KR102553428B1 - Sterile locker - Google Patents

Abstract

When the locker is closed, a sterilization locker capable of disinfecting internal items by ultraviolet rays for a certain period of time is disclosed. A sterilized locker according to an aspect of the present invention includes a case having an internal space capable of storing items therein; a door installed on one surface of the case to open and close the inner space of the case; an ultraviolet lamp that operates for a predetermined time when the door is closed to sterilize the inner space of the case; and a control unit controlling operating power to the UV lamp.

Description

Sterile locker {Sterile locker}

The present invention relates to a locker, and more particularly, to a sterilization locker capable of sterilizing internal items with ultraviolet rays for a certain period of time when the locker is closed.

In general, lockers in locky rooms in public bathhouses or sports facilities have only the function of storing clothes and shoes, so bacteria and mold can be transmitted to other people's clothes by using them to store clothes and shoes. Not only can it live inside and generate odor, it is unsanitary because it does not have the ability to dry sweaty clothes and shoes, and if someone else uses the locker, it is exposed to odors or is susceptible to infection from germs. I feel uncomfortable because of it. In the case of a shoe rack in a restaurant, it is divided into an open type shoe rack in which shoes can be put in and a personal shoe rack. The odor generated from the shoes can flow into the room as it is in the open type shoe cabinet, and since the personal shoe cabinet is composed of a box, the odor generated from the inside does not flow into the room. cause discomfort.

Lockers for these groups are also installed in schools. Most of the stationery, books, and personal items are stored in the lockers installed in the school, and as described above, there is a problem that the inside of the lockers must be kept in a contaminated state because there is no separate sterilization and sterilization equipment.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to stop the operation of the UV lamp when the locker user opens the door of the locker and to operate the UV lamp and ventilation equipment for a certain period of time when the locker door is closed. It is to provide a sterilized locker capable of maintaining a clean state through sterilization and ventilation of the inside of the locker.

The tasks of the present invention are not limited to the tasks mentioned above, and other tasks not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the case formed with an inner space capable of storing items therein; a door installed on one surface of the case to open and close the inner space of the case; an ultraviolet lamp that operates for a predetermined time when the door is closed to sterilize the inner space of the case; There is provided a sterilization locker comprising a; and a controller for controlling operating power to the ultraviolet lamp.

At this time, a reflector for reflecting ultraviolet light generated by the ultraviolet lamp may be provided inside the case or inside the door.

At this time, when the door is closed, a magnetic material may be provided on the case and the door so as to maintain a closed state.

At this time, the UV lamp is formed in a straight line, and may be disposed at the inner rear or upper inner center of the case.

At this time, a ventilation device for ventilating the air inside the case to outside air in a closed state of the door may be further included, and the ventilation device may work together while the UV lamp is operating.

At this time, the ventilation device may further include a ventilation fan installed in one of a plurality of air outlets formed in the case.

At this time, the sensor may further include a first sensor for detecting an open or closed state of the door and inputting the detected information to the control unit.

In this case, a second sensor installed in the case and spaced apart from the first sensor to sense whether the door is opened or closed may further include a second sensor that provides the information to the control unit.

At this time, the main shaft is installed through the door and the knob member is disposed on the outside of the door; a contact member screwed to an end of the main shaft of the knob member and contacting a switch contact of the second sensor; and an elastic member installed between the contact member and the inside of the door to provide elastic force for pushing the contact member toward the inside of the door.

At this time, a plurality of the sterilization lockers may be installed adjacently and stacked upwards.

According to the above configuration, in the sterilized locker according to an embodiment of the present invention, ultraviolet rays are provided to the inside of the locker for a certain period of time while the door is closed, and ventilation is performed at the same time, so that the interior space of the locker is always in a sterile and clean state. can be maintained as

1 is a front perspective view of a sterilization locker according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a rear perspective view of a sterilization locker according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective perspective view of a sterilization locker according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view of a sterilization locker according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective perspective view of a sterilization locker according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view in which the door of the sterilization locker according to the third embodiment of the present invention is opened.
7 is a perspective view of a closed door of a sterilization locker according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
8 is an exploded perspective view of a knob member, which is a part of a component of a sterilization locker according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a partial cross-sectional view of a knob member and a second sensor, which are some components of a sterilization locker according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. This invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly describe the present invention, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in the drawings, and the same reference numerals are assigned to the same or similar components throughout the specification.

