Endoscope cleaning device

Abstract

The application provides an endoscope cleaning device, which comprises a cleaning box, a placing frame mechanism, a driving assembly, a pushing assembly and a drying mechanism; the endoscope can be placed in the placing frame mechanism which is arranged in the cleaning box in a lifting manner; the driving assembly is rotatably arranged in the cleaning box and can drive the placing frame mechanism to lift; the pushing assembly is slidably arranged on the outer wall of the cleaning box and can be driven by the driving assembly to slide; the drying mechanism is arranged on the cleaning box; the forward rotation of the driving assembly can drive the placing frame mechanism to lift and drive the pushing assembly to press the placing frame mechanism, so that the placing frame mechanism releases the restriction on the endoscope and pushes the endoscope to the drying mechanism. In other schemes, a drain pipe is further arranged on the cleaning box. It should be understood that the drain pipe can be opened or closed and is in communication with the cleaning box.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of endoscopes, and particularly relates to an endoscope cleaning device. BACKGROUND

[0002] After a patient is examined by a bedside endoscope, the used instrument needs to be cleaned and disinfected, and if it is not cleaned in time after bedside use, biological membrane will be formed, so as to avoid cross infection caused by carrying of bacteria during repeated use, the traditional soft endoscope needs to be manually cleaned after use, needs to be soaked and disinfected, and after cleaning, medical staff needs to wear gloves or use tools to take out the endoscope and place it under a dryer for drying, however, it is still troublesome to wear gloves or take tools. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the problems in the prior art, the present application provides an endoscope cleaning device to solve the technical problem that medical staff needs to wear gloves or use tools to take out the endoscope and place it under a dryer for drying after cleaning.

[0004] To solve the technical problem, the technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows:

[0005] An endoscope cleaning device, comprising a cleaning box, a placing frame mechanism, a driving assembly, a pushing assembly and a drying mechanism;

[0006] The placing frame mechanism can place the endoscope and is arranged in the cleaning box in a lifting manner, the driving assembly is rotatably arranged in the cleaning box, and the driving assembly can drive the placing frame mechanism to lift;

[0007] The pushing assembly is slidably arranged on the outer wall of the cleaning box, and the driving assembly can drive the pushing assembly to slide;

[0008] The drying mechanism is arranged on the cleaning box, the forward rotation of the driving assembly can drive the placing frame mechanism to lift, and the pushing assembly can press the placing frame mechanism, the placing frame mechanism releases the restriction on the endoscope, and the endoscope is pushed to the drying mechanism.

[0009] Further, the placing frame mechanism comprises a placing frame assembly and a first rack, the first rack is slidably connected in the cleaning box and can lift, the placing frame assembly is connected with the first rack, and the rotation of the driving assembly can drive the first rack to slide.

[0010] Further, the placing frame assembly comprises a U-shaped bottom plate, a sliding plate, a driven rod, a first elastic member, a limiting sliding plate, a connecting plate and a second elastic member; the U-shaped bottom plate is connected with the first rack, and a sliding groove is arranged at the bottom of the U-shaped bottom plate and faces the drying mechanism; the driven rod is slidably connected to the sliding groove and connected with the U-shaped bottom plate through the first elastic member; the driven rod is connected with the sliding plate, and the sliding plate is arranged on the bottom surface of the U-shaped bottom plate; the limiting sliding plate is arranged on the end of the U-shaped bottom plate close to the drying mechanism in a lifting manner, the limiting sliding plate is provided with a groove with an inclined surface, and the driven rod can press the inclined surface of the groove of the limiting sliding plate to make the limiting sliding plate descend; and the connecting plate is arranged at the bottom of the limiting sliding groove and connected with the U-shaped bottom plate through the second elastic member.

[0011] Further, the pushing assembly comprises a second rack and a pushing rod; the second rack is slidably connected to the outer wall of the cleaning box and connected with the pushing rod, and the driving assembly can drive the second rack to slide.

