KR20110064928A - Sterilizing dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A sterilization and drying machine is provided to improve deodorization and disinfection functions of discharged hot air. CONSTITUTION: A sterilization and drying machine comprises: a case(110) having a front opening and an top opening; a drying rack which is installed to slide within the case; an upper case(130) installed in the top opening of the case; a hot air supply unit(140) which is installed in the upper side of the upper case and supplies hot air; a top cover(160) installed on the top of the upper case; and a filter unit(170) installed at the rear of the case.

Description

Sterilization Dryer {STERILIZING DRYER}

The present invention relates to a sterilizing dryer, and more particularly, to a sterilizing dryer which can sanitarily manage kitchen utensils by sterilizing and drying kitchen utensils such as dishcloths, cutting boards, kitchen knives, utensils, scrubbers, and the like.

In general, kitchens such as homes and restaurants are equipped with kitchen utensils such as cutting boards, kitchen knives, dishcloths, utensils, and loofah for performing cooking and cooking. Since these kitchen utensils are food-related products, their hygienic management is very important. In particular, dishcloths and cutting boards among the kitchen utensils are moist, and since the soil is easy to bury frequently, it may provide a good environment for pathogens to live, and thus, it is necessary to sterilize and dry more frequently.

Therefore, most kitchens or restaurants in the kitchen mainly sterilize and dry pathogens by boiling or drying the dish, cutting board, etc. in the sun or sterilize the pathogens, or use a disinfectant or washing detergent to block the pathogens There is a situation. However, this classic method has a disadvantage in that the sanitizing and drying operations of dishcloths and cutting boards are very troublesome, and their sanitary management is insufficient.

Thus, in recent years, a separate dedicated sterilization dryer capable of sterilizing and drying the washed dishcloths and cutting boards to make the hygiene management of kitchen utensils such as dishcloths and cutting boards more widely used. On the other hand, the sterilization dryer for sterilizing and drying dishcloths, cutting boards, etc. exclusively can reduce its volume relatively compared to the dish sterilizing dryer for sterilizing and drying dishes, such that it is installed in the kitchen sink in such a way that The range of use is gradually widening.

On the other hand, such a dishcloth and cutting board dedicated sterilizing dryer is formed in the drying space where the dishcloth, cutting board, etc. are mounted therein, by supplying hot air to the dishcloth, cutting board, etc. in the drying space to dry, such as dishcloth, cutting board, etc. It is configured to sterilize by irradiation with ultraviolet light or the like.

However, in the conventional sterilization dryer, when the hot air supplied into the drying space is discharged to the outside, contaminants such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc. are contained in the hot air, so that the stench dryer is not only very bad in smell, but also There was a disadvantage that contamination could result.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned, contaminants such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc. contained in the hot air in the process of being supplied to the drying space in the sterilization dryer and the hot air drying the dishcloth, cutting board, etc. to the outside It is an object of the present invention to provide a sterilization dryer that can significantly improve the deodorization and sterilization functions of the hot air discharged by filtering.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a sterilization dryer that can implement a strong sterilization effect by the redox response of the photocatalyst as well as the sterilization effect of the dishcloth, cutting board and the like.

Sterilization dryer of the present invention for achieving the above object,

A case having a drying space therein;

A drying table slidably installed in the drying space of the case;

An upper case installed above the case and having first and second openings communicating with a drying space of the case;

A hot air supply unit installed on an upper surface of the upper case and having a blower, a blower duct connected to a downstream side of the blower, a heater installed in the blower duct, and a suction guide member installed at a side of the blower; And

Includes; Filter unit for filtering the hot air discharged is installed on the rear of the upper case,

The blower duct is in communication with the first opening of the upper case, and the suction guide member is in communication with the second opening of the upper case.

A discharge port is formed at a rear surface of the case, and the filter unit is installed at the discharge port, and the filter unit includes a filter case installed at a discharge side of the case and a filter material mounted in the filter case.

An inlet for communicating with the outlet of the case is formed at one side of the filter case, and an outlet for discharging hot air filtered by the filter material is formed at the other side of the filter case.

The outlet is characterized in that formed on the lower rear side of the filter case.

The outlet is characterized in that formed on the lower side of the filter case.

The blower has a housing, a blowing fan rotating in the housing, an opening is formed on one side of the housing,

The suction guide member has a guide space therein for guiding the air circulating in the drying space of the case to the blower, the first suction port in communication with the second opening of the upper case at the lower end of the suction guide member Is formed, and a second suction port communicating with the opening of the blower is formed at one side of the suction guide member.

