KR102179161B1 - Portable UV sterilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a portable UV sterilizer that is harmless to a human body by allowing ultraviolet sterilization after an article is put into a silver foil plastic bag, and maximizes a sterilization effect by causing ultraviolet reflection inside the silver foil plastic bag. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a sterilizer used to disinfect and sterilize an article put in a silver foil plastic bag with ultraviolet rays comprises: a sterilizer main body that can be held by hand and has a size that can be inserted into an opened inlet of the silver foil plastic bag; a sterilization lamp at least one of which is disposed on the front of the sterilizer main body to emit ultraviolet rays into the silver foil plastic bag for disinfection and sterilization; and a silver foil vinyl bag gripper coupled to the sterilizer main body to bring the opened inlet portion of the silver foil vinyl bag close to the sterilizer main body.

Description

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The present invention relates to a portable UV sterilizer that is easy to carry and allows sterilization/disinfection of various products from time to time.In particular, by circulating outside air into a silver foil plastic pack by the operation of an internal blowing fan, moisture removal and deodorization of objects to be sterilized are possible. In addition, it relates to a portable UV sterilizer capable of increasing the sterilization effect by maximizing UV reflection through the swelling of the silver foil plastic pack.

Various sterilizer products are being developed to reduce damage caused by harmful bacteria and viruses around us. Ultraviolet sterilization in such a sterilizer product exerts a sterilizing power that penetrates the cell membrane of various bacteria and damages or destroys DNA so that no more cell proliferation occurs. Therefore, a variety of sterilizer products for removing germs, bacteria, viruses, etc. that are propagated in various fruits and foods as well as various items that are frequently used and easily contaminated, such as toothbrushes, smartphones, baby bottles, shoes, etc., are being released.

As a background technology of the present invention, as Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2020-0002082,'a sealed container ultraviolet sterilizer using a UV LED' has been proposed. This can be used in airtight containers of various sizes, and it is possible to carry around by configuring an ultraviolet sterilizer with a rechargeable type so that it can be carried even when going out to effectively sterilize various items when necessary. However, this background technology is a combination of an ultraviolet sterilizer in an airtight container having a sufficient volume to accommodate an article, and it has a disadvantage that the volume of the airtight container itself cannot be reduced and thus occupies a large volume for carrying.

Another technology that serves as the background of the present invention is Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0472664, and a'foldable ultraviolet sterilizer' has been proposed. When sterilizing objects such as bedding and various household items that are difficult to move due to their volume and weight, you can sterilize by spreading and relocating the ultraviolet sterilizer on the object to be sterilized. After sterilization, you can fold it like an umbrella and store it. I did it. However, this background technology requires a lot of installation space because the cover is wide open when unfolded, and there is a problem that it is inconvenient to use while carrying.

Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2020-0002082 Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0472664

The present invention provides a portable UV sterilizer capable of increasing the sterilization effect by maximizing UV reflection by circulating outside air into the silver foil plastic pack by the operation of the internal blowing fan to enable moisture and deodorization of the object to be sterilized. Has its purpose.

According to a suitable embodiment of the present invention,

It is a sterilizer used to sterilize and sterilize items put in a silver foil plastic pack with ultraviolet rays.

A sterilizer main body that can be held by hand and has a size that can be inserted into the opened inlet of the silver foil plastic pack;

At least one sterilization lamp disposed on the front surface of the sterilizer body to emit ultraviolet rays for disinfection and sterilization into the silver foil plastic pack; And

And a silver foil vinyl pack gripper coupled to the sterilizer body to closely contact the opened inlet portion of the silver foil vinyl pack to the sterilizer body.

