Hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine, and method of operating the same
AssigneeThuan Dac Ngo
InventorsTHUAN DAC NGO, HA VIET HOANG, TUAN MINH PHAM
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Abstract
The present invention is to provide a hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine. The machine is housed in a case, in which the washing and disinfectant compartment, a wastewater treatment compartment can be maintained as a control hand washing, sanitizing and massaging environment. The water can be supplied by a water pump and wastewater treatment compartment and the disinfection process is provided by UV lamps. In addition, the present invention provides a method of operating a hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine.
Claims13
A hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine, comprising an LCD touch screen, signal LEDs, a support frame, a wrist lock controller, a movement controller, a washing and disinfection compartment, UV lamps, a wastewater treatment compartment, a water pump and air blower compartment, an energy source, and a controller;
- wherein the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine housed in a case;
- wherein the LCD touch screen and the signal LEDs are installed in front of the case;
- wherein the LCD touch screen displays warnings, reminders, instructions on hand washing steps and washing progress, settings during user cleaning and disinfection of hands;
- wherein the signal LEDs indicates the operating status of the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine;
- wherein the support frame mechanically connected the wrist lock controller, the movement controller, the washing and disinfection compartment, the UV lamps, the wastewater treatment compartment, the water pump and air blower compartment, the energy source, and the controller;
- wherein the wrist lock controller to open/close to prevent water, soap solution, air and disinfectant solution from going out the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine during hand hygiene;
- wherein the movement controller controls and directs the movement of the washing and disinfection compartment;
- wherein the washing and disinfection compartment is used for washing, disinfecting and massaging hands;
- wherein the UV lamps are responsible for disinfecting of the inside of the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine;
- wherein the wastewater treatment compartment to keep wastewater inside the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine;
- wherein the water pump and air blower compartment supplies clean water, soap, disinfectant solution and air to the washing and disinfection compartment for hand hygiene;
- wherein the controller is programmed with software to control hand hygiene operations of the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine.
A method of operating a hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine comprising an LCD touch screen, signal LEDs, a support frame, a wrist lock controller, a movement controller, a washing and disinfection compartment, UV lamps, a wastewater treatment compartment, a water pump and air blower compartment, an energy source, a controller, said method including the following steps:
- i) selecting setting parameters for the operation mode of said hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine;
- if users want to change the operation mode pre-programmed for the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine follow step ii);
- otherwise perform step iii);
- ii) setting parameters for the controller to control operation mode of the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine through the setting keys on the interface of the LCD touch screen;
- wherein the parameters set by the user shall not be less than the values of the pre-programmed parameters of the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine;
- iii) performing a cycle of hand hygiene and massage by the controller that transmits motion to the rotary bar and the thrust levers, to rotate movable plates and movable blades creating full opening on the wrist lock mechanisms for the users to insert their hands into the washing chamber;
- if the user's hands are in the correct position, the wrist lock mechanisms driven by the first motor causing the movable blades slowly radiate until they touch the user's hand, and the yellow light of said the signal LEDs will light up to indicate that said the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine is performing the hand hygiene process;
- wherein the washing and disinfection compartment performs the cycle of hand hygiene and massage;
- if the user's hand not properly positioned, an error message displayed on the interface of the LCD touch screen;
- iv) cleaning the machine and get ready for the next hand hygiene process by controlling the wrist locking mechanisms so that the movable blades to radiate completely to close the wrist lock mechanisms;
- next, spinning the fourth motor, the fifth motor and the sixth motor at high speed to cause water to splash from the wiper cluster, the brush cluster and the massage cluster;
- finally, turning UV lamps on for a preset time to disinfect inside the washing chamber;
- at the end of the hand hygiene process, the UV lamps are off, and the green light of the signal LEDs light up to indicate the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine is ready for next hand hygiene;
- wherein for the case of a user performing step ii), the controller adjusts the hand washing, disinfection and automatic massage machine to the default programmed operation mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.