PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dry heat sterilization apparatus capable of sterilizing an object to be sterilized, without using heated air.SOLUTION: A dry heat sterilization apparatus 20 comprises: a sterilization chamber 22 for sterilizing a sterilization object 10 a cooling chamber 24 that is arranged continuously to the sterilization chamber 22 to cool the sterilization object 10 after the sterilization a carrier device 25 that carries the sterilization object 10 from the sterilization chamber 22 to the cooling chamber 24 and an infrared heater 32 that generates infrared rays for heating the sterilization object 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】加熱されたエアによらずに滅菌対象物を滅菌できる乾熱滅菌装置を提供する。【解決手段】滅菌対象物を滅菌するための滅菌室22と、滅菌室22と連続して配置され、滅菌後の滅菌対象物10を冷却する冷却室24と、滅菌室22から冷却室24へ向けて滅菌対象物10を搬送する搬送装置25と、滅菌対象物10を加熱する赤外線を発生させる赤外線ヒータ32と、を具備する。【選択図】図1