Title:
【発明の名称】マイクロ波を利用した密封容器の滅菌装置と滅菌方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2928271
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An irradiator furnace is connected to a square waveguide for propagation of microwave and provided through a top wall with a slot. A conveyor bucket conveys sealed containers along the slot with lower portions of the sealed containers being inserted through the slot into the irradiator furnace. The irradiator furnace includes therein a rail which extends from the lowest level at an inlet of the irradiator furnace to the highest level at an outlet of the irradiator furnace so as to support the sealed containers. The hot air furnace is provided above the irradiator furnace. A narrow passage extending from the outlet of the irradiator furnace is directly followed by a thermostatic station utilizing an IR heater. So the sealed containers are sterilized. To feed the sealed containers to the conveyor bucket of the sterilizer, a sealed container feeding hopper comprising a conveyor belt, a screw and a feeding wheel is provided. A sensor is provided to detect whether individual turns of a screw groove are properly loaded with the sealed containers or not and auxiliary feeding guides operatively associated with the sensor to feed the sealed containers to the screw.
Inventors:
IIJIMA KENICHI
Application Number:
JP14766689A
Publication Date:
August 03, 1999
Filing Date:
June 09, 1989
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EEZAI KK
International Classes:
A61L2/00; A61L2/12; A61L2/24; B65B55/16; (IPC1-7): A61L2/12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Satoshi Watanabe