KR101302400B1 - Led module for sterilizing and dring, and apparatus having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An LED module for drying and sterilization and a drying sterilizer with the same is provided to have deodorization effect while having drying and sterilization effect being harmless without side effects. CONSTITUTION: An LED module (1) for drying and sterilization comprises a module case; a circuit board prepared in the module case; and a water proofing part which blocks inflow of contaminants and moisture into the module case. The ultraviolet LED and an infrared LED are arranged in a ratio of 1:1-5 with a range of 390-400 nanometer and a range of 830-860 nanometer for each wave length.

Description

LED module for drying and sterilization and dry sterilizer including the same {LED MODULE FOR STERILIZING AND DRING, AND APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a dry sterilizer using LED, and in particular, harmless to the human body and without side effects, drying and sterilizing effect, as well as using an ultraviolet and infrared LED of the wavelength having an odor removal effect, using the LED module using the closet The present invention relates to an LED module for drying and sterilizing and to a dry sterilizer including the same, which can be applied to various drying environments such as laundry drying racks.

LED has recently attracted attention as an alternative light source due to its eco-friendly and economical advantages, and its use is becoming common.

In addition to general lighting purposes, LEDs have been gradually used for various purposes such as plant culture, but their use is still insignificant for drying applications such as coatings.

This means that in order to use LED for drying and sterilization purposes, light should be used in the infrared and ultraviolet regions. In order to maximize the drying effect, short wavelength infrared or ultraviolet rays should be used, but due to the drying characteristics of coatings, the exposure frequency to human body is high. This causes side effects such as skin cancer and decreased vision, and short wavelength LEDs have a problem in that the cost of components is relatively high and the economy is inferior.

On the contrary, when the long wavelength is used in the infrared and ultraviolet regions, the drying and sterilizing effect is insufficient.

Therefore, an object of the present invention, therefore, when drying dry clothes such as wet clothes in homes or offices, the ultraviolet and infrared LEDs of wavelengths having a drying and disinfecting effect as well as an odor removal effect while being harmless to the human body and having no side effects are selected. It is to provide an LED module having a drying and sterilization function that can be dried and sterilized as well as to remove odor, and a dry sterilizer including the same.

In addition, another object of the present invention, the LED module having a drying and sterilization function and a dry sterilizer including the same can be easily mounted and used on the clothes hanger or the clothes drying rack of the wardrobe using the LED module having a drying and sterilizing function To provide.

The object, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the module case; A circuit board provided inside the module case; A plurality of ultraviolet LEDs and infrared LEDs disposed on the circuit board; Including the waterproof portion to block the inflow of foreign matter and moisture in the module case, wherein the ultraviolet LED and infrared LED, the wavelength has a range of 380 ~ 410nm and 700 ~ 1,500 nm, respectively, 1: 1 ~ 5 It is achieved by the LED module for drying and sterilization arranged in the number ratio of.

The ultraviolet LED may have a wavelength of 390 to 400 nm, and the infrared LED may have a wavelength of 830 to 860 nm.

The ultraviolet LED and the infrared LED may have a radiation angle in the range of 65 to 75 °.

Here, the ultraviolet LED and the infrared LED having a radiation angle in the range of 10 to 30 ° may include a ratio of 10 to 30%.

On the other hand, the above object, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the above-described LED module; A support part coupled to a plurality of positions along a longitudinal direction of the module case of the LED module; A catch portion detachably coupled to each of the supporting portions and held on a round bar such as a round bar of a hanger or a clothes dryer; It is also achieved by a dry sterilizer having an LED module including a; fixing portion for fixing the locking portion to the support while the hook is held on the locking portion.

Alternatively, the above object, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the above-described LED module; And support portions coupled to both ends of the module case of the LED module, wherein each of the support portions has an insertion protrusion having a shape corresponding to a coupling groove into which the round bar end of the closet hanger is inserted. It is also achieved by a dry sterilizer having an LED module mounted to the wardrobe by a support and holding the clothes directly to the module case of the LED module.

Alternatively, the above object, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of LED modules described above; A base having a fixing part for fixing each of the LED modules so that the plurality of LED modules are disposed in parallel with the ground; It is also achieved by a dry sterilizer having an LED module comprising a; fan provided in the base to blow dry air in the irradiation direction of the LED module.

