JP4451852B2 - Book cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a book cleaning apparatus.

In general, since books held in libraries and various materials rooms are handled by many readers, the surface portions of the books are particularly stained with hand dirt. In addition, dust, mold spores, pests, and the like adhere to books that have been stored for a long time, so the books will become dirty and damaged.
Conventionally, the work to clean the dirty books as described above has been performed manually. Specifically, an operator used a brush to remove dust, mold spores, and the like attached to a book one by one. Among these, for example, various types of antifungal agents that inhibit or sterilize mold growth and papers containing the antifungal agents have been considered in recent years (see, for example, Patent Document 1). If such a paper containing an antifungal agent is applied to a book, it is considered that the book can be prevented from generating mold.
JP 2002-241203 A

However, in public libraries, the majority of (old valuable) books that cannot use fungicides occupy, and workers still use molds to remove mold spores. There is a need. Further, when a book is cleaned manually by a conventional method, a large number of personnel are required, and it takes time to work, and the cleaning condition varies greatly. Furthermore, in conventional book cleaning operations, dust, mold spores, pests, and the like that have been on books are scattered around, which may cause health damage to workers and secondary environmental pollution.
Therefore, the present invention eliminates the risk of worker health damage and secondary environmental pollution, and can reduce the time required for book cleaning work and can reduce the number of personnel required for book cleaning work. An object is to provide an apparatus.

To achieve the above object, book cleaning apparatus according to the present invention, transportable cart unit by disposing the book with a number of transmembrane pores on a base for mounting the as books are provided And a cleaning casing in which the cart part can be freely inserted and removed, a cleaning means for cleaning the book in a state where the cart part on which the book is placed is housed in the cleaning casing, and the cleaning casing. Dust collecting and sterilizing means for collecting and sterilizing dust, and the cleaning means is an air that jets air toward each part of the book while moving along the surface of the book by an ejecting unit moving mechanism. An air shower unit having an injection unit and an air supply drive unit serving as a drive source for supplying air to the air injection unit, and the cleaning unit includes a liquid medicine for sterilization and a liquid for mold prevention At least one of the drugs A reservoir for storing the drug comprising a drug injection unit for injecting the medicament is arranged vertically and horizontally position with respect to the book, a drive source for supplying the drug reservoir the drug to the drug injecting portion side And a medicine spraying means having a supply driving unit.

In addition, the base for placing the book is provided with a large number of through holes, and a carriage part on which the book can be placed and transported, a cleaning casing in which the carriage part can be taken in and out, and the book Cleaning means for cleaning the book in a state in which the carriage unit placed is housed in the cleaning casing; and dust collection and sterilization means for collecting and sterilizing dust contained in the cleaning casing. The cleaning means includes an air shower means having an air jet part for jetting air toward the book, and an air supply drive part serving as a drive source for supplying air to the air jet part, and The cleaning means includes a medicine tank that stores at least one of a liquid medicine for sterilization and a liquid medicine for fungicides, and a medicine injection unit that is disposed in a vertical and horizontal position with respect to the book and that ejects the medicine. , The drug And a medicine spraying means having a medicine supply driving section serving as a driving source for supplying the medicine from the tablet to the medicine ejecting section side, and when the book is cleaned by the cleaning means, The book is provided with a book rotating means arranged so that the book is rotated and air is uniformly applied to the entire book.

The present invention has the following remarkable effects.
The book cleaning apparatus according to the present invention can reduce the number of personnel required for the book cleaning work (compared with the conventional method of cleaning books one by one manually) and shorten the time for book cleaning work. Can reduce the cost of preservation and cleanliness management of books.
Further, the carriage unit can shorten the time for carrying out the book from the bookshelf and setting it in the book cleaning device, and the time for returning the cleaned book to the bookshelf.
Further, since the book cleaning operation is performed in a cleaning casing (in a sealed state), dust, pests, mold spores and the like attached to the book can be prevented from being scattered outside the book cleaning apparatus. Thereby, an operator's health state can be maintained in a favorable state. It can also prevent environmental (secondary) pollution.

