Breast prosthesis cleaning machine

Abstract

The present invention discloses a prosthetic breast cleaning machine, and relates to the field of cleaning machines. The prosthetic breast cleaning machine comprises a casing, a prosthetic breast frame, a shifting device, and a cleaning water driving device; the casing has a middle cavity, and the middle cavity comprises a cleaning cavity and a drying cavity located above the cleaning cavity; the prosthetic breast frame is located in the middle cavity, the shifting device is mounted on the casing and connected to the prosthetic breast frame, and the shifting device can drive the prosthetic breast frame to move so that the prosthetic breast frame is located in the cleaning cavity or the drying cavity; the cleaning water driving device is arranged at the bottom of the cleaning cavity. The prosthetic breast cleaning machine may further comprise a drying device, and the drying device is arranged corresponding to the drying cavity; the number of cleaning cavities may be two, and the cleaning water driving device is arranged one-to-one with the cleaning cavities, and the prosthetic breast frame can be located in the drying cavity or any cleaning cavity. The prosthetic breast cleaning machine may further comprise an extruding device, and the extruding device comprises two extruding structures arranged at intervals, and the extruding structures are arranged on the prosthetic breast frame, and the two extruding structures can extrude the prosthetic breast arranged between the two.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of cleaning machines, in particular to a breast prosthesis cleaning machine. Background Art

[0002] A prosthetic breast is a special rehabilitation product used after breast cancer surgery to remove the breast. It has a certain load-bearing capacity and can help maintain body balance, compensate for postoperative physical defects, maintain the beauty of the female body, enhance self-confidence in life, and protect the fragile chest cavity.

[0003] Breast prostheses need to be cleaned frequently. There are two types of breast prostheses: membrane breast prostheses and non-membrane breast prostheses. Membrane breast prostheses have a PU film on the surface, which is easy to clean without water, but has poor air permeability; non-membrane breast prostheses have many air holes, which have good air permeability, but will absorb water, making cleaning more difficult. When cleaning membrane breast prostheses, you usually rinse the surface with water and then dry it. When cleaning non-membrane breast prostheses, you need to clean them first, then rinse them, and then squeeze out the water absorbed by the water, and then dry them.

[0004] At present, the cleaning of breast prostheses is done manually, which takes a lot of time. There are many kinds of cleaning machines on the market, such as household washing machines, but these cleaning machines are not for breast prostheses and are not suitable for breast prostheses. For example, washing breast prostheses with washing machines will cause damage to the breast prostheses, and it does not have the effect of drying the breast prostheses, and the effect of reducing labor is limited. The search was conducted, but no cleaning machines for breast prostheses were found. Summary of the invention

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a breast prosthesis cleaning machine.

[0006] The technical solution adopted to solve the above problems is: the breast prosthesis cleaning machine includes a casing, a breast prosthesis frame, a shifting device and a cleaning water driving device; the casing is provided with a middle cavity, the middle cavity includes a cleaning cavity and a drying cavity located above the cleaning cavity; the breast prosthesis frame is located in the middle cavity, the shifting device is installed on the casing and connected to the breast prosthesis frame, the shifting device can drive the breast prosthesis frame to move so that the breast prosthesis frame is located in the cleaning cavity or the drying cavity; the cleaning water driving device is arranged at the bottom of the cleaning cavity.

[0007] Furthermore, the breast prosthesis cleaning machine comprises a drying device, and the drying device is arranged corresponding to the drying chamber.

[0008] Furthermore, there are two cleaning chambers, the cleaning water driving devices are arranged one by one corresponding to the cleaning chambers, and the prosthetic breast frame can be located in the drying chamber or any of the cleaning chambers.

[0009] Furthermore, the breast prosthesis cleaning machine comprises a squeezing device, which comprises two squeezing structures arranged at intervals, the squeezing structures being arranged on the breast prosthesis frame, and the two squeezing structures being able to squeeze the breast prosthesis arranged therebetween.

[0010] Furthermore, the artificial breast frame comprises a frame body and a frame cover connected to the frame body, and both the frame body and the frame cover are provided with water holes.

[0011] Furthermore, the casing has a bottom cavity below the middle cavity and a side cavity on the side of the middle cavity; the shifting device includes a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a connecting rod, a first motor and a belt transmission mechanism, the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are coaxially arranged and respectively installed on the casing on both sides of the middle cavity, the connecting rod is located in the middle cavity, the number of the connecting rods is two, the two connecting rods are respectively connected to the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, the breast prosthesis is located between the two connecting rods and is hinged to the two connecting rods, the first motor is located in the bottom cavity, the belt transmission mechanism is located in the side cavity, and the belt transmission mechanism connects the first motor and the first rotating shaft.

