TWI846503B - Long object sterilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a sterilizer for long strip articles, comprising a main body, having a receiving groove and an opening connected thereto; a first sensor, arranged in a plug hole of a fixing member, to generate a first sensing signal when the end of the long strip article is pressed against the upper portion; second sensors, arranged in a straight line at a set interval in the receiving groove, and the arrangement direction is parallel to the central axis of the opening, the second sensor arranged at the bottom of the receiving groove being the first in sequence, and the second to Nth sensors are defined in sequence toward the top, and N is greater than or equal to N. When the number of the processors is equal to 5, when the 1st to Xth second sensors sense the long strip of articles, a second sensing signal and length information are generated, and X<N-1; the arrangement direction of the first disinfection element of the disinfection assembly is parallel to the central axis of the opening; when the controller receives the first and second sensing signals at the same time, it drives the first disinfection element and the second disinfection element arranged in the insertion hole and generates a removal instruction according to the length information; the removal device moves the long strip of articles according to the removal instruction so that it protrudes from the opening by a set length. Accordingly, the present invention can automatically detect the state of article placement to determine whether to perform disinfection, and can make the length of articles of different lengths protruding from the opening consistent after disinfection, so as to facilitate taking.

Description

Long object sterilizer

The present invention is related to the field of sterilization devices, in particular, a sterilizer for long strip-shaped items that can automatically detect the state of the inserted items to determine whether to sterilize, and can push and protrude items of different lengths to a uniform length after sterilization to facilitate taking and using.

For diseases that are mainly transmitted through droplets, viruses or bacteria not only exist in the air and cause transmission, but may also exist on the surface of shared items for a period of time, increasing the risk of infection. Therefore, the risk of transmission through shared items has become a focus of attention, especially in recent years, with the emergence of the new coronavirus, the world has also entered an epidemic era due to this type of droplet-transmitted disease. In order to reduce the risk of virus transmission caused by shared items, people currently need to adopt methods such as active cleaning and disinfection, maintaining good personal hygiene habits, and using personal protective equipment to minimize the risk of infection.

From the perspective of real life, although the government or environmental owners have actively installed various types of alcohol disinfection equipment in public places in the hope of reducing the risk of infection, for certain places and specific items and behaviors, it is still not enough to just install these equipment to solve the problem. For example, in public places such as catering places and general office service buildings, unless people carry personal tableware and utensils at all times, they still cannot avoid using reusable tableware and shared stationery. In fact, most people still have a high probability of using reusable tableware and public stationery. In order to prevent these items from becoming a medium for the spread of the epidemic virus, the current solution is mostly to regularly disinfect shared items with alcohol-containing disinfectants. However, this method of disinfection is not very effective. In addition to the fact that the disinfection of shared items is not very accurate, the disinfection process is not always carried out, resulting in a disinfection window period that allows the virus to spread. Regarding tableware, although some restaurant operators provide individually packaged disposable tableware, this has led to environmental problems such as increased garbage, so it is not the best solution.

In view of this, the invention team has specially conceived and designed a device for disinfecting long-shaped items such as the above, and then proposed a sterilizer specifically for sterilizing long-shaped items, hoping that through technological innovation, it can achieve excellent disinfection effects on the above-mentioned items and effectively reduce the risk of disease transmission.

One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a sterilizer for long strips of objects, which can automatically sense the state and length information of the inserted long strips of objects for automatic sterilization. After sterilization, objects of any length can be pushed out to a consistent protruding length for easy removal, effectively improving the sterilization accuracy and being very convenient to use.

