Morning nursing trolley convenient for taking out dirty clothes bag
By designing a quick-connect mechanism between the movable bar and the horizontal bar on the morning care cart, the problem of difficult soiled linen bag retrieval was solved, enabling more efficient soiled linen bag removal and reducing the workload of nurses.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 南昌大学第一附属医院
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-16
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-12
AI Technical Summary
The soiled laundry bags on the existing morning care carts are difficult to retrieve when full, increasing the workload for nurses.
A morning care cart was designed to facilitate the removal of soiled laundry bags. A quick-connect mechanism between the movable bar and the horizontal bar allows the horizontal bar to flip when full of soiled laundry, making it easy to remove the soiled laundry bags from the movable bar.
This reduces the difficulty for nurses when retrieving bags full of soiled linens and improves operational efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of medical device technology, and in particular to a morning care cart that facilitates the removal of soiled laundry bags. Background Technology
[0002] Since patients need their hospital gowns changed almost daily during their hospital stay, and bed sheets and blankets changed occasionally, nurses need to use the morning care cart to collect soiled clothes and bedding into soiled linen bags on the cart. They also sometimes need to distribute masks, shoe covers, or new hospital gowns. However, when the soiled linen bags are full, they are quite heavy, making it particularly difficult to lift them from above or pull them out from the side.
[0003] Based on the above problems, this utility model proposes a morning care cart that facilitates the removal of soiled laundry bags. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a morning care cart that facilitates the removal of soiled linen bags. The bottom end of a movable rod is hinged to the front right side of the base plate, and the top end of the movable rod is connected to the right end of a horizontal rod via a quick-connect mechanism. When the nurse pushes the morning care cart to collect soiled linen, the movable rod can normally function as a connecting support. After collecting the soiled linen, when the soiled linen bag is full, it is not easy to lift it from above. At this time, the quick-connect mechanism can be used to disconnect the movable rod from the right end of the horizontal rod, allowing the horizontal rod to flip outwards, thus enabling the soiled linen bag to be removed through the opening at the movable rod, reducing the difficulty of the nurse's work.
[0005] To achieve the objective of this utility model, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows:
[0006] This utility model discloses a morning care cart that facilitates the removal of a soiled laundry bag, comprising a base plate, a partition, a soiled laundry bag, and a support frame. The base plate has a square structure, with its top center connected to the bottom end of the partition. The support frame includes a horizontal rod, a vertical rod, a fixed rod, and a movable rod. The two ends of the horizontal rod are respectively connected to one end of the two vertical rods to form a "U" shape. The outer ends of the two vertical rods are respectively connected to the upper sides of the front wall of the partition. The top end of the fixed rod is connected to the bottom left end of the horizontal rod, and the bottom end of the fixed rod is connected to the left front end of the base plate. The bottom end of the movable rod is hinged to the right front end of the base plate, and the top end of the movable rod is connected to the right end of the horizontal rod through a quick-connect mechanism. The soiled laundry bag is a hollow square structure with an open top made of flexible material, and its top edge is connected to the horizontal rod and the vertical rod respectively through connectors. Casters are fixed at the four corners of the bottom of the base plate.
[0007] The right end of the horizontal rod has a square fixing block at its bottom. The top of the movable rod is flush with the bottom of the fixing block. The top of the movable rod has a square connecting block at its center. The inner wall of the connecting block can contact the fixing block. The upper part of the outer wall of the fixing block has a quick-connecting mechanism for engaging with the connecting block.
[0008] The quick-connect mechanism includes a base, a limiting block, a telescopic groove, a compression spring, a lever, and a slot. The base has a square structure, with its inner wall fixed to the upper part of the outer wall of the fixing block. The bottom of the base has a telescopic groove that slides with the limiting block. The inner end wall of the telescopic groove is connected to the inner wall of the limiting block by the compression spring. The outer end of the limiting block has a wedge-shaped structure with a cross-sectional width that gradually increases from the outside to the inside. The outer wall of the base has a slot along its length. The inner end of the lever passes through the slot and connects to the top of the outer wall of the limiting block. When the inner wall of the connecting block contacts the outer wall of the fixing block, the top of the connecting block is flush with the bottom of the base, and the inner wall of the limiting block is flush with the outer wall of the connecting block.