[0012] Furthermore, the cleaning water driving device is an ultrasonic generator or a pulsator arranged in the bottom cavity and driven by a second motor.

[0013] Furthermore, the drying device includes a hot air blower and a drying air duct, the hot air blower is located in the bottom cavity, the casing is provided with an air outlet corresponding to the drying cavity, and the drying air duct is connected to the hot air blower and the air outlet.

[0014] Furthermore, the extrusion device includes an extrusion fan and an extrusion air duct, the extrusion fan is located in the bottom cavity, the extrusion structure is an air bag, the second rotating shaft is a hollow shaft, the extrusion air duct passes through the second rotating shaft, and the extrusion air duct is connected to the extrusion fan and the air bag.

[0015] Furthermore, the housing is provided with a water inlet and a water discharge pipe which are arranged one by one with the cleaning chambers, the water inlet is covered with a closing cover, and the water discharge pipe is provided with a valve.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: 1. When the present invention is in standby mode, Figure 8 As shown, the breast prosthesis frame is located in the drying chamber.

[0017] When cleaning a breast prosthesis with a membrane, add water to the cleaning chamber, put the breast prosthesis into the breast frame, and then start the breast prosthesis cleaning machine. Figure 3 As shown, the shifting device moves the breast frame into the cleaning chamber, and the cleaning water driving device drives the cleaning water to move, so as to clean the breast. After cleaning, the shifting device moves the breast frame into the drying chamber. Figure 8 In the drying chamber, the breast prosthesis can be slowly dried. Therefore, the present invention can clean the membrane breast prosthesis, which is convenient for the users of the membrane breast prosthesis.

[0018] The number of cleaning chambers is further set to two, and the cleaning water driving devices are arranged one by one in the cleaning chambers. The breast prosthesis frame can be located in the drying chamber or any cleaning chamber, and the breast prosthesis can be rinsed after cleaning, thereby improving the cleaning effect.

[0019] Further providing a drying device can accelerate the drying of the breast prosthesis and improve the cleaning efficiency.

[0020] 2. If a squeezing device is further provided, the present invention can be applied to the cleaning of membrane-free breast prostheses. Figure 3 Perform initial cleaning of the prosthesis as shown. Figure 6 As shown in FIG. 1 , the shifting device moves the breast prosthesis frame, and the squeezing device squeezes the breast prosthesis to discharge the water absorbed by the breast prosthesis. Figure 7 As shown in FIG. 1 , the shifting device moves the breast frame to another cleaning chamber for rinsing the breast. Figure 8 As shown, the shifting device moves the breast prosthesis frame to the drying chamber, and the squeezing device squeezes the breast prosthesis again to expel water. Then the breast prosthesis can be air-dried or accelerated by the drying device. In this way, the present invention can clean the membrane-free breast prosthesis, which is convenient for the users of the membrane-free breast prosthesis. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 This is the appearance picture of the breast prosthesis washing machine;

[0022] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 AA section view;

[0023] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 BB cross-sectional view;

[0024] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 CC section view;

[0025] Figure 5 It is rotated 180° Figure 2 DD cross-sectional view;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a usage status diagram of a breast prosthesis cleaning machine;

[0027] Figure 7 This is another usage status diagram of the breast prosthesis cleaning machine;

[0028] Figure 8 This is a diagram of the standby and drying states of the breast prosthesis washing machine;

[0029] Marked in the figure are: casing 1, middle cavity 11, cleaning cavity 111, drying cavity 112, bottom cavity 12, side cavity 13, air outlet 14, water inlet 15, closing cover 16, drain pipe 17, valve 18, air inlet 19, breast prosthesis frame 2, frame body 21, frame cover 22, water hole 23, shifting device 3, first rotating shaft 31, second rotating shaft 32, connecting rod 33, first motor 34, belt transmission mechanism 35, cleaning water driving device 4, impeller 41, second motor 42, drying device 5, hot air blower 51, drying air duct 52, extrusion device 6, extrusion structure 61, extrusion air duct 62, gas distribution structure 7, controller 8, breast prosthesis 9. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0031] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the breast prosthesis cleaning machine includes a casing 1, a breast prosthesis frame 2, a shifting device 3 and a cleaning water driving device 4; the casing 1 has a middle cavity 11, and the middle cavity 11 includes a cleaning cavity 111 and a drying cavity 112 located above the cleaning cavity 111; the breast prosthesis frame 2 is located in the middle cavity 11, the shifting device 3 is installed on the casing 1 and connected to the breast prosthesis frame 2, and the shifting device 3 can drive the breast prosthesis frame 2 to move so that the breast prosthesis frame 2 is located in the cleaning cavity 111 or the drying cavity 112; the cleaning water driving device 4 is arranged at the bottom of the cleaning cavity 111.

