Test tube rack for high-pressure sterilizer

By designing a test tube rack for autoclave, the test tube is fixed by using a mesh rack, annular top plate, clamping mechanism and locking mechanism, the problem of collision damage of test tubes in the stainless steel basket in the prior art is solved, and the safe fixation and efficient sterilization of test tubes are achieved.

CN222899796UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-27HUBEI HUAREN TONGJI PHARM CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421816620.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-30
Publication Date
2025-05-27
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-30

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Technical Problem

The stainless steel baskets of existing autoclaves lack test tube fixation measures, which causes test tubes to collide with each other in the basket, which easily causes damage.

Method used

A test tube rack for autoclave is designed, including a mesh rack, annular top plate, a clamping mechanism and a locking mechanism, through which the test tube is fixed.

Benefits of technology

Effectively prevent test tubes from colliding with each other during autoclaving, reduce the risk of damage, and improve the safety and service life of test tubes.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of test tube racks, in particular to a test tube rack for a high-pressure sterilizer, which comprises a net rack, a plurality of vertical rods are fixedly mounted on the periphery of the top of the net rack, an annular top plate is arranged at the top of the net rack, and a plurality of test tube holes are formed in the periphery of the top of the annular top plate. According to the test tube rack for the high-pressure sterilizer, by arranging the clamping mechanism and the locking mechanism, after a test tube penetrates through an annular top plate and is placed on a net rack, a threaded rod is shifted to drive a rotating ring to rotate, the rotating ring drives a second arc-shaped clamping plate to be tightly attached to the outer wall of the test tube, and a fixing nut is tightened to fix the position of the second arc-shaped clamping plate; the test tubes can be clamped and positioned between the two arc-shaped clamping plates, the purpose of fixing the test tubes is achieved, and the problems that an existing stainless steel basket lacks test tube fixing measures, the test tubes collide with one another in the stainless steel basket, and the test tubes are prone to being damaged are solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of test tube racks, and particularly relates to a test tube rack for an autoclave. Background Technique

[0002] An autoclave is a high-pressure container that uses a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure to raise the boiling point of water above 100 °C to sterilize liquids or utensils. An autoclave is used for disinfection and sterilization of test tubes.

[0003] The existing loading container of the autoclave is a stainless steel basket. When taking and placing the stainless steel basket, due to the lack of test tube fixing measures, the test tubes will collide with each other in the stainless steel basket, which is likely to cause damage to the test tubes. Therefore, a test tube rack for an autoclave is proposed to solve the above problems. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a test tube rack for an autoclave, which has the advantages of fixing test tubes, etc., and solves the problems that the existing stainless steel basket lacks test tube fixing measures, the test tubes will collide with each other in the stainless steel basket, and it is easy to cause damage to the test tubes.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: A test tube rack for an autoclave, including a wire rack, a plurality of vertical rods are fixedly installed around the top of the wire rack, a circular top plate is arranged on the top of the wire rack, a plurality of test tube holes are opened around the top of the circular top plate, a test tube body with one end extending to the wire rack is inserted at the test tube hole, a handle is movably installed at the right end of the top of the circular top plate, a locking mechanism is arranged at the left end of the top of the circular top plate, a clamping mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the circular top plate, and an adjusting mechanism is arranged on the vertical rod.

[0006] Further, the adjusting mechanism includes a sleeve, a threaded joint and a threaded sleeve. The sleeve is embedded in the top of the circular top plate, the sleeve is slidably sleeved on the outer peripheral wall of the vertical rod, the threaded joint sleeved outside the vertical rod is fixedly installed at the bottom of the sleeve, and threaded sleeves are slidably sleeved on the outer peripheral walls of the front vertical rod and the rear vertical rod respectively, and the threaded sleeve is in threaded connection with the threaded joint.

[0007] Further, the threaded joint is a high-temperature resistant plastic joint, and three grooves are opened at the bottom of the threaded joint.

