[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of sanitization. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a device for cleaning and sanitizing edible products.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] While being inside a building, shopping complex, mall, house, or moving around such premises, an individual happens to intentionally or unintentionally touch various objects in everyday life. Meticulous investigations have shown us that surface-to-surface transmission of various bacteria and virus can take place rapidly, as a surface contaminated by a bacteria and/ or virus source can be touched by a number of individuals, and each of these individuals can subsequently touch other surfaces as they move around, and further, each contaminated surface can be touched again by some other individuals, and hence, exponential spread of the bacteria and/ or virus can take place.
[0004] Spread of some of the most deadly diseases from one part to another part, and even to the remotest corners of the world can be traced back to such surface to surface transmissions. The newly found novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the biggest example of such ‘contact disease spread’ that has used human contact to the infected surfaces or the physical human contact to other infected humans, for its deadly transfer across the whole world thereby causing thousands of deaths.COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.
[0005] According to WHO reports Corona Virus rests up to 72 hours on plastic and mobile surface, one week on masks, and on glass for 96 hours. It requires immediate action to prevent the disease at the community level during the period of latent infection which involves fast-spreading, endangering the health of large numbers of people, and creating the chain of infections through.
[0006] An individual takes care of sanitization of some of the most common and frequently used objects and surfaces, such as, mobile phone, electronic gadgets, table, chair, bag, and cloths. The individual can use various sanitizers, detergents, or soaps to sanitize such objects. However, in case of edible items such as, vegetables and fruits, one cannot use detergents, soaps, or conventional liquid sanitizers that contain alcohol and other such chemical base, as if they remain sticked at surface of the edible items after the process of sanitization and if someone happens to consume those items, they can have negative impact on his/ her health. Moreover, washing of edible items through normal water may not result in removal of bacteria and viruses.
[0007] There is, therefore, a need in the art to provide a solution to mitigate above-mentioned and other problems, and to provide a reliable, cost-effective, easily efficient, and user-friendly device.

OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0008] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a device for cleaning and sanitizing edible products, such as vegetables and fruits.
[00010] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a device capable of automatically control speed and time of motor that facilitates rotation of edible products, according to weight of said products.
[00011] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a device for facilitating in maintaining of hygiene.
[00012] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide an efficient, reliable, user-friendly, and cost-effective device.
SUMMARY
[00013] The present disclosure relates to the field of sanitization. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a device for cleaning and sanitizing edible products.
[00014] An aspect of the present disclosure pertains to a device for facilitating cleaning and sanitizing of edible products. The device may include a casing for accommodating edible products, such as vegetables and fruits. The device may include valves to facilitate inflow and outflow of a fluid to and from the casing, respectively. The device may include a motor to facilitate rotation of the edible products and the fluid that facilitates cleaning and sanitizing of the edible products. Further, the device may include a heating element to enable heating of the fluid.
[00015] In an aspect, the device may include a sensor and a control unit, where the sensor may sense weight of the edible products, and correspondingly the control unit may control parameters of the device 100, such as speed and time of operation.
[00016] In an aspect, the device may aid in maintaining of hygiene.
[00017] Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components.
[00018] Within the scope of this application it is expressly envisaged that the various aspects, embodiments, examples and alternatives set out in the preceding paragraphs, in the claims and/or in the following description and drawings, and in particular the individual features thereof, may be taken independently or in any combination. Features described in connection with one embodiment are applicable to all embodiments, unless such features are incompatible.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[00019] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure.
[00020] FIGs. 1A and 1B illustrate exemplary diagrams of the proposed device for cleaning and sanitizing edible products, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, to elaborate upon its working.
[00021] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary flow diagram associated with working of the proposed device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00022] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[00023] Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are not to be construed as limitations. Each group member can be referred to and claimed individually or in any combination with other members of the group or other elements found herein. One or more members of a group can be included in, or deleted from, a group for reasons of convenience and/or patentability.
[00024] The present disclosure relates to the field of sanitization. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a device for cleaning and sanitizing edible products.
[00025] An aspect of the present disclosure elaborates upon a device for cleaning and sanitizing one or more edible products, the device includes: a casing to accommodate the one or more edible products; a rotating element operatively coupled to the casing, and configured to facilitate rotation of the one or more edible products in any or a combination of clockwise direction and anti-clockwise direction at a pre-defined speed; and one or more valves fluidically coupled with the casing, the one or more valves are positioned at one or more first pre-defined positions on the device, such that at least one of the one or more valves can be configured to facilitate inflow and outflow of a fluid to and from the device, respectively; wherein the rotation of the fluid along with the one or more edible products can facilitate in cleaning and sanitization of the one or more edible products.
[00026] In an embodiment, the device includes a set of sensors positioned at a bottom portion of the casing, the set of sensors can be configured to sense weight and pressure exerted by the one or more edible products at the bottom portion of the casing.
[00027] In another embodiment, the set of sensors can include any or a combination of weight sensor, pressure sensor, and load cell.
