KR102404344B1 - Mask steriliation and drying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for sterilizing and drying masks. A housing having a processing space and a storage space formed therein; a hot air fan for supplying hot air to the processing space; a storage drawer in which the mask is stored, and a sterilization lamp disposed between the processing space and the storage space, and irradiating ultraviolet light to the sterilization drawer and the storage drawer.

Description

Mask sterilization and drying device {MASK STERILIATION AND DRYING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a mask sterilization drying apparatus.

Due to the increase in respiratory diseases and various diseases due to the emergence of new viruses such as the new corona and MERS, modern people are wearing masks as essential. A mask is an object that covers the mouth and nose to prevent external pollutants such as dust and germs for health and hygiene, and prevents various diseases and diseases transmitted through the respiratory system.

These masks are mainly made of cotton fabric so that they can be reused by washing when contamination occurs in the process of use. Disposable masks made of non-woven fabrics are also widely used.

However, when the mask 　 user 　 the mask 　 is worn, various pathogenic bacteria may breed along with the smell during the user inhales and exhales on the inner surface, and the outer surface may also be contaminated with fine dust and other germs. After use, a lot of fine dust and various pathogenic bacteria can grow on the surface of the mask, so the user takes off the mask for a while and then puts it back on. There was a problem that could not be done.

In addition, as the amount of disposable masks that are discarded after only one use increases exponentially, a new problem has arisen that mask waste threatens the global environment.

Accordingly, there is a need for a device capable of sterilizing and drying the mask to always keep the mask clean and increase the number of times the mask is used.

The present invention provides a mask sterilization drying apparatus capable of sterilizing and drying the mask to keep it clean.

The present invention provides a mask sterilization and drying apparatus capable of increasing the number of uses per mask by sterilizing and drying the mask.

The present invention provides a mask sterilization and drying apparatus that can easily store a sterilized and dried mask.

A mask sterilization and drying apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a housing having a processing space and a storage space formed therein; a hot air fan supplying hot air to the processing space; a drawer for sterilization which is drawn into and out of the processing space and on which a mask is disposed; a storage drawer which is drawn into and out of the storage space and in which a sterilized mask is accommodated; and a sterilization lamp disposed between the processing space and the storage space and irradiating ultraviolet light to the sterilization drawer and the storage drawer.

The treatment space is disposed on the upper portion of the storage space, the drawer for sterilization is a drawer frame for sterilization that is opened downward to allow the ultraviolet light emitted from the sterilization lamp disposed on the lower portion to flow in; and a clamp connected to the sterilization drawer frame and holding the mask to prevent the mask from falling.

and a conveyor disposed under the storage drawer and moving the mask accommodated in the storage drawer to the outside of the housing; a storage drawer frame open upward to allow inflow; and a flap that forms a lower surface of the storage drawer, is rotatably coupled to a lower end of the drawer frame, and supplies the mask accommodated in the storage drawer to the conveyor.

According to the present invention, the mask sterilization and drying apparatus can store a plurality of masks and perform sterilization and drying operations at once.

According to the present invention, the mask that has been disinfected can be easily stored, and the mask in storage can also be continuously sterilized.

1 is a mask sterilization and drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 3 are side views of the mask sterilizing and drying apparatus shown in FIG. 1 .

The configuration shown in the embodiments and drawings described in this specification is only a preferred example of the disclosed invention, and there may be various modifications that can be substituted for the embodiments and drawings of the present specification at the time of filing of the present application.

The same reference numbers or reference numerals in each drawing in this specification indicate parts or components that perform substantially the same functions. The shapes and sizes of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for clear explanation.

The terminology used herein is used to describe the embodiments, and is not intended to limit and/or limit the disclosed invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that the features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification exist, and one or more other features It does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

As used herein, terms including ordinal numbers such as “first” and “second” may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms, and the terms are It is used only for the purpose of distinguishing a component from other components. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. The term “and/or” includes a combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

The terms "upper", "lower", "upper", "lower", etc. used below are defined based on the drawings, and the shape and position of each component is not limited by these terms.

