Drying structure and disinfection cabinet provided with same

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of kitchen electric appliances, and provides a drying structure and a disinfection cabinet provided with the same. The drying structure comprises a heating piece and a protective cover movably connected to the heating piece. The protective cover comprises a cover base body, an outer cover body and a connecting assembly, the outer cover body is connected to the cover base body through the connecting assembly and located on the side, away from the heating piece, of the cover base body, and a heat insulation gap is formed between the outer cover body and the cover base body. The drying structure relieves the heat influence of the heating piece on the outer side of the protective cover, the temperature of the outer side of the protective cover is kept not too high as much as possible, and therefore potential safety hazards are reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of kitchen appliances, and in particular to a drying structure and a disinfection cabinet equipped with the drying structure. Background Art

[0002] A heating tube is installed in the disinfection cabinet to heat and dry the tableware in the disinfection cabinet cavity, and disinfect and sterilize the tableware using the disinfection lamp. Considering the protection of the heating tube, a protective cover is installed on the outer side of the heating tube to prevent the tableware from directly contacting the heating element. However, the setting of the protective cover will affect the heat diffusion of the heating tube, causing some heat loss; and because the heat needs to be transferred to the gallbladder cavity through the protective cover, the temperature of the protective cover is too high, posing a safety hazard. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a drying structure to alleviate the thermal impact of the heating element on the outside of the protective cover and to maintain the temperature of the outside of the protective cover not too high as much as possible, thereby reducing safety hazards.

[0004] A drying structure comprises a heating element and a protective cover movably connected to the heating element; the protective cover comprises a cover base, an outer cover body and a connecting assembly, the outer cover body is connected to the cover base through the connecting assembly and is located on a side of the cover base away from the heating element, and an insulating gap is provided between the outer cover body and the cover base.

[0005] It can be understood that the movable setting of the protective cover relative to the heating element facilitates the adjustment of the position of the protective cover relative to the heating element to meet different usage requirements. For example, when drying is not required, the heating element is shielded to play a protective role, and when drying is required, the shielding is removed to improve the heat utilization rate. In this process, the protective cover is set into a double-layer structure by using the setting of the cover base and the outer cover body, and the outer cover body is located on the side of the cover base away from the heating element. Therefore, when heat is transferred to the side of the outer cover body away from the cover base, the thermal resistance is large; and, it is precisely because there is an insulating gap between the outer cover body and the cover base to form an insulating air layer, which further increases the thermal resistance. Such a setting reduces the thermal influence of the heating element on the outside of the outer cover body, and maintains the temperature of the outer side of the outer cover body as low as possible, thereby reducing safety hazards.

[0006] In some embodiments, the connecting assembly includes a first cylinder and a second cylinder; the first cylinder is connected to one of the cover base and the outer cover; the second cylinder is connected to the other of the cover base and the outer cover, and the second cylinder is slidably connected to the first cylinder.

[0007] In some embodiments, the connection assembly further includes an elastic member, one end of the elastic member is connected to the cover base, and the other end of the elastic member is connected to the outer cover.

[0008] In some embodiments, the first column is configured with an assembly hole, the second column is inserted into the assembly hole, and can move in the assembly hole along the axial direction of the assembly hole; the elastic member is at least partially accommodated in the assembly hole and is sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the second column.

[0009] In some embodiments, the heating element has an axial direction; a side of the outer cover body facing away from the cover base is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation protrusions arranged at intervals along the axial direction.

[0010] In some of the embodiments, at least a portion of the heat dissipation protrusions are configured with a plurality of heat dissipation holes spaced apart along a length direction of the heat dissipation protrusions.

[0011] In some embodiments, the drying structure also includes a mounting bracket, which is configured with an assembly cavity and a cooling cavity connected to the assembly cavity, the heating element and the protective cover are both installed in the assembly cavity, and at least a portion of the protective cover can be accommodated in the cooling cavity.

[0012] In some embodiments, the protective cover also includes sealing strips; the sealing strips are arranged on both sides of the cover base along the moving direction of the protective cover, each of the sealing strips is located on the side of the cover base away from the heating element, and the outer cover body is located between the two sealing strips.

[0013] In some embodiments, the heating element is a heating tube, and the outer cover is elastically connected to the cover base through at least two groups of connecting components arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the heating tube.

