Disinfection cabinet and combined cabinet

The disinfection cabinet addresses space limitations by enabling sliding and retractable inner and outer cabinets with a support assembly, improving user access and safety through enhanced space utilization and leakage prevention.

CN222238388UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-27HANGZHOU ROBAM APPLIANCES CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202323242038.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-11-29
Publication Date
2024-12-27
Estimated Expiration
2033-11-29

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Technical Problem

Current lift-type disinfection cabinets are limited by installation space, causing obstruction of the inner cabinet's upper part and waste of space due to the outer cabinet, affecting user convenience and safety.

Method used

A disinfection cabinet with a slidably connected inner and outer cabinet, featuring a support assembly that allows the inner cabinet to switch between extended and retracted states, with the support assembly supporting the cabinet door to avoid obstruction and ensuring safety by preventing disinfection medium leakage.

Benefits of technology

Enhances user convenience by allowing access to upper cabinet space and prevents disinfection medium leakage, optimizing space utilization and safety.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of disinfection cabinets, in particular to a disinfection cabinet and a combined cupboard, the disinfection cabinet comprises a cabinet body assembly, a supporting assembly and a cabinet door, the cabinet body assembly comprises an inner cabinet body and an outer cabinet body which are in sliding connection with each other, so that the inner cabinet body can be switched between an extending state and a retracting state, one end of the cabinet door is hinged to the outer cabinet body, and the other end of the cabinet door is hinged to the supporting assembly. The cabinet door is movably connected with the cabinet body assembly through the supporting assembly. When the inner cabinet body is in an extending state, the supporting assembly can support the cabinet door to be opened; when the inner cabinet body is in a retracted state, the supporting assembly can apply force to the cabinet door so that the other end of the cabinet door can abut against the outer cabinet body. According to the disinfection cabinet and the combined cabinet, the cabinet door is prevented from shielding the inner cabinet body, a user can conveniently take articles located on the upper portion of the inner cabinet body, the utilization rate of the upper-layer space of the inner cabinet body is increased, and the safety of the disinfection cabinet is considered.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of disinfection cabinets, and in particular to a disinfection cabinet and a combination cabinet. Background Art

[0002] There are more and more built-in kitchen appliances. The kitchen space is limited and the installation space of appliances is getting smaller and smaller. As a commonly used kitchen appliance, the installation space of the disinfection cabinet is squeezed by other appliances, which affects the sales of the disinfection cabinet. As a traditional built-in disinfection cabinet, you need to bend down to take tableware during use, which is not a good user experience. It is unhygienic to install it in the lower cabinet, and it is easy to dirty the surface and needs to be cleaned frequently.

[0003] However, current lift-type disinfection cabinets are limited by installation space. When the inner cabinet of the lift-type disinfection cabinet is extended relative to the outer cabinet, the upper part of the inner cabinet will be blocked by the outer cabinet. On the one hand, it greatly affects the convenience of users in taking items located on the upper part of the inner cabinet. On the other hand, part of the space of the inner cabinet is idle due to the obstruction of the outer cabinet, resulting in a waste of space in the disinfection cabinet. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a disinfection cabinet and a combination cabinet, so as to solve to a certain extent the problem that the current lift-type disinfection cabinet in the prior art is limited by the installation space. When the inner cabinet body of the lift-type disinfection cabinet is extended relative to the outer cabinet body, the upper part of the inner cabinet body will be blocked by the outer cabinet body. On the one hand, it greatly affects the convenience of users in taking items located on the upper part of the inner cabinet body. On the other hand, part of the space of the inner cabinet body is idle due to the blocking of the outer cabinet body, resulting in a technical problem of space waste in the disinfection cabinet.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present application, a disinfection cabinet is provided, comprising a cabinet assembly, a support assembly and a cabinet door, wherein the cabinet assembly comprises an inner cabinet and an outer cabinet that are slidably connected to each other, so that the inner cabinet can be switched between an extended state and a retracted state, one end of the cabinet door is hinged to the outer cabinet, and the cabinet door is movably connected to the cabinet assembly via the support assembly;

[0006] When the inner cabinet is in the extended state, the support assembly can support the cabinet door to open;

[0007] When the inner cabinet is in the retracted state, the support assembly can apply force to the cabinet door so that the other end of the cabinet door abuts against the outer cabinet.

