Cuvette drying and sterilizing device
By designing a cuvette drying and sterilization device, the drying and sterilization of the cuvette is accelerated by using fans, ultraviolet sterilization lamps and heating pipes, the problem of slow natural air drying speed and bacteria-infected cuvettes is solved, and efficient drying and sterilization is achieved, which is suitable for rapid laboratory experiments. need.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421073862.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-17
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-17
AI Technical Summary
The cuvettes are naturally air-drying slower after routine cleaning, especially when large-scale measurements are not efficient enough when a large number of experiments are measured in a short period of time, and may lead to bacterial infection problems.
A cuvette drying and sterilization device is designed, including a drying room and air chamber in the box. The air chamber is equipped with a fan and an ultraviolet sterilization lamp. The bracket and support claw are used to support the cuvette. The fan accelerates the air flow and the heating pipe is accelerated. Dry, air purification device improves purification efficiency.
The drying time of the cuvette is shortened and the cleanliness is improved, making it suitable for fast and effective laboratory experiments.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of experimental equipment auxiliary devices, in particular to a colorimetric dish drying and sterilizing device. Background Art
[0002] A cuvette is a container for liquid samples when measuring transmittance using a UV spectrophotometer. During use, the two transparent surfaces of the cuvette must be completely clean and free of water stains, but it is usually dried naturally after routine cleaning.
[0003] In experiments, cuvettes are usually left to air dry after routine cleaning, but the natural air drying speed is slow, especially when a large number of measurement experiments are performed in a short period of time. In addition, when conducting biological experiments, cuvettes often contain different bacterial solutions, which may cause contamination and other problems after multiple operations. Utility Model Content
[0004] In view of the problems and shortcomings in the prior art, the utility model provides a colorimetric dish drying and sterilizing device.
[0005] The technical solution of this utility model is as follows:
[0006] A cuvette drying and sterilizing device comprises a box body, wherein a drying chamber and a wind chamber are arranged vertically inside the box body, and the wind chamber and the drying chamber are connected through an air outlet; a fan is arranged inside the wind chamber for blowing air into the drying chamber;
[0007] A cuvette holder is provided in the drying chamber, including a crossbeam and a bracket, the two ends of the crossbeam are connected to the side walls of the box, and a plurality of brackets are arranged at intervals on the top surface; four supporting claws are provided on the top of the bracket, and the supporting claws are arranged in an X shape, the front two supporting claws are flush with each other in front, and the rear two supporting claws are flush with each other in the rear, and the front and rear supporting claws are respectively used to support the front and rear inner sides of the cuvette; an ultraviolet sterilization lamp is provided under the cuvette holder.
[0008] When drying and sterilizing the cuvette, the cuvette is placed on the bracket on the cuvette bracket with the opening facing downward, wherein the four supporting claws are in contact with the frosted glass surface inside the cuvette, so that it is suspended above the bracket. Specifically, the first two supporting claws are in contact with the inner frosted glass surface of the front of the cuvette, and the rear two supporting claws are in contact with the inner frosted glass surface of the rear of the cuvette. The ultraviolet sterilization lamp is arranged directly below the cuvette to sterilize the inside of the cuvette, and the fan blows air into the drying chamber through the air outlet to speed up the air flow rate, thereby improving the drying efficiency of the cuvette.
[0009] In a specific embodiment, the front and rear spacing of the support claws is equal to the spacing of the frosted glass surface inside the cuvette, so that the support claws are in contact with the frosted glass surface of the cuvette instead of the transparent glass surface, thereby preventing stains or scratches from being left on the transparent glass surface and affecting the transparency of the transparent glass surface.
[0010] The supporting claw is provided with an elastic pad. Preferably, the elastic pad is a circular rubber pad, which is used to prevent the supporting claw from scratching the inner wall of the cuvette.
[0011] The brackets are evenly spaced on the beams. Two cuvette brackets are spaced apart along the width of the box. The purpose is to place as many cuvettes as possible in the drying chamber to improve the drying efficiency.
[0012] A heating pipe is also provided in the air chamber to heat the air, in order to speed up the drying speed and improve the drying and purification efficiency.
[0013] The cuvette drying and sterilizing device of the utility model also comprises an air purification device which is communicated with the wind chamber and is used for conveying purified air into the wind chamber.
[0014] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:
[0015] Four X-shaped support claws are arranged on the upper part of the cuvette holder in the drying chamber to contact the frosted glass surface on the inner side of the cuvette and provide support so that the transparent glass surface of the cuvette does not contact external objects when it is placed on the cuvette holder to prevent contamination. In addition, a wind chamber is set below the drying chamber to blow air into the cuvette in the wind chamber through the air outlet to speed up the air flow and improve the drying efficiency. At the same time, an ultraviolet sterilization lamp is set below the cuvette holder and the cuvette to sterilize the inside of the cuvette. It can shorten the time required for cuvette drying and improve the cleanliness of the cuvette, which is beneficial to the rapid and effective conduct of laboratory experiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment;
[0017] Figure 2 is a three-dimensional diagram of the cuvette holder;
[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The main view;
[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Cross-sectional view of the middle BB section;
[0020] 1. Box body; 2. Wind chamber; 3. Fan; 4. Air outlet; 5. Heating tube; 6. Drying chamber; 7. Cuvette holder; 8. Cuvette; 9. Ultraviolet germicidal lamp; 10. Motor air purifier; 71. Crossbeam; 72. Bracket; 721. Support claw; 722. Elastic pad. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] The following will further describe the technical means adopted to achieve the predetermined inventive purpose of the present utility model in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model.
