KR20210041725A - Contact lens Storage Apparatus with Sterilization Function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a contact lens storage device having a sterilization function. More specifically, the present invention relates to a contact lens storage device having a sterilization function, wherein UV sterilization can be performed stably as UV irradiation is performed according to the detection of opening/closing using a hall sensor. To this end, the present invention comprises: an upper door housing that can be selectively opened; and a lower housing that receives contact lenses and stores the same for a certain period of time. A sterilization irradiation unit is installed on an inner ceiling part of the upper door housing to be sterilized by performing irradiation on a contact lens. Here, the present invention also comprises: a magnetic part protruding from one side of the upper door housing; and a hall sensor unit for detecting that the upper door housing and the lower housing are in close contact with each other as the lower housing is formed to correspond geometrically and positionally as the magnetic part. In addition, the present invention also comprises: a control unit which receives sensing data on whether or not the upper door housing is open from the hall sensor unit; and a vibration motor unit which is received inside the lower housing to apply a vibration force to the lower housing. The control unit determines whether or not the upper door housing is in a closed state through the sensing data of the hall sensor unit. Thus, according to the setting, whether or not the sterilization irradiation unit and the vibration motor unit are driven and the driving time are controlled.

Description

Contact lens Storage Apparatus with Sterilization Function}

The present invention relates to a contact lens storage device having a sterilization function, and more particularly, to a contact lens storage device having a sterilization function capable of stably UV sterilization as UV irradiation is performed according to the opening and closing detection through a hall sensor. will be.

In general, the lens storage box stores contact lenses worn on the eyes so that humidity is maintained.

The lens storage box as described above is composed of a storage box body made of a container shape and a lid that opens and closes the upper portion of the storage box body.

The lens storage box as described above contains saline solution in an opaque storage unit formed to be concave in the storage box body, puts a contact lens there, and then covers the lid for storage.

However, since the conventional lens storage box is only stored so that the humidity of the contact lens is maintained by saline solution, there is a problem that bacteria, etc. remaining in the contact lens are not sterilized.

In addition, there is a problem in that the residual bacteria in the contact lens multiply in saline solution with low salinity and contaminate the new contact lens stored therein, causing eye disease.

As described above, since the conventional lens storage box cannot safely store the contact lens, it is economical to replace the storage solution such as saline or the lens storage box from time to time.

In addition, the time and economic consumption involved in the efforts to keep the lens clean by periodically using a cleaning solution was considerable.

Lens users are concerned about the effect of cleaning liquid, a chemical substance remaining on the lens, on the cornea.

It is true that lenses are always easily exposed to bacteria due to the nature of their portability, which often causes viral bacterial retinitis and various eye diseases.

To this end, a washing machine with an ultrasonic vibrator for storing and cleaning contact lenses has been proposed.

FIG. 1 shows a washing machine equipped with a conventional ultrasonic vibrator. Looking at this, there is a washing container 4 containing a washing liquid such as saline, and the washing or sterilization was performed using a washing machine equipped with an ultrasonic vibrator capable of applying vibration to the washing liquid.

In the washing machine equipped with such an ultrasonic vibrator, the cover 1 and the lower case 7 are hinged to be opened and closed through the hinge part 3, and the cover 1 is on the ceiling surface so that it is easy to wear when the user wears the lens. The mirror 2 is installed and includes operation switches 5 and 6 for controlling the operation of the ultrasonic vibrator, and a power switch 8 and a power plug 9 for applying external power.

However, even in the case of the washing machine equipped with the ultrasonic vibrator as described above, various types of virus sterilization are not sufficient, and thus, there is a problem that it is not sufficient to protect the eye health of the contact lens user.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and UV irradiation is performed according to the detection of opening and closing through a hall sensor, so that UV sterilization can be stably performed, and the airtightness is excellent through a silicone airtight member, and sterilization is completed through a vibration motor An object thereof is to provide a contact lens storage device having a sterilization function capable of performing a notification function and a sterilization effect improvement function.

The present invention has the following features to achieve the above object.

The present invention includes an upper door housing to be selectively openable; Including, a sterilization irradiation unit is installed on the inner ceiling of the upper door housing to perform sterilization by irradiating with a contact lens.

Here, a magnetic part protruding is included at one side of the upper door housing, and the lower housing is formed to correspond to the magnetic part in shape and at the same time, so that the upper door housing and the lower housing are in close contact with each other and are closed. It includes a Hall sensor unit that detects that.