In the last embodiment, the base has an overall polygonal frame shape, the fan is mounted on an inner central side of the base, and the plurality of LED modules are fixed by the fixing part over one or more of the frame of the base. Can be.

In addition, the frame of the base may further be provided with a shoe rack provided in a rod shape toward the upper direction so that the shoe is held.

On the other hand, the object is, according to another embodiment of the present invention, at least one LED module according to claim 1 provided on the lower side of the clothes dryer; It is also achieved by a drying sterilizer comprising a; blocking member provided surrounding the outer circumference of the clothes drying rack from the top of the clothes drying rack to the lower one side where the LED module is located.

Therefore, according to the LED module having a drying and sterilizing function according to the present invention having the above structure and a drying sterilizer including the same, when drying dry items such as wet clothes at home or office, drying and sterilization using LEDs as well as removing odors Is possible.

In addition, the LED module having a drying and sterilizing function can be easily mounted and used on a clothes hanger or clothes dryer of a closet using a support.

1 is a perspective view of the LED module for drying and sterilization according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a perspective view of a dry sterilizer according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a mounting view of the dry sterilizer shown in FIG.
4 is a perspective view of a dry sterilizer according to a second embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a perspective view and a mounting view of the LED module for drying and sterilization according to another embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a perspective view of a dry sterilizer according to a third embodiment of the present invention,
7 is a mounting view of a dry sterilizer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to Figure 1, the LED module 1 for drying and sterilization according to an embodiment of the present invention, the module case 10, the circuit board 20, the ultraviolet LED 31 and the infrared LED ( 33) and a waterproof portion 40.

The module case 10 may be provided in various shapes as necessary. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the module case 10 may be provided in a rod shape as a whole, and may be variously provided in other disc shapes or polygonal plate shapes. Of course it can.

The module case 10 may be provided with various materials, but it is preferable that the module case 10 is made of a thermally conductive material so that heat generated from each of the LEDs 31 and 33 can be effectively released to the outside.

In addition, the module case 10 may be used directly as a substitute for the hanger round bar (B) as in the second embodiment to be described later, it is preferable to have a strength that can support the load of the clothes.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the module support 50 may further include two or more module cases 10.

In this case, the module case 10 may be provided detachably to the module support 50, it can be used by mounting the module case 10 to the module support 50 as needed.

Each module case 10 mounted on the module support 50 may be mounted at different angles to irradiate light at various angles as needed, and the module case 10 may be mounted on the module support 50. It may be provided to adjust the irradiation angle of the).

The circuit board 20 is provided inside the module case 10.

The ultraviolet LED 31 and the infrared LED 33 are arranged in a row along the length direction on the circuit board 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ultraviolet LED 31 and the infrared LED 33 may be arranged in one row or two or more rows.

The ultraviolet LED 31 may be provided to have a wavelength in the range of 380 to 410 nm. More preferably, it may have a range from 390 to 400 nm.

The infrared LED 33 may be provided to have a wavelength in the range of 700 to 1,500 nm. More preferably, it may have a range of 830 ~ 860 nm.

Ultraviolet rays have a stronger surface drying and sterilization function in the wavelength range of 300 to 450 nm, and the longer the wavelength, the weaker the drying and sterilization functions, but the anion is known. have.

In addition, the closer the wavelength is 300 nm, the stronger the drying and sterilization function, but when exposed to the human body for a long time can cause skin cancer, it is absorbed by the epithelium of the human eye has the side effect of exciting the lens or blurred vision.

Therefore, the applicant of the present application repeated experiments using ultraviolet LEDs of various wavelengths in the above band, while exhibiting the deodorizing effect of the laundry while maintaining a proper drying and sterilization function, while considering the economical efficiency of the light source (LED) The optimal wavelength range was derived.

The wavelength of the infrared LED 33 can also perform a drying function appropriately, and the wavelength range in consideration of light source economics is derived through repeated experiments.

In each of the above cases, the ultraviolet LED 31 and the infrared LED 33 may have a radiation angle in the range of 65 to 75 ° (α, see FIG. 1), more preferably 70 °. have.

If the radiation angle is too wide, unnecessary light irradiation occurs, so that light loss occurs and the drying and sterilization effect is reduced. On the contrary, when the radiation angle is narrow, the light loss decreases but the light irradiation area is narrowed.

