WO2002044793A1 - Appareil et procede de nettoyage de lunettes - Google Patents

Appareil et procede de nettoyage de lunettes Download PDF

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WO2002044793A1
WO2002044793A1 PCT/KR2001/002044 KR0102044W WO0244793A1 WO 2002044793 A1 WO2002044793 A1 WO 2002044793A1 KR 0102044 W KR0102044 W KR 0102044W WO 0244793 A1 WO0244793 A1 WO 0244793A1
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glasses
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Jae Young Choi
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C13/00—Assembling; Repairing; Cleaning
    • G02C13/006—Devices specially adapted for cleaning spectacles frame or lenses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C13/00—Assembling; Repairing; Cleaning

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  • the present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method of cleaning glasses, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method of cleaning glasses, which automatically performs the cleaning steps, from washing to drying, of cleaning various types of glasses, including eyeglasses for correcting faulty vision, sunglasses, and others, thus easily cleaning the glasses while accomplishing a high degree of cleanliness .
  • a chemical detergent for cleaning the surface of the lens has been proposed.
  • the conventional cleaning method using the chemical detergent has a problem that it is inconvenient and impractical to clean the glasses, because a user must always carry the chemical detergent for cleaning the lens .
  • This conventional method has another problem that it is almost impossible to remove dirt from a frame, a nose pad, and an earpiece, except a lens.
  • a method of cleaning the glasses in water contained in a washing tray using ultrasonic waves has been mainly used at glasses shops.
  • This conventional method has an advantage that dirt caught in the frame, the nose pad, and the earpiece can be somewhat effectively removed.
  • this method has a problem that it is impossible to completely remove the dirt and oil from the surface of the lens.
  • This method has another problem that it is used only at glasses shops.
  • this method has still another problem that it is complicated to clean the glasses, because the glasses have to be dried or wiped with cloth so as to remove remaining water from the glasses, after the glasses are washed in the water contained in the washing tray.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method of cleaning glasses, which is capable of cleanly and easily cleaning all parts of the glasses, regardless of different structures of glasses and dirt components remaining on the glasses.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus for cleaning glasses, which includes a glasses seat detachably hung on the end of a movable arm to be vertically movable by the operation of a motor and receiving the glasses in such a way as to allow proper cleaning of the glasses, a dryer provided in the path of the glasses seat for drying the cleaned glasses using hot air, and a washing tray positioned under the dryer and washing the glasses in washing liquid contained in the tray using ultrasonic waves, thus automatically finishing cleaning the glasses with only a single reciprocating movement of the glasses seat after the glasses are seated in the glasses seat.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of cleaning glasses, which includes the steps of, seating glasses in a glasses seat after upwardly moving the glasses seat, washing the glasses in washing liquid contained in the washing tray using ultrasonic waves generated by an ultrasonic unit after lowering the glasses seat until it is sunk into the washing liquid, drying the glasses by hot air generated by a dryer provided in the path of the glasses seat during the upward movement of the glasses seat carrying the glasses after finishing washing the glasses, and taking the cleaned glasses out of a housing when the glasses seat carrying the glasses is returned to its original position after passing through the dryer.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing an apparatus for cleaning glasses according to the first embodiment of this invention
  • Figs . 2A to 2C are sectional views showing the whole steps of cleaning glasses according to the first embodiment of this invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a dryer included in the apparatus for cleaning glasses according to the second embodiment of this invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a glasses seat included in the apparatus for cleaning glasses according to the third embodiment of this invention.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing the apparatus for cleaning glasses according to the first embodiment of this invention
  • Figs . 2A to 2C are sectional views showing the whole steps of cleaning glasses according to the first embodiment of this invention.
  • the apparatus for cleaning glasses includes a housing 1 provided at its surface with an opening 2 for putting the glasses in the housing 1 or taking the glasses out of the housing 1.
  • Two vertical guide rails 12 are set in the housing 1.
  • a movable arm 10 is perpendicularly held on the guide rails 12 to be vertically . movable along the rails 12 by the rotation of a motor-operated screw shaft 11.
  • a glasses seat 20 is detachably hung on the end of the movable arm 10, and receives the glasses G in such a way as allow proper cleaning of the glasses G.
  • Two sensors 14 and 14' are provided on the guide rails 12 at predetermined upper and lower positions, and detect touch signals of the movable arm 10 to limit a range of vertical movement of the movable arm 10, thus controlling the operation of
