APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTING OBJECTS

Abstract: Object disinfecting apparatus, made up of a functional set which includes an ozone generator, in relation to which a container (10), in which the objects (11) to be disinfected can be housed, is connected in a detachable way, including between both an element (12) foreseen of multiple pipes (13) which determine ozone projection outlets distributed along the container inside (10), to project the ozone directly on the objects (11) of application.

Description: The object of the present invention refers to an apparatus dedicated to the disinfection of objects of daily use and basically in the domestic environment, with the purpose of avoiding the possible infections that can take place to those who use the aforementioned objects. Investigations carried out have demonstrated that in the domestic environment a problem exists referring to the disinfection of objects of daily use, to guarantee the absence of noxious microbes that can generate infectious contaminations which can originate several diseases. At present there are some disinfection methods that solve the problem in connection with certain objects, but in a specific way in each concrete case and not in a general way, also being their use generally uncomfortable and not very practical, so that people end up by not using them, persisting the problem of the disinfection. The studies carried out have reached the conclusion that the problem of generalizing the disinfection of the domestic objects is conditioned by the shapes of the different objects and the difficulty of being able to reach the critical points where the organisms of difficult elimination get settled down, being it in some cases necessary to use very aggressive methods, which can deteriorate other objects and therefore are impracticable. ES-2116238 discloses a disinfection support for toothbrushes and comprises a case having a removable container with compartments for the toothbrushes and a housing containing an ozone generator. US 3,078,526 discloses disinfecting apparatus for shoes or the like, which uses ozone. The apparatus comprises an element placed between the ozone generator and the disinfecting chamber and is provided with two conduits, which define ozone projecting outlets for expelling ozone directly into the objects being disinfected. To solve the aforementioned problem in an acceptable and practical way, in accordance with the present invention, a disinfection apparatus is proposed which provides a simple comfortable method for the disinfection of any type of object, with very effective results for the mentioned function. This apparatus object of the invention consists in a container to house the objects to be disinfected, which is coupled in a detachable way with regard to an ozone generator, being included an ozone transmission pipe with multiple projection outlets in the container. According to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for disinfecting objects, said apparatus comprising a container to hold the objects, and a housing which includes an ozone generator, the container being incorporated in disassemblable disposition with respect to the housing, characterised in that the container is closable with a cover, the cover having a mounting connection for slidably engaging a guide of the housing, and an element with multiple pipes with projection outlets, the projection outlets being distributed along the inside of the container and configured for projecting ozone directly on the objects. In one form, an apparatus is provided that allows the ozone disinfection of the critical points of objects that are housed in the container, reaching an appropriate disinfection effectiveness in all the cases; while the inside of the container is shaped to favour the generation of turbulence in the projected ozone, providing in turn a great effectiveness in the perimetric disinfection of the objects. The ozone generator may consist of a receptacle in which lamps are housed which transform O 2 oxygen into O 3 ozone, the receptacle having an air inlet provided with a filter and at the opposite end an outlet that connects by means of a piping with the ozonised air transmission means to the container with the objects to be disinfected, in connection with whose ozonised air transmission piping a driving compressor is included. The container for the objects may be provided with a cover which has an adjustable opening that is foreseen of a grip to ease up the manipulation, being included in connection with this cover a safety lock that determines the automatic disconnection of the operation of the apparatus while the object container is not perfectly closed. In view of all this, the mentioned object disinfecting apparatus of the invention certainly has some very advantageous characteristics, acquiring own life and preferable character, regarding the conventional methods, for the disinfecting function to which it is dedicated. Figure 1 shows a perspective of the preconized disinfecting apparatus, according to a concrete realization example. Figure 2 is an exploded perspective of the disinfecting apparatus with the object container and the housing corresponding to the ozone generating group. Figure 3 is a sectioned side view of the mounted disinfecting group. The object of the invention refers to an apparatus dedicated to the disinfection of objects of daily use in the domestic environment, being effective for the disinfection of different types of objects, without their shape being an impediment. The mentioned apparatus includes a functional group made up of a housing (1) in whose inside a receptacle (2) is housed which contains one or multiple lamps (3) which transform O 2 oxygen into O 3 ozone. The aforementioned receptacle (2) has an air inlet, in which a filter (4) is incorporated to avoid the passage of dirt, remaining defined at the opposite end an outlet (5) connected to a pipe (6) that ends up in a diffuser (7), which incorporates an anti-return membrane (8) to avoid the recession. Inside the housing (1) a compressor (9) is moreover included which is related to the outlet (5), to produce an impulsion through the pipe (6) towards the diffuser (7). The apparatus includes moreover a container (10), dedicated to house in its inside the objects (11) to be disinfected, which can be of any kind, and of which the disinfection results useful or necessary, such as baby bottle teats, containers, toothbrushes, etc. The mentioned container (10) can be connected in a detachable way with regard to the functional group, including an element (12) between both which includes multiple pipes (13) determining projection outlets which remain distributed by the inside of the container (10). That element (12) bearer of the pipes (13) with the projection outlets, is associated to a cover (14), by means of which the container (10) is closed, having a grip (15) which eases up the manipulation, as well as the transport of the set together with the apparatus. The cover (14) can be connected in guided assembly, passing through a guide (16) which allows the selective opening and closure, so that in closed disposition, the element (12) out of which the pipes (13) leave remain related to the outlet of the pipe (6), communicating the latter with the projection outlets distributed along the container inside (10). With all this, the air which enters the receptacle (2) through the filter (4), is ozonized by the lamps (3), passing the ozonized air through the pipe (6), thanks to the impulsion originated by the compressor (9), so that at the outlet of the mentioned pipe (6) the ozonized air is projected through the diffuser (7), passing through the element (12) to the pipes (13), to leave projected through the outlets determined inside the container (10). This way, the ozonized air is projected directly on the crevices of the objects (11) to be disinfected, reaching efficiently all their critical points. On the other hand, inside the container (10) some conformations (17) are foreseen in the form of entrances and outlets, thanks to which a cyclic turbulence of the ozonized air, which is projected inside the mentioned container (10) is reached, obtaining a distribution of the flow which makes the perimetric disinfection of the objects (11) of application completely effective. The operation of the apparatus is electric, being equipped with a connection cable (18) for the electric supply from the feeding network, including inside the housing (1) a transformer (19) for the electric supply to the operation equipment, while by means of an electronic board (20) the needed regulation is reached, the control of the push-buttons (21) to control the device, the regulation of the established disinfection times and also the control, of the luminous signalling devices (22) which indicate the state of the device in the disinfection process. In connection with the closing cover (14) of the container (10) a security closure (23) is installed, which makes up the electric switch, determining the automatic disconnection of the operation when it is opened and it does not allow the activation of the operation while the container (10) is not completely closed.