[0009] The top right front corner of the base plate is provided with a hinge mechanism connected to the bottom end of the movable rod. The hinge mechanism includes an angle plate, a lower hinge plate, an upper hinge plate, a sleeve, a tightening bolt, and a pin. The angle plate is fixed to the top right front corner of the base plate, and the middle of the top of the angle plate is connected to the bottom end of the lower hinge plate. The sleeve has a cylindrical structure, and its top end has a circular groove for the bottom end of the movable rod to be inserted. The upper outer wall of the sleeve has a threaded hole that matches the external thread of the tightening bolt. The top two sides of the top end of the sleeve are connected to the top ends of the two lower hinge plates. The lower outer wall of the lower hinge plate and the upper outer wall of the upper hinge plate have pin holes for the pin to pass through.
[0010] The connector includes a flexible connecting piece disposed at the top edge of the laundry bag. A plurality of snap fasteners are spaced apart along the length of the inner wall of the flexible connecting piece. A female snap fastener that matches and engages with the snap fasteners is disposed on the outer wall of the laundry bag.
[0011] The connector is a laundry bag clip installed on the horizontal or vertical bar.
[0012] The rear end of the base plate is connected to a back plate. Several placement plates are connected between the back plate and the partition at equal intervals along its height direction. A drawer is provided between two placement plates. Sliders are provided below the side walls of the drawer. Slide rails that cooperate with the sliders are provided on the front wall of the back plate and the rear wall of the partition.
[0013] A rectangular limiting frame is fixed to the edge of the upper placement plate, and a push handle is fixed to the rear side of the limiting frame. The push handle has a "U" shaped structure, and its two ends are respectively connected to the two rear ends of the limiting frame.
[0014] It also includes a placement basket, which is a hollow square structure with an open top. The two sides of its front wall are connected to the top of the hook, and the top of the hook is attached to the two rear sides of the limiting frame.
[0015] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0016] (1) The present invention is made by hinged at the bottom end of the movable rod to the front right side of the base plate, and the top end of the movable rod is connected to the right end of the horizontal rod through a quick connection mechanism. When the nurse pushes the morning care cart to collect soiled clothes, the movable rod can play a normal connecting and supporting role. When the soiled clothes are collected and the soiled clothes bag is full, it is not easy to lift it from the top. At this time, the movable rod and the right end of the horizontal rod can be disconnected through the quick connection mechanism, and the horizontal rod can be flipped outward, so that the soiled clothes bag can be taken out through the opening at the movable rod, which reduces the difficulty of the nurse's work. Attached Figure Description
[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the soiled clothing removal bag in this utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of a portion of the image;
[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of a portion of the image (b);
[0021] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the quick-connect mechanism in this utility model;
[0022] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram showing the usage state of the movable rod when it is open in this utility model.
[0023] In the attached diagram, 1 is the base plate, 2 is the partition, 3 is the laundry bag, 4 is the bracket, 5 is the quick-connect mechanism, 6 is the caster, 7 is the hinge mechanism, 8 is the connector, 9 is the back plate, 10 is the placement plate, 11 is the drawer, 12 is the slider, 13 is the slide rail, 14 is the limit bracket, 15 is the push handle, 16 is the placement basket, 17 is the hook, 41 is the horizontal bar, 42 is the vertical bar, 43 is the fixed bar, 44 is the movable bar, 45 is the fixed block, 46 is the connecting block, 51 is the base, 52 is the limit block, 53 is the telescopic groove, 54 is the compression spring, 55 is the lever, 56 is the lever groove, 71 is the corner plate, 72 is the lower hinge plate, 73 is the upper hinge plate, 74 is the sleeve, 75 is the tightening bolt, and 76 is the pin. Detailed Implementation
[0024] The present invention will be further described below:
[0025] Please see Figure 1-6 ,
[0026] This utility model discloses a morning care cart that facilitates the removal of a soiled laundry bag, comprising a base plate 1, a partition 2, a soiled laundry bag 3, and a support 4. The base plate 1 has a square structure, with its top center connected to the bottom end of the partition 2. The support 4 includes a transverse rod 41, a longitudinal rod 42, a fixed rod 43, and a movable rod 44. The two ends of the transverse rod 41 are respectively connected to one end of each of the two longitudinal rods 42, forming a "U" shape. The outer ends of the two longitudinal rods 42 are respectively connected to the upper sides of the front wall of the partition 2. The top end of the fixed rod 43 is connected to the bottom left end of the transverse rod 41, and the bottom end of the fixed rod 43 is connected to the left front end of the base plate 1. The bottom end of the movable rod 44 is hinged to the right front end of the base plate 1, and the top end of the movable rod 44 is connected to the transverse rod 41 via a quick-connect mechanism 5. The right end is connected; the soiled linen bag 3 is a hollow square structure with an open top made of flexible material, and its top edge is connected to the horizontal rod 41 and the vertical rod 42 respectively through the connector 8; the bottom of the base plate 1 is fixed with casters 6 at the four corners. The bottom end of the movable rod 44 is hinged to the front right side of the base plate 1, and the top end of the movable rod 44 is connected to the right end of the horizontal rod 41 through the quick connection mechanism 5. When the nurse pushes the morning care cart to collect soiled linens, the movable rod 44 can play a normal connecting and supporting role. When the soiled linens are collected and the soiled linen bag is full, it is not easy to lift it from the top. At this time, the movable rod 44 can be disconnected from the right end of the horizontal rod 41 through the quick connection mechanism 5, and the horizontal rod 41 can be flipped outward, so that the soiled linen bag 3 can be taken out through the opening at the movable rod 44, reducing the difficulty of the nurse's work.
