KR101664405B1 - Isolated power generating type escalator handle cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a self-powered escalator handle cleaner, and is installed and applied to a handle of an escalator to perform a function of removing and disinfecting foreign substances attached to the escalator handle.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an escalator handle cleaner,

The present invention relates to a self-powered escalator handle cleaner, and more particularly, to a vacuum cleaner for a hand-held escalator which is installed in a public place and installed and applied to a handle of an escalator which is accessible to various people, So that the escalator can be used in a clean sanitary state.

Conventionally, when the escalator handle is cleaned or disinfected, the person operates the escalator and wipes for a long time or cleaned with other instruments. However, it is not easy to do real-time cleaning at many times using escalator. In the humid or hot season, the escalator handles the sweat of various people and various bacteria. Since it is a public facility that many people use, it is necessary to maintain cleanliness and to clean the escalator while operating the escalator handle, there is a problem of mass personnel accident, so it was developed as a safer equipment if the escalator handle is clean and antibacterial. Equipment.
On the other hand, the prior art relating to the escalator handle cleaner is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0906347.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the problems of the prior art as described above and to provide an escalator handle by rotating a generator with kinetic energy generated when the escalator handle rotates to drive the escalator handle cleaner .

In order to achieve the above object, a self-powered escalator handle cleaner of the present invention is installed at an end of an escalator to provide a space through which an escalator handle can be circulated when the escalator is operated. A power generator installed in the case and including a flywheel which abuts on the escalator handle and contacts the escalator handle and generates electric power by rotating the generator connected to the flywheel by the escalator when the escalator handle is circulated; A filter cover to which the filter is attached and which is hinged to the case and can be opened and closed, and a drain pipe for supplying the disinfectant to the escalator handle, And a cleaning unit that cleans the escalator handle by spraying a disinfectant solution transferred through the drain pipe to the filter while the filter is in contact with the filter, wherein the filter is provided with a hole of the nozzle with a discharge port formed at one side thereof, A primary filter for uniformly applying a disinfectant to the surface of the escalator handle when the escalator handle is uniformly absorbed by the surface of the disinfectant sprayed from the nozzle; A secondary filter formed on the surface of which rough protrusions are formed to remove foreign substances attached to the escalator handle when the escalator handle circulates; And a tertiary filter for attaching an absorbent material of a pure-surface component to the surface thereof and wiping the disinfectant solution on the escalator handle of the primary filter to complete the washing.
Here, the filter further includes a fourth-order filter having a surface having a strong absorbing force attached to the surface thereof and wiping the disinfectant solution on the escalator handle to complete washing.
The blower further includes a ventilator located on one side of the case to volatilize the disinfectant liquid component absorbed or not evaporated on the escalator handle during cleaning, and to dry the surface of the escalator handle.

The self-generating type escalator handle cleaner according to the present invention has the following effects.
Operation is possible even if there is no supply of external power. In the escalator handle cleaner according to the present invention, a self-generating generator generates electric power by using an escalator to be operated. That is, when the escalator handle is continuously circulated, the escalator handle and the flywheel of the power generation portion come into contact with each other, so that the flywheel is rotated by the escalator handle, thereby activating the generator connected to the flywheel. Therefore, the escalator grip cleaner is operated only when the escalator is operated, and the stop of the operation is also operated in accordance with the operation of the escalator, so that the escalator handle can be cleaned without supplying a special external power source.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional escalator combined with an escalator handle cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of an escalator side cleaner and an escalator handle cleaner shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
3 is an exploded perspective view of the escalator handle cleaner shown in Fig.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the power generating portion of the escalator handle cleaner shown in FIG. 2; FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of an enlarged view of a power generation unit, a disinfectant delivery unit, and a disinfecting unit in the drawing shown in FIG. 2; FIG.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a filter portion in FIG. 5; FIG.
7 is an enlarged perspective view of an enlarged view of a filter, a filter cover and a nozzle in the drawing shown in Fig.
8 is a view for explaining the operation of the escalator handle cleaner according to the operation of the escalator.
9 is a diagram illustrating filter replacement in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
<Explanation of Symbols>
1: Escalator handle cleaner
2: Escalator handle
3: Case
100:
105: Flywheel
110: Paddle gear
115: Time belt
120: Small gear
125: generator
130: Gear bracket
135: shaft
140: spring
145: center axis
150: frame
155: Battery
200:
201:
205: blower
210: filter
211: Primary filter
211a:
212: Secondary filter
213: Third filter
214: fourth order filter
215: Filter cover
216: Fixing pin
220:
223: HINGE
225: Nozzle
226: Disinfectant delivery portion
230: Disinfectant container
231: Container cover
235: Water pipe
236: Primary drain pipe
237: Secondary water pipe
238: Cleaning water pipe
240: Small pump
245: Check valve
300: Disinfection department
305: Heat sink
310: UV LED lamp
400:
405: PCB
410: Display

