Ice box

Abstract

The utility model provides an ice box, which relates to the technical field of refrigeration devices and comprises a box body, three folding pipe frames are arranged on the periphery of the box body, each folding pipe frame is provided with two rotating nodes, and the two rotating nodes are matched with each other to enable the folding pipe frames to be unfolded or folded on the outer side of the box body. The shading plate is rotationally connected with the box body, and the shading plate can cover the upper portion of the box body in the rotating path of the shading plate. The utility model provides a multifunctional ice box which is spatially combined with pipe frames of various specifications, so that a plurality of experimental samples such as a flow experiment or an ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) experiment can be simultaneously treated on one operating frame, and the operating space and time are saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of refrigeration equipment technology, and in particular to an ice box. Background Technology

[0002] Ice boxes are common laboratory tools, mainly used for storing samples, placing low-temperature reagents, and incubating antibodies. They often require the use of several centrifuge tube racks and flow cytometry racks. Existing ice box designs focus on insulation or mobile storage functions, failing to address the issues of integrating space for multi-sized tube racks and ensuring light-protected operation. Therefore, this invention proposes a multifunctional ice box that uses ice box material for tube racks and is equipped with an adjustable light-shielding structure. This allows for spatial combinations of different sized centrifuge tube racks (such as 1.5ml EP tube racks and 15ml centrifuge tube racks), simultaneously integrating the functions of an experimental operation area and a 4°C light-protected incubation area. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide an ice box to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] An ice box includes a box body with three folding tube frames around its perimeter. Each folding tube frame has two rotating nodes that cooperate with each other to unfold or fold the folding tube frames outside the box body.

[0006] It also includes a light-shielding plate that is rotatably connected to the box body, and the light-shielding plate can cover the box body during its rotation path.

[0007] Preferably, the three folding tube frames are a first folding tube frame, a second folding tube frame, and a third folding tube frame. Except for their different sizes, the first folding tube frame, the second folding tube frame, and the third folding tube frame have the same structure and method for stacking and unfolding.

[0008] Preferably, the first folding tube rack includes a first support plate and a second support plate rotatably connected to the first support plate. The second support plate has several openings for constraining the test tubes. In addition, the second support plate is also rotatably connected to the box body.

[0009] Preferably, the first folding tube frame further includes a first slot disposed on the side of the first support plate, and a second slot located on the second support plate corresponding to the rotation path of the first slot.

[0010] It also includes a latch installed on the side of the box body and located in the rotation path of the second support plate, which can lock the first and second support plates that are stacked together.

[0011] Preferably, there is a locking structure between the first support plate and the second support plate.

[0012] Preferably, the locking structure includes a second shaft mounted on the rotatable connecting axis of the first support plate and the second support plate, a first shaft adjacent to the second shaft but fixed to the side of the second support plate, a third shaft mounted on the side of the first support plate, and a latch with two holes. When the first support plate is unfolded relative to the second support plate, the two holes of the latch can be respectively fitted onto the first shaft and the third shaft to maintain the unfolded shape of the first support plate and the second support plate.

[0013] Preferably, when the first support plate and the second support plate are stacked, the two holes of the lock can be respectively fitted onto the first shaft and the second shaft.

[0014] Preferably, the box body has an internal tube rack, which is equipped with several No. 1 test tube inlets, No. 2 test tube inlets and No. 3 test tube inlets, as well as tube grooves.

[0015] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0016] 1. This utility model provides a multifunctional ice box, which is spatially combined with tube racks of various specifications. Multiple experimental samples, such as flow cytometry or ELISA experiments, can be processed simultaneously on one operating rack, saving operating space and time.

[0017] 2. In this utility model, the folding tube rack can be pulled out simultaneously or separately, and the light shield can be flipped at any time to achieve low-temperature light-avoidance operation, thus achieving the purpose of saving experimental space and processing several batches of samples at the same time. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an ice box;

[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the ice box when it is unfolded.

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 2 An enlarged view of point A shown;

[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 2 A structural diagram of the structure at point A during the process of flipping halfway through;

[0022] Figure 5 for Figure 2 The sectional view at point A shown;

[0023] Reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Box body; 2. Internal tube rack; 3. Tube groove; 4. Test tube port 1; 5. Test tube port 2; 6. Test tube port 3; 7. First folding tube rack; 8. Buckle; 9. Second folding tube rack; 10. Light shield; 11. Third folding tube rack; 701. First support plate; 702. Second support plate; 703. Opening; 704. First slot; 705. Second slot; 706. First shaft; 707. Second shaft; 708. Third shaft; 709. Lock. Detailed Implementation

[0024] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, a more complete description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of this utility model are shown in the drawings. However, this utility model can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of this utility model.

[0025] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

[0026] The specific embodiments of this utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0027] Example 1

[0028] This embodiment presents an ice box; please refer to [link / reference]. Figures 1-5 The ice box includes a rectangular box body 1 with an internal accommodating space. Within this space is an internal tube rack 2, which has a first test tube inlet 4, a second test tube inlet 5, and a third test tube inlet 6. Additionally, the internal tube rack 2 has two downward-recessed tube grooves 3. Please refer to [link / reference]. Figure 1 and Figure 2 The box body 1 is surrounded by a first folding tube frame 7, a second folding tube frame 9, a light-shielding plate 10, and a third folding tube frame 11. The first folding tube frame 7 and the third folding tube frame 11 are located along the width of the box body 1, while the second folding tube frame 9 and the light-shielding plate 10 are located along the length of the box body 1. The first folding tube frame 7, the second folding tube frame 9, and the third folding tube frame 11 have two rotation nodes, and the light-shielding plate 10 has one rotation node. Furthermore, the first folding tube frame 7, the second folding tube frame 9, and the third folding tube frame 11 can be unfolded outside the box body 1 to form... Figure 2 The inverted L-shaped structure shown may be stacked on the side of the box body 1; for the light shield 10, its rotation path intersects with the area above the box body 1. Specifically, the light shield 10 can cover the box body 1 in its rotation path.