[0027] Furthermore, a square fixing block 45 is provided at the bottom right end of the transverse rod 41, the top end of the movable rod 44 is flush with the bottom end of the fixing block 45, a square connecting block 46 is provided at the middle of the top end of the movable rod 44, the inner wall of the connecting block 46 can contact the fixing block 45, and the quick connection mechanism 5 for engaging with the connecting block 46 is provided on the upper part of the outer wall of the fixing block 45.
[0028] Furthermore, the quick-connect mechanism 5 includes a base 51, a limiting block 52, a telescopic groove 53, a compression spring 54, a lever 55, and a lever groove 56. The base 51 has a square structure, and its inner wall is fixed above the outer wall of the fixing block 45. The bottom of the base 51 is provided with the telescopic groove 53, which slides in cooperation with the limiting block 52. The inner end wall of the telescopic groove 53 is connected to the inner wall of the limiting block 52 by the compression spring 54. The outer end of the limiting block 52 has a wedge-shaped structure with a cross-sectional width that gradually increases from the outside to the inside. The outer wall of the base 51 is provided with the lever groove 56 along its length direction. The inner end of the lever 55 passes through the lever groove 56 and is connected to the top of the outer wall of the limiting block 52. When the inner wall of the connecting block 46 contacts the outer wall of the fixing block 45, the top of the connecting block 46 is flush with the bottom of the base 51, and the inner wall of the limiting block 52 is flush with the outer wall of the connecting block 46.
[0029] The working principle of the quick-connect mechanism 5: When it is necessary to connect the movable rod 44 to the fixed block 45 through the quick-connect mechanism 5, the user flips the movable rod 44 upward. When the top of the connecting block 46 at the top of the movable rod 44 contacts the wedge-shaped structure at the outer end of the limiting block 52, the pressure on the wedge-shaped structure generates a component force that presses the limiting block 52 into the telescopic groove 53 until the inner wall of the connecting block 46 contacts the outer wall of the fixed block 45. At this time, the limiting block 52 is no longer under the pressure of the connecting block 46. Due to the reset action of the compression spring 54, the limiting block 52 extends to complete the limiting of the connecting block 46, thereby realizing the quick connection between the top of the movable rod 44 and the fixed block 44. When it is necessary to release the limiting of the top of the movable rod 44 from the fixed block 44, the user moves the lever 55 upward. The lever 55 drives the limiting block 52 to move upward until the bottom of the limiting block 52 is higher than the top of the connecting block 46. At this time, flipping the movable rod 44 outward can realize the release of the connection between the top of the movable rod 44 and the fixed block 45.
[0030] Furthermore, the top of the right front corner of the base plate 1 is provided with a hinge mechanism 7 connected to the bottom end of the movable rod 44. The hinge mechanism 7 includes an angle plate 71, a lower hinge plate 72, an upper hinge plate 73, a sleeve 74, a tightening bolt 75, and a pin 76. The angle plate 71 is fixed to the top of the right front corner of the base plate 1, and the middle of the top of the angle plate 71 is connected to the bottom end of the lower hinge plate 72. The sleeve 74 has a cylindrical structure, and its top end is provided with a circular groove for the bottom end of the movable rod 44 to be inserted. The upper part of the outer wall of the sleeve 74 is provided with a connection to the tightening bolt 75. The sleeve 74 has a matching threaded hole on its outer thread. The top two sides of the sleeve 74 are connected to the top of the two lower hinge plates 72. The lower outer wall of the lower hinge plate 72 and the upper outer wall of the upper hinge plate 73 are provided with pin holes for the pin shaft 76 to pass through, which facilitates the installation and disassembly of the movable rod 44. During installation, the top of the movable rod 44 is inserted into the round groove at the top of the sleeve 74, and then the tightening bolt 75 is tightened through the threaded hole. When the top of the movable rod 44 is disconnected from the quick connection mechanism 5, it can be rotated with the pin shaft 76 as the axis, so as to facilitate the removal of the soiled linen bag 3.
