KR20170022190A - Sink with ultraviolet ray sterilization function - Google Patents

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KR20170022190A
KR20170022190A KR1020150116881A KR20150116881A KR20170022190A KR 20170022190 A KR20170022190 A KR 20170022190A KR 1020150116881 A KR1020150116881 A KR 1020150116881A KR 20150116881 A KR20150116881 A KR 20150116881A KR 20170022190 A KR20170022190 A KR 20170022190A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
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Abstract

The present invention discloses a sink having an ultraviolet sterilizing function that can easily sterilize various kitchen utensils. A main body, a housing, a cover panel, a scattering means, and a controller. The main body includes a storage chamber formed to accommodate the kitchen utensil and an upper plate having a hole formed therein to be connected to the storage chamber. The housing is mounted in the storage chamber through a hole, a window is formed on the upper side, and ultraviolet rays can be transmitted through the window. The scattering means is composed of a concavo-convex pattern or a scattering film formed on either the upper surface or the lower surface of the cover panel so as to scatter ultraviolet rays so as to limit the range of irradiation of ultraviolet rays from the upper surface of the upper plate. The ultraviolet light source is mounted in the housing and irradiates ultraviolet rays for ultraviolet sterilization of kitchen utensils placed above the cover panel and in the compartment. The controller is mounted on one side of the housing to control the operation of the UV source. A user interface for flashing the ultraviolet source is connected to the controller. According to the present invention, various kitchen utensils such as chopping boards and tableware placed on the upper surface of the cover panel and the storage compartment can be easily sterilized by ultraviolet rays by ultraviolet rays emitted from an ultraviolet source, and the user can be prevented from being exposed to ultraviolet rays There is a very practical and simple effect that can improve safety.

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Sink with ULTRAVIOLET RAY STERILIZATION FUNCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sink, and more particularly, to a sink having an ultraviolet sterilizing function capable of easily sterilizing ultraviolet rays of various kitchen appliances such as cutlery and tableware.

Ultraviolet sterilization uses ultraviolet rays of wavelengths of 250 to 260 nm to sterilize microorganisms such as bacteria, Escherichia coli, fungi, and yeast. Ultraviolet lamps are commonly used for ultraviolet sterilization, and ultraviolet lamps are also called germicidal lamps. Ultraviolet lamps are quartz tubes that can transmit ultraviolet rays or low-pressure mercury lamps that contain a small amount of mercury in special glass tubes. Recently, the use of ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV LED) has been increasingly used for ultraviolet sterilization. Ultraviolet LEDs are more efficient than ultraviolet lamps, have lower cost, and are easier to miniaturize.

These ultraviolet sterilization techniques are being adopted in various forms in kitchen furniture and appliances. Patent No. 10-0442591 entitled "Ultraviolet sterilization device for kitchen" includes a casing, an ultraviolet lamp installed in the casing, a kitchen appliance conveying device mounted on the bottom of the casing and carrying and transporting kitchen appliances, and a control panel panel. Registration Practical Utility Model No. 20-0374420 "Combined kitchen furniture with dishwasher" is composed of a dishwasher installed in a sink and an ultraviolet lamp installed in a dishwasher to sterilize ultraviolet rays of the dishwasher.

In the above-described kitchen furniture, there is a problem that the ultraviolet lamp is installed in the closed space and ultraviolet sterilization of various kitchen appliances is very troublesome and inconvenient. Therefore, there is a demand for sterilization of ultraviolet rays of kitchen utensils in the sink easily and effectively.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a sink having a new ultraviolet sterilizing function which can satisfy the above-mentioned demand.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a sink having an ultraviolet sterilizing function is provided. A sink unit having an ultraviolet sterilizing function according to the present invention comprises a main body having a storage chamber formed to accommodate a kitchen utensil and an upper plate having a hole formed to be connected to the storage chamber; A housing mounted in the housing chamber through a hole, a window formed on the upper side and capable of transmitting ultraviolet rays; A cover panel mounted on the window and capable of transmitting ultraviolet rays; Scattering means provided on at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the cover panel and scattering ultraviolet rays to limit the range of irradiation of the ultraviolet rays from the upper surface of the upper plate; An ultraviolet source mounted in the housing for irradiating ultraviolet rays for sterilizing ultraviolet rays of a kitchen utensil placed in an upper portion of the cover panel and a storage room; And a controller mounted on one side of the housing for controlling the operation of the ultraviolet light source and connected with a user interface for blinking the ultraviolet light source.

