Dual-mode portable electrode type inoculating loop sterilizer

By designing a dual-mode portable electrode-type inoculation loop sterilizer, which adopts an M-type inoculation box and electrode sleeve structure, combined with pressure and photosensitive sensors, the problem of complex operation of traditional inoculation loop sterilizers is solved. This achieves flexible and safe sterilization control, adapts to different power supply conditions, and improves sterilization efficiency and safety.

CN223641072UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-09PKU HKUST SHENZHEN HONGKONG INSTITUTION
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Application Number
CN202423110194.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-17
Publication Date
2025-12-09
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-17

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Technical Problem

Traditional inoculation loop sterilizers are complex to operate, consume the physical strength and time of laboratory personnel, increase the chance of errors, and cannot flexibly adapt to different power supply conditions.

Method used

A dual-mode portable electrode-type inoculation loop sterilizer was designed. It adopts an M-type inoculation box and electrode sleeve structure, combined with a pressure sensor and a photosensitive sensor. The control circuit realizes automated sterilization control, supports 220V AC and 5V DC power supply, and is suitable for indoor and outdoor use.

Benefits of technology

It achieves a convenient and efficient sterilization process, reduces the need for operators to hold the equipment while waiting, enables sterilization without operating angle requirements, meets the sterilization time requirements of different microorganisms, and improves work efficiency and safety.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a dual-mode portable electrode type inoculating loop sterilizer, and belongs to the technical field of microorganism experiment instruments. The electrode comprises electrode sleeves, an insulating sleeve and a metal inoculation wire, the two electrode sleeves are connected through the insulating sleeve, and the two electrode sleeves and the insulating sleeve are sleeved on the metal inoculation wire; the longitudinal section of the M-shaped inoculation box is in an M-shaped curved surface form, first electrodes are arranged at two top ends of the M-shaped inoculation box, and a second electrode is arranged in a groove of the M-shaped inoculation box; the width of the groove is matched with the diameter of the inoculating loop; the first electrode is connected with a pressure sensor, the second electrode is connected with a photosensitive sensor, and the pressure sensor and the photosensitive sensor are connected with a control circuit. The power supply is connected with the control circuit and has a charging function, and 220V alternating current is converted into 5V direct current. Under different indoor and outdoor power supply conditions, the device disclosed by the utility model is adaptive to specific operation procedures of microbial passage, separation and purification experiments, and convenient and efficient sterilization and biomass reduction are realized.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of microbial experimental apparatus, more particularly to a double mode portable electrode type inoculating loop sterilizer. BACKGROUND

[0002] High-temperature burning of inoculating loops to achieve microbial sterilization is a core step in microbial subculture, isolation and purification. In a complete operation, heating of inoculating loops includes two purposes: complete killing of all microorganisms (sterilization) and partial killing of microorganisms (reduction of biomass).

[0003] Traditional sterilization devices provide a continuous heat source (flame or infrared), and an operator can achieve this by simply changing the heating time, but existing sterilizers that use contact electrodes for heating must be reset at a fixed point. In addition, traditional inoculating loops require the inoculating loop to be held by hand during inactivation in an alcohol lamp or infrared sterilizer, and the operator holds the inoculating loop throughout the process. In the process of repeated operation counted in hundreds of times, not only is it easy to consume the attention and physical strength of the experimental personnel, increasing the probability of making mistakes, but also it wastes unnecessary operation time and reduces work efficiency.