Therefore, in consideration of the distance between the installed LED module 1 and the building in general, it is preferable to have the above-mentioned radiation angle.

On the other hand, in some cases, when using a multi-stage laundry drying rack (C) as shown in Figure 5, the LED module (1) disposed on the floor and the drying of the upper drying rack (C) is a long distance, narrow room LEDs 31 and 33 having a square may be further arranged.

For example, the ultraviolet LED 31 and the ultraviolet LED 31 having a radiation angle of 10 to 30 ° may be included in a ratio of 10 to 30%. Alternatively, the LED module 1 may be configured by only the LEDs 31 and 33 having the narrow radiation angle.

The ultraviolet LED 31 and the infrared LED 33 may be arranged in a number ratio of 1: 1 to 5. This is mainly for arranging the number of infrared LEDs 33 having a drying function more than the number of ultraviolet LEDs 31 in consideration of the drying and sterilizing effect.

On the other hand, the ratio of the ultraviolet LED 31 and the infrared LED 33 may be the ratio of each of the LEDs 31, 33 disposed in one module 1, when two or more modules 1 are used together It may also be the ratio of total LEDs 31, 33.

The above-described ultraviolet LED 31 and the infrared LED 33 may be provided in various kinds, for example, Super Flux type, SMD type, lamp type, COB (Chip On Board) including power LED type or Can be.

The waterproof part 40 blocks foreign substances and moisture from entering the module case 10.

The waterproof part 40 may be provided in various kinds. For example, the waterproof part 40 may be provided as a filler filled in the module case 10, or a coating material or a module case 10 coated on the outside of the module case 10. It may be provided without limitation as a waterproof case surrounding the.

Hereinafter, the dry sterilizer 100 using the LED module 1 having the above-described drying and sterilizing function will be described in detail.

Referring to Figure 2, the dry sterilizer 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, by installing two or more support units 110 in the module case 10, such as a hanger or clothes drying rack (C) of the closet (B) The main point is to be able to be attached to the structure having).

The support 110 is coupled to a plurality of positions along the longitudinal direction of the module case 10 of the LED module 1.

The support 110 may be provided in various numbers according to the length of the module case 10 and the length of the round bar B. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the support 110 may be provided at both ends.

The support unit 110 may include a support unit body 111, a locking unit 113, and a locking unit 115.

As shown in FIG. 2, the supporting unit body 111 is detachably coupled to the module case 10, and a groove corresponding to the shape of the round bar B is formed at the other side.

The engaging portion 113 has an annular shape to surround and engage the round bar B seated in the groove of the support body 111, and is detachably coupled to the support body 111.

The locking fixing part 115 fixes the locking part 113 to the support part 110 while the round bar B is held.

The locking fixing part 115 may be provided in various kinds. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the locking fixing part 115 is formed of metal, the locking fixing part 115 may be provided as a magnetic material.

In this case, according to the thickness or size of the round bar (B) there is an advantage that the distance between the locking and fixing portion 115 and the support body 111 is free to adjust.

Thus, as shown in Figure 3, it can be used by mounting the LED module 1 on the round bar (B) of the hanger (A). In this case, since the LED module 1 faces downward, light of ultraviolet rays and infrared rays is irradiated toward the clothes.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 4, the LED module 1 itself may replace the round bar (B).

To this end, an insertion protrusion 117 having a shape corresponding to a coupling groove into which the end of the round bar B of the closet hanger A is inserted is provided at the outer end of each support 110.

On the other hand, the dry sterilizer 100 may be installed in the round bar (B) of the clothes drying rack (C), as well as the round bar (B) of the hanger (A) as shown in FIG.

Alternatively, in the case of the laundry drying rack (C), as shown in FIG. 5, it may be used in the form placed under the laundry drying rack (C).

6 shows a dry sterilizer 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The base 120 may have a module fixing part 121 for fixing each LED module 1 so that the plurality of LED modules 1 are arranged in parallel with the ground.

The module fixing part 121 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 6, and various kinds of things may be provided without limitation.

The module fixing part 121 may detachably fix the LED module 1 and may be provided to move the LED module 1 in a fixed state. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the module fixing part 121 may be provided in plural as necessary.

