Decontamination device and method
AssigneeClaranor
InventorsJanyce Franc, Christophe Riedel
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Abstract
A method for decontaminating a tube of which a first open end forms an inner neck towards the inside of the tube and an outer neck towards the outside of the tube, the method including: initially raising the temperature of the tube, then subjecting the tube to ultraviolet radiation, that includes emitting ultraviolet radiation by radiation emission apparatus, and subjecting the inside of the tube, the outer neck and the inner neck to the ultraviolet radiation, in which the first end is inserted into a cavity arranged to reflect the ultraviolet radiation emitted by the emission apparatus and to direct this ultraviolet radiation into the tube through the first end, onto the outer neck of the tube and onto the inner neck of the tube.
Claims15
A method for decontaminating a tube a first open end of which forms an inner neck towards the inside of the tube and an outer neck towards the outside of the tube, said method comprising:
- initially raising the temperature of the tube;
- then
- subjecting the tube to ultraviolet radiation, comprising emitting ultraviolet radiation by radiation emission means, and subjecting the inside of the tube, the outer neck and the inner neck to the ultraviolet radiation, when the first end is introduced inside a cavity arranged in order to reflect the ultraviolet radiation emitted by the emission means and to direct this ultraviolet radiation to the inside of the tube through the first end, onto the outer neck of the tube and onto the inner neck of the tube;
- wherein the tube comprises:
- a second end forming a base of the tube;
- and
- a body extending between the first end and the second end;
- and wherein, when the tube is subjected to the ultraviolet radiation, the second end of the tube is not located in the cavity.
A decontamination device of a tube comprising:
- means for moving, along a decontamination path in a direction of travel, a tube a first open end of which forms an inner neck towards the inside of the tube and an outer neck towards the outside of the tube;
- initial heating means, arranged in order to raise the temperature of the tube on the decontamination path;
- means for subjecting the tube to ultraviolet radiation, comprising emission means arranged in order to emit the ultraviolet radiation, and a cavity situated on the decontamination path downstream of the heating means with respect to the direction of travel, the movement means and the cavity being arranged together so that the first end is introduced inside the cavity when the tube arrives at the cavity;
- and
- the cavity being arranged in order to reflect the ultraviolet radiation emitted by the emission means and to direct this ultraviolet radiation to the inside of the tube through the first end, onto the outer neck of the tube and onto the inner neck of the tube so as to subject the inside of the tube, the outer neck and the inner neck to the ultraviolet radiation when the tube arrives at the cavity;
- the tube comprising:
- a second end forming a base of the tube;
- and
- a body extending between the first end and the second end;
- wherein the second end of tube is not within the cavity when the tube is subjected to the ultraviolet radiation.
A decontamination device of a tube comprising:
- a conveyor configured for moving, along a decontamination path in a direction of travel, a tube a first open end of which forms an inner neck towards the inside of the tube and an outer neck towards the outside of the tube;
- an initial heater, arranged in order to raise the temperature of the tube on the decontamination path;
- at least one ultraviolet lamp for subjecting the tube to ultraviolet radiation, and a cavity situated on the decontamination path downstream of the initial heater with respect to the direction of travel, the conveyor and the cavity being arranged together so that the first end is introduced inside the cavity when the tube arrives at the cavity;
- and
- the cavity being arranged in order to reflect the ultraviolet radiation emitted by the at least one ultraviolet lamp and to direct this ultraviolet radiation to the inside of the tube through the first end, onto the outer neck of the tube and onto the inner neck of the tube so as to subject the inside of the tube, the outer neck and the inner neck to the ultraviolet radiation when the tube arrives at the cavity;
- the tube comprising:
- a second end forming a base of the tube;
- and
- a body extending between the first end and the second end;
- wherein the second end of the tube is not within the cavity when the tube is subjected to the ultraviolet radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.