Sterilizer
AssigneesMinolta Co., Ltd., Yoshihiro Kiuchi, Kiyoyuki Takesako
InventorsNobukazu Kawagoe, Shigeru Oyokota, Yoshihiro Kiuchi, Kiyoyuki Takesako
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Abstract
A sterilizer supplies liquid over an object and then irradiates far-infrared radiation to the object. The object is fully sterilized since the supplied liquid well absorb far-infrared radiation with sterilizing effect.
Claims25
A method for sterilizing an object, comprising the steps of:
- supplying liquid over an object to be sterilized, said liquid containing a material which functions to sterilize the object and having a far-infrared absorbing attribute to thereby assist the sterilization capability of far-infrared radiation;
- emitting far-infrared radiation toward the object after supplying the liquid, said far-infrared radiation itself having sterilization capability;
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- controlling the emission of radiation such that a temperature of the object does not exceed a predetermined value.
A sterilizer for an object independent of the sterilizer itself, comprising:
- a movable housing;
- an emitter on said housing which emits far-infrared radiation toward an object to be sterilized, said far-infrared radiation itself having sterilization capability;
- a liquid supply on said housing which supplies liquid over the object, said liquid being capable of absorbing far-infrared radiation to thereby assist the sterilization capability of the far-infrared radiation;
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- a controller which controls the emitter so that a temperature of the object does not exceed a predetermined value.
A sterilizer for an object independent of the sterilizer itself, comprising;
- a housing;
- an emitter on said housing which emits far-infrared radiation toward an object to be sterilized, said far-infrared radiation itself having sterilization capability;
- a liquid supply on said housing which supplies over the object, wherein the liquid is a mixture of water and ethanol, and is capable of absorbing far-infrared radiation to thereby assist the sterilization capability of the far-infrared radiation;
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- a controller which controls the emitter so that a temperature of the object does not exceed a predetermined value.
A sterilizer for an object independent of the sterilizer itself, comprising;
- a housing;
- an emitter on said housing which emits far-infrared radiation toward an object to be sterilized, said far-infrared radiation itself having sterilization capability;
- a liquid supply on said housing which supplies liquid over the object, wherein the liquid contains a material which functions to sterilize the object and is capable of absorbing far-infrared radiation to thereby assist the sterilization capability of the far-infrared radiation;
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- a controller which controls the emitter so that a temperature of the object does not exceed a predetermined value.
A sterilizer for an object, comprising:
- an emitter which irradiates far-infrared radiation toward an object for sterilization;
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- a moving device by which the entire sterilizer is automatically transported along the object.
A sterilizer for an object independent of the sterilizer itself, comprising:
- a movable housing;
- an emitter on said housing which emits far-infrared radiation toward an object to be sterilized;
- a liquid supply on said housing which supplies liquid over the object;
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- a controller which controls the emitter such that a temperature of the object does not exceed a predetermined value.
A sterilizer for an object independent of the sterilizer itself, comprising:
- a first chamber in which the object to be sterilized is inserted;
- an emitter on said first chamber which emits far-infrared radiation toward an object inserted in said first chamber;
- a second chamber in which the object is inserted;
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- a liquid supply on said second chamber which supplies liquid over an object inserted in said second chamber.
A sterilizer for an object independent of the sterilizer itself, comprising:
- a chamber in which the object is inserted when the object is to be sterilized;
- an emitter on said chamber which emits far-infrared radiation toward an object to be sterilized from a plurality of directions of the chamber;
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- a liquid supply on said chamber which supplies liquid over the object from a plurality of directions of the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.