KR200319797Y1 - Box applying external electrode type ultraviolet lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a box employing an extra-electrode ultraviolet lamp. The present invention is a box body that can accommodate the object; ultraviolet rays including at least one or more inside the box body, the tube, the extra electrode surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the tube end, and a discharge gas mixed with mercury injected into the tube Including a lamp, by installing the external electrode on the outer peripheral surface of the ultraviolet lamp disposed in the box, the power consumption can be reduced, the power consumption of the hot cathode ultraviolet lamp is 10 to 20W, whereas the external electrode ultraviolet lamp Power consumption is 4W, which can reduce 2.5 to 5 times.

Description

Box employing external electrode type ultraviolet lamp {Box applying external electrode type ultraviolet lamp}

The present invention relates to a box, and more particularly, to a box employing an outer-electrode type ultraviolet lamp that is capable of uniform sterilization and low power consumption by being installed in the box.

Typically, a plurality of shoes are stored in a box such as a shoe rack, and separate sterilization means are installed to remove bad smell or bacteria generated from wet shoes or shoes with foreign substances.

The shoe rack 10 disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0253977 is shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the shoe box 10 is drying the shoes while the blowing fan 11 and the hot air generated by the heater 12 continues to circulate inside the case (13). The air inside the case 13 intermittently discharged is sterilized, deodorized and discharged in a filtered state through the filter 14.

However, since the conventional shoe rack 10 is a method of drying by hot air, various germs cannot be effectively removed, and heat loss is generated since the hot air discharged through the blower pipe is discharged to the outside of the shoe, and thus, sterilization is uniform. There is a problem that is not made.

In order to improve this point, a conventional shoebox employs an ultraviolet lamp.

The conventional shoe cabinet 20 employing the ultraviolet lamp disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0162499 is shown in FIG.

Referring to the drawings, the shoe rack 20 is equipped with a sterile ultraviolet light 24 on the inner wall surface 23 of the upper compartment 22 of the case 21, and forms an air flow port 25 in each unit compartment plate. The sterilization ultraviolet light is circulated to sterilize using the wavelength of the sterilizing ultraviolet light 24 inside and outside of the shoe built in each unit.

By the way, the shoe box 20 is a sterilized ultraviolet light 24 is disposed on a particular single side of the plurality of stages, the ozone generated by the sterilized ultraviolet light 24 through the air inlet 25 ( 20) Since the structure can reach the whole, the sterilization effect is not uniform. In addition, since a portion of each end of the shoe cabinet 20 to be processed to form a predetermined groove-shaped air flow port 25, processing cost is additionally required.

A conventional shoe rack 30 employing another ultraviolet lamp disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0252075 is shown in FIG.

Referring to the drawings, the shoe rack 30 has an ultraviolet lamp 33 having a sterilization function is installed on the inner back side of the case body 32 having a plurality of shelves 31 on which shoes can be placed. In the upper compartment of the main body 32 is formed a drying chamber for drying the shoes, one side wall of the drying chamber is provided with a circulation fan 34 and a temperature humidity sensor for circulating the air in the shoe box, one side wall of the drying chamber Ventilation filter 35 is installed at the outside, and switches 36a and 36b for turning on / off the circulation fan 34 and ultraviolet lamp 33 outside the case body 32, and a timer switch ( 37) and a switch 38 for operating the temperature and humidity sensor.

In the conventional shoe rack 30 having the structure as described above, when the on / off switches 36a and 36b are operated, the wavelengths emitted from the ultraviolet lamp 33 mounted on the inner back side of the case body 32 are stored in the shelf 31. The moisture absorbed by the shoes is removed by sterilization and is delivered to the shoes mounted on the shoes.

By the way, the shoe box 30 is the UV lamp 33 is disposed long in the vertical direction on the inner back of the case body 32, the groove so that the UV lamp 33 can be inserted into the corresponding rear portion of the shelf 31. As a method of disposing the lamp, the shoe placed on the shelf 31 may come in contact with or hit the ultraviolet lamp 33, thereby causing damage to the ultraviolet lamp 33. The ultraviolet lamp 33 is a lamp in which electrodes are disposed in the tube, and the diameter of the tube is about 10 to 20 millimeters. Therefore, it can be said that the diameter is relatively large with respect to the shoe rack 30.