Also, dust, pests, mold spores and the like attached to the surface of the book can be easily blown off by the air shower means.
Further, the chemical spraying means can prevent pests, molds and the like from breeding inside the cleaning casing, and can prevent secondary contamination.
In addition, it is easy to install and move the book cleaning apparatus.
Further, the dust collection and sterilization means can prevent dust from accumulating in the cleaning casing and preventing germs from growing. Further, dust and mold spores can be further prevented from scattering outside the apparatus.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments.
1-3 At a, as books cleaning apparatus of the present invention, a transportable carriage unit 1 is placed multiple books 40 ... a truck 1 freely and out of substantially rectangular parallelepiped washing casing 2 And a cleaning means 3 for cleaning the books 40 in a lump in a state in which the cart section 1 on which a plurality of books 40... Are placed is housed in the cleaning casing 2 while keeping the inside of the cleaning casing 2 clean. 2 and a drive unit casing 20 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that houses equipment for driving the cleaning means 3.
The carriage unit 1 includes a base 15, a plurality of wheels 16 attached to the lower surface of the base 15, and hand bar attaching parts 18, 18 attached to the rear end of the base 15. . The base 15 is provided with a large number of through holes 17 . These transmembrane hole 17 is a hole bored by a punch, for example a metal plate. A hand bar 19 is detachably attached to the hand bar attaching parts 18, 18. The hand bar 19 is used when the books 40 are transported between a book shelf (not shown) and the book cleaning device, and is removed when the cart unit 1 is stored in the cleaning casing 2. It has become.

The cleaning casing 2 is a sliding door 21 whose one surface (front surface) can slide up and down. The carriage unit 1 can be inserted and removed from the slide door 21. As described above, the carriage unit 1 can be freely inserted and removed from the slide door 21, so that the workability is good and the work efficiency is high.
An operation unit 22 for operating the book cleaning apparatus is provided on the side surface of the cleaning casing 2 (or the upper surface or a separate operation panel (not shown)). In the operation unit 22, the driving time of the cleaning means 3, the strength of the wind, the (liquid) medicine discharge amount, the discharge air flow rate, and the like can be operated.

Here, the cleaning means 3 has an air shower means 4 and a medicine spraying means 5 (spraying a liquid medicine such as alcohol or an aqueous fungicide).
The air shower means 4 includes an air supply drive unit 11 serving as a drive source for supplying air to the book 40 side, and a plurality of air injection units 6 for injecting air toward the book 40. The air supply drive unit 11 is a blower and is housed in the drive unit casing 20. External air is supplied to the air supply drive unit 11 from an air intake port 23 provided on the side surface of the drive unit casing 20.
The air supply drive unit 11 is configured such that the air volume is adjusted by an air volume adjusting means (not shown). For example, the air volume adjusting means is constituted by a switch for changing and adjusting the rotational speed of the blower and an electric circuit. This air volume adjusting means adjusts the air volume according to the degree of contamination of the book 40 and the quantity (volume) of the books 40 placed in the cleaning casing 2 (for example, adjusting in multiple stages of strong, medium and weak).
The air injection section 6 has an elongated hollow cylinder 6a and a large number of nozzles 24 arranged in the longitudinal direction of the hollow cylinder 6a. The air injection unit 6 is disposed so as to be positioned vertically and horizontally with respect to the book 40 placed on the carriage unit 1. In FIG. 2, only four air injection units 6 are provided on the upper side, and those at other positions such as a side surface, a rear surface, and a lower surface are omitted.
The air shower means 4 described above is configured to automatically control the injection time by setting the ejection of air with a timer, or to automatically or manually control the number of times of air injection, or to adjust the air volume It is also preferable to control the air volume (automatically or manually) by means.

The medicine spraying means 5 sprays a liquid medicine toward the book 40.
The medicine spraying means 5 includes a medicine tank 12 for storing a liquid medicine, a medicine supply driving section 13 as a driving source for supplying the medicine from the medicine tank 12 to the medicine injection section 25 side, and a medicine toward the book 40. And a plurality of medicine injection parts 25 to be injected.
The medicine supply driving unit 13 includes an electric motor, a pump, and valves, and is housed in the driving unit casing 20 together with the medicine tank 12.
The medicine injection unit 25 has an elongated cylindrical body (similar to the air injection unit 6) and a number of nozzles 39 arranged in the longitudinal direction thereof (see FIG. 5).
In the present invention, the term “medicine” refers to a sterilizing alcohol, an aqueous antifungal agent, and other antiseptic and antifungal liquids.
The medicine injection unit 25 is disposed so as to be positioned vertically and horizontally with respect to the book 40 placed on the cart unit 1. In FIG. 2, the drug injection units 25 are drawn three at a time up and down, and those at other positions such as a side surface and a rear surface are omitted. Further, in FIG. 2, the wheel attached to the lower surface of the carriage unit 1 is not drawn, but actually exists so that the height position of the base 15 is higher than the lower medicine injection unit 25. Hold on.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), in a part or all of the air injection sections 6, the elongated cylindrical hollow cylinder 6a is moved around the longitudinal axis L6 by arrows C and D. It is desirable that the direction of the air ejected from the nozzles 24. ) 45... Are arranged in the vicinity of the nozzle 39 and the louvers 45... Are operated as indicated by arrows E and F so that the air is uniformly applied to the book 40. In addition, it is also preferable that the nozzle 24 is omitted, and air is blown out and guided by the slit-like blowing holes and the louvers 45 (not shown).

