KR20090120628A - Sterilizer for kitchen - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A kitchen sterilizer is provided, which can maintain the kitchen clean by preventing breeding of bacteria and helps prevention of infection. CONSTITUTION: A kitchen sterilizer comprises a support panel(100) which is installed on the bottom of the sink pantry chest placed in the top of the sink(10); a vertical member(200) of the rod shape which is extended downward from the both ends of the support panel; a shelf(300) which can hang kitchen supplies and tableware; an ultra-violet ray lamp(400) which irradiates the ultraviolet ray toward the shelf and sink; an auxiliary lamp(500) which is installed in the lower part of the support panel in the longitudinal direction in a line with the ultra-violet ray lamp; an infrared ray luminescence lamp(450) which is installed in the front of the support panel; a sensor(600) which senses the access of a user; and a controller(700).

Description

Kitchen Sterilizer {STERILIZER FOR KITCHEN}

The present invention relates to a sterilization apparatus, and more particularly, by sterilizing various kitchen utensils and sinks around by one device using ultraviolet rays to prevent the growth of bacteria to maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen, when the user's kitchen activity The present invention relates to a kitchen sterilizer which may be useful for health, beauty and disease prevention through exposure of infrared rays and negative ions.

In general, a kitchen is also called a kitchen, and it is a place where food-related tasks such as making dishes and washing dishes are provided.

1 is a perspective view of a kitchen in a typical home, the kitchen 1 has a sink 10 for washing dishes and utensils for cooking food and a sink cupboard for storing the kitchen utensils and dishes ( 20) is installed. Although not shown in the drawings, a refrigerator for storing fresh frozen food, a gas or electric burner for cooking food, a range or an oven, and the like are provided. In addition, it is common to be provided with a table for preparing the prepared food, and the auxiliary lamp 50 for illuminating only the area around the sink as well as the main lamp for illuminating the kitchen at night.

In addition, after washing kitchen utensils and dishes in the sink 10, and before storing them in the sink cupboard 20, it is common to place the dried dishes and the like on a lattice-shaped shelf (30) to allow for natural drying to be. However, in this case, there is a high possibility that germs propagate in kitchen utensils or tableware mounted on the shelf 30, and thus, there may be a problem that may cause user health or illness. That is, in the case of bacteria, it is most easy to breed under general kitchen conditions, for example, high temperature and humidity conditions of 65% or more, and various bacteria and molds are easy to breed on dishes placed on the shelf 30.

In order to prevent the growth of such bacteria sterilize kitchen utensils and tableware by a separate ultraviolet sterilizer (40). That is, after the dishes are finished, the dishes are placed on the shelf 30, and the kitchen utensils or dishes placed on the shelf 30 are put back into the separate ultraviolet sterilizer 40 and sterilized in the sink cabinet 20. It will be stored.

 However, since the dishes and dishes, which have been washed as described above, must be placed on the shelf 30 and then put again in the UV sterilizer 40 to disinfect the utensils. Kitchen utensils of various sizes are provided in the UV sterilizer 40. There is a problem that the kitchen utensils that can be sterilized do not enter. In addition, since the UV sterilizer is sterilized only within a frame of a certain size, there is a problem in that it is not possible to sterilize bacteria or molds propagating around the sink 10 and its surroundings. As a result, even when sterilization of kitchen utensils or tableware, the sink 10 and its periphery and the shelf 30 are still bacteria or mold is breeding there is a problem that can not achieve a clean kitchen environment. In particular, since the shelf 30 and the sterilizer 40 must be separately installed, there is a problem in that the installation space becomes wider and the cost increases.

In addition, in the light of the prevailing well-being fever for the user's healthy life in modern society, there is a demand for a kitchen device having a multifunctional function that not only serves as a simple kitchen device but also helps the user's health, beauty and disease prevention. It is true.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, by sterilizing various kitchen utensils and the periphery of the sink by a single device using ultraviolet light to prevent the growth of bacteria to maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen, Its purpose is to provide kitchen sterilizers that can help health, beauty and disease prevention through exposure of infrared rays and negative ions during kitchen activities.

