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Granted Patent B2
US 10,543,291 · App. 16/331,790 · Granted Jan 28, 2020

Cell for ultraviolet irradiation module and ultraviolet irradiation module

Inventors: Keigo Takeguchi (Tokyo, JP); Sho Sugiyama (Tokyo, JP); Hiroyuki Kishi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
A61L2/26A61L2/10C02F1/325C08F14/26G02B5/0891A61L2202/11A61L2202/122C02F2201/3222C02F2201/3228
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Patent No.
US 10,543,291
App. No.
16/331,790
Granted
Jan 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is intended to provide a cell for an ultraviolet irradiation module and an ultraviolet irradiation module with which it is possible to improve the efficiency of sterilizing an object to be irradiated to a greater extent than in the past. The cell for an ultraviolet irradiation module includes a case being at least partially formed of polytetrafluoroethylene having a crystallite size in a direction of 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less and having an internal space into which an object to be irradiated can be introduced.

Claims (35)

1. A cell for an ultraviolet irradiation module, comprising:

a case being at least partially formed of polytetrafluoroethylene having a crystallite size in a (110) direction of 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less and comprising an internal space into which an object to be irradiated can be introduced.

2. The cell according to claim 1 , wherein the polytetrafluoroethylene has an average crystallinity of 0.51 or more and 0.61 or less.

3. The cell according to claim 1 , wherein the polytetrafluoroethylene has a density of 2160 kg/m 3 or more and 2180 kg/m 3 or less.

4. The cell according to claim 1 , wherein an inner surface of the case at least partially has a reflectance of 94% or more for ultraviolet light at a wavelength of 265 nm.

5. The cell according to claim 1 , wherein,

30% or more and 99% or less of the surface area of an inside of the case as a relative solid angle when the case is projected from the center position of a light source is composed of the polytetrafluoroethylene satisfying at least one of a condition where the crystallite size in the (110) direction is 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less or a condition where the average crystallinity is 0.51 or more and 0.61 or less.

6. The cell according to claim 1 , wherein,

30% or more and 99% or less of the surface area of an inside of the case as a relative solid angle when the case is projected from the center position of the internal space is composed of the polytetrafluoroethylene satisfying at least one of a condition where the crystallite size in the (110) direction is 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less or a condition where the average crystallinity is 0.51 or more and 0.61 or less.

7. The cell according to claim 1 , wherein,

30% or more and 99% or less of the surface area of an inside of the case as a relative solid angle when the case is projected from the midpoint of a straight line connecting between an inlet and an outlet is composed of the polytetrafluoroethylene satisfying at least one of a condition where the crystallite size in the (110) direction is 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less or a condition where the average crystallinity is 0.51 or more and 0.61 or less.

8. An ultraviolet irradiation module comprising:

the cell according to claim 1 ; and

an ultraviolet irradiation device capable of irradiating the internal space of the case with ultraviolet light.

9. The ultraviolet irradiation module according to claim 8 , wherein

a light source of the ultraviolet irradiation device is an LED, and

the LED has an emission wavelength of 10 nm or more and 400 nm or less.

10. The ultraviolet irradiation module according to claim 8 , wherein the object to be irradiated has fluidity and is a liquid or a powder.

11. The cell according to claim 2 , wherein the polytetrafluoroethylene has a density of 2160 kg/m 3 or more and 2180 kg/m 3 or less.

12. The cell according to claim 2 , wherein an inner surface of the case at least partially has a reflectance of 94% or more for ultraviolet light at a wavelength of 265 nm.

13. The cell according to claim 3 , wherein an inner surface of the case at least partially has a reflectance of 94% or more for ultraviolet light at a wavelength of 265 nm.

14. The cell according to claim 2 , wherein,

30% or more and 99% or less of the surface area of an inside of the case as a relative solid angle when the case is projected from the center position of a light source is composed of the polytetrafluoroethylene satisfying at least one of a condition where the crystallite size in the (110) direction is 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less or a condition where the average crystallinity is 0.51 or more and 0.61 or less.

15. The cell according to claim 3 , wherein,

30% or more and 99% or less of the surface area of an inside of the case as a relative solid angle when the case is projected from the center position of a light source is composed of the polytetrafluoroethylene satisfying at least one of a condition where the crystallite size in the (110) direction is 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less or a condition where the average crystallinity is 0.51 or more and 0.61 or less.

16. The cell according to claim 4 , wherein,

30% or more and 99% or less of the surface area of an inside of the case as a relative solid angle when the case is projected from the center position of a light source is composed of the polytetrafluoroethylene satisfying at least one of a condition where the crystallite size in the (110) direction is 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less or a condition where the average crystallinity is 0.51 or more and 0.61 or less.

17. The cell according to claim 2 , wherein,

30% or more and 99% or less of the surface area of an inside of the case as a relative solid angle when the case is projected from the center position of the internal space is composed of the polytetrafluoroethylene satisfying at least one of a condition where the crystallite size in the (110) direction is 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less or a condition where the average crystallinity is 0.51 or more and 0.61 or less.

18. The cell according to claim 3 , wherein,

30% or more and 99% or less of the surface area of an inside of the case as a relative solid angle when the case is projected from the center position of the internal space is composed of the polytetrafluoroethylene satisfying at least one of a condition where the crystallite size in the (110) direction is 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less or a condition where the average crystallinity is 0.51 or more and 0.61 or less.

19. The cell according to claim 4 , wherein,

30% or more and 99% or less of the surface area of an inside of the case as a relative solid angle when the case is projected from the center position of the internal space is composed of the polytetrafluoroethylene satisfying at least one of a condition where the crystallite size in the (110) direction is 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less or a condition where the average crystallinity is 0.51 or more and 0.61 or less.

20. The cell according to claim 1 , wherein,

30% or more and 99% or less of the surface area of an inside of the case as a relative solid angle when the case is projected from the center position of the internal space is composed of the polytetrafluoroethylene satisfying at least one of a condition where the crystallite size in the (110) direction is 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less or a condition where the average crystallinity is 0.51 or more and 0.61 or less.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 24, 2026
From: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 075387/0700 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2019
From: TAKEGUCHI, KEIGO; SUGIYAMA, SHO; KISHI, HIROYUKI
To: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 049446/0804 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-015697 · Jan 31, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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