To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a sterilizer for long-shaped articles, for placing at least one long-shaped article for sterilization, comprising: a body having at least one receiving groove inside, the body having at least one opening, the opening being opened on one side of the body and connected to the receiving groove, so that the long-shaped article can be placed into the receiving groove through the opening; at least one fixing member, provided at the bottom of the receiving groove and having an insertion hole, so that one end of the long-shaped article can be fixed in the insertion hole after being placed; at least one first sensor, provided in the insertion hole and corresponding to the opening, After the end of the long strip of article is pressed against the first sensor, the first sensor generates a first sensing signal; a plurality of second sensors, the second sensors are arranged in the receiving groove and arranged in a straight line at a set interval, and the arrangement direction of the second sensors is parallel to the central axis direction of the opening, wherein the second sensor whose setting position is closest to the bottom of the receiving groove is the first second sensor in the sequence, and the second sensors are defined as the 2nd to the Nth second sensors in sequence toward the top of the receiving groove, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 5; a A processor is disposed in the body and is electronically connected to the second sensors. When the long strip of article is placed in the receiving tank and the first to X second sensors sense the long strip of article, the processor generates a second sensing signal and a length information, wherein X<N-1, and X is an integer; at least one disinfection assembly is disposed on the inner wall of the receiving tank, the disinfection assembly comprises a plurality of first disinfection elements, the first disinfection elements are arranged in a straight line, and the arrangement direction of the first disinfection elements is parallel to the central axis of the opening; at least one second disinfection element a controller, which is disposed in the body and is connected to the processor, the first sensor, the disinfection assembly and the second disinfection element, and is used to drive the first disinfection element and the second disinfection element to operate when the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal are received at the same time, and to generate a removal instruction according to the length information; and at least one removal device, which is connected to the controller and is disposed in the accommodating tank, and is used to move the long strip object according to the removal instruction after the disinfection is completed, so that the long strip object protrudes from the opening by a set length.

Preferably, the set length is 2~3cm, so that the user can take out the long strip of items; and considering the length of most long strips of shared items, the set interval is preferably 1.5~2cm, and N is 10~15, so as to have a better structural length state.

Preferably, the first sensor is a weight sensor, and the second sensors are light-blocking sensors to have better sensing performance.

Preferably, the removal device includes a telescopic rod and a driving member, one end of the telescopic rod is connected to the fixing member, and the other end is connected to the driving member, and the driving member is used to move the telescopic rod axially to push the fixing member and the long strip of article outward, so as to remove the long strip of article by pushing it outward, and has the advantage of fast and accurate actuation.

Preferably, the receiving groove has a slide rail assembly for installing the removal device, and the slide rail assembly has a slide groove; the removal device includes a connecting rod and a vertical moving part, and the connecting rod is provided with a clamping part at one end, and the clamping part is provided corresponding to the opening position to clamp the long strip object. The other end of the connecting rod is connected to the vertical moving part, and the vertical moving part is movably arranged in the slide groove for moving up and down along the slide groove to drive the connecting rod to move the long strip object outward. Here, another structural design for removing the long strip object is disclosed, which can also have the advantages of fast and accurate actuation.

Preferably, the number of the disinfection components is more than two, and the first disinfection elements of each disinfection component are respectively arranged toward the central axis of the opening to enhance the disinfection efficiency and integrity.

Preferably, at least one calibration assembly is further provided in the receiving tank, the calibration assembly is connected to the controller by electronic communication, the calibration assembly comprises a first plate, a second plate, a first moving member and a second moving member, the first moving member and the second moving member are symmetrically arranged on the inner wall of the receiving tank, and one side of the first moving member is connected to the first plate, one side of the second moving member is connected to the second plate, and the calibration assembly is located between any two adjacent first disinfection elements and any two adjacent first disinfection elements. between the two adjacent second sensors; when the controller drives the first disinfection elements to operate, the controller synchronously drives the calibration assembly, so that the first moving member and the second moving member respectively push the first plate and the second plate to fit together, thereby clamping and fixing the long strip of article. After the disinfection is completed, the controller drives the first moving member and the second moving member to make the first plate and the second plate move in opposite directions to release the long strip of article, thereby improving the disinfection accuracy.

Preferably, the first disinfection elements are ultraviolet sterilizers, the body is made of an opaque material, and the surface of the body has a functional coating, and the functional coating material is one of polycarbonate, nylon, polyamide, polyester or aluminum foil; or the first disinfection elements are ultraviolet sterilizers, the inner wall of the accommodating tank has a functional coating, and the functional coating material is one of polycarbonate, nylon, polyamide, polyester or aluminum foil, so as to prevent ultraviolet rays from radiating to the outside and affecting nearby people.

In summary, the long strip object sterilizer of the present invention uses two specially designed sensor structures to enable the long strip object placed in the receiving slot to automatically activate the disinfection function after meeting the set conditions, so as to ensure that all areas of the long strip object are disinfected. At the same time, the scope of application of the present invention is quite broad. As long as it is a long strip object, it can be disinfected using this creation, and this creation can automatically detect the length of the long strip object, and calculate the displacement of the long strip object after disinfection based on the length information. Therefore, no matter what the length of the object is, after disinfection, the length protruding from the opening can be kept the same, so as to facilitate the user to pick it up. In terms of use, the present invention also eliminates manual operation and contact, making the disinfection more accurate. At the same time, through the automated design, it has excellent convenience of use. Furthermore, the present invention also proposes a number of additional detailed technical features, as described in the above paragraphs.

