed through the opening 18 of the decorative cover 3. Therefore, the cover 20 is formed of a molded product such as a urea resin containing an antibacterial agent. That is, a molding material is prepared by adding an antibacterial agent as described above to a resin such as a urea resin, and the cover 20 is molded with a molding material containing this antibacterial agent. As described above, the amount of the antibacterial agent in the resin is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 5.0% by weight, and most preferably about 1% by weight. Here, since the body 21 is hidden in the wall surface and cannot be touched by a hand, it is formed of a conventional resin molded product not containing an antibacterial agent.

As described above, the cover 20 which is a part of the outlet 19 that can be touched by a human hand is formed of a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent, so that the person holding bacteria can be used at a hospital or the like. Even if the bacteria touch the outlet 19, the bacteria are killed by the action of the antibacterial agent to prevent secondary infection by another person.

[0016]

As described above, the present invention relates to a wiring device formed by providing a component formed of a resin molded product, wherein a component used at a place where a human hand touches is formed of a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent. In a hospital, etc., even if a person holding the bacteria touches the wiring equipment and the bacteria adhere to it, the bacteria will be killed by the action of the antibacterial agent and another person will be infected secondarily. It can prevent that.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the decorative cover for covering the mounting frame for attaching the wiring device main body to the wall surface is formed of a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent. Even if a person touches the cosmetic cover of the wiring device on the wall and the bacteria adhere, the bacteria are killed by the action of the antibacterial agent, thereby preventing another person from being infected secondarily.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the switch handle of the switch is formed of a resin molded product containing an antimicrobial agent. Even if the bacteria are touched, the bacteria are killed by the action of the antibacterial agent, which can prevent another person from secondary infection. According to the invention of claim 4, since the outlet cover is formed from a molded article of a resin containing an antibacterial agent, in a hospital or the like, a person holding bacteria touches the outlet cover and the bacteria adhere to the outlet cover. Even so, the bacteria are killed by the action of the antibacterial agent, which can prevent secondary infection by other people.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing another example of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing another example of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mounting frame 3 Makeup cover 8 Switch 17 Switch handle 19 Outlet 20 Cover

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A wiring device formed with a resin molded component, wherein a component used at a place where a human hand touches is formed by a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent. And wiring equipment. 2. The wiring device according to claim 1, wherein a decorative cover for covering a mounting frame for attaching the wiring device body to a wall surface is formed of a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent. 3. The wiring device according to claim 1, wherein the switch handle of the switch is formed of a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent. 4. The outlet cover is formed of a resin molded product containing an antibacterial agent.
Or the wiring device according to 2.