[0014] The present application also provides a disinfection cabinet, comprising a cabinet body, a gallbladder body installed on the cabinet body, and the above-mentioned drying structure, an assembly space is constructed between the cabinet body and the gallbladder body, the gallbladder body is constructed with a diffusion port connecting the assembly space and the gallbladder cavity, and the drying structure is installed in the assembly space. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the conventional technology, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the conventional technology descriptions are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0016] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a drying structure provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0017] Figure 2 A first cross-sectional view of a protective cover in a drying structure provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a protective cover in a drying structure provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 4 A second cross-sectional view of the protective cover in the drying structure provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 5 A first schematic diagram of a protective cover in a drying structure provided by another embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 6 A second schematic diagram of a protective cover in a drying structure provided by another embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a protective cover in a drying structure provided in another embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of a disinfection cabinet provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Fig. 9 A partial schematic diagram of a disinfection cabinet provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Fig.10 A partial schematic diagram of a disinfection cabinet provided in another embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Reference numerals: 100, drying structure; 110, heating element; 111, tube body; 112, tube seat; 120, protective cover; 121, cover base; 122, outer cover body; 123, connecting assembly; 124, blocking strip; 125, temperature measuring base; 126, temperature sensor; 130, mounting bracket; 131, first side plate; 132, second side plate; 133, bottom plate; 140, driving mechanism; 141, power source; 142, driving gear; 143, driven gear ring; 150, mounting seat; 151, accommodating cavity; 200, cabinet body; 210, cabinet bottom wall; 300, gallbladder body; 310, gallbladder bottom wall; 311, diffusion port; 312, diffusion hole; 301, gallbladder cavity; 400, assembly space; 500, door body; 1201, thermal insulation gap; 1211, arc-shaped portion; 1212, connecting portion; 1213, mounting ring; 1221, heat dissipation protrusion; 1222, heat dissipation hole; 1230, assembly hole; 1231, first column; 1232, second column; 1233, elastic member; 1301, assembly cavity; 1302, cooling cavity. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the present application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0028] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another component, it may be directly on the other component or there may also be a central component. When a component is considered to be "connected to" another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may be a central component at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in the specification of this application are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation method.

[0029] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0030] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being “above” or “below” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly in contact with the second feature, or the first feature and the second feature are indirectly in contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being “above”, “above” or “above” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being “below”, “below” or “below” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0031] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in the specification of this application have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the technical field of this application. The terms used in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application.

[0032] See also Figures 8 to 10An embodiment of the present application provides a disinfection cabinet, comprising a cabinet body 200, a chamber body 300 installed on the cabinet body 200, and a door body 500 movably connected to the cabinet body 200. The chamber body 300 is used to store tableware, and the door body 500 can be hinged to the cabinet body 200 by hinges, and a plurality of hinges are arranged at intervals along the height direction of the cabinet body 200. The disinfection cabinet also includes a drying structure 100 and a disinfection structure, which are respectively used to dry and disinfect the tableware in the chamber 301. The door body 500 is opened relative to the cabinet body 200 for taking and placing tableware; and, after the door body 500 is closed, it can be used for drying and disinfection.

[0033] like Fig. 9 and Fig.10 As shown, in some embodiments, an assembly space 400 is constructed between the cabinet body 200 and the gallbladder body 300, and the gallbladder body 300 is constructed with a diffusion port 311 connecting the assembly space 400 and the gallbladder cavity 301. The drying structure 100 is installed in the assembly space 400. The heat generated by the drying structure 100 is fully diffused into the gallbladder cavity 301 through the diffusion port 311, and is used for drying tableware. Such a setting realizes the hidden assembly of the drying structure 100, and the drying structure 100 will not be easily bumped or damaged when the door body 500 is opened to take and place tableware, thereby improving the protection of the drying structure 100; and, by utilizing the setting of the assembly space 400, there is no need to occupy the gallbladder cavity space, and it will not affect the arrangement of the pull-out basket for supporting tableware in the gallbladder cavity 301, thereby improving the utilization rate of the gallbladder cavity space.

[0034] like Fig. 9 and Fig.10 As shown, in some specific embodiments, the cabinet body 200 has a cabinet bottom wall 210, the gallbladder body 300 has a gallbladder bottom wall 310, and the diffusion port 311 is arranged in the gallbladder bottom wall 310 along the thickness direction of the gallbladder bottom wall 310. In this way, the drying structure 100 is installed below the gallbladder bottom wall 310, and the heat of the drying structure 100 is diffused into the gallbladder cavity 301 through the diffusion port 311 and the gallbladder bottom wall 310. Among them, the gallbladder bottom wall 310 can be provided with a plurality of diffusion holes 312 arranged at intervals to improve the heat diffusion rate. With such a setting, there is no need to occupy the space at the bottom of the gallbladder cavity 301, and the lower pull-out basket can be set lower; and even if tableware falls, most of it will fall to the gallbladder bottom wall 310, avoiding direct contact with the drying structure 100, thereby improving the protection of the drying structure 100.