Words and terms used in this specification and claims are not construed as limited in their ordinary or dictionary meanings, but in accordance with the principle that the inventors can define terms and concepts in order to best describe their inventions. It should be interpreted as a meaning and concept that corresponds to the technical idea.

Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings correspond to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention, so that the corresponding configurations are various to replace them at the time of filing of the present invention. There may be equivalents and variations.

In this specification, terms such as "include" or "have" are intended to describe the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

A component being in the "front", "rear", "above" or "below" of another component means that it is in direct contact with another component, unless there are special circumstances, and is "in front", "rear", "above" or "below". It includes not only those disposed at the lower part, but also cases in which another component is disposed in the middle. In addition, the fact that certain components are “connected” to other components includes cases where they are not only directly connected to each other but also indirectly connected to each other unless there are special circumstances.

Hereinafter, a sterilization locker according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the sterilization locker 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a case 11, a door 12, an ultraviolet lamp 13, a controller, reflectors 11a and 12a, A magnetic material 12b and a first sensor 11b may be included.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , the case 11 may have an internal space capable of storing articles therein.

At this time, the case 11 may be formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped or regular hexahedron, and may have an open front surface.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , the door 12 may be installed on one surface of the case 11 to open and close the inner space of the case 11 .

At this time, the door 12 has one end hinged to the front surface of the case 11 to open and close the inner space of the case 11 .

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , the UV lamp 13 operates for a predetermined time when the door 12 is closed to sterilize the inner space of the case 11 .

At this time, the ultraviolet lamp 13 may include an LED lamp to provide ultraviolet rays, and any type of lamp may be applied. That is, UVC LED is applied as the ultraviolet lamp 13 here, but four UVC LEDs are applied, and each UVC LED is installed at a different angle so that the sterilization of the inner space of the case 11 can be uniformly and seamlessly performed, and at the same time There was no space where the ultraviolet sterilization space was not made with the reflector.

At this time, the UV lamp 13 is formed in a straight line shape and may be disposed at the inner rear or upper inner center of the case 11 .

The control unit may control operating power to the UV lamp 13 . The control unit may control whether the ultraviolet lamp 13 is operated and the operation time based on information input from the sensors 11b and 211b.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , the reflecting plates 11a and 12a may be installed inside the case 11 or inside the door 12 to reflect ultraviolet light generated by the ultraviolet lamp 13. . At this time, the reflectors 11a and 12a may be provided on the side surface and the upper surface, respectively, except for the lower surface.

At this time, when the door 12 is closed, a magnetic material 12b may be provided on the case 11 and the door 12 so as to maintain a closed state.

In this case, a first sensor 11b for detecting an open or closed state of the door 12b and inputting the detected information to the controller may be further included. Here, the first sensor 11b may include both electrical and mechanical sensors. That is, since the first sensor 11b only needs to sense whether the door 12 is in a closed or open state and provide information therefor to the control unit, it does not matter which type of sensor it is.

At this time, a plurality of the sterilization lockers 1 may be installed adjacently and stacked upwards. That is, a plurality of lockers 10 are stacked upward so as to be adjacent to each other so as not to interfere with opening and closing the door 12 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , a front perspective view of a sterilization locker 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention is shown. A plurality of lockers 10, in this case, nine lockers 10 are stacked and installed so as to form a layer of three. One locker 10 may include a case 11 and a door 12 . That is, the front surface of the case 11 is open, and the door 12 is hinged to the open surface. Therefore, since the entire locker 1 is arranged so that the entire front side can be seen, each door 12 can be opened and closed without interfering with other adjacent lockers.

Referring to FIG. 2 , a rear perspective view of the sterilization locker 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown. The back side of the locker case 11 is shown, and the door is not provided on that part and is closed, and a power cable 20 is provided to provide power to the UV lamps 13 installed in each locker 10, etc. (11) They are connected to each other at the back.