[0008] Preferably, the top end of the cabinet door is hinged to the top end of the outer cabinet body, and the position where the cabinet door is connected to the supporting assembly is close to the lower end of the cabinet door.

[0009] Preferably, the support assembly comprises a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod hinged to each other, the first connecting rod is hinged to the inner cabinet body, and the second connecting rod is hinged to the cabinet door.

[0010] Preferably, in the width direction of the cabinet assembly, the distance from the position of the inner cabinet body hinged to the first connecting rod to the edge of the inner cabinet body on the side close to the cabinet door is smaller than the length of the first connecting rod.

[0011] Preferably, in the width direction of the cabinet assembly, the distance from the position of the inner cabinet body hinged to the first connecting rod to the edge of the inner cabinet body on the side close to the cabinet door is greater than the length of the second connecting rod.

[0012] Preferably, the length of the first connecting rod is smaller than the distance between the position where the inner cabinet is connected to the first connecting rod and the position where the cabinet door is connected to the second connecting rod in the height direction of the cabinet assembly when the inner cabinet is in the retracted state.

[0013] Preferably, when the inner cabinet is in the extended state, part of the inner cabinet overlaps with the outer cabinet;

[0014] The position of the inner cabinet body connected to the first connecting rod is located at a portion of the inner cabinet body that overlaps with the outer cabinet body.

[0015] Preferably, it also includes a sealing portion,

[0016] The sealing portion is arranged at an edge of the inner cabinet body facing the cabinet door, and / or

[0017] The sealing portion is arranged on an edge of a side of the cabinet door facing the cabinet assembly.

[0018] According to the second aspect of the present application, a combined cabinet is provided, comprising the disinfection cabinet described in any of the above technical solutions, and thus having all the beneficial technical effects of the disinfection cabinet, which will not be described in detail herein.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this application are:

[0020] The disinfection cabinet provided by the present application is provided with a movably connected support assembly between the cabinet door and the cabinet body assembly, so that when the inner cabinet body is in an extended state, the support assembly can support the cabinet door to open, so as to avoid the cabinet door blocking the inner cabinet body, which is convenient for users to take items located on the upper part of the inner cabinet body and improves the utilization rate of the upper space of the inner cabinet body; when the inner cabinet body is in a retracted state, the support assembly can apply force to the cabinet door so that the other end of the cabinet door abuts against the outer cabinet body, taking into account the safety of the disinfection cabinet and effectively avoiding the disinfection medium (such as disinfectant, disinfection light) inside the disinfection cabinet from leaking out from the cabinet door gap when the disinfection cabinet is working, causing personal injury.

[0021] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, preferred embodiments are specifically cited below and described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation methods of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the specific implementation methods or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0023] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the axonometric structure of a disinfection cabinet provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 2 A schematic side view of the structure of the inner cabinet of the disinfection cabinet provided in an embodiment of the present application in a retracted state;

[0025] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the side structure of the disinfection cabinet provided in an embodiment of the present application, in which the inner cabinet is in an extended state;

[0026] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of a combined cabinet provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 5 This is another structural schematic diagram of the combined cabinet provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0028] Reference numerals:

[0029] 01-lifting disinfection cabinet; 02-wall cabinet; 03-lower cabinet; 1-cabinet assembly; 11-outer cabinet; 12-inner cabinet; 121-partition; 122-sealing part; 13-transmission part; 2-support assembly; 21-first connecting rod; 22-second connecting rod; 3-cabinet door.

[0030] F1-length direction; F2-height direction; F3-width direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The technical solution of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0032] The components of the embodiments of the present application generally described and shown in the accompanying drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the application claimed, but merely represents the selected embodiments of the present application.

[0033] Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative work shall fall within the scope of protection of this application.

[0034] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0035] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0036] Refer to the following Figures 1 to 5 The disinfection cabinet and the combined cabinet according to some embodiments of the present application are described.

