TW201618811A - Nursing bottle sterilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

A nursing bottle sterilizer is disclosed, which can simply move a sterilized nursing bottle received in a processing container to a desired location. The nursing bottle sterilizer comprises the processing container, a steam supply mechanism and a sterilizer base part. The processing container is utilized to receive the nursing bottle. The steam supply mechanism is utilized to supply steam into the processing container. The sterilizer base part is assembled therein with the steam supply mechanism. The processing container can be detachably installed to the sterilizer base. An introduction opening is formed to the bottom of the processing container, which is utilized for introducing the steam supplied from the steam supply mechanism into the processing container.

Description

Nursing bottle sterilizer

The present invention relates to a bottle sterilizer for supplying and supplying steam to a processing container containing a feeding bottle to heat and disinfect the feeding bottle.

In general, as a method of disinfecting a feeding bottle, boiling sterilization using hot water is known. The boiling sterilization is as follows: a deep bottom pan for cooking is used, and the feeding bottle is immersed in boiling hot water for a certain period of time, and the feeding bottle is sterilized by heat.

However, in the boiling sterilization method, in order to take out the sterilized nursing bottle, it is necessary to move the hot water pot to the sink, and to add cold water to the hot water and pour it into the sink. It’s troublesome.

Therefore, as a sterilizer that uses a steam sterilization method using steam as a method of replacing the previous boiling sterilization method (for example, Patent Document 1). In the steam sterilizer, the feeding bottle of the treatment object is stored in a specific processing container, and steam is supplied to the inside of the processing container, whereby the feeding bottle is sterilized by the heat of the steam.

According to this steam sterilization method, it is not necessary to perform complicated work such as hot water treatment after completion of sterilization by the boiling sterilization method, and the sterilization operation can be easily performed as compared with the prior art.

Further, in the steam sterilization method, the sterilized baby bottle can be stored in the inside of the processing container until the next use, so that it is advantageous in terms of hygiene as compared with the boiling sterilization method.

[Previous Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2008-534114

However, in the prior art using the steam sterilization method, the treatment container is integrally formed as a part of the steam sterilizer, and it is not possible to remove only the part of the treatment container and move it. Therefore, in order to move the sterilized baby bottle to the desired place in a state of being housed inside the processing container, the entire steam sterilizer must be moved.

In general, a steam sterilizer is equipped with a heater for generating steam, a power source thereof, and the like, so that the weight thereof is relatively large, and a power cord is attached to it, which is inconvenient to move. In particular, a relatively large steam sterilizer capable of accommodating a plurality of feeding bottles at the same time is not suitable for movement because of its large weight.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art described above, and an object thereof is to provide a bottle sterilizer capable of simply moving a sterilized nursing bottle to a desired place in a state of being housed inside a processing container.

In order to solve the above problems, a first aspect of the present invention is a bottle sterilizer characterized in that it is used for heat-sterilizing a feeding bottle by steam, and includes: a processing container for accommodating the above a feeding bottle for supplying the steam to the inside of the processing container; a sterilizer base to which the steam supply mechanism is incorporated; and the processing container being detachably attached to the sterilizer base, in the above treatment An introduction opening is formed in the bottom of the container for introducing the steam from the steam supply mechanism into the inside of the processing container.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a second aspect of the present invention, the processing container is placed on an upper portion of the sterilizer base.

According to a third aspect or a second aspect of the invention, the third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the side portion of the processing container has an inner wall and an outer wall which are disposed apart from each other. Double wall construction.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the invention, the processing container is configured such that an inner member including the inner wall and a outer member including the outer wall are detachably coupled to each other.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in a fifth aspect of the present invention, the outer member has a bottom opening through which a bottom portion of the inner member attached to the inner portion is inserted and protruded, and the inner member is The introduction opening is formed in the bottom portion.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the upper portion of the sterilizer base portion, an annular step portion that supports a peripheral portion of the bottom portion of the inner member is formed.

A bottle sterilizer according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, characterized in that the seventh aspect of the present invention further comprises a safety mechanism for detecting the processing container for the sterilizer base In the loading and unloading state, the power source is disconnected in a state where the processing container has been taken out from the base of the sterilizer.

