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US 2023/0145866 A1Published application
Systems and methods for disinfecting hands
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJamie J. Childress, Teresa A. King
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Abstract
A system for disinfecting hands includes one or more ultraviolet (UV) light emitters configured to emit UV light into a hand disinfection area, and one or more reflectors configured to reflect the UV light within the hand disinfection area. In at least one example, the system also includes a dryer configured to emit drying air into the hand disinfection area.
Claims20
A system for disinfecting hands, the system comprising:
- one or more ultraviolet (UV) light emitters configured to emit UV light into a hand disinfection area;
- and
- one or more reflectors configured to reflect the UV light within the hand disinfection area.
A method for disinfecting hands, the method comprising:
- emitting, by one or more ultraviolet (UV) light emitters, UV light into a hand disinfection area;
- and
- reflecting, by one or more reflectors, the UV light within the hand disinfection area.
A vehicle comprising:
- an internal cabin including a lavatory, wherein the lavatory comprises a system for disinfecting hands, the system comprising:
- one or more ultraviolet (UV) light emitters configured to emit UV light into a hand disinfection area, wherein the one or more UV light emitters are configured to emit the UV light between 215-235 nanometers;
- one or more reflectors configured to reflect the UV light within the hand disinfection area, wherein the one or more reflectors are formed of one or both of Teflon or Aluminum;
- a dryer configured to emit drying air into the hand disinfection area;
- one or more sensors configured to detect presence of the hands within the hand disinfection area;
- and
- a control unit configured to control operation of the one or more UV light emitters, wherein the control unit is configured to continue operating the one or more UV light emitters for a predetermined period of time after the hands have been removed from hand disinfection area, and wherein the control unit is further configured to disable or reduce power to one or more other powered systems when the one or more UV light emitters emit the UV light into the hand disinfection area.
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