Patent ID: 8101135
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A desktop sterilizer for sterilizing a book using a sterilizing lamp while pages of the book are laid open by blowing air towards the book, comprising: an openable main body having a sterilization chamber defined by top and bottom surfaces, a rear wall and sidewalls, the sterilization chamber being closable by a door so as to be openable through an opening; a book holder supporting the book such that the book is placed upright and covers of the book are maintained in an unfolded state, the book holder comprising a book support placed upright on a rear portion of the bottom surface of the openable main body, and a pair of clamping members pivoted at lower ends thereof to the bottom surface so as to be rotatable towards the book support or the bottom surface; an air discharger connected to a blower through an air supply pipe and disposed in the sterilization chamber at a position facing the book support of the book holder, the air discharger blowing air towards proximal edges of the pages bound to a book spine of the book supported by the book support; a static electricity generating unit including a static electricity charging plate vertically provided on a central portion of the book support, the static electricity charging plate charging the pages of the book supported by the book holder with one polarity of static electricity; an aroma generating unit provided on the air supply pipe, the aroma generating unit generating an aroma to fumigate the book using the aroma, wherein the aroma is supplied into the sterilization chamber through the air discharger; and a control computer to control the air discharger, the static electricity generating unit and the aroma generating unit, the control computer being connected to a control panel provided on the openable main body.