A sterilization unit having an ultraviolet lamp is installed on a lower surface of the upper case, and a support member and a photocatalyst coating member attached to an upper surface of the support member are disposed on an upper portion of the ultraviolet lamp, and the support member surrounds the ultraviolet lamp. The support member has a mesh structure, and the photocatalyst coating member is composed of a planar member having a photocatalyst coating layer formed on a surface thereof.

According to the present invention as described above, by installing a filter unit on the outlet side of the sterilization dryer, bacteria, mold, contained in the hot air in the process of the hot air is supplied to the drying space in the sterilization dryer to dry the dishcloth, cutting board, etc. Filtering contaminants, such as viruses, has the advantage of significantly improving the deodorization and sterilization of hot air discharged.

In addition, the present invention has the advantage that the drying efficiency is very high because the hot air is not stagnant as the hot air is circulated very smoothly in the drying space of the case through the suction guide member of the hot air supply unit.

In addition, the present invention has the advantage that by disposing the photocatalyst coating member on the upper portion of the ultraviolet lamp, as well as the sterilization effect by the ultraviolet light, more powerful sterilization effect by the photocatalytic reaction.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 4 show a sterilizing dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the sterilizing dryer according to the present invention is a case 110 having the front opening 111 and the upper opening 112, the drying table 120, the case 110 of the case 110 is slidably moved into the case 110. The upper case 130 installed on the upper opening 112 side, the hot wind supply unit 140 installed on the upper surface of the upper case 130 and supplying hot air, and the upper cover 160 installed on the upper case 130. ), And a filter unit 170 installed at the rear side of the case 110.

The case 110 has a front opening 111 formed on its front surface, an upper opening 112 formed on its upper portion, a discharge opening 117 is formed on its rear surface, and the discharge opening 117 is shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of discharge holes 117a may be configured for effective circulation or supply of hot air.

A drying space 113 is formed in the case 110, and the drying table 120 is slidably moved into the drying space 113.

The drying rack 120 includes a front door 121 for opening and closing the front opening 111 of the case 110, a base frame 122 for serving as a drip tray or drainage, a support frame 123 for supporting a dishcloth or a cutting board. It is composed of

The sealing member 121a is installed at the inner edge of the front door 121, and the case 110 is closed by the sealing member 121a when the front door 121 closes the front opening 111 of the case 110. The drying space 113 of the can be surely sealed, through which the sterilization and drying operation in the case 110 can be ensured.

In addition, a reinforcement plate 121c is installed on the inner surface of the front door 121, and the support frame 123 and the base plate 122 are installed on the front door 121 side through the reinforcement plate 121c to support the frame. The 123 and the base plate 122 may be installed more firmly on the front door 121 side.

In addition, an inner side of the reinforcing plate 121c may be provided with a storage holder 121b for storing kitchen utensils such as cutlery, knife, chopsticks, scissors, and the like.

The bottom surface of the base plate 122 may slide on the bottom surface of the case 110, and in particular, a guide roller and a guide rail (not shown) may be provided between the bottom surface of the base plate 122 and the bottom surface of the case 110. It may be provided to facilitate the sliding movement of the base plate 122.

The support frame 123 is configured such that the vertical frame 123a and the horizontal frame 123b are appropriately combined to support kitchen appliances such as cutting boards and cloths.

In addition, a filter unit 170 is installed at the outlet 117 of the case 110, and the filter unit 170 communicates with the drying space 113 of the case 110 and is supplied by the hot air supply unit 140. The hot air is discharged to the outside after passing through the filter unit 170 after the drying operation in the drying space 113.

On the other hand, since the hot air discharged to the outside of the case 110 contains contaminants such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and malodorous components therein, when it is discharged to the outside in such a state, the stench is not only very badly generated but also contaminated. There is a risk of polluting the surrounding space of the sterilization dryer due to the material.

Thus, according to the present invention, by installing the filter unit 170 on the outlet 117 side of the case 110, not only the odor due to the hot air discharged can be effectively removed, but also the pollution of the surrounding space can be prevented.

The filter unit 170 includes a filter case 171 installed at the outlet 117 side of the case 110 and a filter material 173 mounted in the filter case 171.

As shown in FIG. 4, an inlet 171a communicating with the outlet 117 of the case 110 is formed at one side of the filter case 171, and the filter 173 is formed at the other side of the filter case 171. An outlet 171b for discharging the filtered hot air is formed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the outlet 171b is formed at the lower rear side of the filter case 171 so that the flow of hot air passing through the filter medium 173 may be refracted.

