JP7227620B2 - Sterilization device for touch pen - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a touch pen sterilization device for sterilizing the outer periphery of a cylindrical touch pen.

In various devices such as automated teller machines, ticket vending machines, and vending machines that require human operation, touch operation panels that can be operated by touching the buttons displayed on the screen with a finger are often used ( See Patent Document 1.).

JP-A-2005-257973

Various devices that use contact operation panels, such as automatic teller machines, ticket vending machines, and vending machines, are used by an unspecified number of people, so they are protected from infection by pathogens such as viruses and bacteria that can cause illness. Hygiene measures should be taken to prevent this.

Therefore, in the present invention, a plurality of touch pens that can be operated without directly touching the touch operation panel with a finger are accommodated, and the periphery of the touch pens is sterilized.

In the present invention according to claim 1, in the touch pen sterilization device for sterilizing the outer circumference of a cylindrical touch pen, a storage section for storing a plurality of touch pens is arranged in an inclined shape with a front low and a rear high. forming an insertion opening for inserting the touch pen in the rear part of the housing part, forming an ejection opening for taking out the touch pen in the front part of the accommodation part, and excluding the outer periphery of the touch pen between the insertion opening and the ejection opening; A sterilization part for sterilization is formed , and the sterilization part is provided with a sheet impregnated with a chemical solution on the bottom plate of the storage part , and the stylus inserted from the insertion port is inclined toward the ejection port. While rolling on the upper surface of the touch pen, the chemical solution adheres to the outer periphery of the touch pen to sterilize the outer periphery of the touch pen.

Further, in the present invention according to claim 2, in the present invention according to claim 1, a sterilization unit is provided that irradiates ultraviolet rays from above the touch pen rolling in the storage unit.

Further, in the present invention according to claim 3, in the present invention according to claim 1 or claim 2, a plurality of types of sterilization parts are provided in the storage part.

And in this invention, there exists an effect described below.

That is, in the present invention, in a touch pen sterilization device for sterilizing the outer periphery of a cylindrical touch pen, a storage portion for storing a plurality of touch pens is arranged in a slope with a front low and a rear high, and the storage portion In order to form an insertion port for inserting the touch pen in the rear part of the storage part and an ejection port for taking out the touch pen in the front part of the housing part, and to sterilize the outer periphery of the touch pen between the insertion port and the ejection port The sterilization part is formed, and the sterilization part sterilizes the outer periphery of the touch pen while the touch pen inserted from the insertion port rolls in the inclined storage portion toward the ejection port. Hygiene in various devices used by an unspecified number of people, such as automatic teller machines, ticket vending machines, vending machines, etc. measures can be taken.

In particular, when sterilization units are provided above and below the touch pen that rolls in the storage unit, or when multiple types of sterilization units are provided in the storage unit, sterilization of the outer periphery of the touch pen can be done more reliably.

1 is a plan view showing a touch pen sterilization device according to the present invention; FIG. Same front view. The same side partial sectional view.

A specific configuration of the touch pen sterilization device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The touch pen sterilization device according to the present invention is used by installing it near various devices using a contact operation panel such as automatic cash dispensers, ticket vending machines, and vending machines that are used by an unspecified number of people. This device accommodates a plurality of cylindrical touch pens for operating a touch operation panel, sterilizes the outer periphery of the touch pens, and provides the touch pens to the user one by one.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the touch pen sterilization device 1 has a support 3 attached to the top of a base 2, and a plurality of cylindrical touch pens 4 on the top of the support 3. The housing portion 5 is attached in a slanted shape with a low front and a high rear.

The housing part 5 has front plates 7, 7 attached to the front end portion of a rectangular plate-shaped bottom plate 6 that is inclined in a forward-lowering-rearward-high manner with a gap left and right, and a rear plate 8 attached to the rear end portion of the bottom plate 6, Left and right side plates 9 and 10 are attached to the left and right ends, and a cover plate 11 is attached between the upper ends of the left and right side plates 9 and 10 to form a hollow box shape. The cover plate 11 is composed of a fixed plate 12 fixed between the upper ends of the left and right side plates 9 and 10, and an open/close plate 14 attached to the fixed body 12 by left and right hinges 13 and 13 so as to be freely opened and closed.

In this housing portion 5, a laterally elongated rectangular opening-shaped insertion opening 15 for inserting the touch pen 4 sideways is formed between the rear end of the cover plate 11 located on the rear side and the rear plate 8. Between the front end of the cover plate 11 located on the front side and the front plates 7, 7, a horizontally long rectangular opening-shaped take-out port 16 is formed so that the touch pens 4 can be taken out sideways one by one. .

As a result, the stylus 4 inserted sideways through the insertion opening 15 rolls along the upper surface of the bottom plate 6 sloping forward and backward, and is taken out from the outlet 16 one by one. It is ready to be taken out.

A sterilization section 17 for sterilizing the outer periphery of the rolling touch pen 4 is formed between the insertion opening 15 and the ejection opening 16 of the accommodating section 5 .