[0037] See also Figures 1 to 5 As shown, an embodiment of the first aspect of the present application provides a disinfection cabinet, which includes a cabinet assembly 1, a support assembly 2 and a cabinet door 3. The cabinet assembly 1 includes an inner cabinet 12 and an outer cabinet 11 that are slidably connected to each other, so that the inner cabinet 12 can switch between an extended state and a retracted state, and one end of the cabinet door 3 is hinged to the outer cabinet 11, and the cabinet door 3 is movably connected to the cabinet assembly 1 via the support assembly 2. When the inner cabinet 12 is in the extended state, the support assembly 2 can support the cabinet door 3 to open; when the inner cabinet 12 is in the retracted state, the support assembly 2 can apply force to the cabinet door 3 so that the other end of the cabinet door 3 abuts against the outer cabinet 11.

[0038] The disinfection cabinet provided according to the above technical features is provided with a movably connected support assembly 2 between the cabinet door 3 and the cabinet assembly 1, so that when the inner cabinet 12 is in an extended state, the support assembly 2 can support the cabinet door 3 to open, so as to avoid the cabinet door 3 blocking the inner cabinet 12, so that the user can take the items located on the upper part of the inner cabinet 12, thereby improving the utilization rate of the upper space of the inner cabinet 12; when the inner cabinet 12 is in a retracted state, the support assembly 2 can apply force to the cabinet door 3 so that the other end of the cabinet door 3 abuts against the outer cabinet 11, taking into account the safety of the disinfection cabinet, and effectively avoiding the disinfection medium (such as disinfectant, disinfection light) inside the disinfection cabinet from leaking out from the gap of the cabinet door 3 when the disinfection cabinet is working, causing personal injury.

[0039] See also Figures 1 to 5 , the direction shown in F1 in the figure may be an example of the length direction F1, the direction shown in F2 in the figure may be an example of the height direction F2, and the direction shown in F3 in the figure may be an example of the width direction F3. Preferably, any two of the length direction F1, the height direction F2 and the width direction F3 are perpendicular, wherein, when the disinfection cabinet is in use, the height direction F2 may be parallel to the gravity direction.

[0040] Preferably, if Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the top of the cabinet door 3 is hinged to the top of the outer cabinet body 11, and the position where the cabinet door 3 is connected to the support assembly 2 is close to the lower end of the cabinet door 3. In this way, it can better adapt to the extension / retraction of the inner cabinet body 12 from the lower part of the outer cabinet body 11, so that the support assembly only needs to lift the cabinet door 3 by a small amplitude, and the part of the inner cabinet body 12 blocked by the outer cabinet body 11 can be exposed, effectively saving the space reserved for opening the cabinet door 3.

[0041] In an embodiment, preferably, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the above-mentioned support component 2 may include a first connecting rod 21 and a second connecting rod 22 hinged to each other, wherein the first connecting rod 21 is hinged to the inner cabinet body 12, and the second connecting rod 22 is hinged to the cabinet door 3. In this way, by sliding the inner cabinet body 12 down and up relative to the outer cabinet body 11, the first connecting rod 21 and the second connecting rod 22 can be driven to work in conjunction with each other to achieve the lifting and closing of the cabinet door 3, effectively saving the driving power for opening / closing the cabinet door 3; the structure is simple, and the probability of damage to the supporting component is reduced.

[0042] Preferably, if Figure 3 As shown, when the inner cabinet body 12 is in the extended state, at least a portion of the second connecting rod 22 can fit with the inner wall of the cabinet door 3 to ensure the stability of the support.

[0043] Preferably, if Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, in the width direction F3 of the cabinet assembly 1, the distance from the position where the inner cabinet 12 is hinged to the first connecting rod 21 to the edge of the inner cabinet 12 near the cabinet door 3 (i.e. Figure 2 a) shown in the figure is smaller than the length of the first connecting rod 21 , so that when the inner cabinet body 12 is in the extended state, the first connecting rod 21 can be extended relative to the inner cabinet body 12 to ensure the supporting ability of the supporting assembly to the cabinet door 3 .