1: Sterilizer for long items

10: Body

100:Fixers

1000: Socket

101: Storage tank

102: Opening

11: First sensor

12: Second sensor

13: Processor

14: Disinfection components

140: Second disinfection element

141: First disinfection element

15: Controller

16: Remove the device

161: Telescopic rod

162:Driver

163: Connecting rod

1631: Clamping piece

164: Vertical moving part

17: Slide rail assembly

171: Chute

18: Calibration components

181: First plate

182: Second plate

183: First moving part

184: Second moving part

2: Long strips of objects

3: Functional coating

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a long strip sterilizer of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the block module of the long strip sterilizer of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a long strip sterilizer of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the application of the long strip sterilizer of the preferred embodiment of the present invention (I).

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the application of the sterilizer for long strips of articles of the preferred embodiment of the present invention (II).

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a sterilizer for long strips of articles in the first embodiment of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the application of a sterilizer for long strips of articles in the first embodiment of the preferred embodiment of the present invention (I).

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the application of a sterilizer for long strips of articles in the first embodiment of the preferred embodiment of the present invention (II).

Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a sterilizer for long strips of articles in another embodiment of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In order to enable people with general knowledge in this field to clearly understand the content of this invention, please refer to the following explanations and drawings. The structural scales, proportions, sizes, shapes or application states shown in each figure are only for illustration and are used to illustrate the technical features of this invention. They do not represent the actual structural design and should be explained in advance.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 5, which are three-dimensional schematic diagrams, block module schematic diagrams, cross-sectional structural schematic diagrams and application schematic diagrams (I) and (II) of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The cross-sectional schematic diagram is convenient for showing the technical features of the present invention, so some components are not cross-sectionally represented. The present invention discloses a long strip sterilizer 1 for placing at least one long strip 2 for sterilization. The long strip sterilizer 1 includes a body 10, at least one fixing member 100, at least one first sensor 11, a plurality of second sensors 12, a processor 13, at least one sterilization assembly 14, at least one second sterilization element 140, a controller 15 and at least one removal device 16. The long strip object 2 can be, for example, chopsticks, pens, or long strip objects used to touch public buttons, switches, etc., so the long strip object sterilizer 1 can be placed in office areas with counters, such as banks and government agencies, catering places, or elevator entrances and exits.

The main body 10 has at least one receiving groove 101 inside, and the main body 10 has at least one opening 102. The opening 102 is opened on one side of the main body 10 and communicates with the receiving groove 101, so that the long strip object 2 can be placed straightly into the receiving groove 101 through the opening 102. The fixing member 100 is arranged at the bottom of the receiving groove 101 and has an insertion hole 1000, so that one end of the long strip object 2 can be fixed in the insertion hole 1000 after being placed. The fixing member 100 can be, for example, a plate body with the insertion hole 1000 opened in the center. The first sensor 11 is arranged in the insertion hole 1000 and corresponds to the opening 102. After the end of the long strip object 2 presses against the first sensor 11, the first sensor 11 generates a first sensing signal. The second sensors 12 are arranged in the receiving groove 101 and arranged in a straight line at a set interval. The arrangement direction of the second sensors 12 is parallel to the central axis direction of the opening 102. The second sensor 12 closest to the bottom of the receiving groove 101 is the first second sensor 12 in the sequence, and the second sensors 12 from the 2nd to the Nth second sensors 12 are defined in sequence toward the top of the receiving groove 101, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 5.

The processor 13 is disposed on the body 10 and is electrically connected to the second sensors 12. When the long strip object 2 is placed in the receiving groove 101 and the first to X-th second sensors 12 sense the long strip object 2, the processor 13 generates a second sensing signal and a length information, wherein X<N-1, X is an integer, and based on the actual application design, X is not equal to 0. The disinfection assembly 14 is disposed on the inner wall surface of the receiving groove 101, and the disinfection assembly 14 includes a plurality of first disinfection elements 141, which are arranged in a straight line, and the arrangement direction of the first disinfection elements 141 is parallel to the central axis of the opening 102. The second disinfection element 140 is disposed in the jack 1000 to facilitate disinfection of the end of the long strip object 2. The controller 15 is disposed on the body 10 and is electronically connected to the processor 14, the first sensor 11, the disinfection assembly 141 and the second disinfection element 140, so as to drive the first disinfection elements 141 and the second disinfection elements 140 to operate when the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal are received simultaneously, and to generate a removal instruction according to the length information. Specifically, the second sensing signal and the length information generation conditions are to ensure that the inserted state of the long strip object 2 is an object that can be sterilized by the long strip object sterilizer 1. For example, if the length of the long strip object 2 exceeds the length of the entire receiving slot 101, and one end is still exposed in the opening 102, then all the second sensors 12 will sense the long strip object 2. In this case, the processor 13 will not generate the second sensing signal and the length information, and the controller 15 will not drive the sterilization assembly 14 to operate. In this way, the effect of automatically confirming whether the objects to be sterilized are indeed placed in the receiving slot 101 can be achieved.