In addition, the ultraviolet lamp 33 has a power consumption of about 20 to 40W, and has a disadvantage in that the power consumption is very large and not efficient compared to the sterilizing effect. In addition, when a separate ultraviolet lamp 33 is disposed in each shelf 31, the lamp and the driving circuit cost increase in all, which is a factor of the increase in the price of the shoe rack 30.

On the other hand, because there are various pathogens due to parasites parasitic in the pet animals in the pet animal house for accommodating the pet animals, a separate sterilization device will be required.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, by placing an ultraviolet lamp with at least one external electrode is formed inside the box, and irradiated with ultraviolet rays to implement a low power and at the same time to improve the sterilization power of the external electrode ultraviolet lamp The purpose is to provide a box that has been adopted.

1 is a perspective view showing a shoe rack according to a conventional example,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a shoe rack according to another conventional example,

3 is a perspective view of a shoe rack according to another conventional example,

4 is a perspective view showing a part of the box according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a perspective view of the box of FIG. 4 at a different angle;

6 is a configuration diagram of an extra-electrode ultraviolet lamp mounted on the box of FIG. 4;

7 is a perspective view showing a part of the box according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

<Brief description of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

40 ... case 41 ... case body

42 ... cover 43 ... shelf

44 ... on / off switch 45 ... timer switch

46 ... detection sensor 400 ... ultraviolet lamp

411 ... Tube 412 ... Discharge Space

413 Metal plate impregnated with mercury

416.Inverter

In order to achieve the above object, the box employing an extra-electrode ultraviolet lamp according to an aspect of the present invention,

A box body for accommodating an object; And

At least one installed in the box body,

And an ultraviolet lamp having a tube, an extratube electrode surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the tube end, and a discharge gas in which mercury injected into the tube is mixed.

In addition, at least one ultraviolet lamp is characterized in that it is electrically connected to one inverter.

In addition, the at least one ultraviolet lamp is characterized in that it is connected to the sensor body installed in the box body or the cover to detect the cover unit provided to be opened and closed with respect to the box body and selectively lit to open.

In addition, the at least one ultraviolet lamp is characterized in that it is connected with a sensing sensor provided on the inner surface of the box body to detect the presence of the object contained in the box body and to selectively light.

In addition, the ultraviolet lamp is characterized in that it is electrically connected to the timer switch provided in the box body or the cover to adjust the sterilization time of the object.

In addition, the box body is characterized in that the charging means capable of supplying the ultraviolet lamp by supplying the power supplied from the outside so as to be able to light the ultraviolet lamp by itself is further installed.

In addition, the extra electrode is characterized in that the conductive metal material.

Hereinafter, a box employing an external electrode type ultraviolet lamp according to an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 shows a box 40 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 shows the box 40 of FIG. 4 at different angles.

4 and 5, the box 40 includes a box body 41 having one surface open and a cover portion 42 for opening and closing the opening 41a of the box body 41. . The inner space of the box body 41 is provided with a shelf 43 that can provide a seating surface on which an object such as shoes can be placed. The shelves 43 are arranged to be spaced apart at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction in the box body 41.

At least one ultraviolet lamp 400 is installed in the box body 41. The structure of the ultraviolet lamp 400 will be described later. The ultraviolet lamps 400 are disposed in the horizontal direction of the box body 41 at the corners at which the box body 41 and the shelf 43 contact each other. The ultraviolet lamp 400 may be installed in each shelf 43, the position can be installed in the width direction of the box body 41. In addition, when there is no shelf 43, at least one or more are provided along the wall surface or ceiling of the box main body 41. As shown in FIG.

On / off switch 44 for turning on / off the UV lamp 400 is provided at the upper end of the box body 41. In addition, a timer switch 45 may be installed to control the light emitting time of the ultraviolet lamp 400 to designate the sterilization time of the shoe. Alternatively, the on / off switch 44 may be installed for each shelf 43 to be individually lit.