[0044] Similarly, if Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, in the width direction F3 of the cabinet assembly 1, the distance from the position where the inner cabinet 12 is hinged to the first connecting rod 21 to the edge of the inner cabinet 12 near the cabinet door 3 (i.e. Figure 2 a) shown in the figure is greater than the length of the second connecting rod 22. In this way, when the inner cabinet 12 is in the retracted state, the second connecting rod 22 can be completely retracted into the inner cabinet 12, and the supporting component can apply a pulling force directed to the inner side of the cabinet door 3 to the cabinet door 3 when the inner cabinet 12 is in the retracted state, so as to ensure that the cabinet door 3 can abut against the outer cabinet 11 when the inner cabinet 12 is in the retracted state, thereby ensuring the safety of the disinfection cabinet and preventing the disinfection medium (such as disinfectant, disinfection light) inside the disinfection cabinet from leaking out from the gap of the cabinet door 3 when the disinfection cabinet is working, causing personal injury.

[0045] Preferably, if Figure 2 As shown, the sealing portion 122 can also be arranged on the edge of the inner cabinet body 12 facing the cabinet door 3 to seal the inner cabinet body, further improving the safety of the disinfection cabinet and preventing the disinfection medium (such as disinfectant, disinfection light) inside the disinfection cabinet from leaking out from the gap of the cabinet door 3 when the disinfection cabinet is working, causing personal injury.

[0046] Optionally, not shown, the disinfection cabinet may further include a sealing portion, which is arranged at an edge of the cabinet door 3 facing the cabinet assembly.

[0047] Optionally, the sealing portion 122 may be a sealing strip.

[0048] Preferably, if Figure 2 As shown, the length of the first connecting rod 21 is less than the distance between the position where the inner cabinet 12 is connected to the first connecting rod 21 and the position where the cabinet door 3 is connected to the second connecting rod 22 in the height direction F2 of the cabinet assembly 1 when the inner cabinet 12 is in the retracted state (i.e. Figure 2 b) shown ensures the smooth linkage between the first connecting rod 21 and the second connecting rod 22, and further ensures that when the inner cabinet body 12 is in a retracted state, the second connecting rod 22 can be completely retracted into the inner cabinet body 12, and the supporting component can apply a pulling force directed to the inner side of the cabinet door 3 when the inner cabinet body 12 is in a retracted state.

[0049] Preferably, if Figure 3 As shown, when the inner cabinet 12 is in the extended state, part of the inner cabinet 12 overlaps with the outer cabinet 11. The position where the inner cabinet 12 is connected to the first connecting rod 21 is located at the part of the inner cabinet 12 that overlaps with the outer cabinet 11, which not only ensures the connection stability of the inner cabinet 12 and the outer cabinet 11 in the extended state, but also when the inner cabinet 12 is in the extended state, part of the support component can be hidden in the part where the inner cabinet 12 and the outer cabinet 11 overlap, reducing the risk of the support component being damaged by accidental touch and improving the aesthetics and neatness of the disinfection cabinet.

[0050] Preferably, there may be two support components 2 , which are relatively arranged on two sides of the cabinet component 1 in the length direction F1 to increase the stability of the support components in supporting the cabinet door 3 .

[0051] Preferably, if Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the cabinet assembly 1 may further include a transmission part 13, which is respectively connected to the inner cabinet 12 and the outer cabinet 11 in a transmission manner to drive the inner cabinet 12 to switch between an extended state and a retracted state. Optionally, the transmission part 13 may be a linear drive device whose driving direction is the height direction F2, so as to drive the inner cabinet 12 to extend and retract the outer cabinet 11 along the height direction F2. The structure and transmission principle of the transmission part 13 are prior arts in the art and will not be described in detail.

[0052] Optionally, as an example not shown in the figure, the support component 2 can also be a linear drive unit, which is respectively connected to the cabinet door 3 and the outer cabinet body 11, and the above-mentioned transmission unit 13 can be communicated with both of the linear drive units to achieve the linkage of the support component and the cabinet body component 1.

[0053] Optionally, the supporting driving part may be an electric supporting rod, a linear motor, etc.

[0054] Preferably, if Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the inner cabinet may include a partition 121 , which may be determined by both the length direction F1 and the width direction F3 to separate the inner cabinet into multiple layers, thereby improving the utilization of the upper space of the inner cabinet. Figure 2 An example is shown in which the number of the partitions 121 is one, but it is not limited thereto, and the number of the partitions 121 can be adaptively adjusted according to demand, for example, the number of the partitions 121 can also be 2, 3, ... or more.