Alternatively, the outlet 171b may be formed at the lower surface side of the filter case 171 as shown in FIG. 5, and thus hot air may be further refracted and discharged.

As described above, the present invention has an advantage in that the contact time to the contact area between the hot wind discharged as the hot air is passed through the filter medium 173 and the filter medium 173 is increased while the deodorization or sterilization performance is greatly improved.

The filter medium 173 may be applied to various types of filter media including a nonwoven fabric, particulate matter, and the like.

The first support net 174a is installed at the inlet 171a of the filter case 171, and the second support net 174b is installed at the outlet 171b of the filter case 171. The first and second support nets 174a and 174b may prevent partial detachment or peeling of the filter medium 173.

2 and 6, the hot air supply unit 140 is installed on the upper surface of the upper case 130, and first and second openings 131 and 132 are formed on the upper surface of the upper case 130. The first and second openings 131 and 132 are configured to communicate with the drying space 113 of the case 110.

The front of the upper case 130, the control unit 139 is installed, the control unit 139 is electrically connected to the hot air supply unit 140 and sterilization unit 150, etc. on / off, hot air intensity control, time setting, And to control the operation of the timing reservation.

The hot air supply unit 140 includes a blower 141, a blower duct 142 connected to a downstream side of the blower 141, a heater 143 installed in the blower duct 142, and a suction guide installed at a side of the blower 141. Member 144.

The blower 141 has a general structure having a blowing fan 141b that is rotated by the drive motor 141c in the housing 141a, and an opening 141d is formed at one side of the housing 141a. The suction guide member 144 is communicatively connected to the opening 141d.

A discharge opening 142a is formed at an end of the blowing duct 142, and the discharge opening 142a communicates with the drying space 113 of the case 110 through the first opening 131 of the upper case 130.

The heater 143 is located in the blower duct 142 and generates hot air having a predetermined temperature by heating the air blown by the blower 141.

The suction guide member 144 has a guide space 144a therein which can guide the air circulated in the drying space 113 of the case 110 to the blower 141. A first suction opening 144b is formed at a lower end of the suction guide member 144, and the first suction opening 144b communicates with the second opening 132 of the upper case 130, and one of the suction guide members 144 is provided. A second suction opening 144c is formed on the side surface to communicate with the opening 141c of the blower 141. The first suction opening 144b of the suction guide member 144 communicates with the drying space 113 of the case 110 through the second opening 132 of the upper case 130.

Accordingly, the hot air supply unit 140 generates predetermined hot air as the heater 143 heats the air flow blown by the blower 141 to a predetermined temperature, and the hot air is blown by the blowing force of the blower fan 141. The drying rack 120 is circulated in the drying space 113 of the case 110 by being supplied to the drying space 113 of the case 110 through the air duct 142 and the first opening 131 of the upper case 130. Dry the kitchen utensils supported by the support frame 123).

Some of the air energy is exhausted through the drying action is sucked back to the suction guide member 144 through the second opening 132 of the upper case 130 and then again blown by the blower 141 to the case 110 It may be circulated and supplied into the drying space 113 of), and the remaining hot air is discharged to the outside after being filtered by the filter unit 170. In this way, the hot air is not stagnant as the hot air is circulated very smoothly in the drying space 113 of the case 110 through the suction guide member 114 of the hot air supply unit 140, and thus its drying efficiency is very high. There is a high advantage.

In addition, an upper cover 160 that covers the upper surface of the hot air supply unit 140 is installed on the upper part of the upper case 130, the upper cover 160 has a plurality of through holes 161, the through holes 161 Through the outside air can be smoothly ventilated between the upper case 130 and the upper cover 160.

In addition, a ridge 162 is formed at an upper side of the upper surface of the upper cover 160, and an accommodation space 162a is formed at the rear of the ridge 162 in which a blower 141 of the hot air supply unit 140 is accommodated. Is formed. As described above, the present invention has an advantage of improving the beauty of the appearance design as the upper portion of the upper cover 160 is configured to have a raised structure.

In addition, the present invention may further include a sterilization unit 150 installed on the bottom of the upper case 130 to implement ultraviolet irradiation and photocatalytic reaction, the sterilization unit 150 is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The photocatalyst coating member 153 is disposed on the bottom surface of the upper case 130 and is attached to the UV lamp 151, the support member 152 disposed on the UV lamp 151, and the top surface of the support member 152. Has

A socket portion 135 is formed on a bottom surface of the upper case 130, and an end portion of the ultraviolet lamp 151 is connected to the socket portion 135. The ultraviolet lamp 151 is configured to sterilize kitchen utensils supported by the support frame 123 of the drying rack 120 by irradiating ultraviolet rays into the drying space 113 of the case 110.

