Control surfaces and systems and methods for sanitation of control surfaces
AssigneeBruce Aerospace, Inc.
InventorStorm S. Sears
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Abstract
The invention relates to sanitizing surfaces designed to be touched with sanitation systems and methods for sanitizing such surfaces, such as a control surface which must be touched to either directly or indirectly cause an action. At least one irradiation system includes at least one UVGI emitter in at least one array configured to irradiate at least a portion of a predetermined surface with a predetermined dose of UV radiation, such as after touching of the surface.
Claims20
A surface configuration comprising:
- at least one predetermined surface being a surface designed to be touched,
- the at least one predetermined surface having at least one sanitizing assembly including an irradiation system positioned in predetermined relationship to at least a portion of the at least one predetermined surface,
- the at least one irradiation system including at least one UVGI emitter in at least one array configured to irradiate at least a portion of the at least one predetermined surface with UV radiation of a predetermined wavelength or range of wavelengths, and at a predetermined energy level;
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- a control system to operate the at least one array for an amount of exposure time.
The configuration of claim 5, wherein the geometry of the at least one array is configured to irradiate the predetermined surface in a predetermined manner.
A sanitizing system comprising,
- at least one irradiation system configured to be positioned in predetermined relationship to at least a portion of a predetermined surface designed to be touched, wherein the at least one irradiation system includes at least one UVGI emitter in at least one array configured to irradiate at least a portion of the predetermined surface with UV radiation of a predetermined wavelength or range of wavelengths, and at a predetermined energy level, when positioned in the predetermined relationship with the predetermined surface, and
- a control system to operate the at least array for an amount of exposure time.
A method for sanitizing a control surface comprising:
- providing at least one predetermined surface being a surface designed to be touched, the at least one predetermined surface having at least one irradiation system including at least one UVGI emitter in at least one array positioned in predetermined relationship with the at least one predetermined surface, and
- controlling the operation of the at least one irradiation system to irradiate at least a portion of the predetermined surface with UV radiation of a predetermined wavelength or range of wavelengths, and at a predetermined energy level and for an exposure time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.