TWI823692B - Disinfecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

A disinfecting device adapted to disinfect a ground, comprising: a main body, a disinfecting device. The main body is adapted to move along a preset path through a moving device, the moving device is located on the bottom of the main body and has at least two grounding members. the grounding members are adapt to connect the ground and to form at least two grounding points at the ground, the grounding points form a track with the action of the grounding members, The disinfecting device is located on the bottom of the main body and is adapted for last disinfecting the track. Therefore, the disinfecting device avoid polluting the environment during the disinfecting process.

Description

Disinfection device

The present invention relates to a disinfection device, in particular to a disinfection device that can move by itself and disinfect the surrounding environment in the process.

In order to maintain the cleanliness of public places and prevent the spread of diseases, especially hospitals, which are places with a large number of patients, frequent cleaning and disinfection of the environment must be carried out. In order to reduce the workload of personnel, it is an appropriate choice to introduce robots that can move on their own and disinfect the environment through installed disinfection devices. In this way, areas that are easy to clean (such as the floor) can be left to the robot for cleaning, and personnel only need to concentrate on cleaning. Just disinfect the parts that are difficult for the robot to clean (such as chairs), which can greatly reduce the burden on personnel.

However, unlike human shoe soles, which can be easily lifted up for disinfection or to replace shoes directly, robot mobile devices such as wheels are relatively difficult to disinfect or replace due to their position, which makes it possible for germs to move with the robot in the environment. spread.

The present invention provides a disinfection device that can prevent the disinfection device itself from becoming a pathway for disease spread.

In order to achieve the above advantages, one embodiment of the present invention provides a disinfection device suitable for disinfecting the floor. The disinfection device includes: a body and a disinfection component. The main body is adapted to move along a preset path through a mobile device. The moving device is located at the bottom of the body. The moving device includes at least two grounding pieces. The grounding piece is adapted to be connected with The ground contacts and forms at least two grounding points on the ground, and as the grounding piece moves, the two grounding points form a trajectory; and. The disinfection component is installed at the bottom of the body and is suitable for disinfecting the grounding piece or the track of the grounding point.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned bottom is formed with an accommodation space, which is suitable for accommodating the mobile device. The accommodation space includes a bottom surface and an inner wall surrounding the bottom surface, and the sterilization component includes a first sterilization unit and a second sterilization unit. The first sterilization unit is installed on the inner wall surface and is adapted to face the inside of the accommodation space. The first sterilization unit is adapted to act on the disinfection area in the accommodation space. The second disinfection unit is installed on the bottom surface and is adapted to face the ground to act on the track.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned at least two grounding points are spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the preset path. Along the preset path, the body has a front side wall located in front of the mobile device and a front wall located behind the mobile device. The rear side wall surface, and the sterilization assembly includes a first sterilization unit and a second sterilization unit. The first sterilization unit is installed at the bottom of the front side wall and is suitable for generating a first sterilization zone on the ground. The first sterilization zone is located in front of the body along the preset path. The width of the first sterilization zone is greater than or equal to the spacing. The second disinfection unit is installed at the bottom of the rear side wall and is suitable for generating a second disinfection belt on the ground. The second disinfection belt is located behind the body along the preset path. The width of the second disinfection belt is greater than or equal to the spacing between the disinfection device and the second disinfection belt. covering the trajectory during movement.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first sterilization belt and the second sterilization belt respectively project the first projection and the second projection on the ground, and the body projects the body projection on the ground, and the first projection and the second projection are adjacent to the body projection.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned sterilization device further includes a protection device. The protection device is installed on the front side wall. The edge of the protection device is located in front of the first sterilization unit in a direction parallel to the preset path.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned sterilization assembly further includes a third sterilization unit and a fourth sterilization unit. The third sterilization unit is close to the top of the front side wall and is located above the first sterilization unit. The fourth sterilization unit is close to On the rear side wall and above the second disinfection unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned sterilization assembly further includes a fifth sterilization unit. The body further includes a middle side wall located between the front side wall and the rear side wall. The fifth sterilization unit is installed on the middle side wall to face the pre-processing unit. Disinfect parts outside the path.

