PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electron ray sterility device capable of performing sterility properly to a container having a large volume shape.SOLUTION: An electron ray sterility device 1 comprises: a container holding part 2 for holding a container B an electron ray irradiation part 3 for irradiating electron ray to the inside of the container B held by the container holding part 2. The electron ray sterility device further comprises: a movement control part 4 for controlling a movement of the container B held by the container holding part 2 and an attitude control part 5 for controlling an attitude of the container B held by the container holding part 2. The movement control part 4 and the attitude control part 5 respectively control the movement and the attitude of the container B so that the electron ray is irradiated to the inside of the container B in an approximately uniform state, and the electron ray irradiation part 3 has a nozzle n for emitting the electron ray from a tip end t which is inserted into a mouth m of the container B, and the movement of the container B controlled by the movement control part 4 is rotation of the container B around the mouth m, and the attitude of the container B controlled by the attitude control part 5 is an inclined state that an axis Cb of a trunk b is inclined by a predetermined angle θ to an axis Cn of the nozzle n.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】大容積の形状を有する容器に対しても適切に滅菌可能な電子線滅菌装置を提供する。【解決手段】容器Bを保持する容器保持部2と、容器保持部2に保持された容器Bの内部に電子線を照射する電子線照射部3とを備える電子線滅菌装置1であって、容器保持部2に保持された容器Bの動作を制御する動作制御部4と、容器保持部2に保持された容器Bの姿勢を制御する姿勢制御部5とを備え、動作制御部4および姿勢制御部5が、容器Bの内面に対して略均等に電子線が照射されるように、容器Bの動作および姿勢を夫々制御するものであり、電子線照射部3が、容器Bにおける口部mに挿入される先端部tから電子線を出射するノズルnを有し、動作制御部4に制御される容器Bの動作が、口部mを軸にした容器Bの回転であり、姿勢制御部5に制御される容器Bの姿勢が、ノズルnの軸心Cnに対して胴部bの軸心Cbが所定角度θで傾斜した状態である。【選択図】図1