On the other hand, the opening portion (41a) of the box body 41 is formed with a detection sensor 46 that can detect this when the cover portion 42 is opened and closed with respect to the box body 41. The detection sensor 46 serves to detect the UV lamp 400 to be operable for a proper time only when the box body 41 is closed.

In addition, a rear side of the ultraviolet lamp 400 may be further provided with a reflector that can reflect the ultraviolet rays to the front forward. In addition, the box body 41 has a blower fan for circulating air to the inner space, a fan with a filter member for discharging the circulated air to the outside, a dust collector for collecting dust, etc. This may be installed further. On the other hand, if the box 40 is small, a secondary battery or a separate charging means may be additionally installed.

6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the ultraviolet lamp 400 of FIG. 4 is connected.

Referring to the drawings, the ultraviolet lamp 400 is set in position so as to be in contact with the boundary portion between the box body 41 and the shelf 43. This is to arrange the UV lamp 400 in a rectangular space that the object does not touch, in order to prevent the object such as shoes placed on the shelf 43 to touch the UV lamp 400 in advance.

The ultraviolet lamp 400 is provided with an elongated cylindrical tube 411. The tube 411 is preferably made of a material such as quartz tube or special glass through which ultraviolet radiation of about 254 nanometers generated by mercury discharge can be easily transmitted. The diameter of this tube 411 is about 4 to 8 millimeters, compared to 10 to 20 millimeters in diameter for the conventional tube 33 (see FIG. 3). As the diameter of the tube 411 decreases, the UV lamp 400 is not in contact with an object such as shoes when the UV lamp 400 is disposed to be in contact with a boundary portion between the box body 41 and the shelf 43.

A rare gas such as argon (Ar), neon (Ne), or xenon (Xe) is injected into the discharge space 412 of the tube 411. In the discharge space 412, a metal plate 413 impregnated with mercury is positioned. The mercury-impregnated metal plate 413 can easily separate mercury by means of high frequency induction heating or the like after exhaust and discharge gas injection and encapsulation are completed. Alternatively, liquid mercury may be injected during exhaust.

In addition, external electrodes 414 are formed at both ends of the tube 411. The outer tube 414 is made of a conductive material and surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the end portion of the tube 411. The extra electrode 414 is preferably a conductive material having low electrical resistance, such as aluminum, copper, or the like. Accordingly, no separate electrode is formed inside the tube 411.

In addition, an insulating material may be coated on the surface of the extra-electrode electrode 414 to prevent a short circuit, and an auxiliary extra-electrode electrode having different polarities may be formed adjacent to the extra-electrode 414. The auxiliary extra electrode is formed to lower the initial discharge start voltage when an AC voltage is applied to the ultraviolet lamp 400.

An ultraviolet lamp 400 having such a structure is installed at each corner of the shelf 43, and each ultraviolet lamp 400 is electrically connected by a wiring 415.

The electrically connected UV lamp 400 is supplied with high voltage and high frequency power through an inverter 416. The ultraviolet lamp 400 employing the extracorporeal electrode 414 is capable of turning on the plurality of ultraviolet lamps 400 with one inverter 416.

That is, when an alternating current or pulse waveform voltage is applied through the extra-electrode electrode 414 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the end portion of the tube 411, a proper current is caused by the capacitive component at each alternating discharge by the dielectric constant of the tube 411. Limited effect can be obtained. Therefore, it can be said that a plurality of ultraviolet lamps 400 can be lit by one inverter 416. Accordingly, each of the ultraviolet lamps 400 may be installed at each corner of the shelf 43, and one inverter 416 may be connected to the outside to light all the lamps at the same time.

The plurality of ultraviolet lamps 400 are electrically connected to the timer switch 45 and the on / off switch 44 which can set the sterilization time in the box 40, and are supplied from the outside through the power plug 46. do.

In addition, the ultraviolet lamp 400 is connected to the detection sensor 46 installed in front of the box body 41 to detect whether the cover unit 42 is opened or closed with respect to the box body 41. The ultraviolet lamp 400 is designed to be operable for a proper time only when the box body 41 is closed for the user's eyesight protection and safety.

