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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2007
Hiroki Busujima, Ota, JP;
Hiroki Busujima, Ota, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi-shi, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a sterilizing apparatus which is capable of sterilizing articles, such as test tubes, flasks, beakers, scalpels, forceps and so on, with high efficiency in a short time. The sterilizing apparatus includes a sterilizing gas generatorthat supplies sterilizing gas into a chamber. The sterilizing gas generatoratomizes a sterilizer solution (oxygenated water) by means of an ultrasonic vibrator. The sterilizing apparatus further includes an ultraviolet generator (ultraviolet lamp) that irradiates gas in the chamberwith an ultraviolet ray. The sterilizing apparatus further includes a doorfor blocking an openingA of the chamberin a free-opening/closing manner and a locking devicefor prohibiting the doorfrom being opened. The sterilizing apparatus further includes a controllerfor controlling the locking deviceto prevent the doorfrom being opened from start of the sterilization process to end of the decomposition process.