From the above description, the disinfection device of the present invention has a disinfection component at the bottom of the disinfection device that sterilizes at least the trajectory along which the grounding piece of the disinfection device travels and even the grounding piece. Therefore, it is possible to prevent viruses or bacteria from spreading through the moving device of the disinfection device. .

In order to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understandable, embodiments are given below and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

5: Disinfection device

10:Ontology

10a: Front side wall surface

10b: Rear side wall surface

10c: Bottom

10d: middle side wall surface

11a: Ground roller

11b: Active roller

121:Protective device

20: Disinfection components

21: First disinfection unit

22: Second disinfection unit

23: The third disinfection unit

24:The fourth disinfection unit

25:Fifth disinfection unit

21’: First disinfection unit

22’: Second disinfection unit

T: default path

Z1: The first disinfection belt

Z2: Second disinfection belt

Z3: The third disinfection belt

Z4: The fourth disinfection belt

Z5: The fifth disinfection belt

S: Accommodation space

S1: bottom surface

S2: Inner wall surface

W0: spacing

W1: Width

W2: Width

A1:Area

A2:Area

P1: first projection

P2: Second projection

P3: Ontology projection

E1: edge

E2: Edge

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the disinfection device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the disinfection device according to the embodiment shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a schematic bottom view of the movement of the disinfection device according to the embodiment shown in Figure 1; Figure 4 is Figure 5 is a schematic front perspective view of the disinfection device according to another embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 is a schematic back perspective view of the disinfection device according to the embodiment shown in Figure 4; Figure 6A is a schematic perspective view of the bottom of the disinfection device according to another embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6B is a diagram Schematic diagram of 6A looking down.

In the following articles, the terms used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention, such as the description of the orientation or positional relationship indicated by "upper", "lower", etc., are based on the orientation shown in the drawings used. or positional relationship to describe the present invention. The above terms are only used to facilitate the description of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. That is, it does not indicate or imply that the mentioned elements must have a specific orientation or be constructed in a specific orientation. In addition, terms such as "first" and "second" mentioned in this specification or the patent application are only used to name elements or distinguish different embodiments or scopes, and are not used to limit the number of elements. upper or lower limit.

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the disinfection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the disinfection device according to the embodiment shown in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a schematic bottom view of the movement of the disinfection device according to the embodiment shown in Figure 1. Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3 . The disinfection device 5 of this embodiment is suitable for disinfecting the floor. The disinfection device 5 includes a body 10 and a disinfection component 20 . The body 10 is adapted to move along the preset path T through a moving device. The moving device is located at the bottom of the body 10. The moving device has at least two grounding members. The grounding members are, for example, four grounding rollers 11a and two grounding rollers 11a of the moving device in Figure 1. The active roller 11b is suitable for driving the disinfection device 5 to move according to the preset path T, and the ground roller 11a is suitable for providing support to maintain the mobile device in stable contact with the ground. The grounding element (grounding roller 11a, driving roller 11b) is suitable for contacting the ground and forming at least two grounding points on the ground (the positions where the ground contacts the grounded roller 11a and the ground and the driving roller 11b), and as the grounding element moves, The grounding point will form a trajectory (see area A1 in Figure 3); the disinfection assembly 20 is installed at the bottom of the body 10 and is suitable for sterilizing the grounding piece (grounding roller 11a, active roller 11b) or the trajectory of the grounding point.

In this embodiment, the sterilization assembly 20 includes: a first sterilization unit 21 and a second sterilization unit 22 . The two grounding points are separated by a distance W0 in the direction perpendicular to the preset path T. Along the direction of the preset path T, the body 10 has a front side wall surface 10a located in front of the mobile device and a rear side wall surface 10b located behind the mobile device. The first disinfection unit 21 is installed on the front side wall 10a and is suitable for generating a first disinfection zone Z1 on the ground during operation. The first disinfection zone Z1 is located in front of the body 10 along the preset path T, and as shown in Figure 3, The width W1 of the first sterilization belt Z1 is, for example, greater than the two grounding points (for example, the two grounding rollers 11a or the two main The distance W0 between the moving rollers 11b). The second disinfection unit 22 is installed on the rear side wall 10b and is suitable for generating a second disinfection zone Z2 on the ground during operation. The second disinfection zone Z2 is located behind the body 10 along the preset path T. And as shown in Figure 3, the width W2 of the second sterilization belt Z2 is also, for example, greater than the distance W0 between two grounding points (for example, two grounding rollers 11a or two driving rollers 11b).