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, some configurations which are not related to the gist of the present invention may be omitted or compressed, but the configurations omitted are not necessarily those not necessary in the present invention, and they may be combined by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. .
FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of an escalator handle cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of an escalator handle cleaner, Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the power generating portion of the escalator handle cleaner shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the escalator grip cleaner shown in Fig. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing that the filter part is included in the drawing shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the filter, the filter cover and the nozzle in the drawing shown in FIG. Fig.
1 to 7, an escalator handle cleaner 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 3, a power generating unit 100, a cleaning unit 200, a disinfecting unit 300, 400).

The case 3 includes a power generation unit 100, a cleaning unit 200, and a disinfection unit 300. The power generation unit 100, the cleaning unit 200, the disinfection unit 300, And the control unit 400 is installed outside the case 3. The control unit 400 is installed inside the case 3, The escalator handle 2 is circulated through the inside of the case 3 when the escalator is operated.

The configuration of the power generation unit 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The power generation unit 100 is located at the lowermost part of the structure provided inside the case 3. When the escalator is operated, the generator 125 is operated by circulating movement of the escalator handle 2 to produce electric power. The generator 100 includes a flywheel 105, an outer ring gear 110, a time belt 115, a small gear 120, a generator 125, a gear bracket 130, a center shaft 145, A shaft 135, a frame 150, and a battery 155. [

The flywheel 105 is configured to abut the escalator handle 2 and be rotated by the escalator handle 2 when the escalator is operated.

The outer ring gear 110 is surrounded by a flywheel 105. The outer ring gear 110 is also provided with a time belt 115 as well as a flywheel 105. The center belt passes through the center shaft 145, And is fixed to the bracket 130.

The time belt 115 is a belt that transmits the rotational force of the flywheel 105 to the small gear 120. One on the outer ring gear 110 and the other on the small gear 120 so that the small gear 120 is also rotated when the flywheel 105 is rotated.

