Automobile interior sanitization

A technology for automobiles and components, applied in the field of disinfection systems, which can solve the problems of time-consuming and not always effective

Inactive Publication Date: 2021-12-28
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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Cars, especially ride-sharing vehicles, may host many different occupants in a day or week, and current technology is limited to using manual cleaning and sanitizing techniques, which are time-consuming and not always effective

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[0028] The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the disclosure, application or uses.

[0029] see figure 1 A passenger compartment 12 of an automobile 10 includes a seat component 14 disposed within the passenger compartment 12 and a disinfection system 16 disposed within the passenger compartment 12 . Seat component 14 may be any suitable seat for vehicle 10 . exist figure 1 In the exemplary embodiment shown, the two rows of seats are arranged facing each other. It should be understood that any suitable arrangement of seat components 14 within passenger compartment 12 may be included without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0030] The disinfection system 16 is adapted to disinfect surfaces within the passenger compartment 12 and surfaces of the seat components 14 within the passenger compartment 12 . The disinfection system 16 includes at least one ultraviolet light fixture 18 adapted to project ultraviolet ...

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An automobile includes: an interior compartment; a disinfection system adapted to disinfect a surface within the interior compartment; a controller adapted to activate the sterilization system when there is at least one of a plurality of operating conditions and no passenger within the interior compartment, and lock all doors to the interior compartment prior to activation of the sterilization system, the sterilization system comprising a plurality of ultraviolet lamp arrays, each ultraviolet lamp array comprising a plurality of ultraviolet lamps, each of the plurality of ultraviolet lamps is an ultraviolet light emitting diode adapted to emit ultraviolet light having a wavelength between about 200 nanometers and about 280 nanometers, and at least one of the plurality of ultraviolet lamp arrays is adapted to link during operation of the disinfection system to redirect the emitted ultraviolet light to a target area within the interior compartment.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to a disinfection system for automobiles capable of eliminating bacterial and viral microorganisms in the passenger compartment of the automobile. Background technique [0002] With global health concerns emerging, and interest in using ride-sharing vehicles growing, it is important that car occupants are not exposed to bacteria or viruses that may have been left behind by previous occupants. Cars, especially ride-sharing vehicles, may host many different occupants in a day or week, and current technology is limited to using manual cleaning and sanitizing techniques, which are time-consuming and not always effective. [0003] Therefore, there is a need for a new and improved system and method for sanitizing the passenger compartment of an automobile that enables frequent, on-demand sanitization of the passenger compartment to effectively eliminate virtually all bacterial and viral microorganisms without leaving the vehicl...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61L2/10
CPCA61L2/10A61L2202/11A61L2202/25A61L2/24B60Q3/68B60R15/00B60R16/0234B60Q3/20B60R25/01B60R25/31A61L2202/14
Inventor B·S·曼恩M·M·曼恩H·C·施瓦茨瓦尔德N·R·埃斯蒂斯
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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