[0031] Furthermore, the connector 8 includes a flexible connecting piece 81 disposed on the top edge of the laundry bag 3. A plurality of snap fasteners 82 are spaced along the length of the inner wall of the flexible connecting piece 81. A female snap fastener is provided on the outer wall of the laundry bag 3 to match and engage with the snap fasteners 82. During installation, the laundry bag 3 is placed inside the bracket 4. The top of the flexible connecting piece 81 at its top edge passes around the horizontal bar 41 or the vertical bar 42, and then connects with the female snap fastener on the outer wall of the laundry bag 3 via the snap fasteners 82 on its inner wall. This quickly fixes the laundry bag 3 to the bracket 4, making installation and disassembly very convenient. In addition, the connection method is not limited to snap fasteners; zippers or other connection methods can also be used.
[0032] Furthermore, another embodiment of the connector 8 is a laundry bag clip 18 disposed on the transverse bar 41 or the longitudinal bar 42. The laundry bag 3 does not have a flexible connecting piece, and the top end of the laundry bag 3 can be clamped on the transverse bar 41 or the longitudinal bar 42 by the laundry bag clip 18 disposed on the transverse bar 41 or the longitudinal bar 42. The laundry bag clip 18 is fixed to the transverse bar 41 or the longitudinal bar 42 by a rope.
[0033] Furthermore, a back plate 9 is connected to the top of the rear end of the base plate 1. Several placement plates 10 are connected between the back plate 9 and the partition 2 at equal intervals along their height direction. A drawer 11 is provided between two placement plates 10. Slider 12 is provided below the side walls of the drawer 11. The front wall of the back plate 9 and the rear wall of the partition 2 are provided with slide rails 13 that cooperate with the sliders 12 to slide. By setting up multiple placement plates 10, it is convenient to place medical supplies. By setting up pull-out drawers 11 between the placement plates 10, more medical supplies can be stored and are not easily contaminated by the external environment.
[0034] Furthermore, a square-shaped limiting frame 14 is fixed to the edge of the upper placement plate 10, and a push handle 15 is fixed to the rear side of the limiting frame 14. The push handle 15 has a "U" shaped structure, and its two ends are respectively connected to the two rear ends of the limiting frame 14. By setting the push handle 15, nurses can easily push the nursing cart; by setting the limiting frame 14, items placed on the top placement plate 10 are prevented from slipping off easily.
[0035] Furthermore, it also includes a placement basket 16, which is a hollow square structure with an open top. The two sides of its front wall are connected to the top of the hook 17. The top of the hook 17 is attached to the two rear sides of the limiting frame 14. The placement basket 16, which is attached to the limiting frame 14 by the hook 17, can temporarily place some medical supplies and is easy to disassemble.
[0036] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and does not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent modifications made based on the content of this utility model specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A morning care cart that facilitates the removal of soiled laundry bags, characterized in that: It includes a base plate (1), a partition (2), a laundry bag (3), and a support (4). The base plate (1) has a square structure, and its top center is connected to the bottom end of the partition plate (2). The support (4) includes a transverse rod (41), a longitudinal rod (42), a fixed rod (43), and a movable rod (44). The two ends of the transverse rod (41) are respectively connected to one end of the two longitudinal rods (42) to form a "U" shape. The outer ends of the two longitudinal rods (42) are respectively connected to the upper sides of the front wall of the partition plate (2). The top end of the fixed rod (43) is connected to the transverse rod (44). The bottom of the left end of the fixed rod (43) is connected to the left front end of the base plate (1); the bottom end of the movable rod (44) is hinged to the right front end of the base plate (1); the top end of the movable rod (44) is connected to the right end of the transverse rod (41) through a quick connection mechanism (5); the laundry bag (3) is a hollow square structure with an open top made of flexible material, and its top edge is connected to the transverse rod (41) and the longitudinal rod (42) respectively through connectors (8); Casters (6) are fixed at the four corners of the bottom of the base plate (1).