[00028] In an embodiment, the device includes a control unit operatively coupled to the set of sensors, the rotating element, and the one or more valves, the control unit can be configured to control, based on the weight and pressure exerted by the one or more edible products, parameters associated with the device.
[00029] In another embodiment, the parameters associated with the device can include any or a combination of speed and time-period of rotation of the rotating element and amount of the fluid to be fed in the casing.
[00030] In an embodiment, the rotating element can include any or a combination of motor, belt and pulley assembly, and gear assembly, and wherein the one or more valves can be solenoid valves.
[00031] In an embodiment, the fluid can include a pre-defined ratio of water, and any or a combination of brine and potassium aluminium sulphate.
[00032] In an embodiment, the one or more edible products can include any or a combination of vegetables, fruits, and cereals.
[00033] In an embodiment, the device includes one or more heating elements positioned at one or more second pre-defined positions on the device, and configured to heat the fluid up to a pre-defined temperature limit.
[00034] In another embodiment, the one or more heating elements can be configured in form of a rod, and can be made from any or a combination of iron, aluminium, and silicon carbide.
[00035] In an embodiment, the device includes a power supply unit operatively coupled to the device, and configured to supply electrical power to the device.
[00036] In another embodiment, the power supply unit can include any or a combination of rechargeable battery and solar cells.
[00037] FIGs. 1A and 1B illustrate exemplary diagrams of the proposed device for cleaning and sanitizing edible products, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, to elaborate upon its working.
[00038] In an embodiment, FIG.1A illustrates an exemplary block diagram of the proposed device100 (interchangeably referred to as device 100, hereinafter), and FIG.1B illustrates an exemplary structural diagram of the device100). In an embodiment, as illustrated, the device 100 includes a casing 102 that can accommodate one or more edible items (collectively referred to as edible items, and individually referred to as edible item, hereinafter), such as vegetables, fruits, and cereals.
[00039] In an embodiment, the device 100 includes a rotating element 104 that can be operatively coupled to the casing 102. The rotating element 104 can include, any or a combination of motor, belt and pulley assembly, gear assembly, and the like, to facilitate rotation of the edible products in any or a combination of clockwise direction and anti-clockwise direction at a pre-defined speed.
[00040] In an embodiment, the device 100 includes one or more valves 106 (collectively referred to as valves 106, and individually referred to as valve106, hereinafter) that can be fluidically coupled with the casing 102. In an embodiment, the valves 106 can be positioned at one or more first pre-defined positions on the device 100, where at least one of the valves 106 can be configured to facilitate inflow and outflow of a fluid to and from the device 100, respectively. In an implementation, the rotation of the fluid along with the edible products facilitates in cleaning and sanitization of said edible products. In an exemplary embodiment, the fluid can include a pre-defined ratio of water, and any or a combination of brine, and potassium aluminium sulphate (also referred to as Alum, herein).
[00041] In an exemplary embodiment, the device 100 can include two valves 106-1 and 106-2, where the valve 106-1 can facilitate inflow of the fluid in the casing 102, and the valve 106-2 can facilitate outflow of the fluid 106-2 from the casing 100.In another exemplary embodiment, the device 100 can include a chamber 116 coupled to the valve 106-1, where the chamber 116 can be configured to store the fluid that can be fed to the casing 102 through the valve 106-1, as and when required. In yet another exemplary embodiment, the valves 106 can be solenoid valves. In an implementation, a solenoid valve is an electrically controlled valve that features a solenoid that can be configured as an electric coil with a movable ferromagnetic core (plunger) in its center. In an embodiment, in rest position, the plunger can be moved in a first direction to facilitate closing of the valve. In another embodiment, an electric current flowing through the coil can create a magnetic field that can, in turn exert an upwards force on the plunger, thereby enabling movement of the plunger in a second direction to facilitate opening of the valve.
[00042] In an embodiment, as the edible products rotate along with the fluid and get washed, dust and other pollutants, which was on the edible products, gets collected at the bottom of the casing 102. In another embodiment, in order to remove dust and other pollutants from the device 100, firstly the cleaned and sanitized edible products can be taken out from the device 100, then the rotating element 104 can be rotated so that the dust and other pollutants can get mixed with the fluid. In yet another embodiment, normal water can also be used to remove dust and other pollutants from the device 100. Further, the valve 106-2 can be opened, thereby facilitating expulsion of the dust and other pollutants along with the fluid.
[00043] In an embodiment, the device 100 can include a solenoid switch 114 that can facilitate opening and closing of at least one of the valves 106.
[00044] In an embodiment, the device 100 includes a set of sensors 108 that can be positioned at a bottom portion of the casing 102, where the set of sensors 108 can be configured to sense weight and pressure exerted by the edible products at the bottom portion of the casing 102. In an exemplary embodiment, the set of sensors 108 can include, but not limited to, weight sensor, pressure sensor, and load cell.
[00045] In an embodiment, the device 100 includes one or more heating elements 110 (collectively referred to as heating elements 110, and individually referred to as heating element 110, hereinafter) that can be positioned at one or more second pre-defined positions on the device 100. In another embodiment, the heating elements110 can be configured to heat the fluid up to a pre-defined temperature limit, thereby can aid in facilitating cleaning and sanitization of the edible products.