[0012] Further, the driving assembly comprises a driving rotating rod, a first gear and a second gear; the driving rotating rod is rotatably arranged on the cleaning box, the first gear and the second gear are coaxially arranged on the driving rotating rod respectively, the first gear is engaged with the first rack, and the second gear is engaged with the second rack.

[0013] Further, the drying mechanism comprises a fixing frame, a placing plate and a dryer; the fixing frame is connected with the cleaning box, one end of the placing plate is connected with the fixing frame, and the other end abuts against the cleaning box; and the dryer is arranged on the fixing frame.

[0014] Further, the placing plate is arranged on the fixing frame in a lifting manner, the bottom surface of the placing plate is further provided with a supporting spring and a pressing block, the placing plate is connected with the bottom surface of the fixing frame through the supporting spring, the fixing frame is further provided with a micro switch opposite to the pressing block, and the endoscope can press the placing plate to make the pressing block press the micro switch.

[0015] Further, the cleaning box is further provided with a drain pipe.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the application has the following advantages:

[0017] The endoscope is placed in the placing frame mechanism and lowered into the cleaning tank, and the endoscope is cleaned by the cleaning liquid in the tank; after cleaning, the driving assembly is rotated to lift the placing frame mechanism away from the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank, and the pushing assembly is slid towards the drying mechanism, the pushing assembly extrudes the placing frame mechanism, gradually releases the restriction of the placing frame mechanism on the endoscope, and pushes the endoscope out of the placing frame mechanism to the drying mechanism for drying. In this way, the endoscope is taken out of the cleaning tank and placed in the drying mechanism, and the endoscope does not need to be touched by hand or another tool throughout the process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present application, the drawings required in the specific embodiments will be briefly introduced below. In all the drawings, the elements or parts are not necessarily drawn according to the actual proportions.

[0019] Figure 1 A schematic view of an endoscope cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown in

[0020] Figure 2 A schematic view of an endoscope cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown in Figure 1 A schematic view of an endoscope cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown in

[0021] Figure 3 A schematic view of an endoscope cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown in Figure 1 A schematic view of an endoscope cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown in

[0022] Figure 4 A schematic view of an endoscope cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown in Figure 2 A schematic view of an endoscope cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown in

[0023] Reference signs:

[0024] Cleaning tank 1, placing frame mechanism 2, placing frame assembly 21, U-shaped bottom plate 211, sliding groove 2111, sliding plate 212, driven rod 213, first elastic member 214, limiting sliding plate 215, connecting plate 216, second elastic member 217, first rack 22, driving assembly 3, driving rotating rod 31, first gear 32, second gear 33, pushing assembly 4, second rack 41, pushing rod 42, drying mechanism 5, fixing frame 51, placing plate 52, dryer 53, micro switch 531, supporting spring 6, extrusion block 7, drain pipe 8. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The embodiments of the technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and therefore only serve as examples, and cannot limit the protection scope of the present application.

[0026] Please refer to Figures 1-3The embodiment provides an endoscope cleaning device which comprises a cleaning box 1, a placing frame mechanism 2, a driving assembly 3, a pushing assembly 4 and a drying mechanism 5.

[0027] The placing frame mechanism 2 can place the endoscope and is arranged in the cleaning box 1 in a lifting manner; it should be understood that the placing frame mechanism 2 can leak water and can surround the endoscope. The cleaning box 1 is filled with cleaning liquid and disinfectant liquid to clean the endoscope. The driving assembly 3 is rotatably arranged in the cleaning box 1 and can drive the placing frame mechanism 2 to lift.

[0028] The pushing assembly 4 is slidably arranged on the outer wall of the cleaning box 1, and the driving assembly 3 can drive the pushing assembly 4 to slide.

[0029] The drying mechanism 5 is arranged on the cleaning box 1, the forward rotation of the driving assembly 3 can drive the placing frame mechanism 2 to lift and drive the pushing assembly 4 to press the placing frame assembly 21, the placing frame assembly 21 releases the restriction on the endoscope and pushes the endoscope to the drying mechanism 5. That is to say, the forward rotation of the driving mechanism makes the pushing assembly 4 slide towards the drying mechanism 5, and then makes the side of the placing frame that blocks the movement of the endoscope to the drying mechanism 5 slide, so that the endoscope is pushed by the pushing assembly 4 from the placing frame to the drying mechanism 5 for drying. Reverse rotation of the driving mechanism makes the placing frame mechanism 2 descend and reset, and at the same time, the pushing assembly 4 gradually moves away from the drying mechanism 5.