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

1 is a mask sterilization and drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 to 3 are side views of the mask sterilizing and drying apparatus shown in FIG. 1 .

1 to 3, the mask sterilization and drying apparatus 1 includes a housing 10, a hot air fan 100, a ventilator 200, a sterilization lamp 300, a sterilization drawer 400, It may include at least one of a storage drawer 500 , a conveyor 600 , and a control panel 700 .

The housing 10 may form the exterior of the mask sterilization and drying apparatus 1 . A processing space 11 and a storage space 12 may be formed inside the housing 10 . The sterilization and/or drying of the mask may be performed in the processing space 11 , and the mask that has been sterilized and/or dried may be stored in the storage space 12 . The processing space 11 may be disposed on the upper portion of the storage space 12 , and the housing 10 is disposed inside the housing 10 and has a partition wall 13 dividing the processing space 11 and the storage space 12 . ) may be included.

The hot air fan 100 includes a heater 110 corresponding to a heat transfer device, a hot air fan 120 for discharging air heated by the heater 110 to the processing space 11 , and a drive for driving the hot air fan 120 . It may include a motor. The hot air fan 100 may be fixed to the upper surface of the housing 10 . The hot air fan 100 may be fixed to the upper surface of the processing space 11 . The hot air fan 100 may be disposed at the upper end of the processing space 11 .

The mask disposed inside the processing space 11 may be dried by the hot air discharged by the hot air blower 100 , and foreign substances such as fine dust adhering to the mask may come off the mask.

The ventilator 200 may include a ventilator fan 210 and a driving motor for driving the ventilator fan 210 . The fan 200 may be fixed to the rear surface of the housing 10 . The fan 100 may be fixed to the rear surface of the processing space 11 . The fan 100 may be disposed at the rear end of the processing space 11 .

The fan 200 may discharge air and foreign substances in the processing space 11 to the outside of the housing 10 (or the processing space 11 ). The ventilator 200 discharges foreign substances such as fine dust that is separated from the mask by the hot air of the hot air fan 100 and floats in the air inside the processing space 11 to the outside of the processing space 11 (or the housing 10). can

The germicidal lamp 300 may be disposed between the processing space 11 and the storage space 12 . The germicidal lamp 300 may be fixed to the partition wall 13 of the housing 10 . The germicidal lamp 300 may be arranged horizontally. On the other hand, the partition wall 13 may be formed with a through hole that is opened in the vertical direction so that the light of the sterilization lamp 300 can pass therethrough.

The germicidal lamp 300 may have a cylindrical shape extending in the front-rear direction, and ultraviolet light may be emitted from its outer peripheral surface. The germicidal lamp 300 may emit ultraviolet light upward and downward.

The sterilization lamp 300 may irradiate ultraviolet light to the processing space 11 and the storage space 12 at the same time. The ultraviolet light emitted from the sterilization lamp 300 may move upward to reach the processing space 11 , and the ultraviolet light emitted from the sterilization lamp 300 may move downward to reach the storage space 12 . have. The ultraviolet light of the sterilization lamp 300 reaching the processing space 11 can sterilize the mask disposed in the processing space 11 , and the ultraviolet light of the sterilization lamp 300 reaching the storage space 12 is stored The mask disposed in the space 12 may be sterilized.

In this way, since the mask disposed on the upper and lower portions of the sterilization lamp 300 can be simultaneously sterilized using the sterilization lamp 300, the number of sterilization lamps required for production can be minimized, and the manufacturing cost and time can be reduced. It can be saved, and the volume of the mask sterilization drying device can be reduced.

The drawer 400 for sterilization may be withdrawn into and out of the processing space 11 . The sterilization drawer 400 may place a mask requiring sterilization and/or drying in the processing space 11 . The sterilization drawer 400 may include a plurality of sterilization drawers 400 .

The drawer for sterilization 400 includes a drawer frame 410 for sterilization forming the shape of the drawer 400 for sterilization, a clamp 420 connected to the drawer frame 410 for sterilization, a hot air inlet hole 411, It may include a ventilation hole 412 .