According to a still further aspect of the present invention, in a bottle sterilizer according to any one of the first aspect to the seventh aspect of the present invention, a heating air supply mechanism for supplying heated air to the inside of the processing container, the heating The air supply mechanism has a hot air generating mechanism for heating and blowing the air, and a hot air dispersing mechanism for dispersing and dispersing the hot air blown from the hot air generating means.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in a ninth aspect of the present invention, the ninth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the ninth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the container is further detachably disposed in the inside of the processing container, and the processing container is a cover member for openably closing the upper surface thereof, the perforated frame member having a flange portion between an upper end of the side surface portion of the processing container and a peripheral edge portion of the cover member of the processing container, At least a portion of the flange portion protrudes outward from the peripheral edge portion of the cover member to form a grip portion.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a bottle sterilizer capable of simply moving the sterilized baby bottle to a desired place in a state of being housed inside the processing container.

1‧‧‧feeding bottle sterilizer

2‧‧‧Vistor base

2a‧‧‧The recess of the side wall of the sterilizer base

3‧‧‧Processing container

4‧‧‧Control panel

5‧‧‧Handling the side of the container

6‧‧‧Processing container cover

7‧‧‧Processing the bottom of the container

8‧‧‧ release

9‧‧‧The recess of the cover member

10‧‧‧Handle of the cover member

11‧‧‧With a hole frame

11a‧‧‧through hole with hole frame

12‧‧‧Apertured bottom plate with perforated frame members

13‧‧‧Ringed side walls with perforated frame members

14‧‧‧Flange part of the frame member

15‧‧‧The gripping part of the hole frame

16‧‧‧Evaporation tray

17‧‧‧heater

18‧‧‧Hot wind generator

19‧‧‧Hot air dispersing members

20‧‧‧ holed substrate

20a‧‧‧through hole with perforated substrate

21‧‧‧ deflecting plate

22‧‧‧An annular step formed on the upper part of the sterilizer base

22a, 22b‧‧‧ Mounting surface of the annular step

23‧‧‧Switch components

24‧‧‧Processing the outer side of the container

25‧‧‧Processing the inner member of the container

26‧‧‧Flange of the inner member

27‧‧‧The taper of the outer member

28‧‧‧Flange part of the outer member

29‧‧‧The engagement groove of the inner member

30‧‧‧ Side wall of the inner member

31‧‧‧through holes for inner members

32‧‧‧ bottom of the inner member

33‧‧‧Small tubular components

34‧‧‧ pin-shaped components

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a bottle sterilizer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of the bottle sterilizer shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a side view showing the baby bottle sterilizer shown in Fig. 1 in an exploded manner.

Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the cover member of the bottle sterilizer shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 5 is a plan view showing the perforated frame member of the bottle sterilizer shown in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a plan view showing the base of the sterilizer of the bottle sterilizer shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line VII-VII of the sterilizer base shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing a heating air supply mechanism of the bottle sterilizer shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 9 is a side elevational view showing the heated air supply mechanism of the bottle sterilizer shown in Figure 1.

Figure 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the processing container of the bottle sterilizer shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 11 is a partially enlarged view showing an enlarged portion XI of Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing the inner member of the processing container of the bottle sterilizer shown in Fig. 10.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view showing the outer side member of the processing container of the bottle sterilizer shown in Fig. 10.

Fig. 14 is a view showing the inner member of the processing container of the bottle sterilizer shown in Fig. 10, wherein (a) is a plan view and (b) is a longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. 15 is a view showing the outer member of the processing container of the bottle sterilizer shown in Fig. 10, wherein (a) is a plan view and (b) is a longitudinal sectional view.

Hereinafter, a bottle sterilizer 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Line description.

According to the baby bottle sterilizer 1 of the present embodiment, the breast bottle is heated and sterilized by using steam, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and includes a sterilizer base 2 and a processing container 3, which is detachably loaded. Placed on top of the sterilizer base 2. A control panel 4 including an operation switch or the like of the bottle sterilizer 1 is provided on the front surface of the sterilizer base 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the processing container 3 has a cylindrical side surface portion 5, a lid member 6 that opens the upper surface of the side surface portion 5 to be openly closed, and a bottom portion 7 that closes the lower surface of the side surface portion 5. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a discharge port 8 for releasing the gas inside the processing container 3 to the outside is formed in the lid member 6 of the processing container 3. Further, a handle 10 of the cover member 6 is provided in the recess 9 formed in the central portion of the cover member 6.

As shown in Fig. 3, inside the processing container 3, a perforated frame member 11 capable of placing a small component such as a nipple portion of a feeding bottle is detachably disposed. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the perforated frame member 11 is integrally formed in a disk shape, and has a perforated bottom plate 12 in which a plurality of through holes 11a are formed, and an annular side wall 13 which rises upward from a peripheral edge portion of the perforated bottom plate 12 And a flange portion 14 extending laterally from the peripheral edge of the upper end of the annular side wall 13. A through hole 11a is also formed in the flange portion 14.