Through such a configuration, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, when the body 10 moves, the first sterilization belt Z1 and the second sterilization belt Z2 will advance along with the forward movement of the body 10, and the rollers 11a and 11b of the moving device The area A1 passed by the rollers 11a and 11b of the moving device (ie, the track) will be covered by the area A2 passed by the second disinfection belt Z2. That is to say, not only can the first disinfection belt Z1 be used to disinfect the area that the mobile device is about to contact, but also the second disinfection belt Z2 can be used to disinfect the area A1 (that is, the ground point) where the grounding roller 11a and the driving roller 11b of the mobile device pass. track) for disinfection to prevent germs from spreading due to the disinfection device 5. Therefore, in other embodiments of the present invention, the width W0 of the two grounding points in the direction perpendicular to the preset path T can be equal to the width of the first sterilization zone Z1 and the second sterilization zone Z2, which also ensures that the two grounding points are sterilized.

As shown in Figure 1, in this embodiment, the moving device is, for example, located on the bottom surface 10c of the body 10. Among the multiple rollers included in the moving device, the active roller 11b is driven by a driving device (not shown) located inside the body 10, for example. It is driven and can drive the main body 10 to move. The preset path T can be, for example, a path preset by the user of the disinfection device 5; it can also be, for example, a map and path planning program stored by the disinfection device 5 through an internal memory device (not shown), and the preset path T can be automatically configured by the disinfection device 5. planned path.

The first disinfection unit 21 and the second disinfection unit 22 are, for example, ultraviolet disinfection devices through UVC or disinfection spray mechanisms that sterilize through disinfectant liquid. When installed, the first sterilization unit 21 protrudes from the surface of the front side wall 10a, for example near the bottom of the body 10, and the second sterilization unit 22 protrudes from the surface of the rear side wall 10b, for example near the bottom of the body 10. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the first sterilization unit 21 and the second sterilization unit 22 are UVC lamps. Through such a configuration, When the first disinfection unit 21 is activated, in addition to irradiating a part of the light generated by the first sterilization unit 21 toward the ground to form the first disinfection zone Z1, a part of the light generated by the first sterilization unit 21 will be irradiated. Disinfect the body 10 on the front side wall surface 10a. Similarly, when the second disinfection unit 22 operates, in addition to irradiating part of the light toward the ground to form the second disinfection zone Z2, a part of the light generated by the second disinfection unit 22 The rear side wall surface 10b will be irradiated to sterilize the main body 10.

In other words, through the configuration as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the first sterilization zone Z1 and the second sterilization zone Z2 will respectively project the first projection P1 and the second projection P2 on the ground. The positional relationship between P2 and the body projection P3 projected on the ground by the body 10 is that the first projection P1 and the second projection P2 are adjacent to the body projection P3, which can eliminate the first sterilization zone Z1 and the second sterilization zone Z2 from the body 10 disinfection dead space between them. In addition, through such a configuration, the front side wall surface 10a and the rear side wall surface 10b can prevent the sterilization device from directly irradiating the moving device located on the bottom surface 10c of the body 10. In some cases, such as the ground roller 11a or the active roller 11b that uses rubber as the moving device, In embodiments, material degradation of the ground roller 11a or the driving roller 11b can be avoided.