[0032] When the present invention is in standby mode, Figure 8 As shown, the breast prosthesis frame 2 is located in the drying chamber 112. Only one cleaning chamber 111 may be provided, so that the breast prosthesis cleaning machine is suitable for cleaning the membrane breast prosthesis once at a short interval, and the membrane breast prosthesis is not too dirty at this time.

[0033] The cleaning process is as follows: add water into the cleaning chamber 111, put the breast prosthesis 9 into the breast prosthesis frame 2, and then start the breast prosthesis cleaning machine. Figure 3 As shown, the shifting device 3 moves the breast frame 2 into the cleaning chamber 111, and the cleaning water driving device 4 drives the cleaning water to move, so as to clean the breast 9. After cleaning, the shifting device 3 moves the breast frame 2 into the drying chamber 112, that is, Figure 8 In the drying chamber 112, the artificial breast 9 can be slowly dried. After the artificial breast is dried, it can be taken out and used.

[0034] In order to speed up the drying of the breast prosthesis, the breast prosthesis cleaning machine preferably includes a drying device 5 , and the drying device 5 is arranged corresponding to the drying chamber 112 .

[0035] A breast prosthesis cleaning machine with only one cleaning chamber 111 cannot rinse the breast prosthesis 9, and is therefore not suitable for breast prostheses without membranes or breast prostheses with membranes that are used for a long time.

[0036] In order to be able to clean relatively dirty membrane breast prostheses that have been used for a long time, it is preferred that there are two cleaning chambers 111, and the cleaning water driving device 4 is arranged one by one with the cleaning chambers 111. The breast prosthesis frame 2 can be located in the drying chamber 112 or any cleaning chamber 111.

[0037] The cleaning process is as follows: add water to the cleaning chamber 111, and add a detergent to a cleaning chamber 111, put the breast prosthesis 9 into the breast prosthesis frame 2, and then start the breast prosthesis cleaning machine. Figure 3 As shown, the displacement device 3 moves the breast prosthesis frame 2 into a cleaning chamber 111, and the cleaning water driving device 4 drives the cleaning water to move, thereby cleaning the breast prosthesis 9. Figure 7 As shown, the shifting device 3 moves the breast frame 2 to another cleaning chamber 111 to rinse the breast 9. After cleaning, the shifting device 3 moves the breast frame 2 to the drying chamber 112, that is, Figure 8 In the drying chamber 112, the breast prosthesis 9 can be slowly dried or accelerated by the drying device 5. After the breast prosthesis 9 is dried, it can be taken out and used.

[0038] In order to be able to clean the membrane-free breast prosthesis, the breast prosthesis cleaning machine preferably includes an extrusion device 6, which includes two extrusion structures 61 arranged at intervals. The extrusion structures 61 are arranged on the breast prosthesis frame 2, and the two extrusion structures 61 can squeeze the breast prosthesis 9 arranged therebetween.

[0039] The cleaning process is as follows: add water to the cleaning chamber 111, and add a detergent to a cleaning chamber 111, put the breast prosthesis 9 into the breast prosthesis frame 2, and then start the breast prosthesis cleaning machine. Figure 3 As shown, the displacement device 3 moves the breast prosthesis frame 2 into a cleaning chamber 111, and the cleaning water driving device 4 drives the cleaning water to move, thereby cleaning the breast prosthesis 9. Figure 6 As shown, the displacement device 3 raises the artificial breast frame 2, and the squeezing device 6 squeezes the artificial breast 9 to discharge the absorbed water. Figure 7 As shown, the shifting device 3 moves the breast frame 2 to another cleaning chamber 111 to rinse the breast 9. After cleaning, the shifting device 3 moves the breast frame 2 to the drying chamber 112, that is, Figure 8 In the drying chamber 112, the squeezing device 6 squeezes the prosthesis 9 again to discharge the absorbed water, and then the prosthesis 9 can be slowly dried or accelerated by the drying device 5. After the prosthesis is dried, it can be taken out for use.

[0040] The breast prosthesis frame 2 is used to accommodate the breast prosthesis 9, prevent the breast prosthesis 9 from floating on the water, and prevent the flow of washing water during washing from causing the breast prosthesis 9 to move out of the breast prosthesis frame 2. The specific structure of the breast prosthesis frame 2 can be various. The present invention preferably has the breast prosthesis frame 2 including a frame body 21 and a frame cover 22 connected to the frame body 21, and the frame body 21 and the frame cover 22 are both provided with a water hole 23.