In addition, the sterilizer body is formed in a curved shape by a certain radius along the circumference of the front side, and the silver foil plastic pack entrance support jaws which are in close contact with the inner surface of the silver foil plastic pack entrance, the UV diffusion groove which is depressed at a certain depth in the front center and has an ultraviolet diffusion angle A main body head having two or more sterilization lamp arrangement holes formed in the ultraviolet diffusion groove so that the sterilization lamp is disposed; And

For charging in which an operation button hole in which the on/off button will be located on the rear side of the main body head part, and a terminal for charging the rechargeable battery are arranged. It characterized in that it comprises a; and a terminal hole is formed, a rechargeable battery for lighting the sterilization lamp and a body storage unit having a mounting compartment for receiving the lighting circuit board therein.

In addition, the main body head portion is characterized in that the groove is further formed for the position of the silver foil vinyl pack zipper to facilitate positioning the zipper of the silver foil vinyl pack around the circumference.

In addition, the silver foil plastic pack gripper is a plate shape having a C-shaped cross section, and has a silver foil plastic pack entrance pressing jaw that is in close contact with the outer surface of the silver foil plastic pack entrance by forming a curved surface inward at the front end. It is characterized in that it consists of an upper gripper and a lower gripper that are rotated and opened and closed by being pivotally coupled through the upper and lower rotating protrusions, respectively, while being dividedly arranged.

In addition, the upper and lower rotating protrusions have one end connected to the main body of the sterilizer, and the other end connected to the upper and lower grippers, respectively, so that the upper and lower grippers are always attached to the upper and lower grippers by elastic force in the closing direction. It is characterized in that it is further installed to induce automatic closing.

In addition, a blowing fan is installed in the main body storage unit, and immediately before irradiation of ultraviolet rays into the silver foil plastic pack, the blowing fan is driven for deodorization and drying to inhale the outside air through the outside air intake hole formed in the main body storage unit 12b. It is characterized in that it is injected and circulated into the inside of the silver foil vinyl pack through an outside air discharge hole formed in the front of the main body head.

The portable UV sterilizer of the present invention has the advantage of being harmless to the human body by allowing ultraviolet sterilization to be performed after the article is put into the silver foil plastic pack. In addition, it is possible to remove moisture and deodorize objects by circulating outside air into the silver foil plastic pack by the operation of the internal blowing fan. In addition, due to the swelling of the silver foil plastic pack when the blower fan is operated, the sterilization effect can be increased by maximizing UV reflection. In addition, the portable UV sterilizer can be manufactured in a relatively small size, so it is convenient to use, and the silver foil plastic pack can be folded and stored, so it does not take up volume, so portability and useability are improved at any time.

The following drawings attached to the present specification illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and serve to further understand the technical idea of the present invention together with the detailed description of the present invention, so the present invention is limited to the matters described in the accompanying drawings. It is limited and should not be interpreted.
1A is a perspective view of a portable UV sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 1b is a rear perspective view of the portable UV sterilizer shown in Figure 1a.
2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1A.
Figure 3 is an exploded view of the portable UV sterilizer shown in Figure 1a.
Figure 4 is an exploded view of the sterilizer body shown in Figure 3dp.
Figure 5 is a state of the open gripper of the portable UV sterilizer shown in Figure 1a.
Figure 6 is a side view of Figure 5;
Figure 7 is a sterilization state of use of the portable UV sterilizer shown in Figure 1a.
Figure 8 is a state diagram of a torsion spring is installed in order to automatically close the gripper of the portable UV sterilizer shown in Figure 1a.
9 is an exemplary view of using a portable UV sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention in a vehicle.
Figure 10 is a state diagram of the inner coating of the silver foil vinyl pack applied to the portable UV sterilizer of the present invention.

In the following, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the disclosed embodiments are illustrative for a clear understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The sterilizer 10 according to the present invention is used for ultraviolet (UV) sterilization of the article 200 put in the silver foil plastic pack 100 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9. Here, the article 200 may be, for example, a quarantine mask used for the purpose of quarantine (contagion blocking). Of course, it can be a general mask that requires hygienic use, a mask for preventing yellow dust, as well as other hygiene tools such as toothbrushes, cups, razors, etc. that require UV sterilization, or baby products such as a salt bottle.