  • the glasses seat 20 may have a tray shape made of a net screen, and has a size suitable to be received, together with the glasses G, in a washing tray described hereinafter.
  • the glasses seat 20 may have a hook shape to be suitable to catch a frame and temples of the glasses, as shown in Fig. 4.
  • a dryer 30 is provided in the path of the glasses seat 20 operated by the movement of the movable arm 10, and dries the cleaned glasses using hot air.
  • the washing tray 40 is positioned under the dryer 30 and washes the glasses G in the washing liquid contained in the tray 40 using ultrasonic waves generated by an ultrasonic unit 41.
  • the dryer 30 consists of a cylindrical body 32 provided on its inner circumferential surface with a plurality of injection holes 33 for injecting the hot air, electrically generated and forcibly blown by the hot air source 31, into the interior of the cylindrical body 32.
  • the dryer 30 may consist of the hot air source 31 branched into two injection pipes 34 each having a slit nozzle, as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the two injection pipes 34 are positioned in such a way as to face each other, for injecting hot air from opposite nozzles to the glasses.
  • the glasses seat 20 is moved up and down by the movable arm 10 which is operated by the screw shaft 11, the guide rails 12 and the motor 13.
  • the movable arm 10 is operated by converting the rotating motion of the motor 13 into a rectilinear reciprocating motion.
  • the method of cleaning glasses according to this invention is performed as follows .
  • the glasses G to be washed are put in the housing 1 and the cleaned glasses are taken out of the housing 1, through the opening 2 formed on the housing 1, when the glasses seat 20 hung on the end of the movable arm 10 is lifted to a position, at which the glasses G can be put in the housing 1 or taken out of the housing 1.
  • the glasses are preferably seated in the glasses seat 20 in such a way that lenses of the glasses are perpendicular to the surface of the washing liquid for minimizing resistance to the washing liquid, when the glasses are sunk into the washing liquid or taken out of the washing liquid.
  • the glasses seat 20 is lowered by downwardly moving the movable arm 10 until the glasses seat 20 is sunk into the washing liquid.
  • the glasses in washing liquid contained in the washing tray 40 are washed using ultrasonic waves generated by the ultrasonic unit 41.
  • the washing liquid for washing the glasses may be water having a temperature of 20 ⁇ 100°C, or water of 20 ⁇ 100°C having a small quantity of additive.
  • the washing liquid may be water including dissolved ozone and dissolved hydrogen, or electrolyte solution.
  • the glasses seat 20 carrying the glasses While the glasses seat 20 carrying the glasses is lifted from the washing liquid in the washing tray 40 by the upward movement of the movable arm 10, the glasses are dried by hot air generated by the dryer 30 provided in the path of the glasses seat 20.
  • the upward movement of the glasses seat 20 is stopped.
  • the range of the vertical movement of the movable arm 10 is limited by touch signals detected by the sensors 14 and 14' provided on the guide rails 12 so that the operation of the motor 13 is controlled.
  • the glasses seat 20 When the cleaning of the glasses is completed, the glasses seat 20 is returned to its original position and ready to receive another glasses to be washed, thus being capable of continuously executing the steps of cleaning glasses, automatically performing the cleaning steps, from washing to drying, as well as accomplishing a high degree of cleanliness.
  • the apparatus and method of this invention is used for cleaning glasses in the above description. But it is possible that the apparatus and method of this invention may be used for cleaning watches and rings, and other items which are difficult to clean through a conventional cleaning method, or have to be carefully handled.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus and method of cleaning glasses, which allows the cleaning steps, from washing to drying, to be easily performed for effectively cleaning glasses which have to be handled carefully when it is required to remove dirt from the glasses, thus ensuring a high degree of cleanliness.
  • it is easy to manipulate the apparatus of cleaning glasses according to this invention, thus being capable of producing the apparatus as a vending machine.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil et un procédé de nettoyage automatique de lunettes, du lavage au séchage, nettoyant ainsi facilement les lunettes tout en obtenant un degré élevé de propreté. L'appareil comporte un logement (1), deux rails de guidage verticaux (12) fixés dans le logement, un bras mobile (10) placé sur les rails de façon à être verticalement mobile le long desdits rails par une rotation d'une tige de vis motorisée (11), un siège à lunettes (20) pendu de manière détachable à l'extrémité du bras, deux détecteurs (14, 14') situés sur les rails (12) pour commander le fonctionnement du moteur (13), une unité de séchage (30) située sur le passage du siège (20) et servant à sécher les lunettes au moyen d'air chaud, et un plateau de lavage (40) placé au-dessous de l'unité de séchage (30) et conçu pour nettoyer les lunettes (G) au moyen d'ultrasons dans un liquide de nettoyage contenu dans le plateau.
PCT/KR2001/002044 2000-11-29 2001-11-27 Appareil et procede de nettoyage de lunettes WO2002044793A1 (fr)

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