In addition, a control unit that receives sensing data on whether the upper door housing is opened from the hall sensor unit, and a vibration motor unit that is accommodated inside the lower housing to apply a vibration force to the lower housing are included, wherein the control unit includes the hole It is determined whether the upper door housing is in a closed state through sensing data of the sensor unit, and according to the setting, whether or not the sterilization irradiation unit and the vibration motor unit are driven and the driving time are controlled.

In addition, a wired/wireless charging unit for charging by receiving external power through a wireless or wired connection is included, and the lower rim of the upper door housing and the lower rim of the upper door housing so that the aqueous solution accommodated inside the lens receiving unit of the lower housing is not discharged to the outside of the lower housing. A silicon airtight member is formed between the upper edge portions of the lower housing in contact with each other.

According to the present invention, by detecting whether the upper door housing is opened or closed through the hall sensor unit and the magnetic unit, the sterilization operation through the sterilization irradiation unit and the vibration motor unit can be stably performed in the closed state of the storage device.

In addition, there is an effect that an aqueous solution such as a washing liquid or a storage liquid in the lens receiving part is not discharged to the outside through the silicone airtight member, and there is an effect that both individual storage of the lens and storage through a storage container through the partition wall driving part are possible.

1 is a view showing a washing machine in which an ultrasonic vibrator is installed in the related art.
2 is a perspective view showing a contact lens storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing an opening and closing structure of a contact lens storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a contact lens storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view of a contact lens storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view showing a contact lens storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention
7 is a schematic diagram showing a structure of a partition wall driving unit of a contact lens storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a contact lens storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a block diagram showing a remote control configuration of a contact lens storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a contact lens storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to explain the present invention and the operational advantages of the present invention and the object achieved by the implementation of the present invention, the following describes a preferred embodiment of the present invention and looks at with reference thereto.

First, terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and expressions in the singular may include a plurality of expressions unless clearly differently in context. In addition, in the present application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the existence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or a combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other It is to be understood that the presence or addition of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof, does not preclude in advance the possibility of being excluded.

In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a contact lens storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a view showing the opening and closing structure of the contact lens storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is an embodiment of the present invention It is a block diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of a contact lens storage device according to an embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a contact lens storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, a contact lens storage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper door housing 10 that is largely selectively open, and a lower housing 20 that accommodates and stores the contact lens for a predetermined period of time. A sterilization irradiation unit 11 is installed on the inner ceiling of the upper door housing 10 to perform sterilization by being irradiated with a contact lens.

Here, the lower housing 20 has a lens receiving part 22 formed to accommodate the contact lens, and the upper door housing 10 selectively opens the contact lens storage device 100 to receive or discharge the contact lens. It is composed.

To this end, the upper door housing 10 may be hingedly coupled with the lower housing 20 to open and close the hinge as shown in the drawing according to an embodiment. It can be configured such that the selective opening is made in a manner.

On the other hand, the upper door housing 10 has a magnetic portion 12 protruding in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, and when the hinge is opened and closed, the lower housing 20 corresponding to the magnetic portion 12 in a positional position has a shape like this. Hall sensor unit 21 is formed to correspond to the enemy.

The magnetic part 12 and the hall sensor part 21 are accommodated toward the hall sensor part 21 by the magnetic part 12 protruding when the upper door housing 10 is closed due to the hinge coupling of the upper door housing 10. As 21) senses the magnetic force, it senses that the upper door housing 10 is currently located in a closed state.

Similarly, if the hall sensor unit 21 does not detect itself, it is determined that the upper door housing 10 is located in an open state.

The determination of whether to open or close the upper door housing 10 is performed by the control unit 30 receiving sensing data of the hall sensor unit 21, and according to the determination of whether to open or close, the sterilization irradiation unit 11 and the vibration motor unit ( The operation control of 40) can be performed.

Such a configuration for detecting the opening and closing of the upper door housing 10 is performed through the hall sensor unit 21 and the magnetic unit 12 in an embodiment of the present invention, but the upper door is provided through a pressure sensor or an optical sensor as necessary. It may be configured to detect the opening and closing of the housing 10.

On the other hand, the upper door housing 10 has a sterilization irradiation unit 11 formed on the bottom surface, and the sterilization irradiation unit 11 irradiates light to sterilize the contact lens accommodated at a certain interval therefrom. For example, it may be UV light.

The sterilization irradiation unit 11 is formed in various positions and numbers as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 and can be appropriately adjusted according to the shape and environment of the contact lens.