2. The morning care cart with easy removal of soiled laundry bags according to claim 1, characterized in that: The right end of the transverse rod (41) is provided with a square fixing block (45). The top end of the movable rod (44) is flush with the bottom end of the fixing block (45). The top center of the movable rod (44) is provided with a square connecting block (46). The inner wall of the connecting block (46) can contact the fixing block (45). The upper part of the outer wall of the fixing block (45) is provided with a quick connection mechanism (5) for engaging with the connecting block (46).
3. A morning care cart for easy removal of soiled laundry bags according to claim 2, characterized in that: The quick-connect mechanism (5) includes a base (51), a limiting block (52), a telescopic groove (53), a compression spring (54), a lever (55), and a lever (56). The base (51) has a square structure, and its inner wall is fixed to the upper part of the outer wall of the fixing block (45). The bottom of the base (51) is provided with the telescopic groove (53) that slides with the limiting block (52). The inner end wall of the telescopic groove (53) is connected to the inner wall of the limiting block (52) through the compression spring (54). The outer end of the block (52) has a wedge-shaped structure with the cross-sectional width gradually increasing from the outside to the inside; the outer wall of the base (51) is provided with the groove (56) along its length direction, the inner end of the push block (55) passes through the groove (56) and is connected to the top of the outer wall of the limiting block (52), when the inner wall of the connecting block (46) contacts the outer wall of the fixing block (45), the top of the connecting block (46) is flush with the bottom of the base (51), and the inner wall of the limiting block (52) is flush with the outer wall of the connecting block (46).
4. A morning care cart for easy removal of soiled laundry bags according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top of the right front corner of the base plate (1) is provided with a hinge mechanism (7) connected to the bottom end of the movable rod (44). The hinge mechanism (7) includes a corner plate (71), a lower hinge plate (72), an upper hinge plate (73), a sleeve (74), a tightening bolt (75), and a pin (76). The corner plate (71) is fixed to the top of the right front corner of the base plate (1), and the middle of the top of the corner plate (71) is connected to the bottom end of the lower hinge plate (72). The sleeve (74) has a cylindrical structure, and its top end is provided with a circular groove for the bottom end of the movable rod (44) to be inserted. The upper part of the outer wall of the sleeve (74) is provided with a threaded hole that matches the external thread of the tightening bolt (75). The top two sides of the top end of the sleeve (74) are connected to the top ends of the two lower hinge plates (72). The lower part of the outer wall of the lower hinge plate (72) and the upper part of the outer wall of the upper hinge plate (73) are provided with pin holes for the pin shaft (76) to pass through.
5. A morning care cart for easy removal of soiled laundry bags according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connector (8) includes a flexible connecting piece (81) disposed on the top edge of the laundry bag (3). A plurality of snap fasteners (82) are provided at intervals along the length direction on the upper inner wall of the flexible connecting piece (81). A snap fastener female is provided on the upper outer wall of the laundry bag (3) to match and engage with the snap fasteners (82).
6. A morning care cart for easy removal of soiled laundry bags according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connector (8) is a laundry bag clip (18) installed on the transverse bar (41) or the longitudinal bar (42), and the laundry bag clip (18) is fixed to the transverse bar (41) or the longitudinal bar (42) by a rope.
7. A morning care cart for easy removal of soiled laundry bags according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate (1) is connected to the top of the rear end of the back plate (9). The back plate (9) and the partition (2) are connected at equal intervals along their height direction by a number of placement plates (10). A drawer (11) is provided between two placement plates (10). A slider (12) is provided below the two side walls of the drawer (11). The front wall of the back plate (9) and the rear wall of the partition (2) are provided with slide rails (13) that cooperate with the sliders (12) to slide.
8. A morning care cart for easy removal of soiled laundry bags according to claim 7, characterized in that: A square-shaped limiting frame (14) is fixed to the edge of the upper placement plate (10). A push handle (15) is fixed to the rear side of the limiting frame (14). The push handle (15) has a "U" shaped structure, and its two ends are respectively connected to the two rear ends of the limiting frame (14).
9. A morning care cart for easy removal of soiled laundry bags according to claim 8, characterized in that: It also includes a placement basket (16), which is a hollow square structure with an open top. The two sides of its front wall are connected to the top of the hook (17), and the top of the hook (17) is attached to the two rear sides of the limiting frame (14).