[0030] The endoscope is placed in the placing frame mechanism 2 and lowered into the cleaning box 1, and the endoscope is cleaned by the cleaning liquid in the box; after cleaning, the driving assembly 3 is rotated to make the placing frame mechanism 2 lift away from the cleaning liquid in the cleaning box 1, and at the same time, the pushing assembly 4 slides towards the drying mechanism 5, the pushing assembly 4 presses the placing frame mechanism 2, gradually releases the restriction of the placing frame mechanism 2 on the endoscope, and pushes the endoscope from the placing frame mechanism 2 to the drying mechanism 5 for drying. Thus, the endoscope is taken from the cleaning box 1 and placed in the drying mechanism 5, and the whole process does not need to touch the endoscope by hand or take another tool. It should be understood that initially, the placing frame is located in the cleaning box 1, and the endoscope is put into the placing frame mechanism 2 from above the cleaning box 1.

[0031] In other solutions, the placing frame mechanism 2 comprises a placing frame assembly 21 and a first rack 22; the first rack 22 is slidably connected in the cleaning box 1 and can lift and descend; the placing frame assembly 21 is connected with the first rack 22, and the rotation of the driving assembly 3 can drive the first rack 22 to slide. It should be understood that when the first rack 22 is at the lowest position, the bottom of the placing frame assembly 21 still has a gap with the bottom of the cleaning box 1, the forward rotation of the driving assembly 3 drives the first rack 22 to lift, the pushing assembly 4 slides towards the drying mechanism 5, the pushing assembly 4 gradually presses the placing frame assembly 21, the placing frame assembly 21 releases the restriction on the sliding of the endoscope to the drying mechanism 5, and the endoscope is pushed by the pushing assembly 4 to the drying mechanism 5 for drying.

[0032] In other schemes, the placing frame assembly 21 comprises a UU-shaped bottom plate 211, a sliding plate 212, a driven rod 213, a first elastic member 214, a limiting sliding plate 215, a connecting plate 216 and a second elastic member 217; the UU-shaped bottom plate 211 is connected with the first rack 22 at the side surface, and the bottom of the UU-shaped bottom plate 211 is provided with a sliding groove 2111 opening towards the drying mechanism 5; the driven rod 213 is slidingly connected on the sliding groove 2111 and connected with the UU-shaped bottom plate 211 through the first elastic member 214; the driven rod 213 is connected with the sliding plate 212, and the sliding plate 212 is placed on the bottom surface of the UU-shaped bottom plate 211; the limiting sliding plate 215 is provided on the UU-shaped bottom plate 211 near the drying mechanism 5 and can be lifted and lowered; the limiting sliding plate 215 is provided with a groove with an inclined surface, and the driven rod 213 can press the inclined surface of the groove of the limiting sliding plate 215 to make the limiting sliding plate 215 descend; the connecting plate 216 is provided at the bottom of the limiting sliding groove 2111 and connected with the UU-shaped bottom plate 211 through the second elastic member 217. That is, the front surface of the UU-shaped bottom plate 211 is provided with the sliding plate 212 and can slide to the limiting sliding plate 215 through the driven rod 213; the back surface of the UU-shaped bottom plate 211 is provided with the limiting sliding plate 215; the sliding of the pushing assembly 4 first presses the sliding plate 212 and the driven rod 213, so that the driven rod 213 presses the inclined surface of the groove of the limiting sliding plate 215, and then the limiting sliding plate 215 descends; after the limiting sliding plate 215 descends, the pushing assembly 4 pushes the endoscope to slide away from the placing frame assembly 21. As preferred, the bottom surface of the UU-shaped bottom plate 211 is provided with a plurality of water leakage holes, the pushing assembly 4 can push the limiting sliding plate 215 to descend below the inner bottom surface of the UU-shaped bottom plate 211, the first elastic member 214 is preferably an elastic rope, the second elastic member 217 is preferably a spring, and the driven rod 213 is an L-shaped rod.