[0022] A colorimetric drying sterilization device comprises a box body 1, wherein a drying chamber 6 and a wind chamber 2 are arranged vertically inside the box body 1, and the wind chamber 2 is connected with the drying chamber 6 through an air outlet 4; a fan 3 is arranged inside the wind chamber 2 for blowing air into the drying chamber 6;
[0023] A cuvette holder 7 is provided in the drying chamber 6, comprising a crossbeam 71 and a bracket 72. Both ends of the crossbeam 71 are connected to the side walls of the box body 1, and a plurality of brackets 72 are arranged at intervals on the top surface; four supporting claws 721 are provided on the top of the bracket 72, and the supporting claws 721 are arranged in an X shape, with the front two supporting claws 721 being flush with each other in front and the rear two supporting claws 721 being flush with each other in the rear, and the front and rear supporting claws 721 are respectively used to support the front and rear inner sides of the cuvette 8; an ultraviolet sterilization lamp 9 is provided below the cuvette holder 7.
[0024] When drying and sterilizing the cuvette 8, the cuvette 8 is placed on the bracket 72 on the cuvette bracket 7 with the opening facing downward, wherein the four supporting claws 721 are in contact with the frosted glass surface inside the cuvette 8, so that it is suspended above the bracket 72. Specifically, the first two supporting claws 721 are in contact with the inner frosted glass surface of the front part of the cuvette 8, and the rear two supporting claws 721 are in contact with the inner frosted glass surface of the rear part of the cuvette 8. The ultraviolet sterilization lamp 9 is arranged directly below the cuvette 8 for sterilizing the inside of the cuvette 8, and the fan 3 blows air into the drying chamber 6 through the air outlet 4 to speed up the flow of air, thereby improving the drying efficiency of the cuvette 8.
[0025] In a specific embodiment, the front and rear spacing of the support claws 721 is equal to the spacing of the frosted glass surface inside the cuvette 8, so that the support claws 721 are in contact with the frosted glass surface of the cuvette 8 instead of the transparent glass surface, thereby preventing stains or scratches from being left on the transparent glass surface and affecting the transparency of the transparent glass surface.
[0026] The supporting claw 721 is provided with an elastic pad 722. Preferably, the elastic pad 722 is a circular rubber pad, which is used to prevent the supporting claw 721 from scratching the inner wall of the cuvette 8.
[0027] The brackets 72 are evenly spaced on the crossbeam 71. Two cuvette brackets 7 are spaced apart along the width direction of the box body 1. The purpose is to place as many cuvettes 8 as possible in the drying chamber 6 to improve the drying efficiency.
[0028] A heating pipe 5 is also provided in the air chamber 2 for heating the air in order to speed up the drying speed and improve the drying and purification efficiency.
[0029] The cuvette drying and sterilizing device of the utility model further comprises an air purification device which is communicated with the wind chamber 2 and is used for conveying purified air into the wind chamber 2 .
[0030] The utility model is provided with four support claws 721 arranged in an X shape on the upper part of the bracket 72 of the cuvette holder 7 in the drying chamber 6 to contact the frosted glass surface of the inner side of the cuvette 8 and provide support, so that the transparent glass surface of the cuvette 8 does not contact with external objects when the cuvette 8 is placed on the cuvette holder 7 to prevent contamination; in addition, a wind chamber 2 is provided below the drying chamber 6, and air is blown into the inside of the cuvette 8 in the wind chamber 2 through the air vent 4 to accelerate the air flow and improve the drying efficiency; at the same time, an ultraviolet sterilization lamp 9 is provided below the cuvette holder 7 and the cuvette 8 to sterilize the inside of the cuvette 8. The time required for drying the cuvette 8 can be shortened, and the cleanliness of the cuvette 8 can be improved, which is beneficial to the rapid and effective conduct of laboratory experiments.
[0031] The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and examples. Various changes, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the knowledge scope of those skilled in the art without departing from the concept of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A cuvette drying and sterilizing device, comprising a housing (1), characterized in that: The box body (1) is provided with a drying chamber (6) and a wind chamber (2) arranged vertically, and the wind chamber (2) is connected to the drying chamber (6) through an air outlet (4); a fan (3) is provided inside the wind chamber (2) for blowing air into the drying chamber (6); A cuvette support (7) is provided in the drying chamber (6), comprising a crossbeam (71) and a support (72), wherein both ends of the crossbeam (71) are connected to the side walls of the box body (1), and a plurality of supports (72) are arranged at intervals on the top surface; four support claws (721) are arranged on the top of the support, and the support claws are arranged in an X shape, wherein the front sides of the two front support claws are flush, and the rear sides of the two rear support claws are flush, and the front and rear support claws are respectively used to support the inner frosted glass surface of the cuvette (8); and an ultraviolet sterilization lamp (9) is provided below the cuvette support.
2. The sterilization device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front-to-rear spacing of the supporting claws (721) is equal to the spacing of the frosted glass surfaces inside the cuvette (8).
3. The sterilization device according to claim 2, characterized in that: An elastic pad (722) is provided on the supporting claw (721).
4. The sterilization device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The elastic pad (722) is a circular rubber pad.
5. The sterilization device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The brackets (72) are evenly spaced on the crossbeam (71).
6. The sterilization device according to claim 3, characterized in that: Two cuvette holders (7) are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the box body (1).
7. The sterilization device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: A heating pipe (5) is also provided in the air chamber (2) for heating the air.
8. The sterilization device according to claim 7, characterized in that: It also includes an air purification device which is in communication with the wind chamber (2) and is used to transport purified air into the wind chamber (2).