Referring to FIG. 3, a perspective view of a sterilization locker according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown, and referring to FIG. 4, an exploded perspective view of the sterilization locker according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown. One locker 10 is shown with the door 12 open. The door 12 is rotated around the hinge so that one side is out of the case 11 and the case 11 is open at the front. The case 11 is formed in the shape of a hexahedron, and reflectors 11a and 12a are respectively attached to the inside of the side surface and the top surface except for the bottom surface. The UV lamp 13 is installed at the upper corner of the rear of the case 11, and power is supplied through the rear of the case 11. One end of the door 12 is hinged to the case 11, and the other end of the door 12 is designed to close the front of the case 11. At this time, the top of the other end of the door 12 is provided with a magnetic material (12b) to maintain the closed state. When the door 12 is closed by the function of the magnetic material 12b, it is possible to maintain the closed state. Corresponding to the other end of the door 12, a first sensor 11b is installed in the case 11 to check whether the door 12 is opened or closed. Therefore, information on whether the door 12 is opened or closed is provided to the control unit, and the control unit operates the UV lamp 13 for a certain period of time while the door 12 is closed according to the information to sterilize the inner space of the case 11. do. Of course, by the function of the reflectors 11a and 12a, ultraviolet rays are diffusely reflected to various places, so that ultraviolet rays can be provided to all locations, and the entire interior space of the case 11 can be evenly sterilized.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 5 , a perspective view of a sterilization locker 110 according to a second embodiment of the present invention is shown. The difference from the previous embodiment is that the arrangement of the ultraviolet lamp 113 and the ventilation device are further provided. A door is hinged to the case 111, and an ultraviolet lamp 113 and reflectors 111a and 112a are installed inside. Here, the UV lamp 113 is disposed at the center in the longitudinal direction with respect to the front and rear directions when the door 112 is set forward. Here, the locker 110 further includes a ventilation device that ventilates the air inside the case 111 to outside air while the door 112 is closed, and the ventilation device is operated during the time the ultraviolet lamp 113 operates. They can be controlled to work together. At this time, the ventilation device may further include a ventilation fan 130 installed in one of the plurality of air outlets 131 formed in the case 111 . Therefore, as the outside air is blown into the inner space of the case 111 at the part where the ventilation fan 130 is formed, the odor is removed by drying the items in the inner space, and the air is discharged to the outside by the pressure through the remaining outlets 131, and the case (111) The interior space can always be maintained with clean air without odor. The UV lamp 113 and the ventilation fan 130 will be connected to the power cable 120 and supplied with power to operate, and this power supply can be controlled by the control unit as in the previous embodiment. It is possible to keep the inside of the locker 110 in a comfortable state by ventilating odors that may be generated by providing ultraviolet rays by the operation of the ventilation device.

Meanwhile, the sterilization locker according to the third embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 .

Referring to FIG. 6 , a perspective view of a sterilization locker according to a third embodiment of the present invention in which the door is opened is shown. A door 212 is hinged to the case 211, an ultraviolet lamp 213 and reflectors 211a and 212a are installed inside the case 211, and an air outlet 231 is formed and one of the air outlets Ventilation fan 230 is installed in. The ventilation fan 230 and the UV lamp 213 are supplied with power through the power cable 220 . Here, it may further include a second sensor 250 that is separately spaced from the first sensor 211b and is installed in the case 211 and detects whether the door 212 is opened or closed and provides the information to the control unit. there is.

Referring to FIG. 7 , a perspective view of a closed door of a sterilization locker according to a third embodiment of the present invention is shown. As the door 212 is closed, both the first and second sensors 211b and 250 provide information on the closed state of the door 212 to the controller, and the controller controls the UV lamp 213 based on the information. operation can be controlled. At this time, when the user pulls the handle 241a of the knob member 241 while the ultraviolet lamp 213 is operating, information indicating that the door 212 is open is transmitted to the control unit by the second sensor 250 to transmit ultraviolet rays. The controller turns off the lamp 213 immediately. If the ultraviolet lamp 213 is turned off only with the information detected by the first sensor 211b, there is a concern that the user may be exposed to ultraviolet rays. When the user pulls the handle 241a of the knob member 241, the second sensor 250 immediately detects that the door 212 is opened, but the door 212 is not yet opened. That is, since a slight delay occurs between the moment when the opening of the door 212 is sensed and the moment when the door 212 is actually opened, exposure of ultraviolet rays to the user can be prevented in advance.