The removal device 16 is connected to the controller 15 by telecommunication and is disposed in the receiving tank 101, and is used to move the long strip object 2 according to the removal instruction after the sterilization is completed, so that the long strip object 2 protrudes from the opening 102 by a set length. For example, when the length information is 20 cm, if the set length is 2 cm, the removal instruction is calculated based on 20 cm, 2 cm, and the total length of the long strip object sterilizer 1 minus 20 cm recorded in the length information, so that the removal device 16 moves the long strip object 2 to keep it in a state of protruding from the opening 102 by the set length. Among them, the shape, size, scale ratio or configuration of each component of the present invention can be adjusted according to the type of user, so as to form a structural form that is more suitable for the two types of long strip objects as the user.

The long strip object sterilizer 1 confirms the insertion status and the length information of the long strip object 2 through the integrated detection of the two sensors, and then the controller 15 drives the disinfection assembly 14 and the second disinfection element 140 to perform the disinfection action. After disinfection, the length information is used as the basis for the movement amount of the long strip object 2 by the removal device 16, so that the long strip objects 2 of various lengths protrude from the opening 102 with the consistent set length after disinfection for users to take. More specifically, the sterilizer 1 for long-shaped objects can effectively confirm the placement status of the inserted long-shaped objects 2. For example, if the long-shaped objects 2 are too long or not placed correctly, the sterilizer 1 for long-shaped objects will not start. Alternatively, the sterilizer 1 can drive the sterilization assembly 14 to operate only after the long-shaped objects 2 are indeed placed in the receiving groove 101 and the first sensor 11 generates the first sensing signal and the processor 13 generates the second sensing signal, thereby achieving the goal of intelligent automatic sterilization. The controller 15 will also generate the removal command according to the length information, so that the sterilized strip-shaped object 2 can protrude from the opening 102 at the set length, so that the user can take it out. Therefore, no matter what length the strip-shaped object 2 is, it can protrude from the opening 102 at the same set length after sterilization, and has the advantage of being easy to use. Therefore, the possibility of germ retention and the germ transmission caused by indirect contact can be greatly reduced by the sterilizer 1 for long strip-shaped objects, and the user can be provided with a sterilization product that is safer and easier to use. In addition, in order to achieve the above-mentioned effects, the present invention specifically proposes the number of second sensors 12 to be installed and the conditions for generating the second sensing signal. These features cannot be easily thought of without the design motivation and corresponding disclosure, and correspondingly, the present invention has unexpected effects due to these features.

Furthermore, considering the convenience of taking, the set length can be set to 2~3cm, so as to ensure that the user has sufficient grip length to easily take the sterilized long strip object 2. It is also reiterated here that through the arrangement of the second sensors 12 and the processor 13, the long strip object sterilizer 1 can automatically detect the length of the long strip object 2 placed in the receiving groove 101 to form the length information, and use it as the reference value for the subsequent removal device 16 to move the long strip object 2. Therefore, no matter what the length of the long strip object 2 is, it can be moved outward by the removal device 16 after sterilization, forming a state of protruding 2~3cm from the opening 102.

In addition, in order to take into account the sensing accuracy of the long strip object 2 and the applicability of the sterilizer for the long strip object 2, a better implementation is that the setting interval is 1.5-2 cm, and N is 10-15. Accordingly, the setting of the second sensors 12 can cover most tableware, writing supplies and the like. At the same time, under this condition, the production and assembly cost is also taken into consideration. In principle, the more the second sensors 12 are set, the more items they can be applied to. However, if too many are set, the manufacturing cost will inevitably be too high and the overall volume will be too large, or the setting interval is too small, resulting in mutual interference between sensors. Therefore, the present invention is also based on the most applicable long strip object dimensions in life, and further proposes the above-mentioned setting interval and quantity technical features, so that the long strip object sterilizer 1 has a more appropriate structural design.