[0035] The drying structure 100 is described in detail below.

[0036] Please combine Figure 1 , Fig. 9 and Fig.10, illustratively, the drying structure 100 includes a heating element 110 and a protective cover 120 movably connected to the heating element 110. Taking the drying structure 100 installed in the assembly space 400 at the bottom of the disinfection cabinet as an example, the protective cover 120 can be moved to the diffusion port 311 to shield the heating element 110, thereby protecting the heating element 110. At this time, if the tableware falls, it will directly contact the protective cover 120, and will not cause damage to the heating element 110, thereby improving the protective effect. For example, when it is necessary to take and put the tableware, the protective cover 120 moves to the diffusion port 311. When it is necessary to dry the tableware, the protective cover 120 moves to a position away from the diffusion port 311 to remove the shielding of the heating element 110, and the heating element 110 can be exposed at the diffusion port 311, and the heat generated is transferred to the gallbladder cavity via the diffusion port 311, the diffusion hole 312 and the gallbladder bottom wall 310. Therefore, by making the protective cover 120 movable relative to the heating element 110, it is convenient to adjust the position of the protective cover 120, which not only protects the heating element 110 but also does not hinder the heat transfer of the heating element 110, thereby improving the heat utilization rate.

[0037] In some embodiments, the protective cover 120 can be rotatably connected to the heating element 110. The heating element 110 adopts a heating tube, and the protective cover 120 rotates around the axis of the heating element 110 to adjust the position of the protective cover 120 on the outer peripheral side of the heating element 110. The heating element 110 includes a tube body 111 and a tube seat 112 connected to both ends of the tube body 111 in the axial direction, and the protective cover 120 is rotatably arranged on the tube seat 112.

[0038] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, further, the protective cover 120 has an arc portion 1211, a connecting portion 1212 and a mounting ring 1213, the mounting ring 1213 is sleeved on the tube seat 112, and is rotatably connected to the tube seat 112, and a bushing can be sleeved on the tube seat 112. The arc portion 1211 is provided with connecting portions 1212 at both ends along the axial direction of the heating element 110, and each connecting portion 1212 corresponds to a mounting ring 1213, and each mounting ring 1213 is sleeved on the corresponding tube seat 112 on the same side. The arc portion 1211 is arranged in an arc shape adapted to the heating element 110. The connecting portion 1212 is in a fan ring shape to increase the radial spacing between the heating element 110 and the arc portion 1211. Among them, the axial direction of the heating element 110 is the X-axis direction, the height direction of the disinfection cabinet is the Z-axis direction, and the depth direction of the disinfection cabinet is the Y-axis direction.

[0039] like Figure 1As shown, further, the drying structure 100 also includes a driving mechanism 140 for driving the protective cover 120 to rotate. The driving mechanism 140 includes a power source 141, a driving gear 142 and a driven ring gear 143. The power source 141 is a motor, which is connected to the driving gear 142, and the driving gear 142 is meshed with the driven ring gear 143 for transmission. The driven ring gear 143 is connected to the mounting ring 1213 of the protective cover 120 to realize the rotation drive of the protective cover 120. Alternatively, the outer peripheral surface of the mounting ring 1213 is constructed with a plurality of teeth arranged at intervals around the axis to mesh with the driving gear 142 for transmission.

[0040] The diameter of the driving gear 142 is smaller than the diameter of the driven gear ring 143. The gear transmission is used to adjust the transmission ratio, thereby adjusting the rotation speed of the protective cover 120. In other embodiments, a belt transmission method can also be used, and the mounting ring 1213 is connected to the pulley to meet the rotation drive.

[0041] In actual use, the heating element 110 is supported by mounting seats 150 at both ends along its own axis, and the mounting seats 150 are configured with a receiving cavity 151, and at least part of the power source 141 is received in the receiving cavity 151 to support the driving mechanism 140. The protective cover 120 can also be rotatably connected to the mounting seat 150.