Claims: An apparatus for disinfecting objects, said apparatus comprising a container (10) to hold the objects (11), and a housing (1) which includes, an ozone generator (3, 9) the container (10) being incorporated in disassemblable disposition with respect to the housing (1), characterised in that the container (10) is closable with a cover (14), the cover having a mounting connection for slidably engaging a guide (16) of the housing (1), and an element (12) with multiple pipes (13) with projection outlets, the projection outlets being distributed along the inside of the container and configured for projecting ozone directly on the objects. An apparatus according to the first claim, in which a receptacle (2), which includes the ozone generator (3), is situated in the housing (1), the receptacle having an air entrance (4) at a first end and an outlet (5) at a second opposite end that is connected by a pipe (6) to the element (12) when the container (10) is closed by the cover (14). An apparatus according to the first claim, in which the inside of the container (10) defines conformations (17) in the form of cavities and projections, which generate a turbulence of the projected ozone flow for perimetric disinfection of the objects (11). An apparatus according to the first claim, in which in connection with the cover (14) for closing the container (10), a security lock (23) is situated, which acts as an electric switch configured to be disconnected and prevent operation while the container (10) is not perfectly closed.

Inventors: MUNIAIN LATASA JAVIER ANTONIO, MUNIAIN LATASA, JAVIER ANTONIO
Applicants: MUNIAIN LATASA JAVIER ANTONIO, MUNIAIN LATASA, JAVIER ANTONIO
Application year: 2000
Main classification: A61L2
IPC codes: A61L2