Uv Self Sterilizing Door Handle

This is not a real product yet but rather an idea.

Uv self sterilizing door handle.

The self sterilizing door handle is a red dot design concept winning entry created by choi bomi. I came across this concept of a self sterilizing door handle. The device uses ultraviolet light to cause a chemical reaction that kills germs. How the handle self sterilizes is through the use of uv light that runs.

As opposed to door knobs its design features a handle that rests horizontally and meant to push down to unlock the door. Something as simple as the flu can still kill and washing one s hands regularly only goes so far. The door handle consists of an actuator pivotably attached to a housing. In tests it was able to kill 99 8 of.

Public door handles are often teeming with harmful bacteria particularly in places like restrooms. Self sanitizing uv door knob kills germs. I would love for this idea to come into fruition in the near future. 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.

This self sterilizing door handle designed by choi bomi has won red dot 2010 design concept award. The concept uses uv lights to sterilize the handle. The door handle with a self sterilization system. The only defense we humans have against these common communicable diseases is prevention.

The idea is pretty simple and straight forward. The present application is directed to methods and devices for a self powered sterilizing door handle. Turn something everyone touches into a place to stop rather than spread common contact. The door handles in public places used by many people often act as disease carriers but not this brillianly designed handle.

The handle is achieved with a glass tube that s accented by aluminum caps at the top and bottom that hide uv light technology. A pair of students in hong kong have created a self cleaning door handle. This innovative door handle uses a uv lamp to sterilize itself. 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.

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. A simple yet high tech gadget was created to defend the germ filled society from such diseases. Cue the self sterilizing door handle. 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.