[0055] See also Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the embodiment of the second aspect of the present application also provides a combined cabinet, including the lift-type disinfection cabinet described in any of the above embodiments, and thus has all the beneficial technical effects of the lift-type disinfection cabinet, which will not be repeated here.

[0056] Preferably, if Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the above-mentioned combined cabinet may include a wall cabinet 02 and a lower cabinet 03 , and the wall cabinet 02 and the lower cabinet 03 are arranged relatively to each other in the gravity direction. The above-mentioned lifting type disinfection cabinet 01 may be arranged side by side with the wall cabinet 02 .

[0057] See also Figure 4 and Figure 5 The example in which the number of wall cabinets 02 is two and the liftable disinfection cabinet 01 is set between the two wall cabinets 02 is shown, but it is not limited to this. The setting position of the liftable disinfection cabinet, the number of wall cabinets and the structure of the wall cabinet can be adaptively adjusted according to the usage. For example, in the example not shown in the figure, the number of wall cabinets can also be 1, 3, 4... or more. For another example, in the example not shown in the figure, the wall cabinet can also include a corner cabinet, a hollow cabinet, a perspective cabinet, etc. For another example, the liftable disinfection cabinet can be set in the middle of multiple wall cabinets; the liftable disinfection cabinet can also be set at the edge of multiple wall cabinets.

[0058] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A disinfection cabinet, characterized in that: The cabinet assembly (1) comprises an inner cabinet (12) and an outer cabinet (11) which are slidably connected to each other, so that the inner cabinet (12) can be switched between an extended state and a retracted state, one end of the cabinet door (3) is hinged to the outer cabinet (11), and the cabinet door (3) is movably connected to the cabinet assembly (1) via the support assembly (2); When the inner cabinet body (12) is in the extended state, the support assembly (2) is capable of supporting the cabinet door (3) to open; When the inner cabinet (12) is in the retracted state, the support assembly (2) can apply force to the cabinet door (3) so that the other end of the cabinet door (3) abuts against the outer cabinet (11).

2. The disinfection cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top end of the cabinet door (3) is hinged to the top end of the outer cabinet body (11), and the position where the cabinet door (3) is connected to the support assembly (2) is close to the lower end of the cabinet door (3).

3. The disinfection cabinet according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The support assembly (2) comprises a first connecting rod (21) and a second connecting rod (22) which are hinged to each other, wherein the first connecting rod (21) is hinged to the inner cabinet body (12), and the second connecting rod (22) is hinged to the cabinet door (3).

4. The disinfection cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that: In the width direction of the cabinet assembly (1), the distance from the position where the inner cabinet (12) is hinged to the first connecting rod (21) to the edge of the inner cabinet (12) on the side close to the cabinet door (3) is less than the length of the first connecting rod (21).

5. The disinfection cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that: In the width direction of the cabinet assembly (1), the distance from the position where the inner cabinet (12) is hinged to the first connecting rod (21) to the edge of the inner cabinet (12) on the side close to the cabinet door (3) is greater than the length of the second connecting rod (22).

6. The disinfection cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that: The length of the first connecting rod (21) is smaller than the distance in the height direction of the cabinet assembly (1) between the position where the inner cabinet (12) is connected to the first connecting rod (21) and the position where the cabinet door (3) is connected to the second connecting rod (22) when the inner cabinet (12) is in the retracted state.

7. The disinfection cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that: When the inner cabinet (12) is in the extended state, part of the inner cabinet (12) overlaps with the outer cabinet (11); The position of the inner cabinet (12) connected to the first connecting rod (21) is located at a portion of the inner cabinet (12) that overlaps with the outer cabinet (11).

8. The disinfection cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes a sealing portion (122), The sealing portion (122) is arranged on an edge of the inner cabinet (12) facing the cabinet door (3), and / or The sealing portion (122) is arranged on an edge of a side of the cabinet door (3) facing the cabinet assembly (1).

9. The disinfection cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: The number of the support components (2) is two, and the two support components (2) are arranged oppositely on two sides of the cabinet component (1) in the length direction.

10. A combined cabinet, characterized in that: A disinfection cabinet comprising the disinfection cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 9.