[0033] In other schemes, the pushing assembly 4 comprises a second rack 41 and a pushing rod 42; the second rack 41 is slidingly connected with the outer wall of the cleaning tank 1 and connected with the pushing rod 42, and the driving assembly 3 can drive the second rack 41 to slide. The sliding of the pushing rod 42 can first slide the sliding plate 212 and the driven rod 213, and the pushing rod 42 is preferably a U-shaped rod.

[0034] In other schemes, the driving assembly 3 comprises a driving rotating rod 31, a first gear 32 and a second gear 33; the driving rotating rod 31 is rotatably provided on the cleaning tank 1, the first gear 32 and the second gear 33 are coaxially fixed on the driving rotating rod 31, the first gear 32 is engaged with the first rack 22, and the second gear 33 is engaged with the second rack 41. The forward rotation of the first gear 32 drives the first rack 22 to lift, and the forward rotation of the second gear 33 drives the second rack 41 to slide towards the drying mechanism 5.

[0035] In other schemes, the drying mechanism 5 comprises a fixing frame 51, a placing plate 52 and a dryer 53; the fixing frame 51 is connected with the cleaning box 1, one end of the placing plate 52 is connected with the fixing frame 51 and the other end abuts against the cleaning box 1, and the dryer 53 is arranged on the fixing frame 51. It should be understood that the endoscope is pushed onto the placing plate 52 after being separated from the placing frame assembly 21, and the dryer 53 dries the endoscope on the placing plate 52.

[0036] In other schemes, the placing plate 52 is arranged on the fixing frame 51 in a lifting manner, the bottom surface of the placing plate 52 is further provided with a supporting spring 6 and a pressing block 7, the placing plate 52 is connected with the bottom surface of the fixing frame 51 through the supporting spring 6, the fixing frame 51 is further provided with a light touch switch 531 opposite to the pressing block 7, and the endoscope can press down the placing plate 52 to extrude the light touch switch 531 through the pressing block 7. Through the structure, the endoscope can be dried spontaneously after being pushed away from the placing frame assembly 21.

[0037] In other schemes, the cleaning box 1 is further provided with a drain pipe 8. It should be understood that the drain pipe 8 can be opened or closed, and the drain pipe 8 is connected with the inside of the cleaning box 1.

[0038] The endoscope cleaning device described above can avoid directly taking the endoscope out of the cleaning box to the dryer by hand.

[0039] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not limit the present application; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments can be modified, or some or all of the technical features can be replaced by equivalents; and the modification or replacement does not make the essence of the corresponding technical solution deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and should be covered in the scope of the claims and the specification of the present application.

Claims

1. An endoscope cleaning device, characterized by, The endoscope cleaning device comprises a cleaning box, a placing frame mechanism, a driving assembly, a pushing assembly and a drying mechanism. The placing frame mechanism is capable of placing an endoscope and is arranged in the cleaning box in a lifting manner. The pushing assembly is slidably arranged on the outer wall of the cleaning box. The placing frame mechanism comprises a placing frame assembly and a first rack. The drying mechanism is arranged on the cleaning box. The placing frame assembly comprises a U-shaped bottom plate, a sliding plate, a driven rod, a first elastic member, a limiting sliding plate, a connecting plate and a second elastic member. The pushing assembly comprises a second rack and a pushing rod. The driving assembly comprises a driving rotating rod, a first gear and a second gear.

2. The endoscope cleaning device of claim 1, wherein The drying mechanism comprises a fixing frame, a placing plate and a dryer.

3. The endoscope cleaning device of claim 2, wherein The placing plate is arranged on the fixing frame in a lifting manner.

4. The endoscope cleaning device of claim 3, wherein The cleaning box is further provided with a drain pipe.

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