In addition, in order to have better sensing performance, the first sensor 11 can be a weight sensor, and the second sensors 12 can be light-blocking sensors. This makes it easier to sense the placement state and length of the long strip object 2, thereby improving the application performance of the long strip object sterilizer 1.

Regarding the structural state of the removal device 16, preferably, the removal device 16 can include a telescopic rod 161 and a driving member 162. One end of the telescopic rod 161 is connected to the first sensor 11, and the other end is connected to the driving member 162. The driving member 162 is used to move the telescopic rod 161 axially to push the first sensor 11 and the long object 2 outward. As shown in FIG. 3 , the driving member 162 can be a driving element such as a motor to provide power for the telescopic rod 161 to move vertically. When the strip-shaped object 2 is sterilized, the driving member 162 receives the removal command issued by the controller 15 and is activated to move the telescopic rod 161 upward to push the strip-shaped object 2 out of the opening 101 .

Furthermore, in order to improve the disinfection certainty of the long strip object 2, the number of the disinfection assembly 14 can be more than two, and the first disinfection elements 141 of each disinfection assembly 14 are respectively arranged toward the central axis direction of the opening 102. By arranging a plurality of the disinfection assemblies 14 and making the first disinfection elements 141 in each group toward the central axis direction of the opening 102, the long strip object 2 can receive disinfection operations from all directions, so as to reduce the residual bacteria in the long strip object 2 caused by the disinfection dead corner.

In view of the consideration of disinfection efficiency and speed, it is preferred that the first disinfection elements 141 and/or the second disinfection element 140 are alcohol sprayers or ultraviolet sterilizers, so as to reduce the installation cost and achieve effective disinfection. In this embodiment, the first disinfection elements 141 and the second disinfection element 140 are ultraviolet sterilizers, and the first disinfection elements 141 of each group are arranged at intervals.

Furthermore, when the first disinfection elements 141 are ultraviolet sterilizers, the body 10 is made of an opaque material, and the surface of the body 10 has a functional coating 3, and the material of the functional coating 3 is one of polycarbonate, nylon, polyamide, polyester or aluminum foil. Since ultraviolet rays are harmful to the human body, the human body is generally not allowed to look directly at or touch them when using ultraviolet rays for sterilization to avoid injury. When the first disinfection elements 141 are ultraviolet sterilizers, the body 10 is made of an opaque material, and the functional coating 3 is provided to effectively prevent ultraviolet rays from penetrating to the outside world to prevent harm to nearby people. The functional coating 3 is preferably one of polycarbonate, nylon, polyamide, polyester or aluminum foil, and may have absorption or reflection properties to help isolate ultraviolet rays or even enhance the efficiency of ultraviolet rays.

In application, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , two long strip objects 2 such as pens are placed as an example. The long strip objects 2 such as pens are placed into the receiving groove 101 through the opening 102. After the end of the long strip object 2 is pressed against the first sensor 11, the first sensor 11 generates the first sensing signal, which is received by the controller 15. At the same time, the second sensors 12 are also activated respectively. The second sensors 12 that sense the long strip object 2 feed back to the processor 13. The processor 13 integrates the feedback results of the second sensors 12 to generate the second sensing signal and the length information. It is particularly worth mentioning that the long strip article sterilizer 1 has the technical characteristics of X<N-1, and the second sensing signal and the length information are generated only when the first to Xth second sensors 12 sense the long strip article 2, so as to avoid the situation that the long strip article 2 is too long and cannot be sterilized as a whole. Here, N is 8 as an example, so when X is 6, 5, 4, etc., the second sensing signal and the length information will be generated. When the controller 15 receives the first sensing signal, the second sensing signal and the length information at the same time, it starts to drive the first disinfection elements 141 and the second disinfection elements 140 to operate, and generates the removal instruction according to the length information. Then, when the disinfection is completed, the removal device moves the long strip object upward according to the removal instruction, so that it protrudes out of the opening 102 with the set length. And under this technical feature, the long strip objects 2 of various lengths can all protrude out of the opening with the same set length. As shown in Figure 5, the two long strip objects 2 have different lengths, but through the long strip object sterilizer 1, they can protrude out of the opening 102 with the same set length, which is convenient for users to take.

