A sputum collector convenient for spitting at any time
The sputum collector addresses the need for a sealed spitting container by using a cup cover and light-shielding lower cup body with a sealing device and float mechanism, ensuring easy spitting and volume indication while preventing virus spread.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202010681193.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2020-07-15
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-20
- Estimated Expiration
- 2040-07-15
AI Technical Summary
There is a lack of a sealed and convenient spitting container in hospital wards, leading to potential virus spread and cross-infection due to patients spitting into paper towels or disposable cups.
A sputum collector with a cup cover and light-shielding lower cup body, equipped with a sealing device, scale, and a mechanism allowing easy opening and closing for spitting, featuring a lock buckle and float mechanism for sealing and indicating sputum volume.
Provides a convenient and sealed spitting solution that prevents cross-infection and allows easy spitting with complete sealing and volume indication.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of medical auxiliary equipment, and in particular relates to a sputum collector which is convenient for spitting at any time. Background Art
[0002] In today's wards, especially some wards with infectious risks, there is still a lack of a sealed, convenient and practical spitting container. Patients usually spit with paper towels or in disposable paper cups or trash cans. This not only affects the ward environment, but also poses a great safety hazard. If the sputum is spit into paper towels, disposable paper cups or trash cans, it is easy to cause the spread of viruses and form cross-infection in the hospital. Therefore, in this case, a container that is easy to spit and has a high degree of sealing is particularly needed. Summary of the invention
[0003] The invention aims to provide a sputum collector which is convenient for patients to spit at any time and has good sealing performance.
[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is a sputum collector that is convenient for spitting at any time, including a cup cover and a light-shielding lower cup body. A glass cover is also provided on the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body, and a sealing device is also provided between the cup cover and the light-shielding lower cup body. The cup cover and the light-shielding lower cup body are connected through the sealing device, and a scale is also provided on the glass cover.
[0005] The sealing device comprises a card body arranged on the upper surface of the cup cover, a lock buckle is connected downwardly on the card body, and a lock tongue flange is arranged on the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body, and the lower end of the lock buckle is matched and connected with the lock tongue flange.
[0006] The card body comprises two connecting blocks which are fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the cup cover, and a card column is arranged between the two connecting blocks.
[0007] The lock buckle includes an inward-buckle lock body, and two arc-shaped buckles are fixedly connected to the upper end of the lock body. The arc-shaped buckles are cooperatively connected to the clamping column. The thickness of the arc-shaped buckle is not greater than the distance between the clamping column and the upper surface of the cup cover. The inner diameter of the arc-shaped buckle is not less than the diameter of the clamping column. It also includes two blocks fixedly connected to the inner side surface of the lower end of the lock body. The blocks are arranged parallel to the clamping column, and the two blocks are cooperatively connected to the lock tongue flange. A seal is also arranged between the two blocks.
[0008] Preferably, a force reducing groove is also provided at the lower end of the lock body.
[0009] Preferably, the arc angle of the arc buckle ranges from 120° to 180°.
[0010] An annular mounting groove is provided at the center of the upper surface of the cup cover, a handle is provided in the mounting groove, annular movable grooves are provided on both inner side walls of the mounting groove, pins are connected to both ends of the handle, and both ends of the pins are respectively clamped in the movable grooves, the handle can rotate 360° in the mounting groove, a semicircular notch is also provided on the surface of the cup cover, and an isolation plate is also provided inside the cup cover, the isolation plate is semicircular, and the isolation plate is located below the notch, a sliding groove is also provided on the inner side wall of the cup cover, the isolation plate is movably connected in the sliding groove, one end of the handle passes through the bottom surface of the mounting groove and is fixedly connected to a toggle rod, and the lower end of the toggle rod is fixedly connected to the isolation plate.
[0011] Preferably, a sealing strip is also provided at the junction between the isolation plate and the inner side of the upper surface of the cup cover.
[0012] A float is arranged in the light-shielding lower cup body, and a horizontal float rod pointing to the glass cover is connected to the float ball, and the other end of the float rod passes through the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body, and a slide groove is arranged on the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body to ensure that the float rod can slide in the vertical direction. After the float rod passes through the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body, a scale indicator needle is connected, and the scale indicator needle is a quadrangular pyramid, and the length and width of the bottom surface of the scale indicator needle are not less than the size of the slide groove to limit the scale indicator needle to always be outside the light-shielding lower cup body, and the bottom surface of the scale indicator needle is also in contact with the outer side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body, and the sharp corner of the scale indicator needle points to the scale, and a transparent overflow prevention cover is also arranged at a position corresponding to the slide groove on the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body, and the transparent overflow prevention cover is located between the sharp corner of the scale indicator needle and the glass cover.