Looking at the action of the box 40 employing the extra-electrode ultraviolet lamp having the structure as described above is as follows.

First, when the power plug 46 is connected to a power source and the on / off switch 44 is turned on, AC is connected to the extra-electrode electrode 414 of the plurality of tubes 411 disposed on the shelf 43. Or a voltage of a pulse waveform is applied.

When the voltage is applied, the wall charge is charged on the inner surface of the tube 411 because the capacitive coupling structure in which the extra-electrode electrodes 414 are installed on the outer peripheral surfaces of both ends of the tube 411.

The charged wall charges collide with mercury present in the discharge space 412 of the tube 411 to generate ultraviolet rays. Approximately 254 nanometers of ultraviolet rays generated in the tube 411 during discharge pass through the tube 411 made of quartz or special glass to sterilize an object such as a shoe placed on the shelf 43.

In this case, the plurality of ultraviolet lamps 400 may be connected by one inverter 416 to light up all of the ultraviolet lamps 400. In addition, the ultraviolet ray lamp 400 enables the operation of the ultraviolet ray lamp 400 by detecting the detection sensor 46 only when the cover portion 42 is closed with respect to the box body 41. Moreover, the sterilization time of the box 40 is arbitrarily adjustable by the operation of the timer switch 45.

On the other hand, if the auxiliary extra electrode having a different polarity adjacent to the extra electrode 414 provided at both ends of the tube 411, it will be possible to further lower the initial discharge start voltage.

7 shows a box 70 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the box 70 is provided with a box body 71 having one surface opened. The box body 71 provides a space 71a for accommodating a pet animal. A handle 72 is attached to an upper portion of the box body 71 to move the box 70. The box 70 may be attached to the cover body that can be opened and closed with respect to the box body 71, on the contrary, a cover part may be installed or a detachable cover part may be installed so that pets can enter and exit freely. In this embodiment, there is no cover part.

At least one ultraviolet lamp 700 is installed in the box body 71. The ultraviolet lamp 700 has a structure substantially the same as the ultraviolet lamp described in the first embodiment, and is installed to surround a tube 711 in which mercury and a discharge gas are mixed and the outer peripheral surfaces of both ends of the tube 711. An extra tube electrode 714 is included. Accordingly, no separate electrode is formed inside the tube 711.

The ultraviolet lamp 700 is disposed in the horizontal direction of the box body 71 at the upper edge of the box body 71. In addition, the ultraviolet lamp 700 is supplied with high voltage and high frequency power through an inverter (not shown). Even if a plurality of ultraviolet lamps 700 are installed, as described above, it is possible to turn on one inverter.

On / off switch 74 for turning on / off the UV lamp 700 is provided at the lower end of the box body 71. In addition, a timer switch 75 may be provided to adjust the light emission time of the ultraviolet lamp 700 to designate a sterilization time of the internal space 71a of the box body 71.

In addition, the inner surface of the box body 71 is provided with a detection sensor 76 that can detect the presence or absence of an object such as a pet animal accommodated in the inner space (71a). The detection sensor 76 detects that the ultraviolet lamp 700 does not operate when there is a pet, and when the pet is not in the box body 71, the ultraviolet lamp 700 may be turned on for a suitable time. It has a role to detect.

On the other hand, the box body 71 is provided with a charging means to enable the operation of the ultraviolet lamp 700 without supplying power from the outside when moving the box 70 to another place. That is, the box body 71 includes a secondary battery 77 capable of charging and discharging such as a lithium secondary battery, and a plug 79 is electrically connected to the charging port 78 connected to the secondary battery 77. External power can be supplied.

The box 70 employing the external electrode UV lamp 700 having the structure as described above is in a state in which the on / off switch 74 is turned on while the secondary battery 77 is fully charged through the power plug 79. When turned on, the AC or pulse waveform voltage is applied to the extra-electrode electrode 714 of the ultraviolet lamp 700 provided at the corner of the box body 71.