[0004] Therefore, how to propose a convenient and efficient double mode portable electrode type inoculating loop sterilizer is a problem that needs to be solved by those skilled in the art. SUMMARY

[0005] Therefore, the utility model provides a double mode portable electrode type inoculating loop sterilizer, which can adapt to the specific operation process of microbial subculture, isolation and purification experiments under different power supply conditions indoors and outdoors, and achieve convenient and efficient sterilization and reduction of biomass.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0007] A double mode portable electrode type inoculating loop sterilizer, comprising an inoculating loop and an M-type inoculating box, the inoculating loop is placed on the M-type inoculating box;

[0008] The inoculating loop comprises an electrode sleeve, an insulating sleeve and a metal inoculating wire, two sections of the electrode sleeve are connected through the insulating sleeve, and two sections of the electrode sleeve and the insulating sleeve are sleeved on the metal inoculating wire;

[0009] The longitudinal section of the M-type inoculating box is in the form of an M-type curved surface, a first electrode is arranged at two top ends of the M-type inoculating box, and a second electrode is arranged in a groove of the M-type inoculating box; the groove width is adapted to the diameter of the inoculating loop;

[0010] The first electrode is connected with a pressure sensor, the second electrode is connected with a photosensitive sensor, and the pressure sensor and the photosensitive sensor are connected with a control circuit.

[0011] Preferably, the first electrode is a strip electrode and the second electrode is a point electrode.

[0012] Preferably, the control circuit and the pressure sensor are arranged inside the M-shaped inoculation box, and the light-sensitive sensor is arranged at the groove.

[0013] Preferably, the dual-mode portable electrode type inoculation ring sterilizer further comprises a power supply connected to the control circuit.

[0014] Preferably, the power supply has a charging function and converts 220V alternating current into 5V direct current.

[0015] Preferably, the dual-mode portable electrode type inoculation ring sterilizer further comprises an indicator light connected to the control circuit.

[0016] According to the above technical solution, the dual-mode portable electrode type inoculation ring sterilizer is provided, which has the following beneficial technical effects compared with the prior art:

[0017] 1. The diameter of the inoculation ring rod body is matched with the groove width of the M-shaped inoculation box, the light-sensitive sensor is completely shielded after the inoculation ring is returned to the home position to realize signal transmission; the electrode at the groove is point-shaped, which increases the area where the inoculation ring can be placed before and after; the top electrode is strip-shaped, which increases the angle between the inoculation ring docking position and the inoculation box. It can provide a wide range of contact operation without angle requirements, and realize the function of reducing biomass equivalent to the temporary passage of heat source.

[0018] 2. The control circuit is connected to the pressure sensor and the light-sensitive sensor respectively, the time function of the control circuit is set respectively to ensure different heating time requirements; different sterilization times in contact mode (strip electrode and pressure sensor) and home mode (point electrode and light-sensitive sensor) are provided to meet the sterilization time requirements of different microorganisms, and the risk of continuous heating of the inoculation ring docking body is avoided.

[0019] 3. The power supply converts 220V alternating current into 5V direct current, which meets the human body contact safety standard, has a charging function, can realize the use of external power supply, provides two power supply modes of external power supply and built-in battery to meet the indoor and outdoor use requirements.

[0020] 4. According to the M-shaped design of the inoculation box of the utility model, the inoculation ring can automatically slide to the groove by gravity only by being randomly placed at a position between two vertices, the selection range of the inoculation ring placement position is more flexible, the operator does not need to hold and wait, and other work can be completed synchronously. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort on the basis of the provided drawings.

[0022] Fig. 1 The overall appearance schematic view provided by the present application is provided.

[0023] Fig. 2 The circuit principle diagram of the present application is provided.

[0024] In the figure: 1-electrode sleeve, 2-insulating sleeve, 3-metal inoculation wire, 4-M-shaped inoculation box, 5-first electrode, 6-second electrode, 7-photosensitive sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in the following with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0026] Reference Figs. 1-2 The embodiment of the present application discloses a double-mode portable electrode type inoculation ring sterilizer, which comprises an inoculation ring and an M-shaped inoculation box 4, and the inoculation ring is arranged on the M-shaped inoculation box 4.

[0027] The inoculation ring comprises an electrode sleeve 1, an insulating sleeve 2 and a metal inoculation wire 3. Two sections of the electrode sleeve 1 are connected through the insulating sleeve 2, and the two sections of the electrode sleeve 1 and the insulating sleeve 2 are sleeved on the metal inoculation wire.

