UV Sanitizing Device with Automated Timer Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sanitizing devices for facilities like hospital rooms and nursing homes often require manual operation and lack efficient automation, which can lead to inconsistent disinfection and increased exposure risks for personnel.
Innovation Solution
A UV sanitizing device with a wheeled base unit, a tower supporting multiple UV lamps, and a microprocessor-based controller with a timer and remote starter unit, allowing for controlled and automated 360-degree UV light delivery to environmental surfaces, supplementing manual cleaning protocols.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual operation is used for sanitizing devices, then ease of operation is improved, but productivity and consistency of disinfection deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables self-service operation through automatic timer control and remote activation capabilities. The microprocessor-based controller automatically manages UV lamp operation based on pre-set time parameters, eliminating the need for continuous manual monitoring while maintaining ease of initial setup and activation.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates pre-programmed timer settings that are configured in advance before actual disinfection operations. The microprocessor-based controller stores multiple time profiles that can be selected prior to operation, allowing users to prepare disinfection parameters ahead of time and execute them automatically, thereby improving productivity without sacrificing operational simplicity.
2Device complexity
If manual operation is used for sanitizing devices, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability and consistency of disinfection deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates feedback mechanisms through the microprocessor-based controller that monitors UV lamp operation status, timer completion, and system readiness. This automated feedback loop ensures consistent execution of disinfection cycles, maintains reliable operation records, and provides status information to users, thereby improving disinfection consistency while managing complexity through intelligent control rather than mechanical complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If extended UV exposure time is used, then manufacturing precision of disinfection is improved, but object-affected harmful factors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device implements periodic action through precisely controlled timer cycles that activate UV lamps for specific predetermined durations. The microprocessor-based controller executes these time-based cycles automatically, ensuring accurate exposure times for effective disinfection while automatically shutting off at predetermined intervals to prevent excessive exposure and minimize harmful effects to operators and surrounding materials.
4Productivity
If multiple UV lamps are used, then productivity of disinfection is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device merges multiple UV lamps into a single integrated tower assembly where all lamps are controlled by one microprocessor-based controller. This consolidation approach allows multiple lamps to work simultaneously for enhanced disinfection productivity while the unified control system manages all lamps through a single interface, avoiding the complexity of multiple independent control systems and reducing overall device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides efficient and automated UV light disinfection, reducing bacterial populations on surfaces while minimizing operator exposure and ensuring consistent disinfection times based on room size, enhancing safety and efficacy.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of UV lamps supported by the base unit configured for a generally 360 degree delivery of UV light to the surrounding environment
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AI summary
A UV sanitizing device is provided having a plurality of UV lamps. The UV sanitizing device including a timer which controls a duration of time that power is provided from the power source to the plurality of UV lamps.