[00046] In an exemplary embodiment, the device 100 can include four heating elements 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, and 110-4 that can be configured around the casing 100. In another exemplary embodiment, theheating elements 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, and 110-4 can be positioned at equal distances with respect to each other.In yet another exemplary embodiment, said heating elements can be configured in form of a rod, and can be made of, but not limited to, iron, aluminium, and silicon carbide.
[00047] In an embodiment, the device 100 includesa control unit 112 that can be operatively coupled to the set of sensors 108, the rotating element 104, and the valves 106, thereby the control unit 112 can control, based on the weight and pressure exerted by the edible products, parameters associated with the device 100, where the parameters can include, but not limited to, speed and time-period of rotation of the rotating element 104 and amount of the fluid to be fed in the casing 102.In an exemplary embodiment, the control unit 112 can include one or more processors and a memory, and can be, but not limited to, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, a smart phone, and a mobile computing device.
[00048] In an exemplary embodiment, the control unit 112 can be operatively coupled to the solenoid switch 114, thereby facilitating automatic opening and closing of the valves 106-1 and 106-2. In another exemplary embodiment, said valves 106-1 and 106-2 can be opened and closed manually also.
[00049] In an embodiment, the device 100 can include a power supply unit (not shown) that can be operatively coupled to the device 100, and can be configured to supply electrical power to the device 100.In an exemplary embodiment, the power supply unit can include, but not limited to, rechargeable battery and solar cells.
[00050] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary flow diagram associated with working of the proposed device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00051] In an embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 2, firstly edible products are kept in the device 100, then the sensors 108 detect weight of the edible products. In another embodiment, the weight of said products is compared with a threshold weight, in case the detected weight is found to be less than the threshold weight, then the step of comparing of the weight is iterated till the detected weight is found to be more than the threshold weight. In an embodiment, when the detected weight is found to be more than the threshold weight, a time-period(also referred to as time, hereinafter) ‘T’ is calculated based on the detected weight, where the device 100 is operated for the calculated time ‘T’ in order to facilitate proper washing of the edible products for proper cleaning and sanitization.
[00052] In an embodiment, while the device 100 operates during the time-period ‘T’, the rotating element 104 rotates the fluid along with the edible products to facilitate washing of said products. In another embodiment, when the time-period ‘T’ is reached, the device 100 stops operating.
[00053] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications besides those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced. Where the specification claims refers to at least one of something selected from the group consisting of A, B, C ….N, the text should be interpreted as requiring only one element from the group, not A plus N, or B plus N, etc.
[00054] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
[00055] The proposed disclosure provides a device for cleaning and sanitizing edible products, such as vegetables and fruits.
[00056] The proposed disclosure provides a device capable of automatically control speed and time of motor that facilitates rotation of edible products, according to weight of said products.
[00057] The proposed disclosure provides a device for facilitating in maintaining of hygiene.
[00058] The proposed disclosure provides an efficient, reliable, user-friendly, and cost-effective device.

Claims:1. A device for cleaning and sanitizing one or more edible products, the device comprises:
a casing to accommodate the one or more edible products;
a rotating element operatively coupled to the casing, and configured to facilitate rotation of the one or more edible products in any or a combination of clockwise direction and anti-clockwise direction at a pre-defined speed; and
one or more valves fluidically coupled with the casing, the one or more valves are positioned at one or more first pre-defined positions on the device, such that at least one of the one or more valves is configured to facilitate inflow and outflow of a fluid to and from the device, respectively;
wherein the rotation of the fluid along with the one or more edible products facilitates in cleaning and sanitization of the one or more edible products.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device comprises a set of sensors positioned at a bottom portion of the casing, the set of sensors are configured to sense weight and pressure exerted by the one or more edible products at the bottom portion of the casing,
wherein the set of sensors comprises any or a combination of weight sensor, pressure sensor, and load cell.
3. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the device comprises a control unit operatively coupled to the set of sensors, the rotating element, and the one or more valves, the control unit is configured to control, based on the weight and pressure exerted by the one or more edible products, parameters associated with the device.
4. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the parameters associated with the device comprise any or a combination of speed and time-period of rotation of the rotating element and amount of the fluid to be fed in the casing.
5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotating element comprises any or a combination of motor, belt and pulley assembly, and gear assembly, and
wherein the one or more valves are solenoid valves.
6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fluid comprises a pre-defined ratio of water, and any or a combination of brine and potassium aluminium sulphate.
7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more edible products comprise any or a combination of vegetables, fruits, and cereals.
8. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device comprises one or more heating elements positioned at one or more second pre-defined positions on the device, and configured to heat the fluid up to a pre-defined temperature limit.
9. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more heating elements are configured in form of a rod, and are made from any or a combination of iron, aluminium, and silicon carbide.
10. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device comprises a power supply unit operatively coupled to the device, and configured to supply electrical power to the device,
wherein the power supply unit comprises any or a combination of rechargeable battery and solar cells.