The flange portion 14 of the perforated frame member 11 is located between the upper end portion of the side surface portion 5 of the processing container 3 and the peripheral edge portion of the lid member 6 of the processing container 3. One of the opposite sides of the flange portion 14 protrudes outward from the peripheral edge portion of the cover member 6 to form the grip portion 15. The user can grasp the grip portion 15 of the perforated frame member 11 and lift the perforated frame member 11 together with the cover member 6 placed thereon.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, recesses 2a are formed at the upper end portions of the left and right side walls of the sterilizer base 2. The user inserts the fingertip into the left and right recesses 2a to support the bottom of the processing container 3, whereby the processing container 3 can be easily lifted from the sterilizer base 2.

As shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, in a substantially central portion of the inside of the sterilizer base 2 of the bottle sterilizer 1 of the present embodiment, a metal evaporation tray for generating steam is provided. 16. A heater 17 for heating the evaporation tray 16. The evaporation tray 16 and the heater 17 constitute a steam supply mechanism for supplying steam to the inside of the processing container 3.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a hot air generator 18 for heating and blowing out air is provided in the rear portion of the interior of the sterilizer base 2, and the air outlet from the hot air generator 18 is substantially horizontally directed to the evaporation tray 16. The hot air is blown above it. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a hot air dispersion member 19 for dispersing and dispersing hot air blown from the hot air generator 18 is provided above the evaporation tray 16.

The hot air dispersing member 19 has a perforated substrate 20 in which a plurality of through holes 20a are formed, and a plurality of deflecting plates 21 which are erected on the upper surface of the perforated substrate 20. The hot air blown from the hot air generator 18 collides with the plurality of deflecting plates 21 to be dispersed. Thereby, the supply of the heated air to the inside of the processing container 3 can be made uniform.

The hot air generator 18 and the hot air dispersion member 19 constitute a heating air supply mechanism for supplying heated air to the inside of the processing container 3.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an annular step portion 22 is formed on the upper portion of the sterilizer base portion 2, and the annular step portion 22 is formed in stages to have mounting surfaces 22a and 22b to be placed on the processing container 3. Among the mounting surfaces 22a and 22b of the annular step portion 22 formed in a stepwise manner, the inner mounting surface 22a at a lower position is provided with a pin-shaped switching member 23 which is provided freely. The switch member 23 is configured such that when the processing container 3 is placed on the upper portion of the sterilizer base 2, the switch member 23 is pressed by the bottom of the processing container 3.

The switch member 23 is electrically connected to a power source (not shown) provided inside the sterilizer base 2 to constitute a safety mechanism for detecting the loading and unloading state of the processing container 3 with respect to the sterilizer base 2, and the processing container 3 has been self-contained. When the sterilizer base 2 is taken out, the power of the bottle sterilizer 1 is turned off.

As shown in FIG. 10, the processing container 2 of the bottle sterilizer 1 according to the present embodiment has a substantially cylindrical outer side member 24 and a bottomed cylindrical inner member 25 disposed inside the outer member 24. Figure 12 shows the inner member 25 of the processing container 3 in a separated state, Figure 13 The outer side member 24 of the processing container 3 is indicated in a separated state.

The side surface portion 5 of the processing container 3 includes an inner wall including the inner member 24 and an outer wall including the outer member 24, and has a double wall structure in which the outer wall and the inner wall are spaced apart from each other.

A flange portion 26 that protrudes outward is formed in a peripheral edge portion of the upper end portion of the inner member 25 of the processing container 3, and the flange portion 26 of the inner member 25 is formed with a tapered portion 27 formed on the outer peripheral edge portion of the outer member 25 toward the outer side. The inner surface is snapped.

As shown in an enlarged view in Fig. 11, a peripheral portion of the lower end of the outer member 24 of the processing container 3 is formed with a flange portion 28 that protrudes inwardly, and the front end of the flange portion 28 is engaged with the outer peripheral surface of the inner member 25. An engaging groove 29 formed at a lower portion. Thereby, the outer side member 24 of the treatment container 3 and the inner side member 25 are detachably coupled.

As shown in FIG. 14, the inner member 25 of the processing container 3 is provided with a substantially rectangular tubular side wall portion 30 having a flange portion 26 at the upper end peripheral portion, and a bottom portion 32 having a plurality of through holes (introduction openings) 31. The steam from the steam supply means and the heated air from the heated air supply means are introduced into the inside of the processing container 3 via a plurality of through holes 31.