[0008] Further, the clamping mechanism includes a first arc-shaped clamping plate, a rotating ring, a connecting block, and a second arc-shaped clamping plate. A first arc-shaped clamping plate is fixedly installed at the bottom of the annular top plate and on one side of the test tube body. A rotating ring is rotatably installed at the bottom of the annular top plate and outside the test tube body. A connecting block is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the rotating ring and on the other side of the test tube body. A second arc-shaped clamping plate is fixedly installed at one end of the connecting block close to the test tube body.

[0009] Further, the locking mechanism includes an arc-shaped hole, a threaded rod, and a fixing nut. An arc-shaped hole is opened at the left end of the top of the annular top plate. A threaded rod is fixedly installed at the left end of the top of the rotating ring, and one end of the threaded rod penetrates through the arc-shaped hole. A fixing nut is threadedly connected to the outer peripheral wall of the threaded rod.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial effects:

[0011] For the test tube rack used in the autoclave, through the arranged clamping mechanism and locking mechanism, after the test tube passes through the annular top plate and is placed on the grid, the threaded rod is toggled to drive the rotating ring to rotate. The rotating ring drives the second arc-shaped clamping plate to tightly adhere to the outer wall of the test tube. The fixing nut is tightened to fix the position of the second arc-shaped clamping plate. In this way, the test tube can be clamped and positioned between the two arc-shaped clamping plates, achieving the purpose of fixing the test tube, and solving the problem that the existing stainless steel basket lacks measures for fixing test tubes, and the test tubes will collide with each other in the stainless steel basket, which is easy to cause damage to the test tubes. Description of the Drawings

[0012] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the present utility model;

[0013] Figure 2 It is a bottom view of the present utility model;

[0014] Figure 3 It is the present utility model Figure 1 Enlarged view at A in.

[0015] In the figure: 1 grid, 2 vertical rod, 3 annular top plate, 4 test tube body, 5 test tube body, 6 adjustment mechanism, 61 sleeve, 62 threaded joint, 63 threaded sleeve, 7 clamping mechanism, 71 first arc-shaped clamping plate, 72 rotating ring, 73 connecting block, 74 second arc-shaped clamping plate, 8 locking mechanism, 81 arc-shaped hole, 82 threaded rod, 83 fixing nut. Detailed Embodiment

[0016] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0017] See also Figures 1-3 In this embodiment, a test tube rack for an autoclave comprises a grid frame 1, a plurality of vertical rods 2 are fixedly installed around the top of the grid frame 1, an annular top plate 3 is arranged on the top of the grid frame 1, a plurality of test tube holes are opened around the top of the annular top plate 3, a test tube body 4 with one end extending to the grid frame 1 is inserted into the test tube hole, a handle 5 is movably installed on the top right end of the annular top plate 3, a locking mechanism 8 is arranged on the top left end of the annular top plate 3, a clamping mechanism 7 is arranged on the bottom of the annular top plate 3, and an adjustment mechanism 6 is arranged on the vertical rod 2.

[0018] In this embodiment, the adjustment mechanism 6 includes a sleeve 61, a threaded joint 62 and a threaded sleeve 63. The top of the annular top plate 3 is embedded with the sleeve 61, the sleeve 61 is slidably sleeved on the outer peripheral wall of the vertical rod 2, and the bottom of the sleeve 61 is fixedly installed with a threaded joint 62 sleeved on the outside of the vertical rod 2. The outer peripheral wall of the front vertical rod 2 and the outer peripheral wall of the rear vertical rod 2 are both slidably sleeved with the threaded sleeve 63, and the threaded sleeve 63 is threadedly connected with the threaded joint 62;

[0019] The threaded joint 62 is a high temperature resistant plastic joint, and three grooves are formed at the bottom of the threaded joint 62 .

[0020] Specifically, according to the length of the test tube to be placed, the annular top plate 3 is moved to the target position, and the threaded sleeve 63 is tightened. When the threaded joint 62 is squeezed, it will be close to the outer wall of the vertical rod 2, thereby fixing the annular top plate 3. In this way, the user can adjust the height of the annular top plate 3 according to different test tubes to better fix the test tubes, thereby improving the practicality of the device.