The clamp 420 may include a plurality of clamps 420 . For example, the clamp 420 may include a pair of clamps 420 provided to hold one mask. A pair of clamps 420 may be disposed vertically. A straight line passing through the pair of clamps 420 may be perpendicular to the partition wall 13 and/or the germicidal lamp 300 . The pair of clamps 420 can each hold a pair of ear bands of the mask (the ear band means a band that the user hangs on to fix the mask while wearing the mask), and the mask is a pair of clamps. 420 may be vertically disposed in the vertical direction. When the mask is fixed to the pair of clamps 420 , the mask may be fixed in a taut state without being folded or sagging.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the pair of clamps 420 may be disposed up and down, and a straight line passing through the pair of clamps 420 is at a predetermined angle with respect to the partition wall 13 and/or the germicidal lamp 300 . can be tilted In other words, the left and right directions of the pair of clamps 420 disposed to be spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction may be different from each other. Accordingly, the mask fixed to the pair of clamps 420 may also be disposed to be inclined with respect to the partition wall 13 and/or the sterilization lamp 300 . In this case, since the area projected by the mask on the virtual horizontal plane is increased, the hot air of the hot air blower 100 blowing from above and the ultraviolet light of the sterilization lamp 300 irradiated from below can reach the mask more effectively.

The sterilization drawer frame 410 may be opened downward to allow the ultraviolet light emitted from the sterilization lamp 300 to flow in. Specifically, the drawer frame 410 for sterilization is '?' that is opened downward when viewed from the side. may have a shape.

The clamp 420 may be fixed to the sterilization drawer frame 410 , and may fix the mask to the inside of the sterilization drawer frame 410 .

The hot air inlet hole 411 may be formed on the upper surface of the drawer 400 for sterilization (or the drawer frame 410 for sterilization). The hot air inlet hole 411 may be formed to penetrate the upper surface of the drawer frame 410 for sterilization. The hot air inlet hole 411 may face the hot air blower 100 . The hot air inlet hole 411 is a sterilization drawer 400 (or a sterilizing drawer frame 410) in which a mask is disposed for hot air discharged from the hot air fan 100 disposed on the hot air inlet hole 411. can be introduced into

The ventilation hole 412 may be formed on the rear surface of the sterilization drawer 400 (or the sterilization drawer frame 410 ). The ventilation hole 412 may be formed to penetrate the rear surface of the drawer frame 410 for sterilization. The ventilation hole 412 may face the ventilation fan 200 . The ventilation hole 412 may guide air and foreign substances toward the ventilation fan 200 disposed at the rear of the ventilation hole 412 . Air and foreign substances inside the drawer for sterilization 400 (or the drawer frame 410 for sterilization) may pass through the ventilation hole 412 and flow out to the fan 200 .

The storage drawer 500 may be withdrawn into and out of the storage space 12 . The storage drawer 500 may place a sterilized and/or dried mask inside the storage space 12 . The storage drawer 500 may include a plurality of storage drawers 500 .

The storage drawer 500 includes a storage drawer frame 510 forming the shape of the storage drawer 500 and a flap 520 coupled to the storage drawer frame 510 and forming a lower surface of the storage drawer 500 . ) may be included.

The storage drawer frame 510 may be opened upward to allow the ultraviolet light emitted from the sterilization lamp 300 disposed thereon to flow in. The storage drawer frame 510 may be opened downwardly so that the flap 520 may be disposed at the lower end thereof. Specifically, the storage drawer frame 510 may have a '□' shape that is opened upward and downward when viewed from above.

One end of the flap 520 may be rotatably coupled to the lower end of the drawer frame 510 for storage, and the other end may be spaced apart from the drawer frame 510 for storage. The flap 520 may have a substantially flat plate shape. The flap 520 may be horizontally disposed, or may be rotated downwardly around one end of the rotation shaft 521 to rotate by a predetermined angle. On the other hand, the storage drawer 500 may further include a flap driving motor for rotating the flap 520 about the rotation shaft 521, the flap 520 by the flap driving motor can be rotated by a predetermined angle. . The flap driving motor may be coupled to the rotation shaft 521 of the flap 520 to rotate the flap 520 .