[0042] See also Figure 5 , Figure 6 , Fig. 9 and Fig.10 In actual use, the drying structure 100 also includes a mounting bracket 130, and the mounting bracket is constructed with an assembly cavity 1301 and a cooling cavity 1302 connected to the assembly cavity 1301. The heating element 110 and the protective cover 120 are both installed in the assembly cavity 1301, and at least part of the protective cover 120 can be accommodated in the cooling cavity 1302. Taking the mounting bracket 130 installed on the side of the bottom wall 310 of the gallbladder facing the bottom wall 210 of the cabinet as an example, the mounting bracket 130 is connected to the cabinet body 200. The cooling cavity 1302 can be located below the diffusion port 311. When the protective cover 120 rotates to release the shielding, the protective cover 120 can rotate to the bottom of the heating element 110, and at least part of it is accommodated in the cooling cavity 1302 to have a heat dissipation effect on the protective cover 120. Such a setting further reduces the temperature of the protective cover 120 and prevents the protective cover 120 from overheating.

[0043] Specifically, the mounting bracket 130 includes two first side plates 131 that are opposite and spaced apart in the X-axis direction, two second side plates 132 that are opposite and spaced apart in the Y-axis direction, and a bottom plate 133. The two first side plates 131 and the two second side plates 132 are connected to the bottom plate 133. The spacing between the two second side plates 132 along the Y-axis direction gradually decreases from top to bottom. The two second side plates 132 can also be provided with a radiation surface for radiating heat from the heating element 110, which is conducive to the full diffusion of heat to various positions of the gallbladder cavity and improves the drying effect; and the radiation surface can also allow the heat to be evenly diffused to the gallbladder bottom wall 310, so as to transfer the heat to the gallbladder cavity through the gallbladder bottom wall 310. The bottom plate 133 is recessed downward along the Z-axis direction on one side facing the assembly cavity 1301 to form a cooling cavity 1302. When tableware is placed in the cavity, water on the tableware drips downward under its own gravity and can drip into the cooling cavity 1302 through the diffusion port 311, and can be used to collect excess water, and the collected water is used to cool the protective cover 120.

[0044] The cooling chamber 1302 contains a coolant, such as water, and the protective cover 120 is at least partially immersed in the coolant when it rotates downward. The cooling chamber 1302 can be connected to a water supply structure to ensure that the water in the cooling chamber 1302 is as low as possible to meet the heat dissipation of the protective cover 120.

[0045] The structure of the protective cover 120 is described in detail below.

[0046] See also Figures 1 to 4 In an optional embodiment, the protective cover 120 includes a cover base 121, an outer cover body 122 and a connecting assembly 123. The outer cover body 122 is connected to the cover base 121 through the connecting assembly 123, and is located on the side of the cover base 121 away from the heating element 110, and there is a heat-insulating gap 1201 between the outer cover body 122 and the cover base 121. It can be understood that the protective cover 120 is set into a double-layer structure by setting the cover base 121 and the outer cover body 122, thereby improving the protective effect of the heating element 110. Since the outer cover body 122 is located on the side of the cover base 121 away from the heating element 110, when heat is transferred to the side of the outer cover body 122 away from the cover base 121, the thermal resistance is relatively large; and, it is precisely because there is a heat-insulating gap 1201 between the outer cover body 122 and the cover base 121 to form a heat-insulating air layer, which further increases the thermal resistance. Such a configuration reduces the thermal impact of the heating element 110 on the outside of the outer cover 122, and maintains the temperature of the outer side of the outer cover 122 as low as possible, thereby reducing safety hazards.

[0047] The cover base 121 is connected to the tube base 112 of the heating element 110. In other words, the cover base 121 includes the aforementioned arc portion 1211, the connecting portion 1212 and the mounting ring 1213.

[0048] Please combine Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 Exemplarily, the connecting assembly 123 includes a first column 1231 and a second column 1232, which are slidably connected, the first column 1231 is connected to the cover base 121, and the second column 1232 is connected to the outer cover body 122. Such a configuration can cause the outer cover body 122 to move closer to or farther from the cover base 121 along the thickness direction of the protective cover 120, and then as the protective cover 120 rotates, the outer cover body 122 can move relative to the cover base 121 along the radial direction of the heating element 110, so as to adjust the size of the thermal insulation gap 1201 by adapting to the approach and distance.

[0049] The outer cover body 122 can move relative to the cover base 121 under the action of its own gravity. When the protective cover 120 rotates to above the heating element 110, the outer cover body 122 can approach the cover base 121 under the action of its own gravity. When the protective cover 120 rotates to below the heating element 110, the outer cover body 122 can move away from the cover base 121 under the action of its own gravity and at least be accommodated in the cooling cavity 1302. In other words, through such a setting, the outer cover body 122 can be adaptively placed in a cooling state during the rotation of the protective cover 120 relative to the heating element 110, thereby improving the cooling effect.