Other objects, specific advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and preferred embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In order to achieve the above object, a kitchen sterilization apparatus according to the present invention includes a rectangular support panel installed at a lower end of a sink cupboard positioned above a sink provided in a kitchen, and a rod shape extending downward from both ends of the support panel. A vertical member, a lattice-shaped shelf supported by the vertical member spaced downward from the support panel to be parallel to the support panel, to hold kitchen utensils and tableware, and to a lower portion of the support panel. An ultraviolet lamp installed along the longitudinal direction, the ultraviolet lamp irradiating ultraviolet rays toward the shelf and the sink, an auxiliary lamp installed in the lower portion of the support panel along the longitudinal direction in parallel with the ultraviolet lamp, and an infrared ray installed in front of the support panel; A light emitting lamp and a proximity sensor installed at the front of the support panel to detect whether a user is approaching. And controls the operation of each of the ultraviolet lamp, the auxiliary lamp, and the infrared light emitting lamp, and turns off the ultraviolet light lamp and simultaneously turns off the infrared light lamp when the user approaches by receiving a signal detected from the proximity sensor. It includes a control unit for controlling to turn on (on).

The infrared light emitting lamp may include a near infrared lamp that emits light in the near infrared wavelength band and a far infrared lamp that emits light in the far infrared wavelength band, and the controller may control at least one of the near infrared lamp or the far infrared lamp according to a user's selection. It is characterized in that (on).

In addition, it characterized in that it further comprises a negative ion generator installed in front of the support panel.

In addition, the front panel is installed to open and close the opening partitioned by the support panel, the vertical member and the shelf, characterized in that it further comprises a front door having a UV blocking function to block ultraviolet light but transmit visible light.

In addition, it characterized in that it further comprises at least one outlet installed on one side of the support panel.

Kitchen sterilization apparatus according to the present invention, the shelf is directly coupled to the lower portion of the support panel in which the ultraviolet lamp is installed can sterilize kitchen utensils and tableware using a single sterilizer can save installation space and cost.

In addition, the support panel is installed at the bottom of the sink cupboard, the shelf and the sink and its surroundings can be sterilized extensively by irradiating ultraviolet rays through an ultraviolet lamp to achieve a clean kitchen environment.

In addition, infrared light emitting lamps and negative ion generators greatly help the health, beauty and disease prevention of users who are engaged in kitchen activities.

In addition, the ultraviolet light is not irradiated to the user through the proximity sensor installed in front of the support panel and the control unit that automatically turns off the ultraviolet lamp in accordance with the user's approach, and in particular, the front door with the UV blocking function is installed so that the user is safe. You can live your life.

In addition, it is possible to achieve a convenient kitchen environment by easily connecting and driving the kitchen utensils that are electrically operated by the outlet installed on one side of the support panel.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the kitchen sterilization apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the disinfection device for kitchen according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a sterilization device for a kitchen according to the embodiment of Figure 2, Figure 4 is another embodiment of the present invention 4 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a kitchen sterilizer is installed, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the kitchen sterilizer according to the embodiment of FIG. 4.

Kitchen sterilization apparatus according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the support panel 100, vertical member 200, shelf 300, UV lamp 400, auxiliary lamp 500, infrared light emitting lamp It includes 450, the proximity sensor 600 and the control unit 700, and may further include a negative ion generator 550, the front door 800 and the outlet 900 as shown in Figs. have. In addition, the control unit 700 may include an operation panel 720 and a display 740 having an on / off switch 722 and a timer 724.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the support panel 100 is installed at a lower end of the sink cupboard 20 positioned above the sink 10 provided in the kitchen 1. The support panel 100 is illustrated in a rectangular hexahedral shape, and is directly coupled to the bottom surface of the cupboard 20, and thus may be changed according to the shape of the cupboard 20. Since various components to be described later are coupled to and installed on the support panel 100, the support panel 100 should be firmly installed at the lower end of the cupboard 20, and there may be electrical wiring for driving each lamp or sensor therein. Not shown).

3 and 5, the vertical member 200 has a rod shape extending downward from both ends of the support panel 100. The vertical member 200 serves to connect and support the shelf 300 to be described below to be positioned below the support panel 100, and also serves as a support shaft for opening and closing the front door 800 to be described later. . The vertical member 200 as described above also supports the front door 800 to be described later along with the kitchen utensils and tableware mounted on the shelf 300, so it must be made firmly, and not rusted stainless steel (stainless steel) It is preferable.

