IP Library Granted Patent US 11,896,191
Granted Patent B2
US 11,896,191 · App. 16/784,776 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Collection device and detection device

Inventors: Hiroshi Nakayama (Osaka, JP); Mikiya Nakata (Nara, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
A47L9/2805A47L9/149A47L9/2852G01N1/04A47L2201/024A47L2201/04
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Patent No.
US 11,896,191
App. No.
16/784,776
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a collection device capable of collecting a virus or the like effectively. The collection device according to the present disclosure is an autonomous collection device ( 2 ) for collecting an object having an analyte and moisture from a floor surface. The autonomous collection device ( 2 ) comprises a drying part ( 18 ) for drying the object, a suction opening ( 36 ) for suctioning the object dried by the drying part, and a dust container ( 12 ) for storing the object suctioned from the suction opening.

Claims (23)

1. A device, comprising:

a collection device for collecting an object having an analyte and moisture from a floor surface, the collection device comprising:

a drying part, wherein the drying part comprises a blower and a dry adsorbent container which is configured to store a dry adsorbent for drying the object, the drying part is configured to dry the object by blowing air into the dry adsorbent container to disperse the dry adsorbent, which has been stored in the dry absorbent container, on the floor surface, and the dry adsorbent dispersed on the floor surface absorbs the moisture to dry the object;

a suction part for sucking the object and the dry adsorbent, the object having been dried by the drying part, wherein the suction part comprises an electric blower; and

a storage part for storing the object sucked by the suction part, wherein the storage part comprises a dust container; and

a detection instrument for connecting fluidically to the collection device when the collection device moves to a predetermined position, for acquiring the object stored in the storage part, and for detecting the analyte from the acquired object, wherein the detection instrument comprises a transfer pipe connecting to the collection device and a substance detection part for detecting the analyte from the collected object, wherein the substance detection part comprises an image sensor, a light source, and a controller that controls the image sensor and the light source.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

the collection device further comprises a brush provided in a vicinity of a suction opening for sucking the object; and

the drying part includes a second blowing part for drying the object attached to the brush by blowing air to the brush, wherein the second blowing part comprises a second blowing opening.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein

the second blowing part doubles as an exhaust part for discharging air sucked together with the object by the suction part.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

the collection device further comprises a substance detection part for detecting the analyte from the collected object, wherein the substance detection part comprises an image sensor, a light source, and a controller that controls the image sensor and the light source.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

the blower is an electric blower.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the dry adsorbent is a polymer.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the dry adsorbent has a property of adsorbing the analyte.

8. A detection device, comprising:

a collection device for collecting an object having an analyte and moisture from a floor surface, the collection device comprising:

a drying part, wherein the drying part comprises a blower and a dry adsorbent container which is configured to store a dry adsorbent for drying the object, the drying part is configured to dry the object by blowing air into the dry adsorbent container to disperse the dry adsorbent, which has been stored in the dry absorbent container, on the floor surface, and the dry adsorbent dispersed on the floor surface absorbs the moisture to dry the object;

a suction part for sucking the object and the dry adsorbent, the object having been dried by the drying part, wherein the suction part comprises an electric blower; and

a storage part for storing the object sucked by the suction part, wherein the storage part comprises a dust container; and

a detection instrument for connecting fluidically to the collection device when the collection device moves to a predetermined position, for acquiring the object stored in the storage part, and for detecting the analyte from the acquired object, wherein the detection instrument comprises a transfer pipe connecting to the collection device and a substance detection part for detecting the analyte from the collected object, wherein the substance detection part comprises an image sensor, and a controller that controls the image sensor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2020
From: NAKAYAMA, HIROSHI; NAKATA, MIKIYA
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052315/0150 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-189036 · Sep 28, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018027784 · Jul 25, 2018
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