[0021] In this embodiment, the clamping mechanism 7 includes a first arc-shaped clamping plate 71, a rotating ring 72, a connecting block 73 and a second arc-shaped clamping plate 74. The first arc-shaped clamping plate 71 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the annular top plate 3 and located on one side of the test tube body 4. The rotating ring 72 is rotatably installed at the bottom of the annular top plate 3 and located outside the test tube body 4. The connecting block 73 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the rotating ring 72 and located on the other side of the test tube body 4. The second arc-shaped clamping plate 74 is fixedly installed at one end of the connecting block 73 close to the test tube body 4.

[0022] The locking mechanism 8 includes an arc-shaped hole 81, a threaded rod 82 and a fixing nut 83. An arc-shaped hole 81 is formed in the left end of the top of the annular top plate 3. The left end of the top of the rotating ring 72 is fixedly installed with a threaded rod 82 that penetrates through the arc-shaped hole 81 at one end. The outer peripheral wall of the threaded rod 82 is threadedly connected with a fixing nut 83.

[0023] Specifically, after the test tube is placed through the annular top plate 3 onto the wire rack 1, the threaded rod 82 is toggled to drive the rotating ring 72 to rotate. The rotating ring 72 drives the second arc-shaped clamping plate 74 to tightly adhere to the outer wall of the test tube. The fixing nut 83 is tightened to fix the position of the second arc-shaped clamping plate 74. In this way, the test tube can be clamped and positioned between the two arc-shaped clamping plates.

[0024] It should be noted that in this article, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprises", "comprising" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprising an..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element.

[0025] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principle and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A test tube rack for an autoclave, comprising a rack (1), characterized in that: A plurality of vertical rods (2) are fixedly mounted around the top of the grid frame (1); an annular top plate (3) is arranged on the top of the grid frame (1); a plurality of test tube holes are opened around the top of the annular top plate (3); a test tube body (4) having one end extending to the grid frame (1) is inserted into the test tube hole; a handle (5) is movably mounted on the right end of the top of the annular top plate (3); a locking mechanism (8) is arranged on the left end of the top of the annular top plate (3); a clamping mechanism (7) is arranged at the bottom of the annular top plate (3); and an adjustment mechanism (6) is arranged on the vertical rod (2).

2. A test tube rack for an autoclave according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjusting mechanism (6) comprises a sleeve (61), a threaded joint (62) and a threaded sleeve (63); the top of the annular top plate (3) is embedded with a sleeve (61); the sleeve (61) is slidably sleeved on the outer peripheral wall of the vertical rod (2); the bottom of the sleeve (61) is fixedly mounted with a threaded joint (62) sleeved on the outside of the vertical rod (2); the outer peripheral wall of the front vertical rod (2) and the outer peripheral wall of the rear vertical rod (2) are both slidably sleeved with a threaded sleeve (63); the threaded sleeve (63) is threadedly connected to the threaded joint (62).

3. A test tube rack for an autoclave according to claim 2, characterized in that: The threaded joint (62) is a high-temperature resistant plastic joint, and three grooves are formed at the bottom of the threaded joint (62).

4. A test tube rack for an autoclave according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism (7) comprises a first arc-shaped clamping plate (71), a rotating ring (72), a connecting block (73) and a second arc-shaped clamping plate (74); the first arc-shaped clamping plate (71) is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the annular top plate (3) and located on one side of the test tube body (4); the rotating ring (72) is rotatably mounted at the bottom of the annular top plate (3) and located outside the test tube body (4); the connecting block (73) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the rotating ring (72) and located on the other side of the test tube body (4); and the second arc-shaped clamping plate (74) is fixedly mounted at one end of the connecting block (73) close to the test tube body (4).

5. A test tube rack for an autoclave according to claim 4, characterized in that: The locking mechanism (8) comprises an arc-shaped hole (81), a threaded rod (82) and a fixing nut (83); the arc-shaped hole (81) is provided at the top left end of the annular top plate (3); the threaded rod (82) having one end passing through the arc-shaped hole (81) is fixedly mounted at the top left end of the rotating ring (72); and the fixing nut (83) is threadedly connected to the outer peripheral wall of the threaded rod (82).