As shown in Figure 1, in this embodiment, the body 10 further includes a protective device 121 installed on the front side wall 10a. The protective device 121 is, for example, a protective strip provided on the front side wall 10a, and at least one of the protective devices 121 An edge E1 is located in front of the first sterilization unit 21 in a direction parallel to the preset path T. In this way, if an object collides with the sterilization device 5 from the front, it will hit the protection device 121 first to avoid damage to the first sterilization unit 21 installed on the front side wall 10a.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the body 10 also includes a protective device 121 installed on the rear side wall surface 10 b. The protective device 121 is, for example, a protective strip provided on the edge of the rear side wall surface 10 b, and the protective device 121 At least one edge E2 is located behind the second sterilization unit 22 in a direction parallel to the preset path T. In this way, if an object collides with the sterilization device 5 from the rear, it will first collide with the protection device 121 to avoid damage to the second sterilization unit 22 installed on the rear side wall 10b.

To sum up, the disinfection device 5 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with the first/second disinfection zone (Z1, Z2) in front and rear of the disinfection device 5, which can generate the first/second disinfection zone (Z1, Z2) toward the front and rear of the disinfection device 5. Two disinfection units (21, 22), and the width W1, W2 of the first/second disinfection belt (Z1, Z2) in the direction perpendicular to the preset path T is greater than or equal to the two contacts of the mobile device in contact with the ground. The distance W0 between locations in the direction perpendicular to the preset path T, so in addition to being able to disinfect the environment in front while moving, it can also ensure that the rollers in contact with the ground between the mobile device and the ground are also disinfected by the second disinfection belt Z2 , to prevent viruses or bacteria from spreading through the mobile device of the disinfection device 5.

Figure 4 is a front perspective view of the disinfection device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a rear perspective view of the disinfection device according to the embodiment shown in Figure 4. The main body 10, the first disinfection unit 21, the second disinfection unit 22, etc. The details are the same as those of the previous embodiment, so they will not be described again here. Only the differences between the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 and the previous embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described below. Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 . In this embodiment, the disinfection device 5 further includes: a third disinfection unit 23 , a fourth disinfection unit 24 , and a fifth disinfection unit 25 .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , in this embodiment, the third sterilization unit 23 is disposed on the front side wall 10 a and is located above the first sterilization unit 21 , for example, close to the top of the front side wall 10 a. The fourth sterilization unit 24 is disposed on the rear side wall 10b and is located above the second sterilization unit 22, for example, close to the top of the rear side wall 10b. The fifth sterilization unit 25 is disposed on the middle side wall surface 10d of the body 10 between the front side wall surface 10a and the rear side wall surface 10b, for example, also close to the top of the middle side wall surface 10d.

Through such a configuration, the third disinfection unit 23 , the fourth disinfection unit 24 , and the fifth disinfection unit 25 will generate corresponding third disinfection zones Z3 , fourth disinfection zones Z4 , and fifth disinfection zones Z5 on the ground when activated. , the third disinfection unit 23 increases the area of the disinfection belt located in front of the body 10 , the fourth disinfection unit 24 increases the area of the disinfection belt located behind the body 10 , and the fifth disinfection unit 25 increases the disinfection area of the ground located on the side of the body 10 . In addition, due to the position, the disinfection device 5 can be activated to move closer to The third sterilization unit 23 , the fourth sterilization unit 24 and the fifth sterilization unit 25 on the top of the body 10 perform self-sterilization on the surface of the body 10 .

Figure 6A is a schematic perspective view of the bottom surface of a disinfection device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6B is a schematic bottom view of Figure 6A. In this embodiment, since the content of the mobile device can refer to the previous embodiment, no further description is given. The main body 10 is formed with an accommodating space S at the bottom. The accommodating space S is suitable for accommodating a mobile device. The accommodating space S includes a bottom surface S1 and an inner wall surface S2 surrounding the bottom surface S1. The sterilization assembly 20 includes a first sterilization unit 21' and a second sterilization unit 22'. The first sterilization unit 21' is installed on the inner wall surface S2 and is suitable for facing the inner side of the accommodation space S. The first sterilization unit 21' is adapted to act on the area within the accommodation space S (which can be called a sterilization area). The second disinfection unit 22' is installed on the bottom surface S1 and is adapted to face the ground to act on the track.