Further, the dust collecting sterilizer 14 for sterilizing with collecting Hokorichiri contained wash the casing 2, and includes.
More specifically, the dust collecting and sterilizing means 14 is provided so that the electrode is exposed inside the cleaning casing 2 and also charges the dust charging unit 9 that charges the dust, and the dust charged by the dust charging unit 9 A dust adhering sheet 27 to be adhered by the air, an air filter 28 disposed downstream of the dust adhering sheet 27, a plurality of sterilizing ultraviolet lamps 26 disposed downstream of the air filter 28, and a sterilizing ultraviolet ray And a dust collection bag 29 disposed downstream of the lamps 26. Further, in FIG. 2, an ion generating part 49 is provided in the casing 2 to perform deodorization and sterilization. The ion generator 49 generates air ions ionized by corona discharge.
As the air filter 28, for example, a HEPA filter (High Efficiency Particulate Air Filter) is used. The air filter 28 removes dust that could not be removed by the dust adhesion sheet 27. By using a HEPA filter, the air filter 28 can collect dust up to about 0.3 μm in diameter with an efficiency of 99.9% or more.

The sterilizing ultraviolet lamps 26 sterilize minute dust finally remaining through the air filter 28. This sterilizing ultraviolet lamp 26 can prevent germs from growing in the dust bag 29 downstream, and when exhausting outside the device, environmental contamination by germs around the book cleaning device And prevent health damage.
In the dust bag 29, the minute dust remaining finally is collected. The dust collection bag 29 is taken out by opening the bag take-out door 30 provided on the side surface of the drive unit casing 20 every predetermined period, and replaced with a new one. The taken-out dust collection bag 29 is used for identification of the mold genus. Specifically, the weight of the dust bag 29 taken out is measured, the mold is identified, and the data is used. By the way, the casing 2 and the casing 20 with the door 21 closed are hermetically sealed so that dust, drugs and ions do not jump out of the casing so as not to contaminate a room such as a library. . In addition, although it is desirable to circulate air between both the casings 2 and 20, you may discharge | emit air with a discharge pipe etc. to the exterior (outdoor) if desired.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, et ah shower unit 4 includes an injection unit moving mechanism 7 for moving the air ejection portion 6 for directing the air to each part of the book 40.
Et ah injector 6 is disposed one by 4 on the left and right each book purifier. Further, four ejection unit moving mechanisms 7 are arranged on each of the left and right sides of the book cleaning apparatus corresponding to each air ejection unit 6.
As shown in FIG. 5, the ejection unit moving mechanism 7 includes an endless fixed moving belt 32 having end portions fixed to the upper and lower sides of the air ejecting unit 6, and a pair of upper and lower rollers 31 on which the moving belt 32 is stretched. , 31 and a drive motor 33 that rotates the roller 31. The air injection unit 6 moves up and down along the surface of the book 40 by driving the drive motor 33.

Also, a book rotation means 8 for rotating the book 40 when cleaning the books 40 in purifying unit 3.
The book rotation means 8 includes a turntable unit 10 attached to the base 15 of the carriage unit 1 and a table rotation motor 34 that is installed in the cleaning casing 2 and rotates the turntable unit 10.
The turntable unit 10 is attached to the center of the base 15 so as to penetrate the base 15 up and down. More specifically, the turntable unit 10 includes a column part 37 that is attached to the base 15 so as to be rotatable about the vertical axis and in a vertically penetrating manner, and a disc part provided at the upper end of the column part 37. 36, and a gear portion 35 provided at the lower end of the column portion 37.

The disc portion 36 is provided with a number of through holes 38.
The gear portion 35 meshes with the gear of the table rotation motor 34 when the cart portion 1 is stored in the cleaning casing 2. In this state, the turntable unit 10 is rotated. With this configuration, a motor for rotating the turntable unit 10 and a battery for supplying electric power to the motor can be omitted on the cart unit 1 side, and the weight of the cart unit 1 is reduced. Therefore, the handling property of the cart unit 1 when the book 40 is transported by the cart unit 1 is good. The through holes 38 of the disk part 36 are formed in large numbers by making the disk part 36 a punching metal, a net (with a frame), a lattice frame or the like .