The sterilizer 10 is a sterilizer body 12 having a size that can be gripped by hand and can fit into the opened inlet of the silver foil plastic pack 100, and at least one sterilizer is disposed on the front of the silver foil plastic pack 100. ) By emitting ultraviolet rays (UV) into the interior of the sterilizing lamp 14, which causes disinfection and sterilization on the subject (product), and the open inlet of the silver foil plastic pack 100 by being coupled to the sterilizer body 12. It includes a silver foil vinyl pack gripper 16 that is in close contact with the sterilizer body 12 to seal.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the sterilizer main body 12 is composed of a main body head part 12a and a main body receiving part 12b. The main body head portion 12a may be detachably fitted to the main body receiving portion 12b.

The main body head portion (12a) is formed in a curved shape by a constant radius (R1) along the circumference at the front side, and the silver foil vinyl pack entrance support protrusion 121 that is in close contact with the inner surface of the entrance of the silver foil vinyl pack 100, a certain depth recessed in the front center The combination of two or more sterilization lamp placement holes 123 formed in the UV diffusion groove 122 and the main body storage unit 12b so that the UV diffusion groove 122 and the sterilization lamp 14 having the UV diffusion angle θ are arranged. It is provided with a coupling protrusion 127 for.

The body receiving portion 12b is detachably fitted through the coupling protrusion 127 and the coupling groove 129 of the body head portion 12a. The main body storage unit 12b includes an operation button hole 131 in which the on/off button is located on the rear side, a remaining amount indicator hole 132 in which the remaining amount indicator for displaying the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery is located, and a terminal for charging the rechargeable battery. A charging terminal hole 133 is formed, and a rechargeable battery for lighting the sterilization lamp 14 and a mounting compartment 128 for storing the lighting circuit board are provided therein. At this time, a groove 125 for positioning the zipper of the silver foil vinyl pack may be further formed in the main body head portion 12b to facilitate positioning the zipper 102 of the silver foil vinyl pack 100 around the circumference.

The silver foil plastic pack gripper 16 may be composed of an upper gripper 16a and a lower gripper 16b that are pivotally coupled to the sterilizer body 12 through upper and lower rotating protrusions 162a and 162b to open and close rotation. The upper grippers 16a are respectively disposed on the upper portion of the sterilizer body 12, and the lower grippers 16b are respectively dividedly disposed on the lower portion of the sterilizer body 12. Here, the upper rotation protrusion 162a is inserted into the upper pivot groove 127a of the sterilizer body 12, and the lower rotation protrusion 162a is inserted into the lower pivot groove 127b of the sterilizer body 12. The upper gripper (16a) and the lower gripper (16b) are plate-shaped with a C-shaped cross-section in which both ends are bent at a constant curvature, and form a curved surface by a constant radius (R2) inward at the front end of each of the silver foil plastic pack (100). Each of the silver foil plastic pack inlet pressure jaws 161 that are in close contact with the outer surface are provided.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a blower fan 40 is installed in the main body housing 12b. In addition, at least one external air intake hole 111 is formed in the main body accommodating part 12b for inhaling the external air by the blowing fan 40. As shown in FIG. 3, one or more outside air discharge holes 126 for discharging the sucked outside air into the silver foil vinyl pack 100 are formed on the front side of the main body head 12a.

Therefore, immediately before irradiating ultraviolet rays into the silver foil plastic pack 100, the blower fan 40 is driven to suck the outside air through the outside air intake hole 111 formed in the main body receiving part 12b, and the front of the main body head part 12a. By injecting into the inside of the silver foil plastic pack 100 through the outside air discharge hole 126 formed in and circulating to be discharged, deodorization and drying of the sterilization object in the silver foil plastic pack 100 can be performed. At this time, at least one plastic pack ventilation hole 100a is formed in the silver foil vinyl pack 100 for ventilation circulation as shown in FIG. 10. Therefore, external air circulation is continuously performed through the ventilation hole 100a of the vinyl pack, and the silver foil vinyl pack 100 is maintained in a swollen state to obtain a UV reflection value, thereby smooth sterilization is performed.