In addition, the scattering means of the sink according to the present invention is composed of a concavo-convex pattern or scattering film formed on either the upper surface or the lower surface of the cover panel. The proximity sensor is mounted on one side of the main body so as to detect the user's approach and input to the controller, and the controller is configured to destroy the ultraviolet source according to a signal input from the proximity sensor.

The sink having an ultraviolet sterilizing function according to the present invention can easily sanitize the kitchen utensils such as chopping boards and tableware placed on the upper surface of the cover panel and the storage room by ultraviolet rays easily by ultraviolet rays emitted from an ultraviolet source, There is a very practical and simple effect of preventing exposure to ultraviolet rays and improving safety.

1 is a perspective view showing a sink according to the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view partially showing a sink according to the present invention.
3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a cover panel in a sink according to the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view partially showing another embodiment of a cover panel in a sink according to the present invention.
5 is a block diagram illustrating control of an ultraviolet lamp in a sink according to the present invention.

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

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a sink having an ultraviolet sterilizing function according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, a sink 10 according to the present invention includes a main body 20. The main body 20 is constituted by a cabinet 24 having a cabinet 22, for example, a tableware 4, and a cabinet 22 formed to accommodate a kitchen utensil or the like. The cabinet 24 is formed of a drawer for accommodating the kitchen utensil in the drawer 26. [ In some embodiments, the storage 24 may be configured to open and close the storage compartment 22 by a hinged door.

The main body 20 has an upper plate 30 provided at an upper portion of the storage box 24. A top plate 30 is provided with a water table for washing food, dishes and the like, and a heating table for cooking food. The upper plate 30 is made of stainless steel in order to prevent corrosion. The hole 32 is formed so as to be connected to the housing chamber 22 on one side of the upper plate 30. The hole 32 is formed in a rectangular shape by pulling. In some embodiments, the holes 32 may be formed in various shapes such as circular, elliptical, polygonal, and the like.

The sink 10 according to the present invention includes a housing 40 mounted in the storage chamber 22 through a hole 32 in the upper plate 30. [ A window 42 is formed on the upper side of the housing 40. And extends to the upper edge of the housing 40 so that a flange 44 can be supported on the upper surface of the upper plate 30. [ The housing 40 may be made of a semitransparent or opaque material having transparency through which ultraviolet light can be transmitted, for example, plastic. The flange 44 of the housing 40 can be fixed to the top plate 30 by bolting.

1 to 3, a sink 10 according to the present invention is mounted on a window 42 to cover a window 42 of a housing 40 and includes a cover panel And a cover panel (50). The cover panel 50 may be made of translucent or opaque material such as glass, plastic or the like. Scattering means for scattering ultraviolet rays is provided on the lower surface of the cover panel 50. [ The scattering means 52 is constituted by a unevenness pattern 54 formed on the lower surface of the cover panel 50. The concavo-convex pattern 54 may be formed by sand blasting the lower surface of the cover panel 50. [ The concavo-convex pattern 54 may be formed of a triangular protrusion, a semicircular protrusion, or the like formed on the lower surface of the cover panel 50 when the cover panel 50 is manufactured by plastic injection molding. The concavo-convex pattern 54 may be formed on the lower surface of the cover panel 50 by inkjet printing, imprinting, or the like.

Referring to FIG. 4, the scattering means 52 may be formed of a scattering film 56 attached to the lower surface of the cover panel 50 for scattering ultraviolet rays. The ultraviolet ray irradiation height H irradiated onto the cover plate 50 and irradiated to the upper side of the top plate 30 can be adjusted by scattering the ultraviolet rays irradiated on the cover panel 50 by the concavo-convex pattern 54 and the scattering film 56. [ That is, the upper surface of the upper plate 30, can be limited. In this embodiment, the ultraviolet irradiation height H is about 90 cm. Ultraviolet rays can cause adverse effects on the human body, for example, aging, burns, pigmentation, and skin cancer. The sink 10 according to the present invention has a limited range of the ultraviolet rays irradiated to the upper side of the upper plate 30, thereby minimizing exposure of the user to ultraviolet rays. In some embodiments, the scattering means 52 may be provided on the top surface of the cover panel 50 or on both the bottom surface and the top surface.

The sink 10 according to the present invention includes an ultraviolet source 60 installed in the housing 40. Like the cover panel 50, the housing 40 is made of translucent or opaque material that can transmit ultraviolet rays. The ultraviolet light source 60 is composed of an ultraviolet lamp 62. In some embodiments, the ultraviolet source 60 may comprise an ultraviolet bulb or an ultraviolet LED. The ultraviolet lamp (62), the ultraviolet lamp, and the ultraviolet LED can be mounted in a plurality of units, respectively.

