UV Sterilizer Separable Body Adjustable Illumination Distance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing UV sterilizers are limited in their ability to effectively sterilize products of various sizes due to fixed structures, resulting in inadequate uniformity of illumination and limited portability.
Innovation Solution
A UV sterilizer design featuring a separable body structure with a cover that supports an illumination unit, allowing for adjustable illumination distance and nesting of UV LEDs, enabling sterilization of objects of different sizes with improved uniformity and portability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed structure UV sterilizer is used, then the sterilization structure is simple, but it cannot sterilize objects of various sizes effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The sterilizer body is divided into a first body and a second body that can be separated and selectively combined. This segmentation allows the device to be configured in different ways to accommodate objects of various sizes, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The sterilizer employs a dynamic configuration system where the first and second bodies can be selectively combined or separated based on the size of the object to be sterilized. This dynamic adaptability allows a single device to handle multiple size requirements without compromising structural simplicity.
2Illumination intensity
If the illumination distance is not controlled, then the device structure is simple, but the uniformity of illumination is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The body structure is designed to preliminarily establish a controlled illumination distance between the illumination unit and the object to be sterilized. By pre-configuring the spatial relationship through the separable body design, the system ensures uniform illumination without requiring complex real-time adjustment mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a single fixed-size sterilizer is used, then manufacturing is simple, but multiple sterilizers are needed for various products
Solution Approach 1:
The sterilizer is designed as a universal device that can sterilize objects of various sizes through the selective combination of the first and second bodies. This multi-functionality allows a single device to replace multiple fixed-size sterilizers, achieving versatility while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through modular design.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design ensures effective sterilization of objects regardless of size, with enhanced uniformity of illumination and improved mobility, making it suitable for a wide range of products.
Implementation Method 1
a UV sterilizer including: an illumination unit; a cover that has an open hole and supports the illumination unit; and a body that is provided underneath the cover and secures an illumination distance between the illumination unit and an illumination target object
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AI summary
Provided is a UV sterilizer including an illumination unit, a cover that has an open hole in an upper surface thereof and supports the illumination unit, and a body that is provided underneath the cover and secures an illumination distance between the illumination unit and an illumination target object. The body is composed of a first body and a second body into which the first body is inserted. The first body and the second body are separably combined with each other.