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the design can be changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, the drive unit casing 20 is configured to be installed next to the cleaning casing 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the drive unit casing 20 is disposed in the cleaning casing 2 as shown in FIG. It is also preferable to use a stacking type provided above. Or it is free even if it piles upside down with FIG. 7, and there exists an advantage which does not take a place by reducing an installation floor area.
Moreover, in this embodiment, although the cleaning means 3 has illustrated the case where it has the air shower means 4 and the chemical | medical agent spraying means 5 which sprays the chemical | medical agent (liquid) for sterilization and mold prevention, The invention is not limited to this. In addition to the air shower means 4 and the medicine spraying means 5, it is also preferable to use a cleaning means having a swinging brush for directly rubbing dirt adhering to the book 40. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the mounting bar 42 supported at both ends so as to be swingable or rotatable by a motor, and the mounting bar 42 along the axial direction of the mounting bar 42. A swinging brush 41 having a brush part 43 protruding from the outer peripheral surface may be used.

Moreover, although the case where many through-holes 17 were provided in the base 15 of the trolley | bogie part 1 by punch was illustrated in this embodiment, this invention is not limited to this, The base of a trolley | bogie part is made into many through-holes. It may be formed of a plastic plate having a certain shape, or may be formed by combining metal wires in a lattice shape, or may be formed of a metal net. Further, instead of the slide door 21 of the cleaning casing 2, a door that is lifted upward, a door that opens to the left or right, or a door door that swings to the left or right can be freely opened.

By the way, the medicine spraying means 5 is configured to spray only one of a sterilizing agent (for example, alcohol) and an antifungal agent (for example, an aqueous antifungal agent), or a sterilizing agent. A plurality of independent tanks 12, injection units 25, and supply drive units 13 are configured so that both the anti-fungal agent and the fungicide can be sprayed.
In addition, it is also preferable to provide a particle count unit that counts the number of dusts, which includes a phototube and a sensor, in the exhaust duct (upstream of the air filter 28). It is also preferable to display the number of dusts on a display provided on the operation unit 22 or the like. In other words, the number of dust is counted by the particle counting unit, and the operation is continued by automatic control until it becomes less than a predetermined setting value, or the measurement value of the particle counting unit is displayed and visually checked by the operator. It is also preferable to delay or speed up the end of driving.

As described above, the book cleaning apparatus according to the present invention includes the cart unit 1 on which the book 40 can be placed and transported, the cleaning casing 2 in which the cart unit 1 can be taken in and out, and the cart unit 1 on which the book 40 is placed. Since the cleaning means 3 is provided for cleaning the book 40 in the state of being housed in the cleaning casing 2, the cleaning means 3 can automatically clean a plurality of books 40 at once. This can reduce the number of personnel necessary for the book cleaning work and shorten the time for the book cleaning work, as compared with the conventional technique in which books are manually cleaned one by one. Further, the carriage unit 1 on which the book 40 can be placed and transported, and can be taken in and out of the cleaning casing 2, the time for setting the book 40 transported from the bookshelf to the book cleaning device, and the cleaned book 40 The time to return to the bookshelf can be shortened. Moreover, since it is the structure which puts the trolley | bogie part 1 directly in the washing | cleaning casing 2, the movement of the book 40 can be decreased and it can suppress that the book 40 is damaged. For example, in a public library or the like having hundreds of thousands of books, it is possible to significantly improve efficiency and reduce costs in the preservation and maintenance of books.
Further, since the cleaning operation of the book 40 is performed in the cleaning casing 2 (in a sealed state), it is possible to prevent dust, pests, mold spores, etc. adhering to the book 40 from being scattered outside the book cleaning apparatus. it can. This prevents the worker from sucking dust, pests, mold spores, and the like during work, maintains the worker's health in good condition, and prevents environmental pollution (secondary pollution).

Further, the cleaning means 3 includes the air shower means 4 and the medicine spraying means 5 for spraying at least one of the liquid medicine for sterilization and the liquid medicine for mold prevention . Dust, pests, mold spores and the like attached to the surface of the book 40 can be easily blown off.
Further, the medicine spraying means 5 can kill pests, mold spores and the like attached to the surface of the book 40 and the inner wall surface of the cleaning casing 2. Thereby, pests, molds and the like can be prevented from breeding inside the cleaning casing 2, and secondary contamination that the pests, molds and the like propagated inside the cleaning casing 2 adhere to the book 40 can be prevented.