On the bottom upper surface of the inner member 25 of the treatment container 3, a plurality of short cylindrical members 33 for inserting and supporting the mouth of the breast bottle for disinfecting the object are erected. The bottom surface opening of the short tubular member 33 communicates with the through hole 31 formed in the bottom portion 32 of the inner member 25. A plurality of pin members 34 are erected in the vicinity of the short tubular member 33. The plurality of pin members 34 are disposed at various distances from the adjacent short tube members 33, and support the mouth portion of the feeding bottle of the short tube member 33 from the inside or the outside.

As shown in Fig. 15, the outer member 24 of the processing container 3 is a member having a substantially square tubular shape having a tapered portion 27 at a peripheral portion of the upper end thereof. The outer member 24 has a bottom opening 35 through which the bottom portion 32 of the inner member 25 mounted therein is inserted and protrudes. As shown in FIG. 10, in a state in which the outer member 24 and the inner member 25 are releasably coupled, the bottom portion 32 of the inner member 25 protrudes from the bottom surface opening 35 of the outer member 24. The protruding bottom 32 of the inner member 25 constitutes the bottom 7 of the processing container 3 (Fig. 3).

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, an annular step 22 for placing the processing container 3 is formed on the upper portion of the sterilizer base 2, and the protruding bottom portion 32 of the inner member 25 of the processing container 3 is fitted to the sterilizer base. 2 annular step 22. Thereby, the peripheral edge portion of the projecting bottom portion 32 of the inner member 25 is supported by the inner side mounting surface 22a of the annular step portion 22 of the sterilizer base portion 2. Thus, the projecting bottom portion 32 of the inner member 25 constituting the bottom portion 7 (FIG. 3) of the processing container 3 is fitted into the annular step portion 22 constituting the upper portion of the sterilizer base portion 2, whereby the processing container 3 can be automatically placed thereon. The alignment on the sterilizer base 2 is possible, and it is possible to prevent the processing container 3 placed on the sterilizer base 2 from being accidentally shaken.

When the nursing bottle is sterilized by using the bottle sterilizer 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the processing container 3 is placed on the sterilizer base 2 in a state where the evaporation tray 16 inside the sterilizer base 2 is filled with water. on. Inside the processing container 3, the respective mouth portions of the plurality of feeding bottles of the sterilization target are fitted into the respective short tube members 33, and the pin-shaped members 34 are appropriately used to hold the respective feeding bottles in an upright state. The small object part of the disinfecting object such as the nipple portion of the feeding bottle is placed on the perforated frame member 11, and the covering member 6 is covered thereon.

In this state, the start switch of the control panel 4 is operated, a voltage is applied to the heater 17, and the metal evaporation tray 16 is heated by the heater 17. Further, since the processing container 3 is placed on the sterilizer base 2, the switch member 23 shown in Fig. 6 is pressed by the bottom portion 7 of the processing container 3. Therefore, the safety mechanism for disconnecting the power of the bottle sterilizer 1 does not operate, and the heater 17 is applied with a voltage as described above by the operation of the start switch of the control panel 4.

A voltage is applied to the heater 17 to heat the evaporation tray 16, whereby the water on the evaporation tray 16 is heated to generate steam. The generated steam rises through the plurality of through holes 20a formed in the perforated substrate 20 of the hot air dispersing member 19. The rising steam flows into the inside of the inner member 25 of the processing container 3 through a plurality of through holes (introduction openings) 31 formed in the bottom portion 32 of the inner member 25 of the processing container 3.

At this time, a part of the rising steam passes into the short tube member 33 of the mouth of the feeding bottle, and flows into the inside of the feeding bottle. Thereby, by steaming into the interior of the feeding bottle The steam is removed by removing stains and bacteria attached to the inner surface of the bottle.

Further, the steam introduced into the inside of the processing container 3 rises to the upper portion of the inside of the processing container 3, and flows into the upper portion through the through holes 11a of the hole-containing frame member 11. The small parts such as the nipple portion of the feeding bottle placed on the perforated frame member 11 are sterilized by the steam flowing in from below.

Further, since the discharge port 8 is formed in the lid member 6, even if steam is introduced into the inside of the processing container 3, the air and steam in the processing container 3 are released to the outside through the discharge port 8, and the inside of the processing container 3 is not Will become an overpressure condition.

After the steam cleaning/steam sterilization treatment is performed for a predetermined period of time, the heater 17 is turned off by a timer function or the like, and the hot air generator 18 is turned off. The hot air blown from the hot air generator 18 is dispersed by the hot air dispersing member 19, and then flows into the inner member 25 of the processing container 3 through a plurality of through holes (introduction openings) 31 formed in the bottom portion 32 of the inner member 25 of the processing container 3. internal.