The flap 520 may supply the mask accommodated in the storage drawer 500 to the conveyor 600 . When the flap 520 is rotated by a predetermined angle, the lowermost mask among the plurality of masks accommodated inside the storage drawer 500 (or the storage drawer frame 510) is the flap 520. It may be moved to the outside of the storage drawer 500 through a space between the other end and the storage drawer frame 510 . The mask may slide along the inclined flap 520 and move (or fall) to the conveyor 600 disposed under the storage drawer 500 .

The conveyor 600 may be disposed under the storage drawer 500 . The conveyor 600 may transport the mask to the outside of the housing 10 (or the storage space 12 ).

The housing 10 may include an outlet 14 formed on one surface (eg, a front surface) of the housing 10 , and the conveyor 60 may move the mask to the outlet 14 . The mask moved by the conveyor 600 may be moved to the outside of the housing 10 through the outlet 14 , and the mask discharged from the outlet 14 may be delivered to the user.

The conveyor 600 may correspond to a belt conveyor. Since the structure of the conveyor 600 is common to the user, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The control panel 700 may include an input unit (eg, a touch panel) for receiving a user command, an output unit (eg, a display) for displaying a driving state of the mask sterilization and drying apparatus, and a control unit. The controller may control the operation of at least one of the hot air fan 100 , the fan 200 , the sterilization lamp 300 , the flap 520 (or the flap driving motor), and the conveyor 600 . The control unit operates at least one of the hot air fan 100 , the fan 200 , the sterilization lamp 300 , the flap 520 (or the flap driving motor), and the conveyor 600 based on a user command input through the input unit can be controlled.

Although the above has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art can variously modify and change the present invention within the scope without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as described in the claims below. You will understand that it can be done.

One; Mask Sterilization Drying Device
10; housing
100; hot air blower
200; Ventilator
300; germicidal lamp

Claims (3)

In the mask sterilization drying apparatus,
a housing having a processing space and a storage space formed therein;
a hot air fan supplying hot air to the processing space;
a drawer for sterilization which is drawn into and out of the processing space and on which a mask is disposed;
a storage drawer which is drawn into and out of the storage space and in which a sterilized mask is accommodated; and
and a sterilization lamp disposed between the processing space and the storage space and irradiating ultraviolet light to the sterilization drawer and the storage drawer,
The housing includes a partition wall disposed inside the housing and dividing the processing space and the storage space,
The processing space is disposed above the storage space,
The germicidal lamp is fixed to the partition wall and arranged horizontally,
Through-holes open in the vertical direction are formed in the partition wall so that the light of the germicidal lamp can pass through;
The sterilization lamp emits ultraviolet light upward and downward,
The drawer for sterilization.
a drawer frame for sterilization that is opened downward to allow the ultraviolet light emitted from the sterilization lamp disposed below to flow in; and
a clamp connected to the sterilization drawer frame to hold the mask to prevent the mask from dropping;
The mask sterilization and drying apparatus further includes a conveyor disposed under the storage drawer and moving the mask accommodated in the storage drawer to the outside of the housing,
The storage drawer.
a storage drawer frame opened upward to allow the ultraviolet light emitted from the sterilization lamp disposed on the upper portion to flow in; and
and a flap that forms a lower surface of the storage drawer, is rotatably coupled to a lower end of the drawer frame, and supplies a mask accommodated in the storage drawer to the conveyor,
The flap is formed in a flat plate shape, and one end of the flap is rotatably coupled to the lower end of the drawer frame for storage,
The flap can be rotated by a predetermined angle by rotating downward about the axis of rotation of one end of the flap,
When the flap is rotated by a predetermined angle about the rotation axis, the other end of the flap is spaced apart from the storage drawer frame, and the mask disposed at the bottom of the masks stored in the storage drawer is supplied to the conveyor That is, a mask sterilization drying device. delete delete

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