Airflow UV Quarantine Method and Airborne Infection UV Quarantine Device

Abstract

A respirator comprising mouth piece, at least lamp mount chamber, and at least one UV lamp. The mouth piece has at least one interface channel, such that air passage from outside the mouthpiece to the user' mouth and nose is only allowed via the at least one interface channel. The at least one lamp mount chamber is sealingy joined to and in fluid communication with the mouth piece via the at least one interface channel, and has at least one opening configured to enable air passage from outside the lamp mount chamber into the lamp mount chamber. The least one UV lamp is enclosed in the lamp mount chamber, and configured to emit UV light and expose to the UV light the air traveling from outside the respirator to the mouth piece, thereby sterilizing the air.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A respirator comprising:
 a mouth piece configured to be sealingly joined to a face of a user and enclose a mouth and a nose of the user, the mouth piece having at least one interface channel, such that air passage from outside the mouthpiece to the user' mouth and nose is only allowed via the at least one interface channel;   at least one lamp mount chamber sealingy joined to and in fluid communication with the mouth piece via the at least one interface channel, the lamp mount chamber having at least one opening configured to enable air passage from outside the lamp mount chamber into the lamp mount chamber, such that air reaching the user's mouth and nose from outside the respirator flows through the at least one opening into the lamp mount chamber, and from the lamp mount chamber into the mouth piece via the interface channel;   at least one UV lamp enclosed in the lamp mount chamber, the UV lamp being configured to emit UV light and expose to the UV light the air traveling from outside the respirator to the mouth piece, thereby sterilizing the air.   
     
     
         2 . The respirator of  claim 1 , wherein the UV lamp is configured to emit the UV light at a wavelength between 220 and 320 nm. 
     
     
         3 . The respirator of  claim 1 , comprising a power storage unit configured to store electrical energy, the power storage unit being electrically connected to the at least one UV lamp and to power the at least one UV lamp. 
     
     
         4 . The respirator of  claim 3 , wherein the power storage unit is configured to store 8,000 to 12,000 mAh. 
     
     
         5 . The respirator of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one lamp mount chamber is removably joined to the at least one interface channel. 
     
     
         6 . The respirator of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least one interface channel comprises one interface channel extending forward from a front of the mount piece;   the at least one lamp mount chamber comprises one lamp mount chamber.   
     
     
         7 . The respirator of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the at least one UV lamp is arc shaped or ring shaped and surrounds an entrance from the lamp mount chamber to the interface channel.   
     
     
         8 . The respirator of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the opening is located on a front of the lamp mount chamber.   
     
     
         9 . The respirator of  claim 8 , wherein the lamp mount chamber comprises:
 a chamber body;   a UV shielding cover covering the front of the chamber body to form the lamp mount chamber;   a cover holder integral with the chamber body and configured to hold the shielding cover while maintaining a gap between the UV shielding cover and the chamber body to form the opening of the lamp mount chamber.   
     
     
         10 . The respirator of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the UV lamp is further configured to emit visible light when on;   the UV shielding cover is configured to absorb at least some of the UV light and is transparent to at least some of the visible light.   
     
     
         11 . The respirator of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least one interface channel comprises two interface channels extending laterally from the mount piece;   the at least one lamp mount chamber comprises two lamp mount chambers, each of the lamp mount chambers joined to a corresponding one of the two interface channels;   the at least one UV lamp comprises two UV lamps, each of the two UV lamps being enclosed by a corresponding one of the two lamp mount chambers.   
     
     
         12 . The respirator of  claim 10 , wherein each of the two lamp mount chambers comprises:
 a chamber body;   a UV shielding cover covering an aperture of the chamber body to form the lamp mount chamber;   a cover holder integral with the chamber body and configured to hold the shielding cover while maintaining a gap between the UV shielding cover and the chamber body to form the opening of the lamp mount chamber.   
     
     
         13 . The respirator of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the UV lamp is further configured to emit visible light when on;   the UV shielding cover is configured to absorb at least some of the UV light and is transparent to at least some of the visible light.   
     
     
         14 . The respirator of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the two UV lamps is U-shaped. 
     
     
         15 . The respirator of  claim 1 , comprising a transparent face mask configured to sealingly cover eyes of the user. 
     
     
         16 . The respirator of  claim 15 , wherein the face mask is integral with the mouth piece. 
     
     
         17 . The respirator of  claim 15 , wherein the face mask is a discrete unit separate from the mouth piece. 
     
     
         18 . The respirator of  claim 1 , wherein the respirator is shaped to reduce passage of the UV light from the lamp mount chamber into the mouth piece. 
     
     
         19 . The respirator of  claim 1 , wherein the respirator is shaped to eliminate passage of the UV light from the lamp mount chamber into the mouth piece.