In this way, the heated air is introduced into the inside of the inner member 25 of the processing container 3, whereby the temperature inside the processing container 3 rises, and the moisture adhering to the surface of the feeding bottle and the surface of the small part is heated and evaporated.

After the drying process is performed for a specific period of time, the hot air generator 18 is turned off by a timer function or the like. Thereby, the disinfection treatment of the feeding bottle and the small parts is finished.

When the user transports the sterilized bottle or the like to the desired place, the user inserts the fingertip into the concave portion 2a formed at the upper end portion of the left and right side walls of the sterilizer base 2, and supports the bottom portion 7 of the processing container 3 from the sterilizer base. 2 When the processing container 3 is lifted, the processing container 3 can be separated from the sterilizer base 2 and transported to a desired place.

Further, a dedicated mounting table for placing the processing container 3 separated from the sterilizer base 2 may be separately prepared.

According to the bottle sterilizer 1 of the present embodiment, the treatment container 3 can be separated from the sterilizer base 2 in a state where the sterilized baby bottle is housed inside the processing container 3 as described above. Move away to the desired place simply. The sterilized baby bottle can be kept in the inside of the processing container 3 at the desired place until the next use, which is very convenient.

Further, in the bottle sterilizer 1 of the present embodiment, since the side surface portion 5 of the processing container 3 has a double wall structure, the surface temperature of the side surface portion 5 of the processing container 3 is sufficiently suppressed immediately after the sterilization treatment is completed. low. Therefore, the user does not have to wait for the temperature of the processing container 3 to drop, and even after the sterilization process is finished, the side surface portion 5 of the processing container 3 can be smoothly moved by both hands.

Further, since the processing container 3 of the bottle sterilizer 1 of the present embodiment includes the inner member 25 and the outer member 24 which are separable from each other, when the processing container 3 is cleaned, the inner member 25 and the outer member 24 can be separated and cleaned. Thereby, the processing container 3 can be cleaned without leaving stains, and it is possible to surely prevent mold and the like.

1‧‧‧feeding bottle sterilizer

2‧‧‧Vistor base

2a‧‧‧The recess of the side wall of the sterilizer base

3‧‧‧Processing container

4‧‧‧Control panel

5‧‧‧Handling the side of the container

6‧‧‧Processing container cover

7‧‧‧Processing the bottom of the container

11‧‧‧With a hole frame

12‧‧‧Apertured bottom plate with perforated frame members

13‧‧‧Ringed side walls with perforated frame members

14‧‧‧Flange part of the frame member

Claims (9)

A bottle sterilizer for heat-sterilizing a feeding bottle by steam, comprising: a processing container for accommodating the feeding bottle; and a steam supply mechanism for supplying the steam to the inside of the processing container; And a sterilizer base, wherein the steam supply mechanism is incorporated; and the processing container is detachably attached to the sterilizer base, and an introduction opening is formed at a bottom of the processing container, and the introduction opening is for supplying the steam from the steam supply The steam of the mechanism is introduced into the inside of the processing container. A feeding bottle sterilizer according to claim 1, wherein said processing container is placed on an upper portion of said sterilizer base. A bottle sterilizer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the side portion of the processing container has a double wall structure including inner and outer walls which are disposed apart from each other. A bottle sterilizer according to claim 3, wherein said processing container is constructed by detachably joining an inner member including said inner wall to an outer member including said outer wall. The bottle sterilizer according to claim 4, wherein the outer member has a bottom opening through which a bottom portion of the inner member attached to the inner portion is inserted and protruded, and the introduction opening is formed in the bottom portion of the inner member. The bottle sterilizer according to claim 5, wherein an annular step portion that supports a peripheral portion of the bottom portion of the inner member is formed in the upper portion of the base portion of the sterilizer. The bottle sterilizer of claim 1 or 2, further comprising a safety mechanism for detecting the loading and unloading state of the processing container to the sterilizer base, and The processing container has been disconnected from the power supply in a state where it has been taken out from the base of the sterilizer. A bottle sterilizer according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a heating air supply mechanism for supplying heated air to the inside of the processing container, the heating air supply mechanism having heating air for The hot air generating mechanism that is blown out and the hot air dispersing mechanism that disperses and disperses the hot air blown from the hot air generating mechanism. A bottle sterilizer according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a perforated frame member detachably disposed inside said processing container, said processing container having a cover member for openably closing said upper surface, said hole having The frame member has a flange portion between the upper end of the side surface portion of the processing container and the peripheral edge portion of the cover member of the processing container, and at least a portion of the flange portion protrudes outward from the peripheral edge portion of the cover member And the grip portion is formed.