The sterilization unit 17 includes an irradiation type sterilization mechanism 18 that irradiates the outer periphery of the touch pen 4 with gas such as ultraviolet rays and ozone to sterilize it, and a liquid such as alcohol and disinfectant that is brought into contact with the outer periphery of the touch pen 4 to sterilize. It is composed of a contact-type sterilization mechanism 19 that

The irradiation type sterilization mechanism 18 is provided on the upper side of the storage part 5 (the rolling touch pen 4). is attached, and the cover plate 11 (the opening/closing plate 14) is formed with a horizontally long rectangular opening-shaped irradiation port 22. As shown in FIG.

As a result, the irradiation-type sterilization mechanism 18 emits ultraviolet rays from the ultraviolet irradiation device 21 toward the irradiation port 22, thereby irradiating the touch pen 4 from above the stylus 4 that rolls and is housed in the housing portion 5. The outer circumference of 4 is sterilized.

The contact-type sterilization mechanism 19 is provided on the lower side of the housing portion 5 (the rolling touch pen 4). The opening 23 is covered with a cover 25 while the rear portion of the sheet 24 is suspended from the rear end of the opening 23, and the rear end of the sheet 24 is inserted into the base 2. - 特許庁The base 2 has a hollow rectangular box shape, and the hollow portion serves as a tank 27 for containing a chemical liquid 26 such as alcohol. A supply port 28 communicating with a tank 27 is formed in the rear portion of the base 2 . A cap 29 is detachably attached to the supply port 28 .

As a result, the contact-type sterilization mechanism 19 rolls the touch pen 4 on the upper surface of the sheet 24 into which the chemical liquid 26 has permeated due to the capillary action of the sheet 24, thereby causing the touch pen 4 to roll and be accommodated in the accommodation portion 5. The outer periphery of the touch pen 4 is sterilized by applying a chemical liquid from the lower side of the.

As described above, in the touch pen sterilization device 1, the housing portion 5 for housing a plurality of the touch pens 4 is arranged in an inclined shape with a front low and a rear high. An insertion port 15 for insertion is formed, and an ejection port 16 for taking out the touch pen 4 is formed in the front part of the housing part 5, and the outer periphery of the touch pen 4 is sterilized between the insertion port 15 and the ejection port 16. The sterilization part 17 is formed to remove the outer periphery of the touch pen 4 while the touch pen 4 inserted from the insertion port 15 rolls in the inclined storage part 5 toward the ejection port 16. It is designed to bacterium.

Therefore, in the touch pen sterilization device 1 configured as described above, the touch pen 4 for operating the contact operation panel of various devices such as an automatic cash receiving machine, a ticket vending machine, and a vending machine can be sterilized and then provided to the operator. , hygienic measures can be taken for various devices used by an unspecified number of people.

Further, the touch pen sterilization device 1 has a structure in which sterilization units 17 are provided above and below the touch pen 4 rolling in the storage unit 5 .

Therefore, in the touch pen sterilization device 1 configured as described above, the outer periphery of the touch pen 4 can be sterilized from both the upper and lower sides, and the touch pen 4 can be sterilized more reliably.

Further, the stylus sterilization device 1 has a configuration in which a plurality of types of sterilization units 17 are provided in the storage unit 5 .

Therefore, in the touch pen sterilization device 1 configured as described above, the outer circumference of the touch pen 4 can be sterilized by a plurality of methods, and thus the outer circumference of the touch pen 4 can be sterilized more reliably.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 touch pen sterilization device 2 base 3 support 4 touch pen 5 housing 6 bottom plate 7 front plate 8 rear plate
9,10 Side plate 11 Cover plate
12 Fixed plate 13 Hinge
14 Open/close plate 15 Insertion slot
16 Outlet 17 Sterilization unit
18 Irradiation type sterilization mechanism 19 Contact type sterilization mechanism
20 support 21 ultraviolet irradiation device
22 Irradiation port 23 Aperture
24 Seat 25 Cover
26 Chemical 27 Tank
28 Supply port 29 Cap

Claims (3)

In a touch pen sterilization device for sterilizing the outer periphery of a cylindrical touch pen,
A storage part for storing a plurality of touch pens is arranged in an inclined shape with a front low and a rear high, an insertion port for inserting the touch pen is formed in the rear part of the storage part, and the touch pen is taken out in the front part of the storage part. forming an ejection port for the insertion port and the ejection port, forming a sterilization portion for sterilizing the outer periphery of the touch pen between the insertion port and the ejection port ;
In the sterilization part, a sheet impregnated with a chemical solution is provided on the bottom plate of the storage part , and the stylus inserted from the insertion port rolls on the upper surface of the sheet of the inclined storage part toward the ejection port. A sterilizing device for a touch pen, characterized in that a chemical solution adheres to a touch pen to sterilize the periphery of the touch pen. 2. The touch pen sterilization device according to claim 1, further comprising a sterilization unit that irradiates ultraviolet rays from above the touch pen rolling in the storage unit. 3. The touch pen sterilization device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of types of sterilization portions are provided in said accommodating portion.

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