That is, in the lens receiving unit 22 of the lower housing 20 according to the present invention, the contact lens may be individually accommodated or accommodated in a separate storage container, and then the storage container may be accommodated in the lens receiving unit 22. This This is because it is preferable that the output of the light irradiated from the sterilization irradiation unit 11 is configured differently depending on the case of the same individual accommodation and the case of storage through the storage container.

In addition, when three light sources are formed in each of the left and right as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 30 determines whether the contact lens is individually accommodated or accommodated through a storage container, and is configured to adjust the output of the light source. I can.

That is, as an example, if it is determined that it is an individual accommodation, one or two of the three light sources formed to the left and right are to be driven, and if it is determined that the accommodation is through a storage container, all three places on the left and right are driven. To control.

Meanwhile, the control unit 30 receives sensing data on whether the upper door housing 10 is open from the hall sensor unit 21 as described above, and drives the sterilization irradiation unit 11 and the vibration motor unit 40 Perform control.

Here, the vibration motor unit 40 is accommodated inside the lower housing 20 and is configured to impart a vibration force to the lower housing 20, and the driving of the vibration motor unit 40 is performed by a sterilization irradiation unit 11 It can be provided to improve the sterilization effect and separate foreign substances attached to the lens during contact lens sterilization through, and can be provided to notify the completion when the sterilization of the sterilization irradiation unit 11 is completed, and perform both functions. Can be configured to

Before performing the driving of the vibration motor unit 40 and the sterilization irradiation unit 11, the control unit 30 first checks whether the upper door housing 10 is located in the closed state from the hall sensor unit 21 as described above. The vibration motor unit 40 and the sterilization irradiation unit 11 are driven only when it is determined and in a closed state.

This means that when the upper door housing 10 is open, the light irradiated from the light source may not be irradiated to the contact lens, and the lens accommodated together with the contact lens in the lens receiving unit 22 according to the vibration of the vibration motor unit 40 This is because the cleaning solution or lens storage solution may be scattered or discharged to the outside.

Accordingly, the control unit 30 first determines whether the upper door housing 10 is open through sensing data from the hall sensor unit 21, and when it is determined to be closed, the sterilization irradiation unit 11 and the vibration motor unit 40 ) To control the drive performance.

Meanwhile, the control unit 30 may be configured to include a separate external input means to receive information on whether or not to drive the sterilization irradiation unit 11 and the vibration motor unit 40 from the user, and to perform control through the information.

In addition, the contact lens storage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a battery for supplying electric energy to the control unit 30, the vibration motor unit 40, the sterilization irradiation unit 11, and the hall sensor unit 21. B) is provided, and the charging of such a battery is performed by a wired/wireless charging unit 50 that receives and charges external power through a wireless or wired connection.

At this time, for wired connection, a terminal input unit 51 for inputting external power in a wired form is formed on one side of the lower housing 20.

In addition, in order to improve airtightness when closing between the upper door housing 10 and the lower housing 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the lower edge portion of the upper door housing 10 and the lower housing 20 in contact therewith. A silicon airtight member 60 is formed between the upper edge portions of the.

As shown in FIG. 3, a rim protrusion 13 protruding from the lower rim of the upper door housing 10 is formed, and a rim groove 20a is formed in the rim of the lower housing 20 corresponding thereto. do.

Accordingly, the silicon airtight member 60 is accommodated inside the rim groove 20a of the lower housing 20 so that when the rim protrusion 13 and the rim groove 20a contact each other, airtightness can be more stably maintained. To be able to.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a contact lens storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a structure of a partition wall driving unit of a contact lens storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a contact lens storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, in the contact lens storage device 100 according to the present embodiment, a partition wall body 23 that divides the lens receiving part 22 in the lower housing 20 is formed, and the partition wall body 23 is It is formed so as to be elevating and descending by the partition wall driving unit 70.

The partition wall body 23 selectively divides the space inside the lens receiving part 22 by elevating and descending driving of the partition wall driving part 70.

In this case, contact lenses, which are sterilized by the sterilization irradiation unit 11, are generally accommodated in a separate portable storage container. In this case, the contact lenses are not separately discharged from the portable storage container, and the whole is accommodated in the lens receiving unit 22. This is to do.

Accordingly, the user selectively accommodates the contact lenses in the two-divided lens receiving units 22 according to the elevating movement of the partition wall body 23 by dividing left and right, or placing the entire contact lens portable storage container into the lens receiving unit ( 22).

Of course, the contact lens portable storage container must be made of a transparent material so that the light from the sterilization irradiation unit 11 can be transmitted to the lens side, and if it is not a transparent material, the contact lens is discharged from the portable storage container and the lens receiving unit 22 is divided into two parts. It is preferable to accommodate in ).