The small gear 120 is a gear connected to the center of the generator 125 and actuates the generator 125 with a rotational force transmitted by the time belt 115. [
The generator 125 is configured to produce electric power necessary for the escalator handle cleaner 1, and as a result, self-power is generated by the rotational force generated by the circulation of the escalator handle 2 to supply electric power.
The gear bracket 130 is coupled with the outer ring gear 110 through the central shaft 145 at the upper end thereof. Each of the two holes formed at the lower end of the gear bracket 130 penetrates through the shaft 135 and one of the penetrated shafts 135 is installed at the upper end of the frame 150 with the spring 140 mounted thereon.
The center shaft 145 penetrates the upper end of the gear bracket 130 and fixes the outer ring gear 110 to the gear bracket 130.
The spring 140 is mounted on one of the two shafts 135 to elastically support the gear bracket 130. The spring 140 pushes the gear bracket 130 to closely contact the flywheel 105 with the escalator handle 2. [
The frame 150 is disposed at the lower end of the gear bracket 130 and supports the gear bracket 130. Two shafts 135 are connected to the upper end of the frame 150. The shaft 135 is connected to the gear bracket 130 ) Is installed through the lower end. In addition, the PCB 405 is located in the empty space at the lower end of the frame 150.
The battery 155 is configured to store the electric power generated by the generator 125 and is located in an empty space between the frame 150 and the case 3. [ The components requiring power are connected to the battery 155 to receive necessary power.
The configuration of the cleaning unit 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. FIG. The cleaning part 200 includes a filter part 201 and a disinfectant solution transfer part 226 in a configuration for cleaning the escalator handle 2 to be circulated. The filter unit 201 further includes the blower 205, the filter 210, the filter cover 215, the lock fixing unit 220, the hinge 223, and the nozzle 225, 226 further include a disinfectant container 230, a drain pipe 235, a miniature pump 240 and a check valve 245.
First, the configuration of the filter unit 201 will be described.
The blower 205 is a device for volatilizing the disinfectant liquid component absorbed or not evaporated on the escalator handle 2 during washing and drying the surface of the escalator handle 2. [
The filter 210 is a plate having a 'C' shape, and is used to apply a disinfectant to the escalator handle 2, to remove and wipe foreign substances adhered thereto. The filter 210 is arranged as a primary filter 211, a secondary filter 212, a tertiary filter 213, and a quaternary filter 214 while moving from the lowermost stage to the uppermost stage.
The primary filter 211 is located at the lowermost position among the positions of the filter 210 and serves to apply the disinfectant to the escalator handle 2. [ A total of four discharge ports 211a are formed on the bent portion and the flat surface of the primary filter 211. A hole of the nozzle 225 is located at the discharge port 211a, And is uniformly absorbed on the surface of the primary filter 211. The primary filter 211, which has absorbed the disinfectant, applies the disinfectant evenly to the surface of the escalator handle 2 when the escalator handle 2 circulates.
The secondary filter 212 is located at the upper end of the primary filter 211. A rough protrusion is formed on the surface of the secondary filter 212 so that foreign matter attached to the escalator handle 2 when the escalator handle 2 is circulated Remove.
The tertiary filter 213 and the quaternary filter 214 are sequentially positioned on the upper side of the secondary filter 212. A water surface having a strong absorption force is attached to the surface of the fourth filter 214 to wipe the disinfectant solution on the escalator handle 2 from the first filter 211 And the like.
The filter cover 215 is a plate to which the filter 210 is attached and wraps around the outer surface of the filter 210. The filter cover 215 is formed with a fixing pin 216, and each filter 210 is fitted and fixed to the fixing pin 216. A blower 205 is installed at the upper end of the filter cover 215.
The lock fixing portion 220 is formed at the upper end of the filter cover 215 to fix the filter cover 215 to the case 3 when the filter cover 215 is opened and closed with respect to the case 3. [
The hinge 223 is coupled to the upper end of the control unit 400 on the outer surface of the case 3 and the other end is coupled to the filter cover 215 to open or close the filter cover 215 with respect to the case 3. [ .
The nozzle 225 is located at the discharge port 211a of the primary filter 211 to inject the disinfectant.
Next, the configuration of the disinfectant solution transfer unit 226 will be described.
The disinfectant container 230 is a container containing a disinfectant sprayed on the escalator handle 2. The container cover 231 is wrapped around the disinfectant container 230.
The drain pipe 235 is a pipe for delivering the disinfectant to the nozzle 225, and includes a primary drain pipe 236, a secondary drain pipe 237, and a cleaning drain pipe 238.
The primary drain pipe 236 is a pipe through which the disinfectant flows from the disinfectant container 230 to the miniature pump 240 by connecting the lid of the disinfectant container 230 and the miniature pump 240 by the operation of the miniature pump 240.
The secondary drain pipe 237 connects the small pump 240 and the nozzle 225 and is a pipe through which the disinfectant sucked by the small pump 240 flows to the nozzle 225.
The cleaning drain pipe 238 is connected to the lid of the disinfectant container 230 to supply a solution for cleaning the disinfectant container 230.
The small pump 240 is connected to the drain pipe 235 at the lower portion of the disinfectant container 230 and operates according to an operation command of the control unit 400 to suck the disinfectant contained in the disinfectant container 230, Supply.
The check valve 245 is a valve connected to the disinfectant container 230 to allow the air to flow into the disinfectant container 230 so that the disinfectant can flow only to the primary water pipe 236.
The configuration of the disinfecting unit 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 like the cleaning unit 200. The disinfection unit 300 includes a heat sink 305 and an ultraviolet LED lamp 310, which is configured to disinfect the escalator handle 2 to be circulated.
The heat sink 305 is a plate on which an ultraviolet LED lamp 310 is installed.
