AIR STERILIZATION/VIRUS INACTIVATION APPARATUS

To provide a sterilization/virus inactivation apparatus that suppresses the leakage of ultraviolet rays from the apparatus, controls the air flow rate, houses the light source in a light source housing, makes the wall surface of the housing a mirror to reflect the ultraviolet rays until they attenuate, ensures a sufficient amount of ultraviolet rays in the air, sufficiently sterilizes and inactivates the air discharged from the apparatus, and can be used safely near people.SOLUTION: The air sterilization/virus inactivation apparatus includes a cover member 2 in which an intake port 22 and an exhaust port 23 are formed, and an inner shell 3 that is enclosed in the cover member 2 and has a built-in light source 5 that irradiates ultraviolet rays. Defined between the cover member 2 and the inner shell 3 are an intake space 2a that connects the intake port 22 to the inner shell 3, and an exhaust space 2b that connects the inner shell 3 to the exhaust port 23. The intake space 2a and the exhaust space 2b are adjacent to each other, and further provided are a side wall 71, a rear wall 72, and a front wall 47 that partition the intake space 2a and the exhaust space 2b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6 【課題】装置からの紫外線の漏れを抑制し、空気流量を制御し、光源を光源収納部に収納しその壁面を鏡面とし紫外線を減衰するまで反射させ、空気に十分な紫外線照射量を確保することで、装置から排出される空気を十分に殺菌・ウイルス不活性化し、人の近傍で安心して使用できる、殺菌・ウイルス不活性化装置の提供。【解決手段】空気殺菌・ウイルス不活性化装置は、吸気口２２と排気口２３とが形成されたカバー部材２と、カバー部材２に内包され紫外線を照射する光源５が内蔵された内殻３と、を有している。カバー部材２と内殻３との間に、吸気口２２から内殻３までを繋ぐ吸気空間２ａと、内殻３から排気口２３までを繋ぐ排気空間２ｂと、が規定される。吸気空間２ａと排気空間２ｂとが隣接するとともに、吸気空間２ａと排気空間２ｂとを区画する側壁７１、後壁７２、及び前壁４７をさら有している。【選択図】図６