When the voltage is applied, wall charges are charged on the inner surface of the tube 711, and the charged wall charges collide with mercury existing in the discharge space of the tube 711 to generate ultraviolet rays. Ultraviolet rays generated during discharge penetrate the tube 711 made of quartz and / or special glass to sterilize pathogens present in the inner space 71a of the box body 71.

In this case, the detection sensor 76 detects whether a pet animal exists in the box body 71, and when the pet animal goes out of the box body 71, the ultraviolet lamp 700 is operatively connected for a predetermined time. It is. On the other hand, the sterilization time of the box 70 is arbitrarily adjustable by the operation of the timer switch 75.

As described above, the box employing the extracorporeal ultraviolet lamp of the present invention can obtain the following effects.

First, as the external electrode is installed on the outer circumferential surface of the ultraviolet lamp disposed in the box, power consumption can be reduced. While the power consumption of the hot cathode ultraviolet lamp is 10 to 20 W, the power consumption of the external electrode ultraviolet lamp is 4 W, which can be reduced by 2.5 to 5 times.

Second, as the plurality of ultraviolet lamps are connected to one inverter, the number of inverters can be greatly reduced.

Third, since there is little heat generated from the extra-electrode ultraviolet lamp, it is possible to eliminate the risk of fire.

Fourth, as the diameter of the ultraviolet lamp becomes smaller, the space occupied in the box can be greatly reduced.

Fifth, since the ultraviolet rays are uniformly irradiated from the ultraviolet lamp inside the box, it is possible to greatly improve the sterilization power against germs generated from shoes or pets with foreign substances.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims (13)

A box body for accommodating an object; And At least one installed in the box body, And an ultraviolet lamp having a tube, an outer tube surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the tube end, and a discharge gas in which mercury injected into the tube is mixed with the outer tube type ultraviolet lamp. The method of claim 1, At least one ultraviolet lamp is a box employing an external electrode type ultraviolet lamp, characterized in that electrically connected to one inverter. The method of claim 1, The at least one ultraviolet lamp employs an external electrode type ultraviolet lamp, which is connected to a sensing sensor provided at the box body or the cover part to detect the cover part installed to be opened and closed with respect to the box body and to selectively light it. Box. The method of claim 1, At least one ultraviolet lamp is a box employing an external electrode type ultraviolet lamp, characterized in that it is connected to a sensing sensor provided on the inner surface of the box body to detect whether there is an object contained in the box body to selectively light. The method according to claim 3 or 4, The ultraviolet lamp is a box employing an external electrode type ultraviolet lamp, characterized in that electrically connected with a timer switch installed in the box body or cover to control the sterilization time of the object. The method of claim 1, The plurality of ultraviolet lamps is a box employing an external electrode type ultraviolet lamp, characterized in that electrically connected to the on / off switch so as to be lit at the same time. The method of claim 1, The box body employs an external electrode type ultraviolet lamp, characterized in that the charging means capable of supplying the ultraviolet lamp by supplying power supplied from the outside to enable the ultraviolet lamp to light itself. The method of claim 1, A box employing an external electrode type ultraviolet lamp, characterized in that a reflecting plate is further installed at the rear of the ultraviolet lamp to reflect the irradiated ultraviolet rays forward. The method of claim 1, The box body portion is provided with a plurality of shelves on which the object is placed, the ultraviolet lamp is a box employing an external electrode type ultraviolet lamp, characterized in that arranged in contact with the box body and the boundary of the shelf, respectively. The method of claim 1, The ultraviolet lamp is a box employing an external electrode type ultraviolet lamp, characterized in that the metal plate or liquid mercury is impregnated in the discharge space in the tube. The method of claim 1, The outer electrode is a box employing an outer electrode type ultraviolet lamp, characterized in that the conductive metal material. The method of claim 11, An outer circumferential surface of the outer electrode is a box employing an outer electrode type ultraviolet lamp, characterized in that it is coated with an insulating material to prevent a short circuit. The method of claim 11, A box employing an extra-electrode ultraviolet lamp, characterized in that each auxiliary electrode having a different polarity is further formed adjacent to the extra-electrode electrode.