[0029] It is important to note in the above description that the first folding tube frame 7, the second folding tube frame 9, and the third folding tube frame 11 are identical in structure and method of folding and unfolding, except for their different dimensions. Therefore, to avoid repetition, this embodiment uses the first folding tube frame 7 as an example for explanation, and the second folding tube frame 9 and the third folding tube frame 11 will not be described in detail here. Please refer to [link / reference]. Figures 2-5 The first folding tube rack 7 includes a first support plate 701 and a second support plate 702, one side of which is rotatably connected to the first support plate 701 and the other side of which is rotatably connected to the box body 1. In this embodiment, the second support plate 702 is used to constrain the test tubes. Specifically, the structure for constraining the test tubes is an opening 703 (the size of the opening 703 corresponds to the size of the mouth 6 of the third test tube). In this embodiment, to prevent the first folding tube rack 7 from loosely unfolding on the side of the box body 1 after being folded, a plastic buckle 8 is specially provided. Further, the first folding tube rack 7 also includes a first slot 704 provided on the side of the first support plate 701, and a second slot 705 provided on the second support plate 702 along the rotation path of the first slot 704. The buckle 8 is located within the rotation path of the second support plate 702. Based on the above description, when the first support plate 701 and the second support plate 702 are stacked together, the buckle 8 can be appropriately squeezed to allow it to enter the second slot 705 and the first slot 704 and lock onto the outer edge of the first slot 704, thus locking the stacked structure of the first support plate 701 and the second support plate 702. In this embodiment, the first folding tube frame 7 also needs to be locked when unfolded; please refer to [link to relevant documentation]. Figures 3-5 The first folding tube frame 7 also includes a second shaft 707 (the second shaft 707 is an outwardly extending shaft) mounted on the rotatable connecting axis between the first support plate 701 and the second support plate 702, a first shaft 706 adjacent to the second shaft 707 but fixed to the side of the second support plate 702, and a third shaft 708 mounted on the side of the first support plate 701, and of course, a locking buckle 709. Further explanation: the locking buckle 709 has two holes. When the first support plate 701 is unfolded relative to the second support plate 702, the two holes of the locking buckle 709 can be respectively fitted onto the first shaft 706 and the third shaft 708 to fix the unfolded shape of the first support plate 701 and the second support plate 702 (e.g., ...). Figure 3 (As shown). To further explain, the latch 709 can be removed from the main body; therefore, when the first support plate 701 and the second support plate 702 are stacked (as shown...), Figure 4 As shown, the two holes of the latch 709 can be fitted onto the first shaft 706 and the second shaft 707 to prevent the latch 709 from being lost.

[0030] In this embodiment, the first folding tube rack 7 is used to constrain or cover the test tubes that can be covered by the third test tube opening 6, while the second folding tube rack 9 is used to constrain or cover the test tubes that can be covered by the second test tube opening 5. Finally, the third folding tube rack 11 can constrain or cover the test tubes that can be covered by the first test tube opening 4. In other words, all test tubes that can be covered by the built-in tube rack 2 in this embodiment can be covered by the corresponding external folding tube rack. In this embodiment, when light-shielding incubation is required, the light-shielding plate 10 can be flipped to the top of the box body 1 to complete the 4°C light-shielding operation. Further, the light-shielding plate 10 has a built-in magnetic sheet, so when light-shielding is not required, the light-shielding plate 10 can be fixed to the side of the box body 1 by magnetic attraction.

[0031] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0032] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of this utility model, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this utility model, and these all fall within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An ice box, comprising a box body, characterized in that: The outer periphery of the box body has three folding tube frames, each with two rotating nodes. These two rotating nodes work together to allow the folding tube frames to unfold or fold over the outside of the box body. The box body also includes a light-shielding plate that is rotatably connected to it. The light-shielding plate can cover the box body during its rotation path.

2. An ice box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The three folding pipe racks are the first folding pipe rack, the second folding pipe rack, and the third folding pipe rack.

3. An ice box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first folding tube rack includes a first support plate and a second support plate that is rotatably connected to the first support plate on one side and rotatably connected to the box body on the other side. The second support plate is provided with a number of openings for constraining the test tubes.

4. An ice box according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first folding tube frame also includes a first slot disposed on the side of the first support plate, and a second slot located on the second support plate corresponding to the rotation path of the first slot. It also includes a latch installed on the side of the box body and located in the rotation path of the second support plate, which can lock the first and second support plates that are stacked together.

5. An ice box according to claim 4, characterized in that: There is also a locking structure between the first support plate and the second support plate.

6. An ice box according to claim 5, characterized in that: The locking structure includes a second shaft mounted on the rotatable connecting axis of the first support plate and the second support plate, a first shaft adjacent to the second shaft but fixed to the side of the second support plate, a third shaft mounted on the side of the first support plate, and a latch with two holes. When the first support plate is unfolded relative to the second support plate, the two holes of the latch can be respectively fitted onto the first shaft and the third shaft to maintain the unfolded shape of the first support plate and the second support plate.

7. An ice box according to claim 6, characterized in that: When the first support plate and the second support plate are stacked, the two holes of the lock can be fitted onto the first shaft and the second shaft respectively.

8. An ice box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box contains an internal tube rack, which is equipped with several No. 1 test tube openings, No. 2 test tube openings, and No. 3 test tube openings, as well as tube slots.

9. An ice box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first, second, and third folding tube racks are identical in structure and method of stacking and unfolding, except for their different dimensions.

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