[0041] The frame cover 22 can be opened to take out the prosthesis 9; the frame cover 22 is closed, and the frame cover 22 prevents the prosthesis 9 from being removed. The water hole 23 prevents the prosthesis frame 2 from blocking the flow of cleaning water, thereby ensuring the cleaning effect of the prosthesis.

[0042] The shifting device 3 is used to move the breast prosthesis frame 2 so that the breast prosthesis frame 2 can be converted between various working positions. The shifting device 3 can adopt a conventional lifting and translation mechanism. The preferred shifting device 3 of the present invention is as follows: the housing 1 has a bottom cavity 12 located below the middle cavity 11 and a side cavity 13 located on the side of the middle cavity 11; the shifting device 3 includes a first rotating shaft 31, a second rotating shaft 32, a connecting rod 33, a first motor 34 and a belt transmission mechanism 35, the first rotating shaft 31 and the second rotating shaft 32 are coaxially arranged and respectively installed on the housing 1 on both sides of the middle cavity 11, the connecting rod 33 is located in the middle cavity 11, the number of the connecting rods 33 is two, and the two connecting rods 33 are respectively connected to the first rotating shaft 31 and the second rotating shaft 32, the breast prosthesis frame 2 is located between the two connecting rods 33 and is hinged to the two connecting rods 33, the first motor 34 is located in the bottom cavity 12, the belt transmission mechanism 35 is located in the side cavity 13, and the belt transmission mechanism 35 connects the first motor 34 and the first rotating shaft 31.

[0043] The displacement device 3 has a simple structure and can Figure 3 as well as Figures 6 to 8 As shown, the shifting device 3 can move the prosthetic breast frame 2 to each working position. Since the position of the prosthetic breast frame 2 needs to be relatively accurate and needs to stay at each working position, the first motor 34 should be a stepper motor with a brake. The prosthetic breast frame 2 is hinged with the connecting rod 33, so no matter how the connecting rod 33 rotates, the prosthetic breast frame 2 can always be set horizontally; although the prosthetic breast frame 2 will swing, there is no adverse effect if the swing amplitude is not large, and the weight of the prosthetic breast frame 2 can be appropriately increased to reduce its swing amplitude.

[0044] The function of the cleaning water driving device 4 is to move the cleaning water so as to achieve cleaning. The cleaning water driving device 4 can be an existing ultrasonic generator, so that the working mode of the breast prosthesis cleaning machine is the same as that of the existing ultrasonic cleaning machine. The cleaning water driving device 4 can also be designed with reference to the existing pulsator washing machine, that is, the cleaning water driving device 4 is a pulsator 41 driven by the second motor 42 and arranged in the bottom cavity 12. When cleaning the breast prosthesis 9, the water flow should be relatively gentle, and the water flow can be controlled by controlling the power of the ultrasonic generator or the size and speed of the pulsator 41.

[0045] The drying device 5 preferably includes a hot air blower 51 and a drying air duct 52. The hot air blower 51 is located in the bottom cavity 12. The housing 1 has an air outlet 14 corresponding to the drying cavity 112. The drying air duct 52 is connected to the hot air blower 51 and the air outlet 14. Blowing the prosthesis 9 with hot air can accelerate the drying of the prosthesis 9. The hot air blower 51 should be able to absorb air from the outside, so the housing 1 should be provided with an air inlet 19, and the hot air can be blown out from the top of the housing 1.

[0046] The squeezing device 6 is used to squeeze the breast prosthesis 9 to discharge the sucked water. Preferably, the squeezing device 6 includes a squeezing fan and a squeezing air duct 62, the squeezing fan is located in the bottom cavity 12, the squeezing structure 61 is an air bag, the second rotating shaft 32 is a hollow shaft, the squeezing air duct 62 passes through the second rotating shaft 32, and the squeezing air duct 62 is connected to the squeezing fan and the air bag.

[0047] The extrusion air duct 62 supplies air to the airbags, and the airbags swell inward, thereby squeezing the prosthesis 9 between the two airbags. The extrusion fan can be a separate fan, but in order to simplify the structure, the hot air blower 51 can be used as the extrusion fan, and an air distribution structure 7 is provided. The air distribution structure 7 is composed of an air valve, and the drying air duct 52 and the extrusion air duct 62 are both connected to the air distribution structure 7. The air of the hot air blower 51 is distributed to the drying air duct 52 or the extrusion air duct 62 through the air distribution structure 7, so as to achieve drying or squeezing of the prosthesis 9.