In addition, the module fixing part 121 may support the LED module 1 in various directions. As shown in FIG. 6, the module fixing part 121 may support the LED module 1 in a twisted state to the left or in a axial direction. Accordingly, by allowing the LEDs 31 and 33 to be irradiated in various directions, the drying and sterilizing effect can be further improved.

The base 120 may be provided in various shapes. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the base 120 may be provided in a polygonal frame shape.

The base 120 may further provide a moving means such as a wheel at the bottom to move as necessary.

In order to maximize the drying effect, the inner side of the base 120 may further include a fan 130 for blowing dry air in the irradiation direction of the LED module 1.

In addition, the frame of the base 120 may be further provided with a shoe rack 123 provided in a rod shape toward the upper direction so that the shoe is held.

On the other hand, referring to Figure 7, the dry sterilizer 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention, the one or more LED module (1) of claim 1 provided on the lower side of the clothes drying rack (C); It includes a blocking member 140 is wrapped around the outer circumference of the clothes drying rack (C) from the top of the clothes drying rack (C) to the one side ��� part where the LED module (1) is located.

The blocking member 140 may be provided with various materials, for example, may be provided with a cloth material to facilitate folding and unfolding.

If necessary, the blocking member 140 may coat a blocking material on the inner surface of the blocking member 140 to prevent ultraviolet rays or infrared rays emitted from the LEDs 31 and 33 from being emitted to the outside.

Alternatively, the reflective material may be coated to reflect the infrared rays or ultraviolet rays irradiated from the LED module 1 in the blocking member 140 to improve drying and sterilization effects.

1: LED module for drying and sterilization
10: module case 20: circuit board
31: UV LED 33: Infrared LED
40: waterproof part 50: module support
100: dry sterilizer with LED module
110: support portion 111: support body
113: locking portion 115; Government
117: insertion protrusion
120: base 121: module fixing
123: shoe rack 130: fan
A: Hanger B: Round Bar
C: clothes dryer

Claims (10)

A module case;
A circuit board provided inside the module case;
A plurality of ultraviolet LEDs and infrared LEDs disposed on the circuit board and irradiated simultaneously;
Includes; a waterproof portion to block the foreign matter and moisture from entering the module case;
The ultraviolet LED and the infrared LED, the wavelength has a range of 390 ~ 400 nm and 830 ~ 860 nm, respectively, drying and sterilization LED module is arranged in the number ratio of 1: 1-5. delete The method of claim 1,
The ultraviolet LED and infrared LED LED module for drying and sterilization, characterized in that having a radiation angle in the range of 65 ~ 75 °. The method of claim 3,
Drying and sterilizing LED module comprising a 10 to 30% ratio of the ultraviolet LED and the infrared LED having a radiation angle in the range of 10 ~ 30 °. An LED module according to claim 1;
A support part coupled to a plurality of positions along a longitudinal direction of the module case of the LED module;
A catch portion detachably coupled to each of the supporting portions and held on a round bar of a hanger or a round bar of a clothes dryer;
Drying sterilizer having an LED module comprising a; fixing portion for fixing the locking portion to the support while the hook is held by the locking portion. An LED module according to claim 1;
Includes; support parts coupled to both ends of the module case of the LED module;
The outer end of each support is provided with an insertion protrusion having a shape corresponding to the coupling groove into which the round end of the closet hanger is inserted, the LED module is mounted to the closet by the support to the clothes in the module case of the LED module Dry sterilizer having an LED module, characterized in that the direct hold. A plurality of LED modules according to claim 1;
A base having a fixing part for fixing each of the LED modules so that the plurality of LED modules are disposed in parallel with the ground;
Drying sterilizer having an LED module including a; fan provided in the base to blow dry air in the irradiation direction of the LED module. The method of claim 7, wherein
The base has a polygonal frame shape,
The fan is mounted to one inner center side of the base,
And said plurality of LED modules is fixed by said fixing part over at least one of said frame of said base. 9. The method of claim 8,
Drying sterilizer having an LED module, characterized in that the frame of the base is further provided with a shoe rack provided in a rod shape toward the upper direction so that the shoe is held. At least one LED module according to claim 1 provided on a lower side of the clothes dryer;
And a blocking member provided surrounding the outer circumference of the clothes dryer rack from the upper part of the clothes dryer rack to the lower one side where the LED module is located.

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