As shown in Figures 6A and 6B, in this embodiment, the first disinfection unit 21' is, for example, four disinfection light bars, but the type is not limited. Among them, two disinfection light bars are respectively arranged on the inner side wall surface S2 close to the middle side wall surface 10d, and are adjacent to the active roller 11b. The other two disinfection light bars are respectively arranged on the inner side wall surface close to the front side wall surface 10a. S2 and the inner wall surface S2 close to the rear side wall surface 10b are irradiated toward the accommodation space S and the mobile device (the active roller 11b, the ground roller 11a). Disinfection light strips are, for example, light emitting diode (LED) light strips that can emit UVC. When the first sterilization unit 21' is started, it irradiates the two active rollers 11b and the four ground rollers 11a, and irradiates the accommodation space S, so that the accommodation space S inside the body 10 becomes sterilized by the first sterilization unit 21'. area. The second disinfection unit 22' is, for example, four disinfection light bars disposed on the bottom surface S1 and facing the ground, but the type is not limited. The disinfection light bars are each adjacent to a grounding roller 11a. Disinfection light strips are, for example, light emitting diode (LED) light strips that can emit UVC. When the second disinfection unit 22' is started, in addition to being able to illuminate the trajectory of the external disinfection ground roller 11a and the ground point toward the ground, because the active roller 11b is located between the two ground rollers 11a along the preset path T, the disinfection device During the movement of 5, the grounding point between the active roller 11b and the ground will also be disinfected by the second disinfection unit 22'.

As can be seen from the above description, the disinfection device according to an embodiment of the present invention has a disinfection component at the bottom of the disinfection device for at least the trajectory along which the grounding member of the disinfection device travels, and even the grounding member for disinfection. Therefore, viruses or bacteria can be prevented from passing through the disinfection device. The mobile device of the device is spread.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above through embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can make some modifications and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the appended patent application scope.

10:Ontology

11a: Ground roller

11b: Active roller

121:Protective device

20: Disinfection device

21: First disinfection unit

22: Second disinfection unit

T: default path

Z1: The first disinfection belt

Z2: Second disinfection belt

W0: spacing

W1: Width

W2: Width

A1:Area

A2:Area

E1: edge

E2: Edge

Claims (5)

A disinfection device suitable for disinfecting a floor. The disinfection device includes: a body, which is adapted to move along a preset path through a moving device. The moving device is located at the bottom of the body. The moving device includes at least two grounding pieces. The at least two grounding members are adapted to contact the ground and form at least two grounding points on the ground, and with the movement of the at least two grounding members, the at least two grounding points form a trajectory; and a disinfection component is installed on the body. The bottom is suitable for sterilizing at least the track; wherein the at least two grounding points are spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the preset path, and the body has a front located in front of the mobile device along the preset path. The side wall surface and a rear side wall surface located behind the mobile device, and the sterilization assembly includes a first sterilization unit and a second sterilization unit. The first sterilization unit is installed at the bottom of the front side wall surface and is suitable for A first disinfection zone is generated on the ground. The first disinfection zone is located in front of the body along the preset path. The width of the first disinfection zone is greater than or equal to the distance; the second disinfection unit is installed on the rear side wall. The bottom is suitable for generating a second disinfection belt on the ground. The second disinfection belt is located behind the body along the preset path. The width of the second disinfection belt is greater than or equal to the spacing when the disinfection device moves. The track is covered during the process. The disinfection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first disinfection belt and the second disinfection belt respectively project a first projection and a second projection on the ground, the body projects a body projection on the ground, and the third A projection and the second projection are adjacent to the body projection. The disinfection device according to claim 2, further comprising a protection device installed on the front side wall, and at least one edge of the protection device is located in the first disinfection unit in a direction parallel to the preset path. the front. The sterilization device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sterilization component further includes a third sterilization unit and a fourth sterilization unit, the third sterilization unit is close to the top of the front side wall and is located Above the first sterilization unit, the fourth sterilization unit is close to the rear side wall and located above the second sterilization unit. The sterilization device of claim 1, wherein the sterilization component further includes a fifth sterilization unit, the body further includes an intermediate side wall located between the front side wall and the rear side wall, and the fifth sterilization unit is installed on The middle side wall is sterilized toward the portion outside the preset path.