The ultraviolet LED lamp 310 emits ultraviolet rays, and a plurality of the ultraviolet LED lamps 310 are provided on the heat sink 305 to sterilize the escalator handle 2 with ultraviolet rays.
The controller 400 includes a PCB 405 and a display 410 to control operations of the above-described components. The program embedded in the PCB 405 activates a pump for pumping the disinfectant and displays the display 410 to allow the administrator to recognize the replacement time of the filter 210 and the remaining amount of the disinfectant remaining in the disinfectant container 230. [ And outputs a safety message to the passenger of the escalator when the escalator is operated and notifies the operating state of the escalator handle vacuum cleaner 1 to the communication equipment of the manager.
The above-described escalator handle cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the structure and operation process.
FIG. 8 is a view for explaining the operation of the escalator handle cleaner according to the operation of the escalator, and FIG. 9 is a view for showing filter replacement according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to Fig. 8, the escalator will be described on the basis of the fact that the escalator handle 2 is rotated counterclockwise in the direction in which the arrows are shown on the figure.
A frame 150 is provided at the lower end of the case 3 and a gear bracket 130 is provided at an upper end of the frame 150. A shaft 135 is passed through the lower end of the gear bracket 130. Since the shaft 135 is fixedly coupled to the frame 150, the gear bracket 130 can be stably positioned at the top of the frame 150. [ A spring 140 is inserted into one side of the shaft 135 so that the gear bracket 130 is engaged with the escalator handle 2 in accordance with the position where the escalator handle 2 is inserted into the case 3 It is possible to do.
The center shaft 145 is inserted into the upper end of the gear bracket 130 and the outer ring gear 110 in a state where the outer ring gear 110 is positioned at one end of the gear bracket 130, And a generator 125 in which the small gear 120 is inserted is positioned at the other side of the gear bracket 130. [ Around the outer ring gear 110, a flywheel 105 and a time belt 115 are provided so as to be wrapped around the time belt 115, and the time belt 115 also extends over the small gear 120. Therefore, when the escalator 2 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction while the flywheel 105 is in contact with the escalator handle 2, the escalator handle 2 rotates the flywheel 105 clockwise The outer gear 110 and the time belt 115 are also rotated in the clockwise direction so that the small gear 120 spanning the time belt 115 is also rotated in the clockwise direction so that the generator 125 It is operated by rotation.
The controller 400 controls the washing unit 200 located at the uppermost position to clean the escalator handle 2. [ The small pump 240 located below the disinfectant container 230 operates to suck the disinfectant from the disinfectant container 230 according to an instruction from the control unit 400. At this time, the disinfectant flows into the small pump 240 through the primary drain pipe 236 connected between the small pump 240 and the disinfectant container 230, and then flows through the secondary pump 240, And then to the nozzle 225 via the water pipe 237. The disinfectant thus moved is sprayed from the nozzle 225 through the discharge port 211a and sprayed on the surface of the primary filter 211 to uniformly spray the disinfectant liquid on the surface of the escalator handle 2 in accordance with the circulation of the escalator handle 2. [ The disinfectant is sprayed.
In the secondary filter 212, rough protrusions are formed on the surface to scrape the surface of the escalator handle 2 to remove fine foreign substances adhering to the surface of the escalator handle 2. [
In addition, a water-absorbent material having a pure surface component is attached to the tertiary filter 213, and a pure water surface having a strong absorption force is attached to the surface of the quaternary filter 214 to clean the disinfectant liquid and foreign matter adhering to the surface of the escalator handle 2. The surface of the escalator handle 2 thus polished is finally cleaned as the blower 205 installed at the upper end of the filter cover 215 is operated and dried. At this time, the blower 205 can be blown only by cold wind, but it is also possible to provide a heating device for drying by hot air.
After the process of cleaning the escalator handle 2 is completed, the escalator handle 2 is circulated and then sterilized by the ultraviolet ray when passing through the disinfection unit 300. That is, in the disinfecting unit 300, the ultraviolet LED lamp 310 emits ultraviolet rays.
The process of replacing the filter 210 will be described with reference to FIG. When the escalator is continuously operated and the cleaning process is continued, the filter 210 must be replaced. That is, when the lifetime of each filter 210 is shortened, the filter 210 is required to be replaced because the cleaning is not performed smoothly. In the present invention, the filter cover 215 is opened to replace the filter 210. The filter cover 215 connected to the case 3 by the hinge 223 is free to be opened and closed. When the filter cover 210 is opened to replace the filter 210 and the filter cover 215 is closed again, the lock fixing part 220 is inserted into the case 3, and the replacement is finally completed.
As described in detail above, the escalator handle cleaner 1 according to the present invention can be operated without supplying external power. In the escalator handle cleaner 1 according to the present invention, the self-generating generator 125 produces electric power by using the escalator being operated. That is, when the escalator handle 2 is continuously circulated, the escalator handle 2 abuts against the flywheel 105 of the power generation unit 100, so that the flywheel 105 is rotated by the escalator handle 2, And the generator 125 connected to the gear 105 is operated. Therefore, the escalator grip cleaner 1 is operated only when the escalator is operated, and the operation stop is also operated in accordance with the operation of the escalator, so that the escalator handle 2 can be cleaned without supplying a special external power source.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And additions should be considered as falling within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (18)