[0013] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:
[0014] 1. The present invention provides a sputum collection device. When spitting is required, the user rotates the handle to rotate the handle to a certain angle. When the handle rotates, the toggle rod connected thereto also starts to rotate. Driven by the toggle rod, the isolation plate also rotates a certain angle in the cup cover. When the isolation plate rotates to a suitable angle, the isolation plate and the notch are staggered with each other. At this time, the cup cover and the light-shielding cup body are opened. At this time, the sputum can be directly spit into the light-shielding cup body through the notch. After spitting, the handle is rotated again. The isolation plate returns to its original position driven by the toggle rod. The cup cover and the light-shielding cup body are completely sealed. The opening and closing method of the present invention is simple and convenient, and is also convenient to carry after use without leakage.
[0015] 2. The present invention provides a sputum collection device, wherein a scale is also provided on the glass cover, and a floating ball is provided in the cup body under light shielding. As the sputum increases, the floating ball floats up, and the floating ball drives the floating rod to rise, and then the scale indicator needle on the floating rod points to the scale on the glass cover, and the user can directly see the specific amount of sputum through the scale on the glass cover;
[0016] 3. The present invention provides a sputum collection device, with two blocks on the inner side of the lower end of the lock body, the two blocks are connected with the flange of the lock tongue, and a seal is provided between the two blocks to ensure that the lock buckle can be completely sealed with the cup body under the light shielding to prevent sputum from flowing back. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a sputum collector for convenient spitting at any time according to the present invention;
[0018] Figure 2 It is another structural schematic diagram of a sputum collector for convenient spitting at any time according to the present invention;
[0019] Figure 3 It is a partial schematic diagram of a sputum collector cup cover for convenient spitting at any time according to the present invention;
[0020] Figure 4 The invention is a schematic structural diagram of a lock buckle on a sputum collector for convenient spitting at any time.
[0021] In the figure, 1. cup cover, 2. light-shielding lower cup body, 3. glass cover, 4. card body, 5. lock buckle, 6. lock tongue flange, 7. connecting block, 8. card column, 9. lock body, 10. arc buckle, 11. stopper, 12. force reduction groove, 13. installation groove, 14. handle, 15. movable groove, 16. pin shaft, 17. notch, 18. isolation plate, 19. sliding groove, 20. toggle rod, 21. scale, 22. float ball, 23. float rod, 24. indicator needle, 25. transparent anti-overflow cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and cannot be used to limit the protection solution of the present invention.
[0023] A sputum collector that is convenient for spitting at any time, such as Figure 1-Figure 4As shown, it includes a cup cover 1 and a light-shielding lower cup body 2, a glass cover 3 is also arranged on the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body 2, a sealing device is also arranged between the cup cover 1 and the light-shielding lower cup body 2, and the cup cover 1 and the light-shielding lower cup body 2 are connected through the sealing device; a scale 21 is also arranged on the glass cover 3, and the glass cover 3 can facilitate the user to observe the color and amount of sputum in the cup body, and the scale 21 can help the user clearly know the specific volume of the sputum in the cup body. A floating ball 22 is arranged in the light-shielding lower cup body 2, and a horizontal floating rod 23 pointing to the glass cover 3 is connected to the floating ball 22. The other end of the floating rod 23 passes through the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body 2, and a slide groove is arranged on the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body 2 to ensure that the floating rod 23 can slide in the vertical direction. After the floating rod 23 passes through the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body 2, a scale indicator needle 24 is connected. The scale indicator needle 24 is a quadrangular pyramid, and the length and width of the bottom surface of the scale indicator needle 24 are not less than the size limit of the slide groove. The scale indicator needle 24 is always on the outside of the light-shielding lower cup body 2, and the bottom surface of the scale indicator needle 24 is also in contact with the outer wall of the light-shielding lower cup body 2. The sharp corner of the indicator needle 24 points to the scale 21, and a transparent overflow prevention cover 25 is also provided at a position corresponding to the slide groove on the side wall of the light-shielding cup body 2. The transparent overflow prevention cover 25 is located between the sharp corner of the scale indicator needle 24 and the glass cover 3. As the sputum increases, the float 22 floats up, and the float 22 drives the float rod 23 to rise, and then the scale indicator needle 24 on the float rod 23 points to the scale on the glass cover. The user can directly see how much sputum there is through the scale on the glass cover. At this time, a small amount of sputum will overflow into the transparent overflow prevention cover 25 along the slide groove on the light-shielding cup body, and the transparent overflow prevention cover 25 can prevent the sputum from further spreading.