Here, the partition wall driving part 70 is a pinion gear part 72 that is tooth-coupled with the reclining part 23a of the partition wall body 23 and a rotation motor for rotating the pinion gear part 72 according to an example of the present invention. It consists of (71).

Of course, it is preferable that a separate leakage preventing member is coupled between the bottom surface of the lens receiving part 22 and the elevating point of the partition wall body 23 so that the contact lens cleaning solution does not leak.

According to this embodiment, the control unit 30 performs driving control of the partition wall driving unit 70 in addition to the driving control of the vibration motor unit 40 and the sterilization irradiation unit 11 in the above-described embodiment.

9 is a block diagram showing a remote control configuration of a contact lens storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the contact lens storage device 100 according to the present embodiment is equipped with a Bluetooth module to enable data communication with an external Bluetooth communication terminal 200, and transmits control information from the communication terminal 200 through the Bluetooth module. It receives and transmits it to the control unit 30.

Accordingly, it is possible to remotely control the sterilization irradiation unit 11, the vibration motor unit 40, and the partition wall drive unit 70, and the communication terminal 200 requests the battery status information or driving status information from the control unit 30 and transmits it. I can receive it.

To this end, a separate application is installed in the communication terminal 200 to facilitate various control settings such as setting the driving time of the vibration motor unit 40 and the sterilization irradiation unit 11, and setting to transmit a push message after driving is completed. have.

10 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a contact lens storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the contact lens storage device according to the present embodiment includes an ultrasonic vibration unit 41 for cleaning the contact lens accommodated in the lens receiving unit 22.

The ultrasonic vibration unit 41 may include an ultrasonic vibration plate installed to be exposed to the bottom of the lens receiving part 22, and a vibration element coupled to one side of the ultrasonic vibration plate to vibrate when power is applied.

The ultrasonic vibrating unit 41 generates a strong vibrational ultrasonic wave in the fluid by using a piezoelectric phenomenon, thereby imparting a vibration force to the contact lens accommodated in the lens receiving unit 22.

Foreign substances attached to the contact lens may be separated by such ultrasonic vibration.

The vibration motor unit 40 is provided with the vibration motor unit 40 in the above-described embodiment to provide each vibration force, or the vibration motor unit 40 is configured to serve as a notification function to the user, and the ultrasonic vibration unit 41 is It can be configured to perform a cleaning function.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings, but this is only exemplary, and those of ordinary skill in the art can recognize that various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible therefrom. I will understand.

Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

10: upper door housing 20: lower housing
30: control unit 40: vibration motor unit
50: wired/wireless charging unit 60: silicon airtight member
100: contact lens storage device

Claims (5)

An upper door housing 10 to be selectively openable;
Including; a lower housing 20 for receiving the contact lens to be stored for a certain period of time,
A contact lens storage device having a sterilization function, characterized in that a sterilization irradiation unit (11) is installed on an inner ceiling of the upper door housing (10) to perform sterilization by irradiation with a contact lens.
The method of claim 1,
One side of the upper door housing 10 includes a magnetic portion 12 protruding, and the lower housing 20 is formed to correspond to the magnetic portion 12 in shape and at the same time to be positioned to correspond to each other. A contact lens storage device having a sterilization function, characterized in that it includes a hall sensor unit 21 that detects that the upper door housing 10 and the lower housing 20 are in close contact with each other and is closed.
The method of claim 2,
A control unit 30 that receives sensing data on whether the upper door housing 10 is open from the hall sensor unit 21, and is accommodated inside the lower housing 20 to apply a vibration force to the lower housing 20. A vibration motor unit 40 to be applied is further included,
The control unit 30
It determines whether the upper door housing 10 is in a closed state through sensing data of the hall sensor unit 21, and controls whether the sterilization irradiation unit 11 and the vibration motor unit 40 are driven and the driving time according to the setting. Contact lens storage device having a sterilization function according to the setting, characterized in that.
The method of claim 3,
A contact lens storage device having a sterilizing function, characterized in that it further comprises a wired/wireless charging unit 50 for charging by receiving external power through a wireless or wired connection.
The method of claim 1,
The lower edge of the upper door housing 10 and the upper part of the lower housing 20 in contact with the lower edge of the upper door housing 10 so that the aqueous solution accommodated inside the lens receiving part 22 of the lower housing 20 is not discharged to the outside of the lower housing 20 A contact lens storage device having a sterilizing function, characterized in that a silicon airtight member 60 is formed between the side rims.

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