A case installed at an end of the escalator to provide a space through which the escalator handle can be pierced when the escalator is operated;
A power generator installed in the case and including a flywheel which abuts on the escalator handle and contacts the escalator handle and generates electric power by rotating the generator connected to the flywheel by the escalator when the escalator handle is circulated;
A filter cover to which the filter is attached and which is hinged to the case and can be opened and closed, and a drain pipe for supplying the disinfectant to the escalator handle, And a washing unit for spraying a disinfectant solution, which has passed through the water pipe, to the filter to clean the escalator handle while the filter is in contact with the filter,
The filter includes:
A primary filter which has a nozzle hole formed at one side thereof and is uniformly absorbed to the surface of the nozzle during spraying the disinfectant from the nozzle and applies the disinfectant evenly to the surface of the escalator handle when the escalator handle is circulated;
A secondary filter formed on the surface of which rough protrusions are formed to remove foreign substances attached to the escalator handle when the escalator handle circulates;
Further comprising: a tertiary filter for attaching an absorbent material of a pure-surface component to a surface of the primary filter to wipe an antiseptic solution applied to the escalator handle in the primary filter to complete washing,
And a control unit located at one side of the case and operated by a power generated by the power generation unit to operate a pump for pumping the disinfectant liquid.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a fourth filter for attaching a smooth surface having a strong absorption force to the surface of the filter and wiping the antiseptic solution on the escalator handle to complete the washing.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a ventilator located at one side of the case to volatilize a disinfectant component absorbed or not evaporated on the escalator handle during cleaning and to dry the surface of the escalator handle. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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