[0050] Furthermore, the connecting assembly 123 further includes an elastic member 1233, one end of which is connected to the cover base 121, and the other end is connected to the outer cover body 122. In this way, on the basis of satisfying the above-mentioned adaptive cooling, it also has a buffering effect on objects dropped onto the protective cover 120. Specifically, when the protective cover 120 is shielded above the heating element 110, even if an object falls onto the protective cover 120, the elastic member 1233 can also be used to buffer, thereby improving safety.

[0051] Furthermore, the first column 1231 is configured with an assembly hole 1230, and the second column 1232 is inserted into the assembly hole 1230 and can move in the assembly hole 1230 along the axis of the assembly hole 1230. It can be understood that the plug-in cooperation of the second column 1232 relative to the first column 1231 can guide the movement of the outer cover 122 relative to the cover base 121; and such a setting also has a limiting effect to prevent the outer cover 122 from deflecting or shaking. The elastic member 1233 is a spring, at least part of which is accommodated in the assembly hole 1230 and is sleeved on the outside of the second column 1232, so as to improve the installation stability of the elastic member 1233 and prevent the outer cover 122 from deflecting due to the shaking of the elastic member 1233.

[0052] like Figure 2As shown, in some specific embodiments, the first column 1231 is integrally formed with the cover base 121, and the second column 1232 is integrally formed with the outer cover 122. Among them, the second column 1232 can be convexly arranged on the side of the outer cover 122 facing the cover base 121 to ensure that there is always a thermal insulation gap 1201 between the outer cover 122 and the cover base 121. The first column 1231 is arranged through the thickness direction of the cover base 121, a part of it extends toward the outer cover 122 to cooperate with the second column 1232, and the other part extends toward the heating element 110, and a temperature measuring base 125 is connected to the extended end. The temperature measuring base 125 blocks the assembly hole 1230, and a temperature sensor 126 is provided on the side of the temperature measuring base 125 facing the assembly hole 1230 to detect the temperature of the outer cover 122. In, the temperature measuring base 125 is snap-fitted with the first column 1231. The extended end of the first column 1231 is provided with a claw to engage with the hole on the temperature measuring base 125 .

[0053] Alternatively, the first column 1231 may be connected to the outer cover 122 , and the second column 1232 may be connected to the cover base 121 , as long as the outer cover 122 can be guided to move relative to the cover base 121 through the cooperation of the first column 1231 and the second column 1232 .

[0054] In some specific embodiments, at least two groups of connection components 123 are provided and spaced apart along the axial direction of the heating element 110 to improve the connection reliability between the outer cover body 122 and the cover base body 121. At this time, each connection component 123 includes an elastic member 1233.

[0055] See also Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 Optionally, a plurality of heat dissipation protrusions 1221 arranged at intervals along the X-axis direction are convexly provided on one side of the outer cover body 122 away from the cover base 121. The arrangement of the heat dissipation protrusions 1221 increases the contact area between the outer cover body 122 and the cooling volume in the cooling cavity 1302, thereby enhancing the cooling effect. Among them, a plurality of heat dissipation protrusions 1221 arranged at intervals can be integrally formed directly on the outer cover body 122 by stamping to meet the heat dissipation and cooling requirements.

[0056] The length of each heat dissipation protrusion 1221 extends along the arc bending direction of the outer cover body 122 (i.e., the circumferential direction of the heating element 110). Such a configuration may be equivalent to providing a plurality of spaced ribs on the outer cover body 122, and may also increase the structural strength of the outer cover body 122. Alternatively, each heat dissipation protrusion 1221 may be hemispherical.

[0057] In other embodiments, a plurality of heat dissipation fins spaced apart along the X-axis direction may be protruded from the side of the outer cover body 122 facing away from the cover base 121 , as long as the heat dissipation effect can be enhanced.

[0058] See also Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 Furthermore, at least part of the heat dissipation protrusions 1221 are constructed with heat dissipation holes 1222 arranged at intervals along the length direction of the heat dissipation protrusions 1221. That is, a plurality of heat dissipation holes 1222 are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the heating element 110. Such an arrangement further increases the contact area with the cold amount in the cooling cavity 1302 and improves the cooling effect. Moreover, precisely because the outer cover body 122 is immersed in the coolant, when the outer cover body 122 is transferred out of the coolant, the coolant can flow back to the cooling cavity 1302 through the plurality of heat dissipation holes 1222, thereby reducing the amount of coolant splashing out.