[0024] The sealing device includes a card body 4 arranged on the upper surface of the cup cover 1, a lock buckle 5 is connected downwardly to the card body 4, and also includes a lock tongue flange 6 arranged on the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body 2, and the lower end of the lock buckle 5 is cooperated and connected with the lock tongue flange 6. The card body 4 in the present application is provided with two, which are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the cup cover 1 so that the cup cover 1 can be relatively balanced and buckled on the light-shielding lower cup body 2. At this time, two corresponding lock buckles 5 and lock tongue flanges 6 are each provided; in particular, one side of the cup cover 1 and the light-shielding lower cup body 2 can be fixedly connected, and the other side is connected through such a sealing device with a card body. Accordingly, at this time, one corresponding lock buckle 5 and lock tongue flange 6 are each provided with one.
[0025] The card body 4 includes two connecting blocks 7 fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the cup cover 1, and a card column 8 is arranged between the two connecting blocks 7. The connection mode of the card column 8 and the connecting block 7 is detachable connection or non-detachable connection. When the card column 8 is fixedly connected to the connecting block 7, the card body 4 and the cup cover 1 are designed as an integral body. When the card column 8 and the connecting block 7 are detachably connected, if the card column 8 is broken or damaged, people can easily remove it from the cup cover 1 and replace it separately.
[0026] The lock buckle 5 includes an inward-buckle lock body 9, and two arc-shaped buckles 10 are fixedly connected to the upper end of the lock body 9. The arc-shaped buckle 1 is connected with the clamping column 8 in cooperation. The thickness of the arc-shaped buckle 10 is not greater than the distance between the clamping column 8 and the upper surface of the cup cover 1. The inner diameter of the arc-shaped buckle 10 is not less than the diameter of the clamping column 8. The arc range of the arc-shaped buckle is 120°-180°. The arc-shaped buckle 10 is not easy to separate from the clamping column 8 within this arc range, thereby ensuring the stability of the connection.
[0027] It also includes two blocks 11 fixedly connected to the inner side of the lower end of the lock body 9, the blocks 11 are arranged parallel to the clamping column 8, and the two blocks 11 are matched and connected with the locking tongue flange 6, and a sealing member is arranged between the two blocks 11. To ensure that the lock buckle 5 can be completely sealed with the light-shielding lower cup body 2 to prevent sputum from flowing back, the lower end of the lock body 9 is also provided with a force reduction groove 12, which can reduce the bending force, so that the lock buckle 5 is more flexible and labor-saving to open and close.
[0028] The center of the upper surface of the cup cover 1 is provided with an annular mounting groove 13, a handle 14 is provided in the mounting groove 13, and both inner side walls of the mounting groove 13 are provided with annular movable grooves 15, and both ends of the handle 14 are connected with pins 16, and both ends of the pins 16 are respectively clamped in the movable grooves 15, and the handle 14 can be 360 degrees in the mounting groove 13. ° rotation, a semicircular notch 17 is provided on the surface of the cup cover, and also includes an isolation plate 18 arranged inside the cup cover 1, the isolation plate 18 is semicircular, and the isolation plate 18 is located below the notch 17, and a sliding groove 19 is also provided on the inner wall of the cup cover 1, one end of the handle 14 passes through the bottom surface of the mounting groove 13 and is fixedly connected with a toggle rod 20, the isolation plate 18 is movably connected in the sliding groove 19, and a toggle rod 20 is also provided at one end of the handle 14, and the lower end of the toggle rod 20 is fixedly connected to the isolation plate 18; a sealing strip is also provided at the joint between the isolation plate 18 and the inner side of the upper surface of the cup cover 1, and the sealing strip can prevent sputum leakage.
[0029] When spitting is needed, the user rotates the handle 14, because the handle 14 is movably connected in the movable groove 15 and can rotate 360 degrees in the movable groove, the isolation plate 18 is movably connected in the sliding groove 19 and can rotate 360 degrees in the sliding groove 19, and the lower end of the handle 14 passes through the mounting groove 13 and is fixedly connected to the isolation plate. Therefore, when the handle 14 rotates, the toggle rod 20 connected thereto also starts to rotate. Driven by the toggle rod 20, the isolation plate 18 will also rotate a certain angle in the cup cover 1. When the isolation plate 18 rotates to a suitable angle, the isolation plate 18 and the notch 17 are staggered with each other. At this time, the cup cover and the light-shielding cup body 2 are opened, and the sputum can be directly spit into the light-shielding cup body 2 through the notch 17. After spitting, the handle 14 is rotated again, and the isolation plate 18 returns to its original position driven by the toggle rod 20, and the cup cover and the light-shielding cup body 2 are completely sealed. When the sputum in the light-shielding cup body 2 needs to be tested and poured out, the cup cover and the light-shielding cup body 2 can be completely separated by the sealing device. The specific method is: pull the lower end of the lock body 9 outward, and the lock body 9 is separated from the lock tongue flange 6, so that it is easy to open the cup cover and the light-shielding cup body 2; in addition, when the sputum collector of the present application is used, as the sputum increases, the float 22 floats up, and the float 22 drives the float rod 23 to rise, and then the scale indicator needle 24 on the float rod 23 points to the scale on the glass cover, and the user can directly see the specific amount of sputum through the scale on the glass cover.