Shelf 300 is supported by the vertical member 200 to be spaced downward from the support panel 100 and parallel to the support panel 100, as shown in Figures 2 to 5, kitchen appliances And a grating capable of placing dishes. Shelf 300 is spaced downward from the support panel 100 side by side, it is more preferable if the distance can be adjusted in consideration of the size of the kitchen utensils and tableware mounted on the shelf (300). That is, since the shelf 300 is supported by the vertical member 200, the shelf 300 may be designed to be easily detachable from the vertical member 200, and may be designed to be supported by sliding up and down of the vertical member 200. It may be. Since the coupling structure of the shelf 300 and the vertical member 200 can be implemented in the prior art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Since the support panel 100 is located above the sink 10, the shelf 300 is positioned between the support panel 100 and the sink 10. Accordingly, the washing panel 100 is placed on the shelf 300 after washing of kitchen utensils and dishes. Even if the water is not dried if it falls down will fall toward the sink (10). In addition, since the shelf 300 is formed in a lattice shape, it is easy to let the water fall into the sink 10 and, of course, to be convenient for mounting dish dishes.

3 and 5, the ultraviolet lamp 400 is installed in the lower portion of the support panel 100 in the longitudinal direction, and irradiates ultraviolet rays toward the shelf 300 and the sink 10. Ultraviolet lamp 400 has the effect of sterilizing and disinfecting various harmful bacteria and microorganisms inhabiting kitchen utensils and tableware using the wavelength emitted by ultraviolet rays. In particular, by using the ultraviolet lamp 400, by artificially generating and irradiating 64 times more intense ultraviolet rays than the sun's rays can sterilize various bacteria in a short time. 2 and 4, the ultraviolet lamp 400 is installed in the lower portion of the support panel 100 along the longitudinal direction, so as to irradiate the ultraviolet light toward the lower side of the support panel 100, accordingly shelf 300 And ultraviolet rays are irradiated toward the sink 10, the ultraviolet rays are irradiated to the periphery of the sink 10 as well as the kitchen utensils and tableware mounted on the shelf 300 so as to be sterilized. By using a reflecting plate (not shown) to the ultraviolet lamp 400, the front of the support panel 100, that is, to be irradiated in a direction that can be accessed by the user should not be exposed to the ultraviolet light as possible.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the auxiliary lamp 500 is installed along the longitudinal direction at the lower portion of the support panel 100 in parallel with the ultraviolet lamp 400. The auxiliary lamp 500 may replace the auxiliary lamp 50 of FIG. 1, which may be installed around the sink 10. When the ultraviolet lamp 400 is turned off, the auxiliary lamp 500 operates the auxiliary lamp 500 to turn the shelf 300. You can also check the kitchen utensils and utensils. The ultraviolet lamp 400 and the auxiliary lamp 500 are installed side by side under the support panel 100, and the support panel 100 in consideration of the role of the ultraviolet lamp 400 and the reflector to determine the irradiation direction of the ultraviolet light. It is preferable to install the ultraviolet lamp 400 in front of, and to install the auxiliary lamp 500 in the rear. The auxiliary lamp 500 may use any type of lamp such as incandescent lamps or other LED lamps in consideration of long life, high power and brightness.

An infrared light emitting lamp 450 is installed in front of the support panel 100 and emits infrared rays to the user. The infrared rays emitted from the infrared light emitting lamp 450 are electromagnetic waves such as visible light or ultraviolet light, and have a wavelength longer than visible light and shorter than radio waves. In relation to the effects of infrared rays, since the frequency of infrared rays is about the same as the natural frequency of the molecules constituting the substance, infrared rays hit the substance, causing electromagnetic resonance, and the energy of infrared light is effectively absorbed by the substance. do. In other words, this thermal action helps to eliminate bacteria that cause various diseases in the human body, and helps to expand the capillaries and blood circulation and cell tissue generation. In addition, by touching the water and protein molecules constituting the cell shakes the cell finely 2000 times per minute, it activates the tissue and is effective in preventing various adult diseases such as aging, promoting metabolism, chronic fatigue. In particular, the high penetrating power of the infrared ray has a long infrared ray wavelength, so that the scattering effect of the fine particles is smaller than that of the ultraviolet ray or the visible ray, and thus the penetrating effect on the human body is high. The uniform heating of the subject's surface and interior simultaneously, and the infrared rays are deeply transmitted in the skin in the medical treatment using the heat effect of near-infrared rays, minimizing the heat loss and the effect is high. Moreover, so far scientifically proven, the effects of infrared radiation on the human body include the warming of the subcutaneous layer of skin, the expansion of microvessels, the promotion of blood circulation, the strengthening of metabolism between the blood and the human body and other tissues, the elimination of blood disorders, It appears to increase tissue regeneration capacity and anticonvulsion ability, and at the same time, it has been found to have an effect of suppressing abnormal excitability of sensory nerves and adjusting function of autonomic nerves. That is, by radiating infrared rays having a good effect on the human body to the user performing kitchen activities, it can be a great help for the user's health, beauty and disease prevention. In particular, there are near-infrared and far-infrared in the infrared, it is widely known that the effect of both on the human body is somewhat different. Near-infrared is a short-wavelength infrared ray which is harmless to the human body because it is transmitted to a thermal wavelength only to an object without heating the air with a wavelength close to the radiant heat of the sun and infrared rays of 0.8 to 1.4 μm. This near-infrared ray is the most beneficial light to the human body, and can be treated harmlessly for atopic dermatitis, skin disease and itching. In addition, far infrared rays are infrared rays having a wavelength of 5.6 to 1000 mu m, and are effective for heat treatment. Such far infrared rays transmit heat through convection heat air heating. That is, unlike near-infrared, it burns oxygen in the air, so it is more effective for beauty than for treating skin diseases. Accordingly, the infrared light emitting lamp 450 includes a near infrared lamp 451 emitting light in the near infrared wavelength band and a far infrared lamp 452 emitting light in the far infrared wavelength band, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5. It is preferable that it can be radiated by selection according to the symbol and symptom of. In this case, when the infrared light emitting lamp 450 is radiated to a high temperature, water or stains should be protected by using a light-transmissive heat-resistant material, for example, heat-resistant tempered glass, so that water or stains may splash or become damaged.