A method of sterilizing a quarantine mask as an example of the article 200 using the sterilizer 10 configured as described above will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 7, the entrance of the silver foil plastic pack 100 is opened and a quarantine mask is inserted.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the main body head 12b of the sterilizer 10 is exposed. This may expose the main body head portion 12b by rotating and opening the upper gripper 16a and the lower gripper 16b of the sterilizer 10.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the main body head 12a is inserted into the entrance of the silver foil vinyl pack 100 so that the zipper 102 is positioned in the groove 125 for the silver foil vinyl pack zipper position.

Then, when the upper gripper (16a) and the lower gripper (16b) are closed, the entrance of the silver foil vinyl pack 100 is sealed between the silver foil plastic pack inlet support jaws 121 and the silver foil plastic pack inlet push jaws 161.

Then, just before irradiating ultraviolet rays into the silver foil vinyl pack 100, the blower fan 40 is driven to inject and discharge outside air into the silver foil vinyl pack 100 to circulate to discharge the deodorization of the quarantine mask in the silver foil vinyl pack 100 and Drying can be carried out.

Then, when the sterilization lamp 14 is turned on, ultraviolet rays are irradiated to the mask stored in the silver foil plastic pack 100 to cause sterilization.

Thereafter, when the upper gripper 16a and the lower gripper 16b are opened, the silver foil plastic pack 100 is separated from the sterilizer 10 so that a sterilized mask can be worn.

As described above, since the sterilizer 10 of the present invention has a small size that can be gripped by hand, it is convenient to carry, and due to this portability, sterilization can be performed at any time, thereby further enhancing the quarantine effect. In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, as shown in FIG. 9, it may be used in a vehicle, as well as a group meeting, which may be used in a restaurant, various social clubs, sports facilities, and the like.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 8, the rotation protrusion 162 has one end connected to the sterilizer body 12 side and the other end connected to the upper gripper 16a and the lower gripper 16b, respectively, so that the upper gripper 16a and the lower gripper ( A torsion spring 18 for closing a gripper that imparts a rotational force by an elastic force in the closing direction 16b) may be further installed to induce automatic closing. In this case, the upper gripper (16a) and the lower gripper (16b) are automatically closed by the elastic restoring force of the torsion spring (18), so that the open inlet of the silver foil vinyl pack (100) can be easily sealed.

On the other hand, the silver foil plastic pack 100 for use in the portable UV sterilizer 10 of the present invention is an example of the reflection of ultraviolet rays emitted from the sterilization lamp 14 of the portable UV sterilizer 10 on the inner surface as shown in FIG. In order to produce, the silver foil 101 may be bonded and a sealing zipper 102 may be provided on the inlet side. At this time, a copper or silver partially coated antibacterial coating film 103 may be used to exhibit antibacterial effect on the inner silver foil 101.

Until now, the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the presented embodiments, but those of ordinary skill in the art can make various modifications and modifications without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention with reference to the presented embodiments. will be. The present invention is not limited by such modifications and modifications, but is limited by the claims appended below.

12: Sterilizer body
12a: main body head
12b: main body storage unit
14: sterilization lamp
16: silver foil plastic pack gripper
16a: upper gripper
16b: lower gripper
18: Torsion spring for closing the gripper

