Sanitizing surfaces associated with aircraft areas

• US 10,406,253 B2
• Filed: 04/06/2015
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dimer, LLC
• Original Assignee: Dimer, LLC
• Inventors: Kreitenberg, Arthur
• Primary Examiner(s): Conley, Sean E
• Application Number:
  US14/679,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20150209459A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,618 Days
• Field of Search: 422 24, 422292, 4221863, 25045511, 2504921
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/10 Ultraviolet radiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/16 Mobile applications, e.g. portable devices, trailers, devices mounted on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/25 Rooms in buildings, passenger compartments
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0007 Devices specially adapted for food or beverage distribution services
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 5/30 Cleaning aircraft

Abstract

Sanitizing surfaces in a location related to aircraft. There are multiple rows of seats. A sanitization device includes a mobile body configured to travel along the aisle of the aircraft. An arm extends from the sanitization device laterally from the mobile body across the seats, and a source of UV radiation mounted on the sanitization device is directed across the seats exposing surfaces in the passenger area to UV radiation.

Claims

1. A sanitization device for sanitizing multiple surfaces comprising:

a mobile body configured to travel past the multiple surfaces, and a first source of UV radiation mounted to the mobile body and configured and structured to direct UV radiation to a first surface at a predetermined dosage while the mobile body is moving;

at least an arm mounted to the mobile body, the first source including UV lamps mounted on the arm, the mobile body being a trolley or cart, and a power source structured for activating and providing the UV radiation as the trolley or cart moves, and while the arm extends outwardly from the trolley, and wherein the arm is mounted with the mobile body and is extendable from the mobile body and the UV lamps are directed to the first surface, and wherein the arm for the lamps is movable inwardly towards the trolley and outwardly from the trolley to extend over the first surface, wherein the arm is extendable from the mobile body by movement from a position within the body to a position out of the body and wherein the arm is mounted with the mobile body and extendable from the mobile body by telescoping vertically into and out of the body, and the arm in the extended position being horizontally disposed over the first surface so that the UV lamps are arrayed relative to each other in a horizontal relationship and extend UV radiation essentially vertically, and additionally the mobile trolley or cart incudes a second source of UV radiation, the second source being vertically disposed UV lamps for directing UV radiation essentially horizontally to a second surface as the trolley or cart moves.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the arm is for independent operation.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the arm is mounted with the mobile body and extendable from the mobile body at a position essentially solely above seats of an aircraft, and is movable over the seats and the UV lamps are directed to the seat surface.

4. The device of claim 1 including a surface cleaning component mounted to the mobile body and configured to engage the surface on which the mobile body travels.

5. The device of claim 1, including a self-contained powering unit for powering the UV source.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the arm is independently extendible and operational over and around the first surface.

7. The device of claim 1, including a sensor for measuring the distance and or power the UV lamps relative to the multiple surfaces and controlling the amount of and distance of the lamps from the multiple surfaces and/or UV energy transmitted to the multiple surfaces.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the arm is mounted on the mobile body and extends from the mobile body at least at a height above the first surface.

9. The device as claimed in claim 1 including a motor for the mobile body and wherein the mobile body is steerable for negotiating an aircraft aisle.

10. A sanitization device for sanitizing a surface inside an aircraft cabin comprising:

a mobile body configured to travel over a surface, and a source of UV radiation mounted to the mobile body and configured to direct UV radiation to the surface at a predetermined dosage;

at least an arm mounted to the mobile body, UV lamps mounted on the arm, the mobile body being a trolley or cart for negotiating an aircraft aisle, and a power source for activating the UV radiation as the trolley or cart moves along the aircraft aisle, and wherein the arm is mounted with the mobile body and extendable from the mobile body at a position movable over the seats and the UV lamps are directed to the seat surface, and when extended from the mobile body are above the seat level, wherein multiple UV lamps are set up to extend over a seat, and wherein the arm for the lamps is movable inwardly towards the trolley and outwardly from the trolley to extend over the seats, and wherein the mobile body is composed of at least three separable components, the components being for location one above the other, which when joined together with one above the other, the components form a functional sanitization device;

wherein a first component is a module being a cart including a chassis, wheels, motors, wherein a second component is a module being a base removably attachable to the cart and selectively including a covered frame, lamps with reflective housings, and including electronic components fitting within the base including a controller processor, and ballast, and including a battery pack mounted to the base, and wherein a third component is a module being a wing assembly for fitting into the base with a mechanism that allows vertical translation.

11. A sanitization device for sanitizing a surface inside an aircraft cabin comprising:

a mobile body configured to travel over a surface;

the mobile body being composed of separable components, the components being for location one above the other which when joined together with one above the other, the components form a functional sanitization device; and

a source of UV radiation mounted to the mobile body and configured to direct UV radiation to the surface at a predetermined dosage;

at least one arm mounted to the mobile body, and the mobile body being a trolley or cart for negotiating an aircraft aisle, wherein the arm is movable from a position of storage with the mobile body to a position to extended from the mobile body wherein in the extended position the arm is operational to effect sanitization, a power source for activating the UV radiation as the trolley or cart moves along the aircraft aisle, and the arm being mounted on the side of the trolley or cart, and the arm includes multiple UV lamps mounted on the arm in spaced relationship with each other thereby in the extended position to cover an increased area to effect sanitation, and wherein the arm is mounted with the mobile body and extendable from the mobile body at a position movable over the seats and the UV lamps are directed to the seat surface, wherein the multiple UV lamps are set up to extend over a seat, and wherein the arm for the lamps is movable inwardly towards the trolley and outwardly from the trolley to extend over the seats, the separable components being for location one above the other, which when joined together with one above the other, the components form a functional sanitization device; and

wherein a first component of the separable components is a module being a cart including a chassis, wheels, motors, wherein a second component is a module being a base removably attachable to the cart and selectively including a covered frame, lamps with reflective housings, and including electronic components fitting within the base including a controller processor, and ballast, and including a battery pack mounted to the base, and wherein a third component of the separable components is a module being a wing assembly for fitting into the base that allows vertical translation.