[0048] As mentioned above, before the breast prosthesis cleaning machine cleans the breast prosthesis 9, water and cleaning agent need to be added to the cleaning chamber 111; after cleaning, the water obviously needs to be discharged. The top of the casing 1 is open, and water can be added and poured out from the top of the casing 1, but this is not convenient. The preferred casing 1 of the present invention has a water inlet 15 and a drain pipe 17 arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the cleaning chamber 111, the water inlet 15 is covered with a closing cover 16, and the drain pipe 17 has a valve 18. By opening the closing cover 16, water and cleaning agent can be added from the water inlet 15. By opening the valve 18, water can be discharged from the drain pipe 17.

[0049] The cover can be designed to cover the casing 1 to shield the upper part of the casing 1. The casing 1 should have an exhaust hole so that the dry hot air can be discharged.

[0050] As shown in the figure, there are various machines with a certain degree of automation. The present invention should be equipped with a controller 8 to control each component to operate according to the specified time and action. The controller 8 can be selected from an existing single-chip microcomputer or PLC. The above text describes how each component operates. The control program of the present invention is simple and can be easily derived by technicians in the field of electronic control.

Claims

1. Breast prosthesis cleaning machine, characterized by: The invention comprises a housing (1), a prosthetic breast frame (2), a displacement device (3), a cleaning water driving device (4), a drying device (5) and a squeezing device (6); the housing (1) comprises a middle cavity (11), the middle cavity (11) comprises a cleaning cavity (111) and a drying cavity (112) located above the cleaning cavity (111), and the number of the cleaning cavities (111) is two; the prosthetic breast frame (2) is located in the middle cavity (11), and comprises a frame body (21) and a frame cover (22) connected to the frame body (21); The body (21) and the frame cover (22) are both provided with water holes (23); the displacement device (3) is mounted on the housing (1) and connected to the prosthetic breast frame (2); the displacement device (3) can drive the prosthetic breast frame (2) to move so that the prosthetic breast frame (2) is located in a drying chamber (112) or any cleaning chamber (111); the cleaning water driving device (4) is arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the cleaning chamber (111), and the cleaning water driving device (4) is arranged at the bottom of the cleaning chamber (111); the drying device (5) is arranged in a corresponding manner with the drying chamber (112); The housing (1) has a bottom cavity (12) located below the middle cavity (11) and a side cavity (13) located on the side of the middle cavity (11); the shifting device (3) comprises a first rotating shaft (31), a second rotating shaft (32), a connecting rod (33), a first motor (34) and a belt transmission mechanism (35); the first rotating shaft (31) and the second rotating shaft (32) are coaxially arranged and respectively mounted on the housing (1) at both sides of the middle cavity (11); the connecting rod (33) is located at the bottom of the housing (1) and the second rotating shaft (32) is coaxially arranged and respectively mounted on the housing (1) at both sides of the middle cavity (11); In the middle cavity (11), there are two connecting rods (33), the two connecting rods (33) are respectively connected to the first rotating shaft (31) and the second rotating shaft (32), the breast prosthesis (2) is located between the two connecting rods (33) and is hinged to the two connecting rods (33), the first motor (34) is located in the bottom cavity (12), the belt transmission mechanism (35) is located in the side cavity (13), and the belt transmission mechanism (35) is connected to the first motor (34) and the first rotating shaft (31); The extrusion device (6) comprises an extrusion fan, an extrusion air duct (62), and two extrusion structures (61) arranged at intervals. The extrusion structure (61) is arranged on the prosthetic breast frame (2). The extrusion structure (61) is an air bag. The two extrusion structures (61) can extrude the prosthetic breast (9) arranged therebetween. The extrusion fan is located in the bottom cavity (12). The second rotating shaft (32) is a hollow shaft. The extrusion air duct (62) passes through the second rotating shaft (32). The extrusion air duct (62) is connected to the extrusion fan and the air bag.

2. The breast prosthesis cleaning machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning water driving device (4) is an ultrasonic generator or a pulsator (41) arranged in the bottom chamber (12) and driven by a second motor (42).

3. The breast prosthesis cleaning machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drying device (5) comprises a hot air blower (51) and a drying air duct (52); the hot air blower (51) is located in the bottom cavity (12); the housing (1) has an air outlet (14) corresponding to the drying cavity (112); and the drying air duct (52) is connected to the hot air blower (51) and the air outlet (14).

4. The breast prosthesis cleaning machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (1) is provided with a water inlet (15) and a water discharge pipe (17) which are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the cleaning chamber (111); the water inlet (15) is covered with a sealing cover (16), and the water discharge pipe (17) is provided with a valve (18).

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