Please continue to refer to Figures 6 to 8, which are cross-sectional structural diagrams and application diagrams (I) and (II) of the long strip sterilizer of the second embodiment of the present invention. The cross-sectional diagram is convenient for showing the technical features of the present invention, so some components are not cross-sectionally represented. In this embodiment, the structure of the long strip sterilizer 1 is roughly the same as the above, and the difference is that the accommodating tank 101 has a slide assembly 17 for setting the removal device 16, and the slide assembly has a slide groove 171; the removal device 16 includes a connecting rod 163 and a vertical moving member 164, and one end of the connecting rod 163 is provided with a clamping member 1 631, and the clamping member 1632 is arranged corresponding to the position of the opening 102 to clamp the long strip object 2. The other end of the connecting rod 163 is connected to the vertical moving member 164, and the vertical moving member 164 is movably arranged in the slide slot 171 to move up and down along the slide slot 171 to drive the connecting rod 163 to move the long strip object 2 outward. In this embodiment, another structure of the removal device 16 is disclosed. In addition to pushing the long strip object 2 out of the opening 102 by pushing, the long strip object 2 can also be moved out of the opening 102 by clamping and moving. In this way, it has a stable and convenient effect when removing the long strip object 2. The clamping member 1631 is preferably made of an elastic material and formed into a ring-shaped structure. When the long strip object 2 passes through the clamping member 1631, the clamping member 1631 can be slightly opened or stretched in response to the downward pressure, thereby clamping the long strip object 2. Alternatively, the clamping member 1631 can be a structure that can be opened and closed freely through a mechanism. When the long strip object 2 is placed, the clamping member 1631 automatically opens and clamps the long strip object 2 after placement or clamps when the vertical moving member 164 receives the removal command to facilitate the removal of the long strip object 2.

In addition, when the first disinfection elements 141 are ultraviolet sterilizers, the inner wall surface of the receiving tank 101 has a functional coating 3, and the material of the functional coating 3 is one of polycarbonate, nylon, polyamide, polyester or aluminum foil. In this embodiment, the functional coating 3 is provided in the receiving tank 101 to block the ultraviolet rays from irradiating outward by absorption or reflection, so as to avoid the ultraviolet rays from leaking out during disinfection and causing adverse effects.

In application, as shown in Figures 7 and 8, here, three long-shaped objects 2, which are chopsticks, are placed as an example. After the long-shaped object 2 is placed into the receiving groove 101 through the opening 102, when the end of the long-shaped object 2 hits the first sensor 11, it generates the first sensing signal and transmits it to the controller 15. At this time, the second sensors 12 also sense as the long-shaped object 2 is placed. The processor 13 collects the sensing results of the second sensors 12 and generates the second sensing signal and the length information when the first to X-th second sensors 12 sense the long-shaped object 2, which meets X<N-1. Similarly, here, N is 9 as an example, so when X is 7, 6, 5, 4, etc., the second sensing signal and the length information will be generated. When the controller 15 receives the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal, it starts to drive the first disinfection element 141 and the second disinfection element 140 to operate, and generates the removal command according to the length information. As for the removal device 16, when the long strip object 2 is placed, the clamping member 1631 is clamped on the outer side of the long strip object 2. After the disinfection is completed, the vertical moving member 164 moves upward in response to the removal command, so that the connecting rod 163 moves upward synchronously to move the long strip object 2 out of the opening 102 and protrude the set length.

Please continue to refer to Figure 9, which is a cross-sectional structural diagram of a sterilizer for long strips of articles in another embodiment of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The cross-sectional schematic diagram is convenient for displaying the technical features of the present invention, and therefore some components are represented without cross-section. In this embodiment, at least one calibration component 18 is provided in the receiving tank 101. The calibration component 18 is connected to the controller 15 by telecommunication. The calibration component 18 includes a first plate 181, a second plate 182, a first moving member 183 and a second moving member 184. The first moving member 183 and the second moving member 184 are symmetrically arranged on the inner wall surface of the receiving tank 101. One side of the first moving member 183 is connected to the first plate 181, and one side of the second moving member 184 is connected to the second plate 182. The calibration component 18 is located at any two between the adjacent first disinfection elements 141 and any two adjacent second sensors 12; when the controller 15 drives the first disinfection elements 141 to operate, the controller 15 synchronously drives the calibration assembly 18, so that the first moving member 183 and the second moving member 184 respectively push the first plate 181 and the second plate 182 to fit together, thereby clamping and fixing the long strip object 2. After the disinfection is completed, the controller 15 drives the first moving member 183 and the second moving member 184 to make the first plate 181 and the second plate 182 move in the opposite direction to release the long strip object 2. Considering that it is best to place the long strip object 2 straightly as much as possible during application, when the controller 15 drives the first disinfection elements 141 to start disinfection, the calibration assembly 18 can be driven at the same time to use the first moving member 183 and the second moving member 184 to push the first plate 181 and the second plate 182 toward the long strip object 2 to clamp and fix it straightly, so as to facilitate disinfection. After disinfection, the first moving member 183 and the second moving member 184 are driven again to separate the first plate 181 and the second plate 182, thereby loosening the long strip object 2, so as to facilitate the removal device 16 to remove the long strip object 2. The first plate 181 and the second plate 182 can be, for example, semicircular plates or rectangular plates, as long as they can clamp and fix the long strip object 2.