The proximity sensor 600 is installed in front of the support panel 100 to detect whether a user approaches. The proximity sensor 600 may be a variety of types of contact and non-contact such as a micro switch, an ultrasonic sensor, an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, and a capacitive sensor, but it is preferable to use a non-contact sensor. That is, since the proximity sensor 600 is installed in front of the support panel 100, the proximity sensor 600 must be detected in advance to approach the user approaching from the front of the support panel 100, so that the user can be protected from exposure to ultraviolet rays. In addition, the proximity sensor 600 may be provided in plural, and each of the proximity sensors 600 may be installed at the front center, the left side, and the right side of the support panel 100 to detect whether the user approaches the kitchen over the entire range. Through this, the user's access can be more clearly detected.

The control unit 700 controls the operation of the ultraviolet lamp 400, the auxiliary lamp 500 and the infrared light emitting lamp 450, but receives the signal detected from the proximity sensor 600 when the user approaches the ultraviolet light The lamp 400 is turned off and the infrared lamp 450 is turned on at the same time. That is, the controller 700 is connected to the ultraviolet lamp 400, the auxiliary lamp 500 and the infrared light emitting lamp 450 to control on and off, and also connected to the proximity sensor 600 to determine whether the user is approaching. . Accordingly, the controller 700 turns off the ultraviolet lamp 400 when the user approaches the set distance, for example, a distance without exposure of the ultraviolet light from the ultraviolet lamp 400 even by the user's approach, that is, irradiation of the ultraviolet light. To stop it. Accordingly, when the user moves away from the kitchen again, the user drives the ultraviolet lamp 400 by the controller to irradiate and sterilize ultraviolet rays. In this case, the control unit 700 may operate only one of the ultraviolet lamp 400 and the infrared light emitting lamp 450, and when the ultraviolet lamp 400 is on, the auxiliary lamp 500 is turned off ( off), and vice versa. In this case, when the ultraviolet lamp 400 is on and the infrared light emitting lamp 450 is off, the ultraviolet light lamp 400 is turned off by the user's approach and the infrared light emitting lamp 450 is turned off. It can be controlled to be operated on to provide the prevention of ultraviolet exposure to the user and the effect of infrared radiation. Also, if the user is far away, the control unit 700 will be controlled in reverse. In particular, when the infrared light emitting lamp 450 includes a near infrared lamp 451 and a far infrared lamp 452, at least one of the near infrared lamp 451 or the far infrared lamp 452 according to a user's selection of the controller 700. Turn on any one or more. Here, the user's selection means that the user preset the at least one of the near-infrared lamp 451 and the far-infrared lamp 452 in advance. The user's selection may be realized by the on / off switch 722 of the infrared light emitting lamp 450 provided in the control panel 720 to be described later.