The air shower means 4 has an air injection part 6 for injecting air onto the book 40, and an air supply drive part 11 serving as a drive source for supplying air to the air injection part 6. A medicine tank 12 for storing medicine, a medicine injection section 25 for injecting medicine, a medicine supply driving section 13 as a driving source for supplying medicine from the medicine tank 12 to the medicine injection section 25 side, and further cleaning Since the dust collecting and sterilizing means 14 for collecting and sterilizing dust contained in the casing 2 is provided, a driving source is not required outside the book cleaning apparatus, and the book cleaning operation can be performed by the book cleaning apparatus alone. This makes it easy to install and move the book cleaning device.
Further, since the dust collecting and sterilizing means 14 for collecting and sterilizing dust contained in the cleaning casing 2 is provided, it is possible to prevent dust from accumulating in the cleaning casing 2 and propagation of germs. Further, dust and mold spores can be further prevented from scattering outside the apparatus.

  The air shower means 4 includes an air injection unit 6 that injects air toward the book 40 and an injection unit moving mechanism 7 that moves the air injection unit 6 to apply air to each part of the book 40. Therefore, compared with the case where the injection part moving mechanism 7 is not provided, it is easy to apply air evenly over the entire book 40, and the book 40 can be cleaned to every corner.

  Further, since the book rotation means 8 for rotating the book 40 when the book 40 is cleaned by the cleaning means 3 is provided, it becomes easier to apply air evenly to many parts of the book 40, and every corner of the book is also covered. Can be cleaned.

It is a perspective view showing a book cleaning apparatus according to Kazumi facilities embodiment of the present invention. It is a simplified sectional side view. It is principal part explanatory drawing, Comprising: (A) is principal part explanatory drawing of an air ejection part, (B) is principal part explanatory drawing which shows the air ejection part vicinity. It is a simplified cross-sectional side view which shows the book cleaning apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a simplified sectional front view. It is a perspective view which shows a trolley | bogie part. It is a front view which shows another embodiment. It is a principal part perspective view which shows another embodiment of the cleaning means.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carriage part 2 Washing casing 3 Cleaning means 4 Air shower means 5 Drug spraying means 6 Air injection part 7 Injection part moving mechanism 8 Book rotation means 9 Dust charging part
11 Air supply drive
12 drug tank
13 Drug supply drive
14 Dust collection sterilization means
15 base
17 Through hole
25 Drug injection part
40 books

Claims (2)

A carriage (1) on which a plurality of through holes (17) are provided in a base (15) for placing a book (40) and the book (40) can be placed and transported, The washing casing (2) in which the carriage section (1) can be freely inserted and removed, and the book (40) in a state where the carriage section (1) on which the book (40) is placed is accommodated in the washing casing (2). Cleaning means (3) for cleaning the dust, and dust collection sterilization means (14) for collecting and sterilizing dust contained in the washing casing (2),
The said cleaning means (3) is an air injection part (6) which injects air toward each site | part of the said book (40), moving along the surface of the said book (40) by the injection part moving mechanism (7 ). And air shower means (4) having an air supply drive unit (11) serving as a drive source for supplying air to the air injection unit (6),
The cleaning means (3) has a medicine tank (12) for storing at least one of a liquid medicine for sterilization and a liquid medicine for fungicides, and a vertical, left and right position relative to the book (40). A medicine injection section (25) that is disposed and injects the medicine; a medicine supply drive section (13) that serves as a drive source for supplying the medicine from the medicine tank (12) to the medicine injection section (25); And a medicine spraying means (5) having a book cleaning device. A carriage (1) on which a plurality of through holes (17) are provided in a base (15) for placing a book (40) and the book (40) can be placed and transported, The washing casing (2) in which the carriage section (1) can be freely inserted and removed, and the book (40) in a state where the carriage section (1) on which the book (40) is placed is accommodated in the washing casing (2). Cleaning means (3) for cleaning the dust, and dust collection sterilization means (14) for collecting and sterilizing dust contained in the washing casing (2),
The cleaning means (3) includes an air injection unit (6) for injecting air toward the book (40) , and an air supply drive unit (11) serving as a drive source for supplying air to the air injection unit (6). And air shower means (4) having
The cleaning means (3) has a medicine tank (12) for storing at least one of a liquid medicine for sterilization and a liquid medicine for fungicides, and a vertical, left and right position relative to the book (40). A medicine injection section (25) that is disposed and injects the medicine; a medicine supply drive section (13) that serves as a drive source for supplying the medicine from the medicine tank (12) to the medicine injection section (25); comprising a medicine ejection means (5), the having,
Further, when the book (40) is cleaned by the cleaning means (3), the book (40) is rotated so that the book is rotated so that air is uniformly applied over the entire book (40). A book cleaning apparatus comprising means (8) .

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