Referring to FIG. 8, an exploded perspective view of a knob member, which is a part of a component of a sterilization locker according to a third embodiment of the present invention, is shown. Referring to FIG. 9, a sterilization locker according to a third embodiment of the present invention is shown. A partial cross-sectional view of a knob member and a second sensor, which are some components, is shown. The sterilization locker 210 includes a knob member 241 installed through the door 212 with a main shaft 241b and a handle 241a disposed outside the door 212, and the knob member 241 A contact member 242 coupled to the end of the main shaft 241b with a screw 241c and contacting the switch contact 251 of the second sensor 250, the contact member 242 and the door 212 An elastic member 243 installed between the inside and providing elastic force to push the contact member 242 toward the inside of the door 212 may be further included.

At this time, the second sensor 250 may be formed in a form in which the switch contact point 251 is fixedly installed inside the switch housing. Here, since the handle 241a of the knob member 241 has a tapered shape, the knob member 241 is caught in the through hole of the door 212 by the tapered portion. A bushing 244 is installed in the through hole for smooth operation, and the main shaft passes through the through hole 244a of the bushing 244 .

Therefore, when the contact member 242 is attached to the switch contact 251, the door 212 is in a closed state, and in that state, when the user pulls the knob 241a of the knob member 241, the knob member 241 The contact member 242 screwed to ) moves together, and at the same time, the spring, which is the elastic member 243, is slightly compressed. In that state, if the knob member 241 is continuously pulled, the door 212 is opened. Here, it is preferable to apply a spring having a sufficiently small elastic force of the elastic member 243 . The opening of the door 212 is first detected by the second sensor 250 by this operation, and then the door 212 is actually opened so that the inside of the door 212 can be seen by the user. Of course, at this time, since the ultraviolet lamp 213 is already turned off, the user is not exposed to ultraviolet light.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the spirit of the present invention is not limited by the embodiments presented herein, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention may add or change components within the scope of the same spirit. Other embodiments can be easily proposed by adding, deleting, adding, etc., but this will also be said to be within the scope of the present invention.

1: Sterile Locker
11: case 11a, 12a: reflector
11b: first sensor 12: door
12b: magnetic material 13: ultraviolet lamp
20: power cable

Claims (10)

A case formed with an internal space capable of storing items therein;
a door installed on one surface of the case to open and close the inner space of the case;
a magnetic body installed on the case and the door to maintain a closed state when the door is closed;
an ultraviolet lamp that operates for a predetermined time when the door is closed to sterilize the inner space of the case;
a controller for controlling operating power to the UV lamp;
a first sensor that detects an open or closed state of the door as the case and the door come into contact with or are separated from each other and inputs the detected information to the control unit;
A second sensor disposed separately from the first sensor and detecting whether the door is opened or closed according to contact or separation between the case and the door and providing the information to the controller,
The second sensor,
a switch contact fixed to the case; and
A contact member installed on the door side and electrically contacted or separated from the switch contact to detect whether the door is opened or closed.
a knob member in which a main shaft is installed through the door, a handle is disposed outside the door, and the contact member is screwed to an end of the main shaft; and
An elastic member installed between the contact member and the inside of the door to provide an elastic force for pushing the contact member toward the inside of the door; further comprising,
When the knob member is pulled while the door is closed, the contact member is separated from the switch contact of the second sensor while the door is kept closed by the magnetic force of the magnetic body, so that the control unit turns off the UV lamp,
When the knob member is continuously pulled, the elastic member is compressed and the door is opened while overcoming the magnetic force of the magnetic body, so that the switch contact of the second sensor and the contact member are separated to sense the door opening. A sterilization locker in which a delay time occurs between the moment and the moment the door is actually opened, preventing ultraviolet rays from being exposed to the user.
According to claim 1,
A sterilization locker provided with a reflector for reflecting ultraviolet light generated by the ultraviolet lamp inside the case or inside the door.
delete According to claim 1,
The ultraviolet lamp is formed in a straight line, disposed at the rear inside the case or disposed at the upper center inside the case, the sterilization locker.
According to claim 1,
A sterilization locker further comprising a ventilation device for ventilating air inside the case to outside air while the door is closed, wherein the ventilation device operates together during the time the ultraviolet lamp is operating.
According to claim 5,
The ventilation device further comprises a ventilation fan installed in one of the plurality of outlets formed in the case, sterilization locker.
delete delete delete The method of any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6,
A plurality of the sterilization lockers are installed adjacently and stacked upwards, sterilization lockers.

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