1, 2 and 5, the sink 10 according to the present invention includes a controller 70 for controlling the blinking of the ultraviolet lamp 62, a user interface A user interface 80 is provided. The controller 70 is composed of a microcomputer. The user can easily turn on the ultraviolet lamp 62 by operating the touch button 82. [ In some embodiments, the touch button 82 may be a touch key, a touch pad button, an on-off switch, or the like, which can blink the ultraviolet lamp 62 by a user's operation. ) And the like. The user interface 80 may include a touch screen or a key pad that allows the user to set a control mode such as the lighting time of the ultraviolet lamp 62. [

The sink 10 according to the present invention includes a proximity sensor 90 connected to the controller 70 so as to control the operation of the ultraviolet lamp 62 in response to a user's approach. The proximity sensor 90 is mounted on one side of the front surface of the main body 20 adjacent to the cover panel 50. The proximity sensor 90 detects that the user approaches the main body 20 and is input to the controller 70. The controller 70 processes the signal input from the proximity sensor 90 to turn off the ultraviolet lamp 62.

A power supply unit 100 is connected to the ultraviolet lamp 62, the controller 70, the touch button 82 and the proximity sensor 90 for power supply. The power supply unit 100 has a power cord 102 connected to commercial power. The power supply unit 100 automatically cuts off the power supply in case of an overcurrent or a short circuit.

In the sink 10 according to the present invention having such a configuration, a user puts a kitchen utensil 2, such as a chopping board 6, a dishwasher, a kitchen utensil or the like, on the top surface of the cover panel 50, The ultraviolet lamp 62 is turned on by operating the button 82. At this time, the proximity sensor 90 inputs a signal to the controller 70 that senses the approach of the user, and the controller 70 maintains the extinction state of the ultraviolet lamp 62. Since the ultraviolet lamp 62 is not turned on when the proximity sensor 90 detects the approach of the user, the user can be prevented from being exposed to ultraviolet rays.

When the user moves away from the main body 20, the proximity sensor 90 is turned off to input the user's non-access signal to the controller 70. The controller 70 turns on the ultraviolet lamp 62 according to the user's non-approach signal inputted from the proximity sensor 90. [ The ultraviolet rays irradiated by the lighting of the ultraviolet lamps 62 penetrate the cover panel 50 and sterilize microorganisms such as bacteria, Escherichia coli, molds, and yeast, which are contaminated with the cutting board 6. The ultraviolet rays penetrate the housing 40 to sterilize microorganisms contaminated in the kitchenware 2 such as the tableware 4 stored in the drawer 26. Accordingly, the sink 10 according to the present invention can sanitarily use the kitchen appliance 2 by sterilizing the ultraviolet rays of the ultraviolet lamp 62, while preventing the user from exposing ultraviolet rays, thereby improving safety.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

10: sink 20: body
24: storage space 30: top plate
40: housing 42: window
50: cover panel 52: scattering means
54: concave / convex pattern 56: scattering film
60: ultraviolet source 62: ultraviolet lamp
70: controller 80: user interface
82: touch button 90: proximity sensor
100: Power supply unit

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A main body having a storage chamber formed to accommodate a kitchen utensil and an upper plate having a hole connected to the storage chamber;
A housing mounted in the accommodating chamber through the hole, having a window formed thereon and capable of transmitting ultraviolet rays;
A cover panel mounted on the window and capable of transmitting ultraviolet rays;
Scattering means provided on at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the cover panel for scattering ultraviolet rays to limit a range of irradiation of the ultraviolet rays from the upper surface of the upper plate;
An ultraviolet light source for emitting ultraviolet rays for sterilizing ultraviolet rays of kitchen appliances mounted in the housing, the ultraviolet light source being disposed in the housing space above the cover panel;
And a controller mounted on one side of the housing for controlling the operation of the ultraviolet light source, the controller being connected to a user interface for blinking the ultraviolet light source. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the scattering means has an ultraviolet sterilizing function comprising a concavo-convex pattern formed on one of the upper and lower surfaces of the cover panel. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the scattering means comprises a scattering film attached to either the upper or lower surface of the cover panel. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Further comprising a proximity sensor mounted on one side of the main body to detect a user's approach and input to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to turn off the ultraviolet source according to a signal input from the proximity sensor Sink with ultraviolet sterilization function.
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WO2019060617A3 (en) * 2017-09-22 2019-05-23 John Mansell Sterilizing surgical instrument table
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