Vibrationally stirring apparatus for sterilization, sterilizing apparatus and sterilizing method

A sterilizing apparatus for liquid, or an article submerged in liquid or both, said apparatus comprising:

• a vibrationally stirring apparatus having a vibration generating unit containing a vibration motor, at least one vibrating rod operationally connected to said vibration generating unit, at least one vibration vane fixed to said vibrating rod, and a vibration vane fixing member for fixing said vibration vane to said vibrating rod;
• and
• a treatment tank for receiving said liquid, in which said vibration vane and said vibration vane fixing member are disposed,
• wherein at least one of said vibration vane and said vibration vane fixing member has a surface of a material selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, an alloy of silver and gold, and a sterilizing metallic compound.

A sterilizing method for liquid, or an article submerged in liquid or both, said method comprising:

• providing a vibrationally stirring apparatus having a vibration generating unit containing a vibration motor, at least one vibrating rod operationally connected to said vibration generating unit, at least one vibration vane fixed to said vibrating rod, and a vibration vane fixing member for fixing said vibration vane to said vibrating rod, wherein at least one of said vibration vane and said vibration vane fixing member has a surface of a material selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, an alloy of silver and gold, and a sterilizing metallic compound;
• submerging said vibration vane and said vibration vane fixing member in said liquid held in a treatment tank;
• and
• vibrating said vibration vane by said vibration generating unit to cause vibrational stirring of said liquid, thereby sterilizing said liquid.

A vibrationally stirring apparatus for sterilizing liquid, or an article submerged in liquid or both by vibrationally stirring said liquid, said apparatus comprising:

• a vibration-generating unit containing a vibration motor;
• at least one vibrating rod operationally connected to said vibration-generating unit;
• at least one vibration vane fixed to vibrating rod;
• and
• a vibration-vane-fixing member for fixing said vibration vane to said vibrating rod,
• wherein at least one of said vibration vane and said vibration-vane-fixing member is made of magnetic-field-generating material.

A sterilizing apparatus for sterilizing liquid, or an article submerged in liquid or both, said apparatus comprising:

• a vibrationally stirring apparatus having a vibration-generating unit containing a vibration motor, at least one vibrating rod operationally connected to said vibration-generating unit, at least one vibration vane fixed to said vibrating rod, and a vibration-vane-fixing member for fixing said vibration vane to said vibrating rod;
• and
• a treatment tank for receiving said liquid, in which said vibration vane and said vibration-vane-fixing member are disposed,
• wherein at least one of said vibration vane and said vibration-vane-fixing member is made of magnetic-field-generating material.

A sterilizing method for liquid, or an article submerged in liquid or both, said method comprising:

• providing a vibrationally stirring apparatus having a vibration-generating unit containing a vibration motor, at least one vibrating rod operationally connected to said vibration-generating unit, at least one vibration vane fixed to said vibrating rod, and a vibration-vane-fixing member for fixing said vibration vane to said vibrating rod, wherein at least one of said vibration vane and said vibration-vane-fixing member is made of magnetic-field-generating material;
• submerging said vibration vane and said vibration-vane-fixing member in said liquid held in a treatment tank;
• and
• vibrating said vibration vane by said vibration-generating unit to cause vibrational stirring of said liquid, thereby sterilizing said liquid.