In summary, the strip-shaped sterilizer of the present invention is designed with automation as the starting point, and achieves unexpected effects by means of technical means different from the previous technology. The technical features of the strip-shaped sterilizer can expand the scope of application, so that all strip-shaped objects can be automatically sterilized using the present invention. Specifically, the present invention uses two types of sensors for integrated detection, so that after a long strip of objects such as chopsticks for tableware or a writing pen is placed, the device can automatically start disinfection if the long strip of objects meets the set conditions. At the same time, the length information of the long strip of objects can be automatically obtained according to the detection results of the second sensors, and the displacement of the long strip of objects after disinfection is used as the basis. In this way, no matter what length of objects are placed for disinfection, the length of the objects protruding from the opening after disinfection can be kept consistent. For example, after a 10cm object and a 20cm object are disinfected using the present invention, the removal device can make the objects protrude 2cm from the opening. In summary, this invention has the advantages of automatically starting disinfection and being easy to pick up after disinfection, and can greatly reduce the possibility of germ retention and the spread of germs caused by indirect cross-contact, so as to provide the public with a disinfection product that is safer and easier to use. Furthermore, in order to enhance the various functions of the strip-shaped article sterilizer, for example, the length setting and the number and arrangement spacing of the second sensors can be set to make the strip-shaped article easier to pick up after sterilization, or the overall structure can have an appropriate size and be applicable to most strip-shaped articles; or the sterilization efficiency of the present invention can be enhanced by configuring the sterilization assembly, the probability of bacteria retention can be reduced, and alcohol or ultraviolet sterilization can be applied. When ultraviolet sterilization is used, a functional coating can be further provided on the main body surface or the inner wall of the receiving tank to isolate ultraviolet rays; or the sterilization of the strip-shaped article can be made more certain by using the calibration assembly, etc.

In view of the fact that many diseases are transmitted through droplets, and shared items are hotbeds for the retention of germs and serve as transmission media, especially in recent years, the world has encountered very rare major infectious diseases. Therefore, based on the observation experience of daily life, the invention team found that dining tableware and common writing supplies in public office areas are actually very easy to share, but they are rarely paid special attention to disinfection, and may become a medium for disease transmission. Therefore, a device for disinfecting long items is specially proposed, hoping that at least various dining places and public office areas can use this to disinfect and sterilize shared items to prevent the spread of the epidemic. Furthermore, although there are related technical products developed specifically for writing utensils, most of them are designed with complex mechanisms, or even do not consider the placement of items and the accuracy of disinfection. Therefore, they often have problems such as uncertain disinfection or overly large and complex mechanisms. The invention team designed the structural features based on the convenience of actual use and the accuracy of disinfection, rather than simply proposing a disinfection concept. The long strip sterilizer of the invention can automatically determine whether the inserted items are suitable for disinfection and whether they are correctly placed. More importantly, the long strip sterilizer can know the length of the inserted items, and after disinfection, the items of various lengths can protrude the same length from the opening to avoid the inconvenience of shorter items being difficult to take.

The above is only an explanation of the preferred embodiment within the scope of the patent application of this invention, and the scope of rights of this invention cannot be limited by the content of this embodiment; therefore, any changes or modifications made within the scope of equality of this invention should still be included in the scope of the patent application of this invention.