The support member 152 is disposed on the upper portion of the ultraviolet lamp 151, and the supporting member 152 is formed in a shape surrounding the upper surface of the ultraviolet lamp 151, and the supporting member 152 is the upper case 130. Removably coupled to the bottom of the). In addition, the support member 152 may be configured of a network structure.

The photocatalyst coating member 153 is composed of a planar member such as a nonwoven fabric, and the photocatalyst coating layer is formed on the surface thereof so as to activate the photocatalytic reaction by the ultraviolet rays of the ultraviolet lamp 151.

In particular, as the photocatalyst coating member 153 is attached to the support member 152 of the network structure, the ultraviolet rays of the ultraviolet lamp 151 are irradiated onto the photocatalyst coating member 153 so that not only the sterilization effect by the ultraviolet rays but also the sterilization by the photocatalytic reaction You can add effects.

Titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ) or the like is used as the photocatalyst layer. When ultraviolet rays are irradiated to the photocatalyst layer, oxidation, reduction reactions and hydrophilic reactions simultaneously occur in the molecule, and the photocatalyst surface is incinerated at an absolute temperature of 30,000 K. It can oxidatively decompose organic volatiles, odors, various harmful substances, etc., and also decomposes them with strong sterilizing power against microorganisms such as bacteria and bacteria, and oxidizes them to CO ₂ , H ₂ 0, and removes toxic substances. Strong sterilization can be achieved.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the photocatalyst coating member 153 and the support member 152 have a structure surrounding the upper portion of the ultraviolet lamp 151. The photocatalyst coating member 153 and the support member 52 may be formed of a curved cross-sectional structure as shown in FIG. 7, and the external shape of the photocatalyst coating member 153 and the rectangular cross-sectional structure as shown in FIG. 8 may be variously configured.

1 is a perspective view showing a sterilizing dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a sterilizing dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a sterilizing dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an enlarged view illustrating a portion A of FIG. 3.

5 is a view showing a modified embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion C of FIG. 6.

8 is a view showing a modified embodiment of FIG.

Brief description of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

110: case 120: drying rack

130: upper case 140: hot air supply unit

150: sterilization unit 170: filter unit

Claims (6)

A case having a drying space therein; A drying table slidably installed in the drying space of the case; An upper case installed above the case and having first and second openings communicating with a drying space of the case; A hot air supply unit installed on an upper surface of the upper case and having a blower, a blower duct connected to a downstream side of the blower, a heater installed in the blower duct, and a suction guide member installed at a side of the blower; And Includes; Filter unit for filtering the hot air discharged is installed on the rear of the upper case, The air blowing duct is in communication with the first opening of the upper case, the suction guide member is in communication with the second opening of the upper case sterilization dryer. The method of claim 1, A discharge port is formed at a rear surface of the case, and the filter unit is installed at the discharge port, and the filter unit includes a filter case installed at a discharge side of the case and a filter material mounted in the filter case. One side of the filter case is formed with an inlet for communicating with the outlet of the case, the other side of the filter case sterilization dryer, characterized in that the outlet for discharging the hot air filtered by the filter medium is formed. The method of claim 2, The outlet is sterilized dryer, characterized in that formed on the lower rear side of the filter case. The method of claim 2, The outlet is sterilized dryer, characterized in that formed on the lower side of the filter case. The method of claim 1, The blower has a housing, a blowing fan rotating in the housing, an opening is formed on one side of the housing, The suction guide member has a guide space therein for guiding the air circulating in the drying space of the case to the blower, the first suction port in communication with the second opening of the upper case at the lower end of the suction guide member Is formed, the sterilization dryer, characterized in that the one side of the suction guide member is formed with a second suction port in communication with the opening of the blower. The method of claim 1, A sterilization unit having an ultraviolet lamp is installed on a lower surface of the upper case, and a support member and a photocatalyst coating member attached to an upper surface of the support member are disposed on an upper portion of the ultraviolet lamp, and the support member surrounds the ultraviolet lamp. The support member is composed of a mesh structure, the photocatalyst coating member is a sterilizing dryer, characterized in that consisting of a planar member having a photocatalyst coating layer on the surface.

Images