Waste Disposer Sterilization Module with Ozone Exhaust
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing kitchen cabinets connected with a sewer are prone to high air humidity, leading to bacterial growth and unpleasant odors, and existing waste disposers lack effective sterilization capabilities, necessitating a combined sterilization and air purification solution.
Innovation Solution
A sterilization and air purification control system integrated with a waste disposer, featuring a bottom mounting housing with an ozone generator, negative oxygen ion generator, exhaust mechanism, and a control panel with a toggle switch and light strip for enhanced user interaction, ensuring effective sterilization and air flow within the kitchen cabinet.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If ultraviolet disinfection is used in existing waste disposers, then disinfection function is provided, but sterilization effectiveness is insufficient and dead angles exist
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sterilization methods (ozone generation, negative oxygen ion generation, and ultraviolet disinfection) into a single integrated sterilization module. This merging of different disinfection technologies eliminates dead angles and improves overall sterilization effectiveness while maintaining reasonable device complexity through unified control.
Solution Approach 2:
The sterilization module is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: ozone disinfection, negative oxygen ion generation, and ultraviolet sterilization. This multi-functionality ensures comprehensive coverage of the kitchen cabinet space without requiring separate devices, resolving the contradiction between sterilization effectiveness and device complexity.
2Reliability
If ozone generator is added for comprehensive disinfection, then sterilization effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The control system merges the control of multiple sterilization components (ozone generator, negative oxygen ion generator, ultraviolet lamp, and exhaust fan) into a single integrated control unit. This unified control approach simplifies operation while maintaining the effectiveness of each individual sterilization method.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates automatic control features where the sterilization module can operate autonomously based on preset timing and sequences. The control panel provides automated scheduling for different sterilization modes, reducing the need for manual intervention and simplifying user interaction despite the complexity of multiple sterilization mechanisms.
3Reliability
If multiple sterilization components are integrated, then air purification effectiveness is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the sterilization system into modular components: a sterilization module containing ozone generator, negative oxygen ion generator, and ultraviolet lamp; a separate exhaust mechanism with exhaust fan; and an independent control panel. This segmentation allows each module to be manufactured and tested separately, then assembled into the complete system, reducing overall manufacturing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The sterilization components are nested within a compact sterilization module housing that integrates multiple functions in a space-efficient manner. The exhaust mechanism is similarly integrated into the bottom mounting housing, allowing complex functionality to be achieved without proportionally increasing overall device volume or assembly complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system achieves effective sterilization and air purification by exhausting ozone and enhancing air flow, while the control panel and light strip provide user-friendly operation, ensuring a safer and more pleasant kitchen environment.
Implementation Method 1
The sterilization module includes an ozone generator driver
Implementation Method 2
The sterilization module includes a negative oxygen ion generator
Data Source
AI summary
A sterilization and air purification control system and a mounting structure of a waste disposer include a bottom mounting housing and a disposer main machine and a sterilization module. The sterilization module includes an ozone generator driver, a negative oxygen ion generator and an exhaust mechanism. The bottom mounting housing is an accommodating housing and is detachably mounted at a bottom portion of the disposer main machine, an outer edge of the bottom mounting housing is provided with a light strip, the exhaust mechanism is fixedly connected to an inside of one side surface of the bottom mounting housing, and the exhaust mechanism communicates with inner and outer sides of the bottom mounting housing.