1: Sterilizer for long items

10: Body

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101: Storage tank

102: Opening

11: First sensor

12: Second sensor

14: Disinfection components

141: First disinfection element

16: Remove the device

161: Telescopic rod

162:Driver

Claims (10)

A sterilizer for long strips of articles, for placing at least one long strip of article for sterilization, comprising: A body, having at least one receiving groove inside, the body having at least one opening, the opening being opened on one side of the body and connected to the receiving groove, so that the long strip of article can be placed into the receiving groove through the opening; At least one fixing member, provided at the bottom of the receiving groove and having a plug hole, so that one end of the long strip of article can be fixed in the plug hole after being placed; At least one first sensor, provided in the plug hole and corresponding to the opening, after the end of the long strip of article is pressed against the first sensor, the first sensor generates a first sensing signal; A plurality of second sensors, which are arranged in the receiving groove and arranged in a straight line at a set interval, and the arrangement direction of the second sensors is parallel to the central axis direction of the opening, wherein the second sensor whose setting position is closest to the bottom of the receiving groove is the first second sensor in the order, and the second sensors from the second to the Nth second sensors are defined in sequence toward the top of the receiving groove, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 5; A processor, which is arranged in the body and is electronically connected to the second sensors, when the long strip of article is placed in the receiving groove and the first to the Xth second sensors sense the long strip of article, the processor generates a second sensing signal and a length information, where X<N-1, and X is an integer; At least one disinfection assembly is arranged on the inner wall of the receiving tank, and the disinfection assembly includes a plurality of first disinfection elements, which are arranged in a straight line, and the arrangement direction of the first disinfection elements is parallel to the central axis of the opening; At least one second disinfection element is arranged in the plug hole; A controller is arranged in the body and is connected to the processor, the first sensor, the disinfection assembly and the second disinfection element, and is used to drive the first disinfection elements and the second disinfection elements to operate when the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal are received at the same time, and to generate a removal instruction according to the length information; and At least one removal device is connected to the controller and is arranged in the receiving tank, and is used to move the long strip object according to the removal instruction after the disinfection is completed, so that the long strip object protrudes from the opening by a set length. A sterilizer for long strip-shaped items as described in claim 1, wherein the set length is 2 to 3 cm. A sterilizer for long strip-shaped articles as described in claim 2, wherein the first sensor is a weight sensor and the second sensors are light-blocking sensors. A sterilizer for long strip-shaped articles as described in claim 3, wherein the setting interval is 1.5 to 2 cm and N is 10 to 15. A sterilizer for long strip-shaped articles as described in claim 4, wherein the removal device comprises a telescopic rod and a driving member, one end of the telescopic rod is connected to the fixing member, and the other end is connected to the driving member, and the driving member is used to move the telescopic rod axially to push the fixing member and the long strip-shaped article outward. A sterilizer for long strip-shaped articles as described in claim 4, wherein a slide rail assembly is provided in the accommodating groove for installing the removal device, and the slide rail assembly has a slide groove; the removal device includes a connecting rod and a vertical moving part, one end of the connecting rod is provided with a clamping part, and the clamping part is arranged corresponding to the opening position for clamping the long strip-shaped article; the other end of the connecting rod is connected to the vertical moving part, and the vertical moving part is movably arranged in the slide groove for moving up and down along the slide groove to drive the connecting rod to move the long strip-shaped article outward. A sterilizer for long strip articles as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the number of the sterilization components is two or more, and the first sterilization elements of each sterilization component are respectively arranged toward the central axis direction of the opening. As described in claim 7, the long strip article sterilizer, wherein the receiving tank is further provided with at least one calibration assembly, the calibration assembly is electronically connected to the controller, the calibration assembly comprises a first plate, a second plate, a first moving member and a second moving member, the first moving member and the second moving member are symmetrically arranged on the inner wall of the receiving tank, and one side of the first moving member is connected to the first plate, one side of the second moving member is connected to the second plate, and the calibration assembly is located between any two adjacent first disinfection elements and any two adjacent second sensors; when the controller drives the first disinfection elements to operate, the controller synchronously drives the calibration assembly to make the first moving member and the second moving member respectively push the first plate and the second plate to fit together, thereby clamping and fixing the long strip of article; after the disinfection is completed, the controller drives the first moving member and the second moving member to make the first plate and the second plate move in opposite directions to release the long strip of article. A sterilizer for long strips of articles as described in claim 7, wherein the first sterilizing elements are ultraviolet sterilizers, the body is made of an opaque material, and the surface of the body has a functional coating, the material of the functional coating is one of polycarbonate, nylon, polyamide, polyester or aluminum foil. A sterilizer for long strip-shaped articles as described in claim 7, wherein the first sterilizing elements are ultraviolet sterilizers, the inner wall of the receiving tank has a functional coating, and the material of the functional coating is one of polycarbonate, nylon, polyamide, polyester or aluminum foil.