Sanitization apparatus for a vehicle using ultraviolet light

A sanitization apparatus comprising:

• a first sanitization module and a second sanitization module facing the first sanitization module, both of the first sanitization module and the second sanitization module comprising:
• a backplate comprising a perimeter and a reflective surface;
• a housing comprising a wall with an inner surface that extends around the perimeter of the backplate, the wall of the housing comprising an upper portion and a lower portion that opposes the upper portion;
• an upper plurality of LEDs disposed on the inner surface of the upper portion of the wall of the housing, each of the upper plurality of LEDs configured to emit ultraviolet light;
• a lower plurality of LEDs disposed on the inner surface of the lower portion of the wall of the housing, each of the lower plurality of LEDs configured to emit ultraviolet light;
• and
• a cover attached to the housing, the cover (i) substantially transparent to the ultraviolet light that the upper plurality of LEDs and the lower plurality of LEDs are configured to emit, (ii) together with the backplate and the housing, encapsulating the upper plurality of LEDs and the lower plurality of LEDs, and (iii) comprising a cover surface facing generally away from the reflective surface of the backplate,
• wherein, the cover surface of the first sanitization module and the cover surface of the second sanitization module (i) oppose each other and (ii) together partially define a chamber to accept an object to be sanitized with the ultraviolet light that the upper plurality of LEDs and the lower plurality of LEDs are configured to emit, and
• wherein, the reflective surface of the backplate is substantially reflective of the ultraviolet light that the upper plurality of LEDs and the lower plurality of LEDs are configured to emit.