Uv Self Sterilizing Door Handle

The handle attendant kills 99 9 of viruses germs and bacteria in seconds with uv technology.

Uv self sterilizing door handle.

This innovative door handle uses a uv lamp to sterilize itself. The door handle consists of an actuator pivotably attached to a housing. The door handle with a self sterilization system. The door handles in public places used by many people often act as disease carriers but not this brillianly designed handle.

As opposed to door knobs its design features a handle that rests horizontally and meant to push down to unlock the door. I would love for this idea to come into fruition in the near future. Turn something everyone touches into a place to stop rather than spread common contact. That s why university of hong kong graduates sum ming wong and kin pong li have designed a self sanitizing door handle that uses uv light to kill germs.

In tests it was able to kill 99 8 of. This self sterilizing door handle designed by choi bomi has won red dot 2010 design concept award. The handle attendant is a special set of uv light fixtures that are mounted above and below the ada approved door handle to safely and effectively self sterilize the door handle in seconds with uv technology. Something as simple as the flu can still kill and washing one s hands regularly only goes so far.

A simple yet high tech gadget was created to defend the germ filled society from such diseases. The uv light produced by the uv light source is directed to an outer surface of the actuator thereby deactivating microorganisms on the outer surface. The device uses ultraviolet light to cause a chemical reaction that kills germs. I came across this concept of a self sterilizing door handle.

The concept uses uv lights to sterilize the handle. The only defense we humans have against these common communicable diseases is prevention. The way that this door handle would work is that when it is not in use a uv light comes on and will radiate throughout the whole handle. The idea is pretty simple and straight forward.

Cleaning commonly touched surfaces like door handles is essential but still something of a hassle which is something this self sanitizing door handle aims to change. Public door handles are often teeming with harmful bacteria particularly in places like restrooms. Ultraviolet light can help but how to make it count is the question. This is not a real product yet but rather an idea.

Cue the self sterilizing door handle. A pair of students in hong kong have created a self cleaning door handle. The self sterilizing door handle is a red dot design concept winning entry created by choi bomi. The present application is directed to methods and devices for a self powered sterilizing door handle.