[0028] The longitudinal section of the M-shaped inoculation box 4 is in the form of an M-shaped curved surface. A first electrode 5 is arranged at two top ends of the M-shaped inoculation box 4, and a second electrode 6 is arranged in a groove of the M-shaped inoculation box 4. The groove width is matched with the diameter of the inoculation ring, and the inoculation ring can be arranged in the groove.

[0029] The first electrode 5 is connected with a pressure sensor, and the second electrode 6 is connected with a photosensitive sensor 7. The pressure sensor and the photosensitive sensor 7 are both connected with a control circuit.

[0030] Preferably, the first electrode 5 is a strip-shaped electrode, and the second electrode 6 is a point-shaped electrode.

[0031] Preferably, the control circuit and the pressure sensor are arranged in the M-shaped inoculation box, and the photosensitive sensor 7 is arranged at the groove.

[0032] Preferably, a dual-mode portable electrode-type inoculation loop sterilizer also includes a power supply, which is connected to a control circuit.

[0033] Preferably, the power supply has a charging function, converting 220V AC to 5V DC.

[0034] Preferably, a dual-mode portable electrode-type inoculation loop sterilizer also includes an indicator light, which is connected to the control circuit to indicate that heating is in progress.

[0035] In this embodiment, the strip electrode, point electrode, pressure sensor, and photosensitive sensor are all connected to the control circuit. When the inoculation loop contacts any set of electrodes and sensors (a combination of strip electrode and pressure sensor or a combination of point electrode and photosensitive sensor 7), the control circuit is activated and the sensor senses the signal and transmits it to the control circuit. The control circuit then powers on to initiate inactivation. Inactivation stops when the preset time for inoculation is reached or when the inoculation loop is removed. The control circuit can be set with different heating times to meet different inactivation time requirements. Simultaneously, the control circuit is connected to an indicator light; when the circuit is activated, the indicator light illuminates, indicating that heating is in progress and providing a heating status indication.

[0036] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on its differences from other embodiments. Similar or identical parts between embodiments can be referred to interchangeably. For the apparatus disclosed in the embodiments, since they correspond to the methods disclosed in the embodiments, the description is relatively simple; relevant parts can be referred to in the method section.

[0037] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A dual-mode portable electrode-type inoculation loop sterilizer, characterized in that, It includes an inoculation ring and an M-type inoculation box (4), wherein the inoculation ring is placed on the M-type inoculation box (4); The inoculation ring includes an electrode sleeve (1), an insulating sleeve (2), and a metal inoculation wire (3). The two sections of the electrode sleeve (1) are connected by the insulating sleeve (2), and the two sections of the electrode sleeve (1) and the insulating sleeve (2) are sleeved on the metal inoculation wire (3). The longitudinal section of the M-shaped inoculation box (4) is an M-shaped curved surface. A first electrode (5) is provided at the two top ends of the M-shaped inoculation box (4), and a second electrode (6) is provided in the groove of the M-shaped inoculation box (4). The width of the groove is adapted to the diameter of the inoculation ring. The first electrode (5) is connected to a pressure sensor, and the second electrode (6) is connected to a photosensitive sensor (7). Both the pressure sensor and the photosensitive sensor (7) are connected to the control circuit.

2. The dual-mode portable electrode-type inoculation loop sterilizer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first electrode (5) is a strip electrode, and the second electrode (6) is a point electrode.

3. The dual-mode portable electrode-type inoculation loop sterilizer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The control circuit and the pressure sensor are placed inside the M-type inoculation box (4), and the photosensitive sensor (7) is placed in the groove.

4. The dual-mode portable electrode-type inoculation loop sterilizer according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a power supply, which is connected to the control circuit.

5. A dual-mode portable electrode-type inoculation loop sterilizer according to claim 4, characterized in that, The power supply has a charging function, converting 220V AC to 5V DC.

6. A dual-mode portable electrode-type inoculation loop sterilizer according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes indicator lights, which are connected to the control circuit.