[0030] The embodiments described above are only preferred specific implementation methods of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any simple changes or equivalent replacements of the technical solutions that can be obviously obtained by any technician familiar with the field within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A sputum collector for convenient spitting at any time, comprising a cup cover (1) and a light-shielding cup body (2), characterized in that: A glass cover (3) is also provided on the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body (2); a sealing device is also provided between the cup cover (1) and the light-shielding lower cup body (2); the cup cover (1) and the light-shielding lower cup body (2) are connected via the sealing device; and a scale (21) is also provided on the glass cover (3); The sealing device comprises a card body (4) arranged on the upper surface of the cup cover (1), a lock buckle (5) being connected downwardly to the card body (4), and also comprises a lock tongue flange (6) arranged on the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body (2), the lower end of the lock buckle (5) being cooperatively connected to the lock tongue flange (6); The card body (4) comprises two connecting blocks (7) fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the cup cover (1), and a card column (8) is arranged between the two connecting blocks (7); An annular mounting groove (13) is provided at the center of the upper surface of the cup cover (1), a handle (14) is provided in the mounting groove (13), both inner side walls of the mounting groove (13) are provided with annular movable grooves (15), both ends of the handle (14) are horizontally connected with a pin shaft (16), both ends of the pin shaft (16) are respectively clamped in the movable groove (15), and the handle (14) can be 360 degrees in the mounting groove (13). ° rotation, the surface of the cup cover (1) is also provided with a semicircular notch (17), and also includes an isolation plate (18) arranged inside the cup cover (1), the isolation plate (18) is semicircular, and the isolation plate (18) is located below the notch (17), the inner side wall of the cup cover (1) is also provided with a sliding groove (19), the isolation plate (18) is movably connected in the sliding groove (19), one end of the handle (14) passes through the bottom surface of the mounting groove (13) and is fixedly connected to a toggle rod (20), the lower end of the toggle rod (20) is fixedly connected to the isolation plate (18); The lock buckle (5) comprises an inner buckle lock body (9), the upper end of the lock body (9) is fixedly connected with two arc buckles (10), the arc buckles (10) are matched with the clamping column (8), the thickness of the arc buckle (10) is not greater than the distance between the clamping column (8) and the upper surface of the cup cover (1), the inner diameter of the arc buckle (10) is not less than the diameter of the clamping column (8), and also comprises two stoppers (11) fixedly connected to the inner side surface of the lower end of the lock body (9), the stoppers (11) are arranged parallel to the clamping column (8), and the two stoppers (11) are matched with the lock tongue flange (6), and a sealing member is also arranged between the two stoppers (11); A floating ball (22) is arranged in the light-shielding lower cup body (2), and a horizontal floating rod (23) pointing to the glass cover (3) is connected to the floating ball (22). The other end of the floating rod (23) passes through the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body (2), and a sliding groove is arranged on the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body (2) to ensure that the floating rod (23) can slide in the vertical direction. After the floating rod (23) passes through the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body (2), a scale indicator needle (24) is connected. The scale indicator needle (24) is in the shape of a quadrangular pyramid. 4) The length and width of the bottom surface are not less than the size of the slide groove so as to limit the scale indicator needle (24) to always be outside the light-shielding lower cup body (2); the bottom surface of the scale indicator needle (24) is also in contact with the outer wall of the light-shielding lower cup body (2); the sharp corner of the scale indicator needle (24) points to the scale (21); a transparent anti-overflow cover (25) is also provided at a position corresponding to the slide groove on the side wall of the light-shielding lower cup body (2); the transparent anti-overflow cover (25) is located between the sharp corner of the scale indicator needle (24) and the glass cover (3).
2. A sputum collector that is convenient for spitting at any time according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the lock body (9) is also provided with a force reducing groove (12).
3. A sputum collector that is convenient for spitting at any time according to claim 1, characterized in that: The arc angle of the arc-shaped buckle (10) ranges from 120° to 180°.
4. A sputum collector that is convenient for spitting at any time according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sealing strip is also provided at the junction between the isolation plate (18) and the inner side of the upper surface of the cup cover (1).