[0059] Please combine Figure 6 , Figure 7 , Fig. 9 and Fig.10 As an exemplary embodiment, the protective cover 120 also includes a blocking strip 124. The blocking strips 124 are provided on both sides of the cover base 121 along the circumference of the heating element 110, and each blocking strip 124 is located on the side of the cover base 121 away from the heating element 110, and the outer cover body 122 is located between the two blocking strips 124. In the disinfection cabinet provided in this embodiment, the protective cover 120 needs to be rotated to the diffuser 311 to block the heating element 110. At this time, the setting of the blocking strips 124 can be respectively abutted against the edges of the diffuser 311. Taking the diffuser 311 as a rectangle as an example, its length is toward the X-axis direction, and the two blocking strips 124 are respectively abutted against the two edges of the diffuser 311 along the Y-axis direction.

[0060] It is understandable that since the cooling chamber 1302 needs to collect residual water on the tableware, if there is too much water in the cooling chamber 1302, the heating element 110 can be turned on to evaporate the water in the cooling chamber 1302. At this time, the protective cover 120 can be rotated to the diffusion port 311 to block the assembly chamber 1301 and the gallbladder chamber 301 to prevent the evaporated water vapor in the cooling chamber 1302 from affecting the tableware drying effect. At the same time, a heat dissipation fan can also be set, and a vent can be opened at the bottom or front panel of the cabinet 200 to discharge the evaporated water vapor in the cooling chamber 1302. At this time, the mounting bracket 130 is provided with a flow port for air flow.

[0061] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0062] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A drying structure, characterized in that: It comprises a heating element (110) and a protective cover (120) movably connected to the heating element (110); The protective cover (120) comprises a cover base (121), an outer cover body (122) and a connecting assembly (123); the outer cover body (122) is connected to the cover base (121) via the connecting assembly (123) and is located on a side of the cover base (121) facing away from the heating element (110); and a heat insulating gap (1201) is provided between the outer cover body (122) and the cover base (121).

2. The drying structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connection component (123) comprises: A first column (1231) connected to one of the cover base (121) and the outer cover (122); and The second column (1232) is connected to the other of the cover base (121) and the outer cover (122), and the second column (1232) is slidably connected to the first column (1231).

3. The drying structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The connection assembly (123) further comprises an elastic member (1233), one end of the elastic member (1233) being connected to the cover base (121), and the other end of the elastic member (1233) being connected to the outer cover body (122).

4. The drying structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first column (1231) is configured with an assembly hole (1230), and the second column (1232) is inserted into the assembly hole (1230) and is capable of moving in the assembly hole (1230) along the axial direction of the assembly hole (1230); The elastic member (1233) is at least partially accommodated in the assembly hole (1230) and sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the second column (1232).

5. The drying structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heating element (110) has an axial direction; a plurality of heat dissipation protrusions (1221) arranged at intervals along the axial direction are protruded from a side of the outer cover body (122) facing away from the cover base body (121).

6. The drying structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: At least part of the heat dissipation protrusions (1221) are configured with a plurality of heat dissipation holes (1222) arranged at intervals along the length direction of the heat dissipation protrusions (1221).

7. The drying structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drying structure (100) further comprises a mounting bracket (130), wherein the mounting bracket (130) is provided with an assembly cavity (1301) and a cooling cavity (1302) connected to the assembly cavity (1301), the heating element (110) and the protective cover (120) are both mounted in the assembly cavity (1301), and at least a portion of the protective cover (120) can be accommodated in the cooling cavity (1302).

8. The drying structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The protective cover (120) further includes a sealing strip (124); The sealing strips (124) are arranged on both sides of the cover base (121) along the moving direction of the protective cover (120), each of the sealing strips (124) is located on the side of the cover base (121) facing away from the heating element (110), and the outer cover body (122) is located between the two sealing strips (124).

9. The drying structure according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The heating element (110) is a heating tube, and the outer cover body (122) is elastically connected to the cover base body (121) via at least two groups of connecting components (123) arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the heating tube.

10. A disinfection cabinet, characterized in that: The disinfection cabinet comprises: Cabinet (200); A gallbladder body (300) installed in the cabinet (200), an assembly space (400) being constructed between the cabinet (200) and the gallbladder body (300), and the gallbladder body (300) being constructed with a diffusion port (311) communicating with the assembly space (400) and the gallbladder cavity (301); The drying structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the drying structure (100) is installed in the assembly space (400).

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