Remote control vehicle with UV sterilizer

• US 7,380,627 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2005
• Issued: 06/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: National Taipei University Of Technology
• Original Assignee: National Taipei University Of Technology
• Inventors: Liao, Shou-Cheng, Huang, Chih-Hong
• Primary Examiner(s): Bottorff; Christopher
• Application Number:
  US11/178,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20060011397A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• Field of Search: 180/167, 180/169, 422/24, 901/1
• US Class Current: 180/167
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 2101/12 Cleaning
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 55/32 being self-contained
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2221/22 Cleaning ducts or apparatus

Abstract

A remote control vehicle includes a cart, an ultraviolet radiation tube and a remote control device. The cart has a video device, a control signal antenna and a video signal antenna. The control signal antenna and the video signal antenna are disposed by the video device. The remote control device is used to send out control signals to the control signal antenna so as to control the motions of the cart. In use, users place the cart in an air conduit of an air conditioning system and steer it with the remote control device so that the cart may reach every part in the air conduit. Also, the ultraviolet radiation tube is activated to kill all the bacteria and microorganisms in the air conduits. Such that, the users will not be exposed to the ultraviolet radiation emitted by the tube, and hence the safety of use is assured.

Claims

1. A remote control vehicle with ultraviolet sterilizer, comprising:

a cart;

a video device, disposed on the front portion of the cart;

a control signal antenna and a video signal antenna, disposed by the video device;

a power-supply unit, arranged behind the video device;

an upright support, disposed on the front side of the power-supply unit;

two grooves, provided on the upper portion of the upright support;

a shorter upright support, arranged on the rear side of the power-supply unit;

an ultraviolet radiation tube, one end of which is connected with the shorter upright support and the other end is connected with the upright support through the engagement between the two grooves and two protrusions provided on the ultraviolet radiation tube;

a chip, disposed at a predetermined location on the cart;

a remote control device, which is used to send out control signals to the control signal antenna of the cart so as to control the motions of the cart; and

a video monitor, provided on the remote control device so as to clearly display video signals sent out from the video signal antenna.

2. The vehicle as in claim 1, wherein the video device is a video camera.

3. The vehicle as in claim 1, wherein the control signal antenna is used to receive remote control signals so as to control motions of the cart.

4. The vehicle as in claim 1, wherein the video signal antenna is used to send out video signals of the video device to the remote control device.

5. The vehicle as in claim 1, wherein the power-supply unit is used to provide power for the operations of the vehicle.

6. The vehicle as in claim 5, wherein the power-supply unit is a rechargeable battery.

7. The vehicle as in claim 1, wherein the chip includes motion commands so that a user can control the motions of the cart.