The controller 700 may include an operation panel 720 and a display 740. The operation panel 720 is installed on one side of the front support panel 100, the on-off switch 722 for manually turning on and off the ultraviolet lamp 400, the auxiliary lamp 500 and the infrared light emitting lamp 450, A timer 744 is provided to operate the ultraviolet lamp 400 for a set time. In addition, the display unit 740 displays the information of the operation panel 720, that is, whether or not each lamp is turned on and off, and the like on the screen. Since the operation panel 720 and the display 740 as described above can be implemented by a conventional technology, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the front panel 850 is installed to open and close the opening 850 of FIG. 3, which is partitioned by the support panel 100, the vertical member 200, and the shelf 300. The shield may further include a front door 800 provided with a UV blocking function so as to transmit visible light. That is, when the user is located in front of the support panel 100 by installing the front door 800, even if the ultraviolet lamp 400 is not off (off) it can be protected from being exposed to ultraviolet rays. The front door 800 may be a general glass door, and may be simply formed by attaching a UV blocking film to the glass door. In this case, the front door 800 may be provided in pairs left and right. That is, each of the left and right front doors 800 rotates about the center of the support panel 100 to open and close the opening 850. In this case, the user may select and take out kitchen utensils or tableware in a desired direction among left and right directions.

In addition, as shown in Figures 4 and 5 may further include at least one outlet 900 installed on one side of the support panel 100. Outlet 900 is a connection for receiving power by inserting a plug for driving an electric appliance, when using a kitchen-operated kitchen, etc. can be easily plugged into the outlet (900) to operate a convenient kitchen life can do. In this case, the outlet 900 may be a multi-tap provided.

In addition, the kitchen sterilization apparatus of the present invention may further include an anion generator 550 installed in front of the support panel 100, as shown in FIGS. The negative ion generator 550 generates negative ions, the negative ions in the kitchen air purification, dust removal and sterilization action, the user of the kitchen activities, blood purification, cell activity, increased resistance, autonomic nerve control And it has a beneficial effect on the human body to relieve pain. By installing a fan (not shown) rotatably in the negative ion generator 550 as described above, the negative ions generated may float the entire kitchen, thereby providing a more comfortable kitchen environment.

The embodiments of the present invention described above and illustrated in the drawings should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art can change and change the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Therefore, such improvements and modifications will fall within the protection scope of the present invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

1 is a perspective view showing a kitchen of a typical home,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the kitchen sterilization apparatus is installed according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a perspective view showing a sterilizing apparatus for a kitchen according to the embodiment of FIG.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the kitchen sterilization apparatus is installed according to another embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a perspective view illustrating a sterilizing apparatus for a kitchen according to the embodiment of FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: kitchen

10: sink

20: sink cupboard

100: support panel

200: vertical member

300: shelf

400: ultraviolet lamp 450: infrared light emitting lamp

451: near infrared lamp 452: far infrared lamp

500: auxiliary lamp 550: negative ion generator

600: Proximity Sensor

700: control unit

720: operation panel 722: on-off switch

724: timer 740: display

800: front door 850: opening

900 outlet

Claims (5)

A rectangular support panel installed at the bottom of the sink cupboard located above the sink provided in the kitchen, A rod-shaped vertical member extending downward from both ends of the support panel; A lattice-shaped shelf spaced downward from the support panel and supported by the vertical member to be parallel to the support panel and capable of mounting kitchen utensils and tableware; An ultraviolet lamp installed in the lower portion of the support panel along a longitudinal direction and irradiating ultraviolet rays toward the shelf and the sink; An auxiliary lamp installed along a longitudinal direction at a lower portion of the support panel in parallel with the ultraviolet lamp; An infrared light emitting lamp installed in front of the support panel; Proximity sensor is installed in front of the support panel for detecting whether the user approaches; Control the operation of each of the ultraviolet lamp, the auxiliary lamp and the infrared light emitting lamp, but when the user approaches by receiving a signal detected from the proximity sensor, the ultraviolet light is turned off (off) and at the same time turn on the infrared light emitting lamp (on) Kitchen sterilization device comprising a control unit to control to. The method of claim 1, The infrared light emitting lamp includes a near infrared lamp that emits light in the near infrared wavelength band and a far infrared lamp that emits light in the far infrared wavelength band, The control unit is a kitchen sterilization device, characterized in that for turning on at least one or more of the near-infrared lamp or the far-infrared lamp according to the user's selection. The method of claim 1, Kitchen sterilization apparatus further comprises a negative ion generator installed in front of the support panel. The method of claim 1, It is installed to open and close the opening of the front partitioned by the support panel, the vertical member and the shelf, the kitchen sterilization apparatus further comprises a front door having a UV blocking function to block ultraviolet light but transmit visible light. The method of claim 1, Kitchen sterilization apparatus further comprises at least one outlet installed on one side of the support panel.

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