Claims (8)

delete As a sterilizer 10 used to sterilize and sterilize the article 200 put in the silver foil plastic pack 100 with ultraviolet light,
A sterilizer body 12 capable of being held by hand and having a size capable of entering into the opening of the silver foil plastic pack 100;
A sterilization lamp 14 disposed at least one or more in front of the sterilizer body 12 to emit ultraviolet rays for disinfection and sterilization into the silver foil vinyl pack 100; And
Including; a silver foil vinyl pack gripper 16 coupled to the sterilizer body 12 to close the opening of the silver foil vinyl pack 100 to the sterilizer body 12,
The sterilizer body 12,
The silver foil plastic pack entrance support chin 121 that is in close contact with the inner surface of the silver foil vinyl pack 100 by forming a curved surface along the periphery of the front side by a certain radius R1, and the UV diffusion angle (θ) by being recessed at a certain depth in the front center A body head portion 12a having two or more sterilizing lamp arrangement holes 123 formed in the ultraviolet diffusion groove 122 so that the ultraviolet diffusion groove 122 and the sterilization lamp 14 are disposed; And
An operation button hole 131 in which the on/off button is located on the rear side of the main body head part 12a and the on/off button is located, a remaining amount indicator hole 132 in which a residual amount indicator for displaying the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery is located, A main body storage unit having a charging terminal hole 133 in which a terminal for charging is arranged, and a rechargeable battery for lighting the sterilization lamp 14 and a mounting compartment 128 for storing the lighting circuit board inside (12b); Portable UV sterilizer comprising a. The method of claim 2,
Portable UV sterilizer, characterized in that the main body head portion (12a) is further formed with a groove (125) for the zipper position of the silver foil vinyl pack to facilitate positioning the zipper (102) of the silver foil vinyl pack (100) around the circumference. As a sterilizer 10 used to sterilize and sterilize the article 200 put in the silver foil plastic pack 100 with ultraviolet light,
A sterilizer body 12 capable of being held by hand and having a size capable of entering into the opening of the silver foil plastic pack 100;
A sterilization lamp 14 disposed at least one or more in front of the sterilizer body 12 to emit ultraviolet rays for disinfection and sterilization into the silver foil vinyl pack 100; And
Including; a silver foil vinyl pack gripper 16 coupled to the sterilizer body 12 to close the opening of the silver foil vinyl pack 100 to the sterilizer body 12,
The silver foil vinyl pack gripper 16 is a plate shape having a C-shaped cross-section and is formed in a curved shape by a constant radius R2 inward at the front end and is in close contact with the outer surface of the entrance of the silver foil vinyl pack 100. It is composed of an upper gripper (16a) and a lower gripper (16b) that are pivotally coupled through the upper and lower rotating protrusions (162a, 162b) to open and close the sterilizer body (12). Portable UV sterilizer characterized by. The method of claim 4,
The upper and lower rotating protrusions 162a and 162b have one end connected to the sterilizer body 12 side and the other end connected to the upper gripper 16a and the lower gripper 16b, respectively, so that the upper gripper 16a and the lower gripper are always connected. 16b) A portable UV sterilizer, characterized in that a torsion spring 18 for closing a gripper that imparts rotational force by an elastic force in the closing direction is further installed to induce automatic closing. The method of claim 2,
A blowing fan 40 is installed in the main body receiving part 12b, and immediately before irradiating ultraviolet rays into the silver foil vinyl pack 100, the blowing fan 40 is driven for deodorization and drying, so that it is placed in the main body receiving part 12b. Portable UV sterilizer, characterized in that the outside air is sucked through the formed outside air intake hole 111 and injected into the inside of the silver foil plastic pack 100 through the outside air discharge hole 126 formed in the front of the main body head part 12a. . As a silver foil plastic pack (100) for use in the portable UV sterilizer (10) of any one of claims 2 to 6,
In order to cause reflection of ultraviolet rays emitted from the portable UV sterilizer 100 on the inner surface, the silver foil 101 is bonded and a sealing zipper 102 is provided on the entrance side, and the inner silver foil 101 is made of copper or Silver foil plastic pack used in a portable UV sterilizer, characterized in that the antibacterial coating film 103 coated with silver is further formed. The method of claim 7,
The silver foil vinyl pack used in a portable UV sterilizer, characterized in that at least one vinyl pack ventilation hole (100a) is formed in the silver foil vinyl pack 100 for ventilation circulation.

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